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Can't wait for the January plan to be revealed...

I'm glad I've seen as many glum and pissed off faces on those who matter in the Directors Box as those who share those emotions in the crowd and on OTIB. 

14 minutes ago, Kim_il_sung said:

L L L W L L L

Welsh?

******* shit

Oh......

The Crab Men have returned 

3 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Quite sure we will turn it around and comfortably win 3-1.

 

Love it Tommy

Tonight's performance got me thinking back to when LJ was appointed and a Barnsley fan posted on here something along the lines of "Be prepared for a run forward and then two passes backwards" and my favourite "Players resembling Crabs in their movement". 

Now as any loyal supporter would do I put it down to the usual dogs testicles that is espoused by a rival.

Except for tonight, there in all its glory the Crab Men appeared on the pitch in front of me (I've been drinking but I had to just to get through it)

We've been declining for the past few games now even with the sparse ray of light in a win (2 in 10 is it?)

I'm certainly not a 'Boo' boy and not in the burn the contract and start looking for a replacement camp but there needs to be some real scrutiny of what LJ is slowly trying to achieve in the interim. 

I get the patience, I understand that we are a work in progress, I know we've got to make our way through the next few transfer windows, I'm happy with progress on last season etc etc, however what's being served up is poor. 

I'm an eternal optimist so I'll carry on believing blah blah blah.

Its just a bit same old that's all.

Engvall

Tomlin 

7 minutes ago, cityloyal473 said:

And the right manager.  You can have all the time and patience in the world, but without the right manager it means nothing.

We're hanging our hat on a man who's never built a dynasty, or shown any signs of building a dynasty being the man to build our dynasty.  You'll have to forgive my cynicism; I didn't get the kool aid memo. 

 

Oh no...?

6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I find it hard to believe the good people of Sweden are currently chuckling about Bristol City lying 13th in the Championship.

Or wearing edible hats...

Well that was shite

On 05/12/2016 at 22:58, bert tann said:

It was another poster who said that the project had been touted around London but offers of finance had not been forthcoming. However the recent resignation from the board of the "expert" brought in to oversee the financing of the project does lend credence to his suggestion.

''Twas I Bert, several times told by those inside the tent (no pun intended) and by associates in the City who laughed 'El Presidenté' out of the square mile. 

On 06/12/2016 at 08:22, Kid in the Riot said:

Thanks, that fills in the gaps nicely with what I'd heard. The 'Dick Whittington goes to London' story is certainly true. We'll just have to see how much more of Wally's reign becomes fairytale!

Great Panto analogy and especially relevant for this time of year....I would wager that the proverbial will hit the fan when Dopey walks, as the corner he's backing himself into (rightly so I believe) will see no materialisation of any transfer funds of note....

Dopey knows he's been sold a pup; Leeds were calling and he would have stood to make a tidy sum even if he lasted to the ink getting dry on the contract. 

7 minutes ago, lenred said:

'In many ways Rovers seem to be mirroring Brighton, at least off the field.'

Fair point, parking in Brighton is a nightmare too

4 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

We lost at home to Brighton and Gasheads were stroking themselves about how supposedly shit the quality is in the Championship and how they could easily compete at our level.

They've now played the three utterly appalling teams relegated from the Champ last season. They've drawn at home to MK, lost at home to Bolton and been hilariously thumped, at home, by Charlton.

Remember they're 'comin for us'

#ticktock

'Mind da Gas'

Deluded idiots.

 "The Miracle is Mine".....my favourite Eurosong entry ever by Father Dick Byrne.

57 minutes ago, Coombsy said:

Nov 3, 2016 at 5:57pm  Topper Gas said:

Nov 3, 2016 at 5:07pm  gasincider said:

Quite simple. Until they sell us the land it's on, they hold all the aces. If they insist on it being called any particular name, they can use it as a sword over us. If they sell us the freehold, usually it means we can sell the naming rights to anyone's else, unless of course it is a caveat to the overall sale, though that would be unusual. At the start of all this, the UWE had agreed to let us have the land for £8m and we would sell the naming rights for 5 years for the same amount. Subsequently, the UWE put the price up to £11m for the land, and then came the fiasco with Sainsbury's.

As for the feasibility study, why would UWE insist on it? The people who will insist on it are the people putting up the money as is usual in these cases. They will want to know the whole thing is viable to ensure they get their money back with interest on the capital employed. 

As a matter of courtesy i would imagine that Rovers will let them see the conclusions drawn on the study, but what UWE will want is guarantees that the funding is in place to complete the build once it begins. 

 

But that was then not now, if there was no contract in place then surely any previous agreements no longer apply, or at least they aren't binding, and it's now down to what agreement the the UWE and Wael can now come to over the price of the land/the stadium naming rights, as surely if we buy the land the UWE can't dictate what we call the new stadium. 

No doubt the UWE will also want some guarantee that the stadium is feasible, as I doubt they'll want a Darlington type situation, with a white elephant stuck on their land should Rovers ever hit financial problems. Plus when Wael first mentioned the study he suggested once it was available he would sit down with all the interested parties, having already suggested finance was in place, I assume interested parties must include the UWE. 

 

Wasn't one of the key conditions for Rovers taking on the leasehold of the land,  and starting construction, that the stadium itself should be debt-free i.e. fully funded from the sale of the Mem?

From what we hear about outside investors funding the stadium under the new regime, that wouldn't be the case. I don't know if this has anything to do with any lack of news. Just wondering if it is one of many new factors to be considered before UWE are happy.

Uwe not able to sale the land as the was given it by HP and not allowed to sale to a third party

Try, 'Having the necessary funds available to pay for it'.....

Then I would expect that the UWE will be happy

Didn't expect a win tonight and obviously didn't get one but the performance was garbage. 

Says a lot when the best cross of the night comes from your striker. 

Brighton were fitter, faster and stronger, we were left with players blowing out of their ass and could have been totally humiliated if the numerous chances they had were converted. 

Magnusson was decent...that's my only positive thing I'll take from the game. 

Tomlin, love him to bits but he just goes missing for large parts of the game and with it goes any decent outlet we have. 

Oneill, dogshit of a game and if that's his worst performance of the season then so be it. 

Little, well god loves a trier and I applaud him for doing so but we really need a RB in January as Matthews appears to have 'Toure-itis'. 

2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Bryan's having a worse game. 

He hasn't broken a sweat 

11 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

"Bristol Rovers' Crowd" has to be the greatest oxymoron of all time.

"Billionaire Jordanian owner"

Has to be a close second...,

2 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said:

Gaschat is sad tonight.

It's a strange feeling. We've actually lost a game. No-one knows how to react.

Better stay away from the stables then. 

At least you can sleep safe in the knowledge that you have a billionaire owner who can bankroll your push to the Champions League. 

40 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

No but if he had taken one of his chances first half ......

Easy from your armchair isn't it?

Tomlin's fault, sub him