TaiwanGas
Paul Bannon
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Post by TaiwanGas on Jan 23, 2022 21:35:34 GMT
I’m in the mumbler camp.
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bluetornados
Predictions League
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 23, 2022 22:40:36 GMT
Bas, I think a certain Prime Minister could benefit from this post right now, the address is B.J London. Do you need to go to London for BJ....? Just asking.....for a friend Mmmmm, You are awful but i like you...🌹
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bondigas
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Post by bondigas on Jan 23, 2022 23:01:30 GMT
The fan base is horribly divided, the manager has a criminal record with a domestic violence court appearance ahead of him in March. The question should be asked, why has this manager been inflicted upon us. After being dismissed by Fleetwood, would any other owner apart from ours on the back of his stupendous appointment of the former negligent manager have appointed our present manager. The answer probably if asked through out the world of football would be no, would any club owner go near the man with his history, simply carrying out due diligence on the individual would have necessitated any one with a minimalistic degree of common sense to have binned his application for the job in seconds. Who are the clowns that the manager refers to now no longer employed by the club, former colleagues that had to approve his appointment under duress of one man's influence and are now savaged by the victor in the press ? What a putrid stink it is now surrounding a decent football club that's been badly let down.
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Post by irenestoyboy on Jan 23, 2022 23:11:47 GMT
The fan base is horribly divided, the manager has a criminal record with a domestic violence court appearance ahead of him in March. The question should be asked, why has this manager been inflicted upon us. After being dismissed by Fleetwood, would any other owner apart from ours on the back of his stupendous appointment of the former negligent manager have appointed our present manager. The answer probably if asked through out the world of football would be no, would any club owner go near the man with his history, simply carrying out due diligence on the individual would have necessitated any one with a minimalistic degree of common sense to have binned his application for the job in seconds. Who are the clowns that the manager refers to now no longer employed by the club, former colleagues that had to approve his appointment under duress of one man's influence and are now savaged by the victor in the press ? What a putrid stink it is now surrounding a decent football club that's been badly let down. Divided really? 7k plus against Hartlepool and 2500 away at Swindon doesn’t scream divided to me. You have a handful of people staying away, you have a handful of people moaning on a couple of forums (are you still attending/watching on ifollow..??) and you have less than 10 moaning because they always moan about everything anyway. That doesn’t scream divided to me. 3-4K at home and 500 away however would.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2022 23:23:04 GMT
The fan base is horribly divided, the manager has a criminal record with a domestic violence court appearance ahead of him in March. The question should be asked, why has this manager been inflicted upon us. After being dismissed by Fleetwood, would any other owner apart from ours on the back of his stupendous appointment of the former negligent manager have appointed our present manager. The answer probably if asked through out the world of football would be no, would any club owner go near the man with his history, simply carrying out due diligence on the individual would have necessitated any one with a minimalistic degree of common sense to have binned his application for the job in seconds. Who are the clowns that the manager refers to now no longer employed by the club, former colleagues that had to approve his appointment under duress of one man's influence and are now savaged by the victor in the press ? What a putrid stink it is now surrounding a decent football club that's been badly let down. Divided really? 7k plus against Hartlepool and 2500 away at Swindon doesn’t scream divided to me. You have a handful of people staying away, you have a handful of people moaning on a couple of forums (are you still attending/watching on ifollow..??) and you have less than 10 moaning because they always moan about everything anyway. That doesn’t scream divided to me. 3-4K at home and 500 away however would. To assume everyone going thinks B***** is alright is silly. Attendances can be “okay” and still have a divided fanbase mate.
