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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 9, 2016 13:20:07 GMT
Only 24 til the premier league  How about the F.A. Cup? Guess about 5 months |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 6, 2016 17:33:25 GMT
Surprised at that as didn't he leave Kiddy because it was too Southern for him! Either way really hope he can get a good run of games and settle at a club as there's undoubtedly a quality player in there somewhere.
As soon as you wave a few £££'s at these footballers distance become irrelevant.
Dawson isn't too bad as he was already a conference player, but others like Constable and Duffy who have moved from a higher league for the easy money really show their lack of ambition.
The Robbie Savage rule of contract negotiation? |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 6, 2016 17:30:41 GMT
If it's 'utterly pointless' will I win if I'm pointless at the end of the tournament?
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 6, 2016 17:26:26 GMT
I'm led to believe the one in Leicester was moderately well received An open-top bus celebration for winning the Premiership is appropriate. An open-top bus celebration for finishing 3rd in the old 4th Division is inappropriate. Dido hadn't specified what the open top bus tour was for just that they were 'old hat/yesterday'. Personally I wouldn't comment on something someone hasn't said  |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 6, 2016 12:42:52 GMT
Seems very well done for what would be what reason if it was a wind up.
If true, not sure what the missus would think about me going to Bolton on our anniversary
I have no sympathy, anyone who gets married during the football season takes the risk!
Mind you, Glos have Somerset on June 17th, I had better mention to her soon that if she wants to go out for an anniversary meal, it will have to be on Gloucester Road after the cricket!
If you sit below the apartment I'll rig up some sort of tray and pulley system and lower down a half nibbled pasty & a can of Natch tied with a bow on it. That should make her feel special. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 6, 2016 10:00:58 GMT
Am I alone in thinking that open-top bus celebrations are very "old hat/yesterday" when fans can chat with players in Twitterdom, take selfies, etc? I would extend the Open Day to include some appropriate event. (even if a few players may have left). I'm led to believe the one in Leicester was moderately well received |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 3, 2016 10:54:20 GMT
Actually there are two camps on here, the first (larger) camp that wants someone else to run an active & relevant supporters club, and the second (smaller) camp that realises the same people will volunteer (due to a lack of willing volunteers) to run the supporters club and we can only hope that they change to run an active & relevant supporters club. I would wait to see what proposals come from the SC before deciding if I wanted to give time to support the direction they decide to go in. But my suspicion is that this is just a storm in a tea cup and as soon as the fixture list is released it'll all be forgotten, then it'll be business as usual at SCHQ. First paragraph is really chicken and egg. The second paragraph I wholeheartedly agree with and is pretty much what I've been saying all along. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 3, 2016 10:27:57 GMT
Actually there are two camps on here, the first (larger) camp that wants someone else to run an active & relevant supporters club, and the second (smaller) camp that realises the same people will volunteer (due to a lack of willing volunteers) to run the supporters club and we can only hope that they change to run an active & relevant supporters club.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 19:14:22 GMT
Donald Trump? Will he becoming direct from his electoral success or waiting for the end of season Glos Rd carnival? If you carry Donald into The Vic don't knock his syrup off as you go through the door, he may look ridiculous without it  They close the Vic in carnival season, even the police recognise you shouldn’t give money to a s**thead |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 18:50:47 GMT
Well from what some have said on here and what I have heard it would seem that the owners our ignoring a million quid of investments. As to change in brsc I think the phrase you can't teach an old dog new tricks fits the bill perfectly. Now you may own an old dog and hope it learns new tricks but hoping doesn't mean it can. Jim will still be president after the next elections and if he isn't I'll give £30 to the FFS. Anyone care to bet the other Way? I look forward to a 'presidential visit' on Gloucester Road next season. Donald Trump? Will he becoming direct from his electoral success or waiting for the end of season Glos Rd carnival? |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 10:30:58 GMT
Well from what some have said on here and what I have heard it would seem that the owners our ignoring a million quid of investments. As to change in brsc I think the phrase you can't teach an old dog new tricks fits the bill perfectly. Now you may own an old dog and hope it learns new tricks but hoping doesn't mean it can. Jim will still be president after the next elections and if he isn't I'll give £30 to the FFS. Anyone care to bet the other Way? I think there's a distance between Jim and the Chairman, hard to see them appearing for a photoshoot on a balcony any time soon, holding hands and saying it was all just a big misunderstanding. Ha,ha something we can wholeheartedly agree on |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 9:06:48 GMT
If you were running BRSC that may indeed be what could happen but it ignores the fact that those running BRSC could've done that at any point in the past but haven't. So what likelihood is there that they will now choose to do that? Be clear I'm not arguing against change in BRSC just pointing out that the same people who have shown no appetite for change in the past are still the same people running it now so the likelihood of a change is pretty damn low. It's possible that change may come out of Jim's outburst. There's also the issue of Masters and Seymour-Smith, if as John says, they publicly admitted that they were 'frozen out' by the previous board and didn't tell the people paying for their 'Box 1 jolly' then that needs looking at. And they can't use the 'better to be on the inside to affect change' argument, because when the hour came, it sounds like they didn't even try. But at least with the new owners, I don't believe for a second that they will be comfortable just ignoring a million quid of supporters' investment, so something is going to change. Well from what some have said on here and what I have heard it would seem that the owners our ignoring a million quid of investments. As to change in brsc I think the phrase you can't teach an old dog new tricks fits the bill perfectly. Now you may own an old dog and hope it learns new tricks but hoping doesn't mean it can. Jim will still be president after the next elections and if he isn't I'll give £30 to the FFS. Anyone care to bet the other Way? |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 9:01:16 GMT
