GreedyHarry

7 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Well... he said the ‘crime’ resulted in a community resolution. This is an informal disposal which stops the matter having to go through court. It is saved solely for the least serious matters. Theres must be an admission from the ‘offender’ and there’s always some form of reparation. 
 

He says “not to contact for 16 weeks”. Which is more than unlikely. 
 

I can therefore confirm that Henbury Gas is one of the following:

1. Misinformed. 
2. incorrect. 
3. full of shit. 
 

I know where my money is. 

Anybody know how to set up one of those polls?

11 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Can you point me in the direction of the thread please?

Yep, here you go

 http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/15917/twentyman

It’s an inane thread to start off with!

Well here is an old friend with a story to tell.

11 minutes ago, Delta said:

No rules have been broken. The (legitimate) sale of the ground means that despite extremely difficult circumstances, Villa have operated within the realms of FFP, pursuant to the regulations.

If you want to keep on banging on about regulations, you have to accept that at least 18/24 EFL clubs voted to include an ability for clubs to sell their own stadiums.   Hence it being permitted.  Your only hope (or straw to clutch at) is that VP was over valued.  I think you will find that if anything, it was under valued.

Fair enough. Your day of reckoning could come next season. There again it may not. Until the authorities tell us one way or another, this is all a bit futile. One thing that is concrete up until now, is that my club have stuck within the rules, and has been judged accordingly for each season by the EFL. I’m not sure you can say the same with any certainty

2 hours ago, Delta said:

Therein lies the gamble.  Not knowing what your owner could/would be prepared to risk throwing it at a promotion challenge, I can't comment.  However, should you manage promotion, your income would increase many fold, placing your previous gambled money as a good investment. (Not overlooking the fact that you'd qualify for parachute payments if you went back down).

My own club were at the point where we couldn't pay bills, couldn't sign players and were looking at all players of value leaving just 18 months ago due to the gamble failing.  However - The person responsible for the gamble was never going to suffer as he would just walk away, leaving us in the mire - How did FFP protect Villa?

Your team would struggle in the PL - Look at the impact Reid, Bryan and to a sesser extent Webster (who I read being criticised by Brighton fans recently).  The gap is bigger than it's ever been and is only going one way.  Somehow, Championship sides need to be able to compete otherwise it will just go the way of the big 3 or 4 in the PL.

No, therein dies not lie the gamble. You either break the rules or you don’t. A bit like when people bemoan their bad luck for being caught speeding, or shoplifting, or any other offence.
Them’s the rules. Stick by them and even when you burst out of their jurisdiction you need not fear crashing back down to the Championship

13 minutes ago, Delta said:

Another point worth making/asking is do Championship sides actually want to play in the PL?

Currently, the gulf is so great that most teams end up coming straight back down.

Take Bournemouth for example.  Their turnover last season was more than twice that of Villa's - This being achieved on gates of less than 12,000.  This has been the case for the past 3 seasons so times that wealth by 3.  Even with a summer spend of way over £100,000,000 (by Villa), Bournemouth are still above Villa in the league.

I would imagine that most of you hold high hopes of gaining promotion via the play offs this season?  The overwhelming chances are that should you achieve this, you would go back down the following season, probably finishing bottom.  Where's the fun in that?  It is certainly short lived.  All hail the saving grace though - You gained promotion whilst not losing more than £13,000,000 per season.

My feeling is that instead of beating this tireless FFP drum constantly, Championship clubs ought to be focusing on ways of giving their sides a fighting chance should promotion be achieved.

Yes I want to see us in The Premiership, but not if it means the future financial stability of our club is compromised. Our previous experience of that lives at the forefront of my mind at least. I guess many others feel the same, which is why many feel sticking within FFP is the fairest way of going about our business. Although ultimately that decision lies with our owner.

6 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

Do you have to be a registered fewer to take part in the survey?

Might be a laugh. 

Nope. Completed mine and asked for more fake Fanta. What they could do to improve their match day experience—-keep the gates locked.

2 hours ago, 22A said:

OK folks; at 4' 56" spot the difference; 

 

I was fully expecting circus music to start at that point.

