How much more can we take? The last four years of drift...

I presume you mean Wael or have you discovered something monumental? 

I'm aware of that Dave but I assume you are talking to Bondi.

Unless he meant that Wael was the owner and assumed, wrongly, that you hadn't met with him.

said I wouldn’t post again so apologies for doing what I said I wouldn’t and I hope that doesn’t make anyone feel I am not trust worthy. The last thing I want is people arguing / falling out because of what I have said and therefore a further post is probably appropriate. I posted on gas chat as someone mentioned to me that the post had been lifted across and I thought it correct to address that given I had put my name to it.
I have not answered specific questions about the project as I simply cannot. What I will say is that if and when the info comes into the public domain I will put my name to it at that stage too.
I didn’t intend for my initial post to be quite as explosive and my motivation was genuinely to explain that there was truth in the fact that there were other options for the club to consider (other than the fruit market) which quite a few people have said but have been dismissed.
I was then called out as someone who was hiding so I thought it appropriate to put my name to it. I (as a gas head) would feel the same if someone wasn’t prepared to back up to some degree what they were claiming with at least a name.
If I could go into specifics about the project I would as quite frankly there would then be zero debate to be had. I understand totally why people are sceptical as I can’t answer specifics but I have absolutely nothing to gain by putting my name to something that is a fantasy!
When it went a little bit mad on here (and in hindsight I should have realised that would happen) I thought it was worth one last shot at turning a potentially negative situation into a positive.
I can see I have been criticised for trying to instigate a deal on a forum. That wasn’t and isn’t the case. I saw according to the Bristol Post Q an
and A that no meetings have taken place! Well I must have been in one massive dream over the last 18 months if that’s the case,
I am not trying to do any kind of deal on a forum but as a long standing supporter I don’t feel that it’s wrong to have mentioned my experience with the club.... Others (myself included) criticise all kinds of aspects of the club and discuss their experiences on forums, on those occasions they also call for change or a reaction to their issue from the club. I only changed tact and asked rovers to react to turn a negative into a positive. In hindsight and based on the comments in the post that was probably naive and I suspect it’s very much game over.
I am not a wealthy man in monetary terms relative to a stadium project and would not dream of trying to convince anyone that I would have the money required to fund anything like a stadium! If I was I would be stupid enough to throw it all into the club anyway!
I am however (with my gas head friend) a chap who has spent a long time putting deals together by bringing people with the ability to make deals happen to the right table at the appropriate time and suggesting the framework for negotiations. As an example we are the two guys who have brought the potential esports stakeholders together as reported below. This is nothing to do with the project / scheme being discussed here but is simply an example to demonstrate I am not a fantasist!

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/1500-seater-esports-venue-proposed-4772055

As two gas heads, passionate about the club getting a new stadium we have simply tried hard to bring the club to the table at the appropriate time. Our attempts were motivated by a desire to make a contribution to the progress of the club that most supporters seem desperate for. The comments in the post seemingly make the position clear now and hopefully we can all move on. Nobody (and I mean nobody) would be happier than me if the club announced a stadium plan elsewhere / fruit market / redevelopment of the Mem etc.

I understand from the comments in the post that the club are looking at other options. That’s their prerogative and I completely respect that and of course wish them well. I will be an extremely happy chap when one day the stadium project is realised.

Really interesting post - and thanks for spending time to write that up. Could I ask if it was you and your partner who were 'invited to join the Board' about 6 months ago?
That episode has been bugging me for ages.
I don't think Cheshire was being intentionally rude - I just we've all been stung with false hope over the years. UTG.

I've not read the whole of this thread, but to answer the original post:


We have had the most terrible time as supporters. Our history is one of almost constant failure, sprinkled with occasional mediocre success. Despite that, we have a passionate fanbase. The Gas endure, against all odds.

We carry on because we must. What else is there for a football supporter?

We need to get back to The Mem and make our feelings known.

The ONLY positive I can offer this evening is that we have been in a much worse situation, and not that long ago. I DO NOT want to go back there.

I'm not sure this current group of players understand this football club or the depth of feeling. How could they, they have never seen a crowd at The Mem. What a strange world we live in, what a strange time we live through.

We just need to dig in and survive this season. Relegation is not an option and would be devastating!

UTG