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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 11:41:19 GMT
Bit of an eye-opener when you look at the list of populous citys in England and Bristol rank 5th. How is it possible we've two sh1t teir football teams? simple, it's an amatuer and shocking board of directors with little ambition. 82ers most likely to turn things around, only with a sound financial backing. People still having a go at the manager and players, you need to wake up and realise the real reasons we're where we are. List of localities in England by populationAttachments:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 11:45:04 GMT
Has London declared independence?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 11:57:21 GMT
Londons split into boroughs! So they come in lower, 9th & 10th etc
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 12:17:10 GMT
Indeed. But look at Manchester, is Bristol really bigger? No. It has more people living in the narrowly-defined city boundaries, that's all.
Is Bristol one of the largest cities in England? Of course it is.
Does abstractly placing it fifth mean anything? I don't think so.
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Post by Nobbygas on Nov 14, 2014 12:53:11 GMT
"82ers most likely to turn things around, only with a sound financial backing." - You are joking?
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Nov 14, 2014 13:39:48 GMT
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Post by mehewmagic on Nov 14, 2014 13:52:29 GMT
Indeed. But look at Manchester, is Bristol really bigger? No. It has more people living in the narrowly-defined city boundaries, that's all. Is Bristol one of the largest cities in England? Of course it is. Does abstractly placing it fifth mean anything? I don't think so. perfect answer of a stats man. very true. i used to live just east of manc. the actual boundary of the city of manc is quite small but greater Manchester is about 2.5m we are still s**t though for the size |
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Post by LPGas on Nov 14, 2014 14:04:32 GMT
It is meaningless linking population to football. For example you don't see many Asians at football, so if you live in a city where there is a large population of Asians, it makes no difference.
Bristol ............. how many billionaires are there with an interest in sport? that will be one then.
We are what we are, a small club in a reasonably large city, the population of which is augmented with students, who probably don't go to football. It is owned and run by small time business men, and an army of volunteers.
If you cannot understand this, or crave for something bigger or better instantly, you need to move to Manchester.
For those of us that aren't moving, we are very special supporters, let's keep it up
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Post by LJG on Nov 14, 2014 14:10:43 GMT
"82ers most likely to turn things around, only with a sound financial backing." - You are joking? Which bit are you disagreeing with? |
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Post by Nobbygas on Nov 14, 2014 15:07:14 GMT
Spunking over 45m against the wall, only to find yourself in Div 1, is not my idea of 'sound financial backing' !
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Post by Gas Since 1957 on Nov 14, 2014 16:51:25 GMT
Spunking over 45m against the wall, only to find yourself in Div 1, is not my idea of 'sound financial backing' ! Agreed but SL can afford that out of 1 year tax saving. Maybe it's not sound financial backing but unless SL somehow manages to lose all his money it doesn't matter - he can afford to subsidise BCFC, BFC and any other sport which takes his fancy. Our directors have put (or lent depending on your viewpoint) proportionate to their assets a lot more to Rovers than SL has to City, with roughly the same result i.e. both clubs under performing. Why can't James Dyson become a Gashead..... |
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Post by intheknow on Nov 14, 2014 16:55:40 GMT
"82ers most likely to turn things around, only with a sound financial backing." - You are joking? Which bit are you disagreeing with? Do you really need it explaining ? |
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Post by ellington on Nov 14, 2014 17:00:04 GMT
Spunking over 45m against the wall, only to find yourself in Div 1, is not my idea of 'sound financial backing' ! Agreed but SL can afford that out of 1 year tax saving. Maybe it's not sound financial backing but unless SL somehow manages to lose all his money it doesn't matter - he can afford to subsidise BCFC, BFC and any other sport which takes his fancy. Our directors have put (or lent depending on your viewpoint) proportionate to their assets a lot more to Rovers than SL has to City, with roughly the same result i.e. both clubs under performing. Why can't James Dyson become a Gashead..... Because he'll suck us dry |
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Post by LJG on Nov 14, 2014 17:04:59 GMT
Which bit are you disagreeing with? Do you really need it explaining ? Do you not think the sh1t are going to go up? |
