Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[pride of the west]

In that idiots interview, did he really say that that Thomas needs to grow up at some point . Coming from a thug who never reached maturity on or off the pitch. Tit. 

[slartibartfast]

6 hours ago, petehinton said:

 

It hasn't been their ****** "day" for decades !

[fgrsimon]

6 hours ago, Shuffle said:

Luke Thomas has suffered from mental health & this is bullying in the workplace and gross misconduct. What a disgusting bloke Barton is & as a player who in their right mind would want to play for him as it could be your turn next.  In fairness even the most biased Rovers fans who defend them at all costs are calling this out.  Can the PFA do anything about this?

Yes to say this PUBLICLY about an employee who has had mental health issues recently is absolutely callous and absolutely the PFA should get involved, if not Mental Health charities. I find it horrendous to think what might be going through the player's mind this evening.

What any manager in or outside football in 2023 should know is that someone who suffers from mental health issues quite often doesn't make the best decisions.

The sad thing is that JB obviously has mental health issues himself.

Edited October 1, 2023 by fgrsimon

[Severn Beach Pigeon]

Barton hasn't thrown Thomas under the bus there, he's tied him down onto a railway line and snapped the handles off the points switches.

[Calculus]

4 hours ago, transfer reader said:

Barton hasn't thrown Thomas under the bus there, he's tied him down onto a railway line and snapped the handles off the points switches.

Couldn't believe what Barton was saying on the way home yesterday. What a dispicable piece of work that man is. Quite a lot of Gasheads fully in support of him by the looks of it as well.

[Red Army 75]

Barton is going to have a word with the CEO and the owner to pay money back to the pathetic travelling support. What because a player was injured. Trying to make out he’s some sort of hero to deflect he’s such a shit manager.

Truly appalling person 

[Bar BS3]

11 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Barton is going to have a word with the CEO and the owner to pay money back to the pathetic travelling support. What because a player was injured. Trying to make out he’s some sort of hero to deflect he’s such a shit manager.

Truly appalling person 

More fool them for paying their substandard players £11k plus per week........

Or could it be that JB is an idiot & hadn't actually thought what his players earn & how much it would cost to refund their fans ticket money.?!

The bloke is an utter bellend.!

Probably the sort who comes across as passionate to those too brain dead to question anything that he says - but anyone with half a brain cell surely can't agree with half the tripe that he comes out with.

[Lack of Action Man]

11 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Just been having a look at their Meccano stand thread and one of them has `found out` that the Green councillor opposing the `development` is a gurt Ted and as such any comments she makes should be ignored by BCC.

I knew it would be our fault somewhere along the line.

Impossible. The Greens don’t like anything that large groups of people derive enjoyment from!

[redsquirrel]

so a player not coming off injured is idiotic. one little snippet from bartons playing career from wiki.

 On 13 May, on the final day of the season, with QPR requiring at least a draw in their match away at Manchester City or for Bolton Wanderers to not win in order to guarantee Premier League safety, Barton was sent off in the 55th minute for violent misconduct after elbowing Carlos Tevez in the face. Immediately after being shown a red card, he kicked Sergio Agüero in the back of the knee and attempted to head-butt Vincent Kompany.^[124][125] Barton had to be dragged from the pitch by former teammate Micah Richards^[126] as he rowed with Manchester City players and staff and attempted to square-off with striker Mario Balotelli.^[127] 

i dont really think he should be talking about his players like that when he did the sort of things he did. that was idiotic

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 hour ago, OddBallJim said:

Impossible. The Greens don’t like anything that large groups of people derive enjoyment from!

Definitely a City fan then!

[Eddie Hitler]

30 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

so a player not coming off injured is idiotic. one little snippet from bartons playing career from wiki.

 On 13 May, on the final day of the season, with QPR requiring at least a draw in their match away at Manchester City or for Bolton Wanderers to not win in order to guarantee Premier League safety, Barton was sent off in the 55th minute for violent misconduct after elbowing Carlos Tevez in the face. Immediately after being shown a red card, he kicked Sergio Agüero in the back of the knee and attempted to head-butt Vincent Kompany.^[124][125] Barton had to be dragged from the pitch by former teammate Micah Richards^[126] as he rowed with Manchester City players and staff and attempted to square-off with striker Mario Balotelli.^[127] 

i dont really think he should be talking about his players like that when he did the sort of things he did. that was idiotic

 

The bloke is a violent thug with his one braincell pining away through loneliness.

No respectable football club would have him on their payroll, let alone as manager.

Unlike most on here, whilst I do laugh at their many pratfalls I am usually actually fine with Rovers; I'm not now though. I hope that they collapse.

