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Post by The Concept on Mar 14, 2021 19:44:34 GMT
It's a well known fact that that if someone is described to 'be a Bristol Rover', it is Cockerney Rhyming Slang for someone said to 'be in clover'.
Therefore, someone who is living well, without financial stress, living luxurious life, being well off ... ahem!
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Post by The Concept on Mar 14, 2021 12:10:34 GMT
On the face of it that comment may sound tame, and just a personal opinion, but Admins have already had to delete at least one racist thread that that user created this year. I guess it's been a series of incidents that have led to the red card. Tame? I'd think mean, nasty and uncalled for. Would the poster care to say it to Rodman's face? I think not. Sadly it is the curse of social media - such comments can be made from anonymity. I just wonder what the poster is like in reality. Well, yes, of course, nasty, un-called for, and (as Rodders has proven since returning to the side), complete and utter nonsense. But in isolation doesn't warrant a ban, 'tame' compared to other stuff, and, unfortunately ten-a-penny out there in socialmedial-land.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 14, 2021 11:10:54 GMT
So what is actually going on here? Do Bristol Rovers now employee 2 people to carry out several roles? Is Joey B***** sub-contracting out to people he wants to carry out certain roles?
We seem to have a huge amount of backroom staff now. Would be good if someone could produce a definitive list of who is on the BRFC payroll and what their role is.
JB himself didn't seem to know his job title in his first interview at the club. Said he wasn't sure whether he was 'Manager' or 'Head Coach'. Perhaps Eddy has PoA to sign his contract papers...
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Post by The Concept on Mar 14, 2021 11:01:03 GMT
Back to the game yesterday...
Was a strange one. First half Wimbledon had all the ball, 61% possession, yet barely had a shot. Whereas we had a number of half-chances on the break.
The game ends up almost equal on possession, we had 19 shots and until the closing stages they'd only had 4 (ended up with 10).
But for all our half-chances Wimbledon had the clearest opportunities: 2 clear headers missed, centre of goal, only a couple of yards out; 2 fine saves forced out of Day, one of which from a 1-on-1; probably should have had a penalty too.
Oh, and the 2 saves from Day were both near post! :-)
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Post by The Concept on Mar 14, 2021 10:49:09 GMT
On the face of it that comment may sound tame, and just a personal opinion, but Admins have already had to delete at least one racist thread that that user created this year. I guess it's been a series of incidents that have led to the red card.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 13, 2021 11:34:44 GMT
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Post by The Concept on Mar 12, 2021 22:54:46 GMT
Saturday February 9th 2019 - Rovers 1 Shrewsbury 1.
I had to google this to find the actual game, remembering that the bloke sat next to me had been to see a trilla at the Villa the night before. When looking at Aston Villa's results for the 2018/19 season you get an indication of how many high scoring, close games with last minute winners they had - if was difficult to establish the right one, and I eventually got it by linking a home Friday night game for them with a home Saturday game for us.
Get this: the bloke sat next to me had been to see Aston Villa draw 3-3 with Sheffield United, in a top of the table clash, with a crowd of 34,892, and Villa having been 3-0 down before scoring in the 82nd and 86th minutes, and finally grabbing a last gasp 94th minute equiliser. ... Then the next day journeying to Bristol to see a 'tetchy League One relegation battle' (according to the BBC report) - grim, I would have called it - in a wind-swept stadium, with a quarter of the crowd that was at Birmingham of 8,322.
I remember at the time wondering what the hell this chap was doing coming to watch us, and at the same time feeling rather sorry for him that he'd made the decision. What made things even stranger was the fact that the bloke sat next to me was from The Netherlands!
So what was this Dutchman doing watching Rovers v Shrewsbury? "Oh, I enjoy watching English League matches," he told me, "I come over about six times a year and try to get to as many games as I can." The English team he looks out for is Crystal Palace, as for a while he lived and worked in London and Palace became his team.
