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Post by a more piratey game on May 28, 2015 2:01:51 GMT
We wore our away kit which is red. Trust me i would be the first to kick off if our home jersey was red. bristol wear blue which is another reason to love them! I understand hating Lansdown as his comments about crushing Rovers were crass and outrageously cockish, but Steve Lansdown is not Bristol Rugby. Bristol Rugby is Bristol. I still don't understand why Bristol Rugby don't play in their blue and white hoops, they're very distinctive and I've never accepted the TV argument from the club that they weren't allowed to wear them because they weren't photogenic, I mean what do Sale Sharks wear ? As for wearing red as the change kit, since when did Bristol Rugby ever play in red until Landsdown came along. I don't envy Bristol Rugby fans having to play in front of 6 or 7,000 fans in a 27,000 capacity stadium, the atmosphere against Rotherham in the semi final was dreadful, Dewi Morris described it as being like at a morgue..... I went to the pit for the first time to watch rugby for that one. Atmosphere was excellent IMO. Funny Dewi Morris drugs? red is wrong tho, obviously, and will remain so for ever
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on May 28, 2015 5:35:02 GMT
Just as a slight aside, can someone tell me if half the revamped AG is going to contain dark blue seats? If it's all red I'm afraid SL has hood winked the rugby supporters into thinking they are 50/50 partners in the new ground, what's in a colour? Well it goes to show he's trying to make the rugby club and our half of the City that he's bought up all that's good in Bristol sport, except he hasn't, he hasn't bought us!! If I were a Bristol Rugby supporter sat in red seats in a couple of years, playing in red (it will come I'm sure, might be red and white hoops with blue as away kit) I'd feel like the rugby board has sold its soul to jump into bed with Lansdown
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Post by Peter Parker on May 28, 2015 5:45:42 GMT
Just as a slight aside, can someone tell me if half the revamped AG is going to contain dark blue seats? If it's all red I'm afraid SL has hood winked the rugby supporters into thinking they are 50/50 partners in the new ground, what's in a colour? Well it goes to show he's trying to make the rugby club and our half of the City that he's bought up all that's good in Bristol sport, except he hasn't, he hasn't bought us!! If I were a Bristol Rugby supporter sat in red seats in a couple of years, playing in red (it will come I'm sure, might be red and white hoops with blue as away kit) I'd feel like the rugby board has sold its soul to jump into bed with Lansdown Who would have saved Bristol Rugby though if it wasnt SL, or the the ladies football for that matter.
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Post by faggotygas on May 28, 2015 7:15:18 GMT
Bristol City RFC. They can sod off.
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Post by Gastafari on May 28, 2015 7:19:42 GMT
They sold their soul to Lansdown and his money.
It wont be long until he has them playing in Red and changing their name to Bristol Robins. That will be the final nail in the coffin for Bristol RFC.
Just because he is pumping money into them doesn't wash with me. If a new billionaire owner came into Rovers and said he wanted to relocate us to Bedminster would any of us be having that? Not a f******g cat in hells chance.
They sold their soul to that egotistical bellend.
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Post by alloutofgas on May 28, 2015 7:43:59 GMT
Not being exactly a keen follower of the rugby side of things, although it is a splendid day spent in Bath on matchdays, I was left feeling a bit gutted for Bristol as the final few minutes unravelled for them last night. However, that feeling rapidly vanished as I pictured Landsdown choking on his Merlot and canapés in the exec box.
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Post by Gas Since 1957 on May 28, 2015 7:46:02 GMT
Do you really need to do this every time someone calls him a tax dodger, though? It's just random anti-sheed banter. You don't seem to feel the need to say 'he's not a real Duke' when someone calls him the Duke of Guernsey, and you don't feel the need to say 'his head's not really made of s***e' when someone calls him a s***head. You really don't need to defend him over this every time. It doesn't really matter what people think of tax dodger/evader/avoider/non-dom/whatever status, it's just an easy stick to hit him with. We don't really need to strictly examine the veracity of the insult every time it happens. It's a daft stick to hit him with though, because he generates more tax each year than most pay in a lifetime. And avoids more tax each year than most pay in a lifetime - it's a two-way thing! And he is not active in Hargreaves Lansdown any more either.
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Post by Henbury Gas on May 28, 2015 7:55:31 GMT
surely to run for GB you have to at least be british ? even zola budd got a british passport to run He is British. He wants to live and work at least some of the time in America. Citizenship will help him do that. I go to Florida a lot, can i become a Citizen of the US of A please, save me applying for a Visa Weaver every 2 years
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Post by LJG on May 28, 2015 7:56:09 GMT
Obviously not. Otherwise I would have said Bath City. Like when people call us or City just - Bristol. We are not Bristol. Its Bristol Rovers or City. Bristol is a rugby club. Like Bath Bath RFC can get effed n'all. Corporate owners who don't give a sh1t about the people of Bath trying to rob them of a centuries old covenanted piece of land in order to build a structure which would jeopardise World Heritage City status, all the while sending locals threats of legal action if they sign a petition against it. The owner of Batg RFC is also non-uk dom and similarly gives not one single flip about the city or its residents.
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Post by Nobbygas on May 28, 2015 8:19:30 GMT
He is British. He wants to live and work at least some of the time in America. Citizenship will help him do that. I go to Florida a lot, can i become a Citizen of the US of A please, save me applying for a Visa Weaver every 2 years Don't you understand the term 'undesirable alien'? No matter how many times you try to enter the US of A, they will always stop you at the airport ! I understand in your particular case the term 'moral turpitude' was also mentioned?
