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2 hours ago, Hello said:

So we have established we have never stolen anyones ground

 

As for 82, i beleive we made an offer to buy AG when you were going bust. Thats buy, as in not steal

Technically not stolen a ground, but the circumstances of Rovers obtaining the Memorial Ground must be embarrassing to any honest fan. The owner of Bristol Rugby puts the club into administration  before any interested party has the opportunity to take over, meaning Rovers can buy the ground for £10k. The same person just happens to be a lifelong Rovers fan who became a life president of the club. Absolutely nothing illegal but surely a conflict of  interest? 

4 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Freeman been practising his shooting !

Yes - he hit the post from 10 yards with only the goalkeeper to beat. He usually hits the corner flag. 

It's entertaining watching City. Six goals last week and four this week. 

In case anyone is wondering, Rod Hull was not born in Hull. Neither was Emu. Rod Hull must be one of the few people who died from falling off a roof whilst adjusting a TV aerial to improve reception during a football match. This makes me think that City will sneak a win. 

2 hours ago, Cotham Brow Red said:

25*(AGas-(BGas*Lies/LockOut)

_______________________________

(TedRatio-Horse)/(5-Wycombe)

= 20,647,653

Am I right? 

Have you forgotten Boyle's Law? What did you do in physics lessons at school?

Boyle's Law - The pressure of gas increases as the volume decreases. Using this, I've calculated that the answer is linked to the phases of the moon 

3 hours ago, pride of the west said:

So the question has to be asked, what do the investors want in return for their cash

Let's think about this for a moment. Could it be lots of love from the Rovers's fans?  Perhaps not. A few free tickets to watch lower league football? Perhaps not. 

How about a good return on the investment?  As building a new ground for a loss making League 2 club is high risk, the return must be high to justify the risk. It's not the same as a bank giving somebody a loan to buy a house as, if that goes pear shaped, the bank can repossess and sell the house. If a football club goes bust there is little resale value in a football stadium other than the value of the land. 

So, high risk investment = big returns for the investors = a big drain on Rover's finances for years to come. (That's the best case scenario)

1 hour ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Back on subject really nice of the gas to build a much needed car park for the 30k students at UWE, that's community spirit indeed.

 

It's not a very big car park 

Havana - As ever,  pure joy to read your excellent prose. Just one question. You mentioned "Hargreaves and Arkwright". Is this an earlier version of the financial services company, Hargreaves Lansdown" and if so why did Steve Lansdown leave Bolton to set up with Peter Hargreaves in Bristol?

41 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

The smell was from the racing oil, Castrol R ... unforgettable smell!

 

This is more appropriate 

1 hour ago, BCFC Jordan said:

https://twitter.com/BristolPost/status/710501793172692993

Love the responses to this, e g:

"******* hell geoff you'll bring um to there (sic) knees"

"time to liquidise my assets and Sainsburys issue a profit warning then"

1 hour ago, 29AR said:

Just in the interests of "dotting the i's and crossing the t's"  it might not be. Whilst the Court of Appeal may have rejected permission to appeal to the Surpreme Court, you can appeal against that decision by asking the Supreme Court directly to consider the case.

Why not go the whole hog and appeal to the European Court of Human Rights? If that fails, they could try the European Court of Justice. 

Nick Higgs has taken a lot of flack from the forum over the years, but I think we should all apologise. He's obviously an astute businessman as he's manage to offload all his debts to a  squillionsaire from Jordan on the promise of a £30m windfall from Sainsbury. He's laughing all the way to the bank

18 minutes ago, In the Net said:

Not shouting anything from the rooftops, not even poking my head out of the 2nd floor window!

Apart from the deluded few, we all know that the new owners are not billionaires. My approach is to see how things unfold, I'm old enough to know the value of the Emporer's new clothes.

Court verdict to be delivered on Thursday morning.

Court verdict on Thursday morning! It will be interesting reading on the forum, whichever way the verdict goes. 

2 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

Went out for  smoke and returned to find    ' 53 new replies ' !!!

Could only mean one thing 

Cmon boys 

Try smoking for the whole match. City do better without you!

3 minutes ago, Kim_il_sung said:

I'm gonna go to bed... Did it at 0-1 against Forest and we came back and won.

Any chance you can stay in bed till the end of the season?

49 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

Dwane Dibley?

25 minutes ago, deadredfred said:

I've just spent five minutes trying to organise that lineup into something that isn't horredously off balance

You had me worried when I read this. It reminded me of the times when Gary Johnson used to pick a team with 4 central midfield players. At least, in those days, we had a squad with 4 central midfielders. 

9 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

 

The accepted rule is that if in any doubt at all whether your post deserves a new thread to be started then you should always start a new one to be on the safe side.  You otherwise run the risk of hijacking the existing thread for which no-one will thank you and may actually risk your being banned from the forum.

I prefer reading the "go off at a tangent" option. Quite often a load of rubbish, but interesting rubbish. When a thread gets a bit stale just throw in a bit about Radio Bristol / Geoff Twentyman etc and it will be revived for another 10 pages.  

1 hour ago, Weezord said:

Anyone got a radio link for the Rovers game?

Why? Do you want to kick the radio? 

This game told us nothing new. The effort was there, but there was a lack of class in attacking areas. Freeman did his usual impression of the Oozlum bird, and Reid looked like a young boy playing against men. The basis of a good team is there, but players who are good at running around, but not delivering an end product, have got to go.  

The thread title has changed from "Basement Rovers" to "Bristol Rovers". Is someone anticipating a rapid rise up the leagues based on their new billionaire status? 

53 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Of course, they are talking about a multi-use stadium but there's no rugby with which to share now. Perhaps they should consider speedway and greyhound racing?

Ping Pong, cribbage and darts perhaps?

5 minutes ago, Coombsy said:

54 minutes ago  boagas1883 said:

Sorry for being ignorant but what is Dwane Sports ?

 

Basically the company that holds the 92
We got Bristol sports they got Dwane sports 
Read more: http://gasheads.org/thread/4684/chairmans-report-steve-hamer#ixzz41g0n29Ph

The Chairman's report is worth reading:

"Finally, I would like to put on record our thanks to past Chairman Nick Higgs and the former Board members for all their efforts in keeping this great Club financially solvent and sticking with it whilst it made it’s brief appearance in the National League."

Financially solvent! Have I missed something?
 

13 minutes ago, Loon plage said:

I see in the comments section he's referred to as a "breath of fresh air" - that'll be Sheik n Vac then.. i'll get me coat......

As well as the "like" option, I wish there was a Dick Emery option I could tick - i e You are awful, but I like you. 

I wish people would stop knocking  the gas. I like the gas. 

Without it I wouldn't have any central heating.