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The Gasbuster

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2015 appoint a "Head of Recruitment"*, then can't afford to recruit any players. Priceless ! :facepalm:

 

(* This "Head of Recruitment" was previously with Coventry, apparently.

Who have they lost out to, for this Bakayoko bloke ?

Yep, you guessed it, Coventry !)

 

2015, the gift that keeps on, keeping on, giving.

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BTRFTG

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3 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:
On 05/08/2018 at 08:43, BTRFTG said:

 

Wasn’t that John Ward? Shortly before Benny took over?

Could be my age but I recall two very similar incidents both arising after heavy losses at Ipswich. Both involved pretty decent human beings with, as you say, Ward being the other. In Glumsden's case I think we lost fairly early in the Season (hence my thoughts about DC post day 1) where he effectively offered his resignation but was cajoled to stay in position for a number of months despite a string of poor performances. I'll never forget one game at the end of his reign when he sat on his own on the far side of the pitch at Forest as we took a battering in the cup, looking like he hadn't a friend in the world and with the weight of his tragic, personal circumstance bearing on his shoulders.

Ward did a similar thing half a dozen years later post the 'Clarence Winerack' debacle but in his case and having learned the lesson of Jimmy L he departed almost immediately.

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9 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

Could be my age but I recall two very similar incidents both arising after heavy losses at Ipswich. Both involved pretty decent human beings with, as you say, Ward being the other. In Glumsden's case I think we lost fairly early in the Season (hence my thoughts about DC post day 1) where he effectively offered his resignation but was cajoled to stay in position for a number of months despite a string of poor performances. I'll never forget one game at the end of his reign when he sat on his own on the far side of the pitch at Forest as we took a battering in the cup, looking like he hadn't a friend in the world and with the weight of his tragic, personal circumstance bearing on his shoulders.

Ward did a similar thing half a dozen years later post the 'Clarence Winerack' debacle but in his case and having learned the lesson of Jimmy L he departed almost immediately.

Lumsden was sacked after a 2-1 away defeat at Charlton which was played at Upton Park

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Meanwhile sky have announced a comedy version of life on mars called life on gas

it will premier immediately and follow a similar format, james murdoch stated the main reason was overheads, why go through the trouble of getting in a prop master when we can just film at the mem, the benefits are endless 

ground

fans behaviour

Management 

signing budget

all from the 1970s

former local rivals Bristol city have been asked if they can assist in providing retro shirts for re runs of derby games and have asked the older fan base if their grandfathers have any old shirts worn at derby games in the loft

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Midlands Robin

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2 hours ago, Midlands Robin said:

Oh dear, that awkward moment when one of your over excited fans updates Wiki to show the player now playing for you but it all falls through. 

Good job I got a screen shot before some one changed it back. ?

 

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And now someone has changed it to Coventry City. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadou_Bakayoko

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35 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said:

2015 appoint a "Head of Recruitment"*, then can't afford to recruit any players. Priceless ! :facepalm:

 

(* This "Head of Recruitment" was previously with Coventry, apparently.

Who have they lost out to, for this Bakayoko bloke ?

Yep, you guessed it, Coventry !)

  

2015, the gift that keeps on, keeping on, giving. 

The head of recruitment who's first recommendation was his own son..!?

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Bar BS3

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4 minutes ago, pride of the west said:

From their website. The gift that keeps on giving

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Is that for real...?! 

Forget who’s modelling it. They have club merchandise of a Rovers jesters outfit...?! 

I’m assuming you are having a photoshop joke with this...?! 

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pride of the west

pride of the west

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5 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

Is that for real...?! 

Forget who’s modelling it. They have club merchandise of a Rovers jesters outfit...?! 

I’m assuming you are having a photoshop joke with this...?! 

100% real. Brilliant on so many levels. 

Still up after player leaving 10 days ago.

A bloody jesters outfit. Shows the type of market they are selling to. 

And to title it up 'new gifts' 

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Bar BS3

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3 minutes ago, pride of the west said:

100% real. Brilliant on so many levels. 

Still up after player leaving 10 days ago.

A bloody jesters outfit. Shows the type of market they are selling to. 

And to title it up 'new gifts' 

I can’t find it on their website, but the image you’ve got there is good enough for yet more piss taking..! ???

 

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I’m not ashamed to say that I’m currently 16 pages through the 22 pages they’ve got on Bakayoko*  

I’ve got a feeling we’re fast approaching the part of the play where Coventry enter the fray. And boy am I looking forward to it. 

