Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Bazooka Joe]

On 01/10/2022 at 09:58, GreedyHarry said:

How stupid can they be. Why would they want Joey Bellend to own the club when they have a billionaire with infinite resources, and a nice watch, in charge at the moment.

Mickey Mouse watch and a Mickey Mouse Club.

As Donald Duck might say " "Short-of-a-few Quadi" must have been quackers to have bought that club. What a Wally !"

[Bazooka Joe]

On 01/10/2022 at 11:59, Eddie Hitler said:

 

There are multiple reasons aren't there?

The basic one is that you want to run your personal football club.  This is ego.

Beyond that it could be that you want to use it as a cash cow (Glazers), think you can make a short term profit out of it before selling it (Power), want something to do between meals (Wael), or want to leave a sporting legacy (the Lansdowns).

 

In Joey's case I suspect the drive is in order to have an excuse for starting more fights down the pub.

"Bristol Rovers are rubbish."

"Oi, that's MY club you're calling rubbish sunshine, want to make something of it?"

 

Joey having a polite discussion on the football pitch.

 

 

A rubbish club run by two numpties . . . . Wael al-Qadi and Joey El-Bow.

and let's not forget Irene El Ofa Trollop.

[Red-Robbo]

30 minutes ago, BCFC11 said:

Sags keeper had a blinder yesterday…

 

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-one/12709598/exeter-city-2-2-bristol-rovers-league-one-highlights

 

Penalty was nuts too.  Upend a player posing little threat in full view of the ref.

Picking up on what others are talking about, I'd personally love it if Barton bought the club off Wally. Top flight footballers earn a fair bit, but I don't think he'd have anywhere near the pockets of the 11th richest person from the Arab World's poorest nation.  Even if he brought a few Scouse gangsta types in on the deal. 

[Slacker]

How expensive is Barton's watch,assuming he can tell the time?

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, Slacker said:

How expensive is Barton's watch,assuming he can tell the time?

Depends if it`s a genuine Disney or a market knock-off,

[Slacker]

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Depends if it`s a genuine Disney or a market knock-off,

Well apparently he is relatively wealthy.

[Port Said Red]

57 minutes ago, BCFC11 said:

Sags keeper had a blinder yesterday…

 

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-one/12709598/exeter-city-2-2-bristol-rovers-league-one-highlights

I know this thread is only for taking the piss, but that was a lovely move for their opening goal.

[Bar BS3]

21 minutes ago, Slacker said:

How expensive is Barton's watch,assuming he can tell the time?

I doubt it's worth that much as he's probably still limited to digital watches. 

Those ones with all the stick things on them are just too confusing for him. 

[Swede]

On 01/10/2022 at 09:58, GreedyHarry said:

How stupid can they be. Why would they want Joey Bellend to own the club when they have a billionaire with infinite resources, and a nice watch, in charge at the moment.

 . . . And a peculiar fascination with tents.

[Miah Dennehy]

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Penalty was nuts too.  Upend a player posing little threat in full view of the ref.

Picking up on what others are talking about, I'd personally love it if Barton bought the club off Wally. Top flight footballers earn a fair bit, but I don't think he'd have anywhere near the pockets of the 11th richest person from the Arab World's poorest nation.  Even if he brought a few Scouse gangsta types in on the deal. 

I didn't think it was a penalty, I was in the Exeter end and it was right in front of me and it looked like the Exeter player backed right in. When the whistle went , the Exeter player turned away assuming it was against him. no hint of an appeal from him

, then he started laughing in Evans face when he realised he had got the penalty!

[pongo88]

3 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I didn't think it was a penalty, I was in the Exeter end and it was right in front of me and it looked like the Exeter player backed right in. When the whistle went , the Exeter player turned away assuming it was against him. no hint of an appeal from him

, then he started laughing in Evans face when he realised he had got the penalty!

Laughing like this? 

 

[Miah Dennehy]

14 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

Laughing like this? 

 

Pretty much ! If I was Evans, I'd have knocked the ****** out, but I'm not Evans, I'm a fat middle aged bloke, so I didn't

[Slacker]

26 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I didn't think it was a penalty, I was in the Exeter end and it was right in front of me and it looked like the Exeter player backed right in. When the whistle went , the Exeter player turned away assuming it was against him. no hint of an appeal from him

, then he started laughing in Evans face when he realised he had got the penalty!

