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As I suggested earlier, the quote in James Clavell's novel would have been in the 1970s so I assumed that D&C would have 'cribbed' from this.

It now seems it might have been the reverse.

My apologies, by the way - I seem to have an awful (and unintended) habit of hijacking threads with my trivia!  

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40 minutes ago, glynriley said:

Winston Churchill was a secret bogier...

Your right leg I love, it’s a great leg. I’ve nothing against your right leg.

......trouble is neither have you.

(one legged man auditions for Hamlet)

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I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

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17 minutes ago, Bianconeri said:

Your right leg I love, it’s a great leg. I’ve nothing against your right leg.

......trouble is neither have you.

(one legged man auditions for Hamlet)

One of my favourite sketches of all time.  One leg to few as it was known and it was Tarzan not Hamlet. :) 

 

Peter
I noticed that, Mr. Spiggott. When you have been in the business as long as I have you come to notice these things almost instinctively. Now, Mr. Spiggott, you, a one-legged man, are applying for the role of Tarzan - a role which, traditionally, involves the use of a two-legged actor.
Dudley
Correct.
Peter
And yet you, a unidexter, are applying for the role.
Dudley
Right.
Peter
A role for which two legs would seem to be the minimum requirement.
Dudley
Very true.
Peter
Well, Mr. Spiggott, need I point out to you where your deficiency lies as regards landing the role?
Dudley
Yes, I think you ought to.
Peter
Need I say without overmuch emphasis that it is in the leg division that you are deficient.
Dudley
The leg division?
Peter
Yes, the leg division, Mr. Spiggott. You are deficient in it to the tune of one. Your right leg I like. I like your right leg. A lovely leg for the role. That's what I said when I saw you come in. I said "A lovely leg for the role." I've got nothing against your right leg. The trouble is - neither have you. You fall down on your left.
Dudley
You mean it's inadequate?
Peter
Yes, it's inadequate, Mr. Spiggott. And, to my mind, the British public is not ready for the sight of a one-legged apeman swinging through the jungly tendrils.
Dudley
I see.
Peter
However, don't despair. After all, you score over a man with no legs at all. Should a legless man come in here demanding the role, I should have no hesitation in saying "Get out. Run away"
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8 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said:

Once producing a bogey as big as the Ti fucking tanic !

People thought it was the Titanic, but it wasn't. They went to sea on Winston's bogie...!

And the fucker sank!!

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7 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

One of my favourite sketches of all time.  One leg to few as it was known and it was Tarzan not Hamlet. :) 

 

Peter
I noticed that, Mr. Spiggott. When you have been in the business as long as I have you come to notice these things almost instinctively. Now, Mr. Spiggott, you, a one-legged man, are applying for the role of Tarzan - a role which, traditionally, involves the use of a two-legged actor.
Dudley
Correct.
Peter
And yet you, a unidexter, are applying for the role.
Dudley
Right.
Peter
A role for which two legs would seem to be the minimum requirement.
Dudley
Very true.
Peter
Well, Mr. Spiggott, need I point out to you where your deficiency lies as regards landing the role?
Dudley
Yes, I think you ought to.
Peter
Need I say without overmuch emphasis that it is in the leg division that you are deficient.
Dudley
The leg division?
Peter
Yes, the leg division, Mr. Spiggott. You are deficient in it to the tune of one. Your right leg I like. I like your right leg. A lovely leg for the role. That's what I said when I saw you come in. I said "A lovely leg for the role." I've got nothing against your right leg. The trouble is - neither have you. You fall down on your left.
Dudley
You mean it's inadequate?
Peter
Yes, it's inadequate, Mr. Spiggott. And, to my mind, the British public is not ready for the sight of a one-legged apeman swinging through the jungly tendrils.
Dudley
I see.
Peter
However, don't despair. After all, you score over a man with no legs at all. Should a legless man come in here demanding the role, I should have no hesitation in saying "Get out. Run away"

 

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59 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

Happened to me too. I am a little concerned how they have my email. If it persists I may resort to pursuing a case under GDPR regulations. Is seems to me a gross breach of privacy.

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1 minute ago, cityal said:

Happened to me too. I am a little concerned how they have my email. If it persists I may resort to pursuing a case under GDPR regulations. Is seems to me a gross breach of privacy.

That could also read "it just seemed gross to me" both are true.

Certainly I could not bring myself to click "download pictures" in my email client.

Surely someone should stop the gas from doing this. I dread to think what may happen if it was picked up by minors.

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1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

Me too - I felt violated and deleted it. How did they get my email address? it it continues after May 25th GDPR data breach is the way to go...

 

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1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

I received an email too to my disgust. They must be using a generic mailing list from somewhere.

