BS4 on Tour... Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, harrys said: The atmosphere for that Louis Donawa game was incredible, the best I've ever experienced at a Derby game, was it the game where loads were locked out, even season ticket holders? Whichever game that was I was one of the ones locked out and hundreds just charged the gates of the Williams and stormed in Nah that was the Jan 1996 0-2 game.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaller than a flea Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 See how all the fixtures are embedded forever in your brains? And ours. You know you want to play us again in a league game, and not some sh*tty paint trophy or even the FA Cup. Let's just hope it's in the Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just seen this 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Bar BS3 said: Very true. What's the excuse at the Mem then..? No excuse - just a fact of life for us at the moment. Cheapest way of increasing the ground capacity I presume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 57 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Nah that was the Jan 1996 0-2 game.... Didn't think it was the same game, that Louis Donawa game still send shivers down the spine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, In the Net said: No excuse - just a fact of life for us at the moment. Cheapest way of increasing the ground capacity I presume? So just how long has it been "at the moment"..? It must be the last quarter of a century that you've had tents making up part of your ground isn't it..? Or was it a more recent modification at the Mem..?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Obviously I have no love for that mob in the quarters, but to say they were lucky for 'well over a decade' is a bit embarrassing...unfortunately Gerry Francis got a squad of limited players to play to a set pattern and they ended up eventually winning the division at our expense. I'm not sure how you can justify saying they had ten years of 'Gas luck' - but I'm happy to be proved wrong, obviously! Also, interesting that you were happy to leave early in the 1991 game from the East End in a tense derby game...I thought it was only those from the Dolman who did that?! Nothing embarrassing about Rovers luck. They had it in abundance back then. We absolutely tore them apart in most of the games that I remember but they got away with it and then fluked a victory. Never left early in the East End. Just moved round closer to the exit under the Williams Stand. Rovers never won the league in 1990, we bottled it. We walked the league for pretty much the entire season and they robbed us like they robbed the Mem from the Rugby club. Bunch of hoof ball donkeys winning the 3rd Division Championship, now that IS embarrassing! Edited January 2, 2017 by Cheesleysmate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Net Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 6 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: So just how long has it been "at the moment"..? It must be the last quarter of a century that you've had tents making up part of your ground isn't it..? Or was it a more recent modification at the Mem..?! South Stand tent has been there approx 15 years - apart from the annual summer vacations to Wimbledon. Guiness tent in situ for a couple of seasons, then disappeared. This season a South-West tent has been added. As has often been mentioned on here, our owners are not billionaires, so have to cut their cloth - or tent canvas - accordingly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, In the Net said: South Stand tent has been there approx 15 years - apart from the annual summer vacations to Wimbledon. Guiness tent in situ for a couple of seasons, then disappeared. This season a South-West tent has been added. As has often been mentioned on here, our owners are not billionaires, so have to cut their cloth - or tent canvas - accordingly! Just rename it the 'Tents R Us' stadium...... And shock horror, your owner isn't a billionaire? Hold the front page! He has a problem with numbers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 The sprinklers are Championship ready though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, In the Net said: South Stand tent has been there approx 15 years - apart from the annual summer vacations to Wimbledon. Guiness tent in situ for a couple of seasons, then disappeared. This season a South-West tent has been added. As has often been mentioned on here, our owners are not billionaires, so have to cut their cloth - or tent canvas - accordingly! And it's good that you can see the humour of it. With this in mind however, aren't Rovers fans starting to realise that the much lauded progress and catching us up and new ground are still just as distant a dream as they have been for the last 16+ years..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 59 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said: The sprinklers are Championship ready though. Their new sprinklers will be our downfall, I can see it now. It's the first thing they've had that competes with us for 16+ years. If that's not progress and a sign that they are "coming for us" then I don't know what is..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Their new sprinklers will be our downfall, I can see it now. It's the first thing they've had that competes with us for 16+ years. If that's not progress and a sign that they are "coming for us" then I don't know what is..! Don't forget...they have a potential car park at the UWE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 19 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said: Don't forget...they have a potential car park at the UWE! And very useful it will be..