Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[redkev]

On 18/07/2023 at 11:17, phantom said:

Just had a look at the Barnsley OS - nothing on there yet 

Also had a look at their fans forums, nobody mentioned anything yet - clearly not aware of the potential shit show that they will potentially be a part of shortly

Shit show , that’s a tad harsh but so very true , compare the away end at Rovers to Barnsley’s away end 

4,000 all seated covered stand with proper concourse,  toilets , no doubt what Rovers are modelling there’s on 

[bcfc01]

16 minutes ago, redkev said:

Shit show , that’s a tad harsh but so very true , compare the away end at Rovers to Barnsley’s away end 

4,000 all seated covered stand with proper concourse,  toilets , no doubt what Rovers are modelling there’s on 

Apart from 1k less seats, no proper concourse, and portaloos.

[SirColinOfMansfield]

Away fans have already started practising so they will be able to watch the game when they visit the legendry Mem....

[TheReds]

3 hours ago, bcfc01 said:

Apart from 1k less seats, no proper concourse, and portaloos.

Yeah but that's near enough the same - using the standard Gas logic. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

1 hour ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Away fans have already started practising so they will be able to watch the game when they visit the legendry Mem....

They have more chance of getting to Row M that way.

[YorkshireSection]

On 12/07/2023 at 23:56, Wanderingred said:

When Joey Barton retires from football, I can see him going down the far right conspiracy weirdo influencer path in an attempt to stay relevant. In fact I’d bet on it. He won’t want to go quietly.

Thought he gave up football years ago!

[YorkshireSection]

On 17/07/2023 at 16:59, richyy66 said:

Hopefully it turns out a world of pain for them but I still believe it can be constructed within 3 weeks to complete. After all it is temp seating. Although they better get a move on as if they are waiting for planning consent then they could be waiting a while.

Either way it's going to be dawning on them soon.

 

Glamorgan used to have a lot of temporary seating that was I believe slided in for bigger games etc, I sat at the top of one of those "stands" and you could feel the thing lift, hopefully theirs will blow into the home stand (tent/big top) and crush nobody (a few...sorry) maybe a few pasting tables & some fake Fanta from the catering stall! 

[redysteadygo]

Found this part of the suppliers statement on their propoganda site heralding their New Access System Partnership (stop snickering at the back)

It’s the first time that Axess will have taken on a stadium like this in the UK.                                          

Talk about stating the bloody obvious.

 

[chinapig]

24 minutes ago, redysteadygo said:

Found this part of the suppliers statement on their propoganda site heralding their New Access System Partnership (stop snickering at the back)

It’s the first time that Axess will have taken on a stadium like this in the UK.                                          

Talk about stating the bloody obvious.

 

Stadium like this as in stadium this laughably bad presumably.

[Oh Brasso]

Tinpot time again. A new lottery scheme to fund their academy. The "Pirates Pot" 

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/july/pirates-pot/

[Banjo Island]

12 minutes ago, red from the blue side said:

Tinpot time again. A new lottery scheme to fund their academy. The "Pirates Pot" 

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/july/pirates-pot/

More like the piss pot

[Gazred]

21 minutes ago, red from the blue side said:

Tinpot time again. A new lottery scheme to fund their academy. The "Pirates Pot" 

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/july/pirates-pot/

Pirates are well known for pots. They used to bury them all over the Caribbean.

[BS3City]

How can you "play like a pirate"? Surely that would involve some form of theft and illegal activity?

Another pathetic initiative.

W s...

[Open End Numb Legs]

'An exciting new lottery'.....

Is that about getting a seat in the new stand?

[Rudolf Hucker]

1 hour ago, red from the blue side said:

Tinpot time again. A new lottery scheme to fund their academy. The "Pirates Pot" 

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/july/pirates-pot/

“The event is free and open to all fans to attend, though this will be limited to 200 people on a first-come first-served basis. You can book your place HERE.”

It would be absolutely awful if, say, 200 non-supporters booked up all of the places for their launch night then not turn up. Just saying …

 

[Bristol Rob]

1 minute ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“The event is free and open to all fans to attend, though this will be limited to 200 people on a first-come first-served basis. You can book your place HERE.”

It would be absolutely awful if, say, 200 non-supporters booked up all of the places for their launch night then not turn up. Just saying …

 

If it is capped at 200, then clearly it isn't open to all fans.

Unless they think they only have 200 fans.

[Open End Numb Legs]

5 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

......It would be absolutely awful if, say, 200 non-supporters booked up all of the places for their launch night then not turn up. Just saying …

 

200 people all called Matthew Taylor, what are the chances?

[Gazred]

12 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

200 people all called Matthew Taylor, what are the chances?

