wendyredredrobin Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) The thug Barton in court again on charges of malicious online communications: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/22/joey-barton-charged-malicious-online-communications I guess his previous should be taken into account if found guilty and he could soon be eating porridge again. Edited July 22 by wendyredredrobin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 BBC picking it up too. Joey Barton charged over malicious communications https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgxqgxyv1kpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 what a plonker he just never learns does he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Gas 0-1 Bromley after 3 minutes... In portugal 11.00 KO. Now 0-2 Edited July 23 by bcfc01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Results don't matter at this stage of pre-season.... But Bromley look like they could be trouble this season, if they've only managed to score 2 so far..! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, bcfc01 said: Gas 0-1 Bromley after 3 minutes... In portugal 11.00 KO. Now 0-2 Definitely promtion again this season then, along with 500,000 fanbase, spanking new state of the art Championship ready stadium, fake billionaire owners, thousands locked out and copious amounts of delusion. They might even get an indoor toilet one day. Edited July 23 by wendyredredrobin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just popped on this thread to see how their unbeaten start to the season is going. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolissred Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 How embarrasing can one club be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 8 hours ago, bcfc01 said: Gas 0-1 Bromley after 3 minutes... In portugal 11.00 KO. Now 0-2 11am kick off was the problem. People using the carpark for their working day meant it was impossible to generate any real atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 So they eventually lost against Bromley. Kent’s 2 v C***’s 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Taylor-Moore has quickly found his level! Bristol Rovers were left scratching their heads slightly at the end of their first of two friendlies to be played while out in Portugal, losing to League Two side Bromley 2-1. The Gas were quickly behind as poor defending from a set-piece allowed Sam Woods to tap home into an empty net but should have been level soon after when Taylor Moore headed over the bar from a corner. Chances continued to follow for Rovers but Matt Taylor's side remained wasteful before more feeble defending from a set-piece put them 2-0 down before half-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paignton red Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Probably a different type of air and jet lag is why they keep losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 On 20/07/2024 at 18:04, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Spot the difference The Sags were all locked out in the Spoons garden in Kingswood counting the amount of teeth each other had on one hand. Surprisingly some of them did indeed have 6 teeth. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 6 hours ago, myol'man said: Taylor-Moore has quickly found his level! Bristol Rovers were left scratching their heads slightly at the end of their first of two friendlies to be played while out in Portugal, losing to League Two side Bromley 2-1. The Gas were quickly behind as poor defending from a set-piece allowed Sam Woods to tap home into an empty net but should have been level soon after when Taylor Moore headed over the bar from a corner. Chances continued to follow for Rovers but Matt Taylor's side remained wasteful before more feeble defending from a set-piece put them 2-0 down before half-time. This is typical Bristol Post reporting on them. Why were they “left scratching their heads”? They lost because they’re shit, anyone who has lived in Bristol for more than 20 minutes knows this. 6 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 8 minutes ago, GrahamC said: This is typical Bristol Post reporting on them. Why were they “left scratching their heads”? They lost because they’re shit, anyone who has lived in Bristol for more than 20 minutes knows this. Because they've got lice? 2 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 23/07/2024 at 12:21, wendyredredrobin said: Definitely promtion again this season then, along with 500,000 fanbase, spanking new state of the art Championship ready stadium, fake billionaire owners, thousands locked out and copious amounts of delusion. They might even get an indoor toilet one day. They've actually got a promotion thread on their little closed shop forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 21 hours ago, GrahamC said: This is typical Bristol Post reporting on them. Why were they “left scratching their heads”? They lost because they’re shit, anyone who has lived in Bristol for more than 20 minutes knows this. Oh, I just interpreted that they had nits due to poor hygiene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 3 hours ago, bcfc01 said: They've actually got a promotion thread on their little closed shop forum. They do every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' From their forum. Genuinely how many football league teams (especially in league one) are they big boys to? Edited July 25 by