Next season, in the third division,

Nothing has surprised me over the past two years. We have been a very together squad as shown by when it goes wrong the team and DC have always recovered and usually go on a good run. But the defence and midfield are largely what we had in the Conference and DC has been very sensible in adding to the squad bit by bit and always strengthening it. He hasn't brought in too many players just to add to the squad. But I am surprised by the lack of respect being spoken on here about s*** this and s*** that in league 1. These teams are in league 1 for a reason, they are better than league 2 and the conference and not as good as the Championship. That's why they are where they are. We got out of the Conference because from September onwards we always gave real respect to all the other teams. We never acted like we were too good or too big for the league. We accepted where we were and played accordingly. This season has been just the same, we have respected the teams we played and with DC and several players coming from non league I think that helped. I also think we could do well next season but to do so we will need to keep a similar attitude and show the greatest respect to all these other so-called s*** teams people are talking about. I am more confident about DC and the team having the right attitude than some fans and let's not allow a Bristol **** fan to come on here and try and ingratiate himself by saying everyone is s*** in this league and he was embarrassed to be in it. They were in it for a reason just like us. DC got his recruitment spot on in Summer 15 and in Summer 16. I remember last Summer Camb U and Notts Co buying about 15 new players and everyone saying they would be in the hunt for promotion on the basis of the quantity they got in. We got quality in and very few of them but Lines, Bodin have been significant. With a similar recruitment policy this year I am sure we will have a good season, it might not be play offs but after the last 4 years I would settle for mid table security and sustained improvement as a club which that would be. I am made up that we are where we are and I will happily show the greatest respect to all the teams in this league and will probably say thank you to Manse for May 15 and Lee B for May 16 every day this summer! Come on Rovers!
UTG!
ps I'm now going to put my hard hat on because I know lots will disagree.

Why didn't you pop into the trident or dirty duck I grew up round there s***heads kept their heads down as for hillfields played , managed at the old boys pop in one Saturday or at the sixes then you'll see proper gas sandringham for fs sake 

the Cross Hands in Fishponds which could get a tad lively.

won't be easy. Back-to-back promotion has made me more happy and excited than I can express on here, don't get me wrong. But I hope we can sign the current and new players required to survive in a much much better division.

Players who took us from non league to the third division have earned a chance to play in it. But we will need to improve seriously to be a competitive club in the third division.

Thank everything holy that we have an owner and chairman apparently with the funds, nous, and style to make a football club into a competitive third division business.

Thank the same that we have a manager and team spirit with the dynamicism and will to play competitive third division football rather than unispiring basement division hoofball.

Promotion next year is not a serious target. But I honestly believe we can succeed now. I believe next season we can climb high enough in the third division to avoid dogged relegation struggle and instead play real competitive football. I'd love a big FA Cup Third Round tie again too.

Isn't it nice actually to love the whole club again?