Son of Fred Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Red DNA said: the pub by the side of the M32 was The Old Fox. It was indeed... Proper "old school" real ale watering hole... Served a nice pint of 6X. Edited April 30, 2021 by Son of Fred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: I once had several pints in about 2014. Had a week off work convinced I had a brain tumour. That night I ordered a dominos pizza. Found the receipt in my pocket. Went next door and ordered Indian. Never went back for the Dominos. Went home with the Indian and kept telling the wife it was Chinese. She tell the story that I kept pushing the spoon I was using into various parts of my face because I was missing my mouth. Scary thing is, that very evening we helped some girls in Worcester change the wheel on their car because they had a flat. I dread to think... Sounds like a very successful evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 took a tent down to burnham one weekend and decided to try some rough from a corner shop. rough!!! they werent kidding,the water at weston was clearer and less lumpy. christ i had bad guts next day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Slacker said: Sounds like a very successful evening! It hurts thinking about it. In the pub there was a dog. That’s all I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: It hurts thinking about it. In the pub there was a dog. That’s all I recall. What sort of dog- four legs and a fur coat, or 2 legs and a fur coat? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Back on topic ....... Rovers are shite ! 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just now, The Gasbuster said: Back on topic ....... Rovers are shite ! Definitely not THAT good! ******* shite should cover it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway Red Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Sat in a pub garden in East Street today and there was a goon sat next to me in his shorts with a brfc tattoo on his leg with 'better dead than red' written underneath, talk about obsessed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Red DNA said: Don’t forget Youngers Tartan... a truly hideous Scottish ‘beer’. I suspect they may still have a few barrels (slightly out of date) of the stuff behind the bar at the Theatre of Tents? Had a couple cans of Tartan in Castle Park before going to see my first match at Ashton Gate, foul stuff (the beer), but the big black Tartan ashtrays in the pubs were a thing of beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 01:09, Toffee dog said: Now called the Congresbury Arms There is no respect for history is there. I also remembered the Spotted Horse... Not at all spotted and a 1960's architectural gem with symmetry at front to die for and casually torn down for a row of neo shit boxes. 21 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I think that would've been an advert for Worthington E. "Smooth and easy" went the tagline. The E stood for "Extra" as it was a bit stronger than the 2.2 OG (I kid ye not) normal Worthington Bitter. It was sold from pumps with a big plastic E attached, which were a frequently swiped by teenaged 'erberts like me. I wish I'd kept one. This bloke is selling one on eBay for £84! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124588262077?hash=item1d020a02bd:g:Hk4AAOSwPDVgFIR9 Arhhhhhh marvellous. Much appreciated not least for the correction. I suspect Double Diamond and Worthington E were competing head on. Dad was definitely more a DD man. But he often had a shot of whiskey to finish which might explain the wimpish weakness of which you speak. I put in a cheeky bid for a tenner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Ahem......to TRY to get back to the thread title, just watched Jail bird's presser, apparently he wants/expects to win all four championships (yes Prem as well) with the gash ! Unbelievable Geoff 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Ahem......to TRY to get back to the thread title, just watched Jail bird's presser, apparently he wants/expects to win all four championships (yes Prem as well) with the gash ! Unbelievable Geoff Felt a bit grubby watching that, got through all the ‘passionate fanbase’ bollocks that the fragile, needy mutants lap up. Then I got to the ‘no other manager has ever won all four divisions and someone’s got to do it’ bit... and THEY called Johnson deluded?? So, as he said, he’s done the Championship (albeit as a player so he’s changing the rules already) that just leaves L2, L1 and...that’s right, The Premier League! Over to you Jaily. Edited May 1, 2021 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityironman Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Felt a bit grubby watching that, got through all the ‘passionate fanbase’ bollocks that the fragile, needy mutants lap up. Then I got to the ‘no other manager has ever won all four divisions and someone’s got to do it’ bit... and THEY called Johnson deluded?? So, as he said, he’s done the Championship (albeit as a player so he’s changing the rules already) that just leaves L2, L1 and...that’s right, The Premier League! Over to you Jaily. Just goes to show what chewing tobacco can do to your brain!! Just say no guys n gals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porto Red Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 