Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[BCFC11]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

They’re about to announce a new signing… Sags seem convinced it’s the returning Jonson Clarke Harris - with him being contracted and at Peterborough - surely the Tilson would be under threat?!

Nope, another Prem youngster on loan.

[Simpleton Gas]

Just now, Open End Numb Legs said:

Had a look at their forum to see if there was any support for the Barton ban on the BP. About 50/50. Plenty of questions about why? What have the BP done wrong? No one can say why other than a publicity stunt by Barton and the news is all biased to City.

What do they expect? The bigger and better club will always get top billing, it works that way everywhere.

Sounds accurate reporting to me, would City try to build a stand without planning permission?:-

I think Joey does have a point. The way the teams are discussed. With City it is always a serious business tone whereas Rovers it's always a patronizing, rag bag, plucky under dog and not so relevant tone.

The pretext for the ban is apparently the BEP's reporting on the Bright sacking. However, I agree with posters who have suggested Barton is actually guided by his own financial motivations. 

 

[Fordy62]

Just now, BCFC11 said:

Nope, another Prem youngster on loan.

Yep. The Tilson is safe. 

[Simpleton Gas]

8 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 First-choice or not, they'll be soaking up a fair wage, given their experience. Mr AlSaaed will have to sell a lot of KFC at his outlets in Kuwait City to afford what is, for you, quite an ambitious summer's spending.

FWIW I expect your season to progress better than it's started. Top 6 is by no means impossible, although you'd experience a Yeovil-like rude awakening if you did manage to make it up. The second tier is a whole different ballgame than it was in the 90s. 

 

If they are serious about top six, they need to sign a proven striker. Otherwise, top 10 would a good season. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

Yep. The Tilson is safe. 

That value is becoming a benchmark measure against currencies and inflation. Soon to be quoted by the business news.

[supercidered]

25 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

:laugh:.

Friend and Hunt aren't first choices - they are cover for the RB and LB positions. The Dad Army's jokes were briefly amusing but overlooked the essential point that, of the likely first-choice back four, Wilson is the only one over 22. 

 

Yay!

Joey is back!

[Fordy62]

5 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

That value is becoming a benchmark measure against currencies and inflation. Soon to be quoted by the business news.

At the time of his purchase, a Tilson would have bought you 6.8 averagely priced UK homes. 

It now buys you 1.3 averagely priced UK homes. 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Fordy62

[Sleepy1968]

3 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

You'd think the wise Scouse philosopher would know that it's "obliged", not ****** "obligated". Thick, whey faced rat.

I didn't know either, but luckily I'm not obliged to use either word when I post here.

[Port Said Red]

5 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

I didn't know either, but luckily I'm not obliged to use either word when I post here.

I would say the two words were fairly interchangeable to be honest, there are many other things that are worse in that statement.

[GreedyHarry]

16 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

The pretext for the ban is apparently the BEP's reporting on the Bright sacking. However, I agree with posters who have suggested Barton is actually guided by his own financial motivations. 

 

What is your opinion on him cashing in on your clubs supporters thirst for information, whilst excluding the club from that money making stream? 

[Port Said Red]

44 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

 

“******* SMILE!!!!!!”

[Bristol Rob]

5 hours ago, glynriley said:

Now we know why the gAss are begging their fans to sign up to the no pot to piss in scheme at £2 per week. They’re nicking all our scouts

Ah yeah, the lucrative world of the football scout, especially local ones. 

There they are, watching schools football, Downs league and non league and all driving around in their sports cars before going home to their mansions....

[supercidered]

3 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

You'd think the wise Scouse philosopher would know that it's "obliged", not ****** "obligated". Thick, whey faced rat.

Whey faced !! 

 

[alexukhc]

24 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

Mate. Its 'Your'. 

 

Mate. It’s ‘Proud’.

[Homer Simpson]

31 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

Mate. Its 'Your'. 

 

It's. 

[ExiledAjax]

Thank you everyone for defending my honour following my egregious typographical error (see, I can spell big words).

If the only part of that post that @Hot Air has a comeback to is the very common typo of your/you're, then I think we can rest easy.

[Leveller]

15 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

I would say the two words were fairly interchangeable to be honest, there are many other things that are worse in that statement.

Obligated is generally considered an Americanism not used in formal British English, where we use obliged. But like so many others, we are slipping into using it more often.

[42nite]

11 minutes ago, Homer Simpson said:

It's. 

 

42 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

Mate. Its 'Your'. 

 

Exactly!

Mate. It's 'It's'.  

 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by 42nite

[Simpleton Gas]

23 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said:

What is your opinion on him cashing in on your clubs supporters thirst for information, whilst excluding the club from that money making stream? 

My opinion is that he has enough money (bragging on Twitter about being down to his last 20m) not to need to do this.

Unfortunately, the more money people have, the more interested they become in it. 

[Mike Hunt-Hertz]

40 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

I would say the two words were fairly interchangeable to be honest, there are many other things that are worse in that statement.

"Obligated" is a ghastly.Americanism...but not as ghastly as rat-boy.

[David Brent]

55 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

If they are serious about top six, they need to sign a proven striker. Otherwise, top 10 would a good season. 

Who asked?

[HoldenBall]

1 hour ago, Hot Air said:

Welcome to Bristol Jack...Ashton Gate looks a lot better from a long distance, doesn't it?

Yes, you can actually see Ashton Gate in the distance. I'm not sure anyone can see your crumbling, 3 standed cesspit a few meters away. 

[HoldenBall]

3 hours ago, Redland said:

Probably won’t be popular for saying it but with the signings of players like George Fiend, Jack Hunt and Harvey Vale and with the likes of Scott Sinclair already onboard I think that unfortunately Rovers could do well this season. The team certainly looks a lot stronger than this time last year.

Fantastic team.. if it was 2010. 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by HoldenBall

[cidercity1987]

57 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

At the time of his purchase, a Tilson would have bought you 6.8 averagely priced UK homes. 

It now buys you 1.3 averagely priced UK homes. 

Half a home in Horfield

[Simpleton Gas]

7 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Who asked?

All of the contributors to this thread, who have clearly indicated their interest in the club by giving their time and attention to it. 

[Sleepy1968]

6 minutes ago, HoldenBall said:

Yes, you can actually see Ashton Gate in the distance. I'm not sure anyone can see your crumbling, 3 standed cesspit a few meters away. 

It's not something anybody should look at directly.

[David Brent]

1 minute ago, Hot Air said:

All of the contributors to this thread, who have clearly indicated their interest in the club by giving their time and attention to it. 

You’re getting ‘laughing at your club’ confused with explicitly asking you for a prediction. 

I’m interested in what’s going on at Bristol Rovers. It’s very entertaining.

[italian dave]

1 hour ago, Hot Air said:

Welcome to Bristol Jack...Ashton Gate looks a lot better from a long distance, doesn't it?

I guess you'd know.....I hear you get a pretty good view across Bristol now from the few remaining stands  tents at the Men

[WessexPest]

1 hour ago, Hot Air said:

Mate. Its 'Your'. 

 

Mate, it’s “Rover’s”.

[Simpleton Gas]

2 minutes ago, David Brent said:

You’re getting ‘laughing at your club’ confused with explicitly asking you for a prediction. 

I’m interested in what’s going on at Bristol Rovers. It’s very entertaining.

I'm actually touched - you all appear almost as interested in my own club as your own.

It is very entertaining, and this is in large part because we haven't morphed into a soulless corporate entity, unlike a certain club I could touch with a very short stick.