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  2. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    12 minutes ago, redkev said:

    Unbelievable, there better off with the tents , made I chuckle when other teams are upgrading their stands stadium ( I use the term stands / Stadium in the loosest context ) it takes years to plan , design & build yet there popping this thing up in a matter of a few months , god I can’t wait to see what’s erected , will probably be me when I see it ????

    The 2023/2024 EFL Season starts on August 5th; So they could be at home that weekend or 12th August (and possibly have an EFL cup game that week/before?). This is less than 6 months (actually 172 days) from now until 12th August.

    Even assuming they have put in ALL the work ahead of an imminent planning application (and I must have missed the social media post asking retired architects to design a stand for free!) - They still have to wait for approval, contract a company to build this "stand" and build said structure. I think the chances of it being something most fans in the football league call a proper stand (e.g. a permanent concrete structure with concourse, turnstiles, toilets etc) are slim to none.

    With the news they have not got their Fruit Market/Pipe dream stadium I am now guessing whatever crap they hurriedly put up over the summer  will be used for a long time to come.

    Altogether now "We g0t R stay-deEUm, We g0t R stay-deEUm, We g0t R stay-deEUm!" 

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  3. Wells

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    1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

    Nige just confirmed, Sykes was doing exactly what you said.

    Sunderland were clearly trying to shithouse at that point we got the penalty  - They had a player down in the box "injured" and the keeper giving verbals to Sykes who was protecting the penalty spot. Nahki I think was away from all of that.

    I dont lip read but as the penalty is nearly ready to be taken the keeper backs away - I think Sykes said to the keeper something along the lines of "Very nice but I'm not the one taking it", as he handed the ball to Wells wiith a big smile.

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  4. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    7 hours ago, myol'man said:

    Sorry Southend, you've been told a porkie.

    Here's what one of theirs thinks;

    Last nights game was one of the most entertaining 0-0 draws I have seen for a long time, Ipswich are possibly the best Side (with the exception of us) I have see down the Mem this season, we coped well with their speed and pace, draw was a fair result but we were a bit unlucky in the second half and probably did enough to get a win.

    The implication here being that the gas are actually better than Ipswich?

    19pts and 35 (THIRTY FIVE) difference in goal difference would say this is not the case.

    They have a self centred view of the world even North Korea would find embarasing!!

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  6. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    10 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

    From the Joey Barton Training Manual for Footballers and Wives:

    Lesson 264

    If you can't beat them ..... elbow them in the face!

    0_JMP_Lincoln_City_v_Bristol_Rovers_RS_0

     

    7 hours ago, MarcusX said:

    Yet Joey tried to defend it saying contact was minimal - and Loft said he was protecting himself.

    Barton’s an absolute bellend and his hilarious to listen to

     

    11 minutes ago, Henry said:


    Just can’t help himself.

    Despite claiming to be a "professional" Joey seems to not know the laws of the game.

    Careless, reckless, using excessive force
    “Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or
    consideration when making a challenge or that he acted without precaution.
    • No further disciplinary sanction is needed if a foul is judged to be careless
    “Reckless” means that the player has acted with complete disregard to the
    danger to, or consequences for, his opponent.
    • A player who plays in a reckless manner must be cautioned
    “Using excessive force” means that the player has far exceeded the necessary
    use of force and is in danger of injuring his opponent.
    • A player who uses excessive force must be sent off

    Charging an opponent
    The act of charging is a challenge for space using physical contact within
    playing distance of the ball without using arms or elbows.
    It is an offence to charge an opponent:
    • in a careless manner
    • in a reckless manner
    • using excessive force
     

    Given the players arm is at shoulder height/above, and he appears to be aiming the elbow at the head of the completely unprotected keeper, this looks every bit as it satisfies both careless and reckless.
    Given also he is jumping, leads with his elbow and knows the keeper is there I think you can easily argue excessive force.

