Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[Open End Numb Legs]

1 hour ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

In fairness, and I detest the Gas more than most, but they do state electricians or plumbers, not just retired handymen. Tinpot in the extreme, but there is a difference.

If they employ qualified electricians who will work to the latest regulations then all should be good, whether paid or working as volunteers. Unfortunately the message sent out suggests a less than professional approach.

There are some serious points here. In health and safety law there are clear lines of responsibility which can land the management of the work in trouble if something goes wrong, the lawyers won't stop at the person who did the work.

Humour aside, having worked professionally alongside electricians and been regularly trained in electrical safety (as well as other disciplines they could come across at the Mem such as asbestos safety), I find the advert worrying.

[Major Isewater]

18 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

oooooops! I said I would be happy to rewire Santa's Grotto for them, totally free of charge ...

Looks like a gashead had a night on the beer and vindaloo. Never smoke in the toilet people. 

[Ska Junkie]

1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

If they employ qualified electricians who will work to the latest regulations then all should be good, whether paid or working as volunteers. Unfortunately the message sent out suggests a less than professional approach.

There are some serious points here. In health and safety law there are clear lines of responsibility which can land the management of the work in trouble if something goes wrong, the lawyers won't stop at the person who did the work.

Humour aside, having worked professionally alongside electricians and been regularly trained in electrical safety (as well as other disciplines they could come across at the Mem such as asbestos safety), I find the advert worrying.

My understanding is that the work doesn't have to be carried out by a fully regulated spark (I held reg15 for installation work a few years ago) but the work has to be 'signed off' as meeting the latest regulations by a currently regulated sparky, thereby transferring the risk / liability to him / her. Sod that!

I stand to be corrected though. 

Edited January 5, 2023 by Ska Junkie

[GrahamC]

2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

The never ending conveyor belt of ‘gifts’ continues to rumble on.

This week their supposedly professional club owned by the 6th richest man in football is posting on Facebook asking if there’s any old sparkies out there to have a go at electrical or plumbing work that should be done by fully qualified professionals.

If I was a Slaghead I might think twice about using the hand dryers in the bogs next home match….presuming I attended the game, most don’t bother.

They wonder why this thread exists? 

 

 

******* tinpot.

Do you have some spare time? Could you paint our training ground?

Bunch of ******* jokers.

[Open End Numb Legs]

1 hour ago, Ska Junkie said:

My understanding is that the work doesn't have to be carried out by a fully regulated spark (I held reg15 for installation work a few years ago) but the work has to be 'signed off' as meeting the latest regulations by a currently regulated sparky, thereby transferring the risk / liability to him / her. Sod that!

I stand to be corrected though. 

Yes, I agree with that though of course by the time the proper guy/gal has attended site, inspected the work, tested it and provided all the paperwork, the bill for the club (with a premium for the short term work) would mean they might as well have just paid them to do it all and build a proper business relationship. Maybe add some advertising for them to the stands etc. (Insert joke here ref stands.)

[Lanterne Rouge]

Always the best sort of post to get this back on page one.

Cambridge 1 up.

[77 punk]

cambridge 1-rovers 0

[Kodjias Wrist]

Right lets get out bets on. Penalty to rovers or a red card for cambridge today?

 

[BS3City]

Sags looking dodgy at the back so far. Early days but bodes well...

[Midred]

Boreham Wood losing to Accrington Stanley.

[Super]

9 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Sags looking dodgy at the back so far. Early days but bodes well...

They have lots of goals in the team though.

[Lanterne Rouge]

18 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Sags looking dodgy at the back so far. Early days but bodes well...

Sadly, Cambridge look even worse! 1-2

[TheReds]

9 minutes ago, Super said:

They have lots of goals in the team though.

Lucky for them they do, as they've also let in 43, only Burton and Forest Green have conceded more in their League

[BS3City]

3 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Sadly, Cambridge look even worse! 1-2

Went away to put the Christmas tree in the loft, come back and it's 2-1!