In all fairness Miah,when you come on here you are dealing with the world leaders of iffy penalty decisions!

[Bar BS3]

51 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I didn't think it was a penalty, I was in the Exeter end and it was right in front of me and it looked like the Exeter player backed right in. When the whistle went , the Exeter player turned away assuming it was against him. no hint of an appeal from him

, then he started laughing in Evans face when he realised he had got the penalty!

You didn't think that a defender hauling a striker to the ground, with no attempt to play the ball, was a penalty...? 

[22A]

Looking at the score in today's Manchester derby and using gas logic; Rovers are as good as Man U.

[Bar BS3]

2 minutes ago, 22A said:

Looking at the score in today's Manchester derby and using gas logic; Rovers are as good as Man U.

Forget the Manc Derby. 

Exeter once drew with Man Utd, so it's pretty obvious really. 

[Miah Dennehy]

1 hour ago, Bar BS3 said:

You didn't think that a defender hauling a striker to the ground, with no attempt to play the ball, was a penalty...? 

Like I said, The Exeter player just backed right into him, if someone forces you to fall backwards you hold your arms out.  That's how I saw it and from his reaction, the Exeter player knew exactly what he had done.

[TV Tom]

5 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Like I said, The Exeter player just backed right into him, if someone forces you to fall backwards you hold your arms out.  That's how I saw it and from his reaction, the Exeter player knew exactly what he had done.

Win some lose some, we haven’t had a penalty since 1997

[JBFC II]

1 hour ago, Slacker said:

In all fairness Miah,when you come on here you are dealing with the world leaders of iffy penalty decisions!

What's a penalty?

And how do we get one?

[Red-Robbo]

1 hour ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Like I said, The Exeter player just backed right into him, if someone forces you to fall backwards you hold your arms out.  That's how I saw it and from his reaction, the Exeter player knew exactly what he had done.

Miah. He had his arms around him as the Sky footage makes clear. If you are going to get that intimate with another man, he should have least bought him flowers first... 

[Miah Dennehy]

5 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

Miah. He had his arms around him as the Sky footage makes clear. If you are going to get that intimate with another man, he should have least bought him flowers first... 

I still think it was a definite 'home' penalty , the Exeter players reaction, which is on camera and his subsequent piss taking(which isn't) swung it for me a bit maybe.

It was quite interesting being in the home end regarding refereeing decisions. I like to think I'm pretty fair minded while I watch a game, but for most decisions I seemed to be out of sync with those around me. Maybe we all have an inbuilt bias whether we think we have or not.

[Red-Robbo]

Just now, Miah Dennehy said:

I still think it was a definite 'home' penalty , the Exeter players reaction, which is on camera and his subsequent piss taking(which isn't) swung it for me a bit maybe.

It was quite interesting being in the home end regarding refereeing decisions. I like to think I'm pretty fair minded while I watch a game, but for most decisions I seemed to be out of sync with those around me. Maybe we all have an inbuilt bias whether we think we have or not.

 

TBH I'd probably laugh if I was pulled off my feet in full view of the ref so that a team that was holding its own, conceded a stupid penalty. I can't see "the player laughed" as evidence of a wrong decision. The wrong decision was made by the Gas defender.

[myol'man]

All hail the great Joe Payne

[Swede]

59 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I still think it was a definite 'home' penalty , the Exeter players reaction, which is on camera and his subsequent piss taking(which isn't) swung it for me a bit maybe.

It was quite interesting being in the home end regarding refereeing decisions. I like to think I'm pretty fair minded while I watch a game, but for most decisions I seemed to be out of sync with those around me. Maybe we all have an inbuilt bias whether we think we have or not.

I do have a little sympathy with you Miah. I still remember Garth Crooks' beaming boat race towards us when he did the same thing at the Victoria Ground. Probably the last time we got a penalty.

[BS3City]

9 hours ago, Swede said:

I do have a little sympathy with you Miah. I still remember Garth Crooks' beaming boat race towards us when he did the same thing at the Victoria Ground. Probably the last time we got a penalty.

Garth Crooks always had an annoyingly beaming boat race anyway!

[Bar BS3]

11 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Like I said, The Exeter player just backed right into him, if someone forces you to fall backwards you hold your arms out.  That's how I saw it and from his reaction, the Exeter player knew exactly what he had done.