28/04/2021 at 17:20, Jim Davey said: whos the bloke on the far right Ooooohh Joey Joey Joey Joey Joey Joey Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Ahem......to TRY to get back to the thread title, just watched Jail bird's presser, apparently he wants/expects to win all four championships (yes Prem as well) with the gash ! Unbelievable Geoff Drugs kids - just say no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 The notorious millions are up Chernobyl protesting 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreedyHarry Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: The notorious millions are up Chernobyl protesting Best not mock. They have been skuppered by the Kill the Bill protest......... If it wasn’t for that......... Well, you know the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: The notorious millions are up Chernobyl protesting They`re obviously waiting for their open-top bus parade. After all, the cones are out and that`s how many normally turn up for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 17 hours ago, redsquirrel said: took a tent down to burnham one weekend and decided to try some rough from a corner shop. rough!!! they werent kidding,the water at weston was clearer and less lumpy. christ i had bad guts next day The rough from Williams farm on Backwell Common was the best. Used to work there after school and we were always told that the best apples to collect were the half rotten ones with slugs on them as they give more juice when pressed !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: The notorious millions are up Chernobyl protesting I reckon there are at least 6,000 there. Maybe 8,000. And without social distancing on public transport it would have been 40,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 22 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I think those weak 70s beers were the reason I could drink 10 pints in those days and never get a hangover. I was literally pissing it out faster than the alcohol could enter my bloodstream! Thus creating Fosters 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 22 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I think those weak 70s beers were the reason I could drink 10 pints in those days and never get a hangover. Beers such as Watney's Starlight were sold in rugby clubs and near steel works etc as the drinkers would be thirsty and could drink a lot without getting drunk. I was told that if Starlight was just slightly weaker, you would not need a licence to sell it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: The notorious millions are up Chernobyl protesting “What do we want?” ”PORN” ”When do we want it?” ”HALF TIME” 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 And it was still better than the Mem.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Going down One nil down already. It's a Crewel world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 As it stands, lowest points total in the EFL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 56 minutes ago, weepywall said: As it stands, lowest points total in the EFL Only if you don't count the points that got locked out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, slartibartfast said: 5 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Ahem......to TRY to get back to the thread title, just watched Jail bird's presser, apparently he wants/expects to win all four championships (yes Prem as well) with the gash ! Unbelievable Geoff XBox or PS5? Edited May 1, 2021 by Ska Junkie 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: XBox or PS5? Mega CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I know it's maybe not the time or place to mention it, but they lost again ! Although we've got better prospects, I think we're pretty much in the same place as the gash , relatively, of course ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 4 hours ago, 22A said: And it was still better than the Mem.... how I miss the place.....sand being blown in my face, dogs dirt round the track, the M32 behind me, Gasheads bleating away in The Tote End....it all seems so long ago. And yet this was the best stadium they've called "home" in living memory 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezer Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Interesting. Thoughts. Didn't know this was a thing. OTIB is working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, freezer said: Interesting. Thoughts. Didn't know this was a thing. OTIB is working fine. It isn't. They have probably just broken it and using this as a convenient excuse. The social media boycott over the weekend is by football clubs and specifically their official posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Not the official site and certainly not the gas fans forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Eddie Hitler said: It isn't. They have probably just broken it and using this as a convenient excuse. The social media boycott over the weekend is by football clubs and specifically their official posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Not the official site and certainly not the gas fans forum. Might have been different if they had won ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: how I miss the place.....sand being blown in my face, dogs dirt round the track, the M32 behind me, Gasheads