Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Red-Robbo]

6 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Take me bak ome (to Borehamwood so I can get down the pub)

 

As one who knows it well, I can report that Borehamwood has no decent boozers. 

[WessexPest]

4 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

It`s in the trophy room now.

Along with their FA Trophy First Round Runners Up Trophy and Blue Square Premier 12-yard Kicks Lottery Vase…

[WessexPest]

11 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

As one who knows it well, I can report that Borehamwood has no decent boozers. 

How many indecent Gas loserz?

[WessexPest]

4 hours ago, daored said:

Lovely to see the last lad drinking a cup of what looked like Fanta - what a day he’s had 

FAKE Fanta News…

[42nite]

The gift eh?

Will this thread ever end?

 

[downendcity]

9 hours ago, Simon bristol said:

Would you trust us against boreham wood in the 3rd round??

 

Wouldn't trust us against Victoria Wood!

[BS2 Red]

1 hour ago, 42nite said:

The gift eh?

Will this thread ever end?

 

In 5 billion years the sun will expand and become a red giant. It'll swallow up Mercury and Venus and potentially Earth.

Scientists have speculated that in the final years that Earth is inhabited, there will be a final message sent out into the cosmos that will read "unlucky da shit, we r coming 4 u!"

[Rudolf Hucker]

16 minutes ago, BS2 Red said:

In 5 billion years the sun will expand and become a red giant. It'll swallow up Mercury and Venus and potentially Earth.

… just as the 15’ers are finally about to sign a contract with the Fruit Market to build a new stadium and move out of the Mem. 

[SirColinOfMansfield]

FA Cup Draw
Third Round Draw
BBC2 Today 19:00 - 19:30 - 30 min - 2022 - Sport

Anticipation is palpable around the country as football fans discover who Bristol Rovers would have faced in the third round of the competition if only they hadn't lost to another non-league side.

 

[dilligaf]

17 hours ago, lenred said:

Only two?!!

The other four blew away.

[downendcity]

1 hour ago, BS2 Red said:

In 5 billion years the sun will expand and become a red giant. It'll swallow up Mercury and Venus and potentially Earth.

Scientists have speculated that in the final years that Earth is inhabited, there will be a final message sent out into the cosmos that will read "unlucky da shit, we r coming 4 u!"

........and we will still be waiting to break into the top 6! 

[wendyredredrobin]

Must be a familiar feeling for borehamwood, winning a game of football against a team not fit for the football league at a ground not fit for the football league either.

The whole setup is non league TBH and as for the manager, not only is he a disgrace to the football League but a disgrace to humanity.

Totally tinpot in every way.

[luke_bristol]

18 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

My aching sides.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/63769731

Got done by the oldest corner routine in the book, and a bit of head tennis in the box. You’d think their ex premier league stalwart and now manager would be all over that.

[oldstandrobin]

To the tune of Robin Hood :

 

Borehamwood Borehamwood going to the Mem

Borehamwood Borehamwood smashing Barton's Men

Loved by us Reds, Loved by all good

Borehamwood Borehamwood Borehamwood.

[alexukhc]

Anyone think QPR might want Joey?

[Swede]

Well, I'm just waiting for the headbanger's usual lame excuse "their manager is a P.E. teacher"

Only this time, you're probably right!

[BTRFTG]

4 hours ago, BS2 Red said:

In 5 billion years the sun will expand and become a red giant. It'll swallow up Mercury and Venus and potentially Earth.

Scientists have speculated that in the final years that Earth is inhabited, there will be a final message sent out into the cosmos that will read "unlucky da shit, we r coming 4 u!"

That's exaggeration of which even Gasheads would be 'prowed'.

Life on earth, if it lasts that long, has but 950m years left. The Sun, having lost around 10% of its present mass, will irradiate to cinder all organic matter, plus remove the Earth's atmosphere long before it itself expands.

You're correct though that until then the gaseous 'giant' (sic) will still be minding the gap.

[BS2 Red]

43 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

That's exaggeration of which even Gasheads would be 'prowed'.

Life on earth, if it lasts that long, has but 950m years left. The Sun, having lost around 10% of its present mass, will irradiate to cinder all organic matter, plus remove the Earth's atmosphere long before it itself expands.

