Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Lanterne Rouge]

5 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

He has described the EFL as clowns -

Darrell Clarke slams EFL “clowns” over Bristol Rovers fixture list

Bristol Rovers boss Darrell Clarke has slammed EFL “clowns” over his sides festive fixture list.

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/darrell-clarke-slams-efl-clowns-979052

Since when did he become such an expert? ...

 

In that article it says that R*vers `lose Dan Ledbitter Boxing Day draw`

Finances must be pretty bad if they`re raffling their players now.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Red Right Hand

[Red Army 75]

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol, something you will never be no matter how much money you use to buy plastic players 

From the bullshitter that is Henbury Ass . What a belter 

Edited December 27, 2017 by Red Army 75

[Midlands Robin]

More like 'care in the community'

[Full nelson]

https://instagram.com/p/BdFR2CPndFj/

[bristolmoose]

4 minutes ago, Full nelson said:

https://instagram.com/p/BdFR2CPndFj/

That'll would have had Doncaster United quaking in their boots.

Looks like Radox bath salts to me.

[Lanterne Rouge]

11 minutes ago, Full nelson said:

https://instagram.com/p/BdFR2CPndFj/

What the actual ****?

[Fiale]

2 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol, something you will never be no matter how much money you use to buy plastic players 

From the bullshitter that is Henbury Ass . What a belter 

 

2nd in the Championship with 3 Bristolians on the pitch playing for us - 

[Fiale]

The season so far has left most Rovers fans unhappy about one thing or the other and generally wanting or demanding more.

However should we step back a moment and actually look at what Bristol Rovers football club actually is and who is similar out there.

 

If we do this then we can aim to make the ground and facilities the best compared to those whose history we parallel . Then the team can strive to improve our standing and thus competitors to compare against.

 

Firstly...we have to accept that BRFC have never played in the top flight ,so we should only compare ourselves to clubs who have also never reached that level.

Secondly ,we should look firstly at clubs who have similar balances across the divisions as BRFC.

 

So all said and done the list of most similar clubs are...

 

CLUB-------------TIER 1----TIER 2----TIER 3-----TIER 4-----TIER 5 (and below)

 

Bristol Rovers------0----------20--------59----------10----------1

Chesterfield--------0----------20--------58----------21

Tranmere Rovers--0----------11--------58----------18-----------2

Walsall-------------0----------15--------73-----------9

Rotherham Utd----0----------30--------48----------13

Doncaster Rovers-0----------19---------33----------33

Southend Utd------0----------8---------57-----------25

 

Others similar but not close enough being Stockport county ,Crewe Alex. , Plymouth Arg , Port vale , Lincoln City.

(some with better records some with worse)

 

So how do Rovers compare with those clubs off the field ?

 

Would the first achievement moving forward not to be to ensure BRFC have a better stadium and training set up than Chesterfield ,Walsall ,Tranmere ,Rotherham ,Doncaster and Southend ?

 

To give the team the footing to take the club upwards to find new teams to compare with ?

 

So a 15,000 all seater stadium with a decent training ground will do that.

 

It should be noted that only Burton in the championship have not played in the top flight in their history.

When you consider most of the crowds teams like Barnsley ,QPR , PNE get for example would fit into a 15,000 stadium .

 

Trying to compare or match with City is silly they have a different history on the field.

 

tier 1 =9

tier 2 =49

tier 3=45

tier 4=2.

 

As someone said...lets forget about Bristol city (for now) and start doing better than our real current competitors.

 

 

 

I was just saying we should not pretend the club is something more than what it is. The clubs I have mentioned all have similar histories to Rovers and that's despite Rovers getting far better crowds over the years than those clubs.

Potentially if Rovers were top four prem year on year they would get 50,000 crowds...but that's not happened so no need to prepare for that just yet.

 

You are so very right about the conditions the current fans have to put up with.

They need to be changed...hence the suggestion for doing the achievable now rather than living in hope and not ever getting anything.

 

A packed keepmoat style stadium at the mem would give all the comforts and a cracking atmosphere. In league one or the championship.

