tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26261452317113188892011-04-21T15:41:11.652-07:00_______________________http://www.blogger.com/profile/07966323068214054496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626145231711318889.post-42920272862376656082009-03-25T08:08:00.000-07:002009-03-25T08:48:30.974-07:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kV48d7CHAcQ/ScpLp0ZltiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/5ubs7mk2pJU/s1600-h/P3250001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kV48d7CHAcQ/ScpLp0ZltiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/5ubs7mk2pJU/s320/P3250001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145491876984354" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 15.0px; font: 18.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><b></b><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><b></b><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bristol Rovers Chairman, Nick Higgs today revealed his plans for the club in the near future.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Nick has been a fan since he was 5 years old and has been involved with the club for 14 years with Cowlin Construction and is now Chairman.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">His plans to finalise the new stadium construction.  He announced today that the new stadium is waiting on financial and legal advice before building can start. The new stadium would help the club financially and stabilise the clubs future. He also commented that it would attract new fans and would help a promotion bid.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">With Nick’s experience in construction he is the perfect person to lead the new Stadium forward. He worked his way up in construction and was co-owner of Cowlin and had many property businesses outside the company. He has the right qualities and experience, as well as commitment to make the new stadium happen.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">An announcement will likely to be made in the next few weeks concerning the progress.  So watch closely.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We asked Nick about the state of the game and the financial problems of the smaller clubs. He replied “We are financially stable better than most clubs which are going into administration”.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We asked Nick what he saw in the near future for Bristol Rovers he said that he is aiming for the championship in the next three years and get into the higher part of the championship and try and have a good cup run because it generates excitement for fans and a good atmosphere.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Nick does not want Bristol Rovers to go back to being a selling Club but wants to bring on local talent and keep it at the club. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As Bristol Rovers supporters we all wanted to know if he was planing to sell Ricky Lambert to another club. He replied “No the only way he would sell him is if he wanted to leave the club”.  He has had offers from other Clubs for Ricky and Danny Coles and has rejected them.  </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Reporters</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Andrew, Stuart, Gurdit, Daniel</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 11.0px"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kV48d7CHAcQ/ScpLLkialMI/AAAAAAAAABI/w1jmB-ZSFVk/s320/P3250002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317144972222960834" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2626145231711318889-4292027286237665608?l=brfcstudy4.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>_______________________http://www.blogger.com/profile/07966323068214054496noreply@blogger.com