*fun fact. I once met Bakayoko.

 

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47 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I’m not ashamed to say that I’m currently 16 pages through the 22 pages they’ve got on Bakayoko*  

I’ve got a feeling we’re fast approaching the part of the play where Coventry enter the fray. And boy am I looking forward to it. 

*fun fact. I once met Bakayoko.

 

SPOILER ALERT !!!!!

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BTRFTG

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2 hours ago, Busterrimes said:

Lumsden was sacked after a 2-1 away defeat at Charlton which was played at Upton Park

Yeah I was there and despite our woeful performances it was sad to see him go in the way he did and many of us had great sympathy for him. I think he may have hung around a bit for Smith to be ready to take over, clearly as demonstrated at Forest his heart hadn't been in it for some time.

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weepywall

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Makes me smile when even the gas fans are telling Rolex boy to put the club up for sale, who the F would be interested in buying that shower, Plymouth, Pompey, Oxford, Bradford, Luton, Coventry, Notts County, Port Vale just off the top of my head would be far better buys of teams in leagues 1 and 2 even Swindon !!! all those teams have got half decent grounds that wouldn't need at least 20 million spent on getting the ground up to scratch. Unless they have a SL type lurking in the background i can't see anyone being interested in buying them, they are in real trouble.

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Old Wally making an appearance on the radio Saturday according to the Sgas. Could be an interesting listen with him answering every question with actual answers and timeframes etc... If he comes out with the line "these things take time", it will be comedy gold. If nothing is actually stated by him, I can see there being some pretty nasty abuse being directed at the board on Saturday - although they may still break the bank on some strikers this week yet.....

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27 minutes ago, wood_red said:

Old Wally making an appearance on the radio Saturday according to the Sgas. Could be an interesting listen with him answering every question with actual answers and timeframes etc... If he comes out with the line "these things take time", it will be comedy gold. If nothing is actually stated by him, I can see there being some pretty nasty abuse being directed at the board on Saturday - although they may still break the bank on some strikers this week yet.....

He’ll come out with the usual shite about being patient, we are working on loads of things blah, blah, blah, and as usual the fewers will lap it up and he’ll be the messiah again for a few months until they realise nothing is still happening.

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1 hour ago, BCFC11 said:

Rumours going around that their new pop up stand isn’t going to arrive on time ?

As I understand it the builders have said they`ve got to finish tarmacking an old lady`s drive in Kingswood and when she`s paid them the £40,000 in cash for it they can start on the mem. 

This is provided the council don`t get the court order they`ve applied for. If they do, they`ll have to break in to another leisure centre car park and that will take a while.

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13 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said:

Funnier still, some 15ers have bought season tickets for these "stands" that don't exist !!

Nothing new for that lot, didn’t they travel up to Cheltenham to choose their seats, for when the work was starting on UWE? ?

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35 minutes ago, wood_red said:

Old Wally making an appearance on the radio Saturday according to the Sgas. Could be an interesting listen with him answering every question with actual answers and timeframes etc... If he comes out with the line "these things take time", it will be comedy gold. If nothing is actually stated by him, I can see there being some pretty nasty abuse being directed at the board on Saturday - although they may still break the bank on some strikers this week yet.....

That'll be the piggy bank then.

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BTRFTG

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23 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said:

If a gashead falls over in a non existent stand and there's no one there to hear it, is it a Saturday afternoon home game?

The way their crowds are going could soon be applause is limited to

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1 hour ago, Red Right Hand said:

As I understand it the builders have said they`ve got to finish tarmacking an old lady`s drive in Kingswood and when she`s paid them the £40,000 in cash for it they can start on the mem. 

This is provided the council don`t get the court order they`ve applied for. If they do, they`ll have to break in to another leisure centre car park and that will take a while.

Is it these guys? 

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2 hours ago, wood_red said:

Old Wally making an appearance on the radio Saturday according to the Sgas. Could be an interesting listen with him answering every question with actual answers and timeframes etc... If he comes out with the line "these things take time", it will be comedy gold. If nothing is actually stated by him, I can see there being some pretty nasty abuse being directed at the board on Saturday - although they may still break the bank on some strikers this week yet.....

 

Exclusive look at DC's transfer Kitty - seems Wael left him something......

