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Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: janaage on Friday, April 8, 2005, 15:47:50
Does this mean they'll be docked 10 points?  If not Wrexham fans won't be happy.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Melksham Red on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:01:08
Got a source? I can't find anything.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: yeo on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:02:47
Its the Rover Longbridge plant Melks not Bristol Rovers :D


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Melksham Red on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:04:59
I look a prize twat, fell for that fucker didn't I. Good job none of you fuckers know who I am.

 :D


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Titch on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:05:39
:soapy tit wank:


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: janaage on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:07:19
Quote from: "Melksham Red"
I look a prize twat, fell for that fucker didn't I. Good job none of you fuckers know who I am.

 :D



Sorry dude!!!  I just had to do it.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:23:49
This will probably mark the end of the Stratton Plant....which will be a terrible shame as my old man was one of a generation of Swindonians who went "down the slope"

 It will mean however a vast brownfield site becomes available.......new ground anyone?


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: yeo on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:25:36
The Stratton plant is nothing to do with Longbridge though.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Titch on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:27:36
Yeah don't BMW actually still own the greenbridge plant!  I did not think they did any rover stuff ther anymore!  Could be wrong of course!


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:29:08
All owned by BMW though.....I guess they may switch production of the mini to Cowley, but can't be good news.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Asher on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:34:16
No, rover was bought back from BMW by a private consortium, Stratton is safe.

Im gutted as my MG ZR is going up for sale this weekend - gonna cost me thousands!!!!!


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:47:17
Quote from: "Asher"
No, rover was bought back from BMW by a private consortium, Stratton is safe.

Im gutted as my MG ZR is going up for sale this weekend - gonna cost me thousands!!!!!


 You're right, BMW flogged Longbridge for 20 pound, in 2000 apparently.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: oxford_fan on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:50:58
Quote from: "Reg Smeeton"
All owned by BMW though.....I guess they may switch production of the mini to Cowley
er, it already is made their, reg.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:53:06
Quote from: "oxford_fan"
Quote from: "Reg Smeeton"
All owned by BMW though.....I guess they may switch production of the mini to Cowley
er, it already is made their, reg.


 I'm about 4 years behind the times....it used to be made at both, until presumably 2000.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: oxford_fan on Friday, April 8, 2005, 16:55:05
i'm pretty sure the new mini has only ever been made in cowley.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 17:00:53
Before the new mini though there was the old mini.


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: ron dodgers on Friday, April 8, 2005, 17:45:16
St. Modwen own the Longbridge site Reggie!


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, April 8, 2005, 17:50:19
Does that mean we can build a new ground there......whatever happened to Derek Robinson?


Title: Rover's gone into administration
Post by: ron dodgers on Saturday, April 9, 2005, 01:28:47
don't joke about it ! We could end up as Birminhgham Dave Town.
225 acres of prime land and a 100 years of history - wonder what will happen?