Bristol city's highest ever average in league one (or equiv.) is 12,864.

Bristol Rovers is 13,026.

 

15-16000 is more than enough at league one.

and adequate at championship.

 

If you ignore the 4 seasons in the top flight Brighton and hove albion share a very similar history both in divisional sense ,crowd sizes and moving stadiums.

However they really have no competition for support in the region.

 

 

Their forums have a few people who are not entirely pie in the sky,

[54-46]

3 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol, something you will never be no matter how much money you use to buy plastic players 

From the bullshitter that is Henbury Ass . What a belter 

I’ve read that a few times and still don’t understand what he’s trying to say

I know a few Gas from work who are decent enough lads but everytime that cocksocket starts spouting his shite makes me really hope the rumours of their imminent implosion are true. 

[Bristol Rob]

They really are a strange bunch.

A seat yielding 20 or 30 quid 22 times a season is nothing compared to a seat in a restaurant or corporate setting that might have a slightly lower 'profit per use' ratio but can be filled 6 or 7 days a week.

But all they want to argue over is if a stadium with a 40,000 capacity would be better as they take 40,000 to Wembly every time, even when the official attendance was only 30,000.

[Ska Junkie]

'Bristol city's highest ever average in league one (or equiv.) is 12,864'   More utter barlox from the methane snorters!
1954	3	3S	49	17.596	38	3
1953	5	3S	53	18.764	40	1
1952	15	3S	73	17.780	45	2
1951	10	3S	63	18.457	43	5
1950	15	3S	73	21.449	41	1
1949	16	3S	75	16.523	49	3
1948	7	3S	57	20.951	43	2
1947	3	3S	49	18.848

[1960maaan]

43 minutes ago, Fiale said:

Bristol city's highest ever average in league one (or equiv.) is 12,864.

Bristol Rovers is 13,026.

 

20 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

'Bristol city's highest ever average in league one (or equiv.) is 12,864' More utter barlox from the methane snorters!
1954	3	3S	49	17.596	38	3
1953	5	3S	53	18.764	40	1
1952	15	3S	73	17.780	45	2
1951	10	3S	63	18.457	43	5
1950	15	3S	73	21.449	41	1
1949	16	3S	75	16.523	49	3
1948	7	3S	57	20.951	43	2
1947	3	3S	49	18.848

Yep , interesting use of stats. Technically @Ska Junkie that is Div 3 South so to prove a point they'll ignore those. Also putting in their highest average is 13,026 is funny as , although it might be true, they haven't averaged 10,000+ for 40 years and only 4 times in the last 50 have they managed above 10k in L1 add 2nd tier and that goes up another 2. I think 15k ground will be plenty for them, all they need is a rich benefactor to fund it all.
 

[bristolmoose]

It shows up the difference in perspective of the two sets of fans.

From the quote above - Potentially if Rovers were top four prem year on year they would get 50,000 crowds

Meanwhile there is a thread on here questioning if AG is big enough for the prem at 27000 and the consensus is that it probably is for most games! No one has mentioned top four!

[glynriley]

15 minutes ago, bristolmoose said:

It shows up the difference in perspective of the two sets of fans.

From the quote above - Potentially if Rovers were top four prem year on year they would get 50,000 crowds

Meanwhile there is a thread on here questioning if AG is big enough for the prem at 27000 and the consensus is that it probably is for most games! No one has mentioned top four!

Most of the threads on their forum are pre moderated by these 2....

[Xiled]

19 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/darrell-clarke-slams-efl-clowns-979052

Since when did he become such an expert? ...

Having listened to some of his more upbeat interviews (very rare these days) he quite often left me thinking 'did I actually just hear that?'

From this EFL fixture outburst, the following gift:

Quote

“It’s clowns in charge. I’m all for Boxing Day games, I’m all for New Year’s Day games but I’ve picked up a hamstring injury,” said Clarke.

“It’s guaranteed the pitches are soft this time of year, with explosive players, the Premier League managers will be telling you this. We’re already into a lot of games this year.

