Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Open End Numb Legs]

Whoever gets the job will need to check for drawing pins on the Rovers office chairs.

I once worked with a chap who was sacked. He handed back the keys of his company car for his replacement to take on a few weeks later. It was the middle of summer and he left unwrapped stilton and kippers under the passenger seat. 

[Boring Sag]

3 hours ago, petehinton said:

Hell of a risk. It’s gone public now, So if Taylor turns it down, Rovers crawl back to someone and basically say well now you know we didn’t really want you, but do you fancy the job anyway please?

Is it particularly risky? Was this not City’s exact strategy with Liam Manning after strong links with Lampard and Eustace for days?

 

Rovers already had this from when it was announced they were negotiating with more than one candidate. 

[Kodjias Wrist]

I really hope this poster is joking but judging by past experience....

[GrahamC]

4 minutes ago, Boring Sag said:

Is it particularly risky? Was this not City’s exact strategy with Liam Manning after strong links with Lampard and Eustace for days?

 

Rovers already had this from when it was announced they were negotiating with more than one candidate. 

He’s back!

***.

[Sheltons Army]

6 minutes ago, Boring Sag said:

Is it particularly risky? Was this not City’s exact strategy with Liam Manning after strong links with Lampard and Eustace for days?

 

Rovers already had this from when it was announced they were negotiating with more than one candidate. 

Probably more to do with many on your list of potential candidates missing criminal convictions on their CV

[petehinton]

1 hour ago, Boring Sag said:

Is it particularly risky? Was this not City’s exact strategy with Liam Manning after strong links with Lampard and Eustace for days?

 

Rovers already had this from when it was announced they were negotiating with more than one candidate. 

We didn’t speak to/interview anyone other than Manning, and local media didn’t report on anything other than Manning, so no not really

[Tinmans Love Child]

I see they finally have permission for the "stand", what an embarrassing shambles 

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

Whoever gets the job will need to check for drawing pins on the Rovers office chairs.

I once worked with a chap who was sacked. He handed back the keys of his company car for his replacement to take on a few weeks later. It was the middle of summer and he left unwrapped stilton and kippers under the passenger seat. 

Are you suggesting that Mr Barton may have left some booby traps for his successor? 

Shame on you! He doesn`t have a vindictive bone in his body...................................

[FNQ]

7 hours ago, petehinton said:

Now apparently opened talks with Matt Taylor, which shows that it’s been 4 weeks and they don’t want to appoint anyone that they’ve spoken to so far. Tinpot as ****

Or.. anyone that they’ve spoken to on closer inspection don’t want a bar of it because they’re as tinpot as ***.

[Sleepy1968]

1 hour ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

I see they finally have permission for the "stand", what an embarrassing shambles 

It wouldn't surprise me if that stand didn't spontaneously combust in a fit of shame.

I'm convinced that's what happened at Eastville.

[Club and Country]

As it stands, Taylor is not interested in that job , not to say that can't change of course 

[Swede]

After Rotherham, which is a tidy little club, a Championship club, going to tinpot rovers won't look good on his CV. 

[Boring Sag]

25 minutes ago, Club and Country said:

As it stands, Taylor is not interested in that job , not to say that can't change of course 

Link to whoever said this?

[PHILINFRANCE]

I am reading that Neil Lennon is being considered for the long vacant manager post.

Do you perhaps have any thoughts on this @Miah Dennehy?

[The Gasbuster]

20 hours ago, GrahamC said:

He’s back!

***.

Be careful not to confuse “Boring Sag” with “Deluded Sag” (Flapper).

[bert tann]

Following the first test event the Safety Advisory Group have expressed some slight concerns about the stability of Rovers new South Stand.

 

[bcfc01]

1 minute ago, bert tann said:

Following the first test event the Safety Advisory Group have expressed some slight concerns about the stability of Rovers new South Stand.

 

Many a word said in jest...

[Club and Country]

17 hours ago, Boring Sag said:

Link to whoever said this?

