Mets caught up with Josh from RawMilkZine to look ahead to Saturdays game at the Wham stadium.

Stanley sit 7th with John Coleman trusting a 3-5-2 to get the best out of his players.

Josh takes us through the style of play and a couple of the standout players Gasheads should keep an eye out for on Saturday.

They also talk about Stanley being the team to lose out when Lee Brown sent us up and their predictions for Saturdays game.

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Duke is joined by Ben Akers from Talk Club, which is a talking and listening club for men. Duke and Ben discuss mental health & football and the launch of Talk Club Bristol Rovers.

Talk Club Bristol Rovers

The groups are relaxed, informal, and non-judgemental - a place where men can simply go in and get off their chest what's been happening in their week. This is part of a behaviour-changing movement aimed at getting men to talk more openly about their thoughts, feelings, worries and day-to-day gripes.

We have only just launched so stand by for further details but if you are interested then please join the private and confidential Facebook and/or WhatsApp groups.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/talkclubbristolrovers/
WhatsApp: chat.whatsapp.com/IVGWj4EFL7tHO6wNEpymdA

There's more about Talk Club Bristol Rovers here: www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/october/mental-health-community-trust/


Ben's TED talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9FEQYp1imc&t=1s


Clear Head

This episode is sponsored by Bristol Beer Factory's new alcohol free beer, Clear Head. Not only is it a beautifully crafted IPA, but it will leave you feeling fresh as a daisy in the morning and a percentage of each pint sold will go to keep Talk Club sustainable.

https://www.bristolbeerfactory.co.uk/

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In this impromptu episode of GasCast, Neno, Harley & Max sit down to fangirl over Rovers' signing of Erhun Oztumer - the 'Turkish Messi' - from Charlton Athletic.

The three lads also rate what has been a very busy transfer window for Ben Garner & the Gas, with no fewer than 13 new faces joining the club this summer.

We hope you enjoy & UTG.

(NOTE: Episode recorded prior to Ryan Jones signing!)

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Duke is joined by Cazzer and friend of the show, Jake Barber.

The sporty pizza pod club discuss WINS and the development of sexy Garner-ball.

Caz is seriously impressed with Dave Tutonda and Jake has plenty of superlatives for Josh Hare, who have both looked very good on their respective wings.

We are all pleasantly surprised by Daly's first goal for the club and we dissect the whole of the incisive move that came moments after Jaakkola was picking the ball out of his net. A special mention for Josh Grant with his pass out to Hare, but did he mean it though?

There's not much sympathy for Michael Appleton's post-match saltiness, though Duke thinks Ehmer should have conceded a penalty in the first half, but does he care? Does he heck?!

We also look out our latest transfer news with youngsters Mehew, Tomlinson and Phillips being told they can go out on loan, with Tomlinson and Phillips securing moves to Bath City and Chippenham Town respectively. We also see Kyle Bennett move to Grimsby until the end of the season - however there are question marks over the clubs handling of the situation. 

We also saw two incomings, both on a permanent basis. Ben Liddle joining from Middlesbrough and then just before we recorded on Tuesday, we got the announcement that Ali Koiki, a LWB, was going to join us. This posed the question, will we see some more players move on? 

The team also give us their predictions for the upcoming match against Burton (H). 

Finally a shout out to our sponsor Kahuna flooring, who supply and fit all types of flooring for your home or workplace. Steve & Kahuna come to you with a sample selection service and offers deals on supplied & fitted carpets, vinyls, LVT (such as Karndean and Amtico), engineered wood and more! 

Get in touch with Steve today on 07917667777, and mention ‘GasCast’ to receive 10% off all orders. And a big thanks to Steve for his support of the pod this season.

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Caz is joined by Bristol Rovers legend Phil 'Percy' Purnell in a special throwback 'A Chat With' episode.

From supporting Rovers at a young age on the Eastville terraces, to scoring - not one - but TWO of the most important goals in Bristol Rovers' history.

Phil touches on the moment he kept us up by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Newport, beating Bristol City 3-0 to secure promotion AND that all important goal in the 3-0 win over Blackpool to beat our rivals to the title. Phil discusses the 5,000+ Gasheads who travelled with them to Bloomfield Road and the role they played in the promotion season.

We also discuss his relationship with his team-mates, The Tote End, the move from Eastville and what it was like to be a professional footballer in the 80s & 90s compared to present day.

