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Post by rufustfirefly on Sept 2, 2024 11:23:05 GMT
Dear Sir.....i must send my sincere apologies for the offence caused by my likeness as captured by a professional photographer for my application for a bit part in the Jim Jarmusch Movie 'Dead Man' - alas no audition was offered.
I will indeed make an effort to find a stock image that bears no likeness to my own visage to ensure your evening routines are conducted with the civility to which you have grown accustomed.
I must add, that if you spend your evenings with a pitbull you may not be as sensitive and erudite as you proclaim
regards
RTF
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 2, 2024 11:32:52 GMT
A few more dud strikers that found it difficult to fire many in to the onion bag..Julien Alsop - P33, G4 Jonah Ayunga - P30, G2 Philip Bates - P29, G4 Ryan Brunt - P35, G5 James Daly - P31, G3 Colin Dobson - P69, G5 Jamie Forrester - P52, G9 Brandon Hanlan - P45, G7 Alex Jakubiak - P38, G2 Ryan Loft - P50, G5 Christian McClean - P51, G6 Dwayne Plummer - P35, G1 Gavin Reilly - P34, G4 Harvey Saunders - P33, G2 Robbie Turner - P26, G2 Chris Beardsley - P28, G3 John Akinde - P18, G0 Chris Zebroski - P39, G3 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg/200px-Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg.png
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Post by rufustfirefly on Sept 2, 2024 11:45:43 GMT
Cameroon born Guy Ipoua was no Roger Milla in front of goal - only 3 goals bagged!
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Post by rideintothesun on Sept 2, 2024 13:18:27 GMT
Has anybody seen the stats on Sinclair Armstrong, the latest 'star' signing over at Trashton?
3 goals in 63 appearances for QPR. Granted most of these appearances would have been as substitute, but you would expect something closer to 8 or 10 goals at the very least?
The 82ers signed him for just under 2 million, which is about the same amount WBA paid for Jason Roberts when he was a player with potential of similar age.
I get that he may have potential and be something of a 'rough diamond' but that is pretty shocking. I can't think of a single striker who had such shocking stats at 21-years-of-age (playing for a mid-table team) who went on to become a genuinely top player?
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Post by baldrick on Sept 2, 2024 13:22:14 GMT
Cameroon born Guy Ipoua was no Roger Milla in front of goal - only 3 goals bagged! He spoke more languages than goals he scored. 😀 |
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Post by rideintothesun on Sept 2, 2024 13:26:43 GMT
A few more dud strikers that found it difficult to fire many in to the onion bag..Julien Alsop - P33, G4 Jonah Ayunga - P30, G2 Philip Bates - P29, G4 Ryan Brunt - P35, G5 James Daly - P31, G3 Colin Dobson - P69, G5 Jamie Forrester - P52, G9 Brandon Hanlan - 45, G7 Alex Jakubiak - P38, G2 Ryan Loft - P50, G5 Christian McClean - P51, G6 Dwayne Plummer - P35, G1 Gavin Reilly - P34, G4 Harvey Saunders - P33, G2 Robbie Turner - 26, G2 Chris Beardsley - P28, G3 John Akinde - P18, G0 Chris Zebroski - P39, G3 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg/200px-Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg.png Coughlan tried to resign Jukubiak? With time, I think Alsop would have become a reasonable L1 player. Forrester could and did play at a higher level. |
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Sept 2, 2024 13:42:35 GMT
Plummer was a midfielder iirc not a striker.
