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Post by The Concept on Dec 24, 2023 18:33:21 GMT
It's still on son. You're still in the game.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 23, 2023 18:30:25 GMT
Robbed of an equaliser. Luke Thomas looked 3 yards onside on the i-Follow slowed replays, and at least 2 defenders keeping him onside.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 22, 2023 22:01:51 GMT
Seems to be a different rule for temporary stands. You see temporary scaffolding stands going up on golf courses and cricket grounds all round the country, and being used the next day. However, I know which type I'd feel more secure sitting in. And there is no way I'd ever sit in that Party Stand at Old Trafford!
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Post by The Concept on Dec 22, 2023 21:58:38 GMT
Following further works over recent weeks, the club can confirm that the South Stand project is progressing well, and it is hoped that the remaining works will be finished early in the new year. The drainage and tarmac surfacing work was completed yesterday, allowing the remaining fitting out of the concourse, toilets, and concessions to proceed. As explained in the previous update we will need to obtain building control sign-off before we can commence any test events. We will provide a timeline for the test events as soon as we can confirm all the elements are in place. As an interim measure, we are pleased to confirm that following a Safety Advisory Group meeting yesterday, permission has been granted to extend our temporary usage of the south stand for the Christmas period. The small increase will allow all the South Stand season ticket holders to sit in the Southwest corner of the new stand. Season ticket holders for this area will receive an e-ticket in the same way as they have been for previous fixtures. Again, we would like to thank all the season ticket holders for their patience while the work has been ongoing. The club would like to again place on record its thanks to the club's Safety Advisory Group members and the club staff who have been working hard to progress the project. This must explain why a few hundred tickets suddenly became available yesterday online. It appears that a certain number of spots around the ground are held back for people who bought season-tickets in the South / South-West, until they know whether they want a full refund for a match or take a place in another area of the ground. What a complete and utter faff. Every home match the club have to contact people they sold season-tickets to, for a stand that no way never ever was going to be built in time, and find out what they want to do. I presume this means either: - They find them another seat in the ground = no change in cost. - The person chooses to stand in a different part of the ground = a proportion is refunded for using a cheaper spot. - The person decides not to go = a pro-rata refund of their season-ticket.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 21, 2023 22:51:19 GMT
Just had a look at the stadium map for Portsmouth and seems only a couple left on North and West terraces.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 19, 2023 17:12:41 GMT
My old sat nav' had a programme where you could choose the voice of the navigator, it was Ozzy Osborne or Homer Simpson for me every time. Had Ian Holloway been an option Ozzy and Homer would have had to take a back seat. My Sat Nav was voiced by Boy Bands ... but all I got was One Direction.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 19, 2023 13:10:23 GMT
Back to QoS ...
The reason I've not watched any of the new programmes, with the current set up, is because I can't stand Paddy McGuinness - nothing to do with the gender or ethnicity of the captains or team members.
I think the problem is in general that people don't like change, and it takes time to get used to change. The problem QoS has is that the previous presenter and team captains were so well loved, and a big reason behind that is because they'd been together for such a long time - individually and together on QoS far, far longer than any other people involved over the years.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 16, 2023 20:39:51 GMT
Just got back.. ...to the battle cruiser! In Manc land.... A genuine amazing day from start to finish! LG is a handsome bugger.... especially when he's starting songs at half time on concourse....he was mobbed like a hero and even grown men can admire heroes in our bit of space ... Genuinely gas hero! Also, n what the hell are you doing here!?? Anyhoos....onto something less important: A deserved result and performance. Amazing to see us boss the game for almost all of it....our shape without the ball held firm almost as good as our movements with it. A threat on flanks, we passed our way through them at times with ease, then played the ball forward for runners when need be. Their huge no5 was their weakness we exploited. When he got sent off we capitalised immediately, but arguably defended better without him. LT AE pushing forward a great GW cross and master finishing from big JM. All this from sterling defending from CT Kramervs Kramer and, Wilson ....our structure was impervious. A deflected shot for their only goal, and a brilliant save from Coxy was as much as they could muster.... Credit to the hard working approach we forced them into. Credit to a well organised set up. At times it looked like we were playing against ourselves under the B***** era where no one moved but hey you had possession...(?) Another word for all of us that travelled, some 700 of us, we outsang the other 18,000 (yearrrrrright!?) for large parts of the match. An amazing following. Sometimes this club really does surprise everyone. Safe travels home, Gas ...what a day, what an experience and just desserts especially after last season....there was to be no last gasp equaliser and rightly so! You saw the rovers, now um go home I genuinely was not worried from kick off to end. Well done MT and players staff for giving us a performance to be proud of.... UptheGas! Flash?? He was in the away end with you?!?
