Mendip City

33 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

‘ So Nige what did you have for breakfast? ‘ or ‘ What is your favourite colour ? ‘

Favourite colour? In the words of SOD “stupid question”.  It’s red. 

I need help working out my least favourite from this lot:

O’Neills yellow flying cartoon bird

o’neills cheap and nasty looking red pin stripe 

comic sans training wear

# hashtag 

gold and navy for a cup final 

that David Cotterill thing

the “champagne” coloured kit from cotterill’s time. 

all things TFG

I’m sure there are more but what’s clear is our kit design ideas are poor…. Anyone else for big brand templates?? 

Forgetting the awful badge for a second, in what way is this NOT a template? I’m certain you could go to any major sportswear manufacturer and find a plain yellow shirt with green collar. There’s literally nothing unique about it other than the stupid bird badge….. which if you were mad enough could have been stuck on any generic yellow shirt. We look so bloody tinpot.  

1 hour ago, Hartleysbeard said:

A quick scan of the rules also states the official club emblem must appear only once on the front of the shirt. Have they massively ballsed up here? Or am I misunderstanding the rules?

Couldn’t rule it out. Remember the hashtag balls up. 
maybe the football authorities can save us a bit of embarrassment. The kits will still look cheap and nasty but at least with a proper badge they’d be tolerable. 

13 minutes ago, Harry R said:

Afc Wimbledon have just announced a deal with Umbro, including a commitment to bespoke kits. Weird that City didn't go for that option, especially as they already work with the rugby club.

Spot on. People moan about template kits… I’d much rather stick a (proper) City badge on this than the cheap looking rubbish that’s been served up. 

2 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

Left back.

One where I was a touch surprised when released, always looked decent. At the time we also had Soady coming through who was seen as an equal or better prospect - got injured and now at Yate and not always in the side. Pring also hadn’t broken through properly so probably victim of a bit of a logjam.

Certainly not one who I’d rule out returning to league football in future.

George Nurse would also have been here so a massive logjam unfortunately for the lad.  

39 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

It's how Richard Gould described Scudamore's involvement to me. Alexander will have his own relationship with Scudamore, but the description fits with what we know.

Unless Scudamore is heavily involved with SLs plans to source investment/find a buyer… who better to explain the potential of the club to a foreign invested than a man who used to run the Prem League. All speculation on my part…. I haven’t the foggiest!! 

Joe Root 66 of England cricket 

56 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

Thirty nine years ago. He'd definitely be in the frame for the worst keeper since 1945. Bournemouth were getting one over us even then!

Brian Mitchell at right back and Bas Savage, the trickiest striker that I've ever seen for City, up front among the rest.

They were “little Bournemouth” in those days. I’m not sure I want to go down this road of horrors but don’t forget Gus Caesar! Gary Stanley…! Blimey if we think long enough the list is never ending!! 
 

17 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Bet Gary plumleys going to be getting a call, made Ian leighs look like Gordon banks

Ian Leigh. There’s a blast from the past!!!

One appearance for us effectively ended his career!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Leigh
 

11 hours ago, GrahamC said:

It already has.

These people own PSG, that country already owns Man City. Newcastle owned by a country that executes minors, women & the disadvantaged every single day.

What a total ******* shitshow football has become at the very top, repressive regimes sportwashing their reputation by buying these clubs.

Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people.

Great post. Let’s hope SL keeps his moral compass when he decides to sell. I fear that might be a challenge for him as there seems to be very little UK interest in buying any football club. 

Let’s hope is as much of a hit there as he was for us! 

34 minutes ago, Dr Balls said:

Also Chris Sutton singing Sam Bell’s praises this evening on 606. Listen in at 44 mins for more on that. Shame the MOTD producers didn’t ask him about our game!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hmzs

I heard that Sutton was completely full of praise for Bell. Seemed obvious that Sutton felt Bell has a big future. 

9 minutes ago, mozo said:

To be fair it's pretty accurate!

It’s frighteningly accurate.  
The biggest club in the area but is a double-edged sword as it means we’re a bit of an outpost and therefore not geographically attractive to some players (if you’re based up north, London, midlands you can join all manner of clubs without moving/uprooting the family). 
i think we used to be a graveyard/retirement plan for players but feel that’s slightly less the case now. 
 