If only it were that easy to get a penalty awarded..! 

[Major Isewater]

11 hours ago, JBFC II said:

What's a penalty?

And how do we get one?

The only penalty we’re likely to get is a points deduction.

[Guest RiderJake]

On 02/10/2022 at 23:50, Miah Dennehy said:

I still think it was a definite 'home' penalty , the Exeter players reaction, which is on camera and his subsequent piss taking(which isn't) swung it for me a bit maybe.

It was quite interesting being in the home end regarding refereeing decisions. I like to think I'm pretty fair minded while I watch a game, but for most decisions I seemed to be out of sync with those around me. Maybe we all have an inbuilt bias whether we think we have or not. All of this put me in the mood for gambling. I don't do a lot of gambling, I play some slots, but sometimes I am drawn to slot machines. I use demo versions, I look at this site -  https://betpokies.co.nz/google-pay-casinos - these guys make good reviews!

I am sure that penalties on the field and penalties on TV are evaluated differently. Referees have their own view, don't they? But I don't rule out a home decision, although there is no evidence of that.

Edited October 14, 2022 by RiderJake

[Miah Dennehy]

12 minutes ago, RiderJake said:

I am sure that penalties on the field and penalties on TV are evaluated differently. Referees have their own view, don't they? But I don't rule out a home decision, although there is no evidence of that.

I think there are definitely decisions that can be influenced by various factors in a game, including the home crowd.  I'm not complaining btw, everyone can make a mistake, including the ref and that's just part of football, sometimes they go your way, sometimes they don't. I would much prefer it the way it is than have to attend games where VAR came into play, how anyone can think that has improved the game is beyond me.

[GrahamC]

3 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I'm not complaining btw, everyone can make a mistake, including the ref and that's just part of football, sometimes they go your way, sometimes they don't. 

Pretty clear anyone who supports City knows that bit just isn’t true.

Law of averages simply cannot explain how far of an outlier against all other clubs we are as far as penalties awarded is concerned.

1 awarded in well over our last 100 games isn’t “sometimes they go your way”.

[Guest RiderJake]

23 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I think there are definitely decisions that can be influenced by various factors in a game, including the home crowd.  I'm not complaining btw, everyone can make a mistake, including the ref and that's just part of football, sometimes they go your way, sometimes they don't. I would much prefer it the way it is than have to attend games where VAR came into play, how anyone can think that has improved the game is beyond me.

Yes, the home crowd can make an impact, or the refs can go home afterwards
What makes you think VAR didn't improve the game? I know of many instances where the ref has changed his mind after watching VAR.

[Mr Popodopolous]

59 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Pretty clear anyone who supports City knows that bit just isn’t true.

Law of averages simply cannot explain how far of an outlier against all other clubs we are as far as penalties awarded is concerned.

1 awarded in well over our last 100 games isn’t “sometimes they go your way”.

I make it 1 in 94 League games maybe, although would have to double check.

Definitely not yet 1 in 100 in all competitions, as we got 1 in Jan 2021 in the Cup at Millwall.

[Miah Dennehy]

8 hours ago, RiderJake said:

Yes, the home crowd can make an impact, or the refs can go home afterwards
What makes you think VAR didn't improve the game? I know of many instances where the ref has changed his mind after watching VAR.

He  may well change his mind, I just don't think it has improved the game.

9 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Pretty clear anyone who supports City knows that bit just isn’t true.

Law of averages simply cannot explain how far of an outlier against all other clubs we are as far as penalties awarded is concerned.

1 awarded in well over our last 100 games isn’t “sometimes they go your way”.

I had no idea how few penalties you get, mind you, I have no idea how many Rovers have got in the same period.

[GrahamC]

58 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

He  may well change his mind, I just don't think it has improved the game.

I had no idea how few penalties you get, mind you, I have no idea how many Rovers have got in the same period.

You had 4 awarded in the league last season, 7 in the season before, nothing remotely exceptional about that, as Swindon & Sutton in L2 both had 10.

Our record is statistically an outlier as to be completely beyond belief, in all 4 divisions the next team to us in terms of penalties awarded per minutes played (Port Vale) still average getting one in a third of the time that we do.

Edited October 3, 2022 by GrahamC

[Slacker]

59 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

He  may well change his mind, I just don't think it has improved the game.

