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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 12:36:46 GMT
A foot? 😁 About 4 inches of snow in tropical Totterdown. Hardly unmanageable.
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Post by Rex on Feb 1, 2019 12:46:26 GMT
A foot? 😁 About 4 inches of snow in tropical Totterdown. Hardly unmanageable. I walked my wife to work in Kingswood this morning and it really is a foot deep in places ( I could barely see over the top of it) . Obviously down to how it drifts and not how much has actually fallen. That and the fact that you are closer to the equator than those of us who live on the right side of the river.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 12:50:17 GMT
Seen a few accidents just this morning That’s no way to speak about the Kingswoodian population, probably fair though.
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Post by One F in Dunford on Feb 1, 2019 13:24:49 GMT
A foot? 😁 About 4 inches of snow in tropical Totterdown. Hardly unmanageable. I walked my wife to work in Kingswood this morning and it really is a foot deep in places ( I could barely see over the top of it) . Obviously down to how it drifts and not how much has actually fallen. That and the fact that you are closer to the equator than those of us who live on the right side of the river. What an absolute gentleman you are, or were they doing 2 for 1 at Wetherspoons?
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Feb 1, 2019 14:40:20 GMT
Rollin gone to Aldershot.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 15:10:02 GMT
Do what I do stay in and wait for the thaw
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Post by Rex on Feb 1, 2019 16:35:02 GMT
I walked my wife to work in Kingswood this morning and it really is a foot deep in places ( I could barely see over the top of it) . Obviously down to how it drifts and not how much has actually fallen. That and the fact that you are closer to the equator than those of us who live on the right side of the river. What an absolute gentleman you are, or were they doing 2 for 1 at Wetherspoons? I say walked, it was more frogmarched. She didn't want to go in but that means no pay and I want my beer money for the weekend
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Post by One F in Dunford on Feb 1, 2019 17:49:01 GMT
What an absolute gentleman you are, or were they doing 2 for 1 at Wetherspoons? I say walked, it was more frogmarched. She didn't want to go in but that means no pay and I want my beer money for the weekend And they say that chivalry is dying out!
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 3, 2019 11:40:16 GMT
Seen a few accidents just this morning That’s no way to speak about the Kingswoodian population, probably fair though. Truth is it’s changed beyond recognition. I know that the entire country is in a state of turmoil but there is no community spirit here. I’m the only one who goes to check, if I hear an alarm go off. If I were well enough I’d be outta here. I know your joking but it really has become a delapidated and run down area.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 3, 2019 11:43:08 GMT
Do what I do stay in and wait for the thaw No other choice my friend. Managed to get supplies yesterday but had them delivered and I hate doing that as it’s adding to people losing jobs. In this case though, needs must
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 3, 2019 11:53:55 GMT
The owners have said time and time again that their club (it hasn’t been OUR club really since at least moving to the Mem) is not for sale. Why is that so difficult for some people to process? Gordon Brown told everybody what gold he was selling when, that forced the price down. He will always, rightly, be mocked for being so stupid. That's nothing to do with the party he represented by the way, I don't want a political argument, or even discussion, it's just a comment on the folly of certain ways of dealing with taking things to market. Just wanted to point out that it was Thatcher who first sold 2/3 of the nations gold, along with the utilities that were already owned by us as they were nationalised. Like you, I don’t want to get drawn into politics on here but thought that needed some perspective
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 12:30:36 GMT
Gordon Brown told everybody what gold he was selling when, that forced the price down. He will always, rightly, be mocked for being so stupid. That's nothing to do with the party he represented by the way, I don't want a political argument, or even discussion, it's just a comment on the folly of certain ways of dealing with taking things to market. Just wanted to point out that it was Thatcher who first sold 2/3 of the nations gold, along with the utilities that were already owned by us as they were nationalised. Like you, I don’t want to get drawn into politics on here but thought that needed some perspective It was just a comment on the folly of the process followed by Brown, used in an attempt to demonstrate that when selling, hanging a big 'For Sale' sign out isn't always the smartest thing to do.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 3, 2019 12:36:48 GMT
Just wanted to point out that it was Thatcher who first sold 2/3 of the nations gold, along with the utilities that were already owned by us as they were nationalised. Like you, I don’t want to get drawn into politics on here but thought that needed some perspective It was just a comment on the folly of the process followed by Brown, used in an attempt to demonstrate that when selling, hanging a big 'For Sale' sign out isn't always the smartest thing to do. Understood but I just wanted to provide some perspective in that Brown did not set that precedent. Not going to get into it so not going to start on it all. I only just about functioning today so I honestly will leave it there. Enjoy your Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 12:49:09 GMT
It was just a comment on the folly of the process followed by Brown, used in an attempt to demonstrate that when selling, hanging a big 'For Sale' sign out isn't always the smartest thing to do. Understood but I just wanted to provide some perspective in that Brown did not set that precedent. Not going to get into it so not going to start on it all. I only just about functioning today so I honestly will leave it there. Enjoy your Sunday. Keep your chin up Mate. Totally agree, you can waste a lot of emotional energy on stuff that either has already happened or that we have no control over. Great win yesterday.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 3, 2019 13:01:26 GMT
Understood but I just wanted to provide some perspective in that Brown did not set that precedent. Not going to get into it so not going to start on it all. I only just about functioning today so I honestly will leave it there. Enjoy your Sunday. Keep your chin up Mate. Totally agree, you can waste a lot of emotional energy on stuff that either has already happened or that we have no control over. Great win yesterday. Totally unexpected by me. I think, no, I’m sure that this bloody disease has a lot to do with my moods. Truth is, if I stopped going then I’d be cutting my nose to spite my face. I guess I need to just reconcile with the fact that, as padstow posted, those of my age group are not going to see anything but struggle. I’ve been struggling in all areas so I guess I should be used to it but I honestly thought we were actually witnessing a new dawn, when we got that second promotion. Hate saying this but it looks like Buckle was right. My expectations have been lowered and then some