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Post by The Concept on Dec 16, 2023 18:56:04 GMT
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Post by The Concept on Dec 16, 2023 15:59:54 GMT
Mad stats... According to BBC page: They've had 61% possession, but no shots at all, and only 1 corner! We've had 10 shots, 6 on target, and 3 corners. The important stats being 2 goals to nil and we are winning on the number of players still on the pitch.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 15, 2023 17:26:13 GMT
Yes, Belly is back ... Back at Harrogate.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 14, 2023 21:22:08 GMT
Announced on BBC radio Bristol Having a Gas tonight and on twitter by Belshaw. So it's true I’d like to believe that but I can’t. Guess I will have to search for the truth myself. Yes, Belly posted this on Instagram earlier, and was also mentioned on Having A Gas: "Massive thank you to everyone at @fgrfc_official for the past few weeks! Great people and a fantastic club. I wish you all the best for the future! 💚🖤" http://instagram.com/p/C01_qyDoNml
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Post by The Concept on Dec 14, 2023 21:17:54 GMT
10.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 14, 2023 21:17:13 GMT
It's a disgrace!!
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Post by The Concept on Dec 14, 2023 16:50:38 GMT
I see Max Alleyne (Mark's son) was on the bench for Man City in Champions League last night.
Central defender. Was in Southampton's Academy. Joined Man City in 2021 for £1.5M. Turned 18 last July... Perhaps he'd like to come home to Bristol and join us on loan in January?
And/or if it's another striker we're after, how about JCH's former Peterborough team-mate Joe Taylor, who is currently doing well at Colchester, on loan from Luton Town...
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Post by The Concept on Dec 14, 2023 16:34:12 GMT
Last weekend I saw Shay Given as a studio football pundit.
Should never be allowed; he's a goalkeeper! How can he talk about outfield football, played at the highest level, when he's never played competitive outfield football at any level whatsoever??
And to cap it all, over the course of the past week, I've seen a presenter on Homes Under The Hammer, and a presenter from The One Show, being used as football pundits!!
It's getting beyond a joke now... #MeritocracyRules
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Post by The Concept on Dec 13, 2023 20:12:43 GMT
Didn't look like a penalty to me. Seems to run into the defender who was standing his ground. If anything AC moves to the right of the ball.
A couple of years ago there was a penalty appeal at Portsmouth. Everyone who went thought it was an obvious penalty, and the replays seemed to back it up.
Wasn't until the Football League Show, later in the evening, they were discussing it, slowed the footage down, zoomed in, and you could see AC moved his leg to the side to strike the defenders leg, and make it look like he'd been tripped.
People saying it must be a penalty as there was no reason for him to dive... Quite! I've no idea why he does it, when in such good positions.
If his card is marked by referees, then he's only got himself to blame.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 13, 2023 20:05:10 GMT
Has anything been said about the timeline for the East Stand revamp? (I know we’ll all scoff when they tell us, but the new owners seem, so far, more reliable than many in the past so I will insist on remaining hopeful) I don't think anything has been mentioned since Mr AlSaeed was interviewed at the ground and talked about extending either side of the existing East Stand. My thoughts are knock it down and start again. I also think the North Stand should be built first, and now we know we are staying at The Mem build a cantilevered stand, rather than the modular design at the South end.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 12, 2023 19:10:34 GMT
The Piers Morgan interview thread has disappeared, so I'll post on this one...
Something else JB mentioned was that at Bristol Rovers we have the Her Game Too campaign. What he failed to say was that on his watch the official partnership between the campaign and the football club was ended, even though Her Game Too was created by Rovers supporters.
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Post by The Concept on Dec 12, 2023 10:43:44 GMT
Well it's on the Bristol Live site now so must be true. Whelan has tweeted he has left. Yes. But I don't know whether anyone was disputing that the coaches named had left, I certainly wasn't. It was this bit that I was asking Mike whether he knew for sure: "Taylor also cancelled the players Christmas party bash in Dublin after the shambolic performance last Saturday."
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