Have a feeling that Mike Davis scored the last ever goal at the old Den as we won there 3-0 despite being relegated. Forrester was a good player ghat we got about 5 yrs too late. Loft and McClumsy were limited but had heart
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Sept 2, 2024 13:45:45 GMT
Turner was crap and so glad we lucked out on Bruno. Witnessed his debut at Twerton and was delighted when he scored and never looked back. Didn’t rate Zebroski at all
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 2, 2024 14:15:03 GMT
Plummer was a midfielder iirc not a striker. Have a feeling that Mike Davis scored the last ever goal at the old Den as we won there 3-0 despite being relegated. Forrester was a good player ghat we got about 5 yrs too late. Loft and McClumsy were limited but had heart |
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Sept 3, 2024 9:40:17 GMT
Despite what wiki says I don’t remember him playing as a striker for us. Pretty sure he was played in CM role - others on here will have a view. Thought he was decent with plenty of promise though clearly had attitude issues and I guess this is what contributed to the “gym incident” that led to his contract bring terminated - shame that his potential was unfulfilled as players with less ability than him have enjoyed much longer lasting careers
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 3, 2024 11:39:58 GMT
A few more dud strikers that found it difficult to fire many in to the onion bag..Julien Alsop - P33, G4 Jonah Ayunga - P30, G2 Philip Bates - P29, G4 Ryan Brunt - P35, G5 James Daly - P31, G3 Colin Dobson - P69, G5 Jamie Forrester - P52, G9 Brandon Hanlan - P45, G7 Alex Jakubiak - P38, G2 Ryan Loft - P50, G5 Christian McClean - P51, G6 Dwayne Plummer - P35, G1 Gavin Reilly - P34, G4 Harvey Saunders - P33, G2 Robbie Turner - P26, G2 Chris Beardsley - P28, G3 John Akinde - P18, G0 Chris Zebroski - P39, G3 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg/200px-Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg.png Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought |
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 3, 2024 11:48:05 GMT
A few more dud strikers that found it difficult to fire many in to the onion bag..Julien Alsop - P33, G4 Jonah Ayunga - P30, G2 Philip Bates - P29, G4 Ryan Brunt - P35, G5 James Daly - P31, G3 Colin Dobson - P69, G5 Jamie Forrester - P52, G9 Brandon Hanlan - P45, G7 Alex Jakubiak - P38, G2 Ryan Loft - P50, G5 Christian McClean - P51, G6 Dwayne Plummer - P35, G1 Gavin Reilly - P34, G4 Harvey Saunders - P33, G2 Robbie Turner - P26, G2 Chris Beardsley - P28, G3 John Akinde - P18, G0 Chris Zebroski - P39, G3 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg/200px-Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg.png Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought Looking at his wiki page, it says he was an inside-forward, on the BRFC wiki page they have him as a FW (forward) so you are right. |
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Post by rideintothesun on Sept 3, 2024 12:53:15 GMT
Despite what wiki says I don’t remember him playing as a striker for us. Pretty sure he was played in CM role - others on here will have a view. Thought he was decent with plenty of promise though clearly had attitude issues and I guess this is what contributed to the “gym incident” that led to his contract bring terminated - shame that his potential was unfulfilled as players with less ability than him have enjoyed much longer lasting careers What was the 'gym incident'? Sounds intriguing... I'm always wary when coaches and managers claim that a black player has an 'attitude problem'. Things have undoubtedly improved but we have to remember that players of colour are coming into an environment that they may have grounds for seeing as being hostile to them and act accordingly. I hate to see potential wasted, especially when it is a local player, and especially when the player is as talented as Plummer was. Bryant and Hogg as DM, Plummer AM, and Klein-Davies CF. This could have been the spine of our team had youthful potential been fulfilled. |
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Sept 3, 2024 13:51:43 GMT
