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Rovers approached Swindon late last week with a view to sharing the ground: Western Daily Press today.

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=146243&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145928&contentPK=20176461&folderPk=100269&pNodeId=145803

fitton out!

If we'd accepted this first time around I could have seen Fulham play at the County Ground this season  :(

In a word "NO WAY"

The issues still remain- this hsould not even be considered

it would all depend on the financial renumeration .... if they pay enough to cover the potential damage to the stadium by Rovers fans and extra pitch maintenance money

it would have to be a big sum ... no one would just say no straight off ... you have to examine it .. Fitton knows what he is doing and Im sure he will make the right decision

Not after the way their moron fans behave everytime they come to town.  Defo no for me.  We are losing revenue because of those knob jockeys, the police have over reacted since the flying chair match, why because of the gash heads.

Local residents would not be happy about this surely.  They were all moaning about the police shutting a couple of roads after the last match they were hear.

I'm torn.

On one hand, my memories of the Inn on the Green incident are still quite fresh.  I never want to witness anything like that again.

On the other, I don't want to tar all Rovers fans with the same brush.  Have to say that I also find myself a little less in opposition to the idea now that I know the proceeds of such an arrangement would not be heading to Newbury.

Not this again  :x I have already sent the Western Press my comments, I would really hope Mr Fitton and Co have more sense than to get involved in any groundshare with Rovers it would be madness to think its a good idea.

Most Rovers fans are ordinary, decent people (OK a bit of a contradiction in terms). But there is always the potential for a few of the nuckle draggers to screw things up.

It's a shame to tar them all with the same brush. But no thanks. For exactly the same reasons as last time.

Its irrelevant how much money we get . We have our own moron minority as do rovers and it will be mayhem every week at the ground .

Fitton & co are doing a rebuilding job and trying to get the Swindon public to embrace the club again and by sharing the ground I cant see how it will happen .

Local residents will oppose it

Leaving aside the possibility of actual violence, local residents and businesses made it pretty clear last time they would be opposed due to the disruption that would be caused by the not just the increased traffic but also likely police measures due to the potential for violence.

Don't be fooled, most Rovers fans are scum. They have got a big hooligan problem. They are quite old skool, as in even their shirters have a tendancy to cause trouble. We don't want them anywhere near our club.

totally agree

Rovers can fuck right off.

And its worth noting before we all get too overexcited about this that this is just really Wovers have asked the question and our board have discussed it. Which is a long way off from entertaining the idea seriously. An early and public no would be reassuring though, to the town as well as the fans. Maybe a statement from the club along the lines of what tans said above would sum it up nicely?  :D

:mrgreen:

To be honest though we now have a board that will make decision for the right reason's rather than they can see a quick buck to be had.

I can;t see it being accepted, the board are trying to re-build the reputation of this club and it could only take a few minor scuffles with Wovers  to destroy it.

Don't want Wovers here...End of.

Protests anyone?  :wink:

Im not bothered either way

Why don't they ground share with Cardiff City ?

The same distance in terms of travel and the same links via the M4 and Rail.
Police better equipped to deal with their fans and other visiting supporters
based on previous experience, slightly larger ground and Cardiff probably
need the money more than us now.

it would be a worse bloodbath than them coming here

Exatly what I was thinking - could you imagine Wovers & Cardiff supporters getting together, probably the worst riots and killing sprees that football would have seen for a long time.

Maybe they can ground share with Swindon Supermarine, I'm sure Puffett & Hunt will welcome them  :soapy tit wank:

Okay Okay it might be a bit risky sharing with Cardiff.

Why don't they ground share with Newport County - It is even nearer than Cardiff and I am sure that they would be welcomed back with open arms !!

You might have to be a bit older for this one !              

 :mrgreen:

Fuck em.
Supporters don't want em.

Town doesn't want em.

Maybe if their fans weren't such a complete load of cunts it would be different (And yes, I know I'm generalising)

But they are cunts and I, for one, don't want the scummy fuckers anywhere near the CG.

Apprantly they can groundshare at Mangotsfield at put temporary seating for 6000 people there or something.

Yeovil?  same distance as Cheltenham.

I agree!

thirded.

Abit further along the M4 but fuck them, I think Reading is the best option.

Rovers can never groundshare with us, City or Cardiff.

WDP reports Yeovil this morning.

Adver reports that Nick Watkins has effectively priced Rovers out of it.

As power to the people pointed out yesterday, they're not daft the new guys  :D

The evidence of which football club they decided to take over might suggest otherwise.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7304057.stm

I knew that the current board would ask for full compensation figures ... that scared Rovers off :)

Surprise surprise, Danny Coles was involved again!

Not the first time he's suffered facial injuries this season, you'd think he'd be less keen to get involved in the naughty stuff when he keeps on getting hurt?!

I'd forgotten about that.  :D  Good work Barry Corrs elbow

Good. It had to be a good deal for us if we were to even think about it tbh.

rovers are now are biggest rivals.for that reason alone they can fuck off. and the pitch issues are another reason to tell em to do one!

And since Leeds look like they are going to screw up...would we want them at the CG twice next season.

I work in Bristol and know a lot of Rovers and City fans, and on the whole, most are decent, normal human beings. It really is terribly unfair to tar every Rovers fan as a hooligan. Rightly, those involved in the incidents at the CG and the Inn on the Green are tagged as being violent scumbags, but frankly they are small minority of the fanbase.

I was chatting about this subject with a Rovers fan today. He didn't really know what was happening, but we did both agree we'd like to torch Ashton Gate  :soapy tit wank:

However I agree with the majority on here that it would be a really bad idea to let this happen.

The latest news is that the developers for Rovers new stadium have pulled out (Cowling Construction, their shirt sponsors).

So, not only have they still not secured a venue to play next season, but they still don't have anyone to build their new stadium either.

The thing is with Rovers it has been all talk with regards their stadium redevelopment for years and years now. They keep forgeting the one major problem - they don't have the money to pay for it

Rovers chairman in new groundshare appeal:

http://www.unl.edu/scarlet/images/2007/20070419sign.jpg

Poor Rovers. I feel sorry for them now.

Maybe we should let them come here and we can all be friends.

I think the fact that City won't share with them sums it up. If your local rivals know how bad their fans are...why the hell should anyone else share their ground with Wovers.

I see Cheltenham are worrying about lack of revenue if Rovers don't share with them.  Realistically Cheltenham are the only club that will have them anyway so doubt they've got much to worry about.

I'll be mightily pissed off if they come anywhere near our ground.

I reckon theirs a huge leap of logic somewhere in that statement.

 :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/7318233.stm

Discussions apparently still ongoing.

And they can still fuck right off.

Agreed.

Tbh though if they did come here they'd being paying us shit loads. Nick Watkins has already made that clear.

I still think it would be a bad idea though. The damage to the pitch, to the stadium, to the club's reputation...not forgetting the poor owners of the Queen's Tap!!

I bet the Rovers players want to share with us - most of them live in 'Nam
They go in the tanning shop and hog all the sunbeds  :twisted:

As I've said before I would trust the current regime to do the correct thing they are not daft and will look after our own requirments first and foremost.

Bunch of gays.

Agree with that. And i still don't think it will happen. But if it does we must get the benefit of such a deal.

There's a tanning shop in fucking Chippenham????????

What has the world come to  :roll:

 Once upon a time I wouldn't have believed you...with todays poofy players, I could imagine it being true.

Its been there years!!! like actual decades - Ive been using it since I was at school! - Anyway the only reason I knew they were footballers is that they came in in full Rovers training gear and flip flops - Only footballers wear flip flops in winter

Orange is the new tan.