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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 13:11:01 GMT
He is going to retire at the end of the season and hence will not feature again until the Barnsley game where,if we are safe, he will either start and be substituted some time in the second half so he can get a thank you from the fans or come on in a cameo role near the end.
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Post by Wickwar Gas on Apr 14, 2019 13:26:53 GMT
I have heard similar but he will only play the one game he needs when we are safe. GC doesn't fancy him as a player and doesn't like his attitude and will only play him in the next few games if we get an injury or suspension.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 13:48:31 GMT
When that happens I hope that everybody remembers that a player who could have walked in to most L1 teams joined us when we were in the 5th tier and was a big part of pushing on through the second half of that season, then a huge part of the next season as well.
A lesson there for Turncoat Taylor, if you have anything at all about you then life isn't all about the bottom line.
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Post by dido on Apr 14, 2019 13:58:27 GMT
Matty Taylor did what suited Matty Taylor at the time Chrissy Lines did what suited Chrissy Lines at the time.
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 14, 2019 14:00:20 GMT
Matty Taylor did what suited Matty Taylor at the time Chrissy Lines did what suited Chrissy Lines at the time. Indeed. As do most players. UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 14:01:02 GMT
I have heard similar but he will only play the one game he needs when we are safe. GC doesn't fancy him as a player and doesn't like his attitude and will only play him in the next few games if we get an injury or suspension. Personal problems,not of his making,have dogged him for over a year and his mind has been on other things. But I can see why GC doesn't fancy him because he is not his sort of player but you can only get so far with a midfield of tacklers,at the end of the day you need a winger and some creativity. If you think back Ian Atkins did a similar job as GC has done this season but could not move on from that style and was found wanting the following season
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 14:08:12 GMT
Matty Taylor did what suited Matty Taylor at the time Chrissy Lines did what suited Chrissy Lines at the time. Exactly my point. One driven by money and went to a club where he knew his chances would be limited, the other did something different. Of course, I don't expect everybody to get this, there's always a large number who insist that it's just fine to stab people in the back as long as it's for money, I'll leave defending that to people who are comfortable doing so.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 14, 2019 14:14:53 GMT
Matty Taylor did what suited Matty Taylor at the time Chrissy Lines did what suited Chrissy Lines at the time. The principle might have been the same, but the difference is one is happy to get a few years of splinters in their @rse and pick up their pay packet, the other wanted genuinely to help out a club they love and play football..
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 14, 2019 14:17:27 GMT
Well done Chris Lines, one of our own and has played important roles in our history.
I'll always remember both stints with fondness, a genuine Gas hero.
I hope the club see fit to award a testimonial as he must have served more than enough time overall?
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Post by warehamgas on Apr 14, 2019 14:31:57 GMT
Whatever the views on Chris Lines are he has been a great servant of the club. He has a great talent for passing, dead ball delivery and has created many goals. He has also stepped up to the mark when needed. When he came back in ‘15 he played very well and in ‘16 he played some of the best games I can remember him playing on driving us to promotion. Of the 6 promotions BRFC have had he has been involved in 3 of them. And for that stat alone the guy deserves our thanks and appreciation. Well done Chris Lines. UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 14:32:58 GMT
i will remember him as a player who could play when up for it, at other times you were a player down. couldve REALLY pushed on if he had wanted
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 14:50:14 GMT
i will remember him as a player who could play when up for it, at other times you were a player down. couldve REALLY pushed on if he had wanted
The thing is, you get what you get with him, he never pretended to be a midfield enforcer, his game was always about vision and what he could do with the ball. It was never a secret that he wasn't going to roll his sleeves up and rough the opposition up, if he was in a position where he needed to do that then it was a mistake in our game management allowing that to happen.
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Post by trymer on Apr 14, 2019 15:57:27 GMT
When that happens I hope that everybody remembers that a player who could have walked in to most L1 teams joined us when we were in the 5th tier and was a big part of pushing on through the second half of that season, then a huge part of the next season as well. A lesson there for Turncoat Taylor, if you have anything at all about you then life isn't all about the bottom line. So,Matty Taylor should have stayed at a club where he was given verbal abuse rather than move to another club where he would earn enough money to make him financially secure for life ? Loyalty ? what about Stuart Taylor ? he showed loyalty to Rovers he played more games for the club than anyone else and how was he rewarded ? by hardly anyone turning up for his testimonial game against Ipswich ! loyalty....get real.
