BS4 on Tour... Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Spoons said: The same pitch that had £100,000 spent on it last summer!! Championship ready?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 On 2/2/2018 at 12:52, st andrews gas said: Call me what you want..but 'dimwit'? OK then, you’re pretty Shrew-d. Gappy? Sorry, “happy”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, RedLionLad said: Shrewsbury did well out there today........ Did the world famous Bristol Roverzzzz get dicked 1-2 today?! Just got in and am catching up....can’t believe that is true....after all, they are ‘coming for us’ and will ‘overtake us and be premier league within five years’ and fans of every other club in the world ‘hate Bristol City and love the gas’ and their ‘stadium’ is ‘championship ready’ because they bought a few sprinklers, curtains and carpets, not forgetting the new canopy at their ‘hospitality’ entrance and their desperate, needy fans go on Man City fans’ forums to plead for recognition and scream that the roverzzzz’ away attendances are bigger than ‘them pesky teds’ - which is utter bollox and has been for generations....their utter desperation to be recognised is so pathetic! And after all that .....I seriously can’t laugh anymore, it just hurts now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 34 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Did the world famous Bristol Roverzzzz get dicked 1-2 today?! Just got in and am catching up....can’t believe that is true....after all, they are ‘coming for us’ and will ‘overtake us and be premier league within five years’ and fans of every other club in the world ‘hate Bristol City and love the gas’ and their ‘stadium’ is ‘championship ready’ because they bought a few sprinklers, curtains and carpets, not forgetting the new canopy at their ‘hospitality’ entrance and their desperate, needy fans go on Man City fans’ forums to plead for recognition and scream that the roverzzzz’ away attendances are bigger than ‘them pesky teds’ - which is utter bollox and has been for generations....their utter desperation to be recognised is so pathetic! And after all that .....I seriously can’t laugh anymore, it just hurts now.... Go on......You know you want to ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Spoons said: The same pitch that had £100,000 spent on it last summer!! Needs to be relaid in the summerbut they have no money to pay for it. Will end up just buying a bit of turf from B&Q i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Harry said: A minimum wage contract is unlikely to help their finances then! Their players will soon be on zero hours contracts (are they still legal?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 "It’s a rugby ground where we have paid for a roof over a terrace, it’s a total embarrassment to even call it a stadium." Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 "The pitch ruined it today and probably cost us the game; it is so unpredictable for players to play on, but saying that we have been doing okay at home recently. There was a big puddle at the Thatchers End, and on theright hand side of the west stand towards the south, it was chewing up badly. The ball bobbles all over the place and it looks a nightmare to run with it, to be honest it’s just pretty ****ed. I worry we won’t see the best of the likes of Mensah, Bennett and even Nichols until it’s sorted, it can’t be good for your confidence playing on that and a lot of concentration required. Broadbent’s shot was wild but it bobbled before he hit it, fans round me were complaining of us hoofing it from the back, but it wasn’t easy to pass it out on the deck without the ball high fiving a lump of turf on the way through." It must be like playing football in medieval times, amongst the rats and chickens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izza Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Minimal ground 12,300 capacity............95%=11,685 so like the rest of the post either a wind up or typical gas crap 8 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Izza said: Minimal ground 12,300 capacity............95%=11,685 so like the rest of the post either a wind up or typical gas crap Despite being far from capacity today, the Memorial Ground (to give it its correct title, because a stadium it isn't) is 100% full of shit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 02/02/2018 at 19:54, JackofromSanJavier said: It took a lot of trips but I got the t-shirt in the end!! I once saw a man wearing a t shirt that said penicillin, something for the man with everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. I’m more worried about mighty Shrewsbury who beat you 4-0 and 2-1. Big club Shrewsbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. Mathematical genius alert. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. Mate when your ground consists of tents, gazebos and two non working portloos it should be 100% full, every game, no exceptions. As for the sanitised Ashton gate.. if the horse punchers had their way they’d be playing in a modern plastic bowl outside of Bristol in south Gloucestershire, funded by a jordinain.. propa down 2 earf fans dem gazeds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Dopey interview............."I don't want to use the pitch as an excuse" er... so he mentions it three times ! 