bleating away in The Tote End....it all seems so long ago. And yet this was the best stadium they've called "home" in living memory Gasheads bleating away in The Tote End........really, must have missed that game ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 5 hours ago, 22A said: And it was still better than the Mem.... Did it really take 11 years to demolish that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 So the season’s been real shit When you look at it To field a decent side we’ve not been able We’ve been ever on the slide But just enjoy the ride At least we’re not rock bottom of the table And.. Always look on the bright side of life Be doo, be doody dooby do Always look on the bright side of life Be doo, be doody dooby do If the club seems jolly rotten, There’s something you’ve forgotten, Just look beyond Hunt, Rowe, Wells and Kalas, There’ll be a rebuild for next season And don’t forget to reason: At least we’re not supporters of the Gas And… Always look on the bright side of life Be doo, be doody dooby do Always look on the bright side of life Be doo, be doody dooby do 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, Reigate Red said: Did it really take 11 years to demolish that To be fair, it took them 90 years to build it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Eddie Hitler said: The social media boycott over the weekend is by football clubs and specifically their official posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Not the official site and certainly not the gas fans forum. There may be something in this. I don’t think that Lewis Hamilton has posted on Twitter, Instagram or Gaschat since the boycott started. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: how I miss the place.....sand being blown in my face, dogs dirt round the track, the M32 behind me, Gasheads bleating away in The Tote End....it all seems so long ago. And yet this was the best stadium they've called "home" in living memory Actually SP I usually enjoyed it there. We nearly always beat them in my time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgrsimon Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Has there ever been a period of time when both Bristol clubs have been so bad? We last won a game on 13th March, since then they've won one game; Doncaster 2-1 and drawn 2. We've drawn 3. Both surrendered a 2 goal lead to lose 3-2 in that time etc etc Similar problems with both sets of players, particularly physically and mentally weak players. Do footballers just come to Bristol for an easy life? 1980-81 is all that comes to mind, finished bottom two of Division 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 11 hours ago, Red Shadow said: Actually SP I usually enjoyed it there. We nearly always beat them in my time Certainly DON'T enjoy it now............I'd rather go to the swamp than Ikea ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 15 hours ago, freezer said: Interesting. Thoughts. Didn't know this was a thing. OTIB is working fine. The social media boycott is aimed at platforms like Facebook and Twitter that either don't do anything about racist abuse or are very slow to act. By closing down their forum, are they admitting that they have a lot of racist fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentford Fan Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Reigate Red said: Did it really take 11 years to demolish that They had two attempts at trying to burn it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, freezer said: Interesting. Thoughts. Didn't know this was a thing. OTIB is working fine. It’s the busiest their forum has been in years. They had a similar blackout in 2014 when they made a pact not to talk about ‘Da Shit’ and if any ‘banter’ came their way they had to pretend that they didn’t hear anything, or hide away whilst they went on their merry journey in Division 5 taking out their frustrations on Braintree players instead. Following a change of underpants after the penalty shootout with Grimsby at Wemberly they appeared again from nowhere singing the blues and then following their unexpected second promotion in succession they were back and coming for us. Now, since their absolute belter of a season where they are looking like finishing rock bottom there is complete silence again. They have disappeared. Their OTIB thread hasn’t been touched since the end of March. It’s like the Mary Celeste over at the tented commune and hopefully they will change their ‘maintenance mode’ page to ‘gone fishing’ shortly. Edited May 2, 2021 by Gert Mare 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 19 hours ago, freezer said: Interesting. Thoughts. Didn't know this was a thing. OTIB is working fine. Saved them from having 6 people trying to moderate the two new messages that might have been posted during that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 44 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Saved them from having 6 people trying to moderate the two new messages that might have been posted during that time. One of which would have been deleted as it contained mild criticism of the Dear Leader and would have been deemed to have been posted by a gurt dirty Ted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 11:06, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Felt a bit grubby watching that, got through all the ‘passionate fanbase’ bollocks that the fragile, needy mutants lap up. Then I got to the ‘no other manager has ever won all four divisions and someone’s got to do it’ bit... and THEY called Johnson deluded?? So, as he said, he’s done the Championship (albeit as a player so he’s changing the rules already) that just leaves L2, L1 and...that’s right, The Premier League! Over to you Jaily. He did win the Premier league for Man City. He just happened to be wearing a QPR shirt. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 21 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Gasheads bleating away in The Tote End........really, must have missed that game ! I've got better hearing than the average Alsatian....I believe there was a Wagon Wheels sale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I've got better hearing than the average Alsatian....I believe there was a Wagon Wheels sale Were they in date or just a load that someone found in a skip round the back of Muller Road News? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 8 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Certainly DON'T enjoy it now............I'd rather go to the swamp than Ikea ! IKEA ruined my life... Quite liked the old eastville ground. Huge open end terrace & still better than some of the identikit stadia. Remember playing there in the Bristol schools cup final so happy memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Were they in date or just a load that someone found in a skip round the back of Muller Road News? was said skip the old "ice bath" i wonder?......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 And there it is...... Load the cannons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Yet they conveniently forget they were also relegated into league two on 2nd May - this time in 2001 by their close chums Wycombe Wanderers - 1-2 at the Mem!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Followed up with a rendition of ‘Come on Eileen’ at Forest Green in Division 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 9 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yet they conveniently forget they were also relegated into league two on 2nd May - this time in 2001 by their close chums Wycombe Wanderers - 1-2 at the Mem!! May 2nd is my birthday. It took eleven years for me to truly celebrate it again after 1990. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gert Mare Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 20/04/2021 at 10:34, Gert Mare said: Crank it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post readie14 Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 Taken from facebook World football stadiums grouo. When Bristol Rovers got relegated... Bristol Rovers 0-1 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two Saturday 3rd May 2014 Ever heard the story about the time when a football club got relegated after losing to opponents who'd forgot to bring their own kit to play in? This is another bizarre tale from my time at Mansfield Town. In 2013/14, we were safe from relegation with a few weeks to spare with a record of Won 14, Drew 15, Lost 16 and by the final day, we couldn't get promoted either. The previous week we'd been walloped by a Torquay side who'd already been relegated - the players were in holiday mode and couldn't wait to be on the beach somewhere. We just had to fulfil the final few fixtures. For Bristol Rovers, meanwhile, this was a massive final game. They began the day in 22nd position (and, crucially, just outside the drop zone) having beaten relegation rivals Wycombe, the previous week. They had a three-point cushion on Wycombe and knew that to guarantee safety they only had to avoid a defeat to us. Simple, right? As it transpired, Wanderers cruised to an easy win at Torquay and their result was never in doubt because they were a couple of goals up from very early on. Consequentially, it meant the pressure was substantially cranked up on the Gasheads to get the result they needed. When we arrived at the Memorial Stadium, it was glorious weather; boiling hot sunshine and it was a carnivalesque atmosphere with a band playing on steel drums and hot food stalls just outside the ground. There were dozens of balloons around which had already been filled up - presumably for the party afterwards! Clearly, whoever had authorised this b*llocks, thought it was going to be a stroll and Bristol Rovers couldn't possibly be relegated. Knowing our preparation had been crap - with players actually rejecting the chance of an overnight stay and knowing a few youth teamers would be involved for us, I'd have even tended to agree. A home win was what I expected and it was hard to see anything but that happening. However, the script didn't go to plan and, just like earlier the same afternoon when Paul Caddis struck in injury-time to save Birmingham from relegation to League One, it was an 'edge of your seat' type game that was bizarre and unpredictable. The worst thing was that somehow our kit man forgot to bring the kit! I don't know how. He had one job, but the kit never made it to the team coach - and thus we had to go begging to Bristol Rovers to wear their away kit instead. Remarkably, it wasn't the first time the same kit man had forgotten the kit that season as he left it behind for the away game at Torquay, only for a friend of one of the directors to rush it down