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Post by swissgas on Jan 24, 2022 3:16:29 GMT
Yes I'm cynical Bas and mainly because of the timing of JB's comments quoted in the Bristol Post seven days before the window shuts. At Fleetwood JB gave a debut to the one academy product who has turned into a success but otherwise very few came through and none were sold for a profit during his time. His philosophy there was to bring in worldly wise players who knew the tricks of the trade and pay them well and this is what he is repeating at Rovers. But it didn't work at Fleetwood and I think the out of control wage bill was one of the main reasons he was fired. So why at this time, when asked to comment on Luca Hoole's performance yesterday, did he start to sound off about being "a shining light to the young people of Bristol" and about "development stuff" going on at the Academy ? And why now, when everything is apparently going so well at Rovers and we are all singing from the same song sheet, did we get the outburst in the Bristol Post about "clowns" ? The clowns (whoever they are) have gone so what was the point of bringing them up again when talking about the Swindon game ? I suspect he want to increase spending significantly and is becoming frustrated at receiving some resistance so he is letting off random shots across the bow in the hope of getting a result. Hmm. Now you may be right,part right or wrong Swiss,but without a 'body',you're a "Hunkeler" (Swiss tv detective), just snooping around. All dressed up and as yet at least,nowhere to go. If we found a body I suppose it would be a case of esprit de corpse
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Post by baselswh on Jan 24, 2022 7:12:24 GMT
Hmm. Now you may be right,part right or wrong Swiss,but without a 'body',you're a "Hunkeler" (Swiss tv detective), just snooping around. All dressed up and as yet at least,nowhere to go. If we found a body I suppose it would be a case of esprit de corpse 🙂👍
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Post by irenestoyboy on Jan 24, 2022 7:19:55 GMT
Divided really? 7k plus against Hartlepool and 2500 away at Swindon doesn’t scream divided to me. You have a handful of people staying away, you have a handful of people moaning on a couple of forums (are you still attending/watching on ifollow..??) and you have less than 10 moaning because they always moan about everything anyway. That doesn’t scream divided to me. 3-4K at home and 500 away however would. To assume everyone going thinks B***** is alright is silly. Attendances can be “okay” and still have a divided fanbase mate. Personally, I don’t like JB and I’ve found some of his past actions deplorable. It’s innocent until proven guilty until March on the other thing and if he’s guilty then I’ll want him gone as much as everyone else. However, I support rovers and not the man in charge so I’ll carry on going to games home and away in good conscience. Is my support of the club divided? I don’t think so, I’m still a gashead and the B***** rhetoric doesn’t stop me going and that’s probably the same for the majority right? You’ll have a large group who don’t literally care about JB, have no comment to make on the club they just go because they love the football and that’s it for them. You have a small number of people that feel the as me who feel they can’t attend games for deeply entrenched reasons only known to them that probably run deeper than just JB but highlight that as their main reason. So again, in what way is the club so deeply divided that it’s having such a negative impact that it’s affecting the attendances which is really the true indicator of a fans vote?
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Post by baselswh on Jan 24, 2022 7:53:57 GMT
The fan base is horribly divided, the manager has a criminal record with a domestic violence court appearance ahead of him in March. The question should be asked, why has this manager been inflicted upon us. After being dismissed by Fleetwood, would any other owner apart from ours on the back of his stupendous appointment of the former negligent manager have appointed our present manager. The answer probably if asked through out the world of football would be no, would any club owner go near the man with his history, simply carrying out due diligence on the individual would have necessitated any one with a minimalistic degree of common sense to have binned his application for the job in seconds. Who are the clowns that the manager refers to now no longer employed by the club, former colleagues that had to approve his appointment under duress of one man's influence and are now savaged by the victor in the press ? What a putrid stink it is now surrounding a decent football club that's been badly let down. Regarding WAQ hiring JB. Joe would only come if given a free reign to run the club. This is significant. Right now the employees of Rovers sing from the same sheet. No miserable anti team stinking cliques.A 'disease' Rovers have suffered from in the past. The fc moves together.A team within a team game. Commonsense. Rovers have been stuck in a rut of blandness all too often.WAQ seems to recognise this and he's prepared to try something different.Enter Joe B*****. I remain convinced things are coming along very nicely indeed. In a nutshell. Joe has built a strong foundation. We're now on the way up. It is exciting. Gasheads can attend games,enjoy this new Rovers era or not. I hope there is now a steady increase in Mem attendances for the rest of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2022 8:09:14 GMT
Never understand this "the fanbase is divided" stuff. It makes it sound as if there are running battles at The Mem. A few people on a barely used forum or two don't have the same opinion of the manager as others. Some have no beef with him being manager, some do. That's it.
Everyone (at least those that actually watch Rovers at the Mem and/or away) wants us to win. You won't find one Rovers fan at the games who wants anything other than a Rovers win every time.
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Post by alftupper on Jan 24, 2022 8:09:31 GMT
Basel, We`re on the up, from the depths that B***** has taken us. We`re still a long way from being back where we were, when he took over. My guess is, he`ll be gone before we ever get there.
