David Brent Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 For all the gas fans who will look at this thread later to say we're obsessed (despite them having to come on here to say so). Yes we are, and this is why. Another gift straight from Santa's Grotto. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Meanwhile.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirColinOfMansfield Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 5 minutes ago, Griffin said: Meanwhile.. Anything City can do, Wally is planning bigger and better for UWE... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 jesus h christ just when you thought they couldn't get any more tinpot, and they wonder why they are struggling to get investers..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) Another day and another embarrassing own goal by Rovers. The new owners are very nice people but they don't seem to understand there is a limit to the number of "faithful" who will put up with this kind of shambles and those "faithful" are an ageing group which is not large enough to sustain a football club above league 1 level. There are rumours in the wind that the American financial services company TIAA will be financing the stadium build. But with Rovers inadequate capitalisation and no attempt at a professional business strategy it can only be a matter of time before ownership reverts to the UWE . Edited September 16, 2016 by bert tann 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 On 15/09/2016 at 10:27, Libertine1 said: Goodfellow beat Clarke to play in Roberts. Darrell gets some credit. Just before Goodfellows goal , one of the Rougier's (4+mins) puts an effort wide ... which brother was playing that day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 More major developments... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=4563/title=arena+seating+transform+bristol+rovers%26%23039%3B+memorial+stadium "The club took the decision to lower the control room at the cost of about £10,000 to the football club" How very extravagant! "Arena Seating’s in-house CAD design and structural engineering teams combined to ensure the plans were fully approved by the clients and local licensing authorities before the South Stand was totally refurbished and given a 20% expanded capacity going from 850 to 1,056 seats. On the adjacent corner a smaller South West Stand was also installed by Arena, adding 360 seats and taking the ground’s capacity to 12,300." Feel sorry for the CAD guy who's studied his stuff and ended up designing a circus tent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, Monkeh said: jesus h christ just when you thought they couldn't get any more tinpot, and they wonder why they are struggling to get investers..... Afraid its gone beyond tinpot,whoever cobbled that mess together as acceptable, with a view to attracting new clients must have serious issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 minutes ago, The Joker said: Afraid its gone beyond tinpot,whoever cobbled that mess together as acceptable, with a view to attracting new clients must have serious issues. What's lower than tinpot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, Super said: What's lower than tinpot? Bristol rovers of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 14 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said: More major developments... http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/news/article/newsitem=4563/title=arena+seating+transform+bristol+rovers%26%23039%3B+memorial+stadium "The club took the decision to lower the control room at the cost of about £10,000 to the football club" How very extravagant! "Arena Seating’s in-house CAD design and structural engineering teams combined to ensure the plans were fully approved by the clients and local licensing authorities before the South Stand was totally refurbished and given a 20% expanded capacity going from 850 to 1,056 seats. On the adjacent corner a smaller South West Stand was also installed by Arena, adding 360 seats and taking the ground’s capacity to 12,300." Feel sorry for the CAD guy who's studied his stuff and ended up designing a circus tent. From the article linked "Following consecutive promotions from Conference Premiership and League 2, the club was taken over by the Al Qadi family in February this year, and has since enjoyed an impressive third promotion into League 1. With the team performing well on the pitch the demand for tickets is up and the new owners have invested in upgrading the aging ground." Third promotion, did I miss something? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, RumRed said: From the article linked "Following consecutive promotions from Conference Premiership and League 2, the club was taken over by the Al Qadi family in February this year, and has since enjoyed an impressive third promotion into League 1. With the team performing well on the pitch the demand for tickets is up and the new owners have invested in upgrading the aging ground." Third promotion, did I miss something? Upgrading? I'd say Sidegrading, it'd be a downgrade but nothing's worse than the current mem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Super said: What's lower than tinpot? Piss-pot Edited September 16, 2016 by The Joker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 8 minutes ago, The Joker said: Piss-pot Poo-pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 32 minutes ago, Super said: What's lower than tinpot? Chernobyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 38 minutes ago, RumRed said: From the article linked "Following consecutive promotions from Conference Premiership and League 2, the club was taken over by the Al Qadi family in February this year, and has since enjoyed an impressive third promotion into League 1. With the team performing well on the pitch the demand for tickets is up and the new owners have invested in upgrading the aging ground." Third promotion, did I miss something? Makes sense to me. Saves having to re-write the article at the end of the season, after they storm to the League one title, obviously. How is that going by the way? Anyone seen the L1 table recently able to give a progress report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Following consecutive promotions from Conference Premiership and League 2, the club was taken over by the Al Qadi family in February this year, and has since enjoyed