Explosive players?!!  No wonder the Mem pitch is full of potholes.

[BS2 Red]

13 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol, something you will never be no matter how much money you use to buy plastic players 

From the bullshitter that is Henbury Ass . What a belter 

Bristol City are plastic? Remind me which of the clubs is owned by a locally born businessman? Which of the clubs moved to Bath for years? Which of the clubs wanted to move to South Gloucestershire?

[1960maaan]

Is anyone on their website? I'm sure I saw a Red posting on there some time ago. I would love this to be explained.

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol

How is our team plastic? Owned by a Bristolian where as .......
Same ground in Bristol for about 113 years , where as .......
and as far as I know , actually paying wages above minimum , where as .....

Just because they are run like a pub side , I think I'm right in saying they have rented or squatted for all but 20 years since the start of the 2nd world war, doesn't mean they are more 'community, club than us. They just seem to try and grab an insult and use it, whether it fits or not.

[Bristol Rob]

2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Is anyone on their website? I'm sure I saw a Red posting on there some time ago. I would love this to be explained.

I Don't give a flying **** about your plastic team, we are the only real community football club in Bristol

How is our team plastic? Owned by a Bristolian where as .......
Same ground in Bristol for about 113 years , where as .......
and as far as I know , actually paying wages above minimum , where as .....

Just because they are run like a pub side , I think I'm right in saying they have rented or squatted for all but 20 years since the start of the 2nd world war, doesn't mean they are more 'community, club than us. They just seem to try and grab an insult and use it, whether it fits or not.

Generally pubs don't sell out of date crisps.

[Red Army 75]

12 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

Bristol City are plastic? Remind me which of the clubs is owned by a locally born businessman? Which of the clubs moved to Bath for years? Which of the clubs wanted to move to South Gloucestershire?

They have nothing on us . Absolutely nothing. So to make themselves feel better they got to make some bullshit up to justify there existence. And the author of that post has previous when it comes to bullshit . 

[SimonR]

5 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

They have nothing on us . Absolutely nothing. So to make themselves feel better they got to make some bullshit up to justify there existence. And the author of that post has previous when it comes to bullshit . 

What henbury? i cant believe he would ever lie. Its not like he has been caught out several times already and been exposed so much even other fewers ignore him.

[chinapig]

I understand the concept of a plastic fan even if I find it a bit tedious but what on earth is a plastic player?

If he means not home grown, how many Bristol boys/academy graduates are in the Rovers squad?

And what is a community club, other than one at least part owned by the fans perhaps? Perhaps he means the well known Gashead community in Jordan? The digaspora so to speak.

If he is referring to the family club myth, that seems to lack an evidence base, other than the BP repeatedly calling it such.

If he means a club that is active in the community, our record is rather good on that front too, as recent well publicised events have shown.

All in all not a well made case then. Must try harder.

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

38 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

Bristol City are plastic? Remind me which of the clubs is owned by a locally born businessman? Which of the clubs moved to Bath for years? Which of the clubs wanted to move to South Gloucestershire?

...into a soulless identikit bowl.

We have our Bristolian owner, a club that involves itself into the local community, our spiritual home with over a century of history and the bigger fan base, proved in actual statistics year after year. They have none of that.

To a tit like Henbury Gas that obviously makes us plastic although if you actually ask a Gashead how we are ‘plastic’ they tend to struggle to come up with something that makes sense. Same goes for ‘franchise’.

They constantly bang on about their supposedly massive fan base but try to excuse their small crowds by saying  that most of them are put off by not having a nice comfy seat to sit in on matchdays....sounds ‘plastic’ to me.

1 hour ago, bristolmoose said:

It shows up the difference in perspective of the two sets of fans.

From the quote above - Potentially if Rovers were top four prem year on year they would get 50,000 crowds

Meanwhile there is a thread on here questioning if AG is big enough for the prem at 27000 and the consensus is that it probably is for most games! No one has mentioned top four!

