MrBibs Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Rovers have won 1 of their last 12 against Accrington. Ooh sorry, wrong thread. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, GrahamC said: It is well written (you’d expect nothing less with Winter) & Barton tries to make a case for his behaviour (he’s had plenty of practice) but it’s weird he comes from a “broken home” but that it was his Dad coming round when he had suicidal thoughts.. The stuff with Wael & Gorringe is nauseating shit, anyone who thinks South Bristol isn’t the working class part of the city isn’t from here (neither of them are). The people’s club, family club, huge away support stuff is their myth they love to cling to. Barton isn’t so “working class” that he won’t employ extortionately paid lawyers to keep him out of jail, either. No mention here either of a Chief Scout once charged with the murder of a policeman or an assistant manager currently charged with making homophobic comments to the opposition & with a previous offence of betting on matches he played in. Proper “family club” behaviour. Agree on all points GC, However they are winning and on a bit of a high at the moment. I hope it is short lived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Cat Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Last time I stood where the photo was taken was 74/75 season and it was totally rammed with Red&White.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 I remember the days when those terraces were rammed every week. Crump, Gresham, Langli and the rest. Great team, the Bulldogs. 3 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Olé said: Might need to notify the people about this because more than twice as many of them keep accidentally going to Bristol City games The people's club thing translates as "we're utterly crap in every respect compared to our local rivals so we'll claim to be more authentic to make ourselves feel better". See also Everton. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 I’m trying to remember what they did after the stand to the left burnt down. Was it just left empty? All I can remember of the place was not being able to see anything as soon as the wind picked up, leaving you with sand in your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Gorringe is clearly a right ****. Was on an episode of Bristol Unpacked and spouts so much shit, couldn’t answer the question of Barton fitting in with their club ethos and ‘family values’ As @Kid in the Riot mentioned the other day, they love pumping the narrative of being this plucky underdog, but they aren’t in that division. If this was Yeovil in their promotion to the championship season, I’d totally get it. But they aren’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 My only experience was at a works do for the greyhound racing. Must say loved it, proper old school bookmakers and a few dodgy characters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Remember my last couple of visits, by then those crush barriers had certainly seen better days, I had no confidence at all that they were safe & the bit you walked through to get to the turnstiles resembled an obstacle course, full of rubble, divots & huge puddles. For the very last one I stood on the side where the burned down stand used to be, easy to get on the pitch when Steve Neville scored, as a far few of us discovered. 4 minutes ago, Mendip City said: I’m trying to remember what they did after the stand to the left burnt down. Was it just left empty? All I can remember of the place was not being able to see anything as soon as the wind picked up, leaving you with sand in your eyes. Yep, nothing there at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Answers above. I'm glass half full. Me too: but if we lose today then the ‘unbeaten in xx’ goes out the window, and that’s the ‘half full’ side of the equation! Seriously, I think the past few years tells us that confidence is a huge factor, and also that we are prone to allowing home form to become that monkey. But I don’t want to argue the detail - as I said, I’m not disagreeing that, in a literal sense we don’t need a win. And we could lose and end up no worse off (except Birmingham themselves would be moving clear of is). But I still think that if we don’t get a win out of today or next week then we’ll be in real trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 38 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: I was actually thinking I could have taken a similar picture from the back of the old Open End in the 80's. Shhhhhh! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Can they make up their minds please, are they a massive club or plucky underdogs? Can't have it both ways. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Neither team appears to be wearing quartered rags. Maybe it was an international match? Did England ever play there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 40 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: I was actually thinking I could have taken a similar picture from the back of the old Open End in the 80's. To be fair we had by then suffered 3 consecutive relegations, I'm not sure what our lowest gate ever for a league match was but I can safely say I was probably there I reckon we still made as much noise as crowds much larger (or is that rose tinted specs). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, City Cat said: Last time I stood where the photo was taken was 74/75 season and it was totally rammed with Red&White.... I was in the North (Harold) Enclosure, that to was rammed with red & white ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 hours ago, italian dave said: Nice work; enjoyed reading it. It highlights the dilemma that is NP and his spell here - as you say it can be spun several ways. Interesting to read @Davefevs s response to - feels a bit like that’s a response from someone who spins it one way (the “Nige” camp) - and makes that case really well too. Although have to say Dave, it’s stretching it a bit to count Idehen as one of those who’s come through the academy? It would be interesting to see a similar response from someone spinning it the other way - I’m not offering though! Re Idehen - yeah, how do you classify a player signed into the Academy (by Tins), who just happened to progress quickly / get given a chance to show what he can do? That’s a genuine question btw, not a sarcastic one! At the time he signed, he went into my Academy spreadsheet…then moved across as he started to get around the match day squad. I’m happy to accept its 9. We might have a similar debate with Ewan Clark if he gets into the first team. Idehen’s rise was pretty rapid though. His decline almost as quick! Why is this in the Rovers thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 2 hours ago, firstdivision said: When you are as talented as I am at what I do Such a modest man. 10 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Can they make up their minds please, are they a massive club or plucky underdogs? Can't have it both ways. They are the massivest of plucky underdogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, Mendip City said: