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Post by Wreckless on Aug 18, 2014 15:21:04 GMT
Part of the problem of Bristol Rovers, but he just never saw it. I feel the same emotion as when Maggie Thatcher retired!!
We should be careful what we wish for:
Since Maggie departed, through a combination of ineptitude, lying, war-mongering, dumbing down and self-interest, Major, Blair, Brown and Cameron have taken the UK down to non-league on the world stage. They make the current BoD look like megastars.
I too was very emotional when Maggie departed.
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Post by Bath Gas on Aug 18, 2014 15:27:53 GMT
My understanding was that it was Geoff that talked Dennis into getting involved ..... regardless Geoff was fully involved at that time so think we owe thanks to them both. I too understand that was the case. Unfortunately some people don't like to let the truth tarnish their long held views!
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 15:28:49 GMT
Yep. Personally rather Dunford stayed as Chairman and Higgs done one. Dunford at least cares on a personal level about the club; you can tell he hurts with the fans. Higgs... Not so sure. But Geoff put Nick in that position. We were much better when Nick sponsored the club. Why the fell out is something I guess we will never know but I worry with Higgs now being in total control. He seems to not be able to talk to the fans without anger. That may have worked in the building trade but it won't work in football, sadly.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 15:33:01 GMT
To be fair some of the abuse he was getting on Twitter was a little over the top. As none of the others are on it, he takes all the flack! Personally, I dont think anything will change with just one man leaving. But boy did he instigate much of that. What's good for the Goose and all that. His ego was very fragile and he made accusations as much as any others. He asks for apologies yet was incapable of that himself when he was caught out. I'll not go back into the detail but I can say that he did put stuff out there that was very open to question and anger and rightly so in many cases.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 15:42:44 GMT
all that can be said is many thanks to the dunford family for saving the club back in the 80s so hopefully higgs and co may be able to move on and start running the club as it should be dont know if anyone heard a guy on twentypences phone in after the game Saturday gave the hint that someone with money had approached the board offering to invest money but his offer was turned down. If this is the sort of attitude of the board it does sound like a closed shop.sounded like the guy had the details but was not going to let anything go. and even in the unlikely event of someone coming in and offering a take over i dont think higgs would sell, as he has far to much tied up in the new ground if it ever goes ahead.so where it goes from here f""k only knows The investor was Daryl Eales who then bought 30% of Oxford and immediateky made funds available to them to strengthen the team and staff. As far as I know, it was GD who blocked that and left Higgs to go back to him later when too late. That is how I heard it. It has become pretty common knowledge to many. It could be wrong but I never got a denial from official BRFC.
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Post by turnpike on Aug 18, 2014 15:51:48 GMT
The latest updates on the O/S is a very good message from Chris Jelf and a statement saying following Geoff going the club are now looking for new board members and investment.
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Post by mancgas has left the building on Aug 18, 2014 15:52:00 GMT
I assume that's who the Harry means, unless the guitarist from the Manic Street Preachers played for us...... Sounds like your getting your manics mixed up with your Stereophonics Manc, try Nicky Wire as manics guitarist and Kelly Jones from Phonics, both valley boys! You'll have to get up earlier to catch me out - Nicky Wire is the stage name for the man born Nicky Jones (and he uses the Jones surname again now when on TV.)
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 15:52:05 GMT
Unfortnately Qatar, GoD was adept at handing it out and has been for a long period. He has made many threats to people over the years and made many comments attacking others. He was never able to take criticism and many would say that has been the downfall of the club from the BoD perspective. Both he and the other board members developed a siege mentality and even though much of the criticsm was constructive they couldn't accept it the way it was meant. I can partly understand that as he may have felt that people were ungrateful at what his family, amongst others, did to save the club in the time at Twerton. However he took too much personally when it wasn't meant that way. The time for change is long overdue. I wish him well with his health problems but believe his going will hopefully allow the club to change direction. There are many good Gasheads who could help the club but haven't been able to. I hope they will now be invited to do so. So accurately put Cheshire, certainly a viewpoint represented by the many of us who have witnessed this, I do not wish Geoff any further ill health than the guy has already had to deal with, one thing is for sure interesting times lie ahead and the theory shared by many of us about Geoff being behind the ban of KS and blocking at least two separate attempts of investment with NH supposedly wanting to have new people on board is sure to be revealed in the coming months. I can only assume the people making the positive comments about Geoff being the man who should stay have not been part of or seen the way in which far too many great volunteers of the club were pushed away. The spotlight is certainly on the Chairman now if he indeed decides to come out of hiding and talk to the fans, I really do hope he now allows Colin Williams and Mike Turl to deservedly return to the club and help reunite the club with Kev Spencer also having his ban lifted. One thing is for sure, its madness to assume that success could ever be possible at Rovers without everyone in it together as we last had when Dennis Dunford was chair, we currently have next to no resources financially as we had at Twerton, however we had a respect among everyone on the board, the terraces and playing and coaching staff, until there are signs of this returning the status quo will remain IMO, time to bring respect and loyalty back to this club and become untited again for one cause. Great post and bang on the money. Thanks
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 16:00:42 GMT
Geoff has been ill for three years or more and we should acknowledge what he and his father did to save the club in the dark days at Twerton....yes youngsters things were bleak then groundshare with a Conference club in a poor stadium, poor pitch and gates of 2500...don't believe everything was rosy at Bath ..it was hell ..we signed players like Bob Newton, Nicky Jones et all ...and survived the first season by virtue of a win at relegated Newport County ...Francis turned us around had the fortune to sign some decent players Nigel Martyn, Steve Yates, transform Gary Penrice and Ian Alexander from midfield and winger to striker and full back. We gradually built up a no defeat mentality but it took three seasons. The Dunfords helped with the budget and paid wages out of their own pockets ...lets be grateful otherwise we would not be watching this Club on saturday I think Gould saved us at the very start and brought in players scouted from places no others looked. Francis continued it and took us to a point where he felt we coukd not go further. I had some good chats with Gerry. Funny how none of those managers speak well of Geoff though. I don't know the reasons but there was some very heated stuff said and feeling running high. Seems Geoff is marmite with many
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Post by Richard on Aug 18, 2014 16:10:10 GMT
Thats bang out of order, even for you, obviously there is no depth you will not sink to. Discusting, you should be banned for that comment. Why should he? Genuinely, why?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 16:27:23 GMT
So the boardroom reshuffle has started.