As I’ve said before there is only one set of fans in Bristol with delusions of grandeur and it certainly isn’t City fans.

It amazes me what goes on inside their deformed balloon heads at times.

Edited December 28, 2017 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan

[SirColinOfMansfield]

2 minutes ago, chinapig said:

I understand the concept of a plastic fan even if I find it a bit tedious but what on earth is a plastic player?

 

[RumRed]

1 minute ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Don't mock, in Darrell's office there is a whiteboard with 'Realistic January Targets' written on it, that's the only picture Wael's allowed him to stick up.

[Natchfever]

10 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

 

Yep , interesting use of stats. Technically @Ska Junkie that is Div 3 South so to prove a point they'll ignore those. Also putting in their highest average is 13,026 is funny as , although it might be true, they haven't averaged 10,000+ for 40 years and only 4 times in the last 50 have they managed above 10k in L1 add 2nd tier and that goes up another 2. I think 15k ground will be plenty for them, all they need is a rich benefactor to fund it all.
 

Have we really only had a highest third tier average of 12000 odd ?

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

44 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

They have nothing on us . Absolutely nothing. So to make themselves feel better they got to make some bullshit up to justify there existence. And the author of that post has previous when it comes to bullshit . 

Speaking of bullshit, on their thread comically titled ‘a touch of realism’ one of them thinks they’d sell out a 15k stadium every match if they were doing well in L1.

I seem to remember them doing pretty well last season challenging for the Play Offs. Probably their best season for 17 years and they still couldn’t sell out their tiny stadium. 

[AshtonPark]

16 minutes ago, Loon plage said:

Have we really only had a highest third tier average of 12000 odd ?

Surely not.

[Port Said Red]

24 minutes ago, Loon plage said:

Have we really only had a highest third tier average of 12000 odd ?

 

7 minutes ago, AshtonPark said:

Surely not.

I am afraid so. http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/bric.htm 

However our averages at that level have been quite consistent, you have to go back 43 years to find the one the gashead mentions. Look at their averages at that level since. 

http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/brir.htm

[Chris]

4 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

 

I am afraid so. http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/bric.htm 

However our averages at that level have been quite consistent, you have to go back 43 years to find the one the gashead mentions. Look at their averages at that level since. 

http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/brir.htm

But the attendances during our last season in League one are skewed because of the redevelopment.  If we had the full stadium, I'm sure it would have been a 15k average or more.

[Izza]

13,026 in 1974 then a decline over the next 7 years, although in a higher division, down to 5,259

Are these the same faithful and true supporters :laugh:

[Port Said Red]

2 minutes ago, Chris said:

But the attendances during our last season in League one are skewed because of the redevelopment.  If we had the full stadium, I'm sure it would have been a 15k average or more.

I am sure they will tell that all their attendances were skewed during the the Trumpton years...  

[B block]

2 hours ago, glynriley said:

Most of the threads on their forum are pre moderated by these 2....

Just to clarify for some younger posters, the guy on the right is hani and the one on the left their new centre forward

[richwwtk]

59 minutes ago, Loon plage said:

Have we really only had a highest third tier average of 12000 odd ?

Only if you ignore when the third tier was split into Division 3 South and North, when we regularly averaged over 20,000.

The sixties and seventies, a time of bigger crowds generally we were above that level so wouldn't have got anything then, and by the eighties when we dropped back down crowds were lower for everyone.

[Northern Red]

Henbury Gas is an absolute danger who needs his hard drive checking. 

[TRL]

35 minutes ago, Izza said:

13,026 in 1974 then a decline over the next 7 years, although in a higher division, down to 5,259

Are these the same faithful and true supporters

But that doesn't count. They quite rightly say we have only existed since 1982. So surely only records from that date should be looked at? Otherwise they would be having a monopoly of all the available fans before that year.

 

Or are they suggesting we were around before that?

[BS2 Red]

1 hour ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

A whole team would cost £13.20.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRISTOL-ROVERS-2017-18-SUBBUTEO-TOP-SPIN-TEAM-/182718574476

I can’t see the 15ers transfer budget stretching to afford any of those. They have too many carpets to clean.