the motorway in a race against time before kick-off. Other than the kit fiasco, what I remember most about this day is the umpteen renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' which were passionately belted out on several occasions. It was a sell-out crowd and you could sense the expectancy amongst the home fans. Despite Wycombe's good start in Devon, there was still a party-like atmosphere inside the Memorial Stadium and Bristol Rovers - with Tom Lockyer, Mark McChrystal, Kaid Mohamed, John O'Toole and some other respectable names for League Two level, got on top in the early stages. In all honesty, I thought it'd just be a matter of time until they broke the deadlock and, thereafter, it'd be a routine home win. Instead, Junior Daniel (now at Burton Albion) scored, completely against the run of play, just before half-time and the mood changed in an instant. It became edgy. It became quiet around the press box. It became tense. Everyone knew fine well that if things stayed as they were, the Gasheads were going down! Nonetheless, even at this point and during discussions at half-time (during which there were more renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' and passionate 'pump up the crowd' type emotive pleas from the PA announcer), nobody expected Bristol Rovers to get relegated. And, in any case, our players still looked like cheeky b*stards by wearing their kit and having the audacity to have somehow gone 1-0 up! The second half DID follow the script as it proved to be a case of relentless pressure with loads of opportunities and Bristol Rovers dominated. We were forced back, they had set-piece after set-piece, put in cross after cross, someone hit the bar with a header and then O'Toole flashed an effort narrowly wide. Lewis Price, our 'keeper on loan from Crystal Palace, made two or three outstanding saves as well - the sort of saves which made you think 'we might just win this'. It was relentless pressure but the minutes were ticking down. Frustration was growing, nerves were frayed and with about 10 minutes to go, I swapped my 'amber and blue' tie for a 'blue and white' one in the press box - sensing that I might have my face redecorated, if the worst came to the worst. The balloons at the back of the stand now looked absolutely stupid! McChrystal then lashed a thunderous drive against the crossbar with about five minutes remaining in yet another attack which didn't bare fruit and, by now, it was dawning on everyone that this was serious sh*t and it wasn't going to be Rovers' day. To sum up the mood, some bloke turned round and started punching the wooden press box several times. I was glad I'd taken the tie off! Strangely, though we'd been under pressure for the entire second period, we kept the ball brilliantly during the three or four minutes of injury-time. We stifled things, they couldn't get anywhere near us and Sam Clucas was winding them up. The final whistle was met by silence. People were stunned. It was quiet. It was flat for a good 30 seconds. Disbelief, despair and shock then slowly turned into anger as our players trudged off and the pitch was soon filled with invaders - many of whom went straight for our fans whilst the others vented their fury towards the directors box. It was the polar opposite of everything before the game. It was madness! The police and stewards did a brilliant job of 'just about' keeping fans apart before the cavalry (quite literally) arrived and mounted police cleared the pitch. These shenanigans went on for a good 20-30 minutes afterwards and fans, very slowly, dwindled outside - though most sat in despair with their head in their hands for a good while. As the bus we'd travelled down in had 'Mansfield Town FC' plastered on the side of it (absolutely brilliant if you want to discreetly escape), we received a police escort to the motorway to get us the hell out of the place as quickly as possible. We had plenty of 'eye balls' from fans who were roadside as we passed, whilst one or two d*ck heads at the ground behaved like idiots; including some tosser who wanted to stand infront of the bus to stop us leaving in a protest of some sort. It was a fun day and I've not been back to the Memorial Stadium since, but Bristol Rovers escaped the Conference Premier by winning promotion at the first attempt, the following season. Away shirt sales might have nosedived in the summer of 2014 for them, however, as a result of our kit man's **** up! 5 3 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirColinOfMansfield Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolour memories Of the way they got relegated ... Edited May 3, 2021 by SirColinOfMansfield 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, readie14 said: Taken from facebook World football stadiums grouo. When Bristol Rovers got relegated... Bristol Rovers 0-1 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two Saturday 3rd May 2014 Ever heard the story about the time when a football club got relegated after losing to opponents who'd forgot to bring their own kit to play in? This is another bizarre tale from my time at Mansfield Town. In 2013/14, we were safe from relegation with a few weeks to spare with a record of Won 14, Drew 15, Lost 16 and by the final day, we couldn't get promoted either. The previous week we'd been walloped by a Torquay side who'd already been relegated - the players were