italian dave Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 36 minutes ago, phantom said: I can't wait for the season to start again so we can start ripping the blue few a new one on their shite results Much as I love a good argument about grammar and punctuation, you can tell it’s the depths of the close season, can’t you? (Or should that be “……..can’t you”) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 14 hours ago, RedHienz said: Funny thing memory. Not to long ago they used to do raffles for the shirt sponsorship. £1k to enter, who do they draw - yup company one of the directors owned. Good for them having a progressive owner and experienced CEO who evolving the club into prison fc. Not always that way....we did have the joyous moment where the Sportman Pub won it and they were essentially a pub team at that time! 3 hours ago, steviestevieneville said: if it’s rhetorical it doesn’t need a question mark as it doesn’t require a answer 3 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: We clearly had different English teachers, I have never heard of a rhetorical question not requiring a question mark. A quick Google check suggests they do. If, however, we have any experts in the subject on here who can confirm that one way or the other,I am more than happy to apologise for my ignorance Either or is fine. There are several different sources that tend to concur.... However....the bottom question asked below was a strange one....Having been married for 17 years I tend to find most rhetorical questions begin with them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The turtle Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, GrahamC said: They took 40,000 to Wembley, mind. 40,000 plus a mini bus driver who lives here. Edited July 11, 2023 by The turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Why would anyone care whether a rhetorical question needs a question mark. No, sorry, that doesn’t look right. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Normal question example:- 'Would you like to go to Ashton Gate to see a match?' Rhetorical question example:- 'You don't want to go to the Memorial Ground to see a match do you?' 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 I had one gas head said to me the other day when discussing football matters well all city do is chuck money at it I then mentioned and what do you think Man City , Man Utd , Liverpool , Arsenal do need I go on by the way we also have a quality academy so we’re not just chucking money at it , then out come the word 82ers ffs can’t they get over it , by the way this lad was no older than about 35 makes even more of a joke about the 82ers he wasn’t even born 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just came across this..... QED Like the way he had to introduce a different category so it didn't look so bad for them! 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 3 hours ago, GrahamC said: They took 40,000 to Wembley, mind. I think after a few years of reflection, this must be the cumulative attendance for their visits, not a one off event as they like to allude (exaggerate it) to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, downendcity said: Just came across this..... QED Like the way he had to introduce a different category so it didn't look so bad for them! Hahaha !! 12-0 to us ! He forgot the ever important Watney Cup of course; and “away following as a percentage of home attendance” Edited July 11, 2023 by The Gasbuster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just now, The Gasbuster said: Hahaha !! 12-0 to us ! He forgot the ever important Watney Cup of course; and “away following as a percentage of home attendance” Thought he was going to include a "most fans locked out of the ground " section, to give them some hope. He could have finished the video with "mind the gap". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, downendcity said: Just came across this..... QED Like the way he had to introduce a different category so it didn't look so bad for them! Can you get this posted on ass-shat (somehow) ? That would give those tossers something to get upset about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, downendcity said: Just came across this..... QED Like the way he had to introduce a different category so it didn't look so bad for them! I guess our Runner-up to Newcastle in Division 1 didn't count then? I would've like to have seen points given for runner up in the lower divisions also, as promotion for either club isn't to be sniffed at? Some parity along the lines of City being the club with most Football League trophy appearances would've been fair.........but as you say, all about saving face for the gash!! Edited July 11, 2023 by beaverface 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Number of horses punched might have give em a consolation point..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 minute ago, archie andrews said: Number of horses punched might have give em a consolation point..... ...or number of burned down stands! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, downendcity said: Just came across this..... QED Like the way he had to introduce a different category so it didn't look so bad for them! 7000 Grimsby fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, redkev said: I had one gas head said to me the other day when discussing football matters well all city do is chuck money at it I then mentioned and what do you think Man City , Man Utd , Liverpool , Arsenal do need I go on by the way we also have a quality academy so we’re not just chucking money at it , then out come the word 82ers ffs can’t they get over it , by the way this lad was no older than about 35 makes even more of a joke about the 82ers he wasn’t even born I actually think that we ought to embrace 1982 to the extent of having it as a second date on the club badge. I wasn't old enough to really appreciate it at the time but the huge amount of work and cash put in by the rescue team and the supporters plus the actions of the Ashton Gate Eight should be celebrated IMO as 1982 was the year when the club could have died but through the actions of several incredibly hard working individuals, eight players ripping up their contracts, and many thousands of fans reaching into their pockets to buy shares and make donations it survived and has become the biggest and best club in the South West when it could so easily have folded. Thank you all the people who in 1982 contributed to the rebirth of our club. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 If this is 40,000 , how many does the Stadium hold ??? and how many is this ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 54 minutes ago, southside said: 7000 Grimsby fans Convicts attendance was 29k. Grimsby 18k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, phantom said: I can't wait for the season to start again so we can start ripping the blue few a new one on their shite results We've got some fun to come with the new stand aswell yet I think..... 2 hours ago, phantom said: I can't wait for the season to start again so we can start ripping the blue few a new one on their shite results We've got some fun to come with the new stand aswell yet I think..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 11, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Club and Country said: We've got some fun to come with the new stand aswell yet I think..... We've got some fun to come with the new stand aswell yet I think..... 32 days until they are due to play Chesterfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 4 hours ago, GrahamC said: They took 40,000 to Wembley, mind. Why did they take their entire season's gate receipts to Wembley? Wael never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, southside said: 7000 Grimsby fans I'm still trying to work out how Robbored managed to get 40,000 Rovers fans in his minivan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, downendcity said: I'm still trying to work out how Robbored managed to get 40,000 Rovers fans in his minivan! Two trips. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, phantom said: 32 days until they are due to play Chesterfield 32 sleeps as my Grandchildren would say, or perhaps that should be sleepless nights! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 11, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: If this is 40,000 , how many does the Stadium hold ??? Whilst I still question the number they had at Wembley that day, let's not sink to their level and use non facts Grimsby fans were on the three tiers on the side of the pitch Rovers had both ends, this end in your picture is the section that should have been used by Grimsby - the other end was full Rovers only had the lower section as extra that day if anyone knows what sections hold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gornagain Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 My memory may be fallible but I am confident that Grimsby had the other end and were not on the side. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, phantom said: Whilst I still question the number they had at Wembley that day, let's not sink to their level and use non facts Grimsby fans were on the three tiers on the side of the pitch Rovers had both ends, this end in your picture is the section that should have been used by Grimsby - the other end was full Rovers only had the lower section as extra that day if anyone knows what sections hold They definitely didn't have both ends. Only remember this as there was a bloke in a City shirt behind the goal in amongst the Grimsby fans. Edited July 11, 2023 by BCFC11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 minute ago, gornagain said: My memory may be fallible but I am confident that Grimsby had the other end and were not on the side. No club would be allowed to have “both ends” in a play off final, where penalties are a possibility. (just as it turned out). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, phantom said: Whilst I still question the number they had at Wembley that day, let's not sink to their level and use non facts Grimsby fans were on the three tiers on the side of the pitch Rovers had both ends, this end in your picture is the section that should have been used by Grimsby - the other end was full Rovers only had the lower section as extra that day if anyone knows what sections hold The total for each tier is; Lower 34,303 Middle 16,532 Upper 39,165 My recollection is that the Convicts had just over 29,000 tickets sold. 2 minutes ago, gornagain said: My memory may be fallible but I am confident that Grimsby had the other end and were not on the side. That is how I remember it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 11, 2023 Report Share Posted July 11, 2023 Grimsby were definitely behind the goal , this video shows it well and a good view of the squatters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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