[Lanterne Rouge]

6 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

A whole team would cost £13.20.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRISTOL-ROVERS-2017-18-SUBBUTEO-TOP-SPIN-TEAM-/182718574476

I can’t see the 15ers transfer budget stretching to afford any of those. They have too many carpets to clean.

Do you really think their transfer budget would stretch to 0.000035% of a Tilson?

[BS2 Red]

2 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said:

Do you really think their transfer budget would stretch to 0.000035% of a Tilson?

It could do, but unfortunately they had to buy a puncture repair kit to fix one of their tents.

[Bristol Rob]

50 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

It could do, but unfortunately they had to buy a puncture repair kit to fix one of their tents.

On the plus side. There was a bit of spare glue so there were also able to patch up inflatable Irene, who has been to a number of festive gatherings this holiday season.

[1960maaan]

2 hours ago, Loon plage said:

Have we really only had a highest third tier average of 12000 odd ?

I was surprised at that. Wonder how long they were searching for something they came out top in ? 

As @richwwtk said, go back a little to the North/South split and attendances go up.

[miser]

7 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

I was surprised at that. Wonder how long they were searching for something they came out top in ? 

As @richwwtk said, go back a little to the North/South split and attendances go up.

Used to beat us hands down at the Bristol Flower show in the sixties !

[1960maaan]

3 minutes ago, miser said:

Used to beat us hands down at the Bristol Flower show in the sixties !

They did have nice flower beds, and a lot more dogs lived at their ground/kennel . Actually Saying their ground, the Greyhounds were actually the Landlords and the gAss rented/squatted/dossed there.

[Tom]

17 hours ago, Full nelson said:

https://instagram.com/p/BdFR2CPndFj/

To be fair to him, this is actually funny when you realise that P1 is an anti-anxiety/depression medication.

[redcityman]

3 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

He said "plastic player" not shit plastic player!

[Maltshoveller]

4 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Cant even get that right

Got the squares wrong way around

[myol'man]

Has it all gone quiet over there?

[bert tann]

The most entertaining duo in the world of professional darts will appear together for an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018.

Darting royalty in the form of the legendary John Parrott will appear alongside charismatic pro-turned commentator and pundit Steve Davis at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 7 February.

The pair are famous for their flamboyant and fun-loving stage presence as much as their excellent darting ability - and entertainment is guaranteed before a dart has even been thrown.

Both have crowd-pleasing walk-on routines and are widely regarded as the kings of the exhibition circuit since retiring as professionals. 

Parrott, nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ was a pioneer in bringing showbiz and razzmatazz into the game of darts.

His professional record is impressive in its own right too. Parrott is a two-time World Championship finalist and a two-time News of the World Champion.

Davis took up the mantle as the sport’s biggest personality in the modern Premier League era.

“Interesting” also has an excellent professional record, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship five times before opting to retire early and pursue a successful media career.

The pair will entertain the crowd with their trademark on stage antics during matches against lucky local players.

They will then reveal all about their incredible lives during the amazing rise of darts with an up close and personal interview, featuring an open question and answer session with the audience.

Tickets for this unique event are available now from Bristol Rovers FC via:-
The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0BF
Website - www.brfctickets.com

 

[Port Said Red]

19 hours ago, TRL said:

But that doesn't count. They quite rightly say we have only existed since 1982. So surely only records from that date should be looked at? Otherwise they would be having a monopoly of all the available fans before that year.

 

Or are they suggesting we were around before that?

Oh no watch them disappear in a flash of conflicting @gaslogic. 

[Steve Watts]

7 hours ago, bert tann said:

The most entertaining duo in the world of professional darts will appear together for an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018.

Darting royalty in the form of the legendary John Parrott will appear alongside charismatic pro-turned commentator and pundit Steve Davis at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 7 February.

The pair are famous for their flamboyant and fun-loving stage presence as much as their excellent darting ability - and entertainment is guaranteed before a dart has even been thrown.

