ciderup Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 What on earth? Someone must have been extremely drunk to think this was a good idea. Absolute brain dead numbskulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, ciderup said: What on earth? Someone must have been extremely drunk to think this was a good idea. Absolute brain dead numbskulls. But you don't go to the pub with a can of red paint. Sadly, it looks premeditated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted December 24, 2015 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 BCFC have arranged for it to be done professionally today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladder Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 BOTH sets of fans united doesnt happen too often but some things unite Bristolians utg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 49 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Awful to see that.. Are we absolutely sure it's our fans though? Yes, I know what the graffiti says, but until CCTV comes out it can't be proved. Are there other groups who may want to use this to further an agenda? A radical stop the war group or something? Just putting it out there.. It just seems a bit strange, generally football casual/hooligan groups wouldn't be in favour of desecrating a war memorial, there's usually a nationalist/patriotic theme.. No surrender etc.. Feels a bit convenient they've a) targeted a war memorial and b) sprayed CSF and Bristol City all over it.. Pretty sure if it was any radical anti-war groups they'd have included an anti-war message. Similarly there's no plausible reasons why Rovers fans would have done it. I think Occam's Razor has to apply here. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary we have to assume i a) It was City fans. b) They're absolute idiots tarnishing the name of our club. c) They're either stupid enough to not realise it's a war memorial or callous enough to not appreciate the significance of that. Either way, such supporters have no place at the club. I hope they're caught and banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 We'll done to the club for sorting this out so quickly but they really shouldn't have to, some proper ***** about and unfortunately they are linked to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 9 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: Pretty sure if it was any radical anti-war groups they'd have included an anti-war message. Similarly there's no plausible reasons why Rovers fans would have done it. I think Occam's Razor has to apply here. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary we have to assume i a) It was City fans. b) They're absolute idiots tarnishing the name of our club. c) They're either stupid enough to not realise it's a war memorial or callous enough to not appreciate the significance of that. Either way, such supporters have no place at the club. I hope they're caught and banned. Just challenging the default narrative.. Still doesn't add up to me why a hooligan connected group/a group suggesting connection with them would do it.. Nationalism/patriotism and an unwritten code of conduct are usually synonymous. Seems a bit too convenient. Reserving judgement on who culprits are until there's proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I hope whoever did this has a grand piano fall on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Thanks for setting that up to those who did; donated, and even if City sort out the clean up, so don't need the money, think a British Legion donation makes sense. And think that the talk of some kind of 'self-vandalising' or other group is unfortunately most likely wide of the mark, and a little bit tin-foil hat for me; LondonBristolian's post sums up my thoughts. Merry Christmas to everyone out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Like this post on the Rovers forum: " I thought for a moment or two about the kind of people who would do this sort of thing, and then I thought about the 'Christmas day in the trenches' attitude of all those City fans who pitched in to raise funds for one of our own, Jamie Cooper, after he was wounded in Iraq. I'd rather think about those people for a lot longer, because however little City mean to me (minus fifty on a scale of 1-10) I think that most of their fans are decent enough people to deplore this kind of thing and I won't give in to the divisiveness that it's intended to foster. Our heroes did not give their lives so that we could take up fighting among ourselves instead once the war was won. Certainly not at this time of year. Merry Christmas to everyone, Blue and red, unless you're the kind of attention-seeking moron that thinks defacing a memorial to those who died to give your mummy and daddy the freedom to buy you bright red spray paint makes you look clever." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 14 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: But you don't go to the pub with a can of red paint. Sadly, it looks premeditated. True Rob. A stupid and pathetic act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Agree with everyone - mindless 2016 is the centenary of The Somme where many Bristolians served with The SLI on 1 July, a day we took nearly 60k casualties. There will have been reds and blues fighting and falling together as brother Bristolians on The Somme and elsewhere, inited in the cause of freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 50 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: It is really embarrassing and shameful, even more so in that BRFC have supported Oskar's fund as well. A bit of friendly banter is fine but mindless graffiti after a night out on the