8 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. Watching Rovers must be like a throw back to the 80's. Rovers are very much the Cambridge United of 2018. Does the dog fiddler have the height of the mud measured in the corners? To actually pay money week in week out to go and sit on plastic chairs in a tent, eating out of date crisps, watching a non league standard of football played on a mud bath whilst listening to songs about the Teds in between hurling racist remarks and checking the scores every minute to see if The Shit are losing must really be worth the entrance fee to Dismaland. Actually, I thought I was watching Banged Up Abroad last night and they were in a Mexican Prison, until I realised it was the League One highlights programme on Channel 5 from the Mem. Edited February 4, 2018 by Cheesleysmate 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Jarman said: 1) Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! 2) Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. 3) unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. 4) And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. 5) Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. OK , I'll bite. 1) The Championship is always hard, they were both there before and struggled but still got some decent results. Both teams have won things , it's not like when(no disrespect) smaller clubs Burton to Rotherham came up and were seen by some clubs as cannon fodder , both of which then did well to stay up and upset some of the 'big boys', Burton still doing that. 2) Usually easier to get an atmosphere in a small ground that's close to the pitch, but depends where you go , there have been away fans not so impressed. 3) All seater stadiums have been around for about 25 years, I think it was a requirement in the top 2 divisions from about 1994, lower divisions were exempt. So what exactly is sanitised? The clean comfortable stadium? the roomy well appointed concourses ? The fan park with food and drink available , bands or DJ's to enjoy , you even get away fans mixing in there. Or is that what you object too? 4) 45,000 , that one needs explanation, the total attendance at your non league playoff final that your lot manage to change into being how many you took? 5) You get around 9k , that's 75% . I know your lot like to juggle figures but that ones hard to deny. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderJar Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. A couple of points you make are highlighted old fashioned terrace - it really is only a few steps I would never describe that as an old fashioned terrace always 95% full - if by always you mean the past season or so? Some facts here show that even the rugby was better attended than the football as recently as 2009 Average attendances Bristol Rovers Season Att League 2016–17 9,302 League One 2015–16 8,096 League Two Bristol Rugby 2014–15 6,793 Conference Att League 2013–14 6,420 League Two 5,808 Championship 2012–13 6,308 League Two 4,859 Championship 2011–12 6,035 League Two 5,351 Championship 2010–11 6,253 League One 4,273 Championship 2009–10 7,042 League One 5,261 Championship 2008–09 7,170 League One 7,435 Premiership 2007–08 6,849 League One 9,175 Premiership 2006–07 7,931 League Two 10,152 Premiership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Bristol) Edited February 4, 2018 by CiderJar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 With all talk of the pitch thought I'd make an exception and check out the lowlights. Didn't look that bad to me. Only 'puddle' I could see was the Centre Half's pile of **** challenge (sic) in allowing Shrews opener. Shrews winger seemed not to have a close ball control issue on the surface when waltzing past four defenders to score from an acute angle. Highlight has to be The Littlest Hobo's Lord Of The Tramps jig after conceding the winner. Delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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54-46 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. When did your son visit AG? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Izza said: Minimal ground 12,300 capacity............95%=11,685 so like the rest of the post either a wind up or typical gas crap You'd think sags would be good at sums, what with the 24 digits and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Jarman said: ....unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate.... If ever there was a quote that defines the chasm between our respective standings and aspirations this is it. Being berated for having an expansive stadium fully compliant with Approved Document G, where risk of illness and disease is minimised through deployment of 21st century sanitary-ware. Where consumables are prepared in spotless kitchens and served to the highest standard. Because atmosphere to me has always been ****ing in a hole in the ground, ****ing in a **** strewn portaloo and scoffing a mechanically recovered meat product served from the rear of a cut-n-shut former ambulance, warmed through by an untrained operative for whom cleanliness involves rubbing their hands over the nearest tree post taking a dump. We're not just leagues apart, were centuries distant......... 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. I don’t know why you lot keep doing this to yourselves? Its never 95% full. As Sergio said, such a small stadium used by a club who constantly bang on about how amazing their support is should be 100% full each game. We were getting 11/12k for home games during the worst 7 months of supporting City in my personal memory (Aug 2013-Feb 2014, bottom of L1)....you’ve got no excuses. Ashton Gate is no different to the Mem or most other grounds in terms of atmosphere. Sometimes it’s dull, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s incredible. Depends on many factors. Don't pretend it’s any different at Rovers. Despite a poor run of one win in 9 games we’ll still have 20k+ on Saturday against Sunderland. Mind the gap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 32 minutes ago, Unan said: It's Grimsby that deserve our scorn for taking just 2000 fans to a Wembley final. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 If the attendance was only 47k, why were so many locked out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: If the attendance was only 47k, why were so many locked out? They prefer it that way. They don`t have to pay for a match ticket and can roam the surrounding streets playing boob cricket, racially abusing people, punching horses and constantly looking at their phones to see if we`re losing. A sag`s idea of a perfect day out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolmoose Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Juan Kerr said: You'd think sags would be good at sums, what with the 24 digits and all. Perhaps that's it. They work on a duodecimal system and multiply everything by a factor of 1.2. Therefore yesterday's attendance becomes 11,256 after applying the "Gas factor" which is 92% of capacity, not far off the 95% claimed. Edited February 4, 2018 by bristolmoose 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 11 hours ago, RedLionLad said: "The pitch ruined it today and probably cost us the game; it is so unpredictable for players to play on, but it wasn’t easy to pass it out on the deck without the ball high fiving a lump of turf on the way through." That is their secret plan to beat City when / if we ever have to go there for a competitive game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Thank you Jarman for this on gaschat; "Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today". That says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 20 minutes ago, 22A said: That is their secret plan to beat City when / if we ever have to go there for a competitive game I think all City fans should go there and have a look around to see for themselves just how big the gap really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) The gap between League One and The Championship is vast now. Last seasons relegated trio from it sit 1st, 3rd and 5th. Of the three sides that came down from The Prem in contrast two of them are in the bottom three again this season. Playing in a 12000 capacity non league standard ground with a swamp for a pitch shows how far they are away from us now. Edited February 4, 2018 by GrahamC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Rudolf Hucker said: It's Grimsby that deserve our scorn for taking just 2000 fans to a Wembley final. Less than that. The conference play off final includes a sizeable neutral area, so that was probably 500 tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimatno9 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I read somewhere on this thread about the tents and how long they’ve been there - so looked up Bristol planning portal and found the application 06/02073/F | Erection of additional temporary seating. (650 Seats) in the form of two stands - Stand B to the rear of Strathmore Road adjacent to the existing west stand, and Stand C attached to the existing south stand nearest Alton Road. | The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0AQ it was a temporary approval for 3 years from 2006 to 2009 can’t find any extension of time - anybody expert enough to know why it’s still there - if it’s because of subsequent planning applications allow it to remain the last one for the superstore runs out this year and if they haven’t submitted anything about stadium redevelopment by the summer I think the tents need to go!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSheds Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Unan said: Is that the playoff final when the 15ers goalkeeper should have been sent of in the first half was it for a foul or handling outside of the area. If the 15ers had been down to 10 men for most of the match maybe they would still be in the banarama league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, Jimatno9 said: I read somewhere on this thread about the tents and how long they’ve been there - so looked up Bristol planning portal and found the application 06/02073/F | Erection of additional temporary seating. (650 Seats) in the form of two stands - Stand B to the rear of Strathmore Road adjacent to the existing west stand, and Stand C attached to the existing south stand nearest Alton Road. | The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0AQ it was a temporary approval for 3 years from 2006 to 2009 can’t find any extension of time - anybody expert enough to know why it’s still there - if it’s because of subsequent planning applications allow it to remain the last one for the superstore runs out this year and if they haven’t submitted anything about stadium redevelopment by the summer I think the tents need to go!! That's the Bristol interpretation of the word "temporary" that allowed that flyover to persist in front of St Mary Redcliffe for 30 odd years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, bristolmoose said: Perhaps that's it. They work on a duodecimal system and multiply everything by a factor of 1.2. Therefore yesterday's attendance becomes 11,256 after applying the "Gas factor" which is 92% of capacity, not far off the 95% claimed. "Gas Factor" That sounds like an idea for a new shitty talent show, to be shown on ITV on Saturday evenings. A competition for shit, worthless and past it "footballers" to showcase their skills in hoofing a football, running through mud and missing sitters, whilst being racially abused and punched by the audience and judges. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 45 minutes ago, Jimatno9 said: I read somewhere on this thread about the tents and how long they’ve been there - so looked up Bristol planning portal and found the application 06/02073/F | Erection of additional temporary seating. (650 Seats) in the form of two stands - Stand B to the rear of Strathmore Road adjacent to the existing west stand, and Stand C attached to the existing south stand nearest Alton Road. | The Memorial Stadium Filton Avenue Bristol BS7 0AQ it was a temporary approval for 3 years from 2006 to 2009 can’t find any extension of time - anybody expert enough to know why it’s still there - if it’s because of subsequent planning applications allow it to remain the last one for the superstore runs out this year and if they haven’t submitted anything about stadium redevelopment by the summer I think the tents need to go!! You'd be doing them a favour if you got the tents closed down. They would then get closer to the 95% capacity they like to mention. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. 0/10. Must try harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 13 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full of gypsies, tramps and thieves. There you go Harold, I've fixed that for you. Can't argue with what you say about it being an old fashioned terrace. The picture says it all. The smell of Irene's manky bloomers on that washing line must be unbearable. Clearly not something to be sniffed at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Jarman said: Blackburn and Wigan coming up .... tough opponents for City in the Championship next season especially with some pretty decent teams coming down with their parachutes! Unlike the rest of you, I went to the Mem today. Brilliant atmosphere ... old fashioned terrace .. unlike the now sanitised Ashton Gate as my son said. And those who talk about the 45,000 whatever. Remember the ground up in Whorefield is always 95% full. Sanitised ! Clueless****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: Sanitised ! Clueless****. Jealousy takes many forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Izza said: Minimal ground 12,300 capacity............95%=11,685 so like the rest of the post either a wind up or typical gas crap One day, some Rovers fan might actually sit down and look and factual evidence regarding attendances. I think it may come as quite some shock to them..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 43 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: One day, some Rovers fan might actually sit down and look and factual evidence regarding attendances. I think it may come as quite some shock to them..! Somewhere Sanitised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said: Sanitised ! Clueless****. He meant "sanitary" because Ashton Gate is clean, comfortable, well kept and professionally managed; the polar opposite of the Memorial Ground. Our pitch is like a billiard table too - despite hosting both football and rugby (I thought that they told us our pitch would suffer with both teams using it?). Theirs is unfit for league football despite only the first team using it once each fortnight (they don't get involved in cup competitions so it's hardly overused). Even using the tactic of keeping the ball in the air does nothing to prevent the ground cutting up. I know which ground I'd prefer. So does @Jarman but he can't bring himself to admit it. If "old fashioned terracing" is so desirable, why do all 15ers crave a new ground? Clue: because they've succeeded in turning an old fashioned rugby ground into a practically uninhabitable (judging by their attendances) crock of shit. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 6 hours ago, 22A said: That is their secret plan to beat City when / if we ever have to go there for a competitive game They've done it before. I believe their grounds man was filmed watering the already wet area in the corner, prior to a match with Stockport County. It was a midday KO and the Stockport fans had already travelled down. The match was called off allowing BRFC players an extra days rest, before playing us in the LDV, Johnstone's Paint or whatever it was called on a really boggy pitch. IT worked, they won. They also "allegedly" cut the water mains at Twerton, prior to a new years match against us, when they had a few players out with injury and we were flying. The rescheduled match was played at the end of the season, when we were suffering the loss of Super Bob and it worked again. Ifa kin ate thoze bus terds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 5 hours ago, TwoSheds said: Is that the playoff final when the 15ers goalkeeper should have been sent of in the first half was it for a foul or handling outside of the area. If the 15ers had been down to 10 men for most of the match maybe they would still be in the banarama league Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rich said: They've done it before. I believe their grounds man was filmed watering the already wet area in the corner, prior to a match with Stockport County. It was a midday KO and the Stockport fans had already travelled down. The match was called off allowing BRFC players an extra days rest, before playing us in the LDV, Johnstone's Paint or whatever it was called on a really boggy pitch. IT worked, they won. They also "allegedly" cut the water mains at Twerton, prior to a new years match against us, when they had a few players out with injury and we were flying. The rescheduled match was played at the end of the season, when we were suffering the loss of Super Bob and it worked again. Ifa kin ate thoze bus terds. Remember the top bit, Stockport were also on something like a seven match winning run at the time. The pitch was apparently “waterlogged” despite amateur football taking place at Eastville Park on the same day... It also as you say, coincided with the Saturday between the 2 legged midweek JPT games with us, meaning amazingly they had no game (whereas we travelled up to somewhere like Blackpool & played). Stockport’s manager said the postponement was a “disgrace” and complained to the FA, who of course did absolutely nothing. Cheating scum. