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Vital Gas Mid Season Interview: Captain Blackadder

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1) When did you become a Rovers fan and why?
In the early 90’s for me. My Dad would watch both City and Rovers depending on who was home when he first moved to Bristol from Belfast in the 1960’s, but after settling in Fishponds he became a fully fledged Rovers fan and started to take my older brother to Eastville, then when I was old enough, my brother took me to Twerton

2) What do you think of this season, do we have a chance to push for the play offs or will we slip towards the wrong end of the table?

There is always a chance of making the play-offs but I just can’t see it happening with the current squad. We need to bring in 3 or 4 players which we’re obviously not going to do in the next 11 days

3) Best moment of this season so far?
Williams’ winner at St Mary’s. It’s one of those moments you’ll still talk about in 30 years time

4) Worst moment of this season so far?
Can’t think of any one in particular, but maybe when the news broke that Lambo was off. 7 straight away defeats was pretty demoralising as well

5) Do you expect any arrivals this January and if you could bring in a player or two, who (realistically) would you go for?

I expect at least one but I have no idea who that will be. We need a CB, a FW and a RW if we’re seriously push forward to the top 6 though

6) Which player/s should Rovers sign this summer? And do you think Rovers will spend enough this summer to progress
I’m not sure how much money is needed, if you can find the likes of Charlie Austin knocking about then you don’t need an awful lot but we need to bring in (if we don’t do so in the next couple of weeks) a CB, FW, RW, LB, GK. I’d like to sign Andersen but I doubt that will happen

7) What do you expect us to do/finish this season?
12-8

8) Your opinion on Paul Trollope now he is mid way through his 5th season in charge?
The thing with Trollope is that he’ll put an unbeaten run together of about 10 games where’s he’s the best manager in the world and then go and loss the seem amount where he is then the worst manager in the world and has to go! Can’t work it out. I’m happy with him though, just wish he wasn’t so negative at times

a) And your opinion on Lennie Lawrence?
I have none

9) Your opinion on Nick Higgs and his board?
Again, I have none really, although I wish they would communicate with GIFT more. Will be interesting to see how much Trollope is given to spend now and in the summer though

10) Favourite current player?
Don’t really have one but I can never fault Stuart Campbell for his 100% effort in every game

11) Favourite former player/s?
Marcus Stewart was my first hero as a boy, then there was Andy Tilson who I tried to model myself on as a centre-back myself (although I was sh!t)

12) And finally which celebrity would you most like to bang and which celeb would you most like to thump?
I have a list as long as my arm for both of these categories but if I would have to push myself for just one I will opt for Jennifer Love-Hewitt as the one to bang and Peter Andre and Jordan as the one to punch. (I would take them both down with one swing)

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