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Post by chelt_gas on Oct 14, 2017 22:18:15 GMT
This thread is just fluvial, weir talking about our loss to Ox'bow'ford lakes not the SC. I guess it'll be water under the bridge soon.
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Post by chelt_gas on Oct 1, 2017 12:05:09 GMT
Non-citizens need to apply to the foreign review board in Australia prior to being apply to purchase land (although there’s an unwritten brown paper bag process). It does however enable a political layer to interject should any sale and purchase of an asset not be in the country’s interest. Whilst the above scenario is rumour it’s also a scranario which is foreseeable. Therefore this is where the FA should be strong enough to prevent or restrict the sale of a club if the new owners can foreseeable compromise the future of said club. However the FA have demonstrated incompetence in their implementation of the fit and proper test and so Rovers may be left to the wolves in any future sale scenario. I think FIRB is essentially one guy in an office with a rubber stamp isn't it? and dark glasses, the principle is good though!!!
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 30, 2017 23:00:30 GMT
That's the one we were told today too. Buy the one assert (apart from Billy) that we have, go with UWE's terms for the ground and bugger off 5 or 6 years later. Guess what? Tenants again. But why sell the land to a Chinese billionaire ? There must be more to it as it makes no difference how rich the party that buys the mem is. Selling the land shouldn't be an issue, it's funding any development that is Non-citizens need to apply to the foreign review board in Australia prior to being apply to purchase land (although there’s an unwritten brown paper bag process). It does however enable a political layer to interject should any sale and purchase of an asset not be in the country’s interest. Whilst the above scenario is rumour it’s also a scranario which is foreseeable. Therefore this is where the FA should be strong enough to prevent or restrict the sale of a club if the new owners can foreseeable compromise the future of said club. However the FA have demonstrated incompetence in their implementation of the fit and proper test and so Rovers may be left to the wolves in any future sale scenario.
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 23, 2017 12:01:21 GMT
Hi Gasheads. I thought I'd get the show on the road as I am down in sunny Bristol for the game. The only problem I have is am I being too optimistic in suggesting a Gas win, Nicholls to score and we keep eleven on the pitch? good start to the thread - made me smile I feel it'll be a win today with Ellis and Telford getting the goals. We should also be thankful that we haven't a character like Karl oyston running the club.
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 10, 2017 11:35:03 GMT
The video is inconclusive, we can both see what we want to see, I think. The ref saw what I saw, the keeper was sent off, we won the game and we have a goalkeeping problem on Tuesday. That's all that really matters Are you not concerned about the fact that a goalkeeper was, wrongly, sent off. Or that, at present, a cheat has prospered? OK his actions probably caused us to win a game we didn't (arguably) deserve to but he has not, at present, received the yellow which he should have done for diving - unless Leadbitter has pushed him slightly. When you stop the video just after he kicks the ball forward it becomes totally clear that Slocombe has not tripped or touched the player. Slocombe's legs are on the ground and his foot is well behind his knees. He has not brought his foot through to attempt to kick the ball but the player has already taken off and dived. If that's the case would the club appeal?
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 10, 2017 11:31:35 GMT
what about registering Steve Phillips England's World Cup veteran winner while we are at it. Or will Smith make a rapid recovery come 7pm on Tuesday The Fresh Prince for keeper? I remember Michael Kuipers, the Dutch commando, having a similar mixed debut. He went on to have a successful and respectable career once the debut nerves were put to bed. Mildenhall recommended Peter Andre therefore I cannot foresee that he will take his place on Tuesday. Andre will be good and the club shoes the rest of the development squad that chances will be given to others.
