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Post by a more piratey game on Aug 22, 2021 23:18:30 GMT
I'd like to join please. Can we be called either the Supporters Clique or Presidents Clique? Should we favour the latter can we have our first Valentines ball at McDonalds please? Kind Regards John Malyckyj The PC, ‘Valentines Ball’ was the highlight of the year for many John, great fun with the usually 240+ in attendance.A cheque for around £8k profit was forwarded to the fc a few days later(I am sure you know this but I am curious to know if you attended any. But all that ended when the fc decided to take the event in house.It was decided to support this new arrangement but unfortunately I saw two fights that first night and will not expose my wife to that sort of behaviour, so that was the end of that Let’s hope any in house fund raising activities don’t end up the same way. You have not commented on PCs member ship quoted on here a day or so ago(I apologise if I have missed it) does it not suit your agenda? I missed that quote. Can you confirm what it said please gt?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 5:38:45 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it.
I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie.
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Post by Bath Gas on Aug 23, 2021 9:02:45 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it. I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie. Just wondering why there was a different "vibe" when the club took over, were tickets cheaper, or available to a wider range of supporters? Did they host it at Chasers?
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 23, 2021 9:10:31 GMT
If he joins then I resign. I wouldn’t want to join any club that has me as a member. So I think that makes me the Popular Front of Judea. Good old Grouch Marx
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Post by gastower on Aug 23, 2021 9:48:50 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it. I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie. Cant say I agree with that Pop ,Ian Holtby was the prime mover for taking it out of the hands of the PC, I cant remember any toys being thrown about at that time
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Post by gastower on Aug 23, 2021 9:56:28 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it. I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie. Just wondering why there was a different "vibe" when the club took over, were tickets cheaper, or available to a wider range of supporters? Did they host it at Chasers? I am not sure there was a different vibe, many new faces yes.I think the tickets were more expensive because when the PC ran it John Harding supplied all the meat free of charge from Alec Jarrett Ltd so Ian Holtby didnt have that advantage . On top of the 240 guests I forgot to mention the 50/60 free tickets given to the players and their families.Brilliant night , sadly missed. Held at Jurys Hotel on the waterside
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Post by gastower on Aug 23, 2021 10:00:56 GMT
The PC, ‘Valentines Ball’ was the highlight of the year for many John, great fun with the usually 240+ in attendance.A cheque for around £8k profit was forwarded to the fc a few days later(I am sure you know this but I am curious to know if you attended any. But all that ended when the fc decided to take the event in house.It was decided to support this new arrangement but unfortunately I saw two fights that first night and will not expose my wife to that sort of behaviour, so that was the end of that Let’s hope any in house fund raising activities don’t end up the same way. You have not commented on PCs member ship quoted on here a day or so ago(I apologise if I have missed it) does it not suit your agenda? I missed that quote. Can you confirm what it said please gt? The reference to the 200 club , all paid up members
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:12:20 GMT
I missed that quote. Can you confirm what it said please gt? The reference to the 200 club , all paid up members I'm lost now. Are we saying that the Presidents' Club has 200 members? I seem to recall them being in a single executive box, those boxes have a capacity of 16.
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Post by a more piratey game on Aug 23, 2021 10:15:22 GMT
I missed that quote. Can you confirm what it said please gt? The reference to the 200 club , all paid up members Blimey. I'd read that as users of a room, not PC members That's not enormous, but not shabby either
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Post by sethstarkadder on Aug 23, 2021 10:19:12 GMT
So, this particular grudge, about a party, dates from the Ian Atkins days? What was that 17ish years ago?
And £8k? It’s always welcome but it’s a rounding error in football terms - a few hundred extra walk-ups, a fraction of another round in a cup, a week or two paying a manager off. Worthy of a ‘thank you - we’ll send a player out for a photo op’, but hardly ‘part the crowds, they’re coming through’.
Have I got this right?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:40:42 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it. I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie. Just wondering why there was a different "vibe" when the club took over, were tickets cheaper, or available to a wider range of supporters? Did they host it at Chasers? Previously it was open to The Presidents Club and their guests, subsequently it was sold to whoever wanted a ticket.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:42:50 GMT
The Football Club only took over the promotion of the Valentine’s Dinner when the Presidents Club threw their toys out of the pram and refused to host it. I do agree that their were some unsavoury incidents with one person threatening Ian Atkins for wearing a red tie. Cant say I agree with that Pop ,Ian Holtby was the prime mover for taking it out of the hands of the PC, I cant remember any toys being thrown about at that time John Harding informed us that he wasn't going to hold the Valentine's Dinner as he was unhappy for whatever reason. You are right, Ian Holtby knew that it was a good fundraiser and picked up the gauntlet, it was never taken away from the PC.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:45:37 GMT
The reference to the 200 club , all paid up members I'm lost now. Are we saying that the Presidents' Club has 200 members? I seem to recall them being in a single executive box, those boxes have a capacity of 16. I smell Bulls**t. There is a monthly draw ran by the PC known as The 200 Club as it has a maximum 200 participants but I believe the record number of Presidents Club members was 136 when they were hosted in the Centenary Suite as it was called then. I would be surprised if the current membership couldn't be counted on the fingers and toes of a Bridgewater resident.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:46:57 GMT
So, this particular grudge, about a party, dates from the Ian Atkins days? What was that 17ish years ago? And £8k? It’s always welcome but it’s a rounding error in football terms - a few hundred extra walk-ups, a fraction of another round in a cup, a week or two paying a manager off. Worthy of a ‘thank you - we’ll send a player out for a photo op’, but hardly ‘part the crowds, they’re coming through’. Have I got this right? The first Valentine's dinner ran by the club would have been at the time Seth but it was held annually by the club ever since up until Ian Holtby left the club.
