Simpleton Gas Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, redsontour said: Holy crap, you are seriously going with that? Tell you what… https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2022/03/08/the-fight-for-the-hijab-muslim-women-lament-their-lack-of-freedom-to-choose/?outputType=amp Hijab isn’t an article of religious oppression, it’s a cultural choice, that is suppressed in some places by religious zealots, and not only those zealots that claim to follow Islam… it’s the choice to or nor to that’s cracked down on by some Some people need serious education…and I don’t just mean in the Middle East… You make a very good point - in some north African (also historically Turkey) countries, the wearing of the hijab is actually suppressed by the political authorities. It seems that some in the west would like to save Middle Eastern women from themselves and their own choices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 The oil rich billionaires charging £26 for a standing ticket in a terrace for away fans….not struggling for cash and revenue though. Losing a stand makes no difference. No sir. Not one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfer reader Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Deluded Clowns Just can’t get anything right can you? They're not even the oldest club in Bristol either Roman Glass St. George hold that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfer reader Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, Stortz said: It thinks You give @Hot Air far too much credit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 56 minutes ago, Hot Air said: What would Danny Baker know about Bristol Rovers? And, more to the point, why would I care? He is a Millwall-supporting loudmouth who was sacked by the BBC for tweeting extraordinarily racist material. So pleased to find you're still here, my friend! Though I suspect our many Rovers visitors who read the thread daily (hiya!!) will be desperate for you to stop embarrassing them. From our perspective though, please stay! Anyway, without getting into the Danny Baker discussion (he is as passionate an anti-racist as he is an anti-royalist), you'll be well aware, no doubt, of Rovers' history as the perennial right-wing bigots of Bristol football, famously hosting the National Front selling its newspaper at home games. Meanwhile, conversely, the distinctly anti-racist Socialist Worker was on sale at City in the early 90s. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Deluded Clowns Just can’t get anything right can you? They're the biggest something in the west, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Hot Air said: What would Danny Baker know about Bristol Rovers? And, more to the point, why would I care? He is a Millwall-supporting loudmouth who was sacked by the BBC for tweeting extraordinarily racist material. He actually knows an awful lot about Bristol Rovers. He described your supporters on national radio as ‘pathological liars’. He had deduced that even before you started inflating the size of your away support, claiming to be the sixth richest Club in the Country, everyone’s second team and prowed owners of a brand new stadium. What next. City never took the Tote? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpleton Gas Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, City Rocker said: So pleased to find you're still here, my friend! Though I suspect our many Rovers visitors who read the thread daily (hiya!!) will be desperate for you to stop embarrassing them. From our perspective though, please stay! Anyway, without getting into the Danny Baker discussion (he is as passionate an anti-racist as he is an anti-royalist), you'll be well aware, no doubt, of Rovers' history as the perennial right-wing bigots of Bristol football, famously hosting the National Front selling its newspaper at home games. Meanwhile, conversely, the distinctly anti-racist Socialist Worker was on sale at City in the early 90s. I would direct you to the eye-wateringly racist material that he posted on Twitter. I'm sorry, anybody with a brain in their head would have realised how deeply inappropriate it was - it would have even raised eyebrows in a NF publication! I'm not in a position to comment on this, but I can say that Bristol was quite a racist city until quite recently and even now is far from the multicultural nirvana that it is caricatured as. However, I have absolutely no reason to believe that City fans were more progressive in this regard, and here its worth noting that I have recently highlighted a number of cultural sensitivities for the attention of several contributors. I can however say with considerably greater certainty that your socialist credentials have been brought into clear question by the extent to which you have bent over for Mr Lansdown and his fortune. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpleton Gas Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, RedRock said: He actually knows an awful lot about Bristol Rovers. He described your supporters on national radio as ‘pathological liars’. He had deduced that even before you started inflating the size of your away support, claiming to be the sixth richest Club in the Country, everyone’s second team and prowed owners of a brand new stadium. What next. City never took the Tote? And precisely how did Mr Baker come to be an authority on Bristol Rovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Hot Air said: And precisely how did Mr Baker come to be an authority on Bristol Rovers? It’s a well known fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl00peh91 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Has joined Rovers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transfer reader Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Hot Air said: And precisely how did Mr Baker come to be an authority on Bristol Rovers? Not an authority, he just stated what it is clear for anyone with even a passing interest in lower league football to see. You've been coming out with lies relentlessly, Henbury Gas also, the constant bullshit over attendances in just about every capacity, being "bristols oldest club", being "the sixth richest club in england", with recent events even calling Bristol Rovers a "professional" football club is a stretch. Last time I checked professional clubs don't sell tickets for a stand that isn't built and also has no chance of being built in time for the season 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl00peh91 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/august/Jack-hunt-joins-Rovers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) My old man said be a Rovers fan I said **** off bollocks you’re Jack Hunt! I see their announcement doesn’t mention he played for us! Edited August 17, 2023 by One Team 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Just now, Hot Air