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Bert - I hope you realise that you are on the gas forum hit list because of your insightful comments.

Will this be the Day of the Triffids MK II?

To sell a football club you must first find a buyer. Nick Higgs pulled a fast one to sell Rovers to Wael on the basis of a watertight contract with Sainsburys. Now that has gone, who would buy Rovers?

Nothing adds up with the UWE plans. To make money a club needs to maximise non match day income from conference facilities. Even if, which is doubtful, Rovers could build a 21k stadium for £32m, it would be extremely basic with just seats and a roof. Without the additional facilities there would be little additional income. Then we have the Wonga loan and Nick Higgs and other directors' loans. The Wonga loan would have to have been repaid, and I assume Nick Higgs and co would have wanted their loans repayed if this had happened when they were in charge. Deduct this from the Sainsbury money and it's close to £20m left to build the stadium. The current situation is even worse. The Memorial Stadium would not realise £30m ish if the land was to be used for housing. Maybe only £20m. (Anybody know the value of the land if used for housing?) The Wael family would presumably want to recover the £10m the club has cost them, so that leaves £10m. All the above is just ball park figures, with no ITK info, but plus or minus the odd million or two, I think it's a reasonable guess

I thought that as well. Perhaps it was just gas logic

Rovers got rid of quartered shirts in the 60s because - surprise surprise - they were hard up! They couldn't afford the cost of the quartered shirts, and the new one were cheaper. Remember, this was before shirts were made from plastic, and had to be made from individual sections sown together

Bert - why not come out and admit you're really a lifelong City fan? Your comments are far too sensible for someone of a Rovers persuasion

Latest plans just released - looks as though this is affordable.

It's nearly 20,000 posts. Who's going to push it over the line?

Childish but fun. Someone will do it

Yes we could!

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Latest on Sky "we will be bringing dramatic news from Bristol shortly" i e Millwall score again to make it 3-4

Only one team in Bristol sold their ground to a dog company. Only one team in Bristol used to have their ground 3 feet under water when the River Frome flooded.

Or looking at this in another way. Would anyone have taken our current position and points at the beginning of the season, after the hype of the summer signing? It's a good point today but we shouldn't be in this position after the summer and January signing sprees. I hope we stay up but find it difficult to be enthused by next season.

He's bound to get one on target eventually. Isn't he?

It's probably correct to say Blackburn play in quarters as their shirts are in four parts. Two blue sections, one at the front and one at the back, plus two white sections. Hence quarters. Using this logic, Rovers play in octagonal shirts. Typical of Rovers, they don't even know what sort of shirts they wear.

Here are the Chuckle Brothers in the changing room, about to give a motivational team talk before the Preston match

I can remember that when Wael took over he said something on the lines of "the debts have been absorbed". In other words he avoided saying the debts were repaid, but didn't mention where they had gone. The Wonga loan had to be repaid, but the rest have just been transferred from being owed to Nick Higgs to being owed to a shell company in Jersey.

I always go to a City match in hope of a good performance and a win, but it's becoming very difficult to do this. If, by any chance, things don't go to plan today and City are losing, rather than booing, why don't we play the "what's the time Mr Wolf" game but substituting LJ for Mr Wolf i.e. What's the time LJ? Two o'clock What's the time LJ? Three o'clock Whats the time LJ? Time to resign!

I was in Tinto Lounge on Gloucester Road this morning having a very nice breakfast, when in walked the police. I quickly hid under the table but, luckily, they didn't see me. They were there to warn the staff about Rovers last home match against Millwall which has a 12.00 k.o. The advice was simple - stay closed. It looks as though the family club is turning Gloucester Road into a no-go zone

LJ's comments on Radio Bristol: "Devastating. played excellent football in first half. Frustrating as we played well in the first half. It wasn't a 5-0 game. It hurts. We've thrown the riot act at the players. Got to pick a team we can trust. 100% we can stay up. Got to be tough. We love you (the supporters)"

Radio Bristol said LJ has just emerged from the dressing room. I can't wait for his interview.

Any good pies? There must be some reason for travelling that distance.

DC to Norwich?