myol'man

54 minutes ago, bert tann said:

The Rovers saga is shaping up to be like a re-run of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall.

The prosperity promised through Nicholas’s millions turns to dust and the prospect of dire mediocrity coupled with interest slavery looms. Then, miraculously like a genie from a lamp, the Al Qadi family appear and spirits are raised to new heights. But with the UWE Stadium on the eve of construction it suddenly all falls to pieces and gloom descends once more. Rovers look as though they are finished completely when an unforeseen helping hand enables them to revert to the lowly position they were trying to escape from. But this time, effectively neutered, they are quite content to accept their status as permanent underdogs.

Sorry it couldn’t be a happy one but Evelyn’s endings are notoriously realistic. Many people are unaware that we actually came down from Oxford together although I got off at Stapleton Road and she carried on to Temple Meads. There are even claims that I was the inspiration for her masterpiece Bridewell Revisited.

So instead of the notorious Santa's grotto, this year the R*vers will be putting on a panto. But which one? 

2 hours ago, Cheesleysmate said:

No. They put on the "La-La" machines whenever the 'charge' is mentioned.

"City of Stars, are you shining red for me? City of Stars, there's so much red to see" 

43 minutes ago, Southstandoriginal said:

 

Got any spare change kid?        Mummy, I don't like this Santa

While stuck in traffic last night I switched the radio on to Radio Bristol. 20p was doing a show called Having a Gas! The R*vers fans he had on as guests sounded a bit down, especially about the new training ground "The weeds are sky high Geoff" !!!

7 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said:

Yeah! but the 1000's locked outside will kick right off.

Will that fat bloke reach through the net and punch the goalie again? 

6 minutes ago, iamalagerdrinker said:

I'll be off on Saturday. Mate is a season ticket holder for Scunny, hope they hammer the Sags. 

Could get interesting in the away end as the 4th goes in 

18 minutes ago, phantom said:

@myol'man these are almost turning into official match day threads 

Ha! just prepping you for the forthcoming hilarity 

Up next;

Who put the **** into Scunthorpe?

Well I'm guessing that Dopey will put 11 of them out there on Saturday dressed in that stupid blue and white quartered clowns outfit.

Best City link I can find is that we sold them legendary horses arse Steve Torpey for what was at the time their record transfer fee of £175,000.

Up front Scunthorpe have ex Reading striker Simon Church and ex Yeovil top scorer Paddy Maddon, so they have goals in the team.

4-0 to the Iron?

Uber for Dopey?

how many there?

Guess the crowd for tonight's massive match (last chance for Wembley this season) . I'll go for 1,958 

Beam back the Man Utd.match to the mem for all the plastic gasheads 

6 minutes ago, In the Net said:

It is embarrassing that some fans still talk of them as billionaires who own a bank.  In fairness, I'm not aware of any of this coming from what the family said at the time of the takeover, just hype from the likes of the EP with their story about Wael's watch and some people are stupid enough to suck it up as gospel.

Our stadium isn't really League One ready - some of the away grounds we've visited are proof of that.  Things appear to have been reined in recently, I've no idea why - maybe because money is not flowing as easily as it was previously in some Middle Eastern countries?  Rovers is not their main business, and I guess that puts us down the pecking order in their portfolio with regard to financing if things are getting tough elsewhere.

Boston University soccer team more important to the chief now?

28 minutes ago, In the Net said:

Darrell Clarke recently pointed out that there is not a great deal of difference between top half of League Two and mid table League One, whereas the gulf between League One and Championship is far greater.  I think that our more level headed fans are aware of this too.

The few I have come across just look at Sheff United and say "that could be us "  

8 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

No wonder Daryll signed a 5 year contract!

Watertight?

Up next, the bizarre situation of the next match in the Chucky Doll Trophy involving the blue few at home to the moonrakers. Now looking at the league table you'd think that if they draw the gas would go through on goal difference wouldn't you? Wrong!

Group Matches will be of ninety minutes duration, with no extra time. 

If the scores are level at the end of the group Match then each Club is awarded 1 point. In addition the Match will be followed immediately by the taking of kicks form the penalty mark (in accordance with the procedure laid down in the IFAB Laws of the Game) and the Club that wins the penalty shootout will be awarded an additional 1 point. 

So if they draw it goes to a penalty shoot out for the extra point. Get it? 

It could end in farce 

16 hours ago, CiderJar said:

Just as well he's a roofless person...

 

Starting to sound like a broken man 

4 minutes ago, Tyna said:

Tomlin on bench.

Outside Greggs 

1 hour ago, BCFC11 said:

Agreed. Wouldn’t trust wally or their board to get a decent replacement for him.

Agent Stewart would be handed the poisoned chalice 

Is Dopey off to Sunderland next week?

2 minutes ago, redcityman said:

4-2 get in.

Don't tell me Nicky Hunt has got one 

My mistake? I can't find this fixture listed on any channel;

Bristol Rovers take a mini break from League action with the second of three Cup games as they travel up to Nottingham to take on Notts County at Meadow Lane. The Magpies are in a fine vein of form at present and the televised First Round game is sure to entertain the audience.

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2017/november/focusonnottscounty/

7 minutes ago, bert tann said:

 

This article accompanied the photograph at Boston University.

It should provide some entertainment for you all.

I didn't know City stole our ladies team ?

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http://www.aipsmedia.com/2016/10/04/19637/jordan-2016-bristol-rovers-wael-al-qadi-fifa-u17wwc-u-17-womens-world-cup-rayane-moussallem

"The Judge" is either full of b***s*** or stark raving mad!

6 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

So that’s what they reckon they’ll take, let’s see how far out they are on Friday...

Here he is:

bradfordmeyerbiggs Youth Team     Posts: 74  Member is Online   Posting Level Next Level in 26 posts

Oct 16, 2017 at 9:48pm via mobile Quote   Post by bradfordmeyerbiggs on Oct 16, 2017 at 9:48pm Relieved not to get a non league potential banana skin. Quality weekend away in Nottingham, bang up for that. Reckon at least 2.5 - 3000 could be up for this. FTG

Next up;

The road to Wembley starts (and probably ends) on Friday night at the mighty Notts County. Now when the draw was made one of the few on asschat suggested that they would take between 2,000 and 3,000. Hmm, I seriously doubt that!

Included in the Magpies squad will be our old legend Jon Stead and also probably one of the worst City players of all time, Nicky Hunt (how on earth is he still a professional footballer?)

All together now "Stead, Stead will tear you apart, again" 

51 minutes ago, bert tann said:

 

With Rovers in turmoil our playboy prince has moved on to a new team with the appropriate name of Bullsh*t United.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spending Daddy's cash on Boston University soccer team now