said: And precisely how did Mr Baker come to be an authority on Bristol Rovers? Simples. Listening to you lot blathering on constantly about how big/good/loved you were on his radio show which, back in the day, was one of the finest national football phone-ins. He no doubt, did a ‘compare and contrast’, between those expressed views and his own visits to both Bristol clubs (and elsewhere) following his beloved Millwall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) A 'Ted' has been, and they making the signing about being ex 'Ted' = Still Tinpot not Jackpot Edited August 17, 2023 by chowie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 From memory when he left he said something along the lines of he really enjoyed living down here, maybe his kids missing friends, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, chowie said: A 'Ted' has been, and they making the signing about being ex 'Ted' = Still Tinpot not Jackpot Bunch of sadacts. The point of the video doesn't work when you're going down the ladder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBW Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Average footballer. Always has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Just now, ChrisBW said: Average footballer. Always has been. I thought he was decent for us. Flogged too much by Johnson and Holden though that his legs had gone by the end of his time here 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Just now, cidercity1987 said: I thought he was decent for us. Flogged too much by Johnson and Holden though that his legs had gone by the end of his time here Will always remember Brentford away when he lobbed Canos into the stands 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBW Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, cidercity1987 said: I thought he was decent for us. Flogged too much by Johnson and Holden though that his legs had gone by the end of his time here Better than Hunt and Foster, can’t think of anyone else in last decade. Up and down offered little else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Good old-fashioned pro. Always gave 100%. Loved him at City, but he must be fading now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpleton Gas Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, RedRock said: Simples. Listening to you lot blathering on constantly about how big/good/loved you were on his radio show which, back in the day, was one of the finest national football phone-ins. He no doubt, did a ‘compare and contrast’, between those expressed views and his own visits to both Bristol clubs (and elsewhere) following his beloved Millwall. Well unfortunately, by virtue of his extremely ill-advised Tweet, Mr Baker has effectively been blacklisted (probably unfairly, as I don't believe he did this with racist intent) and is no longer employable within the media. If he can't tweet properly, then why should anyone care what he thinks about another football club? Even before this, he was renowned as a gobsh*te who would say the first thing that came into his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, chowie said: A 'Ted' has been, and they making the signing about being ex 'Ted' = Still Tinpot not Jackpot 8 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Bunch of sadacts. The point of the video doesn't work when you're going down the ladder He’s also unarchived all the pictures already All the best to him, never rated him but was the only one who seemed to care during the covid season. They don’t half mind an expensive ageing defender though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Hot Air said: Even before this, he was renowned as a gobsh*te who would say the first thing that came into his head. Just like Barton then 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, Loosey Boy said: Will always remember Brentford away when he lobbed Canos into the stands 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Hot Air said: I would direct you to the eye-wateringly racist material that he posted on Twitter. I'm sorry, anybody with a brain in their head would have realised how deeply inappropriate it was - it would have even raised eyebrows in a NF publication! I'm not in a position to comment on this, but I can say that Bristol was quite a racist city until quite recently and even now is far from the multicultural nirvana that it is caricatured as. However, I have absolutely no reason to believe that City fans were more progressive in this regard, and here its worth noting that I have recently highlighted a number of cultural sensitivities for the attention of several contributors. I can however say with considerably greater certainty that your socialist credentials have been brought into clear question by the extent to which you have bent over for Mr Lansdown and his fortune. Have you bothered to read his explanation of what was posted at the time? Probably not. He had posted the same picture when any royal baby had been announced for the previous 15 years, no matter their cultural heritage, qhich of course was pretty much 100% white. He posted it instead of the little Lord Fauntleroy, picture which he also used in the past, because he found that one first. It was only when he posted the picture that it was pointed out to him that it could be considered racist, that he realised the connotations because of Megan's heritage. He immediately removed it. But the BBC decided to take the safe route of the ultimate sanction. Baker tweeted: "Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up. "Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased. soon as those good enough to point out it's possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that's it. Now stand by for sweary football tweets." If you have read his autobiography, you will know that he was briefly married to a girl of African descent, a singer from Darts, but of course the Twittersphere decided he was guilty and should be cancelled, because one tweet defines your whole outlook on life. Edited August 17, 2023 by Port Said Red 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Can't have had any other offers so fair play to him swallowing his pride and being able to prolong his pro career. After Hillsborough, I wonder what he'll make of a 5hitty little terrace, a cricket pavillion, a half of a stand built in the wrong place and lovely view of a few washing lines and gnomes. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 17, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, chowie said: A 'Ted' has been, and they making the signing about being ex 'Ted' = Still Tinpot not Jackpot 9 minutes ago, petehinton said: He’s also unarchived all the pictures already We've all pretended to delete pictures in front of a partner, but not actually doing so lol 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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