“no to another tescos.
please it will be a total waste of co2 and will kill the local thriving shops on north street .”

“Jonathan from Montreal hit the nail on the head when he said "Bristol does not have the ambition or self belief to project itself onto the world stage, whereas Montreal did. It is reaping the benefits of this to this day and will continue to do so. Bristol doesn't and won't."

This is what Lansdown has been saying for a long time and he's now saying "put up or shut up."

Those who are moaning about these developments are typical of this ilk - they mistake amibition and confidence for arrogance.

The city is full of negativity when projects of this magnitude come up and up till now they've always ended up as failures. That isn't always down to the council, it's also down to Bristolians with a negative and defeatist attitude.

I am more than confident that, with Lansdown driving it and with the government and FA backing it, these developments will come to fruition with little to no problems. And rightly so.

With 10,000 new homes and outlets to be built another supermarket is bound to get the go ahead.

Common sense will prevail for once and Bristol will be reaping the rewards of these developments for years to come.”

“Dear Andy
Sorry to upset you did I strike a chord with my statements about how planning permission was obtained for Rovers?
I don't seem to be the only one to have a lot of time on my hands seeing as your first post was at 8 pm and your last post was 6.44 am and this coming from someone who dosn't really care about the subject.
I was wrong using the word typical but the content was so boring I was starting to drop off
my apologies.
You seem to confuse arrogance with confidence which does come with success even if it is minimal.
I state hear that there is no arrogance or bullying from Mr Lansdown only an honest statement that this is too big an opportunity to be delayed by the political squabling that has occured many times in Bristol to it's detriment, please note his comments are a response to questions about the subject and not a press release by himself.
This accusation comes from the supporter of a club who blamed the local council at every opportunity for their own failings in finding a site for a new ground even when the proposed sites weren't in Bristol, your fellow supporters even formed a rival political party to challenge in the local elections, please don't preach about bullyboy tactics i know wer'e novices in that field compaired to the abuse Horfield residents have recieved from some Rovers supporters.
Your statements were expected and typical of many Rovers fans posting on this subject which is of the petty, spiteful, provocative and somewhat it seems jelious
nature, as predictable as Rovers softly softly approach when acquiring a new stadium and subsequent planning permission which all seemed rather underhand, why comment in the first place?
Cheers Andy I wish you every success in the future.”

“Chris - it is just as much my business as yours, Montreal is just where i am at the moment. I appear to have hit a nerve though...

Glen - My views are trying to state that you should put faith in a process that has been set out by democratically elected politicians. If you think this is naive, perhaps you shouldn't dabble in politics, as you will always be disappointed.

Mike - Yes, Montreal did build a stadium. It was paid for by the provincial government, the Ashton Vale stadium will be paid for by BCFC. It may have taken 30 years to finish paying for, but this was not the only thing that was paid for during this period, it was simply put lower down in the list of priorities. The stadium has benefitted Montreal along with the other infrastructure that was put in place. Montreal is a major world city. Ask anyone in Bristol where it is and the vast majority will be able to tell you. As a Montrealer where Bristol is and they will probably say that it's in the USA. This is where part of the problem lies, Bristol does not have the ambition or self belief to project itself onto the world stage, whereas Montreal did. It is reaping the benefits of this to this day and will continue to do so. Bristol doesn't and won't. Wonder why.”

“Richard in Knowle,
My what a lot of time you've got on your hands, to be able to post so many messages on hear. Clearly no-one could possible be right except you, as it seems you know everything about everything.
You asked what I meant by Mr Lansdown's typical response. If you read the message again you will realise that I said "predictable" rather than "typical". What I mean by that is perhaps best summed up by your own posts on here. There is an unpleasant arrogance about Mr Lansdown's statements, as indeed there is about many of the posts on here from city fans. It is an arrogance which presumes that just because it is city that want something, they have an unwarranted expectation that "so it should be". Everyone else must necessarily be wrong in their views.
Like I said before, I have no view either way about the stadium being built; my feelings about city will be the same wherever they play. My only interest was in the style and presentation of Mr Lansdown over this matter.
Anyway Richard, apologies on behalf of all those foolish enough to have an opinion different to yours............”

“And 'Jon, Montreal, QC ' is about a million miles away from Bristol - why doesn't he mind his own business??”

“Dear nameless resident
I do know where ashton vale is as I've lived in Bristol including Ashton for 54 years.
This proposal is for a stadium and three hundred dwellings, not 10,000 houses though I do understand your concerns about possible further development by other parties. People already use ashton vale to park when attending matches at present and there is obviously no capacity to increase this so I don't see how traffic could be an issue.
People on foot could be a nuisance but generally are not.
The bus rapid transport you say is going to hit you would be totally within the boudaries of the new stadium and it's car park and not through the housing estate as is.
Sorry for knowing everything.”

“Mr Vowles
Please read the two newspaper reports from the last two days.
The newspaper has printed these stories independantly and also printed quotes from other interested parties not just a multi millionaire (what that's got to do with it I don't know) councilors and residents have all had a say and it was the newspaper after all that projected the story to the front page not the multi millionaire Mr Lansdown.
The paper states that some council officers and politcians are opposed to the plans thereby giving two sides to the debate.
Just a thought,what are councill officers doing being opposed to the plans? shouldn't they wait for direction from elected people or until they have to decide on a definate not proposed subject?”

“Dear Richard - thank you for your comments. You seem to know everything. The housing estate of Ashton Vale is very quiet and I did say surrounding area of Ashton Vale. The area is on the very edge of bristol and borders north somerset where the 10,000 houses are planned. We are also being hit with a rapid bus system and fans will be able to access the ground from Ashton Vale as a short cut. Let's concrete everything shall we?”

“Dear Mike
Don't worry about it, it won't cost you anything. the council aren't paying for it so you won't have to, or do you have other interests?”