Nope no link, just a fact at time of posting

[Ronnie Sinclair]

36 minutes ago, bert tann said:

Following the first test event the Safety Advisory Group have expressed some slight concerns about the stability of Rovers new South Stand.

 

Collapsed under the weight of expectation, rather than the amount of fans inhabiting the stand 

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

Collapsed under the weight of expectation, rather than the amount of fans inhabiting the stand 

It won`t happen but imagine if it failed to get a safety certificate and a lot of extremely expensive alterations were required.

Any Teds work for the H & S Executive?

[Open End Numb Legs]

58 minutes ago, bert tann said:

Following the first test event the Safety Advisory Group have expressed some slight concerns about the stability of Rovers new South Stand.

 

Not enough pillars, clearly....

[petehinton]

They STILL haven’t appointed someone???

[Sweeneys Penalties]

1 hour ago, petehinton said:

They STILL haven’t appointed someone???

I expect they're going through a long exhaustive search and will then appoint someone from within

[Lanterne Rouge]

13 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said:

I expect they're going through a long exhaustive search and will then appoint someone from within the prison system.

Edited 

[Laner]

3 hours ago, bert tann said:

Following the first test event the Safety Advisory Group have expressed some slight concerns about the stability of Rovers new South Stand.

 

And yet it was still a massive improvement on the current arrangements.

[Jim Davey]

19 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

I am reading that Neil Lennon is being considered for the long vacant manager post.

Do you perhaps have any thoughts on this @Miah Dennehy?

i know  quite a few lockouts who wont be very happy that that spoon burning funt  could be taking over.

[redsquirrel]

3 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

Collapsed under the weight of expectation, rather than the amount of fans inhabiting the stand 

they all went to the front to see what was going on in the shadows

[42nite]

4 hours ago, redsquirrel said:

they all went to the front to see what was going on in the shadows

And thankfully they both escaped unhurt!

[REDPJ]

7 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

 

Any Teds work for the H & S Executive?

Used to, now retired!

[Lanterne Rouge]

5 hours ago, REDPJ said:

Used to, now retired!

Any chance you could go back on some sort of consultancy basis just to deal with this one case?

Go on, you know you want to!

[42nite]

2 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Any chance you could go back on some sort of consultancy basis just to deal with this one case?

Go on, you know you want to!

A good chance to keep your hand in!

[SecretSam]

13 hours ago, Jim Davey said:

i know  quite a few lockouts who wont be very happy that that spoon burning funt  could be taking over.

"Lockouts"?????? Enlighten me, that's a new one

[italian dave]

16 hours ago, petehinton said:

They STILL haven’t appointed someone???

More a case of still haven’t found anyone…

[Lew-T]

It’s 2023, imagine building a new ‘stand’ with pillars.

How **** is that?

[Lanterne Rouge]

10 minutes ago, italian dave said:

More a case of still haven’t found anyone…

Imagine you are a prospective manager who rocks up at the theatre of tents. You`d have a look round and be shown the new `stand`, the disabled enclosure and the championship ready sprinklers and think `Hmmm`

You are then taken to see the training ground where there are a couple of portakabins and a wheely bin laughingly described as the `cryogenic centre`. You also see Chris Martin lumbering around whilst the apprentices pick up fox shit.

You`re on your way back up the M5 as fast as you can!

[glynriley]

41 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

It’s 2023, imagine building a new ‘stand’ with pillars.

How **** is that?

Check out the 2 by the corner flag, within a couple of feet of each other...

 

[bcfc01]

9 minutes ago, glynriley said:

Check out the 2 by the corner flag, within a couple of feet of each other...

 

Bless him.

[Open End Numb Legs]

That far corner has a bit of Filbert Street about it. Only smaller.

[1960maaan]

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Imagine you are a prospective manager who rocks up at the theatre of tents. You`d have a look round and be shown the new `stand`, the disabled enclosure and the championship ready sprinklers and think `Hmmm`

Rotherham

Squatters

Matt Taylor

[Club and Country]

What's hilarious is the fact they are literally ecstatic about it

[Steve Watts]

Still struggling with the concept of pillars in a 21st century built stand! 