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 2, 2017 12:39:17 GMT
Or I won't,as it the video isn't available due to rights restrictions. Starting to regret shelling out for iFollow... Be Keith Brookman for me then, no bad thing. Watching on iFollow from the socialist paradise which is Sweden In Sydney, iFollow is great.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 30, 2017 4:44:05 GMT
I quite like it. The media demand on managers is quite excessive, most interviews are bland, full of soundbites and there's a reluctance to even partake in them. Give the interview to the coach or the assistant and he'll at least give an interpretation of the game's events. DC will be concentrating on any last minute transfer possibilities. Joe Ledley is a shout, also Hiram Boatang is not doing anything this season! Signing Joe Ledley on a free in League One would be one of the best pieces of business in all of English football this window. It's bizarre he's yet to find a club for this season, still got a fair few years to give at 30. Alas, sadly his wage would likely be beyond our budget... I guess if he's wanting to be close to Cardiff then he could be a signing similar in context to Easter. He (or his agent) hasn't long to sort out something if he is to play in the English football league this side of Chrissy
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 29, 2017 22:12:06 GMT
Good question. I anticipate a couple of loan signings at least. I really hope we aren't in a position where we HAVE to sell!"We're not in a position where we have to sell." Marcus Stewart post match. That can be open to interpretation. I think we probably want to sell if the price was right or we could end up with a lower league dirty sanchez scenario where we have player unrest.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 29, 2017 22:10:33 GMT
Bit weird isn't it? No offense to MS but I want hear what the manager has to say. It's not just us. I've noticed the other lot put the ass manager on quite often post match too this season. I quite like it. The media demand on managers is quite excessive, most interviews are bland, full of soundbites and there's a reluctance to even partake in them. Give the interview to the coach or the assistant and he'll at least give an interpretation of the game's events. DC will be concentrating on any last minute transfer possibilities. Joe Ledley is a shout, also Hiram Boatang is not doing anything this season!
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 28, 2017 9:44:22 GMT
iFollow is both a great product and an admission of walk a stalker likes to do. Based on what I saw I think Steve got it correct. I also think Fleetwood's attackers showed sign of pace and the potential to attack very quickly therefore to keep the opposition to limited chances showed how well our defensive play was on Saturday.
Gaffney was good on Saturday, effective with his back to goal and unsettled the defenders with his chasing thus allowing the forwards either side to profit as the ball was laid off.
Looking forward to seeing who plays on Tuesday. With Sinclair out then I think we'll play with 2 centre mids since we can't afford another injury/suspension if we are to continue playing 4-3-3. Based on injuries I think we'll go with the following:
GK Slocombe FB Bola FB Brown CB Burn CB Partington RW Moore LW Broom CM Clarke CM Lines FW Gaffney FW Telford
Sub GK Andre FW Nichols FW Harrison CM Sercombe DF Lockyer DF Broadbent DF Leadbitter
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 28, 2017 9:25:56 GMT
The rumours, scaremongering, changes of plans and cynicism do not help neither the owners or the supporters. If both are to be symbiotic then something needs to change in the relationship.
Should the owners be required to answer every single question brought about by fear, gossip and assumption then they are effectively having to disclose commercially sensitive information which could also harm the club. However, if questions, gossip or accusations are left unanswered then they will only grow creating more fear for supporters and less stability for the club's employees.
What the supporters need is someone who is trusted and respected to be the go between with the board. Someone who the board knows they can trust with sensitive information yet someone the fans could trust if they were told that rumours or gossip was incorrect.
Whether the current supporters directors fill that role is not for me to make judgement (I've not been in the uk for four years) however the initial supporters director filled that role very well and set the expectation of what a supporters director should be.
