bcfc01 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 2 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: Things like this have aged well over the last 8 years (February 2016) .... Mind The Gap!! That last bullet point sums them up. It should be saying "....as club look to move into League One", but no, its all to do about closing the gap on us (which they have no chance of doing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Rich list: How the wealth of Bristol Rovers owner Wael Al-Qadi and family was calculated The compiler of the list, Ian Strachan,has answered some of the questions surrounding the price tag. SPORT By Philippa Jenkins 00:00, 21 OCT 2016 UPDATED09:56, 2 MAR 2017 Yesterday the Post, for the first time, put a price tag on the Bristol Rovers' owner's fortune. As you might expect this caused some controversy with many wanting to know how the figure was reach and also why it wasn't higher. It was thought that the club's owner Wael Al-Qadiwas a billionaire rather than a millionaire but looking more closely at the figures available it seems that may not be the case. In our regional rich list, which we released yesterday, we put the figure at £400 million. The article then went on at some length to explain the figure of £400 million was a complete guess but that it was a conservative guess and the actual amount could be a lot higher. I imagine the writer had benefited from the same kind of education as Mr Al-Quidi himself ( Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, LSE, Sorbonne, Monks Park etc etc) but he had failed to learn the intricacies of the Google search engine. Had he done so he would have easily discovered Mr Al- Quidi’s personal shareholding in the AJIB and Four Season Hotel Amman was worth, at the time, approximately £25 million. Which strangely enough was the amount our President had put into Rovers up till last August before having to be rescued by Alf Seed. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: Go on any Rovers site and you'll find accusations of media bias towards City. Go on any Celtic or Rangers site and you'll find each accusing their local media of bias towards their rivals. I'd hazard a guess that this is repeated in any two team city. I get what you're saying Miah, but in regard to the EP, I think my case remains solid. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 26 minutes ago, Red_Alligator said: I get what you're saying Miah, but in regard to the EP, I think my case remains solid. We shall have to agree to differ then. I don't think it shows any City bias btw, but I bet for every 'pro' Rovers story you find, I could find a pro City one. If I could be arsed that is, which I can't At lest the paranoia here isn't as bad as in Glasgow, it really is off the scale up there. Rangers actually trying to get a ref banned from their games atm . The same ref who, in fairly recent years, I heard many Celts describe as a Rangers fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderJar Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Championship ready catering.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Stone Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, CiderJar said: Championship ready catering.... Surely it should be quite easy to find some stand in jerks up there! 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, CiderJar said: Championship ready catering.... Jerk King off. Must have been watching Babestation. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 On 15/01/2024 at 09:37, Miah Dennehy said: Go on any Rovers site and you'll find accusations of media bias towards City. Go on any Celtic or Rangers site and you'll find each accusing their local media of bias towards their rivals. I'd hazard a guess that this is repeated in any two team city. I used to work for the Daily Record and I can confirm this is true. Celts called it The Daily Ranger and Gers called it the Daily Rebel. Side note, a memorable back page splash during my time there had the Ibrox chairman warning his then underachieving players, “If you don’t shape up you’ll end up at Bristol Rovers.” I wasn’t responsible, honest, but it’s good to know your lot are a universal euphemism for s**t. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 On 15/01/2024 at 18:57, Miah Dennehy said: We shall have to agree to differ then. I don't think it shows any City bias btw, but I bet for every 'pro' Rovers story you find, I could find a pro City one. If I could be arsed that is, which I can't At lest the paranoia here isn't as bad as in Glasgow, it really is off the scale up there. Rangers actually trying to get a ref banned from their games atm . The same ref who, in fairly recent years, I heard many Celts describe as a Rangers fan. There was certainly Rovers bias while big Rovers fan Mike Norton was editor-in-chief at the EP for many years, he hated City with a passion ever since his South Bristol school days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Come on Norwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Claverham_Red Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Wagner will be desperate to win tonight to set up the clash with his mate Klopp next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 9 minutes ago, Claverham_Red said: Wagner will be desperate to win tonight to set up the clash with his mate Klopp next week. Oh I do hope so. I would hate to see plucky little Bristol Rovers get thoroughly trashed by Liverpools youth team! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 5 hours ago, TV Tom said: There was certainly Rovers bias while big Rovers fan Mike Norton was editor-in-chief at the EP for many years, he hated City with a passion ever since his South Bristol school days. Go on then, show some evidence I suspect he had better things to do that showing Rovers in a good light and City in a bad one. Chris Swift reported on Rovers back in the day, a Kidderminster fan, but, as you would expect for someone who went all over the country covering matches for a team, he became a bit of a fan, whoever was covering City at the time, no doubt was the same. When I was growing up, Robin Perry covered Rovers and Peter Godsiff covered City and one would assume they both wanted their respective teams to do well and that may have been reflected in their journalism, and that doesn't necessarily that they were constantly waving the flag, just that they cared about their teams. Anyway , as a sizeable business within Bristol there must have been at least a few City fans working there to counteract any bias, I mean, I know we've got more fans than you and all that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Let’s be aving’ you! play up canaries, smash them rats, make my week even better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 55 minutes ago, Gert Mare said: Quit