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Post by biggsy on Sept 19, 2018 8:29:24 GMT
From the pics on Twitter, Rovers are in the famous blue and white quarters. West Ham Under 21's are wearing their traditional...blue?? I dont think the photo reproduces the co;ours very accurately, West Ham shirts were a much greener colour and didnt clash with ours at all.
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Post by biggsy on May 13, 2018 9:04:22 GMT
The word Sh1thead has been around for many years, (certainly before 1982! It is a noun to describe (courtesy of Google) ,a dumbass,genuine moron,ignorant,narrow minded,unintelligent individual, Sound familiar? so I dont think the stinking River Avon spawned '82s name Whereas Gashead is described as a name given to followers of Bristol Rovers remembering their former Eastville ground adjacent to a large gasworks. The joke is the dopey sods thought they were insulting us by dubbing us as Gasheads when it was actually the nicest and most respectful name anyone could call us!
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Post by biggsy on May 11, 2018 8:35:17 GMT
Proper dirge, eh? - unlike Goodnight Irene. They are both quintessentially Rovers. Isn't that the attraction? I guess some would prefer "We're all going on a Gashead holiday" type-thing. I just dont like the song, the fact that its Rovers related makes no difference, I,m not one to follow blindly just because its quintessentially Rovers but life is about opinions and that is mine. Utg.
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Post by biggsy on May 10, 2018 8:37:28 GMT
I remember the group miming to it on the pitch. FA Cup game in 1978? Southampton or Ipswich? Ipswich I think,I remember the bloke sat at the drums bouncing up and down on the dog track in front of the Tote end. Absolutely rubbish like most of the football club songs,Tote end boys is a proper dirge. The "best" one was that bloke with the emu puppet,Rod someone ? at least we could to sing along to that
Well there's emu and he's dressed in blue and white And he's going in the east end for a fight When the Rovers start the scoring and the Tote end boys are roaring And there aint a ******* city fan in sight
I,m glad I'm not the only one who thinks that, Its so bloody morbid.
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Post by biggsy on Jan 3, 2018 9:34:56 GMT
Not enough ska for my liking. To much too young!!
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Post by biggsy on Oct 5, 2017 8:19:35 GMT
Hope some local pies are included in this probably sadly not another trick missed if a local pie manufacturer wins it's good for the area maybe a few more people might decide to come to a match or two who otherwise wouldn't due to the publicity my guess is a pie manufacturer from somewhere like Manchester will win what positive is that simple answer would be to nick the recipe and get a butcher on the glos rd to bang them out at a fraction of the price and hopefully increase employment hope I'm wrong. Na, f*** the butchers on glos rd....and most of the businesses actually. They subscribed against us. Bring on the Manky pies rather than any of the heretics! Well said that man, I havent shopped on Glos.Road for over three years and wouldnt eat their friggin pies pies if they were free and served with a silver spoon,barstewards the lot of 'em!!
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Post by biggsy on Sept 24, 2017 16:13:57 GMT
Harry Bamford: Bristol Rovers' First Gentleman of Football. Compiled by Joyce Woldridge & Hilary Lewis. £12.Publisher Tangent Books of Bristol.
The mid 1950s were a golden age for Bristol Rovers. At the heart of the team which came within a whisker of promotion to the First Division, was their cultured, ball-playing, attacking right-back Harry Bamford. A one-club, local man from Bristol s St. Philips Marsh, the unflappable Harry became an Eastville hero, respected throughout all levels of football for his sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct. His untimely death in a motorcycle accident in 1958 shocked and grieved the whole city and beyond, thousands attending his funeral or gathering to watch the cortege. Based on never before seen family papers, photographs and memorabilia, Harry Bamford: Bristol Rovers First Gentleman of Football, for the first time tells Harry's remarkable story, from his early years in the Marsh and his wartime service in the Far East, to his development under Bert Tann into one of the best full-backs never to win a full England international cap. Determined that Harry's legacy should live on, an anonymous admirer donated a fine silver memorial trophy to be awarded each season to the most outstanding Bristol footballer displaying that same sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct. Thought destroyed in the fire, the rediscovery of the Trophy prompted the revival of the award to a host of professional and amateur players and has deservedly brought the name and achievements of Harry Bamford to new generations of Bristol football supporters. Harry made 486 football league appearances for Rovers between 1946-58. Only Stuart Taylor made more appearances.
The Book launch is arranged at the Mem, Bristol Room 1230-230pm on Sat 15 Oct v Oxford United Signed books available on that day for £10 only. Former players Harold Jarman, Howard Radford etc are hopefully going to be there for the event.