Apologies all I feel responsible...

C.nuts

[Slacker]

 

7 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Went away to put the Christmas tree in the loft, come back and it's 2-1!

 

Apologies all I feel responsible...

 

C.nuts

 

 

Go and get it back down again!

 

[BS3City]

14 minutes ago, Slacker said:

 

7 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Went away to put the Christmas tree in the loft, come back and it's 2-1!

 

Apologies all I feel responsible...

 

C.nuts

 

 

Go and get it back down again!

 

Someone said "that's a nice Christmas tree, are you gonna put it up yourself?"

"No, I'm putting it in the living room."

[Super]

32 minutes ago, TheReds said:

Lucky for them they do, as they've also let in 43, only Burton and Forest Green have conceded more in their League

Lucky they do otherwise they would be championship bound.

[One Team]

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

[petehinton]

1 minute ago, One Team said:

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

Easy to sit pretty in the league when you’ve played more games than everyone tbf 

[Super]

2 minutes ago, One Team said:

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

They definitely can.

[Major Isewater]

10 minutes ago, Super said:

They definitely can.

Even if they did they would be the laughing stock of the division, probably overextend themselves financially and quickly plummet back into obscurity where they belong. 

[Loosey Boy]

21 minutes ago, One Team said:

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

They could but…..highly unlikely I’d say….played more games than all those above them and those teams are certainly better than them.

Let’s let them keep believing….

More important for us to focus on us and ensure that we stay in the Championship

21 minutes ago, One Team said:

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

They could but…..highly unlikely I’d say….played more games than all those above them and those teams are certainly better than them.

Let’s let them keep believing….

More important for us to focus on us and ensure that we stay in the Championship

[Kid in the Riot]

35 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Easy to sit pretty in the league when you’ve played more games than everyone tbf 

Their wage bill is also comfortably top half of the table too. The owners have loosened the purse strings for Barton. They're doing roughly as they should be given wage bill. 

They're not quite the plucky underdogs that Barton and their weirdo fans like to make out. 

[GlastonburyRed]

What price a Mark Ashton v Gas playoff final...

Edited January 7, 2023 by GlastonburyRed

[Seventeen]

6 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Their wage bill is also comfortably top half of the table too. The owners have loosened the purse strings for Barton. They're doing roughly as they should be given wage bill. 

They're not quite the plucky underdogs that Barton and their weirdo fans like to make out. 

I'd say the fans are fully aware of our budget but given some of the teams in this League it would feel as if 5/6 years ago we'd have a top 6 budget whereas now it's like top 12 even though it's improved drastically. WAQ has gone all in on Barton and he's financially backed him to be fair.

Barton on the other hand... my opinions are known and I don't want to keep wasting time talking about him. 

[cidercity1987]

You lot can relax as there is no chance they will get 39 points in 20 games they'll need for the play offs

[Red Cloud]

Most clubs would never accept the thug Joey Barton (which shows how far the Gash have fallen), - they seem to love/hate him almost on a single game basis but what a job he's done for them - wouldn't be surprised to see back-to-back promotions personally

[Kid in the Riot]

34 minutes ago, Seventeen said:

I'd say the fans are fully aware of our budget but given some of the teams in this League it would feel as if 5/6 years ago we'd have a top 6 budget whereas now it's like top 12 even though it's improved drastically. WAQ has gone all in on Barton and he's financially backed him to be fair.

Barton on the other hand... my opinions are known and I don't want to keep wasting time talking about him. 

Fair enough, I don't take much interest. But was told wage budget is top 10. 

Big year for the fruit market too, if you don't sign up to the stadium project in the coming months then the opportunity will be gone. 

[petehinton]

18 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Their wage bill is also comfortably top half of the table too. The owners have loosened the purse strings for Barton. They're doing roughly as they should be given wage bill. 

They're not quite the plucky underdogs that Barton and their weirdo fans like to make out. 

