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Middlesex 6 down with a lead of 286.

Minimum of 53 overs - take out those for change of innings, surely Lancashire can see this through to a drawn game 

From the BBC:

16 minutes ago, Calculus said:

I think it's even better than that. Wasn't Clarke the one that Christian Roberts skinned just before scoring the winner?

I think that is wishful thinking, I always thought it was a centre forward playing at right back due to an injury

Looking below it was Eifion Williams

2 minutes ago, MichaelRobartes said:

162-7. Lehmann still there on 71.

Losing now would be just like being 2-0 nil up in a football match and then losing . . . . 

10 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with all of their official boycotts. What was the official excuse reason for not achieving the normal sell out of the Mem which they assure us happens every match?

Expect it was something to do with the SAG?

20 hours ago, Tomarse said:

I've got it all sorted. The title is ours:

Win tomorrow gives us 203 points

Yorks on 204

Lancs will battle on for a draw leaving Middlesex on 213

Next week Middlesex and Yorks have a highly entertaining maximum bonus point draw and end up on 226 and 217 points respectfully.

Leaving us to thrash Notts by 23 or 24 points and winning the title either by most amount of wins or 1 solitary point.

 

NURRRRRSE!

How about if it rains all 4 days in London and they both get 8 for the draw?

Poor pen, glad a mate is broadcasting live from ground lol

If anyone is interested in going to the Somerset V Notts game next week and needs tickets, let me know I have two guest passes going spare for one of the days

16 hours ago, GrahamC said:

11,300 "crowd".

Which should put all that "Bristol is really a rugby city" bollocks firmly to bed for good.

Imagine if that was the attendance for our first home game in the Prem..

Amazing that more people turned out for the play off final than the first league fixture in the Prem

I guess we are going to get our "free" ticket for the rugby earlier than planned in the hope that some of us go back again

15 hours ago, Robbored said:

Hung around after the game for a pint. Great buzz around the stage with a 14 yr boy playing guitar like a pro. He was whacking out some great classics. Very talented lad.

I'm guessing that was Senna as I believe Daz was playing at the ground yesterday - yeah he is VERY talented 

39 minutes ago, Tomarse said:

Think if we win both then its probably our title. Lancs need to beat Middlesex next week so all sorts of permitations. Not least the weather.

37 minutes ago, Tomarse said:

As it stands:

Middlesex - 202

Yorks - 201

Somerset 180

Can we ACTUALLY win it though?

At best we get 48 points for next two matches - that puts us on 228

We'd need to ensure Yorks get no bonus points against us next week, let Middlesex do whatever against Lancashire.

Then we'd need Yorks to win without Middlesex getting any bonus points

Either that or we need at least 3 days rain in Yorkshire next week - sadly can't see us finishing better than 2nd - but 3rd most likely

Enough is enough (Donna Summer)

Anyone have any idea what time Haskins and Brook fights are due to start?

Chris Wright was the key !

With only 5k season ticket holders, surely a walk up of 7k is VERY optimistic?

More than words (Extreme)

53 minutes ago, Super said:

If we can win this and Middlesex lose (struggling at he moment) could be set for an interesting last couple of games. Money has to be on Yorkshire winning it again though

Sadly Notts have this great ability of not being able to put two innings of note together.

What will be interesting is playing up at Yorkshire next week, then the last round of matches see's the top two play each other and we're home to Notts

17 hours ago, MichaelRobartes said:

It's a funny one alright. Are we at risk of a fine or points deduction given the way today has gone?

17 hours ago, Tomarse said:

Possible but the old inspectors don't seem to clamp down on it as much as usual. I think its been a very murky/overcast day down there so tomorrow which looks fresher might stop them getting into too much trouble. Similar outcombe to the Surrey game I think?

Close inspection was done after this game but the pitch was deemed to be ok

EARLY WARNING TO AVOID BBC1

On Thursday, Goeff Twentyman is taking his "Having a Gas" show to the Mem.

This is because that night BBC Bristol are holding a special preview screening of a film they've made all about the new owners of the club, the Al Qadi family. 

Inside Out West flew out to Jordan to film with them at home, find out more about them, who they are and why the wanted to buy Rovers, what their hopes are for the club, what's the vision for the future. 

This will be shown on BBC One ultimately, but we've got an exclusive preview Thursday night, at the Mem, just for Gasheads. 

The club have been given 10 pairs of tickets for the event to give away to supporters.
Read more at http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/inside-out-west-the-al-qadi-family-3292398.aspx#1wQvfmSmjVqEiXOg.99

EARLY WARNING TO AVOID BBC1

On Thursday, Goeff Twentyman is taking his "Having a Gas" show to the Mem.

This is because that night BBC Bristol are holding a special preview screening of a film they've made all about the new owners of the club, the Al Qadi family. 

Inside Out West flew out to Jordan to film with them at home, find out more about them, who they are and why the wanted to buy Rovers, what their hopes are for the club, what's the vision for the future. 

This will be shown on BBC One ultimately, but we've got an exclusive preview Thursday night, at the Mem, just for Gasheads. 

The club have been given 10 pairs of tickets for the event to give away to supporters.
Read more at http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/inside-out-west-the-al-qadi-family-3292398.aspx#1wQvfmSmjVqEiXOg.99

Had to chuckle at this, why would all kids want a postcard of him?

Pre-order now via the club shop or the online store and receive a Back to School package for free. 

The package includes:

• Water Bottle
• Pen
• Pencil
• Pencil Sharpener
• Pencil Eraser
• Ruler
• A postcard of Matty Taylor

Read more at http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/get-your-back-to-school-package-now-when-pre-ordering-junior-shirts-3293151.aspx#og8WptFGXXHoxFG7.99

Shake, Rattle and Roll (Buddy Holly)

7 down in the first 15 overs - 45 minutes

This is not going to end well !

Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson)

11 hours ago, zippycar said:

So the extent of his investment to date is to buy some sarnies for the players:

"As soon as he took over, he set about making simple but important improvements to the way the club was run. He was surprised, for instance, to find no food was being laid on for players after training. So he began organizing catering for them. “If you provide food for the players to eat on the same table, that creates camaraderie and bond for the whole club and gives it meaning,” he said.

47 minutes ago, Fiale said:

It probably was good business. Higgs ran out of lines of credit and having a multi million pound asset like the mem is meaning less unless you have a buyer / somewhere to move. So Wael pays of a few million of debt/loans on behalf of Higgs and the club as well as giving Higgs a few million to vanish. Now Wael has a nice asset worth £ ? in the mem, and has stuck all the debts/loans to buy the club in a overseas company that owns Bristol Rovers. 

Or move the debt from Bristol Rovers FC across to Dwayne Sports ?

12 hours ago, AzerbaijanApeman said:

Oh, I think the boycott has worked and a good thing too...

461 at Wimbledon
392 at Fleetwood
950 at Chesterfield

These are paltry attendances and send out a strong message - hopefully the EFL will have a long, hard think before they further try to wreck the integrity of the pyramid.

EDIT: Swansea's starting XI had squad numbers which added up to 340 more than the total attendance for their game at Wimbledon.

The numbering thing is just nuts !

They had 25, 31, 57, 47, 14, 11, 63, 43, 56, 39, 36 - I bet Marvin Emnes and Franck Tabanu were gutted they were selected 

12 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

So most under 23 sides lose to experienced league starters, yet Reading win....

Norwich also won 6-1 at Peterborough - that means Adrian Durham will be slating the competition on Talksport later

12 hours ago, El Hombrecito said:

It's not even a knockout competition any more? Who knew... 

Three group matches then back to the old format