JBFC II 12 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 8 minutes ago, JBFC II said: 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' From their forum. Genuinely how many football league teams (especially in league one) are they big boys to? Depends what you are using as a benchmark JB- Horses punched Minibuses headbutted Fans locked out Open top bus parades The list is pretty endless and is added to fairly often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severn Beach Pigeon Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 7 hours ago, JBFC II said: 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' From their forum. Genuinely how many football league teams (especially in league one) are they big boys to? I was going to say newcomers Bromley. But we all know how things went when they met the other day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgrsimon Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 7 hours ago, JBFC II said: 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' From their forum. Genuinely how many football league teams (especially in league one) are they big boys to? Off-hand only Burton and Crawley come to mind and even they have tidier (but smaller) stadiums.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 6 hours ago, fgrsimon said: Off-hand only Burton and Crawley come to mind and even they have tidier (but smaller) stadiums.... Burton have been in the championship within the last 10 years I'd say they are a bigger team. Crawley and Stevenage are the only 2 clubs you could argue are smaller than the "mighty" Bristol Rovers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, BetterRedthanBlue said: Burton have been in the championship within the last 10 years I'd say they are a bigger team. Crawley and Stevenage are the only 2 clubs you could argue are smaller than the "mighty" Bristol Rovers. Burton, Crawley, Stevenage & Possibly Cambridge aswell. Beyond that there are maybe..6 or 7 teams that they might feel they are on a par with (they all have better grounds but as an overall package, neither should probably feel "bigger" than the other. That leaves the rest of the division being bigger in pretty much every way. Incidentally, probably only Wigan, Birmingham, Reading & Bolton, maybe Barnsley, wouldn't feel like smaller clubs at Championship level. Summary - for Rovers fans to even consider themselves as "big boys" to anyone at league 1 level is arrogance/stupidity beyond the realms of comprehension to anyone of sound mind.! Their need to be regarded as "big" is such a display of "little man syndrome" that it's really quite pathetic.! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engvall’s Splinter Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 It actually frustrates me how delusional they are around the big club comments. In League 2 there is an argument, however not in League 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 11 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Burton, Crawley, Stevenage & Possibly Cambridge aswell. Beyond that there are maybe..6 or 7 teams that they might feel they are on a par with (they all have better grounds but as an overall package, neither should probably feel "bigger" than the other. That leaves the rest of the division being bigger in pretty much every way. Incidentally, probably only Wigan, Birmingham, Reading & Bolton, maybe Barnsley, wouldn't feel like smaller clubs at Championship level. Summary - for Rovers fans to even consider themselves as "big boys" to anyone at league 1 level is arrogance/stupidity beyond the realms of comprehension to anyone of sound mind.! Their need to be regarded as "big" is such a display of "little man syndrome" that it's really quite pathetic.! Charlton and Huddersfield off the top of my head to add to that. Ignoring the Championship equation. L1 clubs like Blackpool and Rotherham are bigger clubs than Rovers, whether they like it or not. You could make an arguement for Wrexham, Peterborough, Stockport and possibly Shrewsbury too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 3 minutes ago, Puckle_red said: Charlton and Huddersfield off the top of my head to add to that. Ignoring the Championship equation. L1 clubs like Blackpool and Rotherham are bigger clubs than Rovers, whether they like it or not. You could make an arguement for Wrexham, Peterborough, Stockport and possibly Shrewsbury too. I think Shrewsbury is pushing it to be honest, Wrexham definitely, they have history and a link to international football with their ground, even before their recent celebrity status. Rotherham are also a small club in a big area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 12 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: It actually frustrates me how delusional they are around the big club comments. In League 2 there is an argument, however not in League 1. They liked to bleat on about how they were such a big club whilst in non-league football - forgetting the fact of just how humiliating, degrading & ####ing hilarious that was..! Nobody thought "oh look, aren't we lucky to be playing such a big club" it would be more mockery & disrespect towards what an absolute shambles they must be to be there. Being a bigger club in a lower league is not a badge of honour - it's an embarrassment & badge of failure - yet they, absurdly, crave it..! Of course, a big club dipping down a level for a season or 2 can have great fun visiting different grounds & enjoying a much needed season of success - but to try & convince people that you are a big club says it all on it's own really.! If you are a big club then people will know it without them needing you to try & tell them that you are.