The Dutch bloke sat next to me seemed to be enjoying the match: he remarked how competitive it was; was impressed with the size of our crowd for a 3rd Tier team, and was also impressed with the noise levels the Rovers supporters made.
He wore his jacket hood up the whole game, as if he didn't want to be noticed. If I remember rightly he said he was a Feyenoord fan from Rotterdam, but I'm not so sure ... going by his looks and accent, I'm not convinced that the bloke sat next to me wasn't Henning Wehn.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 12, 2021 22:21:01 GMT
Tuesday March 10th 2020 - Rovers 2 Sunderland 0.Yes! A year ago today. A whole year since we were last able to watch a live football match. I remember going to the game and not been comfortable at all. I had considered not going. I'd watched the film Contagion a couple of years before, and that is rather chilling. A day later and I think I'd have stayed at home. There is no way I would have attended Cheltenham Festival (even if I had an interest in horse-racing), and later in the week we were letting 4,000 Spanish fans, where the virus was already out of control, into Liverpool for a European match - crazy! "There's no evidence Covid-19 spreads in big crowds..." we were told at the Downing Street press conference of the time - You're kidding right? This is a virus you know? You realise viruses spread by people being in close contact, you 'expert' people?At the game I was conscious not to face people when talking. Steer clear of anyone coughing. The chap sat next to me appeared to have duel cityzenship: he'd been brought up in both Newcastle and Bristol, and lived in both over the years. He said he planned to move back up there when able to retire. True to his Geordie roots the cold didn't bother him - shorts and a T-shirt, when I distinctly remember it still being chilly and bobble-hat weather for me. Most of the game he was shouting things like "Ya cheatin' Mackem" ... "Youse der-ee cheatin' Mackems!" For someone who had spent most of his life in Bristol his accent was remarkably more Geordie than Bristle. I guess it came out more because of the opposition. My new friend for the day had watched a lot of Rovers home and away, I think he said he'd been to all games one season, and back in the 1990/91 season he was in the away end, at St. James Park, when Rovers beat Newcastle 2-0. Despite still watching a fair bit of Rovers, he told me he had a Newcastle season-ticket and flew up to watch every other week! If you're reading this, all the very best to you, and let's hope both The Gas and The Toon stay up! One small point, I think you’ll find he pronounced the word dirty as ‘Dorty’ At least he would if you’re a Viz reader! Hmm! I'm struggling with that. Whenever I try 'Dorty' it either comes out with an Irish accent, or James Cagney describing a type of rat!
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Post by The Concept on Mar 11, 2021 19:14:13 GMT
Me = "The dustbin-men from the council." Two generations before me = "The ash-man from the corporation." Ash-bin men was another well used description. Can anybody remember one of Bristol's binmen/ashbin men known as "Ginger" ? He was always in the Tote End in the early 70's leading the singing. Thinking about it now, a great aunt would say: "Put the ash out for the ashman." I guess that's what it was like back then Pops? You'd put the ash out because that's what it was back then - no plastic, or stuff like that, you'd put it all on the hearth to burn, then it was just ash to put out for the ashman.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 11, 2021 14:57:41 GMT
It was hardly a Development Squad when most of them had played for the first team. It's good that players were getting game time, but the fixture hardly developed our younger players. Perhaps some of our signings needed to be developed. I've always thought of the development squad as The Reserves just like I still call our refuse collectors The Binmen. Me = "The dustbin-men from the council." Two generations before me = "The ash-man from the corporation."
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2021 21:42:20 GMT
Tuesday March 10th 2020 - Rovers 2 Sunderland 0.
Yes! A year ago today. A whole year since we were last able to watch a live football match.
I remember going to the game and not been comfortable at all. I had considered not going. I'd watched the film Contagion a couple of years before, and that is rather chilling. A day later and I think I'd have stayed at home. There is no way I would have attended Cheltenham Festival (even if I had an interest in horse-racing), and later in the week we were letting 4,000 Spanish fans, where the virus was already out of control, into Liverpool for a European match - crazy!
