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Strange he didn't really make it & failed to emulate the endless list of Jordanians & Kuaiti's who have taken the English Football league by storm...!

When you are looking to Bristol Rovers to help you develop, you are probably better off calling it a day & training as a plummer or something...!

When people slate our owners & criticise their every move & demand that they sell up & move on...... we don't have to look very far up the road to see just how that could turn out..!

Oh OK. I thought it was season ticket holders until this morning & then members today...

I love that these games are getting sold out so quickly! If people don't have membership, at least, they don't get a look in - as it should be. Our fan base of people who actually attend games, other than Wembley has risen so much over the past 10 years!

Hopefully not Will somebody have stacked away the plastic patio chairs aswell - or are they risking a massive reduction in capacity for their next game.

I very much doubt that it's still a thing these days (although I know it used to be, several generations ago) Bit could their even lower that usual attendance be down to both of us being home on the same day & are some people going to their games just as a form of local football when we are away..? As soon as there is a choice, it's Ashton Gate that those people actually head for.? 7,500 home fans, on the opening day of their new cowshed, seems absurdly low.!

Exactly - he is a shit, lazy, flash in the pan (occassionally) show pony. Being Black, White or any other race, has no bearing on that & is a stupidly wrong thing to bring into the equation.

Won't let me edit the predictive text typo now.!

Skies starts all day long, but Naismith & Atkinson, currently, for more squad depth, rotation & changing things from the bench.

If we match last seasons totals without Alex Scott at our disposal, that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, in an arguably tougher division than last seasons was. It took NP 2.5 years to get to where we were - it may be harsh to expect overnight improvement on his record without a summer window or pre-season to work on things. I think with how we are trying to play now, Skyes & Naismith are being sorely missed. I like the addition of Twine & hope that Sykes' running will compliment him - Likewise, having Atkinson available for Twines set pieces would be a huge boost aswell. I expect a mixed bag for the remainder of this season & to kick on a bit next season. NP cleared the decks & paved the way - but didn't feel like we were going anywhere beyond that with him & many forget that he was probably leaving in the summer anyway. LM is showing foundations of a more controlled & deliberate way of playing, but fully expect that to take time & probably some different personally to make it click.

I love the pin stripe kits! Can't have it every season though. I'd like something really simple. Plain red with white collar & thin trim (maybe) I've always hoped we might have a Granddad style collar (like Newcastle kit of the Ginola era)

Good debut. Great header & desire to win it. Excellent new dimension to our attacking play with good quality deliveries into the box. A real shame Rob Atkinson isn't fit to capitalise.! Good addition, who I'd hope will become more & more effective as he & teammates get to know each other more.

It's been a pleasure watching AW as a player, turned captain of our club. Some sublime goals & a workrate to set an example to all around him. Thanks Andi, good luck & hope to see you back to show our appreciation soon.

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Sorry, have I missed the paragraph of the announcement that says "Twine will only be with us for 6 months. We have no chance of signing him beyond that & don't want to"..? I thought it was fairly unusual when TGH's loan was confirmed with an option to buy, rather than it being "the norm" I wouldn't expect all loans to come with that agreement & wouldn't expect that to mean there was no chance of it becoming more permanent, if it works out well for all involved.

Or a club made up of people from dysfunctional families....

They'd probably prefer us to get relegated, rather than get promoted themselves though..! I think they genuinely hate us more than they actually like their own club..!

Unable to be referred to or described as Bristol Rovers Play off push. Perhaps that should currently be upgraded to include their assault on a historic Double. Promotion & the FA Cup in 1 season would be marvellous for them..!

You just have to look at the way our views compare to theirs. We are 4 points off the play off places & the general feeling on here (although very jekyll & Hyde, based on the last result) is that our chairman is a clown for believing we could be a top 6 contender & the general outlook from threads is frustrated & negative. Rovers are 12 points off the top 6, closer to the drop zone than the play offs - yet they always seem to refer to their play-off push & how they are better than everyone that beats them..!

Are we struggling in the Championship..? We are just struggling to compete with the top of the Championship, against teams with bigger budgets, generally.

I agree - it's blatantly lacking. Without Sykes we have no threat atall - with Sykes, we still need 2 more effective attacking players.

What would that be based on..? 8 of our last 12 goals have been in the second half.

Oh yeah, of course - should be around the same sort of capacity then

Ah yes, both almost right... was 25,700 against Man City, so I'd think it would be pretty much the same - although, not it's being televised live, it might be a bit less than that, to make way for additional TV camera locations.