I had no idea how few penalties you get, mind you, I have no idea how many Rovers have got in the same period.

You should look at our stats for penalties Miah.They are absolutely unbelievable in comparison to everyone else.They have been posted on here somewhere.Can someone repost the chart that shows them please. 

[citydaisy]

[TV Tom]

1 hour ago, Slacker said:

You should look at our stats for penalties Miah.They are absolutely unbelievable in comparison to everyone else.They have been posted on here somewhere.Can someone repost the chart that shows them please. 

We are 600th out of the top 600 teams in Europe in terms of the longest period of time without a penalty and that stat is months old

[bert tann]

9 minutes ago, citydaisy said:

 

Good gracious that is a big one.

[Slacker]

13 minutes ago, citydaisy said:

Thanks Daisy.

[Rudolf Hucker]

5 minutes ago, bert tann said:

 

Good gracious that is a big one.

Thanks Bert. 

[italian dave]

22 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I still think it was a definite 'home' penalty ,

I think we all have to bow to your superior knowledge on that particular subject…

[slartibartfast]

19 minutes ago, citydaisy said:

Amazing !

You'd think, wow, they must be absolutely shocking in attack,and, with that sort of record ,they must be falling through the divisions at a rate of knots.

I'm no statistician, but given the large sample size, there MUST be more to this than rank bad luck!

[bert tann]

14 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Thanks Bert. 

I don't usually comment on transfer rumours but I think someone at City must be keeping an eye on our physio.

[Miah Dennehy]

That is staggering how few penalties you get.

The obvious explanation is that we are every referees favourite second team and no one likes a gert Ted

 

[Ska Junkie]

9 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

That is staggering how few penalties you get.

The obvious explanation is that we are every referees favourite second team and no one likes a gert Ted

 

OR, you dive like **** at every possible opportunity? 

[Miah Dennehy]

Just now, Ska Junkie said:

OR, you dive like **** at every possible opportunity? 

Do we get more penalties than others? I thought the point was that you don't get them.

[Ska Junkie]

3 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Do we get more penalties than others? I thought the point was that you don't get them.

Haven't a clue Miah but you definitely seem to get a fair few. 

[Miah Dennehy]

1 minute ago, Ska Junkie said:

Haven't a clue Miah but you definitely seem to get a fair few. 

More than you maybe, but apparently not particluarly any more or any less than most.

[Bristol Rob]

1 hour ago, Miah Dennehy said:

That is staggering how few penalties you get.

The obvious explanation is that we are every referees favourite second team and no one likes a gert Ted

 

Brilliant response.

Obviously, if one of us tried to inject a bit of fun in to Gaschat, we would be instantly banned!

[Rudolf Hucker]

5 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Brilliant response.

Obviously, if one of us tried to inject a bit of fun in to Gaschat, we would be instantly banned!

Talking of people taking the piss, I did smile at the QPR fans singing “You’re Welsh and you know you are …” which was a new one on me. 

[slartibartfast]

23 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Talking of people taking the piss, I did smile at the QPR fans singing “You’re Welsh and you know you are …” which was a new one on me. 

Really, have you been asleep for about 35 years ?

[Rudolf Hucker]

28 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

Really, have you been asleep for about 35 years ?

Obviously!

[BS3City]

8 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Talking of people taking the piss, I did smile at the QPR fans singing “You’re Welsh and you know you are …” which was a new one on me. 

I remember we suffered that "vitriol" years ago at Watford, wittily responding with "You're French and you know you are..."

Equally relevant I'd suggest...

[Red-Robbo]

10 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Obviously!

 

Originality of all QPR chants 0/10. 

For a large away contingent, seated in a part of the ground that amplifies songs and celebrating winning a game, I thought they were quite quiet apart from immediately after goals.

The blahhhhness of their support is exemplified by me just catching a whisper of "is this a library" sung by about 10 blokes with the voices of church mice. I sit 30 yards from the Atyeo, but I could barely hear this attempted taunt. 

[Numero Uno]

19 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Amazing !

You'd think, wow, they must be absolutely shocking in attack,and, with that sort of record ,they must be falling through the divisions at a rate of knots.

I'm no statistician, but given the large sample size, there MUST be more to this than rank bad luck!