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Post by shineongas on May 28, 2015 8:42:33 GMT
Obviously not. Otherwise I would have said Bath City. Like when people call us or City just - Bristol. We are not Bristol. Its Bristol Rovers or City. Bristol is a rugby club. Like Bath Bath RFC can get effed n'all. Corporate owners who don't give a sh1t about the people of Bath trying to rob them of a centuries old covenanted piece of land in order to build a structure which would jeopardise World Heritage City status, all the while sending locals threats of legal action if they sign a petition against it. The owner of Batg RFC is also non-uk dom and similarly gives not one single flip about the city or its residents. That's why they have a Plan B - build in new ground at a location outside of Bath. Anyone know of a parcel of land that may become available in the near future?
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Post by crater on May 28, 2015 8:44:24 GMT
I watched up to the 79th minute so I would just like to offer my congratulations to Bristol RFC on their promotion
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 8:53:03 GMT
Just as a slight aside, can someone tell me if half the revamped AG is going to contain dark blue seats? If it's all red I'm afraid SL has hood winked the rugby supporters into thinking they are 50/50 partners in the new ground, what's in a colour? Well it goes to show he's trying to make the rugby club and our half of the City that he's bought up all that's good in Bristol sport, except he hasn't, he hasn't bought us!! If I were a Bristol Rugby supporter sat in red seats in a couple of years, playing in red (it will come I'm sure, might be red and white hoops with blue as away kit) I'd feel like the rugby board has sold its soul to jump into bed with Lansdown Who would have saved Bristol Rugby though if it wasnt SL, or the the ladies football for that matter. Saved Bristol Academy? The man has put no money in apart from renting facilities off them. People seem to think he is throwing money at them which, isn't the case. The FA said there needed to be a link up between women's teams and men's teams (baffling I know the NWSL in America has strong independent clubs) so after Rovers cut off ties Academy were left no choice but to get in bed with City. The agreement was both clubs would help out each others community projects, City would rent training facilities and the kit for some bizarre reason would turn to red. After the first season with a red Nike kit Academy were provided with a Bristol Sport kit which, wasn't very good at all. Academy's chairman is a Gashead (saw him at Wembley) and I don't think the club is overly happy with the partnership as it stands. To claim however there would be no women's football in Bristol without Tax Haven Steve is just wrong though and sells short the incredible work Simon Arnold, Lowri Williams, Rod Wesson, Lauren Smith and others have done.
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Post by gashead1979 on May 28, 2015 9:02:34 GMT
Bristol RFC have got into bed with the dark side, i hate Rugby but anything that goes against Lansdowns empire will make me chuckle...
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Post by Peter Parker on May 28, 2015 9:05:05 GMT
Maybe the Academy girls don’t need Lansdown or Bristol Sport.
I just find the find the everything SL does is evil stuff boring. It’s not his fault Rovers could no longer support the girls.
As for The Rugby, if not for Rovers/Lansdown/Bristol Sport they probably would have been bust times over, playing Amateur Rugby at Clifton.
Years of mismanagement has cost Bristol Rugby their home, their soul or whatever words people want to band about. Not Lansdown
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Post by LJG on May 28, 2015 9:06:11 GMT
Bath RFC can get effed n'all. Corporate owners who don't give a sh1t about the people of Bath trying to rob them of a centuries old covenanted piece of land in order to build a structure which would jeopardise World Heritage City status, all the while sending locals threats of legal action if they sign a petition against it. The owner of Batg RFC is also non-uk dom and similarly gives not one single flip about the city or its residents. That's why they have a Plan B - build in new ground at a location outside of Bath. Anyone know of a parcel of land that may become available in the near future? Indeed - they could've made the world of difference to Bath City FC by ground sharing and redeveloping Twerton Park after we left but like I said, they don't give a sh1t about the city of Bath so they'd rather yr and share or take on the UWE.
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Post by fanatical on May 28, 2015 9:29:10 GMT
Yep, which made the tears and pain look even better, just a shame the news didn't show Lansdowns weasel chops. It won't hurt Lansdown, he'll just chuck more money at the project, and he'll still be making many many times more each year than he loses on his rugby club. paying less tax
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Post by Henbury Gas on May 28, 2015 9:31:03 GMT
I go to Florida a lot, can i become a Citizen of the US of A please, save me applying for a Visa Weaver every 2 years Don't you understand the term 'undesirable alien'? No matter how many times you try to enter the US of A, they will always stop you at the airport ! I understand in your particular case the term 'moral turpitude' was also mentioned? Now Nobby, Just because i choose to take my 18 year old super model girlfriend on holiday with me, the term "Moral Turpitude" is very hurtful She makes this old duffer very happy thankyou
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Post by fanatical on May 28, 2015 9:33:32 GMT
Personally I am gutted that we lost tonight, and all those that believe that it is a good thing because of Lansdown are obtuse in my opinion. It does not matter who owns Bristol RFC. Would you stop supporting Rovers if Lansdown sold s***ty and bought us?? I understand that not all football fans follow rugby too and that is their loss, but you should remember that a massive number of Rovers fans also support the rugby and negative posts like this after a disasteous end to yet another season really winds me up. Just remember that however much you hate Lansdown, it is the fans that are hurting the most right now - in many cases the same fans that cheer on The Gas! The same fans that have blamed us for everything wrong with Bristol Rugby team
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Post by Nobbygas on May 28, 2015 9:35:06 GMT
Don't you understand the term 'undesirable alien'? No matter how many times you try to enter the US of A, they will always stop you at the airport ! I understand in your particular case the term 'moral turpitude' was also mentioned? Now Nobby, Just because i choose to take my 18 year old super model girlfriend on holiday with me, the term "Moral Turpitude" is very hurtful She makes this old duffer very happy thankyou 18!?!?!? That's stretching the fantasy just a mite isn't it? Is this what you call a 'supermodel' in Henbury?
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