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 They're pretty much of equal size/standing to Exeter City ffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 47 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: It actually frustrates me how delusional they are around the big club comments. In League 2 there is an argument, however not in League 1. They've actually toned down the delusion a little given that they previously claimed to be as big as Norwich and West Ham! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityal Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 4 minutes ago, chinapig said: They've actually toned down the delusion a little given that they previously claimed to be as big as Norwich and West Ham! The collective noun for Bristol Rovers fans is an exaggeration 2 1 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Puckle_red said: Charlton and Huddersfield off the top of my head to add to that. Ignoring the Championship equation. L1 clubs like Blackpool and Rotherham are bigger clubs than Rovers, whether they like it or not. You could make an arguement for Wrexham, Peterborough, Stockport and possibly Shrewsbury too. And Bristol manor farm 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: Burton, Crawley, Stevenage & Possibly Cambridge aswell. Beyond that there are maybe..6 or 7 teams that they might feel they are on a par with (they all have better grounds but as an overall package, neither should probably feel "bigger" than the other. That leaves the rest of the division being bigger in pretty much every way. Incidentally, probably only Wigan, Birmingham, Reading & Bolton, maybe Barnsley, wouldn't feel like smaller clubs at Championship level. Summary - for Rovers fans to even consider themselves as "big boys" to anyone at league 1 level is arrogance/stupidity beyond the realms of comprehension to anyone of sound mind.! Their need to be regarded as "big" is such a display of "little man syndrome" that it's really quite pathetic.! It's worth remembering though, that that was one person making that statement. Any one of us could make a ridiculous statement about City, doesn't mean the fanbase are delusional. I think 99% of gasheads know their place. Edited July 26 by A Horse With No Name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 18 hours ago, JBFC II said: 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' Such a tragic comment to make I’m not sure there are any clubs in L1 that would consider Rovers as ‘big boys’ especially not compared to the clubs that have been in that division in the last few years. They may be bigger than Crawley or Stevenage (whoopi do) but that doesn’t make you one of the ‘big boys’…even in the eyes of Crawley and Stevenage 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 They have the worst footballing facilities in the whole four divisions. They genuinely didn’t look out of place in the conference.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 26 Popular Post Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Engvall’s Splinter said: It actually frustrates me how delusional they are around the big club comments. Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. 24 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 10 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. Soon they'll claim their bigger than Sunderland and would sell out the stadium of light every week with thousands locked out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porto Red Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, cityal said: The collective noun for Bristol Rovers fans is an exaggeration That is good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. At the most basic level, every single one of those clubs have played top flight football. Numerous league and cup honours. The Sags on the other hand once won the defunct Watney Cup in 1972.....on penalties. The only thing Rovers hold the record for is time spent squatting in someone else's ground and having the most red cards in one match. They are more on a par with Rochdale, but at least Rochdale have finished League Cup Runners-up, so they are probably more insignificant than them too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickytimes Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. How old is this topic? Even Rovers fans must realise that Fulham and Brentford are not Championship teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 26 Admin Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. I would love to know how they are grading this comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercidered Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 6 hours ago, devoncider said: They're pretty much of equal size/standing to Exeter City ffs They are nowhere near Exeter City. Exeter has a decent ground and is like Wembley compared to the Mem. Exeter are run extremely well and within their means and have achieved above and beyond their budget over quite a long period. The Horsepunchers were extremely lucky to get out of League 2 and they are a shambles on and off the pitch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 4 hours ago, BetterRedthanBlue said: Soon they'll claim their bigger than Sunderland and would sell out the stadium of light every week with thousands locked out. It wouldn't take many letters to suitably alter the name of the stadium 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Gert Mare said: At the most basic level, every single one of those clubs have played top flight football. Numerous league and cup honours. The Sags on the other hand once won the defunct Watney Cup in 1972.....on penalties. The only thing Rovers hold the record for is time spent squatting in someone else's ground and having the most red cards in one match. They are more on a par with Rochdale, but at least Rochdale have finished League Cup Runners-up, so they are probably more insignificant than them too. League Cup (qualifying) runners-up is only one word different! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 5 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said: It's worth remembering though, that that was one person making that statement. Any one of us could make a ridiculous statement about City, doesn't mean the fanbase are delusional. I think 99% of gasheads know their place. Bit like 99.9% of us city fans knowing we wouldn't be in Europe within 5 years! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityal Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, trickytimes said: How old is this topic? Even Rovers fans must realise that Fulham and Brentford are not Championship teams. The quoted post was something from a good few years ago, when all of those clubs were in the championship. I think @Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan was brining it up again to show a classic example of gashead "groupthink" (or should that be gashead "group-we-don't-think"?) that leads you to claim 'Always worth remembering Birmingham City may be ‘Big Boys’ to us, but we will be ‘Big Boys’ to others.' Both are crazy statements, but the recent comments about them being "big-boys" in league one to some clubs, pale in comparison to saying that: you are bigger than 11 clubs in a division you have not been in for more than THREE decades!!! As PoHh would say..... absolute roasters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 52 minutes ago, supercidered said: They are nowhere near Exeter City. Exeter has a decent ground and is like Wembley compared to the Mem. Exeter are run extremely well and within their means and have achieved above and beyond their budget over quite a long period. The Horsepunchers were extremely lucky to get out of League 2 and they are a shambles on and off the pitch. I think they’re a good benchmark in terms of average historic league position and historic & contemporary attendances. but yes, off the field Exeter are light years ahead. Comes to something when the Gas would be lucky to be 3rd & arguably 4th biggest club in the west country 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 13 minutes ago, JAWS said: Bit like 99.9% of us city fans knowing we wouldn't be in Europe within 5 years! We are in Europe, though not in a footballing sense. The Mem though looks more like something you would expect to find in Africa. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 11 minutes ago, devoncider said: I think they’re a good benchmark in terms of average historic league position and historic & contemporary attendances. but yes, off the field Exeter are light years ahead. Comes to something when the Gas would be lucky to be 3rd & arguably 4th biggest club in the west country City, Plymouth, Swindon, Exeter, gash, Cheltenham, Yeovil. That's the order isn't it? Even Yeovil have spent time above them (and us to be fair) recently. Edited July 26 by Ska Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 28 minutes ago, JAWS said: Bit like 99.9% of us city fans knowing we wouldn't be in Europe within 5 years! Yes, but our manager at the time stated that we would. Delusional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 6 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Once again, here’s Standard Gashead ladies and gents. Let’s be honest, we all know this is the sort of thing the majority of them think. I think that was from a while back….however, astronomical levels of delusion. Simple question to the sag….based on what? current league position? historical league position? current attendances? historical attendances? Stadium? finances? overall league/cup success? I think you can generally answer no to most if not all of those when comparing to the clubs listed…..unless of course it’s percentage of d1ckheads amongst the support, then they are by far the biggest! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 POTENTIAL 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 26 Admin Share Posted July 26 6 minutes ago, bert tann said: DELUSIONAL You spelt it wrong 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 33 minutes ago, phantom said: You spelt it wrong Oh all right then POTENTIAL We live in hope but the rest of the football world can never see it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 3 hours ago, Ska Junkie said: City, Plymouth, Swindon, Exeter, gash, Cheltenham, Yeovil. That's the order isn't it? Even Yeovil have spent time above them (and us to be fair) recently. Surely you’ve missed a few. It should read: City, Plymouth, Swindon, Exeter, Cheltenham, Yeovil, Forest Green, Bath, Torquay, Weston, Weymouth, Gloucester City, Taunton Town, Bristol Manor Farm, Clifton St Vincent’s and finally the Horfield Doolally Tappers 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 24 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Surely you’ve missed a few. It should read: City, Plymouth, Swindon, Exeter, Cheltenham, Yeovil, Forest Green, Bath, Torquay, Weston, Weymouth, Gloucester City, Taunton Town, Bristol Manor Farm, Clifton St Vincent’s and finally the Horfield Doolally Tappers City Womens team ? Better supported last year Edited July 26 by 1960maaan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severn Beach Pigeon Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 20 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said: Yes, but our manager at the time stated that we would. Delusional. No, he didn't. He stated it as a goal, having used a qualifier of the Gas manager also making an over the top target. Basically "if you're going to be silly, so will I". 