You're correct though that until then the gaseous 'giant' (sic) will still be minding the gap.

If we are being pedantic, then I can point out that I didn't specify 5 billion for life, but for when the sun will potentially swallow the Earth. The second paragraph stated "in the final years the Earth is inhabited" and didn't specify a timeframe.

But, you know, it was just a silly joke and wasn't making a scientific prediction.  

[Lanterne Rouge]

15 hours ago, WessexPest said:

Along with their FA Trophy First Round Runners Up Trophy and Blue Square Premier 12-yard Kicks Lottery Vase…

Don`t forget Football League Cup Preliminary Round Runners Up

[RedLionLad]

At least we’ve not missed out on a glamour tie in round 3 (although would have been a great chance to progress).
 

He obviously doesn’t realise that Accrington Stanley are a much more difficult proposition than Boreham Wood

Edited November 28, 2022 by RedLionLad

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

At least we’ve not missed out on a glamour tie in round 3 (although would have been a great chance to progress).
 

He obviously doesn’t realise that Accrington Stanley are a much more difficult proposition than Boreham Wood

And appear to be their bogey side. Didn`t they stick six past them recently?

[frenchred]

After watching the last gutless cup game my mind ney will be staying firmly in my pocket for this one!

[Port Said Red]

Their much loved Manager made it clear he literally doesn't give a **** about their fans or treating them to a cup run, but they still can't wait to lick his boots clean at the first opportunity.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Port Said Red said:

Their much loved Manager made it clear he literally doesn't give a **** about their fans or treating them to a cup run, but they still can't wait to lick his boots clean at the first opportunity.

It`s like a cult over there (cue the puns). Perhaps the fake Fanta is actually Kool-Aid

[WessexPest]

17 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

At least we’ve not missed out on a glamour tie in round 3 (although would have been a great chance to progress).
 

He obviously doesn’t realise that Accrington Stanley are a much more difficult proposition than Boreham Wood

Remember - it’s all the other clubs who have missed out, because:

dA gAS aRE eVERYONE’s cUP fINAL!!!

[Rudolf Hucker]

50 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

At least we’ve not missed out on a glamour tie in round 3 (although would have been a great chance to progress).
 

He obviously doesn’t realise that Accrington Stanley are a much more difficult proposition than Boreham Wood

Accrington would have been a glamour tie for the 15’ers

[RedLionLad]

2 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Accrington would have been a glamour tie for the 15’ers

4500 crowd guaranteed 

Pies, Pasties and Chips served on a ‘first come, first served’ basis

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Accrington would have been a glamour tie for the 15’ers

Accrington are very happy though. They get to go to a ground with modern facilities, in date food and probably won`t get their minibuses headbutted.

[Rudolf Hucker]

2 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Accrington are very happy though. They get to go to a ground with modern facilities, in date food and probably won`t get their minibuses headbutted.

On the FA Cup MOTD programme last night they showed the Boreham Wood players celebrating in their dressing room. Now I know that football clubs tend to provide visiting teams with smaller, more humble dressing rooms but theirs still had the ‘kin brooms in there. What a shithole, inside and out. 

[Super]

15 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Accrington would have been a glamour tie for the 15’ers

Pretty sure they are Rovers bogey team 

[WessexPest]

44 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

On the FA Cup MOTD programme last night they showed the Boreham Wood players celebrating in their dressing room. Now I know that football clubs tend to provide visiting teams with smaller, more humble dressing rooms but theirs still had the ‘kin brooms in there. What a shithole, inside and out. 

Are those for sweeping all of Joey’s indiscretions under the carpet?

[redsquirrel]

11 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

… just as the 15’ers are finally about to sign a contract with the Fruit Market to build a new stadium and move out of the Mem. 

more like postponed for another decade with the message, these things take time

[BS3City]

No surprise that BBC Points West barely mentioned their ignominious defeat, instead focussing on the bigger, far more important tie involving Chippenham Town and Burton.

[Taz]

53 minutes ago, WessexPest said:

Are those for sweeping all of Joey’s indiscretions under the carpet?