With well known heroes carrying them such as Sinclair (6 month contract) and Coburn (loanee) after their biggest hero of all (Anderson, another loanee with them for 4 months) getting them promoted single handily last season. Some ‘team’ spirit to build on that is

[Seventeen]

43 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Fair enough, I don't take much interest. But was told wage budget is top 10. 

Big year for the fruit market too, if you don't sign up to the stadium project in the coming months then the opportunity will be gone. 

Could well be, it's there or abouts. I'd say there's for sure 9 teams you'd expect to have bigger budgets including Plymouth, Sheff Weds, Ipswich, Derby, Bolton, Barnsley, Peterborough, Charlton and Portsmouth and then you probably have the likes of ourselves, Oxford and Possibly Wycombe for the 10-12th places. (Wycombe seem to have been able to recruit really well since their stint in the CH)

I also don't take much interest anymore. Haven't seen Rovers since JB and have only watched 3 or 4 live games elsewhere since. Find a way to take yourself out of the football world and you realise you don't really miss it.  

Though, I do enjoy the mini panic attacks on here recently about the possibility of a derby next season.

Edited January 7, 2023 by Seventeen

[Charlie BCFC]

With the teams in the top 6, I‘m not worried. Probably not even the best team that have come up from league 2 with how Port Vale are doing 

[xerox6060]

2 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

You lot can relax as there is no chance they will get 39 points in 20 games they'll need for the play offs

Certainly wouldn't say no chance with the offensive players they've got, there's some good teams above them, so just about outsiders still, but they may go close ..

[Kodjias Wrist]

3 hours ago, One Team said:

Bastards won again then. They couldn’t could they?

Part of me wants them to because its getting very boring supporting city the last couple of seasons. 

Im sure rovers finish just outside the playoffs every season back in league one. Happened with trollope and clarke. Will happen again.

[weepywall]

20 minutes ago, xerox6060 said:

Certainly wouldn't say no chance with the offensive players they've got, there's some good teams above them, so just about outsiders still, but they may go close ..

Can get 40/1 for them to get promoted if you fancy a consolation bet, can't see it myself, they don't beat teams above them, don't necessarily lose tho, played more games than most aswell. They will finish mid table ish. Jailbird Joey will be off if he get miraculously gets a better offer and so would most of the players.

[weepywall]

11 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Part of me wants them to because its getting very boring supporting city the last couple of seasons. 

Im sure rovers finish just outside the playoffs every season back in league one. Happened with trollope and clarke. Will happen again.

The part of you that wants that mob to get promoted .....you need to get rid of that part !!!!

[David Brent]

15 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Part of me wants them to because its getting very boring supporting city the last couple of seasons. 

Im sure rovers finish just outside the playoffs every season back in league one. Happened with trollope and clarke. Will happen again.

Yes. Joey Barton isn’t exceeding expectations. He has them where they should be. 

[Lrrr]

Isn't it around this time that some Rovers fan reckons we'll try and take Coburn on loan just to throw off their promotion chances?

[Wanderingred]

They’ve only won one more game than they’ve lost, have a negative goal difference and have the third worst defensive record in the league. I wouldn’t be too concerned about them.

[alexukhc]

Almost onto page 3000

I've been to the page 3000

Not much has changed but the gas are still shit

[Sweeneys Penalties]

There is a big gap between L1 and Championship in terms of finance, speed.....everything. It'd be short term delight for the Gas followed by months of misery. 

[22A]

15 hours ago, Red Cloud said:

Most clubs would never accept the thug Joey Barton 

Yesrterday Jeff Stelling referred to "Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers"

[The Gasbuster]

6 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

They’ve only won one more game than they’ve lost, have a negative goal difference and have the third worst defensive record in the league. I wouldn’t be too concerned about them.

Over the full season, yes. They always seem to start the season slowly.

But recent form, especially since Coburn has been fit, their record is much better (excluding Boreham Wood in the cup, of course). 

