Miah Dennehy

Been to UWE today and building work due to start in about four weeks time

But not on a stadium but student flats by car park 20

I asked about the stadium the person I meet on site just smile and walked away

Don't look to good for them

I don't think you will find many Rovers fans who actually think the stadium is still going to be built. It really is just about trying to get some compensation to hopefully get us out of the financial mire, and I'm not even confident of that.

If any of you want tips on the best pubs etc. around Telford let me know

Don't worry, I'm sure as Telford go 1-0 up BBC viewers will be rushed to Ashton Gate for a 16 camera live video feed, plus a pitch side panel of Mark Cooper, Darrell Clarke & Skeletor. 

That's what I'm hoping for

Room for 14,000 away fans     

You might have to team up with a few other clubs when you visit then

...or Ashton Gate? ;-)

Or Eastville

I will still believe it when I see it. I have watched Rovers for 40 years and for 30 of those they have been about to move to a new ground. I see TRASH have 7 days to appeal, and Nick Higgs has mentioned in his statement that the delay has cost time and money, and that this means that there will now be contractual issues to sort out.

Apart from that, I'm a bit of a Luddite when it comes to new football grounds, and talk of 'new revenue streams' always leaves me a bit cold.

You can't stop progress, and I will go along with it, but give me a stadium and pitch like the Baseball Ground circa 1974 anytime!

If it's any consolation, this thread reads exactly like the ones on the Rovers forum when we are playing

Ah yes, Miahdennehy, as your lot demonstrated perfectly in 2007, on an obviously smaller scale of course <wink>

I'll have you know that I stayed in my seat that night and goaded you from the comfort (?) of the West Stand

Mate, one thing that bothers me , why you chose your user name. Is it a form of Post Modernist Irony, choosing possibly one of the worst players ever to "grace" your team (mind you, there is a plethora of choice for THAT particular nomenclature) ?

I think calling it Post Modernist Irony might suggest I put a lot of thought into it! I just thought of his name when I signed up, maybe I'm still having sub concious nightmares about him now.

He did score a hat trick for us once btw, against Swansea. The hat trick goal was loosely described as a header at the time, but the ball actually hit him on the back of the head and went in, which seemed quite appropriate.

Unbelievable really that your lot were singing about the stadium at the derby match when the plump female had yet to even clear her throat. Must have been some Sags that night thinking why oh why.

Well yes, I did think so on the night too, but then I never understand piss taking chants during a game (You're not singing any more etc), far better to cheer on your own side during the 90 minutes, and after the final whistle take the piss all you want (or run on the pitch and chuck coins of course  )

Did I hear the City fans at Tranmere singing -

'Judicial review, judicial review

You took the piss Gas

Now you got one too'

Great song, I've had months and months of how great their stadium will be, how we missed out on ours through our own incompetence etc etc, and the best of all this little beauty 'when we get our new ground we will be top dogs in Bristol'.

Time to get back in the shadow,

I will admit to finding that funny

But hasn't the original planning permission you had for ground developments expired now?  You got that years ago didn't you?

I'm not sure tbh. I'm one of the seemingly  (very) tiny minority of fans who prefer older grounds in urban areas, so I'm not overly fussed either way.

I prefer The Mem anyway