Scrumpty Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Rowan Emm is looking forward to it immensely 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommers65 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Swede said: And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there) None Taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) I’m hoping Mr Colin Daniel esq will be there, or not… Who knows? Edited July 20, 2023 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Thing is, despite all of this "interest" you just know that they'll use all of these "names" to convert into numbers of "fans" who were unable to attend due to demand, and claim they had 10,000 locked out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Swede said: And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there) I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Esmond Million has registered to attend but would happily sell his seat to someone else. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Tinmans Love Child said: I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall! Perhaps she had an extra leg to take with her, one with a tan perhaps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3 Ark at Ee Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Paddy O’Furniture has just signed up... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Daniel collings will be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 20, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 I'm glad it was highlighted that this was on their tour, for a moment I thought it was a photo in front of their new stand It's too tempting not to take the piss on twitter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Signed up for the pisspot night, looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Bob Fourapples is going so is Booby Cricket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Ida know and her Asian friend Wotwen Wong also going. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxi for hunt Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Horace Puncher will be in attendance 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Ivor sixthfinger just signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 So their new lottery scheme will help fund the academy that Wael of fortune got rid of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said: I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall! Reminds me of the old Paul McCartney/Heather Mills joke. Apparently one year he bought her a plane... And a ladyshave for the other leg... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 59 minutes ago, BetterRedthanBlue said: So their new lottery scheme will help fund the academy that Wael of fortune got rid of it? Some of the Fewers in my local pub are really eager that they get a proper youth/academy in place. Partly because they have seen the success City have had with young players, but mostly because they aren't convinced by the transfer strategy at the Mem. Players taking one last deal as the club is closer to home after a career elsewhere, with no resale value. No marquee (haha tents!) signings that signal any ambition and a loan strategy that just makes them a feeder club for sides that do have a better youth set-up. Can see their point, it isn't as if they would need to start with a childs team and work from there, loads of academy players are released every year and they only need to get a tune out of one or two of them to make it pay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Some of the Fewers in my local pub are really eager that they get a proper youth/academy in place. Partly because they have seen the success City have had with young players, but mostly because they aren't convinced by the transfer strategy at the Mem. Players taking one last deal as the club is closer to home after a career elsewhere, with no resale value. No marquee (haha tents!) signings that signal any ambition and a loan strategy that just makes them a feeder club for sides that do have a better youth set-up. Can see their point, it isn't as if they would need to start with a childs team and work from there, loads of academy players are released every year and they only need to get a tune out of one or two of them to make it pay. -ish. I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't. The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that. It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through. Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme. I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough. It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said: It needs to be properly staffed Prepare for the Gas to ask if there are any retired academy coaches who'd like to keep their hand in then. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Homer Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Thats Marty Taylor signed up, bet he cant wait! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: Mr Steven Hithead is in! “ Hithead” indeed Hahahaha !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 20, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 29 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said: -ish. I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't. The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that. It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through. Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme. I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough. It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities. The other very important thing in what you wrote above is we go back to 1996 and only really now seeing a big return on our investment, it was a very small percentage before then Rovers are going to take decades and a really big investment to get anywhere serious (even for their level) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreedyHarry Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Gary Asbassterd is also looking forward to it now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 35 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said: -ish. I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't. The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that. It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through. Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme. I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough. It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities. Admittedly it has taken a little longer than I expected, but it was always going to be a generation or two before we saw results, and Davidson should be applauded for putting in place, even though he was likely to be around to take the plaudits. The vast majority of the players coming though have been with the club in one way or another since they were 5/6/7 years old so since the early 21st century, we have had one or two hints at success with Reid, Kelly and Bryan in particular, and the occasional late comers like Semenyo and Scott, but it was always going to take a while for the club to get better at identifying and nurturing the talent available. The final step has been the incentive the next generation have got from seeing the squad full of their predecessors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said: Gary Asbassterd is also looking forward to it now. With W(ael) O Fortune now booked too, there can't be many places left. By the way, why are there red stars against each field? There is no explanation as to whether that means it's required or optional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3 Ark at Ee Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Husband and wife on list now.... Milly O’Nair and Billy O’Nair 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirColinOfMansfield Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Rovers have just published the names of the attendees already signed up to show how popular the club on the North side of Bristol really is, so you will have to be quick as all the places have nearly been taken:- Ader Titsoff Adolf Oliver Nipple A. Nellsechs A. Nelprober A.S. Muncher Amanda D. P. Throat Amanda Hugginkiss Amanda Hump Amanda Lick Amanda Mount Amanda Poker Andy Cornholder Andy Feltherbush Andy Felthersnatch Anita B. Jainow Anita Bath Anita Dick Anita Dickenme Anita Dump Anita Fartinghouse Anita Hanjaab Anita Hardcok Anita Head Anita Hoare Anita Naylor Annie Position Anya Neeze Annie Position Banana Hammock Bartolos Colonoscopy Bea O’Problem Ben Derhover Ben Gurgen Hoffe Ben N. Syder Ben O. Verbich Ben R. Over Benoit Bawles Berry McCaulkiner Betty Drilzzer Betty Humper Betty Humpter Betty Phuckzer Bruce D. Cocque Bo N. Herr Brooke N. Rubbers Bruce D. Cocque Bruce D. Lipps Buck Nekkid Buster Cherry Buster Himen Clee Torres C. Mike Rack Cole Ostamie Colin Forsecs Connie Lingus Craven Moorehead Curley Pubes Dang Lin-Wang Daryl B. Payne Dick Long Dick Myaz Dick Nose Dick Pound Dick Ramdass Dick Raasch Dill Doe Dixie Normous Dixie Rect Dixon B. Tweenerlegs Dixon Butts Dixon Kuntz Drew Peanoze E. Norma Scock E. Norma Stits E. Normous Peter E. Rex Sean Eaton Beaver Eileen Ulick Eaton Beaver Eileen Ulick Fluffy Cookie Gazzy Colon Harry Azcrac Harry Cox Harry Johnson Hairy Poppins Heywood Japulmah Finga I. C. Yadick I. P. Freely Ivana Tinkle Jenny Tayla Kenny Dewitt Laffmy Titsoff Kareem O’Weet Lance Lyde Lee Keyrear Lee Nover Leo Tarred Lipin Jection Lou Briccant Lon Moore Lou Sirr Luke Atmyass Madka Owdiseez Martha Fokker Marion Money Mark Z. Spot Mary Juana Master Bates May I. Tutchem Maya Buttreeks Max E. Mumm Max E. Pad Mel Keetehts Michael Toris Mike Rotchburns Miya Buttreaks Nadia Seymour Nick O’ Teen Oliver Closeoff Ollie Tabooger Pat Myaz Patty Meltt Phil Down Peter Pantz Pierre Pants Phil Accio Poppa Woody Rhoda Hotte Robin D. Craydle Roch Myaz Ron Chee Rueben G. Spaut Sal Ami Semour Asscrack Seymour Buttz Sheeza Freak Stella Virgin Ura Snotball Vye Agra Vye Brator Wayne Kerr Willie B. Hardigan Willie Eetmioutt Willie Layer Wilma Dickfit Wilma Fingerdoo Yuri Nator 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Wynn Dowbutter has signed up 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 51 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: Rovers have just published the names of the attendees already signed up to show how popular the club on the North side of Bristol really is, so you will have to be quick as all the places have nearly been taken:- Bea O’Problem Ben Derhover Ben Gurgen Hoffe Ben N. Syder Ben O. Verbich Ben R. Over You mean Ben Dover has missed out. So too has his sister Eilieen Dover plus Mr I P Lotts and Lucy Lastik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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