[bcfc01]

6 minutes ago, Club and Country said:

What's hilarious is the fact they are literally ecstatic about it

Am I right in saying that this is the first stand they have built in their long but not illustrious history ? (other than the tented variety of course). Which would explain them being ecstatic.

[Shauntaylor85]

57 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Bless him.

Their fans calling it exciting! Wow, a new stand with pillars in 2023, suppose it’s better than a marquee. 

[BetterRedthanBlue]

34 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

Still struggling with the concept of pillars in a 21st century built stand! 

Well there's your problem when have they ever done anything 21st century?

[Boring Sag]

19 hours ago, Club and Country said:

Nope no link, just a fact at time of posting

Seems a bit odd. A manager who gets promotion from League 2, moves clubs gets promoted to Championship and then gets sacked when that club is 22nd wouldn't be a completely unrealistic option for a club in 10th in League 1 looking for playoffs. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

2 hours ago, glynriley said:

Check out the 2 by the corner flag, within a couple of feet of each other...

So it looks as though if you sat in that corner bit under the 2 overlapping roofs, you would have 3 pillars spoiling your view of the pitch.

That might have its advantages of course (more pillars please...) but that probably exceeds the definition of 'restricted view'. More like, 'a view of some pillars with a football match in the background'.

[redkev]

1 hour ago, Club and Country said:

What's hilarious is the fact they are literally ecstatic about it

That’s what I’m thinking , they really are wetting there selves about it , all they need now is a decent named manager and all of a sudden there coming and passing us on the way to the prem

[Frenchay Red]

Guess that you will pay a premium for restricted view.......and even more for no view

[Club and Country]

49 minutes ago, Boring Sag said:

Seems a bit odd. A manager who gets promotion from League 2, moves clubs gets promoted to Championship and then gets sacked when that club is 22nd wouldn't be a completely unrealistic option for a club in 10th in League 1 looking for playoffs. 

No it's not, but at the time of my original post he (as in Matt taylor) was not interested 

don't know if that's still the case or not 

[Open End Numb Legs]

47 minutes ago, redkev said:

That’s what I’m thinking , they really are wetting there selves about it , all they need now is a decent named manager and all of a sudden there coming and passing us on the way to the prem

Don't know about the fans but Wael might be getting a bit twitchy. A quick look at Gaschat suggests they are ready to see him spend his remaining €£$ on developing the other sides of the ground when he hasn't finished this one yet!

Hold yer horses there chaps, might need to wait another 20 years for that.....

[Rudolf Hucker]

Wonder what will be spelt with the lettering which will invariably appear on the new seats? 

[PHILINFRANCE]

I saw this on one of their forums, which I thought, to be fair, was quite amusing.

Remember the ’s 5 pillars ? Well we’ve got at least 6 !
 

[ChippenhamRed]

3 hours ago, Club and Country said:

What's hilarious is the fact they are literally ecstatic about it

I can’t get over that either.

It’s a bang-average, cheaply built stand with pillars. Literally nobody builds stands like that any more. But the way they’re talking about it is like it’s the new Spurs stadium.

It really does show just how limited their aspiration is, and how starved of modern facilities they have been, that they think this looks “class” (to quote a couple of tweets). Embarrassing really.

Edited November 18, 2023 by ChippenhamRed

[BigTone]

42 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

I saw this on one of their forums, which I thought, to be fair, was quite amusing.

Remember the ’s 5 pillars ? Well we’ve got at least 6 !
 

Thats 6 pillars to cater for 10,000 pillocks

[slartibartfast]

4 hours ago, glynriley said:

Check out the 2 by the corner flag, within a couple of feet of each other...

 

Direct pinch from Blackpool's temp stand (away side )  !

[Rudolf Hucker]

53 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I can’t get over that either.