[Numero Uno]

The laughable thing is we all know that this is going to be another one of many more occasions when his big gob ruins him……if he’s allowed to stay in the job. Nige would have been raging yesterday after that capitulation from us, he’s just able to see the bigger picture and articulate it without coming across as a complete ***.

[redsquirrel]

their ref yesterday made me laugh, Ben Toner, wonder which club he owns?

[petehinton]

 

[Red-Robbo]

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

 

 

Jack Hunt and their number 4 - Grant, just looked him up - would seem more to blame there.

[Lanterne Rouge]

23 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Jack Hunt and their number 4 - Grant, just looked him up - would seem more to blame there.

Well, the jailbird isn`t going to call out Jack Hunt in public is he? He`ll be terrified of him. He only slags off those weaker than him.

[redkev]

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Jack Hunt and their number 4 - Grant, just looked him up - would seem more to blame there.

Hunts fault if any one , but joey the thug won’t be calling Hunt out as Hunt would probably put him on his arse  opps  beat me to it rouge 

Edited October 1, 2023 by redkev

[redsquirrel]

1 hour ago, redkev said:

Hunts fault if any one , but joey the thug won’t be calling Hunt out as Hunt would probably put him on his arse  opps  beat me to it rouge 

that would just be soo funny,thing is,we know jack is more than capable

[Ska Junkie]

He must be close to the sack with his record? It's beyond crap!

Add to that, the fact he's an odious little bully plus a disgrace to the human race and surely he's on borrowed time?

[Taz]

3 hours ago, redkev said:

Hunts fault if any one , but joey the thug won’t be calling Hunt out as Hunt would probably put him on his arse  opps  beat me to it rouge 

 

1 hour ago, redsquirrel said:

that would just be soo funny,thing is,we know jack is more than capable

Edited October 1, 2023 by Taz
Would like to see him try it with Martin as well!!

[1960maaan]

Joey ..
“Then to compound it one idiotic young boy – I can’t even call him a man – has compromised the team with his behavioural standards and we find ourselves 2-0 down with a mountain to climb.

“’Luke reported his hamstring was tight one minute before we were going out. He got told to test it and said ‘no, I’m fine’.

“The ball is down his side and he said his hamstring has gone so we were about to make a substitution.

“But, in his infinite wisdom, he goes to press the ball and completely exposes Jack Hunt.

So the guy with an injury, presses the man in possession, and that's wrong.

But Hunt, diving into a challenge to give a free run into the box, isn't ?

The Barton genius shining strong. 
As one fewer said ....

@ethridge_rhys: Think joey has forgotten who signed LT twice. All to his credit when we win, all the players fault when we lose

[BS3City]

I think the penny has started to drop for a couple of the Fewers. Still plenty of meatheads that think the sun shines out of Bartons arse though.

I hope he stays for entertainment value.

[big dosser]

the sad thing about this is luke thomas has got rid of many of his demons from the past and is playing some of his best football and the gasheads love him.i was talking to his brother last week and it seems like this was coming.lukes best mate plays for me so hopefully at training on Wednesday i may be able to get some good gossip. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

I have only read the basic reports but it seems perfectly feasible that a player feels ok but things tighten as the body cools down at HT and muscle strains start to take effect.

They decide to try to run it off, maybe the wrong decision in hindsight but players want to play.

[redkev]

1 hour ago, big dosser said:

the sad thing about this is luke thomas has got rid of many of his demons from the past and is playing some of his best football and the gasheads love him.i was talking to his brother last week and it seems like this was coming.lukes best mate plays for me so hopefully at training on Wednesday i may be able to get some good gossip. 

Is Luke Thomas a local lad then ; shows how little I know about any of them , honestly don’t know any of there players apart from marquis , hunt , Martin and now this Thomas chap because he’s in the news , they are so insignificant now apart from the entertainment factor ( gift that keeps on giving ) 

back in the day I could name and recognise a fair few of em , how things have changed 

[big dosser]

23 minutes ago, redkev said:

Is Luke Thomas a local lad then ; shows how little I know about any of them , honestly don’t know any of there players apart from marquis , hunt , Martin and now this Thomas chap because he’s in the news , they are so insignificant now apart from the entertainment factor ( gift that keeps on giving ) 

back in the day I could name and recognise a fair few of em , how things have changed 

yes luke is a forest of dean lad had a great chance to sign for us in his younger years but choose derby one thing i know he regrets.they are a big football family one brothers at weston one i think is still at glos city and the other plays for broadwell in the county league

[petehinton]

 

[BS3City]

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

 

That is, without doubt, shite...

[phantom]

29 minutes ago, petehinton said:

 

What is that supposed to be?