pop is just stupid and over the line. Well said. Shocking. Donated, but I suspect somebody (Council, BRFC) will be arranging for it to be cleaned? Something from us to their club letting them know we are happy to get it cleaned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Utter scum. May their balls turn into sprouts and be eaten by rabbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 21 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: But you don't go to the pub with a can of red paint. Sadly, it looks premeditated. I'm very much afraid that it does. I've donated, and I recommend that others do the same, if only to make us feel better about ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 hour ago, Just Red said: Now this is very terrible. But I do have to remind people that the ground is also a memorial and Rovers are quite happy to demolish that memorial to build a Sainsburys. Also can we be sure this was actuallyCity fans? Wouldnt put it past the sags to do it themselves to make it look like our fans have done it. Your point about Sainsburys is completely irrelevant and misses the point entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 There really are some stupid and ignorant people in this world, all clubs have them unfortunately, these gates are not really anything to do with Rovers anyway, they are a war memorial, hope they get named and shamed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 10 minutes ago, cynic said: Not at all hostile - just saying there is already a thread so use it. Obviously others agree as its now merged as it should be. Why blow it up out of all proportion. Lighten up youself. I think it's because your posts always sound angry so I read them as if they were said in a fit of rage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Seems to be Lansdown has agreed to get it cleaned at our clubs expense? If so happy for donation to be used to the Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 If anybody knows who these scum are, please tell the police. Christmas banged up is less than they deserve, but it would be a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just wondering how much has been collected so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted December 24, 2015 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Just wondering how much has been collected so far. £154 has so far been raised. As the club are sorting out getting the gates professionally cleaned, the intention is to give this and any further money raised to the British Legion. Hope everyone is happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 4 minutes ago, Blagdon red said: £154 has so far been raised. As the club are sorting out getting the gates professionally cleaned, the intention is to give this and any further money raised to the British Legion. Hope everyone is happy with that. Absolutely fine with that. Rather than just passing the cash on directly, can someone make the donation from their own account so that Giftaid can be applied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmers Green Red Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Echo what others have said ... absolutely disgraceful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The CSF graffiti is almost certainly a red herring. Even 12 year olds have heard of it so spraying that just means they`re wannabees. It would be no different to 12 year old Rovers fans spraying GHS despite having never had anything to do with it. My money`s on a bunch of spotty ****** up, BCFC `associated` 15 year olds who think they`re being big and hard who did it in between terrorising old ladies going to the shops which is their normal level of courage. Anyway, fair play to the club for getting it sorted and hopefully these morons will be caught and banned for life. As someone said above, banter`s fine and indeed healthy in a two club city but the vast majority of us, whether red or blue, know when to stop and this far exceeds any boundary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs4Red Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I know I might be being slightly naive here but what proof does anyone have that this was a city fan? Any Tom dick or Harry could have sprayed that. Until the culprit is found surely it's innocent until proven guilty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 hours ago, samo II said: Absolutely hideous behaviour; can't condem it enough. I've no love for the Dark Side, but this is nothing to do with it. If a fund to contribute to cleaning was established, I would contribute. Summed up my views too in those three sentences Morons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 hour ago, Miahdennehy said: Bloody hell, did NIck just say something sensible? Hmm, not sure: NH 'we might not be able to have it done for the weekend as it needs professional cleaners' followed very quickly by JL - 'a professional will be with you within the hour'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 minutes ago, Bs4Red said: I know I might be being slightly naive here but what proof does anyone have that this was a city fan? Any Tom dick or Harry could have sprayed that. Until the culprit is found surely it's innocent until proven guilty? Does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, 29AR said: Hmm, not sure: NH 'we might not be able to have it done for the weekend as it needs professional cleaners' followed very quickly by JL - 'a professional will be with you within the hour'. I don't suppose he mentioned whether our new stadium would be ready in time for any weekend in the next decade or so did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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