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 3 hours ago, In the Net said: South Stand tent has been there approx 15 years - apart from the annual summer vacations to Wimbledon. Guiness tent in situ for a couple of seasons, then disappeared. This season a South-West tent has been added. As has often been mentioned on here, our owners are not billionaires, so have to cut their cloth - or tent canvas - accordingly! Self deprecating , amusing , truthful and informative. Someone has obviously hacked the gAss account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs3 Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 13 hours ago, harrys said: The atmosphere for that Louis Donawa game was incredible, the best I've ever experienced at a Derby game, was it the game where loads were locked out, even season ticket holders? Whichever game that was I was one of the ones locked out and hundreds just charged the gates of the Williams and stormed in No that was a different game. I was locked out of the Louis Donawa game which was in 1991, I remember getting back to my flat in Redcliffe and hearing the noise from the crowd. There was still terracing at that game in 1991 and yet there was still 100s locked out because these matches was never all ticket. The Williams gates was forced in about 95/96 , it was the first season we played Rovers having been relegated back to the 3rd tier. The capacity was now just over 20,000 but it was still pay on the day as before, but over 25,000 turned up, gates was forced and both 1000s of City and Rovers fans were locked out. Did more fans turn up to watch that derby match than ever before or should we take the attendances of Rovers and even Swindon matches during the 80s and early 90s with a massive pinch of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 17 hours ago, B1ackbird said: Difficult one really, I think smaller grounds like the Dell were intimidating for away teams, in the premier, yet Wigan survived ten years in there when often their fans were in the minority. I disagree with this often peddled myth about Wigan's attendances. They were in the premier league for eight seasons and always averaged between 17,000 and 21,000 at home games every season. There's no way they were often in the minority at home. And as a percentage of their population, they consistently got way bigger crowds than we could hope for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, BS4 on Tour... said: I disagree with this often peddled myth about Wigan's attendances. They were in the premier league for eight seasons and always averaged between 17,000 and 21,000 at home games every season. There's no way they were often in the minority at home. And as a percentage of their population, they consistently got way bigger crowds than we could hope for... That is surprising, I didn't think they got that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 4-1, talk about throwing away a lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 59 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said: 4-1, talk about throwing away a lead yep, just stuck in traffic heading back to Bristol now, always disappointing to throw away a lead isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: yep, just stuck in traffic heading back to Bristol now, always disappointing to throw away a lead isn't it? Very! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 25 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: yep, just stuck in traffic heading back to Bristol now, always disappointing to throw away a lead isn't it? Especially when it happens week in week out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) On 1/1/2017 at 13:18, Bazooka Joe said: Er, no, I don't think so, Keep taking the pills. OK League1 Edited January 2, 2017 by Pirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, Pirate said: OK League1 You can almost taste your cup final ......almost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Pirate said: OK League1 It's a place you are happy to be, but we are not........... Simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 8 hours ago, 42nite said: It's a place you are happy to be, but we are not........... Simple as that. Exactly. We`re absolutely terrified of ending up back in a division that the g*s are over the moon to be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 22 hours ago, JamesBCFC said: 4-1, talk about throwing away a lead Just wait in future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Quote On the train back from Charlton Athletic Wael sat next to God and God said to him you seem like a nice bloke I’ll grant you three wishes. Yippee said Wael my first wish is for a brand new stadium and lo and behold a shiny new all seater stadium suddenly appeared on the UWE campus. Then Wael said my second wish is for a state of the art training ground and lo and behold a superb new training ground (just like Fleetwood’s) dropped out of the sky and onto Hortham Lane, Almondsbury. Wael was completely overcome with excitement so God said calm down young man or you’ll wake up Stephen Hamster now what is your final wish. And Wael said I’m fed up with being a phoney Gashead so my final wish is to become a true Gashead and lo and behold he sprouted a little beer belly and his eyes began to glaze over. But at the exact same moment the new stadium and the new training ground both disappeared in a puff of smoke. OMG said Wael what shall I do now ? My club will have to stay put at the ramshackle old Mem and train on any patch of waste ground we can find to rent. That’s right said God, but you did say you wanted to become a true Gashead. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaller than a flea Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 18 minutes ago, bert tann said: On the train back from Charlton Athletic Wael sat next to God and God said to him you seem like a nice bloke I’ll grant you three wishes. Yippee said Wael my first wish is for a brand new stadium and lo and behold a shiny new all seater stadium suddenly appeared on the UWE campus. Then Wael said my second wish is for a state of the art training ground and lo and behold a superb new training ground (just like Fleetwood’s) dropped out of the sky and onto Hortham Lane, Almondsbury. Wael was completely overcome with excitement so God said calm down young man or you’ll wake up Stephen Hamster now what is your final wish. And Wael said I’m fed up with being a phoney Gashead so my final wish is to become a true Gashead and lo and behold he sprouted a little beer belly and his eyes began to glaze over. But at the exact same moment the new stadium and the new training ground both disappeared in a puff of smoke. OMG said Wael what shall I do now ? My club will have to stay put at the ramshackle old Mem and train on any patch of waste ground we can find to rent. That’s right said God, but you did say you wanted to become a true Gashead. Comedy gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Smaller than a flea said: Comedy gold. You do realise that is almost exactly what has happened to Rovers fans, again, yeah..?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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