Merrick's Marvels

3 hours ago, bert tann said:

You mean the 1950's ?

Ah, but what a manager Rovers had then eh Rich ?

Clough, Ferguson & Shankly all rolled into one with just a touch of the Arsene although we won't go into that.

Up at post 11199 RumRed has a photo of Stephen Lansdown and in it I have to say he looks just like a farmer I used to buy gallons of cider from goodness knows how many years ago. This is not intended to be disrespectful. In fact I wonder how many other fans thought something similar when they saw that photo. A typical West Countryman - one of your own you might say - and certainly not the stereotypical image of a grey faceless businessman.

I thought it was rather nice.

On the other hand Rovers now have a non-Bristolian owner for the first time in our history and we must work out how we are going to adapt to this situation and compete with Bristol City in a way which will inspire our fans and attract neutrals to our cause. I would suggest the rather weedy response of re-tweeting about Facebook likes which can be purchased for £ 120 per 10 000 from thesocialguys.co.uk is a sign that we have not yet come up with a winning strategy.

Stop being so bloody reasonable. The internet wasn't invented for such behaviour and it gives people entirely the wrong idea about the Blue Few.

Splendid result. Cheerio carrot crunchers!

24 minutes ago, 29AR said:

That first para is a lot of rubbish mate. You were on the pitch at Wycombe singing we are staying up on the penultimate weekend and you went down because you lost to a team who didn't bring their own kit; and at the same time had to rely on two other results going against you to conspire in your relegation. Finally, you were only in the bottom two once during that season, being when it finished; only what, eight weeks after talk of sneaking in the playoffs?

Sorry, but that's very, very clearly not heading to the conference anyway nor can it really be being dropped in to the deep end.

The rest I agree with.

Best post on here in a long time.

5 hours ago, Just Red said:

I admire your sense of realism. I feel exactly the same about our chances if we managed to get to the prem any time soon. The only difference being one season in the prem would set us up nicely for the next few seasons. Like Burnley I suppose.

In the Championship you don't make money, the Championship bleeds you dry and without a stadium that can generate income by ticket sales and hospitality or without wealthy owners it's pretty difficult. Currently I suspect you have neither of those ingredients. 

I'm firmly against the Bristol United model but do believe it could benefit both club's and Bristol if we could work closer together. However your fans attitude towards us and their vendetta simply means this could never happen.

I would quite like a Liverpool - Everton situation. There is a United front with their fans. Families who have divided support sit and watch the game together.

Following a Bristol derby I've not spoke to friends and family for weeks after because of the bitterness I get from them. There is nothing good about a Bristol derby. It turns genuine nice people into nasty horrible people for those couple of weeks.

Of course it has to remain we are more like Liverpool and your more like Everton.

Set us up nicely? We'd get paid more money for finishing last than their nillionaire owner is worth. Fact!

10 minutes ago, Just Red said:

The difference being we couldn't wait to get out of that league, you couldn't wait to get into it.

That might be too subtle for the Dopey Few, JR. 

9 hours ago, Super said:

And they wonder why we don't take them seriously.

5 hours ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Bloody hell over 3k for potential consecutive promotions we should be looking over our shoulder....

1 hour ago, Red Army 75 said:

So the evening post and rovers get excited for selling 3000 rising to 5000 hopefully. Which is pathetic in my eyes but to them is ambition. #makingbristolprowed

Come on lads, Rome wasn't built in a day!! Or Barcelona!

I can hear them on Saturday now, apeing that Spurs chant at Stoke, "Bristol City - we're coming for you"  

37 minutes ago, Alex_BCFC said:

We were poor today but were seconds away from the win.

Matthews got roasted first half which was odd after his recent good form. Midfield was non-existent until Tomlin scored. Reid helped a bit.

Just shows that after last week, there is still a long way to go.

Couldn't agree more. 

While we're all relieved at the improvement since Cotterill left, we're still a million miles from being a serious team in this division.

We still will be should we sign all our current loanees permanently in the summer. We all know that ain't happening, though, and if the addition of Matthews and Tomlin (for instance) is outnumbered by lower league arrivals such as Hammill, Gilbey and Cummings, our owner's talk of a top 6 challenge next season will be yet more pie in the sky baloney.    

3 hours ago, Portred said:

Says on that link that the hen and chicken got smashed up today. Any truth in that? Was in there before the game and didn't see anything. 

Was in there after the game - there was "trouble" - but nothing got smashed up. Yawn. Next!

4 hours ago, The Gasbuster said:

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/6634/early-days

More comedic content, lifted from ass-shat ! It would appear that a few plates of chips got pissed on Tuesday evening

According to "Mario Balotelli" (very apt ! ), the only reason we are not bottom of the Championship is because Bolton, Charlton and M.K. are complete w**k !

Some more sensible assheads, guys including Weeezord have called the thread an embarrassment.

Clearly; he has forgotten that we play in the most competitive league in Europe, as opposed to their basement league, where most if not all teams, are complete w**k !

In all likelihood, Bolton, Charlton and M.K. would all dish out a beating to the 15ers, were they to play them now.

I really hope the 15 get Pompey in the play offs. They are all fearful of a two legged semi final against them, and Pompey have done them twice already.

