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Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Dr Pierre Chang on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 06:34:11 http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10328~1032901,00.html
:beers: Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: sonic youth on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 06:37:17 happy days
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Reg Smeeton on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 06:38:25 The poor people of Cheltnum...could be 2 trips to Whaddon Road for us then.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 06:53:51 thank fuck, well done everyone, it helped kicking up a stink.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:01:22 [smug]Huzzah[/smug]
:mrgreen: Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:19:10 :beers: :cheers:
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: fatbury on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:23:27 excellent news!
and I much prefer a trip to Cheltenham than Bristol .. hope we are away LATE in the season to ensure this Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:26:29 Well if we do have the play at the Memorial Ground we will get bugger all tickets as the beer tent has been removed
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Batch on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:26:31 Fantastic news. Common sense prevails.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:37:57 Diamandis must be seething. Delighted that common sense has prevailed, and delighted that this disreputable board is now one step closer to the exit door.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Give us an S on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:56:17 See like i said in my previous posts, they would never come here! Those people that said it was a done deal can eat humble pie. I was right, they were wrong, na na, na na, na!
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFCBird on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 07:58:09 Let's all have a disco :beers:
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Sippo on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:00:42 Quote from: "STFCBird" Let's all have a disco :beers: You don't dance when we have one anyway!! :evil: Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: yeo on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:05:54 What do we moan ablut now?
(I dont need a list thanks Glos Robin,Moonraker,Razzledazzle) Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFCBird on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:08:59 Quote from: "Sippo" Quote from: "STFCBird" Let's all have a disco :beers: You don't dance when we have one anyway!! :evil: Not my fault I get too drunk and wander off :D Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFCBird on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:09:41 Quote from: "Sippo" Quote from: "STFCBird" Let's all have a disco :beers: You don't dance when we have one anyway!! :evil: Not my fault I get too drunk and wander off :D Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Batch on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:09:52 Quote from: "STFCBird" Let's all have a disco :beers: http://www.zen49395.zen.co.uk/pics/jacko.gif Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: janaage on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:09:58 I'm not really in a celebratory mood, I was never dead set against the ground share and feel it's a very small victory for the "no's" today.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Compo on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:13:11 http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1032911,00.html?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/6721699.stm Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:14:35 It's the board's wake up call. Time to produce your 'investor', or time to get out of town.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: stfctownenda on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:20:23 Quote from: "Ardiles" It's the board's wake up call. Time to produce your 'investor', or time to get out of town. Couldn't agree more, they are running out of places to even find enough money for an installment of the CVA. I think this is the beginning of the end for them, fantastic news :beers: :nod: :\/ Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: magicroundabout on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:25:00 thank fuck for that.
when Sky Sports announced it this morning i did a little "get in there you cunts" Whether it was the boards descision or not it's great news. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFC Bart on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:33:44 I can assure you it was not the boards decision. They were forced into a consultation which would take too long.
Believe me- agree with Ardiles Diamandis will be seething Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Summerof69 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:41:37 As a famous Norweigan would say :
Mikey Diamandis.....Your boys took one hell of a beating !!! Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:41:40 I agree with Bart, this decision was forced upon the board, due to enough people kicking up a storm and delaying the process.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: magicroundabout on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:46:03 Quote from: "STFC Bart" I can assure you it was not the boards decision. They were forced into a consultation which would take too long. Believe me- agree with Ardiles Diamandis will be seething i can believe that. so happy mickey cunt bollox will be pissed off. lets hope they all leave now. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: fatbury on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 08:54:45 All I will say to the Board is "SHOW US THE MONEY"
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 09:10:16 :beers: :beers: :beers: :beers: :beers: :beers: :beers:
fucking get in! Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Rich Pullen on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 09:39:14 Great news. Although I hope our away game against the Gas is at the Memorial as I'll be living in Bristol.
Irrelevant... Superb news. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: flammableBen on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 09:49:59 Anyone else think this is a big lie and they'll actually just turn up at the CG next year?
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 10:21:37 How will they fit their 40,000 fans in Whaddon Road :wink:
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: neville w on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 11:44:11 Let's hope the fixtures give their home games against Leeds and Forest in April !
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: red macca on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:07:14 By all accounts starnes is totally baffled
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: mattboyslim on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:11:00 Press turn up - 'there is no announcement!' STFC board in Chief Wiggum moment, move along there's nothing to report here.
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: glos_robin on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:11:08 Quote from: "red macca" By all accounts starnes is totally baffled Awww poor old Martyn the fans have ruined all his hard work, wonder whether he's still not speaking to Mr Whippy :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: He's got nothing to do now either I'm guessing........didn't his only job appear to be trying to sort out this groundshare? Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Summerof69 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:11:11 Quote from: "red macca" By all accounts starnes is totally baffled So what's new !!! I still see that he's 'acting' chief exec. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Rich Pullen on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:15:22 The Bristol Evening Post was suggesting that Rovers want to ask Bristol City to play their big fixtures (Forest, Leeds, Swindon, Yeovil) at Ashton Gate.
