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Post by Rex on Sept 20, 2019 9:58:46 GMT
I am glad that he has been banned from attending matches,I think that it sends out the right message ie paedophiles are not ok and most people don't want to associate with them. I also think that the ban will be the only part of his 'punishment' that will have any effect on him,suspended sentence...big deal,chat with the Pastor..more BS....banned from going to the Rovers which he has been doing for 50 years (?) now thats going to be a big part of his life gone. Obviously Paedophilia is a disgusting and terrible crime and the club are to be congratulated on their swift response but it does make me wonder if people who are convicted of other very serious crimes should get bans too ? Despite the distasteful content, it is quite an interesting subject for discussion. I know Rovers fans who have killed, should they be banned? Anyway, we aren't allowed to discuss serious subjects here and it won't be long before someone gets really outraged  |
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Post by Rex on Sept 20, 2019 8:03:15 GMT
shows his face at a game it wont go well for him , you think he would be tolerated ? i n real time just how many people would recognise him any way, unless you have a facial poster up saying "this is****" many would not even know of the offence he has committed I think an awful lot of people would recognise Jim at Rovers. |
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Post by Rex on Sept 20, 2019 8:02:00 GMT
Banned from the ground and away games too. How's that gonna happen, though? Away grounds aren't going to monitor our paedos are they? There's no need to get emotionally hysterical about this. To me, it's quite simple : I actually disagree if he's been banned from watching. I'm not condoning his behaviour, but it isn't the club's responsibility to ban fans from attending if there hasn't been misconduct directly involving the club. Ban him from employment, that's fine. Don't ban him from being just a fan. I'm sure lots will disagree, but please formulate logistical argument instead of being fixated with outrage.Good luck with that. I agree with you btw. |
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Post by Rex on Sept 15, 2019 20:41:12 GMT
Burnley v Norwich City 2-1 Manchester City v Watford 3-1 Birmingham City v Preston North End 2-1 Bristol City v Swansea City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers 0-1 Fleetwood Town v Rochdale 2-0 Rotherham United v Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town v Crawley Town 2-0 Port Vale v Mansfield Town 1-2 Read more: gasheads.org/thread/8419/week-games-prediction-league-september#ixzz5zd0JJZI4 |
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Post by Rex on Sept 14, 2019 22:21:11 GMT
I seem to be in a minority, but the only league games I have missed this season are todays and Burton and I honestly don't see a lot wrong. I think we are half decent and will finish top half. I'll join you in that minority view - I got home from the Accy game last week irritated that we had conceded two points owing to sloppy defending, but feeling I'd been at a very watchable game and that we'd played OK. It was only after reading the comments from others - "dire", "dour", "shambles", "chaos" etc. - that I wondered if I'd somehow stumbled into a parallel universe where everything is awful all the time. I agree with you - we're not a bad team and will hopefully improve. If you want to recall what real despair and worry looks like, try watching us at Altrincham 5 years ago - I was at that game and I'd have bitten your hand off for anything approaching our current position and performance. I was at that Altrincham game as well, I didn't miss many (if any) that season. Before the game I remember being in the pub, quite a few Rovers there and thinking to myself that the coming season might be good fun. After the game, the horrible realisation that we may not have reached rock bottom yet hit me and indeed worse was to come at Braintree and also- even though we had picked up a bit by then- at Alfreton. Never in my life did I imagine I would be watching Rovers limp to a 0-0 with Alfreton in a sub 1000 crowd on a dingy November evening! We are not even remotely close to being that bad at the moment , although it is quite possible we may be again if off the field things carry on as they are. Quite why GC gets the stick he does amazes me, some people should be careful what they wish for. |
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Post by Rex on Sept 14, 2019 19:16:53 GMT
The odds on a 2-0 loss must be tightening. Not going today, I can't summon up the enthusiasm. Hoping for a point, but fearing none. UTG. There are a fair few more feeling the way you do & are not going. We desperately need the team to start putting in some decent performances. Worrying times for sure I seem to be in a minority, but the only league games I have missed this season are todays and Burton and I honestly don't see a lot wrong. I think we are half decent and will finish top half. |
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Post by Rex on Sept 12, 2019 18:03:05 GMT
I've been there twice. Once for a 2-1 win around 1984, I'm pretty sure it was the game before Arsenal away in the Milk Cup.
The other time , I took my son out of school on the pretence of him having a dental appointment (I'm a good dad) so we could go up for one of the best games I have ever witnessed in the play offs. He was spotted on Sky TV running up to the camera after the game, but luckily for me there were no repercussions! Even luckier was that we managed to walk along the narrow canal path in the middle of a full scale brawl between rival fans after the game, without coming to any harm!