"There's no evidence Covid-19 spreads in big crowds..." we were told at the Downing Street press conference of the time - You're kidding right? This is a virus you know? You realise viruses spread by people being in close contact, you 'expert' people?
At the game I was conscious not to face people when talking. Steer clear of anyone coughing.
The chap sat next to me appeared to have duel cityzenship: he'd been brought up in both Newcastle and Bristol, and lived in both over the years. He said he planned to move back up there when able to retire.
True to his Geordie roots the cold didn't bother him - shorts and a T-shirt, when I distinctly remember it still being chilly and bobble-hat weather for me. Most of the game he was shouting things like "Ya cheatin' Mackem" ... "Youse der-ee cheatin' Mackems!"
For someone who had spent most of his life in Bristol his accent was remarkably more Geordie than Bristle. I guess it came out more because of the opposition.
My new friend for the day had watched a lot of Rovers home and away, I think he said he'd been to all games one season, and back in the 1990/91 season he was in the away end, at St. James Park, when Rovers beat Newcastle 2-0.
Despite still watching a fair bit of Rovers, he told me he had a Newcastle season-ticket and flew up to watch every other week!
If you're reading this, all the very best to you, and let's hope both The Gas and The Toon stay up!
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2021 21:21:12 GMT
Since Dursley Dave moved a couple of years back, to be further up the stand with the Dursley/Wotton Massive, the seat to me has often been empty.
However, one benefit has been that I've had a selection of people taking up the seat for various matches: people up-grading from the terrace for the day; the once-a-season folk; the ones back from the other end of the country to see family; neutrals visiting for the day; suspicions of being an away fan, the suspected scouts scribbling down notes.
Some interesting folk ...
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2021 21:11:29 GMT
Hard to pick out a MOM, Alex R probably pushed by Upson, but so many good performances. I love McCs hassle in midfield. Even if we were sometimes outnumbered in midfield he never let Accrington settle. Ayunga very good and deserved a goal. Both CHs were good and won nearly all their headers and defended well. The build up to all of the goals was good, No luck about that tonight, very classy and goals 2,3 and 4 were great strikes. One thing, does Day have a problem at his near post on his right shoulder? Against Rochdale and tonight we gave away goals and on his left shoulder against Crewe (?). Perhaps a bit picky after a great win but it could be crucial in a tight match. If we play like that and keep our consistency going we’ll be ok. I don’t really care about how others are doing, it’s all about us. We play well, we’ll be ok. The time to worry about the others will be when we come to the last 2/3/4 matches. Then what they do is important, until then it’s about us. We are now seeing more consistency in our performances and I make that 7 matches (TW and JB) when the performance has been ok. In some we gave away poor goals through individual errors which stopped getting what we deserved but keep that up and we’ll be ok. Well done JB and the team. UTG! The near post thing was pointed out to me a while back, then sure enough it happened the next game. May well have been the Rochdale game you mentioned - I did write about it on a match-day thread at the time. Seems to me it's either near post. Last night it was: - Right hand post for the goal, and I've no idea how it went in - you should never be beaten from that angle. Just as well we were well clear at the time. - Left hand post in the first half, but fortunately the post saved us. A goal at that point could have altered the game. This near post thing then, what is it? Perhaps it's because the ball is so close and you can't your hands down to it in time? In those sorts of situation I wonder if it's not better to just block it with your legs. It's like a penalty where the ball goes under the body, but if the 'keeper had stood still they could have kicked it away.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2021 21:01:44 GMT
Yeah, I think they get a few things wrong as they're sitting in the East Stand, so opposite the view we get on camera. They've named the wrong players at times, when the action is close to the West Stand. I have heard them try to remember to say things to make it sound like their view is the same as those watching on I-Follow. They ought to have a tablet or laptop with them, so they can see the replays of key incidents. I'm glad to hear Kieth has started to be very careful about 'singing Rovers praises' now.It seemed to me,all too often he would say eg,'Rovers look very much in control and I can't see them conceding'.You know what happened next. Now if he gets excited he tends to caveat his confidence with eg'but there's along way to go' or something to remind us it's a two horse race. I've not listened to Radio Bristol since the Gas Cast boys have taken over i-Follow commentary. At the moment I'm taking advantage of the season-ticket for home games, but haven't purchased an away game for a while, and actually not even bothered to listen to away games on the radio. Been nice to have a break away from it all! Been able to get a few things done around the house. I'll be back listening soon though.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 9, 2021 22:49:49 GMT
