Mr Al-Quidi did apply for a permit to run a whelk stall on Gloucester Road but was turned down due to lack of continence.

A few sheds  ?

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All the latest concerning the Gas on the final day of the transfer window.

5 hours ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Just got to thinking about how lockdown has ravaged our finances along with every other clubs, but we don't hear anything about the financial issues over at the Mem.  Considering that they were skint even before the pandemic is that not surprising.

Still, I suppose they could sell their ground, if they actually owned it.  How much dosh is Wally pumping in to keep it solvent and how long before he pulls the plug because he finally realises that it is a bottomless swamp that hardly anyone cares about or is interested in?

Under normal circumstances I should be thinking of a funny retort to your post Wendy.

But I don't think it will be our Mr Al-Quidi who pulls the plug and I fear the ending will be most unpleasant.

3 minutes ago, myol'man said:

Accepted.

Make your cheque payable to Dwane Sports Ltd and post it to The Esplanade, Jersey, Near France

Did you ever put the stools on your heads ?   

1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:

The 60's for me (well, the second half and first half of the 70's), never got into "ethnic" music, or punk. I was all growed up with a young family and fed up with hearing you kids saying my favorite bands were "dinosaurs" !

Speaking of "clubs", is anyone on hear old enough to remember  The Globetrotters (up Whiteladies ? THAT was a place, the strip joint I went in as a callow 16 year old youth !

Popped  in once for a dry martine.

She moistened up after I gave her a tickle.

I understand that Dwane Developments UK Ltd is one of Britain's most prosperous companies because their tenant, BRFC, not only pays them rent but also pays for all of their business expenses and capital costs.

It is said that even Musk and Bezos look enviously at this business model. 

2 hours ago, Jim Davey said:

have they mentioned that their moving into a new purpose built stadium in 6 months time.

Actually the scheduled move in date is in 8 months time.

Mr Al-Quidi’s interview with Sam Frost in the Evening Post has stimulated a massive debate on the Rovers’ fans forum with most Gasheads eagerly looking forward to the coming thaw so that work on both the stadium and training ground can continue. The consensus is that  with Mr Al-Quidi and his dynamic board of directors at the helm there has never been a better time to be a supporter of BRFC. Of course we feel for other EFL clubs who are close to  administration and begging for financial help but, as our midfield maestro Josh Barrett will tell you, football is all about the survival of the fattest.

33 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

They all seem to think the January window will save them.

1. Do they seriously think Wally will spend more money?

2. In the unlikely event he does, what players with any sense of pride will want to sign for that shower?

We don't have any showers up at Portaloo Park.

Our players train on the bowling greens there and then retreat to a secret location to get changed and talk tictacs. 

1 hour ago, Wiltshire robin said:

What the fck is that intro , cringe 

Someone at the club thought voluntary liquidation meant the liquidator was a volunteer and wouldn't need to be paid but Mr Tisdale obviously thinks otherwise.

2 hours ago, Numero Uno said:

When you read the statement and see what the bloke has introduced into the club (basic stuff such as recruitment, nutrition, medical, analysis etc.) it shows what an absolute shower that club was only a year ago......yet the Fewers lap it up as progress rather than questioning why it wasn’t there and had to be “introduced” in the first place. Off the field it seems they hadn’t left the National League.

But Mr Al-Quidi took the credit for doing all those things a few months after he rode into town ?

We are either following American election practises and counting things twice or we have signed up to the green new deal and every few years will be recycling our list of groundbreaking achievements.  

 Rovers have started to use the magnificent new training ground at Almondsbury and Mr Al-Quidi has just announced through his Instagram account (36 million devotees) that it is to be named “The Quarter”.

I understand this is because only a quarter of it will ever be finished.

23 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

One belter on slagchat reckons they`d have beaten Burton if they`d had a full stadium roaring them on.

Full? Roaring? When`s that ever happened? 1958?

September 6, 1954
Liverpool make four changes for their game with Bristol Rovers, at Bristol, this evening, for which they only left Liverpool this morning, so that they will have had close on seven hours train journey before taking the field.

As Hughes is fit and returns to centre half, Twentyman resumes his normal left half berth. Arnell tales over at centre forward from Louis Bimpson, who received an eye injury on Saturday, and Anderson fills the vacancy thus created at inside right. Anderson had 13 senior appearances last season, scoring five goals.

Bristol Rovers have made a good start this season under their flamboyant young manager BJ Tann. At home they have defeated Port Vale and Derby County and drawn with Birmingham City. Seven of their nine goals have been scored by Geoff Bradford, the player for whom Liverpool made a big offer a year ago. He got a single in each of the four opening games, and a hat-trick against Derby on Saturday.

Despite playing in less than half his club’s matches due to a broken leg. Bradford topped the Rovers’ marksmen last winter with 21 goals in 18 outings, getting at hat-tricks on five occasions. Half of his games were at inside right, as he only took over the leadership when Vic Lambden was dropped.

A stalwart defence.
So far, this campaign, the Rovers have made only one change in their side. Paddy Hale, a former reserve centre half, having had outings at inside right. The defence is the same as that which played almost unchanged throughout last season, when the first six men on the team sheet missed a total of only 18 games between them.