You win the Internet for 2022 

 

Edited November 28, 2022 by Taz

[Midred]

1 hour ago, WessexPest said:

Are those for sweeping all of Joey’s indiscretions under the carpet?

If only they could afford a carpet? 

[1960maaan]

11 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

On the FA Cup MOTD programme last night they showed the Boreham Wood players celebrating in their dressing room. Now I know that football clubs tend to provide visiting teams with smaller, more humble dressing rooms but theirs still had the ‘kin brooms in there. What a shithole, inside and out. 

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2022 by 1960maaan

[Port Said Red]

44 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

Where to start?

The trophy cabinet?

That dirge of a song about a murdered prostitute?

"Hearing 9-10,000 Gasheads singing on match days. (Even Adam doesn't look old enough to have ever heard that).

The players bath.

But most of all, WTAF is this?

I went to Portishead's ground on Saturday and they would be embarrassed if they had something like that on the side of the pitch.

[Rudolf Hucker]

57 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Where to start?

The trophy cabinet?

That dirge of a song about a murdered prostitute?

"Hearing 9-10,000 Gasheads singing on match days. (Even Adam doesn't look old enough to have ever heard that).

The players bath.

But most of all, WTAF is this?

I went to Portishead's ground on Saturday and they would be embarrassed if they had something like that on the side of the pitch.

I always thought them to be a tinpot organisation but I didn’t honestly believe them to likely be quite so backward - from the 1970’s bath (no doubt referred to internally as the hydrotherapy pool) to the pitchside air raid shelter to the Glastonbury style fanzone to the Sistene Chapel toilet block. What a ‘kin mess. 
 

Must also be nice for Wael’s guests in the Presidential Box to be welcomed by the North Korean style photograph of mine host as they crowd around the table tucking into their lasagne. 

[mattjb]

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Where to start?

The trophy cabinet?

That dirge of a song about a murdered prostitute?

"Hearing 9-10,000 Gasheads singing on match days. (Even Adam doesn't look old enough to have ever heard that).

The players bath.

But most of all, WTAF is this?

I went to Portishead's ground on Saturday and they would be embarrassed if they had something like that on the side of the pitch.

All looks championship ready to me

[Major Isewater]

This really elevates the word ‘ tinpot’ to another level. 
They are locked into a 1960’s time warp. Watching this video was like watching a football nostalgia programme. 
From the ikea  ‘trophy’ cabinet , passing by the plastic ‘ Rovers’ carrier bags and the team bath it really was a laugh a minute.

Any kid hearing the roar of the faithful would become a Rover’s fan for life. 
On a serious noté their misguided  community chappie is a credit to them. He probably deserves better. 

[Red-Robbo]

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Where to start?

The trophy cabinet?

That dirge of a song about a murdered prostitute?

"Hearing 9-10,000 Gasheads singing on match days. (Even Adam doesn't look old enough to have ever heard that).

The players bath.

But most of all, WTAF is this?

I went to Portishead's ground on Saturday and they would be embarrassed if they had something like that on the side of the pitch.

 

Sorry. I have to correct you there. It's a dirge about a bloke who is going to kill himself because his girlfriend is a prostitute. 

[GrahamC]

**** me, fair play to anyone who managed to watch much of that Bristol World video.

The one with the kit man is off the scale North Korea.

”I know we can’t talk about the court case, but do you think Barton is misunderstood?” “Is he building something special?” Basically this is as biased as anything ever printed by Sam Frost.

Maggs is on Twitter & never fails to try & get a dig in about us, all banter, though isn’t it?

 

[Open End Numb Legs]

That video....I never expected Wembley but.....

It is a bit like when you have friends over so you tidy up the lounge but they end up seeing inside the the garage.

Behind the scenes never ends well.

[Sweeneys Penalties]

wtf have I just watched? It's like a knackered old err ground (not gonna call it a stadium) in a depressing place behind the Iron Curtain. 

[Port Said Red]

8 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

That video....I never expected Wembley but.....

It is a bit like when you have friends over so you tidy up the lounge but they end up seeing inside the the garage.

Behind the scenes never ends well.

