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[Big Bird]

Branco's a legend. Actually tries to head the ball unlike some of our recent centre halves.

He's an average defender who always looks like a tragedy waiting to happen but I like him. A bit like Jerel Ifil in that sense.

 

[Ciderup]

Branco's a legend. Actually tries to head the ball unlike some of our recent centre halves.

He's an average defender who always looks like a tragedy waiting to happen but I like him. A bit like Jerel Ifil in that sense.

He didn't when you played at our place, wasn't even interested in the ball. All he wanted to do was fight with Flinty! How he stayed on the pitch that night still baffles me.

 

[Big Bird]

He didn't when you played at our place, wasn't even interested in the ball. All he wanted to do was fight with Flinty! How he stayed on the pitch that night still baffles me.

Can't argue with that

 

[Ciderhead]

Can we all just take a minute to realise that Swindon still have Rapheal Rossi Branco and haven't got rid of him.

He's still trying to make violent love to Aden Flint isn't he? Maybe they've forgotten about him

 

[Gassy]

I love how this thread has evolved from Bristol Rovers & Oxford to Bristol City & Swindon

 

[Indian Dan]

Yeah - but who wants to talk about the slime twins?

 

[Gassy]

Agreed, Swindon and Oxford would be boring

 

[Ciderup]

Is this yours Gassy?

 

[Indian Dan]

Prowed? FFS

 

[Ciderup]

Prowed? FFS

Good innit?
All started when this was spotted a few years ago.

 

[Indian Dan]

Fonetix have a lot to anser for.

 

[Ciderup]

Oxford after Mark Little according to the media in Bristol. Any truth in that Oxford supporters?

 

[miagsygas]

Now now CiderUp, no need to bring up prowed or we could bring up the little bit of spray painting City fans are usually prowed to get up!

As for that tshirt abomination, I did laugh to see on the Rovers super thread on OTIB where the city fan initially posted the original thinking a rovers fan had made it, only to them be corrected that it was an targeted market ad on Facebook and that he probably only saw it because he keeps looking at Rovers stuff online. Brilliant. Wasn't any of you was it?!

 

[Ciderup]

Now now CiderUp, no need to bring up prowed or we could bring up the little bit of spray painting City fans are usually prowed to get up!

As for that tshirt abomination, I did laugh to see on the Rovers super thread on OTIB where the city fan initially posted the original thinking a rovers fan had made it, only to them be corrected that it was an targeted market ad on Facebook and that he probably only saw it because he keeps looking at Rovers stuff online. Brilliant. Wasn't any of you was it?!

Not me fella, I'm not on OTIB.
As for the desecration of the war memorial, that disgusted us as much as you mate and you know it.
Ark at me being serious!!
I'm amazed your lot haven't got hold of the pics from our mighty new West stand where some of the seats can't see the goal. You should have a field day with that.

 

[miagsygas]

Not me fella, I'm not on OTIB.
As for the desecration of the war memorial, that disgusted us as much as you mate and you know it.
Ark at me being serious!!
I'm amazed your lot haven't got hold of the pics from our mighty new West stand where some of the seats can't see the goal. You should have a field day with that.

I know CU, just a little joke.

I haven't seen those pics, but couldn't really take the Mickey out of your stadium with the state of ours now could I. That being said, they might have been handy last year for you, wouldn't be able to see the goals conceded for one half and wouldn't need to see the goal for the other half, a cracking new Bristol Sport initiative.

 

[Ciderup]

I know CU, just a little joke.

I haven't seen those pics, but couldn't really take the Mickey out of your stadium with the state of ours now could I. That being said, they might have been handy last year for you, wouldn't be able to see the goals conceded for one half and wouldn't need to see the goal for the other half, a cracking new Bristol Sport initiative.

Have a look on the last pages of our stadium thread. It's so poor that it's quite funny but if I had paid £46M, I wouldn't be too happy!
Yer tiz..

 

[Aber gas]

Have a look on the last pages of our stadium thread. It's so poor that it's quite funny but if I had paid £46M, I wouldn't be too happy!
Yer tiz..

 

[Ciderup]

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Oh fook me, sorry.
You wouldn't recognise it. It's a new stadium being built in Bristol.
Not good is it?

 

[Aber gas]

Oh fook me, sorry. You wouldn't recognise it. It's a new stadium in Bristol.
Not good is it?

You're not going to be able to sell those surely ?

 

[Ciderup]

You're not going to be able to sell those surely ?

I can't see how we can TBH. There are 'restricted viewing' seats at other grounds but they are old stadia. I guess that end row will have to come out plus I would imagine it's the same at the other end. These are in the top tier so it's no biggie but I reckon it's a major cock up and food and drink to you boys.

 

[Indian Dan]

We've got a design fault at the CG - the seats face the pitch

 

[Big Bird]

We've got a design fault at the CG - the seats face the pitch

I used to enjoy sitting up in the Nationwide (Don Rodgers now obvs) and watching the Magic Roundabout do it's thing. Sometimes I got so bored of the footie I'd basically payed 20 odd quid for a top notch view of a bloody roundabout.

Now I go in the Town End to make sure I'm forcing myself to get 19 quids worth of turgid shit.

 

[OUFC Dan]

You'll have the best footballing side in League 2 last year to entertain you for 90 minutes this season, so something to look forward too

 

[JoeJoeJoeJoe]

You'll have the best footballing side in League 2 last year to entertain you for 90 minutes this season, so something to look forward too

Yeah I'm looking forward to Bristol Rovers away on boxing day tbf

 

[Ciderup]

So who's going to be the most successful out of you 3 this season then?
I was thinking Swindon with their experience at this level but they've lost a couple and won't have the 'loan' option this year I assume, the gas have pretty much still got their Conference side, can they do it at this level? Oxford have lost possibly their best 2 players in Roofe and COD but would, I guess, have money to spend.
If I'm being honest and I will need therapy, I can see the methane boys ahead of the other 2 at the mo.
Gas
Oxford
Swindon
That's my guess.

 

[Agombar stool]

Will get back to you in 2 weeks but currently we are half a dozen players short of being competitive this season.

 

[Ciderup]

Will get back to you in 2 weeks but currently we are half a dozen players short of being competitive this season.

That's my point AS, you seem miles away WTGR.

 

[Agombar stool]

That's my point AS, you seem miles away WTGR.

We are very slow doing transfer business but I think I posted in another thread that we signed Ajose last September and he ended up as the leading scorer in the league so hopefully Power's patience pays dividends.

At Woking yesterday Obika was injured and we just had no cutting edge. Didn't help that the triallists were gash.

 

[Ciderup]

We are very slow doing transfer business but I think I posted in another thread that we signed Ajose last September and he ended up as the leading scorer in the league so hopefully Power's patience pays dividends.

At Woking yesterday Obika was injured and we just had no cutting edge. Didn't help that the triallists were gash.

Do the same 'loan' rules apply in L1 as they do upstairs? We can't loan anyone once the window shuts at the end of August, until January. Same for you?
I know Swindon generally do decent business in the loan market but if you have the same restrictions, you need to get your finger out!

 

[Agombar stool]

Do the same 'loan' rules apply in L1 as they do upstairs? We can't loan anyone once the window shuts at the end of August, until January. Same for you?
I know Swindon generally do decent business in the loan market but if you have the same restrictions, you need to get your finger out!

I believe so. Power is well aware of the rules so hopefully we'll be seeing some transfer movement sooner rather than later! I presume we will still be hoping to use the loan market. It's quite frustrating at the moment but hopefully this time in 2 weeks we'll have some fresh faces in the squad. We're screwed if we don't!