6 minutes ago, robinforlife2 said:

That's all well and good, but at the same time, you're basically saying "Antoine, look the clubs you should want to sign you, aren't willing to pay what Bristol City will accept for you, so here's what to do, turn down Bournemouth, see out the season at Bristol City and lets see who wants you in the summer. But also bare in mind, that if you get an injury or don't keep firing in goals, the clubs you want to play for may not want to pay much for you in the summer as you only have a year left, and also Antoine, you could do well in France, Holland or perhaps Germany, so maybe we wait 12 months and sign a pre contract abroad".

The fact is, there was money on the table now, most agents get 5% from the selling team, 5% from the buying team. They get 10% off their player of a signing on fee, and get paid 10-20% of a players wages to manage and protect their finances for them. If you think his agent is going to tell him to wait and hold out, in a risky environment, when there is the best part of a £1m coming his way, and 5-10K a week, you are sadly mistaken. 

Agree. Also he’ll back his own ability (rightly so)… if he makes a bit of an impact, scores a couple of goals but B’mouth get relegated he’ll be straight back in the Prem with someone else… likely on even more money with a sell-on to us. His worse case scenario is ending up at the top end of the Champ with B’mouth… so still a step up from where he is now. 
Wish we could keep him but good luck to him. We need to get out of this division and turn the cycle of little Bournemouth poaching our best young players! 

21 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Job for the Cowley brothers?

If Hibs get a move on it’s a perfect job for LJ 

9 minutes ago, Victory Park Reds said:

Well done Zac .Sang his song loud today.Good for him.Hated the stick he got previously.

He was never as bad as that previous criticism. Really pleased he’s now a regular as nd fan favourite. 

20 minutes ago, phantom said:

He's been with the Saints a few years now 

And if I remember rightly it was a deliberate decision on his part to get experience elsewhere rather than being part of the furniture here.

Obviously it would be good to see him back here, in some capacity, one day. 

20 minutes ago, spudski said:

It's pretty much the same for all Speedway Clubs across the country.

It's a dieing sport. 

Promotors very rarely invested in their own stadiums and often rented. 

Plus the nimby's don't like the noise. Instead they end up with a new housing estate or the likes of IKEA. 

Swindon, Newport, Somerset...all shut now. There is no Speedway for miles now. I think Poole is now the nearest.

Sad really...it was the second highest attended sport for many years.

Re the Gas kits...all can be seen here.

It's a great resource for all British clubs kits through history, including our own.

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bristol_Rovers/Bristol_Rovers.htm

Thanks mate. 
I’ve lost track of speedway - I’m sure many have. sad, it’s a good sport but sounds like it’s on its last legs/wheels. 

1 minute ago, spudski said:

Friday nights in 77/78 at the Bulldogs. Absolutely loved it as a young en. Great nights out, and as you rightly say, bigger crowds than the Gas.

Just a shame there is literally no footage available to the public, apart from the well known Bob Coles crash that made the World if Sport.

There must be loads of it stashed away in the local BBC and HTV vaults.

There are loads of images from there though on this link. You just need to flick left or right on the images to see them all.

 

I Remember that Eastville had a covenant on it that it could only be used for sporting purposes. 
Bristol City Council allowed IKEA and were supposed to be providing a facility for speedway and dog racing….. whatever happened? I’m no still waiting!!! 

8 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

Rovers haven’t always worn their world famous quarters. There was a period in the 60s when they had stripes or all blue kit 

I didn’t know that! 
 

I do remember their Tesco bag phase. 

10 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

And you haven't seen any of this under Richard Gould?

Yes, I said “more professionalism” meaning more of the same - but see that can be read a different way! 
What he adds is having actually run a club promoted. Also sold a club to new owners. 

Neither team appears to be wearing quartered rags. Maybe it was an international match? Did England ever play there???

I’m trying to remember what they did after the stand to the left burnt down. Was it just left empty? 
All I can remember of the place was not being able to see anything as soon as the wind picked up, leaving you with sand in your eyes. 

20 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Or, building on good work behind the scenes already done, increasing revenue generation, improving club shop sales, scope for improvement.

Perhaps we should listen before being so cynically dismissive of someone we don't know anything about?

You both forgot “thank you to the Lansdown family”. 
Seriously, I’m hoping we’ll see more professionalism and a vision of what it really takes to get to the prem or sell the club (from someone who has sone both elsewhere).