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RB commentator: "Never have Rovers needed a goal like they do now"... err how about against Wycombe mansfield two years ago?

10 hours ago, Kim_il_sung said:

" #BristolRovers chairman Steve Hamer confirms to @bbcbristolsport they are seeking investment partners for the new stadium. "

Wait a minute... Thought these lot were billionaires? That statement should bring them down to earth with a bump.
 

I caught a few minutes of his interview - his comment was along the lines that no single individual would ever fund a development of that cost on their own.

Once again, thankyou SL....

19 minutes ago, arrytheb said:

Related to this match in that it's this match I'm attending tonight. .... can I use any turnstile to get into the south stand (dolman or south stand) or do I have to continue to walk round to South? Cheers 

Any turnstile is fine now

Their fanbase 'is envied by dozens of clubs higher up the Football League' though, so their own Club keep telling them

Another caption-style competition.... one word (so not the far-too-easy "laughed at") to replace "envied"

My try:

pitied

If any team fails to fulfil its fixtures, then all the results are expunged from the record - in effect the league retrospecitvely becomes a 23 team league from the beginning of the season.

Not quite sure how that works with the ruling that all the final fixtures must be played at the same time though - it could potentially give an advantage if the team due to play them on the last day of the season was in the running for one of the promotion/playoff/relegation slots, but I can't see any way to avoid that

Quote of the day (with added marks for realism) from their forum. I didn't see what the fascination was with reading their forum until I looked at their high court thread linked to on here, and then clicked on a random topic from boredom. Now I might look a little more often!

 

And we are a frigging laughing stock outside of our own cocoon. 

Assume the June date is to do with how long it will take to get the ground built in time for next season?

So if it goes later it would mean leaving it to the season after?

 

Has a team ever moved grounds mid season??? 

I thought it was something to do with a deadline from UWE - or am I misremembering...?

I think I've got it

They calculate their attendances by counting fingers and toes, then getting a calculator out to divide by 20 15 5 instead of 24

Can't keep up with all the minutes clapping that will happen. 16th min for the girl killed, whose name escapes me, 35th min for Dolly (and I'll pretend it's for me too as I am too of said age), 10th for Matt Smith. Have I missed any? Is there one for the fan whose speech was the catalyst for this amazing turn around in fortunes? Should we just clap for the while 90 mins?

Anyhow, really excited about today. Just can't decide whether to go with purple and lime or a previous season's red. Either way, I'm bound to clash with someone else. :-)

Come on City

well to add some variety, we could sing Happy Birthday to Luke Freeman on the 23rd minute?

Just seen the other thread - and for Dolly (should that be on the 21st minute Dolls? Safe answer whenever a lady asks you to guess their age  )

I agree it's not going to happen but not mathematically impossible yet (which was the claim).

yup, my mistake - I didn't look down far enough....

mathematically certain of playoffs now, even if we lost the rest...not that I'm expecting that!

We're conceding shedloads

only four in League one have conceeded fewer, so we're not doing too badly at the back...

Stuck in Bremen tonight.....so a no-show from me unfortunately

Just noticed that!

That's 31 points in mid October now, quite impressive! As it stands we would be on 60 points by Christmas...

As opposed to being on 31 points on Valentines day last season....

If we can keep the clean sheet then I vote that EMB is granted 46 birthdays a year, by royal decree

Semblar the club are not adhering to their own statements. Fans are being banned for life who have not committed any violent offences.

If the community trust works with offenders service e.g Community payback shouldn't this work now cease?

Effectively BCFC are saying that offenders cannot be rehabilitated, but players have appeared in City color's who have had criminal convictions. Will BCFC now have a policy in place regarding ex offenders?

I am in no position to judge that (or see the facebook posts yet - my work blocks fb too...). I do not see any problem with the stance shown in the statement (i.e. a lengthy or lifetime ban for violence/disorder). If people are receiving lifetime bans for minor offences then that would seem to be disproportionate - but I was not there to witness what did happen so cannot ultimately judge each and every case. I have never been kettled so it is hard to judge for sure - but I would almost certainly adopt a tactic of keeping my head down and my mouth shut, preferably nowhere near the edge of the group.

The two extremes are "All I/he did was...." and "prison is full of people who claim they are innocent". The truth will almost always lie somewhere in between.

For some of the cases at the derby match (e.g. the aforementioned flag throwing) I would agree wholeheartedly with a lifetime ban. For just going on the pitch and making no effortwhatsoever to aggravate the gas fans I would disagree wholeheartedly with a lifetime ban (although not necessarily with a ban of a more reasoned length). There are a whole range of activities in between the two - unfortunately the world is not quite so black and white as OTIB would have us collectively believe. But in general if somebody did something which would be construed as violent (including throwing coins) then they only have themselves to blame.

I have questioned the clubs policy. Where does a player with a criminal conviction fit with BCFC ordering fans be banned for life for minor offences. Players were deemed worthy of rehabilitation. Does this not apply to supporters anymore?

From the BCFC statement (bold added)

The club has recently issued 33 lifetime bans to those convicted of violent acts and disorder at the away match at Cardiff City in February, all of which had been handed nationwide football banning orders through the magistrates spanning between three and six years.

 

"Anyone found guilty of offences of this nature for the Bristol Rovers derby match can expect the same punishment with a lifetime ban from Bristol City FC.

 

I would agree (as would most) that while it is an offence a lifetime ban for "just" running onto the pitch would be disproportionate. But for me violence/disorder speak of more serious offences than that....and if found guilty of violent offences (such as the flag-for-javelin one) then the club is not going too far by considering a very lengthy or even a life ban in my opinion.

The number arrested over the last couple of days is a tiny proportion of those on the pitch, so I very much doubt that they were all "just" running onto the pitch. If they were then the CCTV evidence is bound to show that which would give them a good defence for any more serious charge...which should mean them not being found guilty of violence/disorder...

it is completely possible to be loud and passionate at a match without breaking the law to do so....

Bristol Rovers' move to Frenchay hit by judicial review warning

This report (posted today) says that the council is aware that someone is considering lodging an application for a judicial review, but that they have not done so yet.

I wonder if there is any truth in the rumour that the person involved is based in the Channel Islands?

I believe that that is the first step to get a JR... you have to have contacted the organisation you are complaining about and give them the chance to take action to rectify the issue before you can make a formal JR application