Geoff Dunford has vacated the role of blocking people on twitter and banning people from the ground.
Chris Jelf has left his role of keeping Michael Smith happy to take up the new role of appeasing the plebs.
No news yet on who can use a computer, I assume this search will be stepped up now Geoff has left.
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Post by alloutofgas on Aug 18, 2014 16:28:01 GMT
Pretty sure Ollie is on record saying he'll have nothing to do with the club until GD is gone. Watch this space...
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Post by alasitsgas on Aug 18, 2014 16:28:33 GMT
The sting in the tail could be that his shares might have to be offered to the other directors first.Which could increase the strength of the other directors catch my drift.
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Post by Peter Parker on Aug 18, 2014 16:29:26 GMT
The latest updates on the O/S is a very good message from Chris Jelf and a statement saying following Geoff going the club are now looking for new board members and investment. like an I.T Specialist or a PR guru
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 16:35:26 GMT
Part of the problem of Bristol Rovers, but he just never saw it. I feel the same emotion as when Maggie Thatcher retired!!
We should be careful what we wish for:
Since Maggie departed, through a combination of ineptitude, lying, war-mongering, dumbing down and self-interest, Major, Blair, Brown and Cameron have taken the UK down to non-league on the world stage. They make the current BoD look like megastars.
I too was very emotional when Maggie departed.
maggie did all those AND hid peadophile cabinet ministers anyway back to dunford, his ego cost him in the end, thanks with your dad for saving us in the 80s but his time was up
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Post by paulrandallstash on Aug 18, 2014 16:40:40 GMT
Pretty sure Ollie is on record saying he'll have nothing to do with the club until GD is gone. Watch this space... Would fit in nicely with what I was told about Ollie ,Gerry Francis and Tony Pulis trying to put a consortium together to buy BRFC
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Post by stevek192 on Aug 18, 2014 16:41:22 GMT
Because Richard, Maybe there are people on here who respect Geoff Dunford for what he did for the club which is FAR more than Kevin Spencer,Colin Williams or Mike Turl could ever do and yet tghey seem to be looked on by some people as heroes. As regards bringing them on board again do they have the financial clout to make a difference because if its only ideas they want I am sure there are many supporters who could give that.
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Post by disenfranchised on Aug 18, 2014 16:41:27 GMT
A club statement totalling six sentences for a man who's been central to the Board for thirty years. Speaks volumes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 16:45:39 GMT
Because Richard, Maybe there are people on here who respect Geoff Dunford for what he did for the club which is FAR more than Kevin Spencer,Colin Williams or Mike Turl could ever do and yet tghey seem to be looked on by some people as heroes. As regards bringing them on board again do they have the financial clout to make a difference because if its only ideas they want I am sure there are many supporters who could give that. You shouldn't need 'financial clout' to run this club at a reasonable level. The position we're in is due to mismanagement but those running the club. Does anyone know if Dunford will remain a director of the stadium company?
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 18, 2014 16:47:44 GMT
Because Richard, Maybe there are people on here who respect Geoff Dunford for what he did for the club which is FAR more than Kevin Spencer,Colin Williams or Mike Turl could ever do and yet tghey seem to be looked on by some people as heroes. As regards bringing them on board again do they have the financial clout to make a difference because if its only ideas they want I am sure there are many supporters who could give that. You miss the point Steve. Those you mention had no chance to do anything for the club as they were demonised and had alsorts of dirty tactics deployed to make them look bad and yet all they proposed was a plan, a properly worked out and decent business plan that would give the club stability and that would have seen us without the debt we have now because it would not have been allowed. It also have more input to is fans and was the blueprint that leads to success IF allowed to be implemented. This was not an attempt to get rid of anyone but an attempt to garner support from all areas instead of just a few individuals holding all the cards.
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