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Post by a more piratey game on Aug 23, 2021 11:01:39 GMT
I'm lost now. Are we saying that the Presidents' Club has 200 members? I seem to recall them being in a single executive box, those boxes have a capacity of 16. I smell Bulls***. There is a monthly draw ran by the PC known as The 200 Club as it has a maximum 200 participants but I believe the record number of Presidents Club members was 136 when they were hosted in the Centenary Suite as it was called then. I would be surprised if the current membership couldn't be counted on the fingers and toes of a Bridgewater resident. What do you say to that gt?
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Post by gastower on Aug 23, 2021 11:32:56 GMT
Not so Pop,you may recall the board deciding to take over the Centenary Suite,I was present when the full board tried to sell the idea to the PC. There must have been over 130 of us in the club house bar . There was a greatly disappoint and even anger at this decision. I do understand that that the board was tasked with maximising the return from the facilities they control but the suggestion that the membership should be fragmented around the ground effectively meant the PC as we knew it ceased to exist.You may not be aware that, as the Dunford lounge capacity is limited,we have had to turn away potential new members.So we have no capacity to grow and even less now that the lounge has been closed .We are ,in fact, hamstrung by the lack of facilities at the Mem ( together with many other supporters) Looking forward I do believe there would be a demand for a club that offered that little bit extra and, for the class warriors amongst you , it could be renamed. Trying to give the impression of the membership of the PC as you have is just wrong .The paid up membership is just under 200 I have been told ,everything less is just semantics
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 12:13:35 GMT
Not so Pop,you may recall the board deciding to take over the Centenary Suite,I was present when the full board tried to sell the idea to the PC. There must have been over 130 of us in the club house bar . There was a greatly disappoint and even anger at this decision. I do understand that that the board was tasked with maximising the return from the facilities they control but the suggestion that the membership should be fragmented around the ground effectively meant the PC as we knew it ceased to exist.You may not be aware that, as the Dunford lounge capacity is limited,we have had to turn away potential new members.So we have no capacity to grow and even less now that the lounge has been closed .We are ,in fact, hamstrung by the lack of facilities at the Mem ( together with many other supporters) Looking forward I do believe there would be a demand for a club that offered that little bit extra and, for the class warriors amongst you , it could be renamed. Trying to give the impression of the membership of the PC as you have is just wrong .The paid up membership is just under 200 I have been told ,everything less is just semantics I remember it well and that was why John decided that he didn't want to host the Valentine's Dinner. If you are counting every member in the PC raffle now known as The Bristol Rovers Presidents 1883 Club as a member then I won't disagree with your figure but to say the PC has more members without anything to offer than it did when it was a great club to be a member of sounds very odd. Where can I find details of the Presidents Club itself as the website is currently under construction and has been for some time. Presidents Club Raffle
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 23, 2021 12:26:39 GMT
I'm lost now. Are we saying that the Presidents' Club has 200 members? I seem to recall them being in a single executive box, those boxes have a capacity of 16. I smell Bulls***. There is a monthly draw ran by the PC known as The 200 Club as it has a maximum 200 participants but I believe the record number of Presidents Club members was 136 when they were hosted in the Centenary Suite as it was called then. I would be surprised if the current membership couldn't be counted on the fingers and toes of a Bridgewater resident. Still about 136 then?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 12:29:40 GMT
I smell Bulls***. There is a monthly draw ran by the PC known as The 200 Club as it has a maximum 200 participants but I believe the record number of Presidents Club members was 136 when they were hosted in the Centenary Suite as it was called then. I would be surprised if the current membership couldn't be counted on the fingers and toes of a Bridgewater resident. Still about 136 then? I see what you did there.
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Post by gastower on Aug 23, 2021 13:51:14 GMT
Not so Pop,you may recall the board deciding to take over the Centenary Suite,I was present when the full board tried to sell the idea to the PC. There must have been over 130 of us in the club house bar . There was a greatly disappoint and even anger at this decision. I do understand that that the board was tasked with maximising the return from the facilities they control but the suggestion that the membership should be fragmented around the ground effectively meant the PC as we knew it ceased to exist.You may not be aware that, as the Dunford lounge capacity is limited,we have had to turn away potential new members.So we have no capacity to grow and even less now that the lounge has been closed .We are ,in fact, hamstrung by the lack of facilities at the Mem ( together with many other supporters) Looking forward I do believe there would be a demand for a club that offered that little bit extra and, for the class warriors amongst you , it could be renamed. Trying to give the impression of the membership of the PC as you have is just wrong .The paid up membership is just under 200 I have been told ,everything less is just semantics I remember it well and that was why John decided that he didn't want to host the Valentine's Dinner. If you are counting every member in the PC raffle now known as The Bristol Rovers Presidents 1883 Club as a member then I won't disagree with your figure but to say the PC has more members without anything to offer than it did when it was a great club to be a member of sounds very odd. Where can I find details of the Presidents Club itself as the website is currently under construction and has been for some time. Presidents Club Raffle
Presidents Club Sorry above my pay grade so cant help there. Obviously many no longer attend because of health/travel issues but trying telling ex directors Vernon Stokes or Bob Andrews they are not members of the PC
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