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12 minutes ago, TBW said:

All four of them are lying, I'm 6'4" and taller than all of them

Well, I'm 5'6" and I have no intention of standing next to any of them 

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Gentrey Thomas - Canadian import.  Showman, incredibly quick, but a fighter. Short

Lewis Champion - Brit signed from lower division 18 months ago.  Controls the build-up. Short

Jordan Nicholls - Brit, through college and lower leagues. Improving. Short

Panos Mayindombe - Greek / Congolese.  Duracell bunny, just coming back from injury.  Brings energy to the press. Short

I was intruigued by your description of these players as 'short' so I looked them up.

Guess it's all relative... 

Gentrey Thomas - 6ft 4in
Lewis Champion - 6ft
Jordan Nicholls - 6ft 1in
Panos Mayindombe - 6ft 2in

36 minutes ago, phantom said:

Maybe just my work laptop, but not sure of the details of when it is on?

30 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

Yes we'll be in Div 4 but we can have terracing, half the team will be local, ticket prices will be cheap, and the atmosphere will be back.

I'm afraid not. Once you've gone all-seater you're not allowed to go back to terracing, no matter what division you're in. 

I haven't bothered reading the whole thread, but it did amuse me that a poster with the name 'keepthefaith' posted this... 

keepthefaith Newbie     Posts: 22   Posting Level Next Level in 3 posts	Jan 19, 2020 at 9:43pm via mobile foreverblue and 1986gashead like this Quote   Post by keepthefaith on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:43pm I’ve been a very loyal proud gashead for over 40 years , love the club to death but I’ve had enough now. Anyone else feel the same?

1 hour ago, RedDave said:

Superb start today by these two. Loved Pope when he made his debut so really hope he can go on and get a ton.  Cricket doesn’t help itself banning Rabada though.  I want to see needle and celebrations like that.  I’d go just as crazy playing for Bitton CC back in the day! 

Especially when you consider that two of his demerit points came from celebrating the wickets of Warner and Smith in that Test match. 

38 minutes ago, hodge said:

I would much prefer the option of say a 002 or something being a woman, introduce her in a film working with Bond, if she's well received make a spin off film along the lines of Atomic Blonde with the action of that/John Wick etc

You mean exactly like in the new film where Lashana Lynch plays 007 (after Bond leaves the service)?

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/15696/give-pulis-call

Well, that's even more far-fetched than Eddie Howe coming to City. 

3 hours ago, Super said:

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/january/gas-travel-launch/

I'm surprised this wasn't already being done with the thousands that go and watch them! Also where is Wormley, Bradley Stone and Cleve?!

"The level of interest is very encouraging as we can see similarities to when we started Seagull Travel for BHAFC from a cabin at the Amex when the stadium was being built. 

Bristol Rovers FC are at a similar stage in their evolution and we feel, that our sustainable travel service will be an asset to both us and the club"

1 hour ago, Paul G said:

Ahh, didn't factor that in as we won't be requiring a football playoff

9 minutes ago, Paul G said:

The final is on the 20th June this year due to the world cup

Think he means the EFL Championship play-off final, rather than the rugby Premiership play-off final.

44 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

The final is in Marseille on May 22nd 

I wish you hadn't told me that...

My wife is already a little miffed that I am going on a week long stag next year, followed by the wedding itself which is on the party island of Mallorca... She's going to be livid when she finds out that I've just booked myself a trip to the south of France too 

It's definitely a sign of how far Bristol have come in recent years, that a bonus point win against Stade Francais doesn't even attract a single post on this thread! 

12 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

"Not too mention a few extra quid. If the figures on the other thread are correct about FA Cup revenue then we've made well over £100,000 so far in that competition. Can get a player or two potentially with that kind of money. "

.....or a couple of match day stewards?

Classic #gaslogic at work here. 

They've progressed through one round of the tournament so far, which yields a massive £36,000 in prize money. They won't have made any profit on their home games, with the very low attendances they've had. So where has the extra £64,000 come from? 

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/domestic-club-rugby-union/34305/exclusive-bristol-bears-offer-rory-best-shot-at-the-premiership/

Rory Best is being asked to kick retirement into touch and take a fast track to the summit of the English Premiership.

Bristol Bears are offering the venerable Ulsterman a contract for the rest of the season aimed at reinforcing their ambitious bid to win the domestic crown put up for grabs by Saracens’ enforced abdication.

The 37-year-old farmer whose long Test career ended with New Zealand knocking Ireland out of the World Cup at the quarter-finals last month had intended to retire from all rugby as part of the Barbarians’ tour ending in Cardiff on Saturday.

After appearing against Fiji at Twickenham and coming off the bench for a goalkicking cameo in Brazil in midweek, Best flew home amid uncertainty as to where he would be this weekend – on Baa-baas’ duty against a Wales XV, part of Bristol’s 23 against London Irish at Ashton Gate or putting his feet up at home.

Bears’ director of rugby Pat Lam has an impressive track record of having already signed a pair of Test veterans – ex-All Blacks’ prop John Afoa (36) and the durable Australian George Smith whose one-season deal helped the club make an impact on their return to the Premiership.

Smith was 38 when he signed last season, a year older then than Best is now. Bristol’s move will leave Ireland’s most-capped forward with an unexpected decision, whether to stick with his retirement plan or extend his career for six lucrative months’ work in the English game.

The Rugby Paper’s revelation is yet another indication of Bristol’s ultimate objective of becoming the new dominant force in the English game.

It follows last week’s TRP exclusive of the Bears’ £500,000-a-year bid for Ospreys’ Wales openside Justin Tipuric and last summer’s capture of England No.8 Nathan Hughes from Wasps.

Lam, who came into regular contact with Best during his PRO12-winning spell at Connacht, is clearly convinced the Ulsterman has enough left to keep going for another six months.

13 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Not really a great environment for our young starlets to develop, is it.

Portaloos, tin baths, no training facilities and having to be subjected to racism and shouts of S'head after every misplaced pass.

There are much better places they can go in the football league - 90 of them to be precise.

89 

Decent home record...

Normal service has been resumed.

Just now, Bristol Rob said:

And clearly they valued his contribution, judging by the heartfelt statement they have put out.

I see what you mean 

Loving the cricket starting at 9pm. Perfect time to relax and watch the first session each evening 

2 hours ago, BanburyRed said:

There was an earlier goal ruled out that was definitely onside.....VAR wouldve ruled in Bromley's favour if it was operational.

Fair enough, somebody else corrected me on this too! 

3 minutes ago, Busterrimes said:

A perfectly good onside goal was ruled out for offside in first half apparantly.

Ah okay, I stand corrected. Was only vaguely following it on a tablet! 

10 hours ago, BanburyRed said:

After the perfectly good Bromley goal ruled out, Sags will be claiming their name is on the Cup......

To be fair, you can't score directly from a throw in, so it was correctly ruled out