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  1. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    You know just how the debate they're having about their new owners is going to play out.

    Someone will say something challenging, someone else will get the hump, someone else will say that they've got first-hand-knowledge of a situation and then their 'moderator' will get twitchy and shut the thread down, but only after banning a few people.

    If there is one thing they don't allow over there, it's a conversation! 

  2. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    7 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

    The turnover of players Barton got in and out was excessive. Unsustainable. Now the new guys don’t seem to be living up to expectations. 
     

    I really hope it goes tits up for them. 

    That was because every year he had to rebuild his squad as he relied on the loan market. It was quite a clever ploy by him, fill the squad with loan signings, then say 'I need 9 new players' - Wally lets him sign them, he then needs a dozen games to get them playing how he wants at which point they are mid-table enough that they couldn't justify sacking him based on team performance.

    The fans seemed to love being a feeder club for various Premier League sides and assumed that 'Joey had the contacts', they overlooked the fact that to actually progress, you need experienced players alongside your own developing players and the odd loan signing. Not a squad with talented players who know they'll be going home at the end of the season. 

  4. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    1 minute ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

    Give credit to the Exeter fans, absolutely…but most of the Gas live local.

    I’ll wait until officially announced before laughing but if that’s the true figures it’s pathetic from a club who bang on and on about their supposedly huge, loyal fanbase.

    Living local to the Mem, I can assure you that 'most Gas live local' isn't true.

    You see more kids wearing City shirts walking around Gloucester Road than you do kids in Fewer shirts. Same goes for the pubs. Granted, outside of a match-day none of the pubs in the area are overly 'football', mostly they're generic 'student friendly' places which may show Premier League games, but given they've played at Eastville, Bath and now the Mem, they're far more spread than they'd want to admit.

    Locally, more people who like sport live give the impression that they'd rather see the Bears than the Fewers. 

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  5. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    Gaschat is more amusing than usual at the moment, quite a few of them are having some significant doubts about the new owners who aren't just NOT spending money, but they're PRETENDING to spend money giving the impression that all is ticking along nicely whilst not delivering anything - safe in the knowledge that the DIY stand they can't fill must show how serious they are about doing stuff. 

    I'm sure they'll kick a few signings over the line and make their squad more competitive, but if you were an agent, you'd be negotiating an 'avoiding relegation' bonus in to any contract rather than a promotion bonus.

    My guess - 3 years from now, they'll still be lower league, the Mem will have had a few more licks of paints and the club will be knee-deep in 'ground development' borrowing with no obvious way out. 

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  6. Aaron Wilbraham

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    8 hours ago, formerly known as ivan said:

    Not linked so don’t panic!

    Seen city posted the two goals he scored vs Forest in 2015. Got me thinking… has there every been a more underwhelming signing that has actually transpired to be an absolute hero.

    Would love a prime Wilbs in this squad right now.

     

    Have to say, the signing of 'winger' Andi Weimann struck me as an expensive punt. 

    Another player who out performed based on my expectations.

  14. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    22 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

    Obviously, like all things to do with them and us, there is no comparison.

    Our average is 22,179 so far this season which is just over 82% capacity.

    Their meagre average is currently 8,039 which is 73% capacity (based on 11k capacity, probs more now with their massive new cow shed)

    Why do they keep shooting themselves in the foot ?

    This is like Four In A Bed on Channel 4.

    The Fewers underpaid by £16, giving them 82% of the total bill.

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  16. That Liverpool Tribute Then…

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    Is it possible that some of the players who represented us in that game didn't want to attend the reunion as Osman had, by a lot of accounts at the time, a somewhat dictatorial attitude to his management style subsequently; and players who worked with him in any capacity might not relish a chance for a pint.

  17. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

    He got a shitload of criticism from all angles, which isn’t surprising considering he posted the picture of himself wearing a Rovers top holding a Rovers flag next to the Auschwitz sign on Twitter with the caption “Auschwitz Gas”. This however appears to be a different person.

    I don’t know what goes through some peoples heads to be honest? 

     

     

     

    Worth repeating that, he got as much shit from Fewers as he did anyone else.

    And right enough.

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