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darloGAS
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Post by darloGAS on Jan 24, 2022 10:20:08 GMT
Never understand this "the fanbase is divided" stuff. It makes it sound as if there are running battles at The Mem. A few people on a barely used forum or two don't have the same opinion of the manager as others. Some have no beef with him being manager, some do. That's it. Everyone (at least those that actually watch Rovers at the Mem and/or away) wants us to win. You won't find one Rovers fan at the games who wants anything other than a Rovers win every time. #UpTheRovers
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Post by rideintothesun on Jan 24, 2022 12:12:29 GMT
'it's the most excited I've felt about our football club in years.'
Really? More excited than when we were third in League 1 just over two seasons ago?
We are 15th in L2. Our defence consists of loan players and both Evans and Nicholson will in all probability leave at the end of the season.
We have just drawn with a Swindon side managed by Ben Garner who had eight players at the start of the season - yes, they are high in the league, but this is more a reflection of just how poor this league is.
Yes, we have games in hand, but for those who think the club is making progress is making progress, I would direct them to last month's 2-0 defeat against farmers from south Gloucestershire. We also made Newport look like Brazil circa 1970.
This team is better than the Trollope or Clarke sides that won promotion? No it isn't, and anybody who thinks so is deluding themselves.
The club is currently an average league 2 side. That is the fact of the matter.
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Post by baselswh on Jan 24, 2022 12:30:53 GMT
'it's the most excited I've felt about our football club in years.' Really? More excited than when we were third in League 1 just over two seasons ago? We are 15th in L2. Our defence consists of loan players and both Evans and Nicholson will in all probability leave at the end of the season. We have just drawn with a Swindon side managed by Ben Garner who had eight players at the start of the season - yes, they are high in the league, but this is more a reflection of just how poor this league is. Yes, we have games in hand, but for those who think the club is making progress is making progress, I would direct them to last month's 2-0 defeat against farmers from south Gloucestershire. We also made Newport look like Brazil circa 1970. This team is better than the Trollope or Clarke sides that won promotion? No it isn't, and anybody who thinks so is deluding themselves. The club is currently an average league 2 side. That is the fact of the matter. The set up means we have great potential. . Are you attending games?
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Jan 24, 2022 13:09:36 GMT
I think Joe B***** totally recognises that it's imperative for a fc to be a team.On and off the field of play. To sing from the same sheet. He's achieved it and has built a strong foundation for Rovers to move forwards and upwards. Fair play to WAQ for taking a chance on Joe and again when not sacking him after the Swindon Mem game. We are in the bottom half of the 4th tier,but it's the most excited I've felt about our football club in years. This team thoroughly deserves our support and I hope for a steady increase in Mem attendances in this second half of the season. We're lucky. We have our El Presidente that apart from having a few bob,is prepared to 'try something different'.Eg,hiring Joe B*****. Rovers were stuck in a rut of averageness,we seriously needed something "different ".Something inspiring. I think Joe is our best since Gerry and his Twerton heroes. This is one of those Rovers era's to be enjoyed,I think more Gasheads are seeing this now and it'll show us how a football club is best run. Enjoy it.👍 He's not the first I don't think
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Post by irenestoyboy on Jan 24, 2022 13:22:27 GMT
'it's the most excited I've felt about our football club in years.' Really? More excited than when we were third in League 1 just over two seasons ago?
We are 15th in L2. Our defence consists of loan players and both Evans and Nicholson will in all probability leave at the end of the season. We have just drawn with a Swindon side managed by Ben Garner who had eight players at the start of the season - yes, they are high in the league, but this is more a reflection of just how poor this league is. Yes, we have games in hand, but for those who think the club is making progress is making progress, I would direct them to last month's 2-0 defeat against farmers from south Gloucestershire. We also made Newport look like Brazil circa 1970. This team is better than the Trollope or Clarke sides that won promotion? No it isn't, and anybody who thinks so is deluding themselves. The club is currently an average league 2 side. That is the fact of the matter. Funny you should mention that, because more people were moaning and groaning and stayed away because Cogs was playing defensive hoofball despite being 3rd in L1 than they are with Joey playing in L2. Go figure.