Both have crowd-pleasing walk-on routines and are widely regarded as the kings of the exhibition circuit since retiring as professionals. 

Parrott, nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ was a pioneer in bringing showbiz and razzmatazz into the game of darts.

His professional record is impressive in its own right too. Parrott is a two-time World Championship finalist and a two-time News of the World Champion.

Davis took up the mantle as the sport’s biggest personality in the modern Premier League era.

“Interesting” also has an excellent professional record, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship five times before opting to retire early and pursue a successful media career.

The pair will entertain the crowd with their trademark on stage antics during matches against lucky local players.

They will then reveal all about their incredible lives during the amazing rise of darts with an up close and personal interview, featuring an open question and answer session with the audience.

Tickets for this unique event are available now from Bristol Rovers FC via:-
The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0BF
Website - www.brfctickets.com

 

I love how they're marketing it as "an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018"....  Whereas for 2017, our own "evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment" came on the pitch last week....in the area of sport in which we specialise... and not in seeing two retired darts players appear at the ground!

[Vincent Vega]

7 hours ago, bert tann said:

The most entertaining duo in the world of professional darts will appear together for an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018.

Darting royalty in the form of the legendary John Parrott will appear alongside charismatic pro-turned commentator and pundit Steve Davis at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 7 February.

The pair are famous for their flamboyant and fun-loving stage presence as much as their excellent darting ability - and entertainment is guaranteed before a dart has even been thrown.

Both have crowd-pleasing walk-on routines and are widely regarded as the kings of the exhibition circuit since retiring as professionals. 

Parrott, nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ was a pioneer in bringing showbiz and razzmatazz into the game of darts.

His professional record is impressive in its own right too. Parrott is a two-time World Championship finalist and a two-time News of the World Champion.

Davis took up the mantle as the sport’s biggest personality in the modern Premier League era.

“Interesting” also has an excellent professional record, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship five times before opting to retire early and pursue a successful media career.

The pair will entertain the crowd with their trademark on stage antics during matches against lucky local players.

They will then reveal all about their incredible lives during the amazing rise of darts with an up close and personal interview, featuring an open question and answer session with the audience.

Tickets for this unique event are available now from Bristol Rovers FC via:-
The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0BF
Website - www.brfctickets.com

 

Whose going to point it out then ?

[bengalcub]

Steve “ordinary” Davis 

[Homer Simpson]

2 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

Whose going to point it out then ?

He's done it on purpose, the reason why? Can only think it was boredom, certainly not funny.

[hoxton casual]

Got told off by an old lady for wearing my city scarf in The Eastgate Centre yesterday,  as it was Rovers territory. Sweet old thing. I did point out that that may have still be been true, if they had not they sold their stadium where we wete standing. The foreign chap serving me thougbt it must be an Arsenal scarf! Long way to go.

[Bcfccity]

9 hours ago, bert tann said:

The most entertaining duo in the world of professional darts will appear together for an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018.

Darting royalty in the form of the legendary John Parrott will appear alongside charismatic pro-turned commentator and pundit Steve Davis at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 7 February.

The pair are famous for their flamboyant and fun-loving stage presence as much as their excellent darting ability - and entertainment is guaranteed before a dart has even been thrown.

Both have crowd-pleasing walk-on routines and are widely regarded as the kings of the exhibition circuit since retiring as professionals. 

Parrott, nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ was a pioneer in bringing showbiz and razzmatazz into the game of darts.

His professional record is impressive in its own right too. Parrott is a two-time World Championship finalist and a two-time News of the World Champion.

Davis took up the mantle as the sport’s biggest personality in the modern Premier League era.

“Interesting” also has an excellent professional record, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship five times before opting to retire early and pursue a successful media career.

The pair will entertain the crowd with their trademark on stage antics during matches against lucky local players.

They will then reveal all about their incredible lives during the amazing rise of darts with an up close and personal interview, featuring an open question and answer session with the audience.

Tickets for this unique event are available now from Bristol Rovers FC via:-
The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0BF
Website - www.brfctickets.com

 

Is this for real!!!!!!! They are snooker players not dart players!!!

