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60 Years
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 13:19:34 GMT
October 2nd this year marks the 60th anniversary of Geoff Bradford's England cap and goal against Denmark. Hopefully the club will do something to celebrate arguably Rovers finest sons one and only cap.
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Post by dagnogo on Apr 12, 2015 13:26:18 GMT
I was kind of hoping they'd do something for the 25th anniversary of the Div 3 title season but nothing's been mentioned.
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60 Years
Apr 12, 2015 13:30:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 13:30:46 GMT
I was kind of hoping they'd do something for the 25th anniversary of the Div 3 title season but nothing's been mentioned. They do miss a lot of tricks, it's very frustrating. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 13:37:39 GMT
I was kind of hoping they'd do something for the 25th anniversary of the Div 3 title season but nothing's been mentioned. I'm kind of hoping they'll commemorate it by winning a league for the first time since then |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 13:50:50 GMT
I was kind of hoping they'd do something for the 25th anniversary of the Div 3 title season but nothing's been mentioned. I think being non-league scuppered that. It'd feel odd. |
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Post by crater on Apr 12, 2015 14:10:34 GMT
I wrote to the club a few years back suggesting we mark the 75th anniversary of Bristol Rovers beating the Dutch national team.
Received a response saying it was a good suggestion and that they would look to do something...still waiting...maybe they'll do something when its the 100 year anniversary!!
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Post by brizzle on Apr 12, 2015 15:04:44 GMT
I wrote to the club a few years back suggesting we mark the 75th anniversary of Bristol Rovers beating the Dutch national team.Received a response saying it was a good suggestion and that they would look to do something...still waiting...maybe they'll do something when its the 100 year anniversary!! Blimey, did we? I never knew that, could you give us all a few more details? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 15:18:59 GMT
I wrote to the club a few years back suggesting we mark the 75th anniversary of Bristol Rovers beating the Dutch national team. Received a response saying it was a good suggestion and that they would look to do something...still waiting...maybe they'll do something when its the 100 year anniversary!! Don't be too hard on the people in charge, you can't do the thinking and the working, you'll get tired out. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 15:41:01 GMT
I wrote to the club a few years back suggesting we mark the 75th anniversary of Bristol Rovers beating the Dutch national team. Received a response saying it was a good suggestion and that they would look to do something...still waiting...maybe they'll do something when its the 100 year anniversary!! Don't be too hard on the people in charge, you can't do the thinking and the working, you'll get tired out. its a good job we have somebody doing the working because the thinking is not working |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 15:52:24 GMT
Well I may start a fund raiser for a Bradford flag, anything donated over the top of the costs going to cancer charities?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 16:12:37 GMT
It will all be celebrated at the same time when The UWE is built.
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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 12, 2015 16:16:30 GMT
I suggested to Club about the 25th anniversary of 1990 side saw Billy Clark at the match yesterday he was sat behind us with Andy Tillson. Don't think they were too impressed with the current side ! Penrice and Holloway, Reece, McClean, Twentyman, Alexander, Jones, Yates, Martyn, Parkin etc Feel sure fans would love to see them back celebrating their achievement in 1990.
Also its 110 years on 25 April that Rovers won their first ever championship The Southern league in 1904/05 ..that needs celebrating too
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Post by LPGas on Apr 12, 2015 16:17:38 GMT
I reported a hole behind the south Stand, they said they would look in to it. Who writes this stuff?
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Post by crater on Apr 12, 2015 16:22:31 GMT
I wrote to the club a few years back suggesting we mark the 75th anniversary of Bristol Rovers beating the Dutch national team.Received a response saying it was a good suggestion and that they would look to do something...still waiting...maybe they'll do something when its the 100 year anniversary!! Blimey, did we? I never knew that, could you give us all a few more details? I think it was in 1930 and we beat the Dutch national team 3-2 away. They were a lowly national team at the time and from what I have read it was seen as a useful game for them to play an established club side from England. I don't understand why the club doesn't make more of this as its a great part of our history and something we should be proud of. I still apply the 'schoolboy logic' in that if the last time we played you, we beat you, then we are better than you so in my eyes whenever I see Holland mixing it in the latter stages of the World Cup I still say to myself yeah but we're better than you. We also played a friendly again in the 1930s against AC Milan at the San Siro. We lost that match 3-1 so yeah ok AC Milan are better than us. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 17:07:08 GMT
Well I may start a fund raiser for a Bradford flag, anything donated over the top of the costs going to cancer charities? What sort of flag? It needs to be MASSIVE |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 17:12:51 GMT
Well I may start a fund raiser for a Bradford flag, anything donated over the top of the costs going to cancer charities? What sort of flag? It needs to be MASSIVE I'll look into getting a quote, 9 foot by 18 too much? |
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Post by harrybuckle on Apr 12, 2015 17:25:57 GMT
Yes Rovers did beat the National Dutch side in 1930
from the superb Bristol Rovers Definitive History
Just twenty-four hours after a tough league fixture, and following an overnight North Sea crossing, Rovers defeated the Dutch national side 3-2 on Sunday 16 November 1930. This historic result was one that, it has to be said, Rovers were a touch fortunate to achieve. The intrinsic skills of the Dutch side, and notably twenty-two-year-old outside-right Adje Gerritse, were remarkable, and centre-forward Gerrit Hulsman scored twice, though the second was apparently from an offside position. Nonetheless, two goals from Ronnie Dix and one from the ever-reliable Attwood earned Rovers a notable victory. A couple of days later, Rovers defeated the top Dutch side Swallows 4-2 in a game played under floodlights.
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Post by brizzle on Apr 12, 2015 17:35:39 GMT
Well I may start a fund raiser for a Bradford flag, anything donated over the top of the costs going to cancer charities? What sort of flag? It needs to be MASSIVE I would imagine that Geoff Bradford might have been a little embarrassed by that. He always struck me as a very modest person, and not at all gregarious. In fact a man of his time. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 18:12:17 GMT
What sort of flag? It needs to be MASSIVE I'll look into getting a quote, 9 foot by 18 too much? I dunno really  Needs to go on tour with us next season |
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