Bristol Rovers striker Rickie Lambert seals £1m move to Southampton

“Get real - Lambert is 28, and Saints have doubled his salary for a couple of years. He'd be mad not to want that.

Alan Pardew knows that with the points deduction it'll take two years to get his lot out of League 1. Rickie will score many of the goals that will get them there, then he'll probably be in League 2 or the Conference. He's a solid lower league striker, but nothing more. That's why no Championship club put in a serious bid.

How many of the Gasheads complaining now were the same people who gave Rickie stick when he first played for Rovers?

Rovers need to move on, and refresh the squad. Paul Trollope needs to be less cautious and give the two Bens (Hunt and Swallow) a chance in the first team.”

“to all the fans who say they wont support the gas anymore go down trashton gate we dont need fans like you a bit like when we went to cardiff and wembley were r those bloody fans support the club through this period iam not happy how this fiasco took place but i will still go to the games because i support the club through thick and thin thats called true support gas 4 life”

“to the prat in france we r the gas and i go to every game bristol rovers play born and bred city will never be in the premiership and to fans like you with there stupid views just proves how arrogant the french r”

“to ken in whitchurch your a city fan take your kids to trashton loyal fans stick with there team youre not welcome at the club we gasheads c it through till the end gas 4 life”

“Lambert's comments just about sums it all up. Southampton's owners and chairman have big plans and ambitions and he's getting double the wages. What is he supposed to do??? Of course he's going to move. BRFC have no ambition, the ground redevelopment is not going to happen and PT and LL will have around £100 to spend on new replacements. Wake up BRFC fans you're been taking for a ride and have been for years.”

“once again our board stab us in the back. if they were talking for a few days why did they play him saturday? all they have now done is giving the bcfc1982 fans a bit of fun as they have no life of thier own. our director of football better hope this season doe's not go pear shapped.”

“dont like to say it but a lot of these bristol city supporters coming on here are absolutely right. we are a small club with small club ambitions and no it will never change. we will always be looking up at our fellow supporters across the water wishing we were there where they are. i have been a supporter for 50 years and this must go down as one of the saddest days in all that time.
misled about summer signings, misled about the stadium and misled about selling players. being from mangotsfield i would say that they have a nice stadium in cossham street. how long before we are playing there.
the present team although not thoroughbreds are certainly led by donkeys with blinkers on, no vision and no ambition.
now is the time for a complete shake up at the club. please leave messers dunford, higgs and bradshaw”

“What a pleasure it is to read all the comments from you Gasheads, keep 'em coming.”

“big announcement here in central florida. stop the press. stop the press. newsflash.
micky mouse is going to buy a gross of geoff dunford watches.”

“i''m loving it loving it loving it....
small club small gate no ambition. start as you mean to go on eh... maybe you will finally realise you are a small club who lack ambition whose fans have delusions of grandeur (look it up). the blue few peasants are revolting me thinks..... ha ha ha ha”