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Post by Gregory Stevens on Jul 17, 2015 4:44:42 GMT
Didn't Steve Lansdown fail to get city a new stadium ?
Is he a total buffoon too?
No, he just has more money to create a plan b.
Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us.
I admit he is in no way perfect but if you think we have a long list of Saudi billionaires champing at the bit to buy a failing club you're in cloud cuckoo land .
If you think fans should club together to buy, you're certified insane.
Transpose your beliefs on to a similar size club, it's the emotional attachments to the quarters that help you believe we are a potential European force held back by Higgs.
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Post by Bernard Briggs on Jul 17, 2015 7:00:37 GMT
Didn't Steve Lansdown fail to get city a new stadium ? Is he a total buffoon too? No, he just has more money to create a plan b. Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us. I admit he is in no way perfect but if you think we have a long list of Saudi billionaires champing at the bit to buy a failing club you're in cloud cuckoo land . If you think fans should club together to buy, you're certified insane. Transpose your beliefs on to a similar size club, it's the emotional attachments to the quarters that help you believe we are a potential European force held back by Higgs. Agree absolutely. These protest against Sainsbury`s are as pitiful and embarrassing, as anything I can remember in over thirty years of supporting this club. As Bamber pointed out, it`s the equivalent of following an ex girlfriend around. We laid down with dogs, and we got fleas. For Christ`s sake, let`s move on.
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Post by dagnogo on Jul 17, 2015 7:13:25 GMT
Didn't Steve Lansdown fail to get city a new stadium ? Is he a total buffoon too? No, he just has more money to create a plan b. Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us. I admit he is in no way perfect but if you think we have a long list of Saudi billionaires champing at the bit to buy a failing club you're in cloud cuckoo land . If you think fans should club together to buy, you're certified insane. Transpose your beliefs on to a similar size club, it's the emotional attachments to the quarters that help you believe we are a potential European force held back by Higgs. I'll help you with a few Rovers word definitions here. "Tantrums" - despair at a chairman taking a club from the middle of League 1 to the Conference and allowing himself to get his arse kicked in Court costing the club millions. "Bankrolling" - lending the club money with interest so you eventuallt profit when it is paid back, and wasting this money on the worst decisions seen at the club for years. "Cloud Cuckoo Land" - place populated by those whose only criticism of the chairman is that he's "by no means perfect". Don't stop though, I love the "you're all too ambitious" lines, they're almost as good as the "if you don't offer to buy the club you can't moan" stuff. Plus, who said we were a potential European force? It's almost as if you're deliberately exaggerating in order to back up your ridiculous point. Edit - not that I support any Sainsbury's protest, that's just a ridiculous idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 7:37:28 GMT
Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us. Not quite how I see it. It's us, the paying punters who provide the vast majority of the money that keeps the club running. Is Higgs just writing cheques and gifting the money to the FC, or is he lending money, mostly secured against the stadium? We generate sufficient money to be comfortable L1, so there's another question here, why do we make huge losses every year? And don't fall for the line about not being able to survive in the present stadium.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 7:42:07 GMT
Be careful, you may find that constitutes damaging stock. I don't think so - they were talking about chilled and dry goods. Who the hell keeps their OXO cubes in the fridge? I was replying directly to 1986, he said,
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Post by Gregory Stevens on Jul 17, 2015 8:52:04 GMT
Didn't Steve Lansdown fail to get city a new stadium ? Is he a total buffoon too? No, he just has more money to create a plan b. Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us. I admit he is in no way perfect but if you think we have a long list of Saudi billionaires champing at the bit to buy a failing club you're in cloud cuckoo land . If you think fans should club together to buy, you're certified insane. Transpose your beliefs on to a similar size club, it's the emotional attachments to the quarters that help you believe we are a potential European force held back by Higgs. I'll help you with a few Rovers word definitions here. "Tantrums" - despair at a chairman taking a club from the middle of League 1 to the Conference and allowing himself to get his arse kicked in Court costing the club millions. "Bankrolling" - lending the club money with interest so you eventuallt profit when it is paid back, and wasting this money on the worst decisions seen at the club for years. "Cloud Cuckoo Land" - place populated by those whose only criticism of the chairman is that he's "by no means perfect". Don't stop though, I love the "you're all too ambitious" lines, they're almost as good as the "if you don't offer to buy the club you can't moan" stuff. Plus, who said we were a potential European force? It's almost as if you're deliberately exaggerating in order to back up your ridiculous point. Edit - not that I support any Sainsbury's protest, that's just a ridiculous idea. Upset much?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 8:52:54 GMT
Lads,
I went to Asda and Tesco last night, have that The Man.
