glynriley Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Forget Lansdown, I'd like to see more of an acknowledgment of the AG8 than the shitty little plaque by the players entrance. In proportion those guys gave far more for Bristol City than SL ever will. Agree with that. The 8, Deryn Coller, Ken Sage & Terry Cooper all deserve more recognition for their contributions to City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 No. Dolman, Atyeo, Williams, Wedlock. 4 true legends of the club. Lansdown has no place in to replace any of them. The lad's got a bright future, I admit, but I think it's a bit early to refer to him as a "legend", surely? PS: that's a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't there supposed to be a pub in the new east end called the Wedlock? If so, this could free up the name of the new stand. How about Lansdown Big End! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Name a stand after SL? Wot, the Steve Stand? <<Gets coat>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't there supposed to be a pub in the new east end called the Wedlock? If so, this could free up the name of the new stand. How about Lansdown Big End! :-) The GOW SHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 The GOW SHED At least there will be plenty of milk for the younger ones . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Shame Bas was so crap. If he had been any good and became a legend we could've had the Savage End If Glenn Humphries had been a legend, we could have had the Psycho End. Come on and have a go if you think you're hard enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Why not sub-divide parts of the stands and give them names that match those who go there. For example the rear of the Wedlock with rail seats could be called "Stand By Me " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 He does deserve some recognition for everything that he has done for Bristol City but all four stands already have names and even after the rebuild we will still know them as the Williams,Dolman etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcityman Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Shame Bas was so crap. If he had been any good and became a legend we could've had the Savage End If Glenn Humphries had been a legend, we could have had the Psycho End. Come on and have a go if you think you're hard enough! How about a stand for Mickey Bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Forget Lansdown, I'd like to see more of an acknowledgment of the AG8 than the shitty little plaque by the players entrance. In proportion those guys gave far more for Bristol City than SL ever will. Well said!... ...we should call it The Ashton Gate Eight Stand and have that on the front centre with the players names four either side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 How about a stand for Mickey Bell? yes definitely Bell, but Lansdown can't be ignored - so it must be shared...... The Lansdown Bell End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 yes definitely Bell, but Lansdown can't be ignored - so it must be shared...... The Lansdown Bell End Wouldn't Jon get offended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'd think it would be fitting if our all time greatest player got a bit more recognition than being left with the runt of the stands named after him. A big man deserves a big stand. Sorry Des. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 There is no way Landsdown would want a stand named after him! You get these kind of gestures for being a legend or leaving a legacy! And quite frankly Landsdown would see his project with this football club no where near over. So come the day the man has achieved his own goals then yes it will be done! He would not want reconistion for what he sees as unfinished business! Some might argue that day has already arrived ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City1970 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So Harry Dolman was out of order then? Harry did not asset strip the club, therefore not out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Forget Lansdown, I'd like to see more of an acknowledgment of the AG8 than the shitty little plaque by the players entrance. In proportion those guys gave far more for Bristol City than SL ever will. Understand your view but I disagree. The facts are they accepted a modest payoff instead of no money at all. There were no other options on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortonred Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 What the hell for ? We are in league 1 after having had some awful managers and run up debt due to poor signings and up to recent times had an academy that produced virtually no players for the first team. All under the reign of Lansdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Understand your view but I disagree. The facts are they accepted a modest payoff instead of no money at all. There were no other options on the table. Genuine question... if they had chose not to accept the 'modest' payoff, would the club still have been liable for the full amount owed, regardless of whether the players were ever likely to get it?... ...if so, I would suggest that they did indeed 'save' City... but as I said it is a genuine question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Genuine question... if they had chose not to accept the 'modest' payoff, would the club still have been liable for the full amount owed, regardless of whether the players were ever likely to get it?... ...if so, I would suggest that they did indeed 'save' City... but as I said it is a genuine question... The liability for their contracts would have put the club out of existence and the players would have been lucky to get a single penny from the fire sale. It definitely fits a romantic view of the players saving the club and I'm not questioning their love or commitment of BCFC. All I'm suggesting is they did what they did as they had mortgages to pay and families to feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortonred Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 What the hell for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 The liability for their contracts would have put the club out of existence and the players would have been lucky to get a single penny from the fire sale. It definitely fits a romantic view of the players saving the club and I'm not questioning their love or commitment of BCFC. All I'm suggesting is they did what they did as they had mortgages to pay and families to feed. Fair enough. They did what they had to for their families, certainly. But it saved the club... and it was the club that brought that circumstance about... ... so I say that they deserve honouring far more than they have been (by the club, not the supporters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 The liability for their contracts would have put the club out of existence and the players would have been lucky to get a single penny from the fire sale. It definitely fits a romantic view of the players saving the club and I'm not questioning their love or commitment of BCFC. All I'm suggesting is they did what they did as they had mortgages to pay and families to feed. I'M not sure you are correct. whilst the new board were unwilling to go forward with the liability of their contracts, the asset of Ashton Gate would have been enough to pay the creditors had the club been wound up and AG sold by a liquidator. They truly did save the club. Like many fans back then I bought a few shares to help out and as shareholders we had copies of all the accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Harry did not asset strip the club, therefore not out of order. Did i mention asset stripping? someone stated that a man has to be "egotistical" to name a stand after themselves and i was stating that that was exactly what HD did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Genuine question... if they had chose not to accept the 'modest' payoff, would the club still have been liable for the full amount owed, regardless of whether the players were ever likely to get it?... ...if so, I would suggest that they did indeed 'save' City... but as I said it is a genuine question...I'm not sure of the legalities but a couple of points to consider. If they had not taken the money and the club had gone into administration and ceased to exist, the ground would have been sold. Would the sale of the ground have covered the majority of the debts? If so they would have received a large share of what they were due. There is also another scenario. Clubs, and businesses, regularly go into administration but continue to operate. In those days it was less common for football clubs and there was no 10 point deduction but it could have happened. If so, the club, in it's new form, might have only employed those players it could afford at reduced salaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Understand your view but I disagree. The facts are they accepted a modest payoff instead of no money at all. There were no other options on the table.Yeah they were screwed over, just not as badly as they might of been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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