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Rich said: They've done it before. I believe their grounds man was filmed watering the already wet area in the corner, prior to a match with Stockport County. It was a midday KO and the Stockport fans had already travelled down. The match was called off allowing BRFC players an extra days rest, before playing us in the LDV, Johnstone's Paint or whatever it was called on a really boggy pitch. IT worked, they won. They also "allegedly" cut the water mains at Twerton, prior to a new years match against us, when they had a few players out with injury and we were flying. The rescheduled match was played at the end of the season, when we were suffering the loss of Super Bob and it worked again. Ifa kin ate thoze bus terds. I'm not sure about watering the pitch but they definitely made no efforts to get the game against a very 'in form' Stockport County played. Previous matches that winter they had called upon people to come in and help get the pitch up to scratch to keep the game on (according to the EP). If I remember correctly Jim Gannon (Stockport boss) had words to say about it at the time, the response from the blue few was typical from them, they played the innocent victim and Gannon became a bit of a hate figure at the Mem. Meanwhile on the same day we were away to Blackpool. I think Rovers won the rearranged fixture*, they crept into the Play Offs on the last day and got promoted. Stockport failed to make the top 7 (L2) in the end. Cheating bastards. *Edit: they did win the rearranged match according to their head 2 head page with Stockport. Edited February 4, 2018 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommers65 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/11611/explosion-bs3...Bless again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, pommers65 said: http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/11611/explosion-bs3...Bless again Wow! We really do make their weekend, when we lose a game..! No matter what’s wrong with their club, how badly they’re run, what their league position is, or what a laughing stock their ground & pitch are.... all is well, as long as City lose..! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 hours ago, pommers65 said: http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/11611/explosion-bs3...Bless again Apparently, the 'aftershock' reached BS7 at 16:43 the following day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackofromSanJavier Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 04/02/2018 at 01:16, pillred said: I once saw a man wearing a t shirt that said penicillin, something for the man with everything. You should have come over and said Hello. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Quote from gAsschat:I always slag them off doesn’t matter if their on a good run or a bad one there’s always plenty of ammo. If they get promotion to the Prem I’ll do the same. This is all kinds of pathetic, sums them up really. If we did reach the Prem they would have just lost at home to Hartlepool or someone, but they’d be celebration us losing to ManU. Odd bunch. Edited February 5, 2018 by 1960maaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, Unan said: This is the wrong game. It was the first play off final to be played at the new Wembley and it was the one where Rovers beat Shrewsbury 3-1. Apparently Rovers took 45,000 to that one, and in normal Rovers style they have been known to exaggerate this figure further. I have heard it swing from anything between 46-48k. Anyway, whatever it was it was the Shits highest ever attendance +1 Edited February 5, 2018 by Cheesleysmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Cheesleysmate said: This is the wrong game. It was the first play off final to be played at the new Wembley and it was the one where Rovers beat Shrewsbury 3-1. Apparently Rovers took 45,000 to that one, and in normal Rovers style they have been known to exaggerate this figure further. I have heard it swing from anything between 46-48k. Anyway, whatever it was it was the Shits highest ever attendance +1 This one then. I suppose they could have had 3/4 of the attendance, but I would have thought that even Shrewsbury could have mustered more than around 15k supporters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Port Said Red said: This one then. I suppose they could have had 3/4 of the attendance, but I would have thought that even Shrewsbury could have mustered more than around 15k supporters? Well, Shrewsbury did sell 15k+ for their play off final in 2009, so there is every likelihood that they sold that amount in 2007. Edit: I don’t know how many they sold in 2007, but Shrewsbury’s allocation was 25,000 tickets. I love how suddenly every neutral, corporate & club Wembley (approx 5-10k, I’d guess) attendee must have been supporting the Gas. How convenient..! Edited February 5, 2018 by Bar BS3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 5 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Quote from gAsschat:I always slag them off doesn’t matter if their on a good run or a bad one there’s always plenty of ammo. If they get promotion to the Prem I’ll do the same. This is all kinds of pathetic, sums them up really. If we did reach the Prem they would have just lost at home to Hartlepool or someone, but they’d be celebration us losing to ManU. Odd bunch. Always plenty of ammo? Yeah I suppose with our 27,000 all seater stadium, wealthy Bristolian owner, well over double their home crowds, better average away crowds every season, 3 times the number of STs, better history, over a century of League Football, the lack of tents for stands, beating Man Utd in a match televised across the Globe, giving Man City a run for their money, all the praise we’ve received in the Media, never dropped into Non League, 17 years above them... We really are the gift that keeps on giving aren’t we? Sag idiots. