Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

[sglosbcfc]

9 hours ago, BS3City said:

Is it the African branch of the GHS?

check if they're wearing Adidas 'sprinter' trainers

[Boring Sag]

On 31/10/2022 at 13:31, Swede said:

Genuine question for our friendly gas posters on here; it must make you cringe when you see all of these posts from your so called fans just dropping you in it every time. Its not as if its a few juvenile idiots, its actually a broad cross section of your fan base from your North Korean Central toe the line forum or idiots droning on and on about away support like its an appendage to the wind up merchants trying to have a go at Derby County. 

I actually feel sorry for the likes of In the Net, Miah & Bert.

Trigger Warning: This will say one nice thing about someone supporting the Gas

As an observer rather than a commenter Gas, I'm going to offer a "realist" perspective. I know many on this forum will boo and hiss because as people have said, this is more of a "making fun of the Gas" thread rather than an "objective, balanced evaluation" of Rovers. Not knocking it, if you enjoy it then that's your business.

My view is that there are idiots in literally every fanbase of every club there is. There are absolutely clubs who have more so a "reputation" for it; Milwall, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool all spring to mind immediately. Portsmouth I seem to recall has a couple really weird blokes. Rovers definitely has some weirdos, but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally high. I don't think what football club someone supports affects their actions, this isn't their political beliefs; this isn't what job they do. Most people follow clubs either because they're local, or because it's passed down to them. Not to shame but it seems kinda like when a tory comes up to me and points to a crazy lefty and then goes "look at those crazy lefties, surely you don't want to be with them; vote Conservative." I don't know why that person should represent me or my actions or my beliefs. Similar here. Because of this I just think people are people and some people support Rovers, some City, some Newport, some Stockport County, etc. There's definitely cultures but I don't believe people are that hugely different and so I wouldn't say it's a special Rovers thing.

As for the stuff on Rovers people posting here, personally I just read this because I like the format more so than gaschat; but I post there occasionally. There's definitely some insightful people on there, Pirate especially is very knowledgeable on youth and non-league football and has caught out a couple players who've become very decent players when they weren't well-known. I imagine the Rovers forum needs more policing simply because City is a bigger club and if it wasn't it's much more likely to have City fans "brigading" that then vice-versa, I imagine you'd see the same for Stoke/Vale, Forest/Derby, Portsmouth/Southampton etc. I occasionally post on Reddit, and I used to post on the Tories forum for a couple years because it'd be interesting dialogue with people I disagree with, then the old moderators stopped posting after having just added a new moderator who was extremely active (an Enoch Powell fan *shudders*), the composition of the forum started changing in the sense that crazies didn't get banned anymore but people who disagreed with the Tories did more and more. I can't remember the conversation leading up to it, but I remember someone claimed as a Labour voter I was morally responsible for Socialism, and because of this its millions and millions of deaths. I said I disagreed and those people don't speak for me and I got banned, the other person didn't. The moral of this stupid story is that many "free speech havens" aren't as free speech as many of its defenders say; or if they are it could all change quickly (this isn't to say the mods here are like this).

On away support, I personally like our away fans; I don't think we're anything special but it is a nice change when I remember a couple seasons ago I think the team that struck me the most was Fleetwood with having some of the worst away support I'd ever seen. I don't believe we're a Premier League team in waiting or whatever, I think we're probably just an average League One-sized club, that's not to say we can't ever make the Championship but we'd have a long way to go. Similar sized clubs have got promoted to the Championship but it's about drawing support. Personally I think our stadium although making for a decent atmosphere is terrible, so maybe the stadium could draw us support (if it ever happens), or maybe not; who knows! 

[Red-Robbo]

15 minutes ago, Boring Sag said:

Trigger Warning: This will say one nice thing about someone supporting the Gas

As an observer rather than a commenter Gas, I'm going to offer a "realist" perspective. I know many on this forum will boo and hiss because as people have said, this is more of a "making fun of the Gas" thread rather than an "objective, balanced evaluation" of Rovers. Not knocking it, if you enjoy it then that's your business.

My view is that there are idiots in literally every fanbase of every club there is. There are absolutely clubs who have more so a "reputation" for it; Milwall, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool all spring to mind immediately. Portsmouth I seem to recall has a couple really weird blokes. Rovers definitely has some weirdos, but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally high. I don't think what football club someone supports affects their actions, this isn't their political beliefs; this isn't what job they do. Most people follow clubs either because they're local, or because it's passed down to them. Not to shame but it seems kinda like when a tory comes up to me and points to a crazy lefty and then goes "look at those crazy lefties, surely you don't want to be with them; vote Conservative." I don't know why that person should represent me or my actions or my beliefs. Similar here. Because of this I just think people are people and some people support Rovers, some City, some Newport, some Stockport County, etc. There's definitely cultures but I don't believe people are that hugely different and so I wouldn't say it's a special Rovers thing.

As for the stuff on Rovers people posting here, personally I just read this because I like the format more so than gaschat; but I post there occasionally. There's definitely some insightful people on there, Pirate especially is very knowledgeable on youth and non-league football and has caught out a couple players who've become very decent players when they weren't well-known. I imagine the Rovers forum needs more policing simply because City is a bigger club and if it wasn't it's much more likely to have City fans "brigading" that then vice-versa, I imagine you'd see the same for Stoke/Vale, Forest/Derby, Portsmouth/Southampton etc. I occasionally post on Reddit, and I used to post on the Tories forum for a couple years because it'd be interesting dialogue with people I disagree with, then the old moderators stopped posting after having just added a new moderator who was extremely active (an Enoch Powell fan *shudders*), the composition of the forum started changing in the sense that crazies didn't get banned anymore but people who disagreed with the Tories did more and more. I can't remember the conversation leading up to it, but I remember someone claimed as a Labour voter I was morally responsible for Socialism, and because of this its millions and millions of deaths. I said I disagreed and those people don't speak for me and I got banned, the other person didn't. The moral of this stupid story is that many "free speech havens" aren't as free speech as many of its defenders say; or if they are it could all change quickly (this isn't to say the mods here are like this).