an impressive third promotion into League 1. What a load of crap! Let's get some deluded sag on here to explain that little beauty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, bert tann said: Another day and another embarrassing own goal by Rovers. The new owners are very nice people but they don't seem to understand there is a limit to the number of "faithful" who will put up with this kind of shambles and those "faithful" are an ageing group which is not large enough to sustain a football club above league 1 level. There are rumours in the wind that the American financial services company TIAA will be financing the stadium build. But with Rovers inadequate capitalisation and no attempt at a professional business strategy it can only be a matter of time before ownership reverts to the UWE . Possibly good news, will be interesting to find the details out. hmmm just saw they are a finance, investment, pension company for Teachers. Lot's of their funding and investment in educational linked investments - so did Wael find these people, or has UWE stepped in to save the day ? Edited September 16, 2016 by Fiale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southstandoriginal Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 20 minutes ago, Fiale said: Possibly good news, will be interesting to find the details out. hmmm just saw they are a finance, investment, pension company for Teachers. Lot's of their funding and investment in educational linked investments - so did Wael find these people, or has UWE stepped in to save the day ? Why would UWE want to fund this? They would never get their money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Eddie Hitler said: And the spelling, that's no mean feat getting that right first time with no crossings out. But it's a whiteboard? How do you know it was right first time? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 12 minutes ago, Southstandoriginal said: Why would UWE want to fund this? They would never get their money back. Not fund it, as was said TIAA are the financiers... do keep up old chap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted September 16, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 hours ago, cynic said: I think they are embarrassed with it - and rightly so, it is laughable. They would have been better advised to just not turn up, it looks ragass, tin pot, and cobbled together on the cheap by someone working in the office. You'd think they would have learned something from the Santas Grotto reaction. Who the hell is running that outfit ? Whoever it is, he or she is doing a fantastic job and deserves a pay rise. Not sure it looks like something cobbled together in the office, it looks more like something they outsourced to the local special needs infant school, which if they had, it would be a decent effort and good on them for involving the community. But I really can't believe anyone running a professional football club would sanction such a amateur, childish effort, unless it was done by a child. Aboslute gift, once again, how many more will they shower us with, the sags, the most generous club in the league......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 38 minutes ago, Fiale said: Possibly good news, will be interesting to find the details out. hmmm just saw they are a finance, investment, pension company for Teachers. Lot's of their funding and investment in educational linked investments - so did Wael find these people, or has UWE stepped in to save the day ? If it's true then the link would appear to be more through educational contacts than Jordanian ones. Nicholas was told he'd have to put everything from the Mem sale into the stadium and that no debt could be attached to it. The UWE would clearly like a stadium on their campus but not one which risks damaging their prestige through the type of financial distress situation which is quite common in the football business. Imagine a dilapidated structure with weeds growing up through the tarmac and newspaper headlines with lurid details exposed as each cash crisis erupts and the owners issue pathetic appeals for help. So it is likely they would make sure any deal included a clause allowing them to take control if there was any likelihood of that happening. How many train sets are there packed up in the loft because the kids lost interest and the parents wanted it out of sight and out of mind after all the money they had wasted on it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Has nobody been and sticker bombed that stall yet..? Very poor work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, bert tann said: If it's true then the link would appear to be more through educational contacts than Jordanian ones. Nicholas was told he'd have to put everything from the Mem sale into the stadium and that no debt could be attached to it. The UWE would clearly like a stadium on their campus but not one which risks damaging their prestige through the type of financial distress situation which is quite common in the football business. Imagine a dilapidated structure with weeds growing up through the tarmac and newspaper headlines with lurid details exposed as each cash crisis erupts and the owners issue pathetic appeals for help. So it is likely they would make sure any deal included a clause allowing them to take control if there was any likelihood of that happening. How many train sets are there packed up in the loft because the kids lost interest and the parents wanted it out of sight and out of mind after all the money they had wasted on it ? Well you will get a new home which is the important thing - I am sure the club will have something in place, ownership, long lease or something in place to make it worthwhile, and as you said I am sure UWE will have contingencies in place in the contract as well. How much footballing excitement can one city take - onwards and upwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bar BS3 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Weezord said: Your biggest achievement is revelling in someone else's success at our expense. Oh dear..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Not happy weasel? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 minutes ago, Weezord said: Is that it? Is that what we've been waiting for? Even you can do better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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