I've already registered Matthew, Matt, Matty and Mathias Taylor over to you lot.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Gazred

[Odd socks]

Just registered.  Shame not to really.  I’m M Taylor and so is my wife 

Edited July 19, 2023 by Odd socks
Extra

[Unan]

Registered, Dan Gleesac

[Bristol Rob]

32 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

200 people all called Matthew Taylor, what are the chances?

300k Matty Taylor's.

You must remember him, the lad 'who did nothing', the same lad who played Smith in for the winner against Man Utd.

(The following 2 games likely made him a less than a cash neutral signing).

[Swede]

1 hour ago, BS3City said:

How can you "play like a pirate"? Surely that would involve some form of theft and illegal activity?

Another pathetic initiative.

W s...

And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there)

[Wedontplayinblue]

44 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“The event is free and open to all fans to attend, though this will be limited to 200 people on a first-come first-served basis. You can book your place HERE.”

It would be absolutely awful if, say, 200 non-supporters booked up all of the places for their launch night then not turn up. Just saying …

 

Well that’s 10 just signed up…..

 

[Swede]

I've registered Isaac Hunt

[petehinton]

Just over 2 weeks to go for their 8 new signings needed before the season to reach the magic 12, to come through the door!

[Taz]

On 18/07/2023 at 18:47, RedRock said:

The Council/decision would be in judicial review territory if they have! Pretty sure we’re still in the statutory consultation period. Personally, would have thought it would be highly improbable that a decision would be made within 8 weeks - which I think in this case is sometime late in August.

Frankly, having been involved in planning for 40 odd years, I can’t understand what the hell Rovers are doing with their submission and frankly  - all be it from the briefest of glances - how it got validated. It was patently obvious to anyone ITK that the ‘stand’ would not be remotely ready for the start of the season if due process was followed. I’m not even sure pp will be granted tbh. 
 

 

I'm not ITK or even involved with anything to do with building and/or obtaining planning permission, but to be fair anybody that doesn't live with their heads buried in the sand would probably realise that that stand was never going to be ready for the start of the season.

Unless of course you're deluded....

[Taz]

54 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

“The event is free and open to all fans to attend, though this will be limited to 200 people on a first-come first-served basis. You can book your place HERE.”

It would be absolutely awful if, say, 200 non-supporters booked up all of the places for their launch night then not turn up. Just saying …

 

Mike Hunt is looking forward to it.

Also in an unrelated note, if your name is Mike Hunt and you have a Hotmail address, you'll probably get some junk mail soon...

[myol'man]

14 minutes ago, Swede said:

And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there)

Have you ever tried playing for 90 minutes with a parrot on your shoulder?

Bloody nightmare I tell eee

[GreedyHarry]

1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

200 people all called Matthew Taylor, what are the chances?

Great present for my ex

[Ska Junkie]

Mr Steven Hithead is in!

[Scrumpty]

Rowan Emm is looking forward to it immensely 

[pommers65]

1 hour ago, Swede said:

And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there)

None Taken 

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

I’m hoping Mr Colin Daniel esq will be there, or not…

Who knows? 

Edited July 20, 2023 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan

[Taz]

Thing is, despite all of this "interest" you just know that they'll use all of these "names" to convert into numbers of "fans" who were unable to attend due to demand, and claim they had 10,000 locked out....

[Tinmans Love Child]

7 hours ago, Swede said:

And playing with a wooden leg ( sorry, no offence to any amputees out there)

I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall!

[luke_bristol]

Esmond Million has registered to attend but would happily sell his seat to someone else.

[cider hoss rules]

1 hour ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall!

Perhaps she had an extra leg to take with her, one with a tan perhaps!

[BS3 Ark at Ee]

Paddy O’Furniture has just signed up...

[cidercity]

Daniel collings will be there.

[phantom]

I'm glad it was highlighted that this was on their tour, for a moment I thought it was a photo in front of their new stand 

It's too tempting not to take the piss on twitter

[CodeRed]

Signed up for the pisspot night, looking forward to it!

[Homer Simpson]

Bob Fourapples is going so is Booby Cricket.

[Homer Simpson]

Ida know and her Asian friend Wotwen Wong also going.

[Taxi for hunt]

Horace Puncher will be in attendance

[Homer Simpson]

Ivor sixthfinger just signed up.

[BetterRedthanBlue]

So their new lottery scheme will help fund the academy that Wael of fortune got rid of it?

[BS3City]

4 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall!

Reminds me of the old Paul McCartney/Heather Mills joke. 

Apparently one year he bought her a plane...

And a ladyshave for the other leg...

[Bristol Rob]

59 minutes ago, BetterRedthanBlue said:

So their new lottery scheme will help fund the academy that Wael of fortune got rid of it?

Some of the Fewers in my local pub are really eager that they get a proper youth/academy in place.