15 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Dunno if it's been mentioned but don't you love to see it!

"The reality is, Bristol City are light years ahead of us, in every single aspect. There might be a rivalry, but there's a Kazzam between us that we might never close. Stadium, Youth System, Training ground".

PS, what's a "Kazzam"? Is that how we can tell it's one of their fans?

That's Oxford's ground isn't it?

34 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I just took a peak on gaschat and guess what?  There’s no Bristol City dustbin thread.............

Didn't think you came on this thread. Shame you're trying to ruin this one as well. Course you could take your own advice and not come on it. I'm gonna take some of yours and block you, as you make every thread you infiltrate about yourself, and it's boring.

20 hours ago, Portred said:

On holiday in Tenerife, was walking along the seafront today with the wife and kids, both me boys (7 & 9 years old) had city shirts on and a gas **** walked past ( in his 50’s at least) and called my boys shitheads !! I was naturally fuming. My response tho was met with silence and heads down. 
‘happy anniversary mate’

A grown man swearing at kids.
 

 

The absolute lady garden !!

Did you say "lady garden"?

18 hours ago, reddoh said:

I would like to point out was born in Patchway (red all my life once able to make an informed opinion) brought my first house in Flton (still red) live in wales(not quite as red as the egg chasers) catch the train too PSN(to make a certain poster happy)

a few fans get on at Patchway and more at abbey wood don't knock the north of Bristol.

Same. I was born in Patchway as well. And, I don't know anybody from there  that would have ever been seen in Kingswood, let alone Chasers. There's a fair few of us from North Bristol.

3 minutes ago, Rocky said:

I so hope this isn't fake.

1 hour ago, Ska Junkie said:

I have mate, bloody lovely. Might have to buy it TBH.

Just had a look. That is a cracking shirt. Currently sold out in everything except Small and XXXL. Which is a gutter.

1 hour ago, Vincent Vega said:

They even obsess at tea time  !

 

Four ******* sausages

45 minutes ago, myol'man said:

Higher, higher than a seven?

Good game, good game

Honestly! They are mental!

45 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

**** me .....each post goes up by a million !                deluded ***** !

It goes from the 450,000 that Hull allegedly offered to 4 million in half a page.

4 minutes ago, Homer Simpson said:

According to radio Bristol 96 away fans.

Any idea what that is as a proportion of home fans?

Asking for a friend.

12 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

( No sleight on the lad that posted this video )

But , if you can bear watching a few mins of the muppets in action you will be shocked at the noise , atmosphere and deafening noise directed at Matty before his injury on Saturday

Wow - They really showed him !

( I counted 5 pins dropped , see if you can do better !)

  

 

 

I managed 4 minutes but the sound on my phone seems to be broken. 

5 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

They now have a Fanzone.......just like us...

Is that for real?

12 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

WTF?

Has that been set up for jousting or quidditch?

31 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

F+++ me..............this forum is getting overrun by Fewers!

I expect they'll be claiming on asschat that they've "taken" OTIB !

Mind you this is only cyberspace, never happened in the real world......I guess they think it's far safer this way ! 

Maybe we should follow their lead and set up a cyber amnesty bin where they can throw themselves.

So some quick measurements on Google Earth. The Fruit Market sure is approximately 330yds by 170yds at its furthest points. In no way is the area used by the fruit market rectangular. 2 sides cannot be extended as they are bordered by GWR's depot to the North and Albert Crescent and more of the train depot to the east. The train depot ain't going nowhere. The south and west sides are bordered by multiple businesses including Bristol Waste's depot. So these would all have to be moved on to create an extra 50 yds approx in each direction.

I'm guessing Wally is more clever than we thought, and is future proofing their club with some five-a-league pitches, for their first team in 2024.

On 06/07/2019 at 11:00, bristolmoose said:

 

Didn't mean to post. Sorry.

So in theory, a club or owner could sell their stadium on every season to a new company, and cover their losses? They could even get the club to buy each stadium owning company for a pound before repeating the trick over and over. No point in FFP at all now if this is the case, as it is completely meaningless.