in holiday mode and couldn't wait to be on the beach somewhere. We just had to fulfil the final few fixtures. For Bristol Rovers, meanwhile, this was a massive final game. They began the day in 22nd position (and, crucially, just outside the drop zone) having beaten relegation rivals Wycombe, the previous week. They had a three-point cushion on Wycombe and knew that to guarantee safety they only had to avoid a defeat to us. Simple, right? As it transpired, Wanderers cruised to an easy win at Torquay and their result was never in doubt because they were a couple of goals up from very early on. Consequentially, it meant the pressure was substantially cranked up on the Gasheads to get the result they needed. When we arrived at the Memorial Stadium, it was glorious weather; boiling hot sunshine and it was a carnivalesque atmosphere with a band playing on steel drums and hot food stalls just outside the ground. There were dozens of balloons around which had already been filled up - presumably for the party afterwards! Clearly, whoever had authorised this b*llocks, thought it was going to be a stroll and Bristol Rovers couldn't possibly be relegated. Knowing our preparation had been crap - with players actually rejecting the chance of an overnight stay and knowing a few youth teamers would be involved for us, I'd have even tended to agree. A home win was what I expected and it was hard to see anything but that happening. However, the script didn't go to plan and, just like earlier the same afternoon when Paul Caddis struck in injury-time to save Birmingham from relegation to League One, it was an 'edge of your seat' type game that was bizarre and unpredictable. The worst thing was that somehow our kit man forgot to bring the kit! I don't know how. He had one job, but the kit never made it to the team coach - and thus we had to go begging to Bristol Rovers to wear their away kit instead. Remarkably, it wasn't the first time the same kit man had forgotten the kit that season as he left it behind for the away game at Torquay, only for a friend of one of the directors to rush it down the motorway in a race against time before kick-off. Other than the kit fiasco, what I remember most about this day is the umpteen renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' which were passionately belted out on several occasions. It was a sell-out crowd and you could sense the expectancy amongst the home fans. Despite Wycombe's good start in Devon, there was still a party-like atmosphere inside the Memorial Stadium and Bristol Rovers - with Tom Lockyer, Mark McChrystal, Kaid Mohamed, John O'Toole and some other respectable names for League Two level, got on top in the early stages. In all honesty, I thought it'd just be a matter of time until they broke the deadlock and, thereafter, it'd be a routine home win. Instead, Junior Daniel (now at Burton Albion) scored, completely against the run of play, just before half-time and the mood changed in an instant. It became edgy. It became quiet around the press box. It became tense. Everyone knew fine well that if things stayed as they were, the Gasheads were going down! Nonetheless, even at this point and during discussions at half-time (during which there were more renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' and passionate 'pump up the crowd' type emotive pleas from the PA announcer), nobody expected Bristol Rovers to get relegated. And, in any case, our players still looked like cheeky b*stards by wearing their kit and having the audacity to have somehow gone 1-0 up! The second half DID follow the script as it proved to be a case of relentless pressure with loads of opportunities and Bristol Rovers dominated. We were forced back, they had set-piece after set-piece, put in cross after cross, someone hit the bar with a header and then O'Toole flashed an effort narrowly wide. Lewis Price, our 'keeper on loan from Crystal Palace, made two or three outstanding saves as well - the sort of saves which made you think 'we might just win this'. It was relentless pressure but the minutes were ticking down. Frustration was growing, nerves were frayed and with about 10 minutes to go, I swapped my 'amber and blue' tie for a 'blue and white' one in the press box - sensing that I might have my face redecorated, if the worst came to the worst. The balloons at the back of the stand now looked absolutely stupid! McChrystal then lashed a thunderous drive against the crossbar with about five minutes remaining in yet another attack which didn't bare fruit and, by now, it was dawning on everyone that this was serious sh*t and it wasn't going to be Rovers' day. To sum up the mood, some bloke turned round and started punching the wooden press box several times. I was glad I'd taken the tie off! Strangely, though we'd been under pressure for the entire second period, we kept the ball brilliantly during the three or four minutes of injury-time. We stifled things, they couldn't get anywhere near us and Sam Clucas was winding them up. The final whistle was met by silence. People were stunned. It was quiet. It was flat for a good 30 seconds. Disbelief, despair and shock then slowly turned into anger as our players trudged off and the pitch was soon filled with invaders - many of whom went straight for our fans whilst the others vented their fury towards the directors box. It was the polar opposite of everything before