Edit: Must be related to the EFL and not Rovers.

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On 11/04/2018 at 18:12, 54-46 said:

I was impressed how quickly all the Gas comments appeared in response to Taylor’s gif. Good to know they have a keen interest in following BCFC matters on Social Media.

Classy, as ever. Gaschat, re. MT.

'Wouldn't piss on him if I came across him on fire in a car accident with his missus. I would Snapchat film it with the gif of Bobby Reid with a fire extinguisher.'

Read more: http://gasheads.org/thread/7402/idiot#ixzz5CZXs6wcC

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2 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

I had that too. I suspected some prankster in the office had signed me up. 

I'd guess the EFL got confused and sent it to their City list (which they would have had from when we had an FLi site) instead of the Rovers list. 

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17 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

I had that too. I suspected some prankster in the office had signed me up. 

I'd guess the EFL got confused and sent it to their City list (which they would have had from when we had an FLi site) instead of the Rovers list. 

even the EFL think there is one team in Bristol :)

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2 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

Like a sag has shat in your butty box.

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I had the email as well. Glad I’m not alone! The 5 point preview was riveting, especially this bit which made me chuckle:

"Blackburn have won the Premier League for example so managing them in League One comes with sky-high expectations - similar to managing Bristol Rovers in the Conference!"

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1 hour ago, ciderslider said:

Me too - I felt violated and deleted it. How did they get my email address? it it continues after May 25th GDPR data breach is the way to go...

 

I was going to suggest the same!

Pretty sure Wetherspoons have decided to delete their entire mailing list as how records were captured is so poor and they can't prove an existing business relationship so rather than falling in to the trap of breach, they have started again.

Sit on it until GDPR - then give then grief!

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3 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

 I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

Me too -  I initially stared in disbelief. Must be the Russians with a cyber attack on the nations well being.

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2 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Classy, as ever. Gaschat, re. MT.

'Wouldn't piss on him if I came across him on fire in a car accident with his missus. I would Snapchat film it with the gif of Bobby Reid with a fire extinguisher.'

Read more: http://gasheads.org/thread/7402/idiot#ixzz5CZXs6wcC

Fucking belters the lot of them, all was funny when he turnt his boyhood club down and took the piss out of them to stay at the sags though wasn’t it.

Tables turn and we sign him and take the piss in the best possible way and they hate it, abuse him and his family so he has to move house etc.

Love it how it still boils their piss :laughcont:

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2 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Classy, as ever. Gaschat, re. MT.

'Wouldn't piss on him if I came across him on fire in a car accident with his missus. I would Snapchat film it with the gif of Bobby Reid with a fire extinguisher.'

Read more: http://gasheads.org/thread/7402/idiot#ixzz5CZXs6wcC

The bloke (could be a woman, or gender non binary - shouldn’t assume I know) who started the thread, titled “what an idiot”, claims a few posts later that he “couldn’t care less about him”

Odd 

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6 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I have a 'disposable' email address which I have used over the years only to receive any and all communications BCFC related. This includes season tickets, OTIB etc. I've had this same email address for well over ten years.

Today at 12.28pm, for the very first time ever, I received an email to that address containing the Bristol Rovers Weekly Newsletter. Am I alone in suddenly receiving this? Suddenly, I don't want to look in my inbox because I feel that its integrity has been defiled.

Has Bristol Sport been hacked? Is it WikiLeaks? Is it Russia? Is it the Jordanian Secret Service? Is it Henbury Gas? We need answers ...

Yeah, I got this on one of my lesser used accounts.  I assumed it was because I'm a registered overseas Gashead allegedly based in *********.   I enjoy making my contributions of constructive suggestions as to how 'we' can progress in raising cash from  ridiculous sources.  But now it seems they're not targeting just us true Blue Few.  The Bastards.  My next depth charge is now brewing!

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4 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

How remiss of OTIB to let this anniversary slip by unnoticed:- 

13 April 1936: Joe Payne scored 10 fucking goals for Luton Town against Bristol Rovers in a 12-0 victory on his debut as centre forward – a record for one man in one game in English football.

 

Double like for the profanity.

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10 hours ago, red panda said:

Why stop there - an exclamation, an adjective, a noun, an adverb and a verb .....

Ah fuck, the fucking fucker's fucking fucked

Sweary, yet educational. Good work Mr. Panda :clap:

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5 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

How remiss of OTIB to let this anniversary slip by unnoticed:- 

13 April 1936: Joe Payne scored 10 fucking goals for Luton Town against Bristol Rovers in a 12-0 victory on his debut as centre forward – a record for one man in one game in English football.

 

Why don’t we have an official Joe Payne day then? What a fucking legend!