[Red34]

59 minutes ago, hoxton casual said:

Got told off by an old lady for wearing my city scarf in The Eastgate Centre yesterday,  as it was Rovers territory. Sweet old thing. I did point out that that may have still be been true, if they had not they sold their stadium where we wete standing. The foreign chap serving me thougbt it must be an Arsenal scarf! Long way to go.

Rovers won't even have the territory they play on much longer...

Not that it has ever really been their territory, thieving *******s

[Steve Watts]

Just now, Bcfccity said:

Is this for real!!!!!!! They are snooker players not dart players!!!

The article is real... for reasons known only to Bert Tann, he's altered the names.

[Bcfccity]

1 minute ago, Steve Watts said:

The article is real... for reasons known only to Bert Tann, he's altered the names.

Yeah just searched it :laugh:

[Red34]

1 minute ago, Bcfccity said:

Is this for real!!!!!!! They are snooker players not dart players!!!

:laugh: guessing as they weren't exactly the most famous darts players Bert thought he needed to spice it up.

When I read the headline initially I thought "oh no, don't do it Phil!"

[Gert Mare]

10 hours ago, bert tann said:

The most entertaining duo in the world of professional darts will appear together for an evening of unrivalled sporting entertainment at Bristol Rovers FC in 2018.

Darting royalty in the form of the legendary John Parrott will appear alongside charismatic pro-turned commentator and pundit Steve Davis at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 7 February.

The pair are famous for their flamboyant and fun-loving stage presence as much as their excellent darting ability - and entertainment is guaranteed before a dart has even been thrown.

Both have crowd-pleasing walk-on routines and are widely regarded as the kings of the exhibition circuit since retiring as professionals. 

Parrott, nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ was a pioneer in bringing showbiz and razzmatazz into the game of darts.

His professional record is impressive in its own right too. Parrott is a two-time World Championship finalist and a two-time News of the World Champion.

Davis took up the mantle as the sport’s biggest personality in the modern Premier League era.

“Interesting” also has an excellent professional record, reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship five times before opting to retire early and pursue a successful media career.

The pair will entertain the crowd with their trademark on stage antics during matches against lucky local players.

They will then reveal all about their incredible lives during the amazing rise of darts with an up close and personal interview, featuring an open question and answer session with the audience.

Tickets for this unique event are available now from Bristol Rovers FC via:-
The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0BF
Website - www.brfctickets.com

 

Followed by a re-run of the Doncaster United match.

[myol'man]

Next up for the massed travelling blue few;

Oldham, famous for car batteries and being one of the highest bleakest football grounds in England.

Oldham are expecting a big crowd of over 5,000 (that's the whole attendance, not the away crowd!)

In the Latics squad ex City players Brian Wilson, founder of the Beach Boys and Aaron Amadi-Holloway (no relation)

1-0 to Oldham with Holloway heading home the winner 

[Bazooka Joe]

4 hours ago, hoxton casual said:

Got told off by an old lady for wearing my city scarf in The Eastgate Centre yesterday,  as it was Rovers territory. Sweet old thing. I did point out that that may have still be been true, if they had not they sold their stadium where we wete standing. The foreign chap serving me thougbt it must be an Arsenal scarf! Long way to go.

aka Dopey (in drag) and Wael meet Again.

[Ska Junkie]

4 hours ago, hoxton casual said:

Got told off by an old lady for wearing my city scarf in The Eastgate Centre yesterday,  as it was Rovers territory. Sweet old thing. I did point out that that may have still be been true, if they had not they sold their stadium where we wete standing. The foreign chap serving me thougbt it must be an Arsenal scarf! Long way to go.

Should have updated her in song, 'we're Bristol City, the city is ours'! 

[hoxton casual]

1 minute ago, Ska Junkie said:

Should have updated her in song, 'we're Bristol City, the city is ours'! 