Partly because they have seen the success City have had with young players, but mostly because they aren't convinced by the transfer strategy at the Mem. Players taking one last deal as the club is closer to home after a career elsewhere, with no resale value. No marquee (haha tents!) signings that signal any ambition and a loan strategy that just makes them a feeder club for sides that do have a better youth set-up.

Can see their point, it isn't as if they would need to start with a childs team and work from there, loads of academy players are released every year and they only need to get a tune out of one or two of them to make it pay.

[Eddie Hitler]

30 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Some of the Fewers in my local pub are really eager that they get a proper youth/academy in place.

Partly because they have seen the success City have had with young players, but mostly because they aren't convinced by the transfer strategy at the Mem. Players taking one last deal as the club is closer to home after a career elsewhere, with no resale value. No marquee (haha tents!) signings that signal any ambition and a loan strategy that just makes them a feeder club for sides that do have a better youth set-up.

Can see their point, it isn't as if they would need to start with a childs team and work from there, loads of academy players are released every year and they only need to get a tune out of one or two of them to make it pay.

 

-ish.

I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't.  The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that.

It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through.

Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme.

I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough.  It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities.

[chinapig]

4 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

It needs to be properly staffed

Prepare for the Gas to ask if there are any retired academy coaches who'd like to keep their hand in then.

[Red Homer]

Thats Marty Taylor signed up, bet he cant wait!

[The Gasbuster]

12 hours ago, Ska Junkie said:

Mr Steven Hithead is in!

“ Hithead” indeed 

Hahahaha !!

[phantom]

29 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

 

-ish.

I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't.  The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that.

It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through.

Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme.

I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough.  It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities.

The other very important thing in what you wrote above is we go back to 1996 and only really now seeing a big return on our investment, it was a very small percentage before then

Rovers are going to take decades and a really big investment to get anywhere serious (even for their level)

[GreedyHarry]

Gary Asbassterd is also looking forward to it now.

[Port Said Red]

35 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

 

-ish.

I was hugely enthusiastic about Scott Davidson's starting up an Academy, in 1996 maybe, and thinking that the home grown players would start rolling off the production line and into the first team in a few short years but they just didn't.  The Academy was costing over a million year and wasn't producing the players to justify that.

It has only been since the spend on the Academy coaches and facilities was seriously upped that the production line has begun to roll and a steady stream of excellent players has come through.

Rovers will do it on the cheap like we did for many years and as a result it just won't work beyond the odd decent player coming through who might have done so anyway through their existing youth programme.

I'm not blaming them for being enthusuiastic, hell I was in 1996, but our experience has shown that just having an Academy isn't enough.  It needs to be properly staffed up and have great facilities.

Admittedly it has taken a little longer than I expected, but it was always going to be a generation or two before we saw results, and Davidson should be applauded for putting in place, even though he was likely to be around to take the plaudits. 

The vast majority of the players coming though have been with the club in one way or another since they were 5/6/7 years old so since the early 21st century, we have had one or two hints at success with Reid, Kelly and Bryan in particular, and the occasional late comers like Semenyo and Scott, but it was always going to take a while for the club to get better at identifying and nurturing the talent available.

The final step has been the incentive the next generation have got from seeing the squad full of their predecessors.

[Port Said Red]

7 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said:

Gary Asbassterd is also looking forward to it now.

With W(ael) O Fortune now booked too, there can't be many places left.

By the way, why are there red stars against each field? There is no explanation as to whether that means it's required or optional.

[BS3 Ark at Ee]

Husband and wife on list now....

Milly O’Nair and Billy O’Nair

 

[SirColinOfMansfield]

Rovers have just published the names of the attendees already signed up to show how popular the club on the North side of Bristol really is, so you will have to be quick as all the places have nearly been taken:-