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Post by Rex on Sept 9, 2019 11:08:25 GMT
Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea 2-2 Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City 2-1 Hull City v Wigan Athletic 1-0 Stoke City v Bristol City 3-2 AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers 2-3 Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Northampton Town v Newport County 1-1 Swindon Town v Macclesfield Town 2-0 Read more: gasheads.org/thread/8409/week-games-prediction-league-september?page=1#ixzz5z1awT5kh |
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Post by Rex on Sept 9, 2019 6:15:21 GMT
The man hasnt got an ounce of managerial blood in him,opposition go down to 10 and he still stick to the formation what a fool. Well if we are getting into playground style insults.. Takes one to know one. |
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Post by Rex on Sept 1, 2019 19:09:35 GMT
Big deal. I'm happy to bet that Walsall finish in the play offs this season.Relentless digs at Darrell Clarke on here. It's almost like people want to forget how much he did for us and understood us. I'll take that bet! I don't think the OP was really having a dig though, just pointing out Walsall aren't doing too well. I think there are very, very few Rovers fans who don't view Darrell's time here as a success . |
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Post by Rex on Sept 1, 2019 19:05:49 GMT
Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley 2-1 Coventry City v Blackpool 1-1 Fleetwood Town v Oxford United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers v Gillingham 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City 0-1 Colchester United v Walsall 0-1 Leyton Orient v Swindon Town 0-2 Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic 2-1 Aldershot Town v Barrow 2-1 Torquay United v Harrogate Town 1-0 Read more: gasheads.org/thread/8395/week-games-prediction-league-september?page=1#ixzz5yIkusSEx |
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Post by Rex on Aug 31, 2019 6:34:18 GMT
Boring ain’t it, gay jokes about Brighton got boring in 1984. I'm with you there. I think the first time I heard the ' We can see you holding hands' chant and the variations and retorts to it, I probably cracked a smile, but they really have been done to death now. There aren't many chants that remain amusing after they have been heard for the nth time, although the 'ginger haired ****' song and 'Lescott ready to rumble', which I believe, may have been your own handiwork, are honourable exceptions |
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Post by Rex on Aug 30, 2019 16:22:36 GMT
I wasn't at the game, but apparently Rovers sang 'We can see you holding hands' to which the Brighton fans responded with 'You're too ugly to be gay'.
I find it very difficult to believe that anyone was offended by either chant , I don't think either is homophobic and both could be considered mildy amusing (if I hadn't heard them several times before)
I find it tedious in the extreme that the club feel duty bound to roll out a standard 'blah, blah, blah' statement on such matters.
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Post by Rex on Aug 30, 2019 16:14:58 GMT
Heading to Lincoln - Fleetwood tomorrow obviously. Obviously! Have you not been there with Rovers then? |
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Post by Rex on Aug 28, 2019 18:06:29 GMT
I think it is even more of a sobering thought that we have owners who care about the club about as much as Dale cared for Bury. Wael may care, but it has been apparent for some while that he isn't the one holding the purse strings. Slightly different in that the al-Qadis are respectable businessmen, with a reputation to think about. Plus, in the Arab world, business relations are highly personalised and transactions are based on personal trust. Unlike in Western capitalism, screwing people over for money or personal gain is strongly frowned upon. In contrast, this Dale character appears to be a borderline crook, with no reputation to sustain or worry about. A big difference. Nick Higgs cared very much for the club, and look how that turned out........ I hope you are right about our owners, although I remain to be convinced. I think you are being kind to Dale in calling him only a 'borderline' crook. |
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Post by Rex on Aug 28, 2019 15:38:16 GMT
I'm in the Premier Inn at Worcester tonight and my room has a complete view of the whole ground, Pity it's pissing down really.
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Post by Rex on Aug 28, 2019 15:32:50 GMT
There but for the grace of Wael al-Qadi, we go? A sobering thought......... I think it is even more of a sobering thought that we have owners who care about the club about as much as Dale cared for Bury. Wael may care, but it has been apparent for some while that he isn't the one holding the purse strings. |
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Post by Rex on Aug 27, 2019 18:34:25 GMT
Bristol City v Middlesbrough 2-1 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 West Ham United v Norwich City 2-1 Millwall v Hull City 0-1 Nottingham Forest v Preston North End 1-1 Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Gillingham v Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town 2-1 Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town 1-0 Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United 1-2 Read more: gasheads.org/thread/8385/week-games-prediction-league-august#ixzz5xpOJAgym |
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Post by Rex on Aug 27, 2019 11:12:48 GMT
AFC Wimbledon Newport County reformed June 1989 No expert on this and stand to be corrected by those that do know more.....but I think the point being made is that these are the “new companies” and have no links to the debts/issues of the “old companies” which are the ones that you wish to pursue by whatever means. Thus the point being you can’t flog a dead horse....it’s exactly that - a dead horse. Yes, that was exactly my point, although now further down the thread it has been suggested you can go after former directors in some circumstances. |
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Post by Rex on Aug 27, 2019 5:24:09 GMT
Serious question...why are they allowed to advertise themselves as Bristol City when that club doesn't exist any longer? By doing so they should be liable for the old club's debts imho if i had the money id sue the b******s You can't, there is no one to sue. Similarly in Scotland, Rangers aren't Rangers any more, they are 'The Rangers'. Whether we like it or not, clubs are run as businesses(albeit sometimes very badly) and businesses will use every loophole available to them to continue. |
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