    I guess the secret to being Joey Barton is to genuinely not give a toss about anyone but yourself.......

    Vile player
    Vile Managaer
    VIle Club

     

  7. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    14 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

    So relegation threatened City now have more points than play off chasing Blue Few after 30 games…..not sure how Sam Frost can print that bastard.

    Exclusive pictures from Horfield of the BRFC "promotion bus"

    221 Wrecked Bus In A Junkyard Stock Photos, Pictures ...

    I think it is suffering a bit from Joey using it to throw players under after every match.
     

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  11. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    1 hour ago, cider hoss rules said:

    I see the myth/lies about the loyal and prowed being locked out is still going strong on asschat;

     

    In one game we lost nearly 100k plymouth . Another 2000 muff fans at £25 would have been worth £50k. Plus our fans locked out.
    We have had 4 sell outs already costing the club big money.

    The BIG SIX coming are limited to just 1200 fans. We could of sold another 10000 at £ 25 to these clubs £250k. I reckon we lose up to 500k a year on limited capacity .

    Am i reading this correctly? The gas head in question reckons:

    1) They have had four sellouts already - THIS IS JUST A LIE
    The current capacity of the piss-porial is 9,832
    They were close with Exter (9,735)  and Cheltenham (9,649) so maybe give them those as "sell outs" even though a few hundred short
    Other than that they had over 9K for plymouth (9,258), Forest Green (9.064), Cambridge (9,007) - but these are all 500+ short of a "sell out"

    2) They could have sold the capacity of the memorial ground PLUS 10K? for their "big games" - UTTER FANTASY
    Their last home crowd of 19K would have surely been at Eastville - their last game their was 1986
    So its been at least thirty five years since they had a home crowd that size - its probably more like 50 years (I cba to look for that info)

  14. Alex Scott - Treasure his outstanding talent

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    In relatively recent history we have seen a number (or should that be most?) of the current England midfielders playing in the championship against City while young/developing.

    Kalvin Phillips(Leeds), Mason Mount(Derby), Jack Grealish(Villa), James Madison(Norwich), Jude Bellingham (Brum)

    Alex Scott appears to be right up there with all of those performance level wise, probably at a younger age than all of them except Bellingham.

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  16. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    8 hours ago, Coombsy said:

    He was glad January window is over and keeping Collins & Coburn was pleasing (No firm bids for Collins) but hinted this Summer Collins will probably consider enhancing his career elsewhere                                                                         

    Hes looking into a job mucking out cows with his hands - pays 2p a week

  17. Alex Scott compilation

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    35 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

    Probably the best player I’ve seen play for us and I’ve been going since 1988.  Recently got laughed at for saying he’d get in most prem teams now but I genuinely believe he is that good.  

    I have seen some people express the hope that he goes to a big PL club and gets loaned back to us for next season. The issue is that when he does go to a PL club I think they will look at him not as someone to "develop" but likely as a first team contender, if not a starter.

    He's not the finished article  but he is already begining to make quite a few opposition championship players look like chumps. He's really too good for this level.

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  19. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    30 minutes ago, CiderJar said:

    And you want me to list all our achievements in those 40 odd years and compare them to the gaseous arabs?.... it's too easy.

     

    I made a handy chart previously to cover this. 

    Two rows for us - One all time and the other post 1982
    Either way we have a much less empty trophy cabinet
    Bristol-Honours.thumb.jpg.e19826940f86e1a0bd0decd7b84eda0e.jpg

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  20. Timm Klose

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    From everything you read he seems to have been a model pro, and a very smart and likeable chap.

    I don't doubt he will be missed by people at City, but the sad thing is no-one is immune to the advance of time in their playing career. I think even his strongest supporters would admit he looked a bit like he was struggling with the pace and overall physical demands of championship/professional football when playing this season. The club cannot afford to be too sentimental about these things.

    I expect that given what people are saying in this thread we will not have heard the last of him and he may well move in to coaching in some capacity.

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