What are these commentators on about, the keeper although he's crap, clearly punched the ball clear. Yeah, I think they get a few things wrong as they're sitting in the East Stand, so opposite the view we get on camera. They've named the wrong players at times, when the action is close to the West Stand. I have heard them try to remember to say things to make it sound like their view is the same as those watching on I-Follow. They ought to have a tablet or laptop with them, so they can see the replays of key incidents.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 8, 2021 19:40:57 GMT
Perhaps one has acknowledged his problem, while the other hasn't Perhaps one has addressed his problem, while the other hasn't. Perhaps one has sought redemption, while the other hasn't. Perhaps one has carried out work in the community to help prevent others falling for the errors of his past ways, while the other hasn't. Surely you can see this... ? JAB has acknowledged some of his problems and addressed some of it because he's publicly apologised for some of the incidents he's done. Also been involved and done some charity work ... I'm not sure whether that addresses your point of helping preventing others, but I'm making the point one was accepted and the other is not. By some. Really? Well that's good and a step in the right direction. But the reason I suggested those potential reasons is because many here have been saying the opposite: that he hasn't acknowledged, addressed or apologised for things he's done. If he has then I wonder how many were before he then went on to do the same again. The main distinction is the time time between DJ & JB's last misdemeanour and them then being an official face of Bristol Rovers - I would imagine a long period of time for DJ, yet not so for JB, and indeed he still has a pending court appearance. With this in mind, I think it's quite obvious why one was accepted and the other is not. There are lots of 'somes' in your reply, and my sums say we are still a long way from comparing (bad) apples with (bad) apples.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 7, 2021 21:04:40 GMT
Following on and replying to Thinners Whiters Dukers..... "But I shouldn't think that having him messing around on the pitch quoting stuff from some silly book would lead to Rovers being associated in the national press with someone who has multiple instances of violence associated with him in recent years" That's exactly what has happened! Exactly! We have been on national media, not mentioning a book....? The point is, at the time you said and did nothing. As did everyone else (myself included). There's nothing, I mean nothing with an outcry to DJ past offences being brought to the table in this regard. Both then or now. No non attending of matches, no boycott where he's been prevalent. No moral outcry. It's not an identical comparison, but both situations hold moral and violent issues.... I'm still struggling to wonder why one is more wrong than the other? There is a rehabilitation order act 1974, I'm not amazing with it but it's about orders and spent orders. As for supervising etc, I defer to that order. I understand the feelings behind the posts of anti JAB, but there's an inconsistency in regards to the policy history of employment/association within the club. Surely you can see this, even though you may draw your line in a different place? Perhaps one has acknowledged his problem, while the other hasn't Perhaps one has addressed his problem, while the other hasn't. Perhaps one has sought redemption, while the other hasn't. Perhaps one has carried out work in the community to help prevent others falling for the errors of his past ways, while the other hasn't. Surely you can see this... ?
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Post by The Concept on Mar 7, 2021 20:50:21 GMT
Sweet!
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Post by The Concept on Mar 7, 2021 10:58:11 GMT
Saw the highlights earlier. Yes Leahy should have put the ball out, but at the same time I have some sympathy for him. I can understand why he thought he could shield the ball out. The momentum of the ball suddenly slows down markedly 3 yards from the goal-line. The original speed, taking into account slowing down, would have seen the ball out easily. It looked like it hit a patch of treacle from a Tom & Jerry cartoon.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 7, 2021 10:49:55 GMT
And as the Axe-man says, over 2,220 for Burton:
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