I did think about that, when driving out of the car park. It really is now, very different to growing up in Bristol in the 70's. What was the name of the ex-army officer who sold Eastville in the 1940's? If I was a Rovers fan he would go down as the man who sealed their fate a long, long time ago..

[Ska Junkie]

4 minutes ago, hoxton casual said:

I did think about that, when driving out of the car park. It really is now, very different to growing up in Bristol in the 70's. What was the name of the ex-army officer who sold Eastville in the 1940's? If I was a Rovers fan he would go down as the man who sealed their fate a long, long time ago..

Have a like HC! 

[Bar BS3]

The Sags must be livid, seeing what’s going on with us right now. 

Sell out and beat Man United. 

Sell out QPR

23k Vs Reading and go 2nd in the Championship. 

Sell out Vs Wolves for biggest league crowd in a generation, live on TV.

sold out Villa away. 

Tickets flying out for our league cup semi final against one of the best teams in the world. 

Having endured us on TV 4 times in December, receiving plaudits from all angles, we are on another 4 times before mid Feb. 

At least they’ve got a new toilet to look forward to in the summer..!

[Vincent Vega]

2 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

The Sags must be livid, seeing what’s going on with us right now. 

Sell out and beat Man United. 

Sell out QPR

23k Vs Reading and go 2nd in the Championship. 

Sell out Vs Wolves for biggest league crowd in a generation, live on TV.

sold out Villa away. 

Tickets flying out for our league cup semi final against one of the best teams in the world. 

Having endured us on TV 4 times in December, receiving plaudits from all angles, we are on another 4 times before mid Feb. 

At least they’ve got a new toilet to look forward to in the summer..!

As a Watford supporting customer said to me on Christmas eve " What a fantastic time to be a Bristol City fan "

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 hours ago, myol'man said:

Next up for the massed travelling blue few;

Oldham, famous for car batteries and being one of the highest bleakest football grounds in England.

Oldham are expecting a big crowd of over 5,000 (that's the whole attendance, not the away crowd!)

In the Latics squad ex City players Brian Wilson, founder of the Beach Boys and Aaron Amadi-Holloway (no relation)

1-0 to Oldham with Holloway heading home the winner 

Don`t forget the huge sign on the railway bridge as you drive in - `Oldham. Home of the tubular bandage`.

I really hope that`s still there.

[Harry]

On 28/12/2017 at 09:01, bristolmoose said:

It shows up the difference in perspective of the two sets of fans.

From the quote above - Potentially if Rovers were top four prem year on year they would get 50,000 crowds

Meanwhile there is a thread on here questioning if AG is big enough for the prem at 27000 and the consensus is that it probably is for most games! No one has mentioned top four!

I’m sure that if Chesterfield, Walsall, Southend and everyone else they’ve compared themselves with would also average 50,000 if they were “top four prem year on year”. 

I mean seriously! Top 4 year on year. What the hell is this bloke on about. He’s basically saying that if the Gappers were up there with Man U, Man C, Arsenal & Chelsea for a sustained period, then their crowds would increase. Duh! 

What a truly baffling bunch they are. 

[Port Said Red]

18 hours ago, myol'man said:

Next up for the massed travelling blue few;

Oldham, famous for car batteries and being one of the highest bleakest football grounds in England.

Oldham are expecting a big crowd of over 5,000 (that's the whole attendance, not the away crowd!)

In the Latics squad ex City players Brian Wilson, founder of the Beach Boys and Aaron Amadi-Holloway (no relation)

1-0 to Oldham with Holloway heading home the winner 

If he was down here I would really want the City fans to be signing. "Hey Brian, we wanna know, what happened to your hair. "

Also, do we think their attendance obsessives will be looking to compare their away following to a team in the North West with our upcoming trip? Perhaps not.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Port Said Red

[SimonR]

21 hours ago, hoxton casual said:

I did think about that, when driving out of the car park. It really is now, very different to growing up in Bristol in the 70's. What was the name of the ex-army officer who sold Eastville in the 1940's? If I was a Rovers fan he would go down as the man who sealed their fate a long, long time ago..

Not all hero's wear capes...