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1 hour ago, BCFC11 said:

He’ll come out with the usual shite about being patient, we are working on loads of things blah, blah, blah, and as usual the fewers will lap it up and he’ll be the messiah again for a few months until they realise nothing is still happening.

Would be great if the host turned round and said "things take time but you're losing 2 million a year - surely you're nearing the point of no return?"

I think he'd fake a heart attack to avoid answering...

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2 hours ago, daored said:

So it will be ‘Teds’’ fault they don’t sign this player, another game where city fans have caused problems.

Thought the Blue Few were admired throughout football ?!

They are,the far right love them.

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11 hours ago, Red34 said:

Would be great if the host turned round and said "things take time but you're losing 2 million a year - surely you're nearing the point of no return?"

I think he'd fake a heart attack to avoid answering...

Wouldn't be a surprise he's faked everything else :laugh:

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3 hours ago, daored said:

So it will be ‘Teds’’ fault they don’t sign this player, another game where city fans have caused problems.

Thought the Blue Few were admired throughout football ?!

Whenever a neutral is asked about which is their favourite team of two in a city they will usually pick the weakest one because they will have had no rivalry or incidents with them; they're not a competitor.

So Port Vale or Stoke: Port Vale

Notts County or Forest: County

 

Rovers is the small team so less competition hence neutrals selecting them.

The only exception I have is preferring Sheffield Wednesday to United as I associate United with a physical long ball game and Wednesday with a bit of passing and flair.

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17 hours ago, BTRFTG said:

Yeah I was there and despite our woeful performances it was sad to see him go in the way he did and many of us had great sympathy for him. I think he may have hung around a bit for Smith to be ready to take over, clearly as demonstrated at Forest his heart hadn't been in it for some time.

I was there too. It was a shame because Jimmy was a cracking No 2 and had some good contacts in the game. Hence signing Jacki.

He was a genuinely nice guy too. I grew up in Ashton and often saw Jimmy in the CosyCafe/Al's Tikka Grill

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Taken from AssChat;

"We want our money back"

 "Me and my family have no stand to which we have purchased season tickets to watch the football from. If this issue is not sorted during the coming week we will be asking for a full season ticket refund and will go to games on a pay on the day"

:gasmask:

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13 minutes ago, myol'man said:

Me and my family have no stand to which we have purchased season tickets to watch the football from.

A Gashead who writes like Eric Morecambe played the piano : the correct words but not necessarily in the right order.  I also love the flaw in his argument, what makes him think buying a ticket would enable him observe football being played? 

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5 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

A Gashead who writes like Eric Morecambe played the piano : the correct words but not necessarily in the right order.  I also love the flaw in his argument, what makes him think buying a ticket would enable him observe football being played? 

You are right BTR, Its worse every time i read it!  As for the sag... :rofl2br:

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Still no sign of the new stand.....

So it looks like the new east stand hasn't arrived yet. I know they said it was quick to put up, but surely 4 days before the game is cutting it a bit fine.

We already know the SW stand is delayed, and people will be moved to the south stand instead. Will the people who have a ticket for the NE stand be directed back to the family terrace? Presumably some of them will need the seat they paid for and will therefore go to the South Stand. The away fans who bought seats will need their segregated area in the south stand. That's a lot of people being redirected to the south stand.

Combine that with a new automatic turnstile system that has never been match tested, it could be a fun Saturday.

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"Me and my family have no stand to which we have purchased season tickets to watch the football from".

10 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

A Gashead who writes like Eric Morecambe played the piano : the correct words but not necessarily in the right order.  I also love the flaw in his argument, what makes him think buying a ticket would enable him observe football being played? 

 

5 minutes ago, SimonR said:

You are right BTR, Its worse every time i read it!  As for the sag... :rofl2br:

I agree football?, stand?

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2 minutes ago, Super said:

Still no sign of the new stand.....

So it looks like the new east stand hasn't arrived yet. I know they said it was quick to put up, but surely 4 days before the game is cutting it a bit fine.

 

The good news is the official from the camping club is free to issue a safety licence once Rovers get an erection.

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Bar BS3

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Selling season tickets for a stand (tent) that doesn’t even exist, just about sums up the depths to which they have plummeted under the fake sheikh..! 

They have literally never been in a worse state than they are right now, today. 

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57 minutes ago, myol'man said:

Taken from AssChat;

"We want our money back"

 "Me and my family have no stand to which we have purchased season tickets to watch the football from. If this issue is not sorted during the coming week we will be asking for a full season ticket refund and will go to games on a pay on the day"

:gasmask:

Well that's ok.............no stand and EVEN LESS football !