the game. It was madness! The police and stewards did a brilliant job of 'just about' keeping fans apart before the cavalry (quite literally) arrived and mounted police cleared the pitch. These shenanigans went on for a good 20-30 minutes afterwards and fans, very slowly, dwindled outside - though most sat in despair with their head in their hands for a good while. As the bus we'd travelled down in had 'Mansfield Town FC' plastered on the side of it (absolutely brilliant if you want to discreetly escape), we received a police escort to the motorway to get us the hell out of the place as quickly as possible. We had plenty of 'eye balls' from fans who were roadside as we passed, whilst one or two d*ck heads at the ground behaved like idiots; including some tosser who wanted to stand infront of the bus to stop us leaving in a protest of some sort. It was a fun day and I've not been back to the Memorial Stadium since, but Bristol Rovers escaped the Conference Premier by winning promotion at the first attempt, the following season. Away shirt sales might have nosedived in the summer of 2014 for them, however, as a result of our kit man's **** up! Happy memories @readie14, thank you. I was at Crawley that day. It was such a given that Rovers would escape that we didn’t give it very much of a thought as I remember, and even when the half time scores were announced there was just a general assumption that they’d at least pull level. It was only as we got to the final minutes of the game, and people at the back started to report that they were still losing that all attention turned away from the pitch at Crawley and to what was going on back at the pit. The scenes afterwards were sheer jubilation! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, readie14 said: Taken from facebook World football stadiums grouo. When Bristol Rovers got relegated... Bristol Rovers 0-1 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two Saturday 3rd May 2014 Ever heard the story about the time when a football club got relegated after losing to opponents who'd forgot to bring their own kit to play in? This is another bizarre tale from my time at Mansfield Town. In 2013/14, we were safe from relegation with a few weeks to spare with a record of Won 14, Drew 15, Lost 16 and by the final day, we couldn't get promoted either. The previous week we'd been walloped by a Torquay side who'd already been relegated - the players were in holiday mode and couldn't wait to be on the beach somewhere. We just had to fulfil the final few fixtures. For Bristol Rovers, meanwhile, this was a massive final game. They began the day in 22nd position (and, crucially, just outside the drop zone) having beaten relegation rivals Wycombe, the previous week. They had a three-point cushion on Wycombe and knew that to guarantee safety they only had to avoid a defeat to us. Simple, right? As it transpired, Wanderers cruised to an easy win at Torquay and their result was never in doubt because they were a couple of goals up from very early on. Consequentially, it meant the pressure was substantially cranked up on the Gasheads to get the result they needed. When we arrived at the Memorial Stadium, it was glorious weather; boiling hot sunshine and it was a carnivalesque atmosphere with a band playing on steel drums and hot food stalls just outside the ground. There were dozens of balloons around which had already been filled up - presumably for the party afterwards! Clearly, whoever had authorised this b*llocks, thought it was going to be a stroll and Bristol Rovers couldn't possibly be relegated. Knowing our preparation had been crap - with players actually rejecting the chance of an overnight stay and knowing a few youth teamers would be involved for us, I'd have even tended to agree. A home win was what I expected and it was hard to see anything but that happening. However, the script didn't go to plan and, just like earlier the same afternoon when Paul Caddis struck in injury-time to save Birmingham from relegation to League One, it was an 'edge of your seat' type game that was bizarre and unpredictable. The worst thing was that somehow our kit man forgot to bring the kit! I don't know how. He had one job, but the kit never made it to the team coach - and thus we had to go begging to Bristol Rovers to wear their away kit instead. Remarkably, it wasn't the first time the same kit man had forgotten the kit that season as he left it behind for the away game at Torquay, only for a friend of one of the directors to rush it down the motorway in a race against time before kick-off. Other than the kit fiasco, what I remember most about this day is the umpteen renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' which were passionately belted out on several occasions. It was a sell-out crowd and you could sense the expectancy amongst the home fans. Despite Wycombe's good start in Devon, there was still a party-like atmosphere inside the Memorial Stadium and Bristol Rovers - with Tom Lockyer, Mark McChrystal, Kaid Mohamed, John O'Toole and some other respectable names for League Two level, got on top in the early stages. In all honesty, I thought it'd just be a matter of time until they broke the deadlock and, thereafter, it'd be a routine home win. Instead, Junior Daniel (now at Burton Albion) scored, completely against the run of play, just before half-time and the mood changed in