[Port Said Red]

32 minutes ago, 22A said:

Yesrterday Jeff Stelling referred to "Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers"

Obviously hasn't had the "it's Joe now" directive then.

[Porto Red]

16 hours ago, GlastonburyRed said:

What price a Mark Ashton v Gas playoff final...

Rovers winning until stoppage time and lose to a last minute brace, Ashton running down the touchline to celebrate breaks a leg. Perfect.

[wendyredredrobin]

16 hours ago, David Brent said:

Yes. Joey Barton isn’t exceeding expectations. He has them where they should be. 

They should not be in the football league at all and the mem should be condemned.

[Bourne End Red]

20 hours ago, Major Isewater said:

Even if they did they would be the laughing stock of the division, probably overextend themselves financially and quickly plummet back into obscurity where they belong. 

That’s what we thought this season

[View from the Dolman]

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

Total lack of self-awareness. Remind me who they played in the third round? No way, knocked out by a non-league side in the second you say? Surely not!

[redsquirrel]

3 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

or having colour co=ordinated seats. ive never seen blue ones like their white ones in poundland, do  they even exist?

[MrBibs]

8 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said:

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

Well it is ONLY 3,000 more than their biggest home crowd of the season, and probably for many seasons, even though it was a 12.30 Sunday ko and admission wasn’t  included with season tickets. 

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, MrBibs said:

Well it is ONLY 3,000 more than their biggest home crowd of the season, and probably for many seasons, even though it was a 12.30 Sunday ko and admission wasn’t  included with season tickets. 

......and people wonder why this thread exists.

[Kodjias Wrist]

2 minutes ago, MrBibs said:

Well it is ONLY 3,000 more than their biggest home crowd of the season, and probably for many seasons, even though it was a 12.30 Sunday ko and admission wasn’t  included with season tickets. 

Don't try to reason with dumb people, it isn't worth the time or effort. Made I laugh though.

[RedEd73]

Their record attendance at the Meminimal is 12,011. They've been there for 26 years.....yes Gas, please do mock us! 

[Barry Sheene]

I love the seething jealousy in that Twitter post

Bristol R****s the Prince Harry of Bristol football.

[SirColinOfMansfield]

Here's a meme to celebrate Page 3000!

[Red Army 75]

Bring on another 3000 pages. Silly deluded ***** 

[nickolas]

And you just know they read this. Every single page of 3000 and counting. 
Well, they perhaps get someone to read it for them! . 

[RedLionLad]

4 hours ago, View from the Dolman said:

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

Does he not realise that 12,145 at their place would make it collapse?

[RedLionLad]

….or it could be a chance to sit down on a proper seat, in a proper stand, in a proper stadium, eating fresh food and genuine drinks……knowing you’ll never have any of those luxuries that 91 other league teams take for granted .

Edited January 9, 2023 by RedLionLad

[TedsHeadIs Red]

Boo to the Gas

(I just wanted to appear on page 3000)

[Shuffle]

11 hours ago, MrBibs said:

Well it is ONLY 3,000 more than their biggest home crowd of the season, and probably for many seasons, even though it was a 12.30 Sunday ko and admission wasn’t  included with season tickets. 

I know the gas head who tweeted this & he’s actually a decent bloke until you talk to him about City or Rovers. Loved the comment about Rovers being the Prince Harry of Bristol football as he loses all sense of reason & the bitterness & jealousy oozes out. 

[Gert Mare]

1 hour ago, Shuffle said:

I know the gas head who tweeted this & he’s actually a decent bloke until you talk to him about City or Rovers. Loved the comment about Rovers being the Prince Harry of Bristol football as he loses all sense of reason & the bitterness & jealousy oozes out. 

I know quite a few who are the same. They can go on about City, but as soon as you mention something about Rovers they start off with something like, “I wasn’t going to bite, but you made me” and then all of the bitterness and hatred comes flying out.

[42nite]

13 hours ago, View from the Dolman said:

Not sure how they've got the cheek to mock a crowd (12,145) they can only dream of achieving right now.