Best Wishes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:04:43 GMT
I don't think so - they were talking about chilled and dry goods. Who the hell keeps their OXO cubes in the fridge? I was replying directly to 1986, he said, I think you missed the joke.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:10:14 GMT
I was replying directly to 1986, he said, I think you missed the joke. Still can't see it. Can you explain it please?
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Post by dagnogo on Jul 17, 2015 10:17:22 GMT
I'll help you with a few Rovers word definitions here. "Tantrums" - despair at a chairman taking a club from the middle of League 1 to the Conference and allowing himself to get his arse kicked in Court costing the club millions. "Bankrolling" - lending the club money with interest so you eventuallt profit when it is paid back, and wasting this money on the worst decisions seen at the club for years. "Cloud Cuckoo Land" - place populated by those whose only criticism of the chairman is that he's "by no means perfect". Don't stop though, I love the "you're all too ambitious" lines, they're almost as good as the "if you don't offer to buy the club you can't moan" stuff. Plus, who said we were a potential European force? It's almost as if you're deliberately exaggerating in order to back up your ridiculous point. Edit - not that I support any Sainsbury's protest, that's just a ridiculous idea. Upset much? Not at all mate - witty retort though, must've taken you a while.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:19:14 GMT
I think you missed the joke. Still can't see it. Can you explain it please? Oxo = stock cubes. You don't keep them in the fridge, so they wouldn't be damaged if you went after chilled goods. I didn't say it was a good joke.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:21:31 GMT
I wouldn't mind anyone taking money out of the Rovers if the club was making a profit. Other clubs can, why can't we?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:21:25 GMT
Still can't see it. Can you explain it please? Oxo = stock cubes. You don't keep them in the fridge, so they wouldn't be damaged if you went after chilled goods. I didn't say it was a good joke. Still don't see a joke there, but Readers' Digest would probably pay £50 for it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 10:27:40 GMT
I purposely took out home insurance then rang up the next day and said I changed my mind.when asked why, I just said it's annoying when someone changes their mind on a contract isn't it? To which she responded bristol rovers? I just said yup!
Does this make me a bad person? Who cares!
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Post by Gregory Stevens on Jul 17, 2015 10:49:42 GMT
Not at all mate - witty retort though, must've taken you a while. Ok
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 11:11:58 GMT
I purposely took out home insurance then rang up the next day and said I changed my mind.when asked why, I just said it's annoying when someone changes their mind on a contract isn't it? To which she responded bristol rovers? I just said yup! Does this make me a bad person? Who cares! Don't think it makes you a bad person, but you've just surrendered any claim to the moral high ground.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2015 11:54:07 GMT
Gordon Brown and Tony Blair gave into the supermarkets. They grew big, the smaller stores imploded and now we reap what we sow. Corporate fools working to their company's objectives.
Another of Brown's legacies.
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Post by irishrover on Jul 17, 2015 11:58:24 GMT
Still can't see it. Can you explain it please? Oxo = stock cubes. You don't keep them in the fridge, so they wouldn't be damaged if you went after chilled goods. I didn't say it was a good joke. Thought it was OK for 1AM in the morning to be honest. The pun is clearly out of fashion....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 11:59:04 GMT
Didn't Steve Lansdown fail to get city a new stadium ? Is he a total buffoon too? No, he just has more money to create a plan b. Some of you are having tantrums and turning on the one man who is bankrolling us. I admit he is in no way perfect but if you think we have a long list of Saudi billionaires champing at the bit to buy a failing club you're in cloud cuckoo land . If you think fans should club together to buy, you're certified insane. Transpose your beliefs on to a similar size club, it's the emotional attachments to the quarters that help you believe we are a potential European force held back by Higgs. To clarify, I think we're a badly managed potential Championship club.
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Post by The Concept on Jul 29, 2015 21:42:57 GMT
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