Me thinks not. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Summerof69 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 12:22:00 Quote from: "glos_robin" Quote from: "red macca" By all accounts starnes is totally baffled Awww poor old Martyn the fans have ruined all his hard work, wonder whether he's still not speaking to Mr Whippy :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: He's got nothing to do now either I'm guessing........didn't his only job appear to be trying to sort out this groundshare? Especially as he couldn't get those damn plans out of his head. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFC Bart on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 13:05:10 Dont think the league will allow them to do that- move grounds for certain games. Thought it was one ground only May be wrong though
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Crozzer on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 13:41:34 "In a statement on the club's website director Geoff Dunford said the decision had been made because of Cheltenham's high quality playing surface."
:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Which implies that Swindon's is not high quality, contrary to the odd award in the past. This explanation is quite incredible. These decisions are made based on money not goodwill. The best solution would have been Shitty, with their promotion to the Championship. Perhaps Shitty were afraid of losing support, or were miffed about the Sherpa Paint Rover trophy. Playing in the same league and sharing a ground is a bad idea. Cheltenham should not be permitted to play two "home" games against Rovers, though. The Football League should held accountable for that. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: glos_robin on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 13:55:00 Quote from: "Crozzer" "In a statement on the club's website director Geoff Dunford said the decision had been made because of Cheltenham's high quality playing surface." :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Which implies that Swindon's is not high quality, contrary to the odd award in the past. This explanation is quite incredible. These decisions are made based on money not goodwill. The best solution would have been Shitty, with their promotion to the Championship. Perhaps Shitty were afraid of losing support, or were miffed about the Sherpa Paint Rover trophy. Playing in the same league and sharing a ground is a bad idea. Cheltenham should not be permitted to play two "home" games against Rovers, though. The Football League should held accountable for that. To be fair our pitch has been a disgrace for the last few years, our award was in out league 1 play-off season I believe so a while ago now Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Roddy_Radiation on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 13:56:06 Quote from: "STFC Bart" Dont think the league will allow them to do that- move grounds for certain games. Thought it was one ground only May be wrong though Rovers once did move their game against us to Ashton Gate, though it was about twenty years ago so the rules may have changed since. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Tails on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 14:07:46 Quote from: "STFC Bart" Dont think the league will allow them to do that- move grounds for certain games. Thought it was one ground only May be wrong though If there are fears that a ground is not fit to hold a certain game they are more than capable of moving it to another ground providing that the ground they are moving the fixture to is available and the owners of that ground allow it. Would also need consultation with the police and FL obviously. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: Crozzer on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 15:09:36 Quote from: "glos_robin" Quote from: "Crozzer" "In a statement on the club's website director Geoff Dunford said the decision had been made because of Cheltenham's high quality playing surface." :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Which implies that Swindon's is not high quality, contrary to the odd award in the past. This explanation is quite incredible. These decisions are made based on money not goodwill. The best solution would have been Shitty, with their promotion to the Championship. Perhaps Shitty were afraid of losing support, or were miffed about the Sherpa Paint Rover trophy. Playing in the same league and sharing a ground is a bad idea. Cheltenham should not be permitted to play two "home" games against Rovers, though. The Football League should held accountable for that. To be fair our pitch has been a disgrace for the last few years, our award was in out league 1 play-off season I believe so a while ago now The pitch in the 70's was described as "sewage", by a national newspaper (do you recall that, Reg?), at the end of this season it looked pretty good. I think that was after the cup tie against Arsenal, in which Alan Ball made his debut and scored one of the two goals. The explanation was too much sand being applied on mud during bad winters and bad drainage (again Reg, I have had a few beers since then). They should never have made the pitch smaller, the extra space was great for wing play. Incidentally, Sturrock making sure the pitch was watered well before the Walsall game was exactly what Cloughie used to do according to his book I wouldn't call the CG pitch a disgrace, based on history, but Cheltenham's pitch being high quality may be a reason, but is not the reason. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: reeves4england on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 15:14:37 Great news! And in answer to Fatbury's question, no, I don't think it is a lie!
Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: lebowski on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 18:23:47 Quote from: "Tails" Quote from: "STFC Bart" Dont think the league will allow them to do that- move grounds for certain games. Thought it was one ground only May be wrong though If there are fears that a ground is not fit to hold a certain game they are more than capable of moving it to another ground providing that the ground they are moving the fixture to is available and the owners of that ground allow it. Would also need consultation with the police and FL obviously. i think you will find that, whilst they can do this, they can't do it to cash in on a big gate - the maximum number of tickets available would be whatever the capacity in the normal home stadium is. the fa changed the laws a couple of years ago after farnborough moved their home fa cup tie v arsenal to highbury to make the most of the gate. as i remember, the chairman left shortly afterwards with all the cash. Title: Rovers sharing with Cheltenham Post by: STFC Bart on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 21:36:16 While the shitty chairman has categorically stated that it wont be allowed anyway, and lets face it how often will Rovers fill the home end?
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