Ray Warren, captain and centre half, is now in his 21st season at the Eastville Stadium, and from all accounts is playing as well as ever, though, possibly a little more inclined to use his head to save his legs.

On the basis of what we have seen of Liverpool thus far, their prospects of victory to-night look remote unless they pull out something very much better than in any previous game. A displays no better than that against West Ham is unlikely to bring a point never mind two. But we can still hope.

Match: Football League, Second Division, at Eastville Stadium, kick-off: 18:15.
Bristol Rovers – Liverpool 3-0 (2-0).
Attendance: 25,574.
Bristol Rovers (2-3-5): Howard Radford, Harry Bamford, Les Edwards, Jackie Pitt, Ray Warren, Peter Sampson, George Petherbridge, Paddy Hale, Geoff Bradford, Bill Roost, Peter Hooper.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Dave Underwood, Tom McNulty, Frank Lock, Barry Wilkinson, Laurie Hughes, Geoff Twentyman, Jimmy Payne, Eric Anderson, Alan Arnell, John Evans, Billy Liddell.
The goals: 1-0 Bradford (40 min.), 2-0 Bradford (42 min.), 3-0 Bradford (85 min.).

38 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

See what you mean Bert.

Surely other clubs in L1 and L2 have also improved stadium and training facilities in the last 12 months though. Presumably, if your concerns are correct, those other clubs would also ‘forfeit’ financial help?

Few would have suddenly embarked on such a project three months after the Government had invoked emergency powers which effectively shut down their business and even fewer would be pleading poverty while spending money to develop land which they didn't own and with no formal lease agreement in place.    

45 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

6th richest club in Britain apparently....that’s what their belter fans were saying. Talked about waving fivers at other L2 clubs fans when they came to the Mem.

Utter ******* pounders.

They don’t need any financial help, in fact, Rovers should be sharing some of their vast wealth around the lower divisions. It’s only fair.

Joking aside Peter, there is a feeling among the football elder statesmen I have spoken to that Rovers may have made a blunder in the way the new training ground is being paid for. The money is coming into the club from Mr Al-Quidi and then out again to pay the contractors working on the project. But to obtain funding under the rescue package individual clubs may be audited to determine their financial need. Which could lead to the question "If you are so desperate for cash to keep your business afloat why are you spending vast sums on a training ground which is not necessary for your survival but which is enhancing the value of land held independently by your owner ?"

For Rovers the EFL rescue package may open a Pandora's box of hornet's nests within a can of worms.

The shares are 10p each so this new resolution allows the company to allot 4.95 million more shares.

In June Mr Al-Quidi said he had swapped the Dwane Sports loan for shares in BRFC 1883 Ltd, which had capitalised the loan, but he hadn't.

When eventually the Bristol Post was pressured into confronting the club about this false statement Mr Starnes response was that they first needed to have an AGM to pass a resolution to allot more shares.

The AGM took place on September 28th and the resolution was passed but no new shares have been allotted to Dwane Sports and the loan remains in place as does the charge over the Memorial Ground.

We constantly hear that Mr Al-Quidi has saved the club by capitalising the debt. 

But he hasn't.   

An important announcement about Bristol Rovers new stadium is expected later this afternoon.

I shall be providing updates here from 4pm onwards.

Another strongly worded letter of complaint is on it's way to the EFL following release of the BCFC "training ground update" video which is clearly intended to belittle the magnificent rugby club house and barn gymnasium complex being constructed at Almondsbury. Such intimidation of an oppressed minority has no place in the modern world and I should not be at all surprised if piecemeal protests are seen on Gloucester Road this evening.

Our leaders, the Al-Quidi family, are bound to come out fighting but unfortunately this is likely to be among themselves.

1 hour ago, Galway Red said:

According to the EP their manager had a joke with their goalscorer before last night's game and he said "are you going to score tonight, he said Yeh, and he did" my ribs are still tickling.laugh a minute on the north side 

I think Bobby Davro gave him that one.

My gags were provided by Leslie Crowther.

2 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

This as well

Ah .... I remember those twin peaks between 1955 and 1960.

Pity her husband found out.

2 hours ago, Rich said:

Do they actually believe Wael has "paid off" the debt? He's just moved it and, it's still secured against the rugby ground.

Yes, the Rovers fans do still believe the debt has been capitalised even though Companies House says otherwise. And if there was no debt why does the charge over the Memorial Ground remain in place ?
 

I think the Al-Quidis May be a family at war.

Some spiv from oddschecker has us down for relegation ???

Bristol Rovers (21st) occupy the first relegation spot. I’m surprised how much respect the bookies are giving them this season. They have the Gas rated as a top 10 side and I can’t for the life of me work out why. They’ve lost their key striker Clarke-Harris and guess who was their second-top scorer in the league last season? Abu Ogogo with three goals. Everyone else managed two or fewer goals. Now someone please tell me why they are rated as a top ten side!

James Daly and Jonah Ayunga are the only recognised strikers at the club and they have a combined total of 3 EFL games to their name. Defensively they’ve got a half decent lot of centre back options but they look weak at full back, whilst classy midfielders Liam Sercombe and Ollie Clarke, so long a positive partnership for Rovers, have departed. They’re one of my favourite bets of the summer at a huge 8/1 for relegation.