What's the betting at least half those residents have bought properties there since we've been at the Mem? As fas as we'll never sell out an increased capacity Mem, if that's the case then why bother with a 22,000, or rumoured 27,000, capacity at the UWE? Although I understood we could never extend the South Stand beyond it's present length as it would block out too much light for the Alton Rd residents, or was that just hearsay? No one is saying we won't ever sell out an increased capacity at The Mem. I just don't think we will see an increase in attendances next season. I would absolutely love to be proved wrong, but I'm with CGH on this one, and will gladly take mid table mediocrity, but I also believe that will see a drop in attendance figures- again, hopefully I'm wrong. I'd be over the moon to be proved wrong on this. But in reality when you look at home attendances we have a hard core of 5-6000 that would watch absolute dross as long as it's packaged in blue and white quarters above that people become a lot more fickle. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 29, 2016 8:17:04 GMT
So really the options are new blood joins BRSC and make change happen or the same people carry on running it exactly ad they do now. I'm sure it's the second option that will happen. Doesn't need to be so. Just use the SC newsletter to distribute a questionnaire asking what people like / don't like / want. Send it out at Christmas, they always used to get a good postal response to the Christmas draw, I'm guessing they still do that, if so no hardship to pop a questionnaire in the same envelope. They must be at least in the 1990s by now so should have a database of email addresses, ping the same form to everyone. Have a pile on both shop counters, make sure nobody leaves without at least 1 form. Couple of random prizes to respondents (signed shirt / 2 Dribuild hospitality tickets - there's a programme article right there). I don't believe for a second that Jim doesn't want the SC to be what the supporters want it to be. Or is this all too simplistic? If you were running BRSC that may indeed be what could happen but it ignores the fact that those running BRSC could've done that at any point in the past but haven't. So what likelihood is there that they will now choose to do that? Be clear I'm not arguing against change in BRSC just pointing out that the same people who have shown no appetite for change in the past are still the same people running it now so the likelihood of a change is pretty damn low. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 28, 2016 22:08:38 GMT
Is it time for certain non members of the BRSC to now join and make things change and develop a new fan focused organisation which they are encouragin. Join now and support the Club you know it makes sense. That's fair enough, Harry; but the conduct of the BRSC Chairman might be a bit offputting for some, delighted with recent change at BRFC. If BRSC want to pursue a membership drive, then they would do well to set out a blueprint for something people want to use or to be a part of. In my day, I'd drink in the BRSC bar, and ride their perfectly good away bus service. This will work for some, but I think BRSC may need to find something they can provide to bring about a wholesale membership increase. So really the options are new blood joins BRSC and make change happen or the same people carry on running it exactly ad they do now. I'm sure it's the second option that will happen. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 28, 2016 13:52:29 GMT
Yep ready the first page, I was on there talking about people's apathy sound familiar 2 years later? Gave up halfway through the list of questions that all seemed to be directed at the board. Stand by my original point to Angas where have people been bringing up the failings of brsc? Like sheep a lot of people have ploughed in after Kevin Spencer started the thread and then Steve Hamer replied to Jim Chappell. A week or two ago no-one cared enough to talk about BRSC. Good effort PP but you failed. I found plenty of threads last night. You'd posted on several of them. So you say hope it wasn't a dull evening |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 27, 2016 22:38:27 GMT
Crikey there's 11 pages of it, care to provide a summary for us I think most of it wa EGM stuff. CGH might be interesred in the first page Yep ready the first page, I was on there talking about people's apathy sound familiar 2 years later? Gave up halfway through the list of questions that all seemed to be directed at the board. Stand by my original point to Angas where have people been bringing up the failings of brsc? Like sheep a lot of people have ploughed in after Kevin Spencer started the thread and then Steve Hamer replied to Jim Chappell. A week or two ago no-one cared enough to talk about BRSC. Good effort PP but you failed. |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 27, 2016 21:47:55 GMT
We'll get bigger crowds if we're doing well. Let's not kid ourselves that if it's midtable mediocrity (which I'll happily take now) or a relegation battle that we'll still be getting the crowds we saw at the end of the season. pessimist - Read this again in 12 months time when we are celebrating another promotion I'd be more over the moon than anyone |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 27, 2016 21:27:01 GMT
Mem sold out 6 time's this season. Capacity veries between 10.5k and 11.9k depending on segregation. Very sensible decision to investigate this. I see no reason with a little work the BCC safety officer won't sign off the increased capacity. I really don't think it did, in fact I think it was nly the Dagenham game wasn't it? Oh come on Rex this is the forum no-one seriously deals in facts here |
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on May 27, 2016 18:30:42 GMT
I'll take that up then Cheshire. The obvious conclusion to your point is that no-one had any problem with how BRSC was run before Jim's missives, I mean no-one was talking about it were they?. Strange now how those same people who weren't talking about BRSC now believe it should have a complete roots and all overall (which I don't necessarialy disagree with). So as usual complete apathy by everyone until Jim opened his mouth. A pity that so many care so little don't you agree Terry? I think if you went back in time you'd find there were plenty who expressed discontent with the SC. But there eventually comes a point where people run out of steam. So it's not that 'so many' didn't care, just that they'd given up on a lost cause. Jim's latest Jottings have just re-lit the embers. Oh do please dig up those threads for us Angas .... |
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