 Personally, I think we'll find out next season - and the gAssholes won't need the Playoffs either. Just my gut feeling.

What is certain, if they are promoted, is that they'll be giving it the big one all summer - oblivious to the idea that their achievements and ours since we were last in the same division (or indeed since time immemorial) are somehow comparable is so wie of the mark as to be laughable, pitiful, deluded and factually incorrect. But that describes gAssholes very well, doesn't it - laughable, pitiful, deluded. And that's just for starters.  

3 minutes ago, Miahdennehy said:

It must be at the very  least 2 years  since City scores were shown on the scoreboard , and Keith Brookman is the matchday programme editor not the stadium manager. Still, lets not let the facts ruin it

Facts such as what...  that we lost a game in a division you haven't been in for a quarter of a century???? against a team of current internationals/ex Prem players??while you're still in the Fourth Division having mustered no more points than Accrington Stanley???

With all due respect, you being a reasonable, moderate Cameltoe, compared to most of your Cameltoe brethern who are rather too jihadi, fundamentalist for our liking. Or just mental, quite frankly. Cameltoe.

19 minutes ago, Ciderinbread said:

Don't you think we should worry about ourselves underachieving 

There's more than enough self-awareness hereabouts. Taking the piss out of your tinpot, deluded, itinerant rivals and acknowledgement we should be doing better are not mutually exclusive.

23 minutes ago, adamski said:

Got to love their attendance delusions, they have not attracted a season average in double figures since 10,022 in1976, that's 40 years of not even hitting 28.6% of the proposed capacity of the billionaire backed building of a new Wembely in the West! Indeed they have only passed a seasonal attendance of 10,000 28 times since 1921-a 29% strike rate, obviously historical....given that the vast majority of Gaseous B'stards who witnessed these rare events are either 50+ or dead, the breading stock is, therefore, dwindling !

City have had av attendances over 10,000:

•  68 times since 1921 - 
•  28 times since 1976 
• 16 times since 2000/2001 (even though capacity has been reduced)

Conversely the Propane Methane's  have:

• Hit 7k 5 times since 2000/2001
• Hit + 7k 10 times since 1976
• been sub 6k 17 times since 1976

So other than during the post war attendance boom, the Sags have attracted very few, the recent boom totally passed them by, but as we all know they are a sleeping giant and like all sleeping giants we've never seen any evidence they exist, so why bother to build a house for one!!!!!

Unless, in the tradition of Bristol another empty folly is to be built by a rich nutter. Blaise Castle 2?    

Post more often please, as this is not only funny but factually undeniable - not that it'll stop the c**** trying. In fact, why not post it on their c***chat forum or whatever it's called and watch as they fall over themselves in ignorant indignation. 

One Team. Always has been for over 100 years (even during their "heyday" of the 50s - such as it was - they managed to beat us just 4 times in 17 attempts).   

1 hour ago, bert tann said:

 

The auditors are Grant Thornton which is a premier league accountancy team.

And I disagree with those who claim it's entirely their fault.

An audit is a check on documents which the company produces and the responsibility for producing those documents lies with Toni and ultimately Nicholas.

But having perused the accounts I should say the most interesting revelation is the dramatic change in Nicholas's signature between February 2015 and February 2016. Anyone with experience in handwriting and signature analysis may want to comment on the 3 inch long, 45 degree angled, right pointing line which has appeared as a final flourish.

What does that tell us ?

 

Interesting, Bert. Is it the swagger of a confident man or the last hurrah of a dead man walking?

No would be my guess because Barnsley's statement explaining they had given Johnson permission to speak with City made it clear they have a head coach set up and

Cotterill is the polar opposite, being an old school manager. Something which contributed to his down fall at City.  

Not sure it would be in their interest, certainly wouldn't do their image any good.

I bet they're pissed off mind, they could have had their 5k stadium built by now.

Next steps - sags try and muscle in on Clifton RFCs plans at Cribbs, although I've been too in all likelihood the huge car park at the men will be sold and a new stand built

Bristol Rugby use Clifton RFC as a nursery for some of their up and coming players - it helps the development of their promising youngsters for Clifton to be playing at the highest, most competitive level possible 

Clifton RFC is also where Bristol Rugby do all their training and have all their administrative operations. 

For these two reasons, I got the distinct impression Bristol Sport were fully behind (materially or otherwise, who knows) Clifton's plans to upgrade their Cribbs base.

And for that reason I don't think Clifton RFC is an option for the Blue Few.

Just my gut instinct, don't know anything for def.

PS. From memory when these plans were in announced in the EPost I think Clifton's upgraded ground had a capacity of approx 5,000.  Which would actually mean the gAss downsizing!!

Because he's a Wiltshireman (despite being born in Oxon)

 

I believe he used to watch Salisbury City quite a lot.

Yes indeed, Salisbury - that's where I saw him watching the Saints on TV. I couldn't see the screen for love nor money behind that bloody hat. Does he ever take it of???

Our recent record against City is pretty good.

Annoyingly, it is. Fair play today. See you at The Gate for 11 v 11.

btw Rich - why do you use an avatar of a Southampton fan?