1. Ader Titsoff
2. Adolf Oliver Nipple
3. A. Nellsechs
4. A. Nelprober
5. A.S. Muncher
6. Amanda D. P. Throat
7. Amanda Hugginkiss
8. Amanda Hump
9. Amanda Lick
10. Amanda Mount
11. Amanda Poker
12. Andy Cornholder
13. Andy Feltherbush
14. Andy Felthersnatch
15. Anita B. Jainow
16. Anita Bath
17. Anita Dick
18. Anita Dickenme
19. Anita Dump
20. Anita Fartinghouse
21. Anita Hanjaab
22. Anita Hardcok
23. Anita Head
24. Anita Hoare
25. Anita Naylor
26. Annie Position
27. Anya Neeze
28. Annie Position
29. Banana Hammock
30. Bartolos Colonoscopy
31. Bea O’Problem
32. Ben Derhover
33. Ben Gurgen Hoffe
34. Ben N. Syder
35. Ben O. Verbich
36. Ben R. Over
37. Benoit Bawles
38. Berry McCaulkiner
39. Betty Drilzzer
40. Betty Humper
41. Betty Humpter
42. Betty Phuckzer
43. Bruce D. Cocque
44. Bo N. Herr
45. Brooke N. Rubbers
46. Bruce D. Cocque
47. Bruce D. Lipps
48. Buck Nekkid
49. Buster Cherry
50. Buster Himen
51. Clee Torres
52. C. Mike Rack
53. Cole Ostamie
54. Colin Forsecs
55. Connie Lingus
56. Craven Moorehead
57. Curley Pubes
58. Dang Lin-Wang
59. Daryl B. Payne
60. Dick Long
61. Dick Myaz
62. Dick Nose
63. Dick Pound
64. Dick Ramdass
65. Dick Raasch
66. Dill Doe
67. Dixie Normous
68. Dixie Rect
69. Dixon B. Tweenerlegs
70. Dixon Butts
71. Dixon Kuntz
72. Drew Peanoze
73. E. Norma Scock
74. E. Norma Stits
75. E. Normous Peter
76. E. Rex Sean
77. Eaton Beaver
78. Eileen Ulick
79. Eaton Beaver
80. Eileen Ulick
81. Fluffy Cookie
82. Gazzy Colon
83. Harry Azcrac
84. Harry Cox
85. Harry Johnson
86. Hairy Poppins
87. Heywood Japulmah Finga
88. I. C. Yadick
89. I. P. Freely
90. Ivana Tinkle
91. Jenny Tayla
92. Kenny Dewitt
93. Laffmy Titsoff
94. Kareem O’Weet
95. Lance Lyde
96. Lee Keyrear
97. Lee Nover
98. Leo Tarred
99. Lipin Jection
100. Lou Briccant
101. Lon Moore
102. Lou Sirr
103. Luke Atmyass
104. Madka Owdiseez
105. Martha Fokker
106. Marion Money
107. Mark Z. Spot
108. Mary Juana
109. Master Bates
110. May I. Tutchem
111. Maya Buttreeks
112. Max E. Mumm
113. Max E. Pad
114. Mel Keetehts
115. Michael Toris
116. Mike Rotchburns
117. Miya Buttreaks
118. Nadia Seymour
119. Nick O’ Teen
120. Oliver Closeoff
121. Ollie Tabooger
122. Pat Myaz
123. Patty Meltt
124. Phil Down
125. Peter Pantz
126. Pierre Pants
127. Phil Accio
128. Poppa Woody
129. Rhoda Hotte
130. Robin D. Craydle
131. Roch Myaz
132. Ron Chee
133. Rueben G. Spaut
134. Sal Ami
135. Semour Asscrack
136. Seymour Buttz
137. Sheeza Freak
138. Stella Virgin
139. Ura Snotball
140. Vye Agra
141. Vye Brator
142. Wayne Kerr
143. Willie B. Hardigan
144. Willie Eetmioutt
145. Willie Layer
146. Wilma Dickfit
147. Wilma Fingerdoo
148. Yuri Nator

[Gert Mare]

Wynn Dowbutter has signed up

[22A]

51 minutes ago, SirColinOfMansfield said:

Rovers have just published the names of the attendees already signed up to show how popular the club on the North side of Bristol really is, so you will have to be quick as all the places have nearly been taken:-

1. Bea O’Problem
2. Ben Derhover
3. Ben Gurgen Hoffe
4. Ben N. Syder
5. Ben O. Verbich
6. Ben R. Over

You mean Ben Dover has missed out.

So too has his sister Eilieen Dover plus Mr I P Lotts and Lucy Lastik

[Ska Junkie]

6 minutes ago, Gert Mare said:

Wynn Dowbutter has signed up

Has his namesake Wynn Dowlicker joined?

[BS3City]

2 hours ago, chinapig said:

Prepare for the Gas to ask if there are any retired academy coaches who'd like to keep their hand in then.

Will that see the return of Jamie Cureton?

[Bazooka Joe]

P. Doughfiall has signed up, as has his Danish buddy, Per Vertt.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Hugh Jarse has tried to sign up but there are no places left sadly.

[winsaw]

[slartibartfast]

19 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Hugh Jarse has tried to sign up but there are no places left sadly.

and his mate Hugh Jampton .

[slartibartfast]

11 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

I used to work with a women with a prosthetic leg, and she would tell us that she would book extra leg room seats on a flight, which I could never quite work out as she was only 5ft tall!

And she only had half a knicker !

[Scrumpty]

Bill d’Stand is going, but will be turning up late!

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, Scrumpty said:

Bill d’Stand is going, but will be turning up late!

Will he have permission from the council to attend?

[Scrumpty]

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Will he have permission from the council to attend?

I hope so, as Alan Key is helping him to get there