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Post by irenestoyboy on Jan 24, 2022 13:26:38 GMT
The fan base is horribly divided, the manager has a criminal record with a domestic violence court appearance ahead of him in March. The question should be asked, why has this manager been inflicted upon us. After being dismissed by Fleetwood, would any other owner apart from ours on the back of his stupendous appointment of the former negligent manager have appointed our present manager. The answer probably if asked through out the world of football would be no, would any club owner go near the man with his history, simply carrying out due diligence on the individual would have necessitated any one with a minimalistic degree of common sense to have binned his application for the job in seconds. Who are the clowns that the manager refers to now no longer employed by the club, former colleagues that had to approve his appointment under duress of one man's influence and are now savaged by the victor in the press ? What a putrid stink it is now surrounding a decent football club that's been badly let down. Regarding WAQ hiring JB. Joe would only come if given a free reign to run the club.This is significant. Right now the employees of Rovers sing from the same sheet. No miserable anti team stinking cliques.A 'disease' Rovers have suffered from in the past. The fc moves together.A team within a team game. Commonsense. Rovers have been stuck in a rut of blandness all too often.WAQ seems to recognise this and he's prepared to try something different.Enter Joe B*****. I remain convinced things are coming along very nicely indeed. In a nutshell. Joe has built a strong foundation. We're now on the way up. It is exciting. Gasheads can attend games,enjoy this new Rovers era or not. I hope there is now a steady increase in Mem attendances for the rest of the season. Good points, and this makes JB no different from many other managers. Very few managers dont have a trusted team of backroom staff that go with them from club to club and usually those are the ones that struggle when coming in to work with what they have. Look at Tisdale trying to work with Widds, Mesure and Maher. The chemistry was all wrong from the outset and thats mainly because Tisdale didnt have full control as well as making a hash of what he did have control of. After the season we had, a clear out and complete reset of staff with everyone on the same page was exactly what we needed.
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kingswood Polak
Without music life would be a mistake
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jan 24, 2022 13:48:30 GMT
'it's the most excited I've felt about our football club in years.' Really? More excited than when we were third in League 1 just over two seasons ago?
We are 15th in L2. Our defence consists of loan players and both Evans and Nicholson will in all probability leave at the end of the season. We have just drawn with a Swindon side managed by Ben Garner who had eight players at the start of the season - yes, they are high in the league, but this is more a reflection of just how poor this league is. Yes, we have games in hand, but for those who think the club is making progress is making progress, I would direct them to last month's 2-0 defeat against farmers from south Gloucestershire. We also made Newport look like Brazil circa 1970. This team is better than the Trollope or Clarke sides that won promotion? No it isn't, and anybody who thinks so is deluding themselves. The club is currently an average league 2 side. That is the fact of the matter. Funny you should mention that, because more people were moaning and groaning and stayed away because Cogs was playing defensive hoofball despite being 3rd in L1 than they are with Joey playing in L2. Go figure. Was only saying that a few days ago. We could be prem and having a good go and there will always be something, just have a brief look at prem fora. I do think we have good reason in this case though. We have ridden our luck in a few games and really should have been done by 30 mins, if Swindle too their chances
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Post by irenestoyboy on Jan 24, 2022 16:15:20 GMT
Funny you should mention that, because more people were moaning and groaning and stayed away because Cogs was playing defensive hoofball despite being 3rd in L1 than they are with Joey playing in L2. Go figure. Was only saying that a few days ago. We could be prem and having a good go and there will always be something, just have a brief look at prem fora. I do think we have good reason in this case though. We have ridden our luck in a few games and really should have been done by 30 mins, if Swindle too their chances Thing is though Jools it’s all relative because I can think of about 10 games where we have been on the front foot, not taken our own chances and conceded or where a poor referring decision has cost us dearly.
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kingswood Polak
Without music life would be a mistake
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jan 24, 2022 17:40:33 GMT
Was only saying that a few days ago. We could be prem and having a good go and there will always be something, just have a brief look at prem fora. I do think we have good reason in this case though. We have ridden our luck in a few games and really should have been done by 30 mins, if Swindle too their chances Thing is though Jools it’s all relative because I can think of about 10 games where we have been on the front foot, not taken our own chances and conceded or where a poor referring decision has cost us dearly. True. Swings and roundabouts.
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