Despite what wiki says I don’t remember him playing as a striker for us. Pretty sure he was played in CM role - others on here will have a view. Thought he was decent with plenty of promise though clearly had attitude issues and I guess this is what contributed to the “gym incident” that led to his contract bring terminated - shame that his potential was unfulfilled as players with less ability than him have enjoyed much longer lasting careers What was the 'gym incident'? Sounds intriguing... I'm always wary when coaches and managers claim that a black player has an 'attitude problem'. Things have undoubtedly improved but we have to remember that players of colour are coming into an environment that they may have grounds for seeing as being hostile to them and act accordingly. I hate to see potential wasted, especially when it is a local player, and especially when the player is as talented as Plummer was. Bryant and Hogg as DM, Plummer AM, and Klein-Davies CF. This could have been the spine of our team had youthful potential been fulfilled. Can’t say I remember it at the time. Definitely had a bit of a swagger about him on the pitch and I am surmising that he was a bit like that off the pitch too but as I don’t know him I can’t be certain. Agree with your post too. Bryant was the one who everyone raved about but I really liked the way Lewis Hogg got stuck in and was sorry when we released him |
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 3, 2024 15:07:27 GMT
A few more dud strikers that found it difficult to fire many in to the onion bag..Julien Alsop - P33, G4 Jonah Ayunga - P30, G2 Philip Bates - P29, G4 Ryan Brunt - P35, G5 James Daly - P31, G3 Colin Dobson - P69, G5 Jamie Forrester - P52, G9 Brandon Hanlan - P45, G7 Alex Jakubiak - P38, G2 Ryan Loft - P50, G5 Christian McClean - P51, G6 Dwayne Plummer - P35, G1 Gavin Reilly - P34, G4 Harvey Saunders - P33, G2 Robbie Turner - P26, G2 Chris Beardsley - P28, G3 John Akinde - P18, G0 Chris Zebroski - P39, G3 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg/200px-Bristol_Rovers_F.C._logo.svg.png Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought Thank you LiS. I was about to post the same. Dobson, part of that midfield in 73/74 that got promotion and Megson never changed it. Stephens and Dobson wide with Prince and Stanton in the middle. Almost unchanged through that season iirc. Bit unfair to put him on a list with some of those. Come on bt!!! Unlike you. 😉 UTG! |
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Post by bluetornados on Sept 3, 2024 15:26:32 GMT
Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought Thank you LiS. I was about to post the same. Dobson, part of that midfield in 73/74 that got promotion and Megson never changed it. Stephens and Dobson wide with Prince and Stanton in the middle. Almost unchanged through that season iirc. Bit unfair to put him on a list with some of those. Come on bt!!! Unlike you. 😉 UTG!  ...I know, i wrote to LIS about the wiki pages a bit before above...  |
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 3, 2024 16:37:16 GMT
Thank you LiS. I was about to post the same. Dobson, part of that midfield in 73/74 that got promotion and Megson never changed it. Stephens and Dobson wide with Prince and Stanton in the middle. Almost unchanged through that season iirc. Bit unfair to put him on a list with some of those. Come on bt!!! Unlike you. 😉 UTG! ...I know, i wrote to LIS about the wiki pages a bit before above... w 👍 UTG! |
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Post by laughinggas on Sept 3, 2024 17:01:14 GMT
Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought Thank you LiS. I was about to post the same. Dobson, part of that midfield in 73/74 that got promotion and Megson never changed it. Stephens and Dobson wide with Prince and Stanton in the middle. Almost unchanged through that season iirc. Bit unfair to put him on a list with some of those. Come on bt!!! Unlike you. 😉 UTG! What about Rudge? Played wide right I recall that season, two goals at home to Bournemouth on MOTD if I remember correctly. Leeds was the other game, the great unbeaten runs. |
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Post by trymer on Sept 3, 2024 17:09:17 GMT
Chic Bates on the list ?
Funny thing is that the three strikers I remember getting the most sick at Eastville were Robin Stubbs,Steve White and Graham Withey and yet their goal to game ratio was pretty good (in my memory anyway).
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Post by trymer on Sept 3, 2024 17:12:35 GMT
Can't recall that Dobson was a striker as such, more a winger I thought Thank you LiS. I was about to post the same. Dobson, part of that midfield in 73/74 that got promotion and Megson never changed it. Stephens and Dobson wide with Prince and Stanton in the middle. Almost unchanged through that season iirc. Bit unfair to put him on a list with some of those. Come on bt!!! Unlike you. 😉 UTG! Dobson never played much after the promotion season because of injury or arthritis ? |
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