Also I forgot to mention, the "Fanzone", I mean, they have just opened the fire exit doors of the club bar into the car park and wheeled in a stage similar to ours, haven't they? 

Do they have concessions there on a match day? If so, it wouldn't leave much room for anything else.

[weepywall]

Dear oh dear, what a shambles that place is...embarrassing, i think Paulton Rovers is better

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

You can take the club out of Non League but you can’t take the Non League out of the club 

 

2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Sorry. I have to correct you there. It's a dirge about a bloke who is going to kill himself because his girlfriend is a prostitute. 

I thought he wanted to top himself because he was in love with an underage girl? 

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

2 hours ago, Major Isewater said:

Any kid hearing the roar of the faithful would become a Rover’s fan for life. 

They must have been pretty quiet for the last 4 decades then judging by their sub 10k average attendances every single season for the last 46 years.

[Red-Robbo]

8 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

I thought he wanted to top himself because he was in love with an underage girl? 

 You're thinking of Jamie Cureton. No, the husband of "Irene" alludes to taking a fatal dose of morphine (drowning himself in some versions) because she might leave him for another man. 

[Bazooka Joe]

5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

Haven't they heard of  "Don't wash your dirty linen in public"?

No matter how hard they try, they'll never get rid of the skidmarks and stench.

I imagine they were foolishly doing high fives sixes when they finished filming.

[Swede]

The very definition of tin pot.

Its best to watch the video with the sound turned down.

I must've missed the Watney Cup in the wall cupboard trophy cabinet. Must be behind a box of babestation videos.

Stark painted breeze block walls to give that homely prisoner cell block H feel, very nice. I am sure the manager feels at home.

His "office" looks like a cupboard. All part of the temporary portakabin look. Very 1970's

A very revealing view of the "facilities" on offer so any visiting fan who thought it was a shit hole from the outside, we can assure you its just the same on the inside.

[1960maaan]

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

because she might leave him for another man. 

 

1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

I thought he wanted to top himself because he was in love with an underage girl? 

Because I've never known, or really cared about the story before, I had to Google the lyrics. Can't see anything about a Prostitute , but the early versions mentions being "too young"
Leadbelly 1908;
I asked your mother for you
She told me that you was too young
I wish dear Lord that I'd never seen your face
I'm sorry you ever were born

The early versions seem to have the "To jump into the river and drown" line , which is the one I heard originally. Eric Clapton apparently did a version which mentions Morphine, can't say I have ever heard that version. 

One thing we can all agree on is, they've taken the song (like it or not) and destroyed it. Dirge does not do it justice .

 

[Gert Mare]

Enjoy....The gift that keeps giving 

 

[Kid in the Riot]

4 hours ago, GrahamC said:

**** me, fair play to anyone who managed to watch much of that Bristol World video.

The one with the kit man is off the scale North Korea.

”I know we can’t talk about the court case, but do you think Barton is misunderstood?” “Is he building something special?” Basically this is as biased as anything ever printed by Sam Frost.

Maggs is on Twitter & never fails to try & get a dig in about us, all banter, though isn’t it?

The funny thing is that Neil Maggs is a regular in the Lansdown Stand...

[BigTone]

17 hours ago, Midred said:

If only they could afford a carpet? 

The carpet was lost when thieves stole the contents of their trophy room, all 2sqm of it.

Edited November 29, 2022 by BigTone

[Midred]

15 minutes ago, BigTone said:

The carpet was lost when thieves stole the contents of their trophy room, all 2sqm of it.

Those portaloos can only be 1sqm surely!

[BigTone]

34 minutes ago, Midred said:

Those portaloos can only be 1sqm surely!

Ladies & Gents = 2sqm

[Midred]

Weimannesque goal for Senegal!

[Midred]

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

Weimannesque goal for Senegal!

Sorry wrong thread! 

[Taz]

9 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2022 by Taz
Forced myself to watch that. Jesus christ what a shit hole. Is this supposed to be positive PR?

[dilligaf]

9 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

Their lack of self awareness from top to bottom in that club beggars belief. I used to think them posting shit like this was next level trolling but I realised long ago they're just tinpot zoomers. 