[Club and Country]

That roof is 100% going to effect the light levels in that corner 

[petehinton]

5 minutes ago, Club and Country said:

That roof is 100% going to effect the light levels in that corner 

It already has in their night games

[Whitchurch]

Temple meads spoons could get interesting Saturday morning with city going to Leeds and the gas going to Oxford 

[Open End Numb Legs]

1 hour ago, phantom said:

What is that supposed to be?

I have seen these in the Alps - I think it is where they intend to dry wood ahead of the winter.

Nice picture of the cricket ground lights in the distance.

[Ronnie Sinclair]

2 hours ago, petehinton said:

 

My grief - that looks like the smoker's hut they used to have in my works car park a few years ago (in fact knowing them its probably the same one) 

[redkev]

5 hours ago, big dosser said:

yes luke is a forest of dean lad had a great chance to sign for us in his younger years but choose derby one thing i know he regrets.they are a big football family one brothers at weston one i think is still at glos city and the other plays for broadwell in the county league

Thanks for filling me in

[redkev]

1 hour ago, Whitchurch said:

Temple meads spoons could get interesting Saturday morning with city going to Leeds and the gas going to Oxford 

I would imagine there will be more gas at Temple meads than city , Oxford is there main away game of the season and won’t cost an arm and a leg to get there by train , even tough city have sold out for Leeds I would imagine most are going by road , 

might be a bit of bullying going on , maybe wrong but I know what there like .

[weepywall]

2 hours ago, redkev said:

I would imagine there will be more gas at Temple meads than city , Oxford is there main away game of the season and won’t cost an arm and a leg to get there by train , even tough city have sold out for Leeds I would imagine most are going by road , 

might be a bit of bullying going on , maybe wrong but I know what there like .

Any City fans going by train to Leeds will be leaving a lot earlier than the jesters going to Oxford 

[Open End Numb Legs]

I picture both sets of fans enjoying tea, coffee and croissants, politely chatting about each others fortunes so far this season and parting on good terms, wishing each other good luck for the games ahead.

No?

[Whitchurch]

11 hours ago, weepywall said:

Any City fans going by train to Leeds will be leaving a lot earlier than the jesters going to Oxford 

Their game kicks off 1230

[weepywall]

24 minutes ago, Whitchurch said:

Their game kicks off 1230

Ah didn't know that.

[Lanterne Rouge]

4 hours ago, Whitchurch said:

Their game kicks off 1230

On Sky or just because it`s localish.

[Open End Numb Legs]

I think there has been trouble before with them and Oxford?

All a bit weird, can't be the same genteel Oxford that we see in Inspector Morse episodes? Having said that, they have several murders every week in that program. More dangerous than that Midsomer village place, who would want to live there?

[phantom]

1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

I think there has been trouble before with them and Oxford?

All a bit weird, can't be the same genteel Oxford that we see in Inspector Morse episodes? Having said that, they have several murders every week in that program. More dangerous than that Midsomer village place, who would want to live there?

It is their high profile fixture for crowd disorder, not sure why, but it has been problematic in and around Oxford centre on many match days

[petehinton]

52 minutes ago, phantom said:

It is their high profile fixture for crowd disorder, not sure why, but it has been problematic in and around Oxford centre on many match days

Spent a fair few weekends in Oxford for a prolonged period as one of my exes lived there, I was surprised how properly rowdy their fans are. Pubs etc after wins in the city centre (considering the ground is nowhere near) got pretty lively, saw some trouble with opposition fans too. They’re a much bigger club than people give them credit for I think. Certainly not a friendly/sleepy club full of posh tories that people may expect given the area and what the city is known for etc. 

Edited October 3, 2023 by petehinton

[JackofromSanJavier]

Not sure how this got through my Feckov filter on Yahoo mail, but I might as well put in for it.  First bullet point tells me that I must

"Monitor the crowd throughout the ground for signs of distress or overcrowding".  

I might be a tad busy with the distressed ones……….but, overcrowding?  That sounds like the cushy part of the job!

 

 

[PhilC]

14 minutes ago, JackofromSanJavier said:

Not sure how this got through my Feckov filter on Yahoo mail, but I might as well put in for it.  First bullet point tells me that I must

"Monitor the crowd throughout the ground for signs of distress or overcrowding".  

I might be a tad busy with the distressed ones……….but, overcrowding?  That sounds like the cushy part of the job!

 

 

That can't be right...

 

It's a paid job?

 

(PS I like Feckov and I'm stealing it!)

Edited October 3, 2023 by PhilC

[22A]

1 hour ago, petehinton said:

Spent a fair few weekends in Oxford for a prolonged period as one of my exes lived there, I was surprised how properly rowdy their fans are. 