Died I believe near the homeopathic hospital on his way to Cotham grammar school to do some coachingHe died three days after the accident which occurred on the junction of Apsley Road with Whiteladies Road
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Post by biggsy on Sept 14, 2017 18:38:24 GMT
Was on a coach pulling into the car park when the game was called off at Springfield Park. In the re-arranged game I was on the second coach that crashed into the first one. Unbelievably John Kayes managed to flag down a passing coach driver and get him to get hold of another coach to help us complete our trip (and paid him in cash there and then!) Those coaches were then held up when there was a large traffic jam on the M6 further north. We got to the game at half time and ended up losing 3-1. Not one of my favourite away day memories! I have only been to the new place once and can't even remember the score. I do remember us playing there on another occasion when one of our strikers (Jason Roberts?) was blatantly rugby tackled by their keeper in the area and we didn't get a penalty! Ansah Owusu I think
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Post by biggsy on Aug 19, 2017 11:43:28 GMT
Anyone who wears an Omega cant be all bad! I admire your taste KP Ps if you need an Omega or Rolex service I recommend Rocco Manfredi of the Watchworks, Ashley Down Road, he serviced my Omega Seamaster a couple of years ago it was about £225. Thank you VERY much. I've been putting off servicing the Tag Monaco & IWC portugeiser due to cost but both are now running slow and so really need the help. I did try the idea of selling both, for my fundraiser but due to my unreasonable attachment, I just couldn't. I've so very little left of value now that I just couldn't do it. I was quoted £875 to service the IWC. Just silly but they say they take it apart completely and any parts are included in the price, I should coco too , cheeky feckers Thats crazy money! Thursday is the day to go to the Watchworks as he's usually open,the other days he stays shut as his work is so critical he doesnt wish to be disturbed. He's done all my watches since he first moved there 25 years ago,a true craftsman and a smashing bloke too.
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Post by biggsy on Aug 19, 2017 11:12:57 GMT
I always found Ron to be perfectly charming, and good taste in wrist watches also. Now there's an hobby that can easily eat your money up. I absolutely love watches and have 3 decent ones but even a service can see the best part of a grand gone. Wish I'd have been his close friend. Maybe he'd have left me one ! ( JOKE) My circa 1965 Omega constellation is my favourite. Had to have it valued for insurance and was very pleasantly shocked. Something to invest in if you have spare cash. Old Porsche's and watches will give a much higher return than any bank and by a long way Anyone who wears an Omega cant be all bad! I admire your taste KP Ps if you need an Omega or Rolex service I recommend Rocco Manfredi of the Watchworks, Ashley Down Road, he serviced my Omega Seamaster a couple of years ago it was about £225.
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Post by biggsy on Apr 29, 2017 8:39:40 GMT
Didn't he play for us at Wembley in front of a much larger crowd? Didnt he also play at Chelsea?
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Post by biggsy on Feb 18, 2017 18:12:47 GMT
Bob Anderson Phillip Coggins Johnny Watkins Barrie Meyer Ron Nicholls
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Post by biggsy on Jan 18, 2017 13:12:21 GMT
Thanks Wareham, it was longer ago than I thought, I must be getting old!!
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Post by biggsy on Jan 18, 2017 9:42:22 GMT
We did - won 3.0 I seem to recall. I was there, it was about 1968, a first round F.A.Cup game and the ground was or appeared to be in a public park! I think it was the season we got to the 5th round and lost 0-1 away to Everton
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Post by biggsy on Jan 5, 2017 9:43:27 GMT
He's a bit like Boateng in that he's got plenty of skill but little league experience,doesnt tackle or track back,not really a Clarke type of player. It helps clear the decks for incoming players more suited to a league One team. He'll have a great career I'm sure but thats a couple of seasons away' Thanks and good luck Charlie C.
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Post by biggsy on Dec 20, 2016 12:21:34 GMT
I thought Martin Thomas was excellent. What about the GK at Walsall,what's his name,he had a spall on loan with us before.He's apparently playing very well,although he might be a wee bit pricey now.£. Neil Etheridge
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Post by biggsy on Dec 1, 2016 10:03:57 GMT
Serious question here trunky, but do you have a ''quality keeper'' in mind? That Dagenham keeper had a good game once!The Tomaszewski of league two (you need to be of a certain age to remember that ) allegedly!!
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Post by biggsy on Oct 20, 2016 11:48:35 GMT
82ers please take note, stop glue sniffing,sister/mother/granny sh*gging,do your school homework and one day,maybe you too can be an articulate pundit like him (although on second thought thats probably a tad ambitious)
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Post by biggsy on Aug 25, 2016 19:00:19 GMT
Ahhh...ron green wasn't a loan. He was originally a loan player who impressed during the last couple of months of the 84/85 season,he signed a permanent deal in the summer of '85 for £15,000. a very decent keeper who was sold at the end of the 85/86 season when a skint Rovers moved to Bath
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Post by biggsy on Jul 29, 2016 12:20:26 GMT
Quarters were introduced in 1931 by the then manager Capt.Albert Prince-Cox with the theory that they made the players look bigger! The quarters were Blue top left where they should remain, keep the logo on the left it might serve to camouflage the camp Larry Grayson lookalike that is well overdue for changing!
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