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Post by aghast on Apr 13, 2015 20:49:23 GMT
Many of us have strong political views and I vehemently oppose some views already expressed on this thread, however this forum isn't the place to discuss it. We'll all have an opportunity to express how we feel on 7th May. Until then please respect the differences we all have, stop 'fishing' and get on supporting BRFC. You're quite right, Bridgeman. I've been very tempted to post in response to some of the political comments on here, but have resisted the urge because a) it doesn't add anything to the thread about Sainsbury's, b) it doesn't help the club in any way and c) there is no point in getting reeled in by WUMs. There is no current affairs section on here any more, perhaps sadly, but there are hundreds of political forums out there to air one's views. We have two huge events coming up in the next 6 weeks or so - the result of our push for promotion out of the Conference, and the Sainsbury's court case. Let's express our views about those events on here, and our political views at the ballot box. Otherwise this thread will just degenerate into name-calling and bans.
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Post by aghast on Apr 8, 2015 21:38:17 GMT
Done. I don't use facebook, and I only have 4 "friends". But one of that pitiful number of 4 is my son, and he has about 470. He has said he will like it, and so will his friends, each with sqillions of friends, so 41,000,000 people will see it by tomorrow morning. Is that how it works?
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Post by aghast on Apr 8, 2015 21:21:35 GMT
A philosophical debate about something everybody understands. Football laws, not rocket science, tend to be summed up in simple phases designed to avoid verbiage.
What's the point of it? We all know that away goals don't actually mean that every goal in the net means that two have actually been scored.
Call me a party pooper, you logical positivists, but what actually is the point of debating something that everybody understands anyway?
When I say "party", I wish it to be known that I am not actually at a party. No-one would ask me anyway.
When I say "pooper", I don't even want to go there.
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Post by aghast on Apr 5, 2015 21:54:30 GMT
I don't understand all this half-information, half-cryptic words stuff. Better surely to come out and say it or not bother at all? Is it for legal reasons? Not wanting to spoil a friendship with a confidant? If so, I would think that the scraps so far thrown would have been enough to instigate a law suit or ruin the next meeting at the pub.
Anyway, oldie, having been here on planet earth since the neolithic age (and so has seen all this stuff through countless civilisations), has been able to extract some of the key points, it seems. So we might be selling it all on to a sports company and we'll lease our bit of it. Not so bad really. Works for Man City.
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Post by aghast on Apr 5, 2015 21:27:53 GMT
My god..... I've read this thread and I'm gobsmacked. We have people calling each other out, people taking the p#ss out of a video someone has made with a little kid in it. That boy is the future of our fan base! It makes me wonder what some of us are really like! So the video isn't everyone's cup of tea and some might see it as cringeworthy but others see the sentiment behind the video and enjoy that kind of thing. But please we are meant to be a family here - we stick by each other through thick and thin, just like we stick by our club and so please can everyone grow up and stop acting like the age of the kid in the video!? That boy will grow up one day and see the comments some of you have posted and will be gutted. At the moment he is standing proud for his club and was probably proud as punch being in the video like most kids would be. It is what it is and so some people don't like it and some people do it's what makes us different but please can we stop all the crap childish comments that are now ruining this thread and making us all look like a bunch of dicks? Very well said, sir. I understand why a lot of people prefer to post only on Gaschat, because this kind of abuse just doesn't happen on there (or hardly ever), but that's a real shame because so many posters on here have a lot of knowledge and experience, and some insightful, informed, entertaining, bigoted, funny and weird views of why and how we are where we are.
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Post by aghast on Apr 5, 2015 21:00:48 GMT
We could really make something out of not being part of "Bristol Sport". I don't think, despite all the ads and the money spent on them, that they understand the mind of the average sports fan. The owners, investors, managers and perhaps players involved in the BS empire must love it, but I think your average fan (and I'm writing here about fans who support their local teams) has little interest in a franchise. They just want to follow their club. They want them to do well, of course, and money generated by a franchise empire might help that. But imagine if in a few years when C*ty are struggling in the Championship, and they cannot spend all they would like because BS have diverted some funds to hockey and rugby to make sure they keep up the pace.