Neither team appears to be wearing quartered rags. Maybe it was an international match? Did England ever play there??? Rovers haven’t always worn their world famous quarters. There was a period in the 60s when they had stripes or all blue kit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 He’s hugely dislikable and I wouldn’t want him within a mile of City but he is doing a very good job at Rovers. Certainly has an eye for a player. Some very impressive loan signings and permanent signings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 hours ago, firstdivision said: We are crying out for a modern stadium,” al-Qadi says. “What we have now [the Memorial Stadium] is an old, dilapidated rugby stadium. Bristol Rovers are like the Boca Juniors of Bristol, the first club of Bristol — five generations of fans come to games and it’s truly great to have. This my passion, my love.” Well, stick your hand in your f’ing pocket and get the stadium built if it’s your ‘passion’ and ‘love’ and stop whining about needing a new stadium when the facts clearly suggest the stadium is big enough to cater for the ‘five generations of fans’ You are no different to every other lower league club who wants a new stadium/better facilities….there are no handouts, you had your best chance at UWE and you blew it. Bristol Rovers….Always the victim, always on the scrounge. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Re Idehen - yeah, how do you classify a player signed into the Academy (by Tins), who just happened to progress quickly / get given a chance to show what he can do? That’s a genuine question btw, not a sarcastic one! At the time he signed, he went into my Academy spreadsheet…then moved across as he started to get around the match day squad. I’m happy to accept its 9. We might have a similar debate with Ewan Clark if he gets into the first team. Idehen’s rise was pretty rapid though. His decline almost as quick! Why is this in the Rovers thread? Not sure I have the answer to either question I guess the first one is just subjective/length of time, but wouldn’t know how you define that. Idehen certainly was at one extreme: signed Jan, into the squad Feb, starting XI April. I think you can safely say that we might have sprinkled a few hundreds and thousands, but we certainly didn’t bake the cake or even do the icing! Just out of interest (and pre-NP) - was Massengo the same? He was only 17, so clearly younger than a lot of academy players at the time - but it always felt like he was bought as a player already close to the starting XI - and again it didn’t take long. Why is this on the Rovers thread? - baffles me too!! Edited January 14, 2023 by italian dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 33 minutes ago, City Rocker said: I remember the days when those terraces were rammed every week. Crump, Gresham, Langli and the rest. Great team, the Bulldogs. Friday nights in 77/78 at the Bulldogs. Absolutely loved it as a young en. Great nights out, and as you rightly say, bigger crowds than the Gas. Just a shame there is literally no footage available to the public, apart from the well known Bob Coles crash that made the World if Sport. There must be loads of it stashed away in the local BBC and HTV vaults. There are loads of images from there though on this link. You just need to flick left or right on the images to see them all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Rovers haven’t always worn their world famous quarters. There was a period in the 60s when they had stripes or all blue kit I didn’t know that! I do remember their Tesco bag phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 hours ago, firstdivision said: Gorringe moved from Brighton & Hove Albion because he could see Rovers’ potential. “If you look at the city, we are the people’s club of Bristol, hard-working, give everything you’ve got, a community club, authentic, unbelievable fans,” Can't argue with the "unbelievable fans" bit. Only a fool would believe anything they say. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 minute ago, spudski said: Friday nights in 77/78 at the Bulldogs. Absolutely loved it as a young en. Great nights out, and as you rightly say, bigger crowds than the Gas. Just a shame there is literally no footage available to the public, apart from the well known Bob Coles crash that made the World if Sport. There must be loads of it stashed away in the local BBC and HTV vaults. There are loads of images from there though on this link. You just need to flick left or right on the images to see them all. I Remember that Eastville had a covenant on it that it could only be used for sporting purposes. Bristol City Council allowed IKEA and were supposed to be providing a facility for speedway and dog racing….. whatever happened? I’m no still waiting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Just now, Mendip City said: I Remember that Eastville had a covenant on it that it could only be used for sporting purposes. Bristol City Council allowed IKEA and were supposed to be providing a facility for speedway and dog racing….. whatever happened? I’m no still waiting!!! It's pretty much the same for all Speedway Clubs across the country. It's a dieing sport. Promotors very rarely invested in their own stadiums and often rented. Plus the nimby's don't like the noise. Instead they end up with a new housing estate or the likes of IKEA. Swindon, Newport, Somerset...all shut now. There is no Speedway for miles now. I think Poole is now the nearest. Sad really...it was the second highest attended sport for many years. Re the Gas kits...all can be seen here. It's a great resource for all British clubs kits through history, including our own. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bristol_Rovers/Bristol_Rovers.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 The (keep it in the) "Family Club" that requires more "financial" incestors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 "It’s a wind-blown morning on a strip of land next to where the M5 crosses the M4" You mean it's a s**thole, Henry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 45 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Remember my last couple of visits, by then those crush barriers had certainly seen better days, I had no confidence at all that they were safe & the bit you walked through to get to the turnstiles resembled an obstacle course, full of rubble, divots & huge puddles. For the very last one I stood on the side where the burned down stand used to be, easy to get on the pitch when Steve Neville scored, as a far few of us discovered. Yep, nothing there at all. Was there too at that game, somwere around the halfway line if I remember rightly. We talk about the Mem being bad, but that place really was a total stain on the Bristol landscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 My old man took me and my brothers to watch the speedway at Eastville in the 70's. The first time we went it was pretty busy and the old man managed to find a spot for us that was less packed. It was on a corner and we all got pebble dashed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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