crying, turds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I’m only interested in Blackpool vs Forest tonight, our fourth round opponents. Let them have their day out with face paint and half and half scarves at Anfield, we’ll focus on trying to progress as far as we can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I know he’s ex sag now but during the game I received a notification, was a pic I commented on 7 years ago if Bradley Orr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 29 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: Go on then, show some evidence I suspect he had better things to do that showing Rovers in a good light and City in a bad one. Chris Swift reported on Rovers back in the day, a Kidderminster fan, but, as you would expect for someone who went all over the country covering matches for a team, he became a bit of a fan, whoever was covering City at the time, no doubt was the same. When I was growing up, Robin Perry covered Rovers and Peter Godsiff covered City and one would assume they both wanted their respective teams to do well and that may have been reflected in their journalism, and that doesn't necessarily that they were constantly waving the flag, just that they cared about their teams. Anyway , as a sizeable business within Bristol there must have been at least a few City fans working there to counteract any bias, I mean, I know we've got more fans than you and all that..... No idea who the editor was, but I do remember the Post issuing a grovelling apology some time after various members of our squad went to prison for affray and the post mentioned it at every opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReds Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 15/01/2024 at 18:57, Miah Dennehy said: I don't think it shows any City bias btw, but I bet for every 'pro' Rovers story you find, I could find a pro City one. Feel free to show me multiple stories where City are/were 12+ points off the play offs and around half way through the season where we are labelled as "promotion chasing", "play off contenders", "something special" etc etc etc. Edited January 17 by TheReds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 9 minutes ago, TheReds said: Feel free to show me multiple stories where City are/were 12+ points off the play offs and around half way through the season where we are labelled as "promotion chasing", "play off contenders", "something special" etc etc etc. I think you may be reading far, far too much into poor journalism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Miah Dennehy said: Go on then, show some evidence I suspect he had better things to do that showing Rovers in a good light and City in a bad one. Chris Swift reported on Rovers back in the day, a Kidderminster fan, but, as you would expect for someone who went all over the country covering matches for a team, he became a bit of a fan, whoever was covering City at the time, no doubt was the same. When I was growing up, Robin Perry covered Rovers and Peter Godsiff covered City and one would assume they both wanted their respective teams to do well and that may have been reflected in their journalism, and that doesn't necessarily that they were constantly waving the flag, just that they cared about their teams. Anyway , as a sizeable business within Bristol there must have been at least a few City fans working there to counteract any bias, I mean, I know we've got more fans than you and all that..... The tv critic for the post (Mike Davey?) is/was a big City fan and was/is always at AG and umhh and that’s it, I”ll give Norton a ring tonight and ask if he can post some evidence of my claims on here tonight , all joking aside Mike Norton’s a decent guy but was never afraid to show where his allegiances lie so much so that him and Lansdown really didn’t get on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 On 16/01/2024 at 09:05, CiderJar said: Championship ready catering.... We also have food vans outside our stadium? I'm all for getting different types of food at games, especially independent companies. Beats soggy chips and tasteless pasties. Something I'd actually praise Rovers for, clearly bloody good if they need to make social posts about it too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 14 minutes ago, Selred said: We also have food vans outside our stadium? I'm all for getting different types of food at games, especially independent companies. Beats soggy chips and tasteless pasties. Something I'd actually praise Rovers for, clearly bloody good if they need to make social posts about it too! Do you ever go to the areas outside AG? There's loads of them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 17 minutes ago, Selred said: We also have food vans outside our stadium? I'm all for getting different types of food at games, especially independent companies. Beats soggy chips and tasteless pasties. Something I'd actually praise Rovers for, clearly bloody good if they need to make social posts about it too! Yes - i agree, but only Roverz would have an outlet called the Jerk king team. Classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 59 minutes ago, Selred said: We also have food vans outside our stadium? I'm all for getting different types of food at games, especially independent companies. Beats soggy chips and tasteless pasties. Something I'd actually praise Rovers for, clearly bloody good if they need to make social posts about it too! Thank you! I did think the same when I read the original post tbf, but couldn't be arsed to comment. The Jerk King is great food , the more clubs that do this the better , football food does not have to be shite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 5 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: Thank you! I did think the same when I read the original post tbf, but couldn't be arsed to comment. The Jerk King is great food , the more clubs that do this the better , football food does not have to be shite. We have Feed The Goat, where - ironically - you can eat goat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRascal Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Just thought I'd leave these screen grabs here - compare and contrast. 8 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis_farewell Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 False reporting, clearly doesn't count for all the prowed fans locked outside the ground every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, richwwtk said: Do you ever go to the areas outside AG? There's loads of them! Yes, I literally just said we have them. Although personally find them a bit dull (burgers etc), bring back the Mexican van IMO. Anyway my main point is it's not a stick to beat Rovers with, it's a good thing! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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