It's like a sporting food court. You join the BS mall and take your pick of whatever sport you fancy on your plate from the loads available at the time. I can't see it working. Maybe I'm wrong and it'll be a roaring success. Clearly they think so.
Anyway, back to my first point. As BS develops, we could attract a lot of independent-minded fans who are not tempted by the thought of supporting a sporting franchise. We just need to promote ourselves as independent, passionate, well-supported and DIFFERENT from the BS empire.
Actually that reads a bit like an explanation of why UKIP have been so successful of late. Well, so what? I'm not a supporter of them, but I admire the way in which they've distanced themselves from the big parties and have found a lot of support from people who don't like politicians who suggest that "we are big so we must be better".
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Post by aghast on Apr 4, 2015 22:17:10 GMT
JRM is indeed inteligent, articulate and witty, and an intellectual living a life remote from those of real people. He would join UKIP if it wasn't full of common working class riff-raff. The vested interests of the wealthy establishment and the fears of the working man or woman sometimes come together in an unfortunate combination.
Charlotte Leslie is a hard-working MP who represents her constituents but she is a Conservative as well. She is a politician and an ambitious one too. Vote for her and you vote for Cameron. That's a fact, good or bad.
They don't care about you. They care about their own. Their own being the public-school educated millionaire families that now represent more of the cabinet than they have done for 50 years. Well, maybe they care a bit. Maybe not abolish the NHS. Just chip away at it until it gets so bad that we all opt for private healthcare insurance. You might sometimes think they care about the same things you care about. But in the long term you're playing their game by voting for them.
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Post by aghast on Apr 3, 2015 22:26:28 GMT
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Post by aghast on Apr 3, 2015 22:14:44 GMT
The team did a brilliant job. The fans were out in force urging them on. EH supersub provided the usual fantastic contribution. We've done all we can. We're top of the league. It's now all about tomorrow. Forget about Sainsbury's and the UWE for a day. We need a slip-up from Grimsby and Barnet tomorrow and then we are in control. We are in charge of our own destiny for the last few games. DC and NH, love 'em or hate 'em, have no further influence tomorrow. It's in the hands of the skull. Pray to him/her/it. Go on. Do it. Just for a day.
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Post by aghast on Mar 29, 2015 20:41:37 GMT
Best hair ever. in the 1960s a player could Gwyn Jones. I hope someone could post a pic. And now:
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Post by aghast on Mar 22, 2015 21:22:18 GMT
Mini cheddars are really quite tasty. Bath City had another amazing win against Farnborough yesterday. It was the equinox today.England vs France was rather a spectacle and that was first rugger match I've watched for many years. Actually it was on March 20th. So now you know why, when you were dancing naked around Stonehenge today, you were all alone.
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Post by aghast on Mar 21, 2015 21:12:13 GMT
We just need to win all our remaining games and hope they draw one, job done, easy Sounds a tough task, but actually Barnet have virtually the same challenge. To guarantee the top spot they just have to win every one of their final six. That's extremely unlikely, for either of us. So it's in the lap of the gods. I feel the Mayan Skull might be needed here. Along with some animal sacrifices. Do our pasties actually contain any meat?
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Post by aghast on Mar 18, 2015 21:45:37 GMT
Southampton (in very recent history) and Man City (in relatively recent history) have been relegated to League 1. Both events are comparable to us being in the Conference. I happen to know one Southampton fan and two Man City fans. Not a huge sample, admittedly, but so be it. All are agreed (and tell me the fanbase felt the same), that promotion out of League 1 was not a minor event. Not something that should never be mentioned in the same breath as their major achievements in the past, and indeed since. In fact they regard getting out of their "league of shame" as highly significant, since it marked the beginning of their return to previous success. They never want to repeat the shame of relegation to that level, but loved the seasons they each had where they escaped.
Same for us. If we succeed this season, it shouldn't be categorised as something unworthy of comparison with previous success. It might be the most significant success we've ever had. Another season (or three) down here could be the end of us.