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bar BS3 said: Well, Shrewsbury did sell 15k+ for their play off final in 2009, so there is every likelihood that they sold that amount in 2007. Edit: I don’t know how many they sold in 2007, but Shrewsbury’s allocation was 25,000 tickets. I love how suddenly every neutral, corporate & club Wembley (approx 5-10k, I’d guess) attendee must have been supporting the Gas. How convenient..! They had about 40,000 there. They had an initial allocation of 35,000 that was increased by another 5000 tickets when it became apparent Shrewsbury didn’t need their full allocation. Like other City fans I’ve heard ridiculous claims of 48k, 49k and even 50k from Gasheads....I know it’s not like Sagheads to bend the truth but the middle tier wasn’t even open. Incidentally, they call us ‘plastic’ but isn’t it funny how a day out at Wembley attracts a whopping extra 33000 ‘loyal’ Gasheads who couldn’t be arsed to go to their home games that season? Edited February 5, 2018 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Always plenty of ammo? Yeah I suppose with our 27,000 all seater stadium, wealthy Bristolian owner, well over double their home crowds, better average away crowds every season, 3 times the number of STs, better history, over a century of League Football, the lack of tents for stands, beating Man Utd in a match televised across the Globe, giving Man City a run for their money, all the praise we’ve received in the Media, never dropped into Non League, 17 years above them... We really are the gift that keeps on giving aren’t we? Sag idiots. Looking at that thread, it appears yategasman has borrowed the sag brain cell this week "Unfortunately the buggers are up amongst em for a reason " Quarter of a century since they even played at level 2, let alone challenged to get promoted from it. COX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, glynriley said: Looking at that thread, it appears yategasman has borrowed the sag brain cell this week "Unfortunately the buggers are up amongst em for a reason " Quarter of a century since they even played at level 2, let alone challenged to get promoted from it. COX. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Let’s just play along with this and say “yea, you took 50,000 to Wembley”.......what does that say about your fanbase? Cleary you have the most plastic fans in the country when only 8,000 turn up for home games.......gasheads, loyal and true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: They had about 40,000 there. They had an initial allocation of 35,000 that was increased by another 5000 tickets when it became apparent Shrewsbury didn’t need their full allocation. Like other City fans I’ve heard ridiculous claims of 48k, 49k and even 50k from Gasheads....I know it’s not like Sagheads to bend the truth but the middle tier wasn’t even open. Incidentally, they call us ‘plastic’ but isn’t it funny how a day out at Wembley attracts a whopping extra 33000 ‘loyal’ Gasheads who couldn’t be arsed to go to their home games that season? Just going to tag @Robbored here... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: Just going to tag @Robbored here... Jeez........... That jibe is sooooo old ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: They had about 40,000 there. They had an initial allocation of 35,000 that was increased by another 5000 tickets when it became apparent Shrewsbury didn’t need their full allocation. Like other City fans I’ve heard ridiculous claims of 48k, 49k and even 50k from Gasheads....I know it’s not like Sagheads to bend the truth but the middle tier wasn’t even open. Incidentally, they call us ‘plastic’ but isn’t it funny how a day out at Wembley attracts a whopping extra 33000 ‘loyal’ Gasheads who couldn’t be arsed to go to their home games that season? Despite winning on that occasion, it can’t have been much of a “day out”, seeing as 15k of those didn’t bother going again in 2015..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Quote from gAsschat:I always slag them off doesn’t matter if their on a good run or a bad one there’s always plenty of ammo. If they get promotion to the Prem I’ll do the same. This is all kinds of pathetic, sums them up really. Sagtards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, Robbored said: Jeez........... That jibe is sooooo old ........... It's always worth reminding newer members what you did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: It's always worth reminding newer members what you did I can’t imagine most of them couldn’t give a shit it was sooo long ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, Robbored said: Jeez........... That jibe is sooooo old ........... Like wine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Always plenty of ammo? Yeah I suppose with our 27,000 all seater stadium, wealthy Bristolian owner, well over double their home crowds, better average away crowds every season, 3 times the number of STs, better history, over a century of League Football, the lack of tents for stands, beating Man Utd in a match televised across the Globe, giving Man City a run for their money, all the praise we’ve received in the Media, never dropped into Non League, 17 years above them... We really are the gift that keeps on giving aren’t we? Sag idiots. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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