I just want reassurance that the owners are not going to walk away having asset stripped the club and left club employees picking up the pieces but neither do I think this is the case given the other areas of club investment. I would however appreciate someone who isn't the owner but respected by the fans to tell me things are far more positive that the rumours of boomerang arab investors.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 26, 2017 7:51:09 GMT
Do you know whether the football associations of countries compensate clubs if they take players out of club selection? Afterall, I'm assuming there's at least a 4-figure wage we're paying for players who aren't available for at least a week.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 23, 2017 7:22:04 GMT
Especially if we are planning on moving in for pre-season next year. Or perhaps that has already been quietly dropped. I think this is a smokescreen work on either the training ground or mem any time soon fortunately the team have had a couple of good results to distract from the fact we are in trouble moneywise Let's all hope that a cup run may help, should that be a correct interpretation. I hope Man Utd away, boreinho will play his reserves so I fancy Ellis to trouble Smalling, Rojo and Phil 'gargoyle' Jones.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 23, 2017 7:20:05 GMT
Perfect. I can't believe we were 11/2 to win a match v Fullham Reserves, thank-you Bet365.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 20, 2017 0:13:47 GMT
And we thought we had problems.. Sounds lost and clueless, yet admire his honesty.. These Clark types are disarmingly honest. I really admire it. A part of me hopes we never make a high level as that would all probably be lost. Then, I actually enjoyed our season in the abyss. Seems the higher up you go, the more you lose, in real football terms I think the Man U fans in the "Man U cafe", paying 18 quid for pie and mash, with their matchday scarf souvenir would look at league one football as a different sport.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 11, 2017 6:55:04 GMT
The last time we went Cottaging was a surprisingly joyful experience, er...
Always associate Lord Barrington when Rovers and Fulham meet.
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 11, 2017 6:43:48 GMT
My mistake, I thought you asked the question regarding an individuals thoughts and not a collective, I answered as an individual, and had WAQ said what he had previously said about exploring other land purchase options then as a so called'critic' I would have felt assured that he was sticking to the original plan. WAQ, has done a complete u-turn in a short space of time, from the Mem is not the future of the FC to the Mem is now the only option being considered, made very clear in his interview yesterday. I thought WAQ was a very smart cookie and totally focused on covering all bases, sadly not the case, plan B isn't a plan at all, there was no prep work going on in the event that UWE fell through, given the overall project stretched out to 8 years ending in failure I'm not sure paying someone to explore potential PP, Mem viability on the Mem 12-18 months ago would have been too costly in the grand scheme of running the FC. It's been a case of all eggs in one basket and now we hit the reset button and go again through the lengthy process of planning, objection, planning re-applications and more objection. Hysteria? Not me, this is stadium number 5 let down, seen it all before, just another sigh and shrug of the shoulders, just disappointed and surprised that a man of WAQ's calibre hasn't covered all basis from day one, particularly having admittedly spent several months getting frustrated with one step forward three steps back by the UWE board of governors. Spot on. Wael is a decent,genuine man, but he doesn't hold the purse strings. The whole and thing has been worked up on the back of beer mat this week We are into very worrying times. DS have a target IRR from their venture into Rovers. This is/was linked to the stadium development and associated enterprises. Once the IRR drops below a certain threshold then the plan is torn-up = it's academic (excuse the pun) if UWE still wants the stadium. It's about cost and returns. What doesn't seem plausible is a Mem Redevelopment being far cheaper when considering permissions, void periods and a reduced capacity and associated incomes. However, 'seem' is the crucial word in all of this since 12 stadium experts, a return to safe standing and a change in the property market may make something unworkable workable. I think plan B was to have Rovers play at the Mem but to have supporters watch the match elsewhere - Virtual Reality now exists, why do I need to travel 14,000 miles when I can share the experience with my headset. I could even stay in my pants and drink questionnable grog whilst watching the VR (I do this with that iViewer thing anyway)
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 5, 2017 15:03:01 GMT
Watching on iFollow. Great tool for us expats.
- ball didn't look to have crossed the line from main camera - beard doesn't look great at RB - Ellis average. Not sure if he is meant to play off last man or hold it up. - Charlton wide forwards are quicker to the ball everytime, look tricky and eager to always pass our first man - Nicholls and Ellis need to play off each other more. They are playing their own games in the first half
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Post by chelt_gas on Aug 5, 2017 13:42:04 GMT
According to Facebook, 4-3-3 tight midfield trio with wide wingers in support of lone striker Harrison. Interesting to see new boys Broadbent, Sercombe and Smith starting but no Sweeney and Nicholls benched. Impact sub if things aren't working with half an hour to play? We're looking to absorb pressure with this line up and plan to score on a break. Ollie Clarke at 11/2 to score anytime is sexy odds.
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