There used to be trouble every time City visited the Manor Ground in the early 70s. Was it just us, or every team?

[Open End Numb Legs]

42 minutes ago, JackofromSanJavier said:

Not sure how this got through my Feckov filter on Yahoo mail, but I might as well put in for it.  First bullet point tells me that I must

"Monitor the crowd throughout the ground for signs of distress or overcrowding".  

I might be a tad busy with the distressed ones……….but, overcrowding?  That sounds like the cushy part of the job!

 

 

Just off the bottom of that list:-

Before the game - Check guy ropes

At HT - Stop crowd from leaving

After the game - Rescue players from under the bus

[BigTone]

24 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

Just off the bottom of that list:-

Before the game - Check guy ropes

At HT - Stop crowd from leaving

After the game - Rescue players from under the bus

They have a bus ?

[GreedyHarry]

1 hour ago, JackofromSanJavier said:

Not sure how this got through my Feckov filter on Yahoo mail, but I might as well put in for it.  First bullet point tells me that I must

"Monitor the crowd throughout the ground for signs of distress or overcrowding".  

I might be a tad busy with the distressed ones……….but, overcrowding?  That sounds like the cushy part of the job!

 

 

Minimum wage the lucky buggers. Even our Steve thinks it’s a job worth more than that.

[BCFC11]

5 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said:

Minimum wage the lucky buggers. Even our Steve thinks it’s a job worth more than that.

Can earn plenty of cash in hand aswell from that job (tenners through the fence & all that)

[Homer Simpson]

Team bus has arrived. 

 

[Kid in the Riot]

Was literally trouble with us and Oxford back in Aug on Ashton Road after the game. Few Oxford got a slap. A load left early and were coming back to the ground from North St after the game. 

[bobbyhutchscurlymullet]

We have an update......

[TheReds]

What is that?

[fisherrich]

Worked in Oxford for a while. Well known group from the Blackbird Leys estate follow Oxford, with a reputation for trouble. Rough old estate Blackbird Leys. Have had a couple of run ins with City’s firm.

[GreedyHarry]

7 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

We have an update......

So their Safety Advisory Group has said it’s ok to sit in a stand with no planning permission. Interesting stance.

[BS3City]

Are those seats green?

Is that to appease local councillors?

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, fisherrich said:

Worked in Oxford for a while. Well known group from the Blackbird Leys estate follow Oxford, with a reputation for trouble. Rough old estate Blackbird Leys. Have had a couple of run ins with City’s firm.

Worked on Blackbird Leys for a couple of months and it was rough. IIRC there was just one road in and out and the locals had a habit of blocking it so the Bill couldn`t get in when stuff kicked off. A bit like Escape from New York!

[The Gasbuster]

25 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

We have an update......

Looks like Twerton Trumpton.

[petehinton]

Beating 10 man port vale, are they coming for us again?

[Taz]

35 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

We have an update......

A stand for about 50 people, groundbreaking stuff.

So the SAG agreed to let fans in that "thing" despite planning permission  not being granted? OK then....

Edited October 3, 2023 by Taz

[Lanterne Rouge]

Just now, petehinton said:

Beating 10 man port vale, are they coming for us again?

I expect so. I shan`t sleep tonight for worrying.

[Ronnie Sinclair]

39 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

We have an update......

Jesus christ, are they waiting for the bus it must be a bus shelter, that cannot possibly be a stand in a Football League 'stadium'

[GeoTheCiderHead]

5 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Beating 10 man port vale, are they coming for us again?

No doubt the fans who actually dared to have a slight dig at Jailbird Joey for his Luke Thomas comments will be back to licking his balls again 

[The Gasbuster]

Looks like Agent Hunt has become a renegade

[alexukhc]

That allowed?

[redkev]

2 hours ago, 22A said:

There used to be trouble every time City visited the Manor Ground in the early 70s. Was it just us, or every team?

Remember going there on a night game ( league cup I think ) I know it was early in the season as it was still very light at kick off time , 16 of us in a mini bus from our area decided after a few beers ( Taunton cider flagon in old money ) to go in there end thinking oh it’s only little old Oxford WRONG , had us sussed right out waited for us to file in then tbf absolutely murdered us , seemed to have a lot of black lads ( never thought that of Oxford ) . Yes can be quite nasty Oxford - this was about 20-30 years ago mind , I can still the punches now

[Rudolf Hucker]

7,364. 
 

They really are coming for us. We should all be worried. 

[Ronnie Sinclair]

7 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

7,364. 
 

They really are coming for us. We should all be worried. 

7,517 at Stockport tonight, and 8,613 at Mansfield - massive club 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Ronnie Sinclair