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2 hours ago, freezer said:

Yes! The classic STW. All hail the STW.

Followed closely by STP

Sticky Toffee Pudding......Sweet.

I find them to be practically interchangeable.

Although you would have to make sure that you served up an STP to your nan after Sunday roast.....

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13 hours ago, 54-46 said:

The bloke (could be a woman, or gender non binary - shouldn’t assume I know) who started the thread, titled “what an idiot”, claims a few posts later that he “couldn’t care less about him”

Odd 

He’s not alone. Someone else further down the thread claims Rovers fans don’t care about him anymore :laughcont:

Course they don’t, really looks that way....:laughcont:

The facts are:

 They were so desperate to keep him they agreed to a short contract with a low release clause 

They laughed when he shafted Oxford.

They didn’t prepare for losing him in January even though it was clearly a huge possibility given how many goals he’d already scored that season (not that the AlQs would’ve spent the money from selling Taylor anyway).

We showed interest, he couldn’t wait to come over and tbh no one could blame him.

He helped keep us up, they lost a load of potential goals, they had their pants pulled down in public which was hilarious, Dopey said he wouldn’t be sold for less than £10million...he was lying, they’re still crying about it, ‘Happy Days’ Dickhead, gutted Sagheads.

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1 hour ago, Cheesleysmate said:

Why don’t we have an official Joe Payne day then? What a fucking legend!

Besides 13th April for Joe Payne Day, another date for your diary is Tommy Briggs Day on 5th February.

Showing their total domination of all things football related in Bristol, they appear twice in the top 5 of most successful goal scorers per game .... albeit on the losing side each time!

I wonder who they are playing today? (fingers crossed)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_with_the_most_goals_in_an_association_football_game#England

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1 hour ago, Southstandoriginal said:

Not only for scoring 10 against the sags (that is reason enough mind) he also scored 112 goas in only 119 professional matches! His career brought to a premature end by the war. 

Here he is scoring one of his ten goals against Rovers 

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17 hours ago, View from the Dolman said:

I had that too. I suspected some prankster in the office had signed me up. 

I'd guess the EFL got confused and sent it to their City list . 

That's because there's only One Team In Bristol!

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1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

He’s not alone. Someone else further down the thread claims Rovers fans don’t care about him anymore :laughcont:

Course they don’t, really looks that way....:laughcont:

The facts are:

 They were so desperate to keep him they agreed to a short contract with a low release clause 

They laughed when he shafted Oxford.

They didn’t prepare for losing him in January even though it was clearly a huge possibility given how many goals he’d already scored that season (not that the AlQs would’ve spent the money from selling Taylor anyway).

We showed interest, he couldn’t wait to come over and tbh no one could blame him.

He helped keep us up, they lost a load of potential goals, they had their pants pulled down in public which was hilarious, Dopey said he wouldn’t be sold for less than £10million...he was lying, they’re still crying about it, ‘Happy Days’ Dickhead, gutted Sagheads.

And if you look back to that time on gaschat, one of their posters thought City would buy MT, but then loan him back for the remainder of the season and pay his wages. Also as City would pay £3 - 6 million for him, Rovers could buy a decent strike partner and would consequentially win promotion.

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55 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Besides 13th April for Joe Payne Day, another date for your diary is Tommy Briggs Day on 5th February.

Showing their total domination of all things football related in Bristol, they appear twice in the top 5 of most successful goal scorers per game .... albeit on the losing side each time!

I wonder who they are playing today? (fingers crossed)

MostGoals.thumb.png.868573935172b0954057315a11cc0900.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_with_the_most_goals_in_an_association_football_game#England

That Tranny v Oldham game; as you'll see was at Christmas. In the return game either the day before or after, Oldham beat Tranmere 4-1 Both games were in the 35-36 season and at holiday periods; TR v OA - Christmas and the Luton game at Easter.My Dad once told me that following a 8-3 home defeat, Rovers asked the Bus company to reroute, or renumber, the number 83 service from passing Eastville.

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4 minutes ago, 22A said:

That Tranny v Oldham game; as you'll see was at Christmas. In the return game either the day before or after, Oldham beat Tranmere 4-1 Both games were in the 35-36 season and at holiday periods; TR v OA - Christmas and the Luton game at Easter.My Dad once told me that following a 8-3 home defeat, Rovers asked the Bus company to reroute, or renumber, the number 83 service from passing Eastville.

As opposed to asking for the no83 open top bus tour.......:facepalm:

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9 minutes ago, Maggersno1Fan said:

Jay Emmanuel Thomas wondering where his career went so wrong :laugh:

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Guy on the phone at the front texting 'sorry, i won't be coming in to work today, i've been kidnapped by ******s'....

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