CiderJar Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Funnier than Black Adder. In fact as funny as a funny thing with a funnier thing attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 9 minutes ago, CiderJar said: Funnier than Black Adder. In fact as funny as a funny thing with a funnier thing attached. Rovers are in a sticker situation than when Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun. (The bun may have been out of date). 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackofromSanJavier Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Living in Worcester at the time, I had a couple of pints with Geoff Merrick in the player's lounge at St George's Lane after a Worcester City v Bath game in the Gola League (or it might have been the Alliance Premier League) after he came back from a spell playing in Hong Kong. We talked BCFC and I confirmed that he'd been my role model for putting blokes into Row M. He wasn't bitter at all about our darkest days and was (I think) chuffed to talk all things Ashton Gate. The man is still my hero, although I did break my leg putting in a Sir Geoff type tackle in a lads v dads game a few years later!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 20 minutes ago, CS Red said: Bearing in mind I was only 2 in 1982. Rovers blocking a council loan is a new one on me. I do vaguely recall someone saying Rovers tried to buy Ashton Gate at the time. Is some more background information anyone can give me? The council were going to give city a 'bale out' Loan, the terms of which I can't remember as I was only 15 myself. They needed agreement from the scum who vetoed it leaving us to die and them, due to having no competition, free to take over Ashton Gate for pretty much nothing. I stand to corrected by our more senior members but that's how I remember it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 50 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: They went into liquidation. It wasn't me that brought it up Er, you did say this:- Miah Dennehy Posted 4 hours ago Time has certainly warped opinions on that. City's demise was all of their own doing. I'm glad to see the Ashton Gate 8 being treated better than they were btw, by both your club and fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS Red Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 58 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: The council were going to give city a 'bale out' Loan, the terms of which I can't remember as I was only 15 myself. They needed agreement from the scum who vetoed it leaving us to die and them, due to having no competition, free to take over Ashton Gate for pretty much nothing. I stand to corrected by our more senior members but that's how I remember it. Many Thanks Ska Junkie. It's one thing I did not know about the events of 82. Why did it need the agreement of Rovers to make it happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, JackofromSanJavier said: Living in Worcester at the time, I had a couple of pints with Geoff Merrick in the player's lounge at St George's Lane after a Worcester City v Bath game in the Gola League (or it might have been the Alliance Premier League) after he came back from a spell playing in Hong Kong. We talked BCFC and I confirmed that he'd been my role model for putting blokes into Row M. He wasn't bitter at all about our darkest days and was (I think) chuffed to talk all things Ashton Gate. The man is still my hero, although I did break my leg putting in a Sir Geoff type tackle in a lads v dads game a few years later!! As a boy having spent many games hanging on the railings at the front of the Enclosure (east end side), he was probably my favourite of that era. When playing left back, got to see a lot of his play up close. Class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, CS Red said: Bearing in mind I was only 2 in 1982. Rovers blocking a council loan is a new one on me. I do vaguely recall someone saying Rovers tried to buy Ashton Gate at the time. Is some more background information anyone can give me? The departure of the Ashton Gate Eight didn’t bring with it an end to the problems faced by the club. A selling ban was put in place, and with debts and salary bills still high, an opportunistic offer was made by Martin Flook and Barry Bradshaw, the chairman and vice-chairman of Bristol Rovers, to purchase Ashton Gate for £450,000. The spectre of Bristol becoming a one-club city was averted, however. A share issue scheme failing to provoke local interest didn’t help the club in their battle to ward off their rivals’ advances. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: I very much doubt that is what’s actually happening, let’s not elevate this into a more serious issue on the back of rumours on a football forum. Agreed, and I hope it is not what is happening. 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: They gleefully rub 1982 in our faces at every opportunity. IF they were to ever find themselves in the shit financially or due to dodgy owners I’ll show them exactly the same amount of sympathy that they would show us if the boot was on the other foot. If they want to be that petty and unhappy then fine. I'm not going to go down to that level though. Do I want them relegated down to level 9 in the pyramid. Yes. Do I want an institution that is important to (a few) people to cease to exist because of the whims and failures of outsiders for whom those failures will have no consequence. No. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GrahamC Posted January 24 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 24 (edited) 3 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: I honestly cant remember that, but it is pretty well documented on here, so I have no doubt it is true. I was 18 in 1982 and bearing in mind that our only source of information then was the Evening Post, as you can imagine, I was busy doing far more interesting things than reading the paper Funnily enough so was I & yet I remember it vividly. Rovers board approached our creditors & tried to buy the ground for £450k. The plan was to then evict us. Not like they have ever tried a similar stunt to a sporting institution in this city since, is it? Parasites. Edited January 24 by GrahamC 20 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 (edited) 58 minutes ago, CS Red said: Many Thanks Ska Junkie. It's one thing I did not know about the events of 82. Why did it need the agreement of Rovers to make it happen? So the council could be seen to be fair to both clubs / transparent I guess CSR. Edited January 24 by Ska Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Do I want an institution that is important to (a few) people to cease to exist because of the whims and failures of outsiders for whom those failures will have no consequence. No. Thats a bit hand wringing for me sorry. If they are mismanaged then so be it. No club has any divine right to exist in the commercial world of football - and any club that employs someone like Joey Barton deserves all they get. It’s not even like we play regular derbies anymore - there is zero interest for us apart from the comedy. Id love regular, passionate derbies but thats not happened for years. They are irrelevant to be honest. Anybody under 35/40 scratches their head at our “rivalry”. You have to be close to, or thinking about early retirement to have any real memory of genuine rivalry. If they went out of existence the football world would not bat an eyelid in the grand scheme of things. It would be 5 minutes on BBC news showing pictures of IKEA. We’d all miss the piss taking but that would be about it. You hardly see their kits around Bristol now - apart from a few poor kids given it to them by their Gramps. Poor bastards. Extinction is part of evolution and it will come for them sooner rather than later unless they sort themselves out. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 2 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said: Thats a bit hand wringing for me sorry. If they are mismanaged then so be it. No club has any divine right to exist in the commercial world of football - and any club that employs someone like Joey Barton deserves all they get. It’s not even like we play regular derbies anymore - there is zero interest for us apart from the comedy. Id love regular, passionate derbies but thats not happened for years. They are irrelevant to be honest. Anybody under 35/40 scratches their head at our “rivalry”. You have to be close to, or thinking about early retirement to have any real memory of genuine rivalry. If they went out of existence the football world would not bat an eyelid in the grand scheme of things. It would be 5 minutes on BBC news showing pictures of IKEA. We’d all miss the piss taking but that would be about it. You hardly see their kits around Bristol now - apart from a few poor kids given it to them by their Gramps. Poor bastards. Extinction is part of evolution and it will come for them sooner rather than later unless they sort themselves out. Quite. The football world barely batted an eyelid when twice FA cup winners Bury FC went bust. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arden Red1 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, CS Red said: Many Thanks Ska Junkie. It's one thing I did not know about the events of 82. Why did it need the agreement of Rovers to make it happen? Whatever loan we received, they wanted the same amount, if my recall is correct 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 (edited) 43 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: If they want to be that petty and unhappy then fine. I'm not going to go down to that level though. …and that’s totally fair enough. I may have some sympathy with individual Gasheads who aren’t constantly revelling in our financial problems in the past, but I can’t fake sympathy for the bastards who openly and often say they wish our club had died. 43 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Do I want an institution that is important to (a few) people to cease to exist because of the whims and failures of outsiders for whom those failures will have no consequence. No. Well, they seemed quite happy when those outsiders arrived, some more “unlucky tha shit” nonsense. But like I say…no evidence whatsoever that they are about to cease to exist. Im certainly not going to believe anything that comes from their cretinous, paranoid fans. Edited January 24 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 30 minutes ago, Malago said: Quite. The football world barely batted an eyelid when twice FA cup winners Bury FC went bust. Bury never won the Watney Cup though. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Imagine being a youngster in Kuwait, growing up dreaming of being the next Messi or Ronaldo and hearing that an English club has started an academy in your country, turning up to find out it’s this lot… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS Red Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Many Thanks Arden Red1, Ska Junkie and RedLionLad for answering my questions. Every day is a school day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip King Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 47 minutes ago, JBFC II said: Imagine being a youngster in Kuwait, growing up dreaming of being the next Messi or Ronaldo and hearing that an English club has started an academy in your country, turning up to find out it’s this lot… Are we sure this isn't a front for human trafficking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Arden Red1 said: Whatever loan we received, they wanted the same amount, if my recall is correct That’s how I remember it too. I think it went along the lines of if they didn’t get the same, they wouldn’t agree to us having it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Arden Red1 said: Whatever loan we received, they wanted the same amount, if my recall is correct Thanks Arden, I knew there was a reason they vetoed it and you are spot on. You have a good memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 https://bristolroverskw.com/ Agent Abdul is doing fine work at the Gas. Jobs for his mates. All invoices have to be approved by him. Policy of starting a bid for any new signings at 15% of asking price. Good man. Keep it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 7 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: You were probably counting the ones locked out, common mistake. I was. Schoolboy error. They were the all outside, bald, side burns, flares, clubbing together 50,000 pence to buy Paul Randall back from Cheddar Walking Football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, JBFC II said: Imagine being a youngster in Kuwait, growing up dreaming of being the next Messi or Ronaldo and hearing that an English club has started an academy in your country, turning up to find out it’s this lot… Prince Frankie of Kuwait. Let’s hope he never bumps into King Gerald of Gow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 When the Rent Boys bring up 1982 I’m more than happy to remind them that City have won more in the past 42 years then they’ve won in their entire history. No Watney Cup, of course, but no FA Trophy 1st round runners-up trophy either. Cleary not all is rosy in the Gastards’ garden and long may that continue. Nothing but contempt for that pustule of a club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 56 minutes ago, WessexPest said: When the Rent Boys bring up 1982 I’m more than happy to remind them that City have won more in the past 42 years then they’ve won in their entire history. I replied to a Facebook comment exactly the same recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjb Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Accademy? Sounds a bit of a gamble to me. Bristol rovers ,a renowned name in football 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderJar Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Poor loves... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 9 hours ago, Malago said: Quite. The football world barely batted an eyelid when twice FA cup winners Bury FC went bust. Apart from it being one of the main events that instigated a parliamentary fan-led review into the state of English football, something that is about to culminate in legislation bringing in an independent regulator for the game? Eyelids absolutely were batted and quite right that they were. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, mattjb said: Accademy? Sounds a bit of a gamble to me. Bristol rovers ,a renowned name in football If you had a fifteen year old in on WORK EXPERIENCE and they produced that you would still sack them. It's utter garbage even before you consider the fact that there is barely a word of truth in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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