an instant. It became edgy. It became quiet around the press box. It became tense. Everyone knew fine well that if things stayed as they were, the Gasheads were going down! Nonetheless, even at this point and during discussions at half-time (during which there were more renditions of 'Goodnight Irene' and passionate 'pump up the crowd' type emotive pleas from the PA announcer), nobody expected Bristol Rovers to get relegated. And, in any case, our players still looked like cheeky b*stards by wearing their kit and having the audacity to have somehow gone 1-0 up! The second half DID follow the script as it proved to be a case of relentless pressure with loads of opportunities and Bristol Rovers dominated. We were forced back, they had set-piece after set-piece, put in cross after cross, someone hit the bar with a header and then O'Toole flashed an effort narrowly wide. Lewis Price, our 'keeper on loan from Crystal Palace, made two or three outstanding saves as well - the sort of saves which made you think 'we might just win this'. It was relentless pressure but the minutes were ticking down. Frustration was growing, nerves were frayed and with about 10 minutes to go, I swapped my 'amber and blue' tie for a 'blue and white' one in the press box - sensing that I might have my face redecorated, if the worst came to the worst. The balloons at the back of the stand now looked absolutely stupid! McChrystal then lashed a thunderous drive against the crossbar with about five minutes remaining in yet another attack which didn't bare fruit and, by now, it was dawning on everyone that this was serious sh*t and it wasn't going to be Rovers' day. To sum up the mood, some bloke turned round and started punching the wooden press box several times. I was glad I'd taken the tie off! Strangely, though we'd been under pressure for the entire second period, we kept the ball brilliantly during the three or four minutes of injury-time. We stifled things, they couldn't get anywhere near us and Sam Clucas was winding them up. The final whistle was met by silence. People were stunned. It was quiet. It was flat for a good 30 seconds. Disbelief, despair and shock then slowly turned into anger as our players trudged off and the pitch was soon filled with invaders - many of whom went straight for our fans whilst the others vented their fury towards the directors box. It was the polar opposite of everything before the game. It was madness! The police and stewards did a brilliant job of 'just about' keeping fans apart before the cavalry (quite literally) arrived and mounted police cleared the pitch. These shenanigans went on for a good 20-30 minutes afterwards and fans, very slowly, dwindled outside - though most sat in despair with their head in their hands for a good while. As the bus we'd travelled down in had 'Mansfield Town FC' plastered on the side of it (absolutely brilliant if you want to discreetly escape), we received a police escort to the motorway to get us the hell out of the place as quickly as possible. We had plenty of 'eye balls' from fans who were roadside as we passed, whilst one or two d*ck heads at the ground behaved like idiots; including some tosser who wanted to stand infront of the bus to stop us leaving in a protest of some sort. It was a fun day and I've not been back to the Memorial Stadium since, but Bristol Rovers escaped the Conference Premier by winning promotion at the first attempt, the following season. Away shirt sales might have nosedived in the summer of 2014 for them, however, as a result of our kit man's **** up! Junior Daniel? Is that a nickname? Surely Sir Colin needs to be correctly identified so his achievements can be properly celebrated by the nine fifths of Bristol supporters in red. Edited May 3, 2021 by cider hoss rules typo 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Gas fans support Man Utd fans by staging their own protest at the Mem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, cheese said: Gas fans support Man Utd fans by staging their own protest at the Mem. LJ wouldn't be happy after measuring that grass. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, Slacker said: LJ wouldn't be happy after measuring that grass. It don`t half grow once those championship-ready sprinklers get going mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolour memories Of the way they got relegated ... I honestly forgot how good that goal actually was, even taking away the fact it relegated the sags it's a decent goal on the volley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: It don`t half grow once those championship-ready sprinklers get going mind. Do you think if they kept the receipt they can get their money back? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, SirColinOfMansfield said: Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolour memories Of the way they got relegated ... Bar far the best bit, and music to the ears, is the final quote "They're heading for relegation.." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Slacker said: LJ wouldn't be happy after measuring that grass. He wouldn't be able to see over top of it let alone measure it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-joey-barton-makes-5369600 Own up who’s been sending letters to Joey Barton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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