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38 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Well that's ok.............no stand and EVEN LESS football !

Don't you just adore the logic in his argument? I'm going to cancel my season ticket and opt instead to pay a higher price for individual match tickets even though the stand in which I wish to sit won't be there and when it is there's a chance tickets will no longer be available given they were for season ticket holders.

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2 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

Don't you just adore the logic in his argument? I'm going to cancel my season ticket and opt instead to pay a higher price for individual match tickets even though the stand in which I wish to sit won't be there and when it is there's a chance tickets will no longer be available given they were for season ticket holders.

I can see their view point. 

“I’m not getting the opportunity to sit in the tent that I wanted. They are trying to put me in another tent. 

That tent isn’t as good as the tent that I chose..!” 

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Given the strange way Safety Advisory Groups work and how important having the correct certification is, I wonder how you can just throw stands up in a few days and then get a safety certificate for them?

Wouldn't you have to have some sort of test event, evacuation test and get the things fully authorised before you can let the paying few sit in one for a league match?? 

What I'm saying is, even if DHL deliver their IKEA flat pack stands to the Mem tomorrow and they are thrown up in time for 3pm Saturday, surely they won't get a safety certificate in place in that time?? 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said:

Given strange way Safety Advisory Groups work and how important having the correct certification is, I wonder how you can just throw stands up in a few days and then get a safety certificate for them?

Wouldn't you have to have some sort of test event, evacuation test and get the things fully authorised before you can let the paying few sit in one for a league match?? 

What I'm saying is, even if DHL deliver their IKEA flat pack stands to the Mem tomorrow and they are thrown up in time for 3pm Saturday, surely they won't get a safety certificate in place in that time?? 

 

 

Come now.......how long can it take to evacuate 38 people ?

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1 minute ago, Midlands Robin said:

Given strange way Safety Advisory Groups work and how important having the correct certification now is, I wonder how you can just throw stands up in a few days and then get a safety certificate for them?

Wouldn't you have to have some sort of test event, evacuation test and get the things fully authorised before you can let the paying few sit in one for a league match?? 

What I'm saying is, even if DHL deliver their IKEA flat pack stands to the Mem tomorrow and they are thrown up in time for 3pm Saturday, surely they won't get a safety certificate in place in that time?? 

 

 

Put the thing up, get 10 trainees stood next to it with hair dryers on full blast. If it stays up, it’s all good..!

Not for too long though, obviously. You don’t want to use up this months quota of electric that Wael has kindly put on the Electric meter key..! Such a top bloke..!

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1 hour ago, slartibartfast said:

Come now.......how long can it take to evacuate 38 people ?

Hmmmm, a bit of complicated maths required here.

Take 38 Sags and then factor in the limited intelligence levels, questionable ability to read signage, friction created by knuckles being dragged across the ground, inevitable delays created by them stopping to shout racist abuse at players and the potential delays if the stand is in close vicinity to a police horse and we could be talking anywhere up to three to four days. 

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They have very strict safety procedures that they have to follow...

The Stop and Think checklist

The following helpful tips will help keep you safe in the Memorial Stadium.

Always

  • make sure handlers are competent and agile
  • work out an escape route or refuge before working with Bristol Rovers Supporters
  • remember that Bristol Rovers Supporters that are ‘on heat’ are unpredictable
  • try to keep Bristol Rovers Supporters calm when handling them
  • use a stick to assist in directing Bristol Rovers Supporters
  • watch for warning signs of Bristol Rovers Supporters aggression
  • cull aggressive and difficult Bristol Rovers Supporters as soon as possible
  • use well-designed facilities
  • regularly check and maintain facilities such as the crush, gates and fences
  • keep ground surfaces clean, as far as possible
  • protect yourself against disease with proper personal hygiene

Never

  • put an inexperienced handler or a child at risk with Bristol Rovers Supporters
  • turn your back on a Bristol Rovers Supporter
  • stress or arouse Bristol Rovers Supporters unnecessarily
  • keep dangerous Bristol Rovers Supporters
  • beat or shout at Bristol Rovers Supporters unnecessarily – they remember bad experiences

 

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22 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Come now.......how long can it take to evacuate 38 people ?

Getting the 38 out the stand isn’t the problem, the issue is where do they go with 40000 locked out in the car park

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