[Bristol Rob]

10 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

A few minor observations.

1 - Why does he have bars on his office window, is that to stop him from breaking out like some junior criminal in borstal, or is it to stop someone from breaking it?

2 - At what point does a graffiti covered toilet door become a 'feature' of the ground? 

3 - Clearly there is value in the work of most community trusts yet there also needs to be a degree of honesty about their work, when they take these mascots on to the pitch and hear the roar of '9 or 10 thousand' in the ground, is he talking about when they take kids to away games for the mascot experience as they don't get those sort of numbers for home games. Unless they have a live feed to the car-park of course, in which case, fair-play, but my spidey senses are tingling, and I reckon he is making things up.

4 - It's all a bit Sunday league there isn't it. Get the idea that the fans have been broken down to being accepting of what they get offered on a match-day, but blimey, it really is beyond non-league seeing the state of those changing rooms and the facilities. 

 

[Major Isewater]

3 hours ago, BigTone said:

The carpet was lost when thieves stole the contents of their trophy room, all 2sqm of it.

I am not having that haven’t you noticed the high tech grills on the windows of the trophy ‘ room ? 
No one’s going to breach that. 
 

[BigTone]

43 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

I am not having that haven’t you noticed the high tech grills on the windows of the trophy ‘ room ? 
No one’s going to breach that. 
 

The only grills I've seen were in the car park BBQ

[JackofromSanJavier]

7 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

That video....I never expected Wembley but.....

It is a bit like when you have friends over so you tidy up the lounge but they end up seeing inside the the garage   the gimp attic

Behind the scenes never ends well.

Correcting it on behalf of 'a friend'

[PhilC]

1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

A few minor observations.

1 - Why does he have bars on his office window, is that to stop him from breaking out like some junior criminal in borstal, or is it to stop someone from breaking headbutting it?

 

 

[chinapig]

8 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

 You're thinking of Jamie Cureton. No, the husband of "Irene" alludes to taking a fatal dose of morphine (drowning himself in some versions) because she might leave him for another man. 

I saw the late great Dr John live and his version included both the drowning and morphine references.

Multiple artists have recorded the song so versions inevitably vary widely.

[Miah Dennehy]

On 27/11/2022 at 17:11, Gert Mare said:

….unless the opponent is Non-League of course
 

I didn’t agree with what you said, but I must admit I’ve changed my view after today….You are GREAT to watch. I haven’t enjoyed watching you so much since Chesham.

Thanks for the early christmas gift from the kings of gift giving.

 

 

Consider it a gift from me. If you want to reciprocate, Glenmorangie would be ideal :)

On 27/11/2022 at 16:01, Wanderingred said:

@Miah Dennehy

Bristol Rovers are a good side who only concede to the top teams in the division. We’re great to watch and I’d fancy us against anyone at the moment.

 

Harsh!

[Swede]

7 hours ago, Gert Mare said:

Enjoy....The gift that keeps giving 

 

I find it quite disturbing that parents subject their children to this type of chastening experience. Pushed through an antiquated turnstile, the gut wrenching smell of steaming urine from the portaloo facilities, standing on some old terrace with a packet of out of date crisps, pushed to the front so that they can't see the hopeless despair of the lemmings behind them. All part of the match day "experience" 1970's style.

[Gert Mare]

15 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Yeah, but the home dressing rooms are twice as nice ...... nearly 

 

EDIT

I thought some of you might enjoy the tour by Bristol World, some really dodgy editing and even dodgier buildings. They do have about 6 nice padded seats though. 

 

 

They say that when people are ill the club take them to visit the changing rooms.

If they aren’t already ill enough as it is they are then subjected to that ******* dungeon. Poor bastards.

I expect they then force them to watch the game from that breeze-block rabbit hutch?

Oh yeah….then there’s the roar…”******* Snake” , “Sheed’ead” and some racism thrown in. I bet they can’t wait to be part of that family for life?!

Followed by a bit of Babestation, an out of date packet of crisps, a fake fanta and a free ticket for Santa’s Portaloo!

The kings of tinpottedness!

Edited November 29, 2022 by Gert Mare