Exactly, we (certainly up to Saturday anyway) were the top scorers in the division and also were in the top 6 last season I believe so it just doesn't stack up. What I would have expected was no penalties at the end of the Johnson period, Holden period and start of the Pearson period because we regularly got battered in games, despite coming away with results from time to time, and barely had a shot on goal let alone get into the opposition penalty area with any regularity. How many first halves did we go without getting a shot on target? It was a stupid number at one point and you can't expect to win penalties playing like that. However, for this to continue over the last 15 months when the one thing our team does have, if nothing else, is a genuine and regular goalscoring threat beggars belief. Mike Jones must have us on speed dial.

[cider hoss rules]

Driving back from Albert Road towards the M32 earlier, there was an illuminated sign warning of congestion and delays near the Memorial Stadium tonight due to a match being on.

Curiosity just got the better of me and I looked on the BBC website, they play in the Mama Mia cup or whatever it’s called these days against Palace U21’s.

Hardly a crowd puller!
 

Also, in case you were wondering, the new stadium at the fruit market isn’t quite finished yet.

[Southport Red]

18 minutes ago, cider hoss rules said:

Also, in case you were wondering, the new stadium at the fruit market isn’t quite finished yet.

It is ‘cos Wally promised it would be. Are you sure you’re looking in the right place?

[redsquirrel]

23 minutes ago, cider hoss rules said:

Driving back from Albert Road towards the M32 earlier, there was an illuminated sign warning of congestion and delays near the Memorial Stadium tonight due to a match being on.

Curiosity just got the better of me and I looked on the BBC website, they play in the Mama Mia cup or whatever it’s called these days against Palace U21’s.

Hardly a crowd puller!
 

Also, in case you were wondering, the new stadium at the fruit market isn’t quite finished yet.

it will get delayed over winter due to short working hours and cost of electric for lights too high

[GreedyHarry]

16 minutes ago, Southport Red said:

It is ‘cos Wally promised it would be. Are you sure you’re looking in the right place?

Delayed I heard as GWR refused to turn the depot floodlights on for free.

[Elruliri]

A great listen from Joey again 

[nickolas]

9 minutes ago, Elruliri said:

A great listen from Joey again 

What a belter!

[A Horse With No Name]

3 minutes ago, nickolas said:

What a belter!

He could actually get in hot water for those comments

 

[PHILINFRANCE]

25 minutes ago, Elruliri said:

A great listen from Joey again 

 

11 minutes ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

He could actually get in hot water for those comments

 

Where was the interview?

[richyy66]

The bloke is so condescending. Basically slagging off young kids from Palace Academy. He was bitter because the OAP Whelan got himself sent off. He basically said none of the Palace players would make it in pro football and would end up in a civilian job. They only beat them 2-0 so shows how good they are also. Bloke is an absolute bell.

[richyy66]

1 minute ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

 

Where was the interview?

He was on Radio Bristol after the match. Worth a listen just to realise what a **** he is.

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, richyy66 said:

The bloke is so condescending. Basically slagging off young kids from Palace Academy. He was bitter because the OAP Whelan got himself sent off. He basically said none of the Palace players would make it in pro football and would end up in a civilian job. They only beat them 2-0 so shows how good they are also. Bloke is an absolute bell.

He just cannot help himself. Give him a mic and the guy cannot resist showing the world what a shithouse he is. Will probably sign two of them on loan next season….

[petehinton]

Calls it a totally pointless competition, then immediately says it’s handy for them to look at prem players they’d want to loan. 
 

Had to mute the radio towards the end of it. Bloke is such a tw*t it’s unreal

[AppyDAZE]

JB's rant made my half-hour's walk home from the game a bit more interesting.

Some of the things he said, I felt he has a point, but as usual, the bloke never knows when to draw the line, and before long he's gone waaaaay overboard.

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by AppyDAZE

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

18 minutes ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

He could actually get in hot water for those comments

 

Yeah, I think that’s the least of his worries to be honest….

Theres still the small matter of allegedly kicking his wife in the head.

 

[A Horse With No Name]

4 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Calls it a totally pointless competition, then immediately says it’s handy for them to look at prem players they’d want to loan. 
 

Had to mute the radio towards the end of it. Bloke is such a tw*t it’s unreal

Actually said that he wishes they didn't have to enter the competition where his team of stars risk injury and suspension against teams of young kids looking to impress whoever might be watching them. Also said he would play his own youth team in the next game, even though they have a chance of progressing .