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1 hour ago, Shaun Morgan said:

"I hope that all supporters will appreciate the fact that there will be no price increase next season and will continue to show their amazing support for this very special, and unique, football club." 
 

They honestly believe this shit

There are many things to dislike about the sags, but their nauseating self regard is the worst of them.

48 minutes ago, Super said:

Apparently still a billionaire!

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/VIDEO-Billionaire-Bristol-Rovers-owner-Wael-Al/story-28835503-detail/story.html

They local media really want to believe it don't they? Why don't they do their jobs and actually find out before they report things, or is that asking too much?

5 minutes ago, TwoSheds said:

Wycombe would have loved this result did the gash try and take them to court a few years back when they fell out of the Football league.

Dropping like a stone

It's called poetic justice!

39 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

Something about them being the only club in the league that no-one actually cares about and he was hysterical that they seemed to be sponsored by the snack van in the corner of the ground when they had 'Bradshaws Snack Box' on their shirts!

Wahey!

Be fair, they've gone up in the world since then. They're now sponsored by a back street boozer.

49 minutes ago, Hartcliffe red said:

Some fans up the mem have already got their new kit!

McClaren it is then. Clear your desk Dopey.

1 hour ago, st andrews gas said:

without either of the owners of city or rovers, there is a lot more money in north bristol than south...try taking an objective stroll around the neighbourhoods... 

Is that the neuveau riche talking!

37 minutes ago, 'keepuplino' said:

 

These figures won't be entirely accurate admittedly but it certainly shows their not worth anywhere near what SL is worth... These figures basically show that after liabilities they are worth a measly 61million... No where near the billions they are banging on about!!

Well if that's true they might be able to clear the immediate debts but will still be reliant on selling to Sainsbury's or borrowing from their own bank in order to fund the stadium.

7 minutes ago, BarnsleyFan1887 said:

**** that. Don't want that miserable git.

Sounds familiar!

4 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

I nearly broke the dinning table thumping on it when we scored, Oskins was shouting his head off and I must admit I had a tear in my eye.

Sheer joy all round the ground when that went in. A fantastic moment.

3 hours ago, Red Right Hand said:

I`m gutted. He missed out `sheeds in the away end` from the blame list.

Well obviously even that relatively sane sag still blames us for that.

26 minutes ago, cynic said:

To be fair, SL did say he was the last in the chain regarding recruitment - he said he just rubber stamps the finance side of things.

I'd be staggered if SC/Burt don't have a list as long as yer arm to work through.

Fair comment. What I meant was the club in general should be keeping it's cards close...

2 hours ago, Nibor said:

A good first half performance with no real cutting edge.  Wilbraham didn't have the best of times in the first 45 and Agard would have been more helpful to Kodjia.

QPR woke up at half time and Phillips was a real danger, and we were weaker.  Their goal was undeserved but exemplifies the clinical nature of games in this division, something we have to emulate.

We took a while to get going but when we finally made a substitution started to get on top again and the team goal was great.  Good to see Freeman starting to return to form (long way off his best still but improved).  Kodjia and Smith stood out for me for good reasons and Pack had a horrible game.

The ref was at least consistent in never giving even the most blatant of fouls and it probably made the game more watchable.  The time wasting was annoying as was persisting for too long in the second half without making changes (nothing new there though).

I was very surprised to hear that SL said in an interview there's nothing planned yet for January, that's a travesty.  We need a quality central midfielder, a striker and a keeper walking in the door on Jan 1st as far as I'm concerned.

Good point in the end but we need to get more than that on average to stay up.

Hopefully after the pre season debacle SL is learning to keep is cards close to his chest! We shall see.

1 minute ago, st andrews gas said:

Ah...that I do believe...

Well it's true, I wasn't boasting about my hooligan past because I don't have one.

4 minutes ago, st andrews gas said:

of course you were, took the tote end single- handedly- robbed the hot dog stand, machine-gunned your telephone number into the remnants of the corrugated iron,popped the box of chocs by the flower beds behind the goal for the city keeper and legged it back to your cave in BS3  for cheap cider and medals....

Sorry to disappoint you but I only went in the ToteEnd twice. Once for the fireworks display and once for the speedway.

2 minutes ago, st andrews gas said:

Why - were you there you old git?

No not quite but you were claiming to know everything that ever happened on the "famous" tote.

13 minutes ago, st andrews gas said:

60's I don't know- started going in '72 and was in the tote end every time we played city and never was the end taken - from '72 at least- unlike the East End- '75.

60s I don't know...well there's a bit of a flaw in your argument isn't there old boy?

10 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Aww, he looks so happy holding this scarf....check out the joy on his face...not.

Anything to stop being molested for 5 minutes. It's like the scene from an episode of 'I'm Alan Partridge' when Alan suddenly realises he's been led into a trap by an unhinged stalker.

 

 

No doubt that photo of windass on the wall is a permanent fixture at the mem.

8 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Aww, he looks so happy holding this scarf....check out the joy on his face...not.

Anything to stop being molested for 5 minutes. It's like the scene from an episode of 'I'm Alan Partridge' when Alan suddenly realises he's been led into a trap by an unhinged stalker.

 

 

My god, a Tote End aggro scarf! Classy

23 minutes ago, Sargent Pepper said:

Windass goal won the most lucrative game in world football. A game they could only dream about being in. Daniel sent them to semi professional level. A few of our fans presented Daniel with a bottle of champagne in a jovial way. They pay Windass to talk at their home ground.

even their banter is tinpot. 

Is Windass skint or something? From scoring the winner in a Wembley play off final to playing the court jester for an audience of drooling sags. Quite a comedown.

6 minutes ago, ciderup said:

Did they lose then? I was expecting their obligatory penalty to save the day for them, again.

1-2

19 hours ago, ciderup said:

That capacity keeps going up! 20000, 20700, 21000, 21700 now 22000. Not that it will ever be built anyway.

Amazing what can be done with a few B&M white plastic chairs.

15 minutes ago, cityloyal473 said:

"With our fan base and planning permission for a 22,000 seat stadium on the outskirts of the city, the club is potentially an attractive proposition for investors."

Clutching at straws there.

 

The club that hasn't had a five figure average home attendance for over 40 years. Massive potential.

12 minutes ago, Just Red said:

I'm sure the club house end was already there? However their fans had to raise the money for a roof for it.

Yes you're right.

1 hour ago, Eddie Hitler said:

Does anybody know what state the Memorial ground stadium is in?

I've not been there but from clips of the games (by their entertaining blogger) it looks pretty old but I didn't know how bad it was; I remember the state of the Goldstone Ground away for a midweeker before Brighton moved ground; it was crumbling with huge sections roped off for safety reasons.

As The New Stadium has been the goal for a few years they will have done the absolute minimum maintenance so I was wondering how the stands are holding up. 

The ironic thing about the Mem is that despite it's utter crapness most of it isn't actually that old. The side stands were built by the rugby club in the 80s and 90s and the archaic looking clubhouse end was built by the sags after they moved in.

Sags criticizing Meadow Lane. They could only dream etc....