Finally, we talk about the career-ending leg break and what that then meant for Phil's life going forward.

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Mets caught up with Gary Hutchinson from The Stacey West website and podcast to look ahead to Saturdays game at Sincil Bank.

Lincoln have a 100% record in the league and are currently top. Rovers go into the game after a 2-0 win against Northampton at home which lifted them off the foot of the table.

Gary talks about the change in style the Micheal Appleton has instigated and how it is showing fruit so far. Lincoln have scored 9 goals in the four league games so far and Gary feels there is more to come.

Gary also talks about his time as Poacher the Imp and the book he wrote about his time in the suit.

Both have predicted a Lincoln win unfortunately.

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Mets is joined by Charles from the It’s all Cobblers to me podcast to look ahead to Saturdays game at the Mem.

Rovers go into the game on a poor run of form. An opening day draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of light has been followed up with losses to Ipswich and Donny. Northampton on the other hand have fared a bit better. An opening day draw with Wimbledon has been followed up with a win against Shrewsbury and a loss against Hull.

They chat about the hoofball under Keith Curle and the dangermen for the Cobblers.

They also chat about the many Rovers connections that Northampton town, with chief among them being the return of Chris Lines to the Mem.

A VERY long tangent about the ongoing missing money saga with the redevelopment of Sixfields is rounded off with score predictions for Saturday.

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Mets is joined by Max Alderson and debutant Mike Willett. In a special treat for the lads they are recording from the Sporty!

The lads talk about the defensive frailties, especially from set pieces and if its the responsibility of the coaches to drill players or if individuals need to take more responsibility for tracking their men.

At the other end of the pitch things are looking grim and they discuss the lack of chances created for our strikers.

Each gives their stance on Garner in/out and if we are seeing any signs of Garnerball being shown on the pitch. Could our next game being Northampton who are expected to struggle be the chance for the players to show what they can do?

With the window closing on the 16th of October they discuss areas still to strengthen and what kind of player they each would want to bring in.

Finally a shout out to our sponsor Kahuna flooring, who supply and fit all types of flooring for your home or workplace. Steve & Kahuna come to you with a sample selection service and offers deals on supplied & fitted carpets, vinyls, LVT (such as Karndean and Amtico), engineered wood and more! 

Get in touch with Steve today on 07917667777, and mention ‘GasCast’ to receive 10% off all orders. And a big thanks to Steve for his support of the pod this season.

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Duke is joined Anwar Uddin to talk about his fascinating and varied career, both past and present. 

From playing youth football for West Ham with the likes of Rio Ferdinand, he then moved to Sheffield Wednesday which ended prematurely after the collapse of ITV Digital left Wednesday in financial trouble. Wednesday's loss was Rovers gain as Anwar made the journey to North Bristol. This was after John Still used his persuasive skills to assure Anwar that Rovers were heading in a better direction than *checks notes* Swansea City. 

Anwar got the first team football he so craved at Rovers and loved his time in the city, however a horrific injury meant his Rovers career was cut short after only 19 league appearances. He shares tales of how he got involved in the local community whilst on the side-lines and tells us about his times rooming with The Latvian. 

We look at his time at Dag & Redbridge where he captained the side and was involved in two promotions - including reaching League One on a shoestring budget. This was under the stewardship of John Still, who Anwar cites as being a pivotal reason for linking up with Dagenham.

Anwar discusses his current role with the Fans For Diversity campaign and why he believes that football has the power to unify all walks of life. He also shares his thoughts on the potential at Rovers to get more fans through the turnstiles. 

There's also chat about the Black Lives Matter campaign and whilst 'taking the knee' is important, it doesn't go far enough.

Finally there's talk about his assistant manager role at Aldershot Town and how he/they managed to secure the services of *checks notes again* Ross McCormack.

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Caz is joined by Donny fan Dan Nice to talk about Bristol Rovers' next fixture away at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Although The Gas have gained one point from two difficult fixtures, the performances have been unappealing for many of the Gasheads who tuned in to iFollow. The pressure is mounting on Ben Garner's shoulders as he desperately seeks his first win of the season.

Doncaster are so far unbeaten in the league, although have struggled to keep a clean sheet. They most recently secured an impressive 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley. 

Dan gives us his thoughts on their season so far and what we can expect from Darren Moore's side on Saturday.

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