20 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said: Yes, but our manager at the time stated that we would. Delusional. No, he didn't. He stated it as a goal, having used a qualifier of the Gas manager also making an over the top target. Basically "if you're going to be silly, so will I". 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, Severn Beach Pigeon said: No, he didn't. He stated it as a goal, having used a qualifier of the Gas manager also making an over the top target. Basically "if you're going to be silly, so will I". What he was saying wasn't even that outrageous, basically trying to emulate what Swansea and Stoke had done in seasons before that BBC sports forum. If my boss is billionaire Steve Lansdown and I know how many millions he’s injected into the club as well as being aware of the overall ambition of the man and I’m asked “where would you like BCFC to be in 5 years time?” I’m hardly going to say “mid table Championship mate”. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 7 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: What he was saying wasn't even that outrageous, basically trying to emulate what Swansea and Stoke had done in seasons before that BBC sports forum. If my boss is billionaire Steve Lansdown and I know how many millions he’s injected into the club as well as being aware of the overall ambition of the man and I’m asked “where would you like BCFC to be in 5 years time?” I’m hardly going to say “mid table Championship mate”. From memory it was a bit tongue & cheek. He was grinning as he said it. Obviously shouldve stuck to saying top 6. However the desperate sags cling on to any little crumb of comfort and so now regularly quote it in an attempt to mock. Very sad bunch 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, JAWS said: However the desperate sags cling on to any little crumb of comfort and so now regularly quote it in an attempt to mock. Very sad bunch Whenever they try to use it as a stick to beat us with I simply remind them that when Wally arrived in 2016 they (as in actual fans) were all over Social Media saying Rovers were going to be in the Prem in 5 years Since then they’ve sat in tents, lost 2 new stadium opportunities and were even relegated back to the basement in 2021…exactly 5 years after Wally took over. Not really in a position to mock are they? Edited July 27 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 On 26/07/2024 at 17:27, Ska Junkie said: City, Plymouth, Swindon, Exeter, gash, Cheltenham, Yeovil. That's the order isn't it? Even Yeovil have spent time above them (and us to be fair) recently. Exeter are limited by their fan owned model. They have no sugar daddy owner, neither a millionaire nor a billionaire. Considering that they do exceptionally well to keep pace with their peers in the EFL that do benefit from rich owners who can cover costs. It's a noble model, but it's one that will be hard to maintain above the level they are at. The figures just get too big. Still, as you say, they're able to outperform the 6th richest club in the country. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 8 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Exeter are limited by their fan owned model. They have no sugar daddy owner, neither a millionaire nor a billionaire. Considering that they do exceptionally well to keep pace with their peers in the EFL that do benefit from rich owners who can cover costs. It's a noble model, but it's one that will be hard to maintain above the level they are at. The figures just get too big. Still, as you say, they're able to outperform the 6th richest club in the country. I think their fans are generally happy with the way they operate. They don`t have delusions of grandeur like some clubs we could mention and they spend money wisely (Ollie Watkins` sell on built their new training ground). I like the way they develop their own youngsters too and aren`t big on loans as they prefer their model. I`d be quite content were I a Grecians fan, bring through your own players, sell them for big money and re-invest in the club - a decent cup run every few years always helps too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 While Torquay tend to be my ‘go to’ local Club, have a soft spot for Exeter too. Know quite a few officials and season ticket holders and they’re all decent folk. Tidy ground and their Club shop puts ours to shame. Sound approach to running their Club, as others have mentioned they’ve now got a decent training ground and facilities funded by the Ollie Watkins transfers. Pity, as a Club, we seem to have a somewhat soured our relationship with them in the past for whatever reasons. Wish them the best for the new season. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 10 minutes ago, RedRock said: Pity, as a Club, we seem to have a somewhat soured our relationship with them in the past for whatever reasons. I was told by somebody at the Exeter end that Ashton was, shall I say, disrespectful towards them which put their nose out of joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said: Exeter are limited by their fan owned model. They have no sugar daddy owner, neither a millionaire nor a billionaire. Considering that they do exceptionally well to keep pace with their peers in the EFL that do benefit from rich owners who can cover costs. It's a noble model, but it's one that will be hard to maintain above the level they are at. The figures just get too big. Still, as you say, they're able to outperform the 6th richest club in the country. This fan owned model, got any tasteful pics? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, southside said: This fan owned model, got any tasteful pics? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/football-hooligan-having-sex-change-1517489 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 On 26/07/2024 at 15:35, trickytimes said: How old is this topic? Even Rovers fans must realise that Fulham and Brentford are not Championship teams. It may be a little old but the sentiment is still sadly relevant. The few sags I know still go on about the fifties, smash and grab and the unique "atmosphere" but most don't go to the matches and will give you umpteen pathetic excuses why they don't. I am struggling to think of any other club that has had such a meaningless non existing history as much as there's. Until they accept that they are on a par with their standing as a middling third/fourth tier team with extremely modest facilities and respect others, maybe then people will take them with a little respect. But that will never happen as they have this inbred mentality to be disrespectful to all unsundry. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 4 hours ago, Swede said: It may be a little old but the sentiment is still sadly relevant. The few sags I know still go on about the fifties, smash and grab and the unique "atmosphere" but most don't go to the matches and will give you umpteen pathetic excuses why they don't. I am struggling to think of any other club that has had such a meaningless non existing history as much as there's. Until they accept that they are on a par with their standing as a middling third/fourth tier team with extremely modest facilities and respect others, maybe then people will take them with a little respect. But that will never happen as they have this inbred mentality to be disrespectful to all unsundry. The Sags I know still believe the Tote End exists and keep having reunions with guest speakers like the Skull and Dean Windass and then they spend the night stuck in the 70’s or the period between 1986-1990. Go to take the piss out of it and they just ramble shit about 1982. Stuck in a time warp, weird bunch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 2 hours ago, Gert Mare said: The Sags I know still believe the Tote End exists and keep having reunions with guest speakers like the Skull and Dean Windass and then they spend the night stuck in the 70’s or the period between 1986-1990. Go to take the piss out of it and they just ramble shit about 1982. Stuck in a time warp, weird bunch. The fact they idolise Dean Windass to such an extent really sums them up.! I know we show our appreciation to Colin Daniel - but I'm not aware of any supports groups having booked him as the focal headline point of an evening out. The difference, also, being that Dean Windass scuppered our dreams of promotion to the Premier league - heartbreaking, but our time will come again, one day. Colin Daniel, on the other hand, whilst wearing a Bristol Rovers kit! Relegated them out of the entire football league & into non league football, etching their humiliation into the record books for all or eternity..! 9 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 8 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: The fact they idolise Dean Windass to such an extent really sums them up.! I know we show our appreciation to Colin Daniel - but I'm not aware of any supports groups having booked him as the focal headline point of an evening out. The difference, also, being that Dean Windass scuppered our dreams of promotion to the Premier league - heartbreaking, but our time will come again, one day. Colin Daniel, on the other hand, whilst wearing a Bristol Rovers kit! Relegated them out of the entire football league & into non league football, etching their humiliation into the record books for all or eternity..! Absolutely this. If ever anything could succinctly sum up those moronic halfwits then this is it. The fact that some idiot even has "windass 9" emblazoned on the back of his jester's top really goes to underline how wierd they really are. I wonder what Dean Windass really thinks about (apart from his fee) as he surveys the cranially challenged audience & recants once again his moment in history, only its not about his wonderful match winning volley and his career highlights the foaming at the mouth zomboids are interested in, but the fact that it prevented the sheeds from promotion & they've paid for that! Bizarre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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