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Post by aghast on Mar 17, 2015 14:13:23 GMT
Monster monster. I've dealt with more legal contracts than you have had hot dinners. I've only quoted what is in the public domain for obvious reasons. If you're too thick to know why, go back to your homework. Bridgeman. Your summation is excellent. It also shows how Sainsburys did not use 'best endeavours'. As you say rovers took over doing what they should have been doing. Whether or not the contract breaches are enough to make the judge decide to enforce the contract is the question. We are now at the end game and we will all know shortly. By the way, NH said at the AGM that the papers are at the High Court and are available for public inspection. What a patronising fool you are. How do you know what backgrounds your targets for abuse have? As for Higgs, I stopped believing that little squirt ages ago. What a nasty little post that is, on many levels.
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Post by aghast on Mar 14, 2015 22:10:06 GMT
Sorry double post
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Post by aghast on Mar 14, 2015 22:09:35 GMT
If Rovers avoid defeat at Macclesfield they will equal a Club record of 17 away matches without defeat which was set in their promotion season of 1973/4..the run started in the 1972/3 season ... 7 April 1973 S****horpe Utd until 27 Jan 1974 Wrexham where they lost 1-0. I saw that defeat !
Another club record is just 5 away defeats in the promotion seasons of 1973/4 & 1990/1. With 3 away defeats can they break that record as well ? Those are Football League records, what we do as a non league club is not worthy of comparison. I don't understand that attitude. We haven't got Smash and Grab etc here now. We've got Taylor and Harrison etc. We still exist, albeit at a lower level temporarily, and a long unbeaten away run now is still a thing to be admired.
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Post by aghast on Mar 14, 2015 22:01:05 GMT
I've always been quite clear that Sainsburys can't just walk away, that was your stance before the court case as you repeatedly wrongly told us, the judge is the only one who can decide that. Looks like you have belatedly accepted that I have no idea what you are talking about. The expression 'walk away' was introduced when we were told about a meeting between Higgs, Watola and Ben Littman, it was reported that Rovers claimed that during that meeting Mr Littman told Higgs that Sainsbury's intended to 'walk away' from the contract. You would assume that, if it has been accurately reported, Sainsbury's felt that they were entitled to do just that. So what exactly is your point? Or are you aware of the full detail of the contract and believe that Sainsbury's are obliged to complete the purchase? I'm not sure what the disputes on here are meant to achieve. Sainsbury's might not have actually walked away from the contract, if we're talking legally, because if so it would be done and dusted. They would be gone, and we would be shafted. They have made it clear that they no longer wish to proceed. We argue that they are not entitled to walk away, and to enforce that view, we are suing them. Presumably CGH is being "clever" when he asks asks why they are bothering to show up in court if they have walked away, but the intentions from them and the actions from BRFC are clear. They want out, and have some reasons to justify it. We want them to pay up, and have some reasons to justify it. I'm sure there are some murky legal seas to be crossed before a decision is made, but at the moment it seems clear to me that if we did not sue them, they'd be heading for the hills, watertight contract or not.
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Post by aghast on Mar 6, 2015 21:41:27 GMT
I'm looking forward to League 2 Manager Of The Season 2015-16. But very well done for now, DC.
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Post by aghast on Mar 6, 2015 21:28:08 GMT
Very good blog I thought, Nick. There are three main elements to any football club - the Board/Owners, the coaching staff/players, and the fans. You've addressed the issues facing the Board, and how they have decided to cope with a cash shortfall in their attempts to make sure we win a vital legal battle. If we do, the gamble may well pay off, and congratulations to them. If we don't, and in the absence of any knowledge about plans B and C, there are big risks for the club. You credited DC and the players for being able to put all this to one side and concentrate on the football. And as for the fans? Well, it's a blog, so here we are all commenting on it. Love it or hate it, it's an opinion anyone has the right to express. A good read, I thought.
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Post by aghast on Mar 3, 2015 22:49:16 GMT
Done.
Can you now sign ours?
Dear Mr Sainsbury
You promised to buy the Mem and now you've bottled it.
To you it's just another shop. To us it's our whole future. If you sneak out of the contract you make an improvement of 0.5% on your P&L account. We might be doomed.
++++++++++++++++ I, the undersigned, agree with this and wish to protest at a large corporation being responsible for the possible demise of a large local industry, supported by thousands of local residents.
Yours etc
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