What if Hargreaves bought Bristol Rovers and Bath Rugby clubs to rival Lands down, or we bought out Rovers?

[Robbored]

9 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

God. He’s really trying to fit into upper society with that pronunciation.

Bloody autocorrect! 

[Red-Robbo]

23 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Steve Lansdown was once asked about ‘Bristol United’ and he replied “what have the the Rovers got that we’d want?”.......

The question came about after Mike Parry on TalkSport said that it made sense for Bristol to have only one club..........He was just doing his job that’s all............

 

I always say a merger would never happen for the same reason Tesco would not merge with Mr Patel's corner shop. 

[Robbored]

Mr Patel would love it tho! even tho his customers would kick off.

[semblar]

Besides... We would probably end up with a (very nice) "billionaire" on the board... and who would want that?

[Prinny]

The real question is why didn't Wael just buy us?

It couldn't be that he's not as rich as people claim, could it?

[steveybadger]

Can SL just sell the Bears and buy the mighty Gloucester RFC instead? No rugby markings on the AG pitch and my rugby lot get some much needed cash!

[Crackers Corner]

More chance of Mr Hargreaves from grange hill buying them than Peter Hargreaves.

 

[pride of the west]

5 hours ago, phantom said:

Three weeks today it will be TWENTY YEARS since they were last above us in the legue

Thats whole generations of people that haven't known them to compete with us

Let them rot I say

I love that there are now young kids who need to ask their grandad what it was like when the gas were above us in the league 

[Guest]

When ever a Rovers fan says that their team is the best team in Bristol, it's just so simple to reply with:

'Look at the table'

[Curr Avon]

On 07/10/2020 at 13:18, GrahamC said:

Peter Hargreaves is from Lancashire & has no interest in sport, so this is about as likely as me & Juliette Binoche getting together.

Anyway, Roverrzz have their own “billionaire owner” already, don’t they?

Hi Graham. Juliette said you haven't returned her calls.

[Bristol Oil Services]

4 hours ago, Curr Avon said:

Hi Graham. Juliette said you haven't returned her calls.

Juliette says: "Hey, it's Romeo, er, I mean GrahamC, you nearly gave me a heart attack 

He's underneath the window (?)* she's singing "Hey, my boyfriend's back

You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that

Anyway, what you gonna do about it?

Juliette .... the dice was loaded from the start,

And I bet, and you exploded into my heart,

And I forget, I forget the movie song,

When ... you gonna realise ... it was just that the time was wrong

(Not on a Saturday, love, I'm in the Dolman. "C" block. Giving the ref dog's abuse)

Juliette .... "

From "GrahamC and Juliette" by Dire Straits, 1979.

 

*on Otibs, natch. 

[Nugget]

The Hargreaves foundation as someone has said does invest in sport & education to some degree. But it’s more for the disadvantaged, could never see it happening but it’s a great scheme, I know a local school that got some brilliant help. 

[B1ackbird]

On 07/10/2020 at 16:20, Prinny said:

The real question is why didn't Wael just buy us?

It couldn't be that he's not as rich as people claim, could it?

When Wael bought Rovers even London stood up and took notice, they sent Garth Crooks West (with his pith helmet an machete in hand) to ask pertinent questions.. 

"can I call you el presidente?" and.. 

"you could have bought ANY football club in Britain, why Bristol Rovers?" 

 

 

 

[Bar BS3]

I'm not sure anyone who would see Rovers as a good investment, would have made any serious money to invest in the first place..! 

[Ska Junkie]

As mentioned before, the Bath Rugby ownership of Brube Craig backed up by James Dyson are wealthier that Steve Lansdown by some margin so that is never a starter. As for the gas, balls to them, let them fester in their self glorifying, deluded shit pit of crappness until they inevitably go bust.

I can only assume those advocating assisting them with our young players are relatively young. Personally, I wouldn't loan them the steam off my piss!

[myol'man]

From what I've heard Hargreaves is only interested in one thing.

Money

[TBW]

I couldn't give a shit about boosting sport in the region, honestly. I care about how Bristol City do specifically. The rest of the region can do one. 

[Lanterne Rouge]

21 hours ago, TBW said:

I couldn't give a shit about boosting sport in the region, honestly. I care about how Bristol City do specifically. The rest of the region can do one. 

Oh I don`t know. If SL had a hankering to invest vast sums in a County Cricket Club based in Taunton I wouldn`t object.

[pride of the west]

On 08/10/2020 at 21:14, Nugget said:

The Hargreaves foundation as someone has said does invest in sport & education to some degree. But it’s more for the disadvantaged, could never see it happening but it’s a great scheme, I know a local school that got some brilliant help. 

Perfect for the fewers then.

[City oz]

On 07/10/2020 at 19:21, pogue malone said:

I think it would be great for West Country sport

Wow and why. The bloke is estimated to be worth over 3 billion quid. Best he stays in doors in isolation during COVID for at least four years 

[City oz]

22 hours ago, myol'man said:

From what I've heard Hargreaves is only interested in one thing.

Money

Correct. He’s worth 3 to 4 billion so he doesn’t give a s*& t about sport. He’s just looking for another money earner. 

He should look at donating some of his money to the people that have lost almost everything in the pass couple of months with COVID.

[Ring]

For someone who doesn’t have an interest in sport, I’d say that Rovers would be the ideal fit for Hargreaves.

As far as Bristol United is concerned, why would you merge with a weaker club to make a club that’s weaker/worse than City? I can understand Rovers supporters suggesting this, but City supporters? That would be deliberately sabotaging your own club. I don’t understand why this makes sense in an way whatsoever.

[Ska Junkie]

I seem to remember Hargreaves enjoys horse racing doesn't he? Maybe I've imagined that. 

If he's in to equine sports, I can't see him having any interest in the horse punchers.