It’s a bang-average, cheaply built stand with pillars. Literally nobody builds stands like that any more. But the way they’re talking about it is like it’s the new Spurs stadium.

It really does show just how limited their aspiration is, and how starved of modern facilities they have been, that they think this looks “class” (to quote a couple of tweets). Embarrassing really.

Plumbed in, flushing toilets for away supporters would be class. 

[redkev]

1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I can’t get over that either.

It’s a bang-average, cheaply built stand with pillars. Literally nobody builds stands like that any more. But the way they’re talking about it is like it’s the new Spurs stadium.

It really does show just how limited their aspiration is, and how starved of modern facilities they have been, that they think this looks “class” (to quote a couple of tweets). Embarrassing really.

New spurs stadium

[redkev]

So do the away fans still have to stand in the corner out in the open like a bus stop up the downs or is some of that (NEW )stand for away fans aswell

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I can’t get over that either.

It’s a bang-average, cheaply built stand with pillars. Literally nobody builds stands like that any more. But the way they’re talking about it is like it’s the new Spurs stadium.

It really does show just how limited their aspiration is, and how starved of modern facilities they have been, that they think this looks “class” (to quote a couple of tweets). Embarrassing really.

Spot on.

The Atyeo was done back in 1994, this is just a smaller, shitter version of that stand.

Someone tell them over the river that John Major isn’t Prime Minister now & East 17 have spilt up.

[E.G.Red]

13 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Spot on.

The Atyeo was done back in 1994, this is just a smaller, shitter version of that stand.

Someone tell them over the river that John Major isn’t Prime Minister now & East 17 have spilt up.

Albeit with only one original founding member- Terry Coldwell, East 17 still exist

[Severn Beach Pigeon]

14 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Spot on.

The Atyeo was done back in 1994, this is just a smaller, shitter version of that stand.

Someone tell them over the river that John Major isn’t Prime Minister now & East 17 have spilt up.

That's a shame, I'd hoped they'd stay another day

[1960maaan]

4 minutes ago, E.G.Red said:

Albeit with only one original founding member- Terry Coldwell, East 17 still exist

and what they have built IS a stand, but they both show only a passing resemblance to the real thing.

[Bristol Rob]

46 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Spot on.

The Atyeo was done back in 1994, this is just a smaller, shitter version of that stand.

Someone tell them over the river that John Major isn’t Prime Minister now & East 17 have spilt up.

TAKE THAT!

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

6 hours ago, Club and Country said:

What's hilarious is the fact they are literally ecstatic about it

They’re just trying to put a brave face on the fact that they’ve lost yet another potential new stadium after giving it the big un. It’s what they do.

Unlucky da shit 

Cretins.

[Lanterne Rouge]

12 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

They’re just trying to put a brave face on the fact that they’ve lost yet another potential new stadium after giving it the big un. It’s what they do.

Unlucky da shit 

Cretins.

What will be funny is that, when meccano town is finished and their capacity goes up to about 12k they still won`t get anywhere near selling it out.

It`s what they do.

[bcfc01]

They should have developed that dump years ago instead of trying to compete with us.

They need a 12k stadium that maybe could be expanded to 15k in the unlikely event they reach the Championship.

Even then it wouldn't be filled.

Last time they were at this level their average was 5,745 and didn't reach 6,000 in the 3 seasons they were there. In fact, their average attendance went down on promotion from 6,202 in the third tier. Must be rare for a clubs attendances go down after promotion.

 

[The Gasbuster]

1 hour ago, E.G.Red said:

Albeit with only one original founding member- Terry Coldwell, East 17 still exist

But, just like Rovers 15, they are still shit.

[slartibartfast]

1 hour ago, E.G.Red said:

Albeit with only one original founding member- Terry Coldwell, East 17 still exist

Didn't he play for us in the 80's ?

[NOTBLUE]

My garden shed,is bigger than that,my garden shed is bigger than that,it’s got a door and a window,……….

[bert tann]

47 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Didn't he play for us in the 80's ?

You are thinking of Minnie Caldwell.