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Given the rising cost of garden furniture and the amount of stock held at the Memorial ‘stadium’, his will have doubled the value of the ground. Great news for Waël if he is looking to cash in. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56357221

...if it’s raining.

Based on this, It won’t be long before they call themselves the famous quarters.

Yes, they’re due to move into their new stadium next year. Wael said so. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/full-transcript-wael-al-qadis-3180637

Good on him if he does a lot for charity, and I genuinely mean that. However, him donating a picture that he painted whilst tax payers were paying 80% of his wages is not really doing it for me. it would be interesting to know how long it took to paint his picture, and how much it therefore cost the tax payer for him to paint it. We could then compare it to how much he raised for the NHS to find out who the real winner is.

I’ve just read the latest column from Hollowhead. This is usually good for a laugh, but has left me sick in the stomach this time. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-holloway-bristol-rovers-debt-4035810 He starts by talking about how clubs are reacting to Coronavirus and says “Greed is evident everywhere and we need to get back to a mentality of looking out for one another, rather than grasping for everything we can get. Nowhere is the need for change more obvious than in professional football where the rich continue to get richer at the expense of the poor.“ He goes on to criticise Liverpool FC’s decision to furlough staff, albeit this what now been reversed. “The pots of money being made available to help them would be better invested in paying higher wages to the incredible NHS staff, who are working so hard to protect all of us at this dreadful time.”. All very laudable stuff. He then mentions that “Clubs the size of Grimsby Town, where I am manager, have no choice but to take advantage of government help. All players and staff, including myself, were placed on furlough last week“. However, the club don’t appear to be that strapped as the club are making up the difference in wages to ensure no staff member loses a penny. it makes me sick to think that my tax payer’s money is going to the likes of Hollowhead, when in his words, money would be better spent on the NHS. i can only hope that he is donating this extra income, and that from writing his article to the NHS.

I’ve just read Hollowhead’s latest column in the Post. His latest rambling is that clubs should be mandated to keep their managers for the duration of their contract, no matter what. What an absolute crackpot. I have no idea why anyone gives this guy any airspace (in more ways than one!). https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/abuse-middlesbroughs-jonathan-woodgate-derby-3289501

Kids in America - Kim Wilde

Things not going so well for Hollowhead. Over the summer is failed to get as many jobs as Rovers have failed to sign players. His regular column in the EP, reportedly where ‘The former Bristol Rovers and Blackpool manager gives his insight into both camps’ is all about him, him, him. Still an enjoyable read though... https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-holloway-graham-coughlan-right-3163100

I think the quote was “ I want the whole of Bristol to visit the show, so I’m not going to alienate anybody by saying what a pathetic footballing side Bristol Rovers are.”

Looks ‘all white’ from that angle.

Really? He turned the worst form in our history around into promotion contending form last season.

I couldn’t bring myself to watch the video. i just assumed this was the total number of season tickets they were hoping to sell this year.

Should have been a pen to us.?

To be fair, I’d have settled for 2-1 at the start.

Totally against the run of play according to Sky

Bristol City ‘by far the better team’ according to Sky.

Stunning turnaround. I can’t say we deserved it. i would say that I feel,sorry for the Hull fans, but I don’t.

BBC web site says we’ve only had 37% possession. Its amazing how effective we’ve been with the ball when we’ve had it.

FT

3 points off 2nd place!

Sounds like a cracking game - we've had 21 shots so far, although only 6 on target.

Double Derby substitute.

Last game for Flint for a while?

Up to 9th in the table