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Post by LPGas on Feb 5, 2019 12:25:55 GMT
Civil Service Sports Club site in Filton Avenue is it now being sold for housing reputed to worth £25m is this correct ? Where are our fans going to park now on matchdays ? in the houses drives
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Post by johnjohnblue on Feb 7, 2019 18:53:08 GMT
Thanks to all who have contributed to the thread I kicked off. There is not time to address all the points made, but nothing has diminished my concern at the lack of explanation for a Director of Bristol Sport sitting on the UWE Board of Governors discussing the confidential UWE Stadium project. What does surprise me, is that a large portion of (but not all) Rovers supporters seem relatively unconcerned or complacent about the situation which ran for nearly 4 years! I am very conscious of keeping these threads brief. Just consider the bigger picture, and what it suggests about the strategic objectives of Bristol Sport. We have the relocation of the Rugby from the Memorial Ground to Ashton Gate. This caused a significant loss of revenue to Rovers, and ultimately indirectly may have contributed to Rovers relegation from the league, due to the consequential budget cuts. We also have the controversial transfer of Matty Taylor. This occurred in interesting circumstances at a time when Rovers may have achieved another promotion (via play offs). We also see Bristol Rovers ladies now playing as Bristol City ladies as part of the expanding Bristol Sport empire. I'm certainly not blaming Rovers misfortunes on Bristol Sport, but what I am saying recent history proves they are quite prepared to act in what they see to be Bristol Sport's interests at the expense of Bristol Rovers. Given this, I contest that Bristol Rovers fans (and Board) should be extremely concerned about Bristol Sport having a Director on the UWE Board Of Governors who chose to sit in the confidential UWE Stadium meetings, rather than stand down declaring a conflict of interests. Why didn't this happen? Why didn't Uwe request him to stand down? What hasn't the local media questioned this? Don't forget that the individual in question was responsible for relocating the Rugby club to Ashton Gate at a time when he was a UWE Governor not declaring any conflict of interest re the stadium project!! One final point, while some respondees to this thread have speculated as to why the UWE Stadium did not happen, the fact is they don't know. The clearest indication that Hamer gave publicly was that there was a problem in dealing with UWE. (He expressly ruled out finance). As I said, consider the bigger picture.
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Post by a more piratey game on Feb 7, 2019 19:17:47 GMT
there is not much more I can publicly state. I am trying my best the point "public interest" to areas that require further explanation or and investigation. as a result of that, I'm not sure what anyone can do the conflict of interest has been pointed out now. The planning permission has expired. Things might not have been done as they might or should have been, but there's not much to be done about it now?
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Post by PessimistGas on Feb 7, 2019 21:15:09 GMT
there is not much more I can publicly state. I am trying my best the point "public interest" to areas that require further explanation or and investigation. as a result of that, I'm not sure what anyone can do the conflict of interest has been pointed out now. The planning permission has expired. Things might not have been done as they might or should have been, but there's not much to be done about it now? Hamer has expressly ruled out finance being the issue, I don't believe him. He says a lot of things. He said on 20man finance was the issue with the training ground and has subsequently said it isn't. Who knows.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 21:48:39 GMT
Thanks to all who have contributed to the thread I kicked off. There is not time to address all the points made, but nothing has diminished my concern at the lack of explanation for a Director of Bristol Sport sitting on the UWE Board of Governors discussing the confidential UWE Stadium project. What does surprise me, is that a large portion of (but not all) Rovers supporters seem relatively unconcerned or complacent about the situation which ran for nearly 4 years! I am very conscious of keeping these threads brief. Just consider the bigger picture, and what it suggests about the strategic objectives of Bristol Sport. We have the relocation of the Rugby from the Memorial Ground to Ashton Gate. This caused a significant loss of revenue to Rovers, and ultimately indirectly may have contributed to Rovers relegation from the league, due to the consequential budget cuts. We also have the controversial transfer of Matty Taylor. This occurred in interesting circumstances at a time when Rovers may have achieved another promotion (via play offs). We also see Bristol Rovers ladies now playing as Bristol City ladies as part of the expanding Bristol Sport empire. I'm certainly not blaming Rovers misfortunes on Bristol Sport, but what I am saying recent history proves they are quite prepared to act in what they see to be Bristol Sport's interests at the expense of Bristol Rovers. Given this, I contest that Bristol Rovers fans (and Board) should be extremely concerned about Bristol Sport having a Director on the UWE Board Of Governors who chose to sit in the confidential UWE Stadium meetings, rather than stand down declaring a conflict of interests. Why didn't this happen? Why didn't Uwe request him to stand down? What hasn't the local media questioned this? Don't forget that the individual in question was responsible for relocating the Rugby club to Ashton Gate at a time when he was a UWE Governor not declaring any conflict of interest re the stadium project!! One final point, while some respondees to this thread have speculated as to why the UWE Stadium did not happen, the fact is they don't know. The clearest indication that Hamer gave publicly was that there was a problem in dealing with UWE. (He expressly ruled out finance). As I said, consider the bigger picture. I'll say again- how did the project even get off the ground in the first place if there was someone with enough inflence to stop it from happening lurking in the background? To use an analogy it seems like you are trying to solve JFK's murder by investigating what Myra Hindley was up to that day. Rule out the obvious suspects (our board who were handed a stadium development on a silver platter) and then work backwards from there.
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