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Post by stevek192 on Apr 14, 2019 16:03:47 GMT
Agree with bamber on Chris Lines. the truth is that even now in home games he would be a refreshing attacking option which at present we don't have. In fact we have very few attacking options under GC but he has done what he had to do with the players he has but unless he brings in about 6 attacking pacey players with a bit of creativity about them then we will be bored to tears by October.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 16:33:30 GMT
Whatever the views on Chris Lines are he has been a great servant of the club. He has a great talent for passing, dead ball delivery and has created many goals. He has also stepped up to the mark when needed. When he came back in ‘15 he played very well and in ‘16 he played some of the best games I can remember him playing on driving us to promotion. Of the 6 promotions BRFC have had he has been involved in 3 of them. And for that stat alone the guy deserves our thanks and appreciation. Well done Chris Lines. UTG! Magnificently put. All the best Chris. Top bloke, top player.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 16:45:57 GMT
The nine-year-old lad I go with agrees. He cites Lines 14 as his favourite player. Likely due to looking always to pass forward. Ambitious creative forward balls entertain him. If Lines had that and made perfect tackles too, we'd never have afforded to re-sign the player. I think he came back to be Bristolian at home. He thus assisted goalscorers in promotions. So I've more loyalty toward CL than toward GC. And I still think he offers a creative option.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 16:49:43 GMT
When that happens I hope that everybody remembers that a player who could have walked in to most L1 teams joined us when we were in the 5th tier and was a big part of pushing on through the second half of that season, then a huge part of the next season as well. A lesson there for Turncoat Taylor, if you have anything at all about you then life isn't all about the bottom line. So,Matty Taylor should have stayed at a club where he was given verbal abuse rather than move to another club where he would earn enough money to make him financially secure for life ? Loyalty ? what about Stuart Taylor ? he showed loyalty to Rovers he played more games for the club than anyone else and how was he rewarded ? by hardly anyone turning up for his testimonial game against Ipswich ! loyalty....get real.
Maybe a good start would have been Taylor not leaving for the absolute minimum amount possible, just before the window closed so that we had no money and no time to replace him. Obviously you think that's reasonable behaviour, I don't, we'll never convince each other, that's fair enough, it's cool to agree to disagree, so I'll leave it there and let anybody else reading this decide which version they have more respect for, mine or yours.
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Post by crater on Apr 14, 2019 19:31:24 GMT
So,Matty Taylor should have stayed at a club where he was given verbal abuse rather than move to another club where he would earn enough money to make him financially secure for life ? Loyalty ? what about Stuart Taylor ? he showed loyalty to Rovers he played more games for the club than anyone else and how was he rewarded ? by hardly anyone turning up for his testimonial game against Ipswich ! loyalty....get real.
Maybe a good start would have been Taylor not leaving for the absolute minimum amount possible, just before the window closed so that we had no money and no time to replace him. Obviously you think that's reasonable behaviour, I don't, we'll never convince each other, that's fair enough, it's cool to agree to disagree, so I'll leave it there and let anybody else reading this decide which version they have more respect for, mine or yours. So did you consider Chris Lines to be a "turncoat" when he left us for Sheff Wed?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 19:42:33 GMT
Maybe a good start would have been Taylor not leaving for the absolute minimum amount possible, just before the window closed so that we had no money and no time to replace him. Obviously you think that's reasonable behaviour, I don't, we'll never convince each other, that's fair enough, it's cool to agree to disagree, so I'll leave it there and let anybody else reading this decide which version they have more respect for, mine or yours. So did you consider Chris Lines to be a "turncoat" when he left us for Sheff Wed? It's not only me who has the arse with Taylor, but from your comments you seem happy with Taylor's conduct. That says more about you than me. See you soon when you try, and fail again to make some kind of point.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 20:07:02 GMT
It's not only me who has the arse with Taylor, but from your comments you seem happy with Taylor's conduct. That says more about you than me. See you soon when you try, and fail again to make some kind of point.Beneath you, Bambi. 1. Crates asked you a question. 2. You didn't answer it. 3. Thus Crates's point is made. 4. You didn't make a point. Don't get me wrong. I like sneering Bambie. I enjoy supercilious Bambie. I love cantankerous Bambie. But you're in danger of making a pointless caricature of yourself. I disagree with Crates's implication, though. Taylor left in disgrace because of the dishonest way in which he cooked up a minimum release fee with Lansdowne to shaft our season's chances, with contempt for Rovers supporters. Lines, I presume, returned to us to be back home in Bristol. I don't suppose he came to Conference Rovers for the money. Therefore Lines retains class and respect Taylor doesn't. Cheer up, Bambie.
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