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Post by lympstonegas on Nov 14, 2014 17:12:22 GMT
Bit of an eye-opener when you look at the list of populous citys in England and Bristol rank 5th. How is it possible we've two sh1t teir football teams? simple, it's an amatuer and shocking board of directors with little ambition. 82ers most likely to turn things around, only with a sound financial backing. People still having a go at the manager and players, you need to wake up and realise the real reasons we're where we are. Bristol 5th populous in England - loosely deciphered as another Board Bashing thread Are City really turning it around if it means that SL continues to maintain overseeing a massive debt way in excess or Rovers debt ? |
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Post by lympstonegas on Nov 14, 2014 17:16:45 GMT
Do you really need it explaining ? Do you not think the sh1t are going to go up? I think they will soon blow up and scrape into the play offs if lucky. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Nov 14, 2014 17:49:26 GMT
Agreed but SL can afford that out of 1 year tax saving. Maybe it's not sound financial backing but unless SL somehow manages to lose all his money it doesn't matter - he can afford to subsidise BCFC, BFC and any other sport which takes his fancy. Our directors have put (or lent depending on your viewpoint) proportionate to their assets a lot more to Rovers than SL has to City, with roughly the same result i.e. both clubs under performing. Why can't James Dyson become a Gashead..... Because he'll suck us dry But think of all the fans. |
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Post by mehewmagic on Nov 14, 2014 18:31:35 GMT
Spunking over 45m against the wall, only to find yourself in Div 1, is not my idea of 'sound financial backing' ! Agreed but SL can afford that out of 1 year tax saving. Maybe it's not sound financial backing but unless SL somehow manages to lose all his money it doesn't matter - he can afford to subsidise BCFC, BFC and any other sport which takes his fancy. Our directors have put (or lent depending on your viewpoint) proportionate to their assets a lot more to Rovers than SL has to City, with roughly the same result i.e. both clubs under performing. Why can't James Dyson become a Gashead..... he seems to support Malaysia more than the west country :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 19:30:24 GMT
It is meaningless linking population to football. For example you don't see many Asians at football, so if you live in a city where there is a large population of Asians, it makes no difference. Bristol ............. how many billionaires are there with an interest in sport? that will be one then. We are what we are, a small club in a reasonably large city, the population of which is augmented with students, who probably don't go to football. It is owned and run by small time business men, and an army of volunteers. If you cannot understand this, or crave for something bigger or better instantly, you need to move to Manchester. For those of us that aren't moving, we are very special supporters, let's keep it up Why is it meaningless drawing comparison in size of geographical area? It should be something that a good Chairman and board of directors use to work against when currently they have the regular support of 1% of the local population, quite why Asian following has been brought into the equation is a mystery and rather bizarre. There is one billionaire that owns a club in Bristol and many more besides, try Chelsea, Spurs backers, Man City, but that's by the by, Bournemouth are the umpteenth club on the brink of hitting the big time and the local businessman that runs the club ironically is a builder? Can you point to where the OP has craved instant success please? You may have a village approach to the club but not all fans do, some fans want progression and success but that's not the norm here, people told to move away if they don't like it. I f we all took your approach of enjoying wallowing at the shyte end of the spectrum then what would be the point? |
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Post by warmleygas on Nov 14, 2014 19:59:20 GMT
Bristol has a big enough population to have large gates at games definitely, look at places like Norwich and Ipswich much smaller by comparison but still have pretty good teams. The Mem is in the dark ages in terms of facilities and doesn't even look like a football ground to me, more like a car crash between a cricket ground, a rugby ground and a showjumping event, which would be kinda novel if it didn't cost so much to get into. I can't really afford to go to many games at the moment and am sure i'm not the only one, which is a shame as I love watching football. The fate of the club over the last few years definitely is not the fans fault who seem to be expected to turn out and hand over their money and just put up with whatever rubbish they get dealt. If we don't get a decent goal scorer in the next few weeks we can kiss goodbye to promotion prospects this season I think next season if we're still in the conference the fans will start leaving.
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