 

Even their jokes are old and out of date.

Must try harder!

 

 

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Gert Mare said:

I know quite a few who are the same. They can go on about City, but as soon as you mention something about Rovers they start off with something like, “I wasn’t going to bite, but you made me” and then all of the bitterness and hatred comes flying out.

They’re some weird cult (and yes, I did spell that word correctly).

I never discuss football with any that work for me, absolutely no point, they have some collective thinking going on where it always starts with “poor result for you on Saturday” probably when we’ve drawn with the likes of Sunderland or Middlesbrough, because they can’t wait to point out that they beat Cambridge or Cheltenham.

**** them.

[E.J.Thribb]

1 hour ago, Gert Mare said:

I know quite a few who are the same. They can go on about City, but as soon as you mention something about Rovers they start off with something like, “I wasn’t going to bite, but you made me” and then all of the bitterness and hatred comes flying out.

 

9 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

They’re some weird cult (and yes, I did spell that word correctly).

I never discuss football with any that work for me, absolutely no point, they have some collective thinking going on where it always starts with “poor result for you on Saturday” probably when we’ve drawn with the likes of Sunderland or Middlesbrough, because they can’t wait to point out that they beat Cambridge or Cheltenham.

**** them.

Agree to the points above and I’ll add another to the mix: any gashead in my family (they married into the family) or friends who are ‘floating’ gas will seem to jump on the bandwagon with us when we do well claiming “it’s so good to see Bristol teams doing well”. 
 

They are really a special kind of weird. 

[1960maaan]

1 hour ago, Gert Mare said:

I know quite a few who are the same. They can go on about City, but as soon as you mention something about Rovers they start off with something like, “I wasn’t going to bite, but you made me” and then all of the bitterness and hatred comes flying out.

Back when they were rivals we used to argue a lot, as you'd imagine. But constant replies like, "that's in the past" when we would say about a run of wins. While they would constantly try and remind us of any win they had had in the previous decade.

As Graham said **** 'em

[Baldyman]

I know we’ve had a bit of fun over the years with this thread but “The Gap” is getting narrower by the second now and I for one am getting just a tad concerned . They are now just 13 league positions below us in the proverbial pyramid ! If we played them next week I would not be confident of a win and they are closer to our league position now than we are to Milwall !!! We may take the pish out of their crowds and stadium but they could end up in the Championship next season , horrifyingly at our expense !!!!! 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Baldyman

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

10 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

I know we’ve had a bit of fun over the years with this thread but “The Gap” is getting narrower by the second now and I for one am getting just a tad concerned . They are now just 13 league positions below us in the proverbial pyramid ! If we played them next week I would not be confident of a win and they are closer to our league position now than we are to Milwall !!! We may take the pish out of their crowds and stadium but they could end up in the Championship next season , horrifyingly at our expense !!!!! 

God it’s pathetic…

Sort it out mate.

Edited January 9, 2023 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

11 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

….or it could be a chance to sit down on a proper seat, in a proper stand, in a proper stadium, eating fresh food and genuine drinks……knowing you’ll never have any of those luxuries that 91 other league teams take for granted .

Doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know….they’re a bunch of plastics who don’t fill their tiny stadium because it’s a bit rough around the edges but can’t wait to get to any ex Prem ground with comfy seats and take selfies….and they think that makes them better supporters 

No wonder Wally is hesitant to get them a new stadium, he knows that after the first season novelty their crowds will be back to the same pathetic sub 10k numbers they’ve had their entire history.

[Kodjias Wrist]

1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know….they’re a bunch of plastics who don’t fill their tiny stadium because it’s a bit rough around the edges but can’t wait to get to any ex Prem ground with comfy seats and take selfies….and they think that makes them better supporters 

No wonder Wally is hesitant to get them a new stadium, he knows that after the first season novelty their crowds will be back to the same pathetic sub 10k numbers they’ve had their entire history.

They'll be getting 25k a week dont you know.