On away support, I personally like our away fans; I don't think we're anything special but it is a nice change when I remember a couple seasons ago I think the team that struck me the most was Fleetwood with having some of the worst away support I'd ever seen. I don't believe we're a Premier League team in waiting or whatever, I think we're probably just an average League One-sized club, that's not to say we can't ever make the Championship but we'd have a long way to go. Similar sized clubs have got promoted to the Championship but it's about drawing support. Personally I think our stadium although making for a decent atmosphere is terrible, so maybe the stadium could draw us support (if it ever happens), or maybe not; who knows! 

 

To misquote Field Of Dreams, "if you build it, they still won't bloody come".    That is the one defining characteristic of Gasheads I know in my part of Somerset: They've not been to a Rovers' game for years, though some have watched their "other" PL teams live. 

However, thanks for your considered post, which I pretty much agree with line-for-line. Like the majority of Gasheads who post here, you're a decent addition to this board. 

There are indeed idiots in every support. It's just that there have been such a number of Mickey Mouse elements to the Gas in recent years, that it's impossible for us in red not to chuckle over some of the inanity. 

[BTRFTG]

18 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Well that's the thing isn't it, I don't know the facts, only how they have been reported. Bearing in mind Stendel's testimony and injuries, do I think Barton had something to do with it? Yes , probably, but that doesn't mean I necessarily think Barton beat the bloke up and I do genuinely think that any reporting involving Barton would tend to paint him as the villain because that's an easy story to sell. In a very, very, very  small way, I have had personal experience of creative reporting after the death of my daughter (this was a long time ago) and in this case it was trying to over egg the pathos, I guess in an attempt to make a sad story even sadder. My point being, that I think , often, a journalist will decide on the story they want to write and then try to make the facts fit that story.

As it stands ,the facts are that Barton hasn't been found guilty and it should be left at that.  People generally and many football fans in particular can be terribly hypocritical and will choose to highlight or ignore stories about their personal  heroes and villains, Rovers fans and City fans and fans of every other football club, are no different in this respect.

 

So true Miah.

Out of interest, your epithet - hero or villain given the similarities with Pal Joey and his propensity for violence? Joey would do well to heed the cautionary tale of that talented son of Cork.

[RedLionLad]

1 hour ago, Boring Sag said:

Trigger Warning: This will say one nice thing about someone supporting the Gas

As an observer rather than a commenter Gas, I'm going to offer a "realist" perspective. I know many on this forum will boo and hiss because as people have said, this is more of a "making fun of the Gas" thread rather than an "objective, balanced evaluation" of Rovers. Not knocking it, if you enjoy it then that's your business.

My view is that there are idiots in literally every fanbase of every club there is. There are absolutely clubs who have more so a "reputation" for it; Milwall, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool all spring to mind immediately. Portsmouth I seem to recall has a couple really weird blokes. Rovers definitely has some weirdos, but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally high. I don't think what football club someone supports affects their actions, this isn't their political beliefs; this isn't what job they do. Most people follow clubs either because they're local, or because it's passed down to them. Not to shame but it seems kinda like when a tory comes up to me and points to a crazy lefty and then goes "look at those crazy lefties, surely you don't want to be with them; vote Conservative." I don't know why that person should represent me or my actions or my beliefs. Similar here. Because of this I just think people are people and some people support Rovers, some City, some Newport, some Stockport County, etc. There's definitely cultures but I don't believe people are that hugely different and so I wouldn't say it's a special Rovers thing.

As for the stuff on Rovers people posting here, personally I just read this because I like the format more so than gaschat; but I post there occasionally. There's definitely some insightful people on there, Pirate especially is very knowledgeable on youth and non-league football and has caught out a couple players who've become very decent players when they weren't well-known. I imagine the Rovers forum needs more policing simply because City is a bigger club and if it wasn't it's much more likely to have City fans "brigading" that then vice-versa, I imagine you'd see the same for Stoke/Vale, Forest/Derby, Portsmouth/Southampton etc. I occasionally post on Reddit, and I used to post on the Tories forum for a couple years because it'd be interesting dialogue with people I disagree with, then the old moderators stopped posting after having just added a new moderator who was extremely active (an Enoch Powell fan *shudders*), the composition of the forum started changing in the sense that crazies didn't get banned anymore but people who disagreed with the Tories did more and more. I can't remember the conversation leading up to it, but I remember someone claimed as a Labour voter I was morally responsible for Socialism, and because of this its millions and millions of deaths. I said I disagreed and those people don't speak for me and I got banned, the other person didn't. The moral of this stupid story is that many "free speech havens" aren't as free speech as many of its defenders say; or if they are it could all change quickly (this isn't to say the mods here are like this).

On away support, I personally like our away fans; I don't think we're anything special but it is a nice change when I remember a couple seasons ago I think the team that struck me the most was Fleetwood with having some of the worst away support I'd ever seen. I don't believe we're a Premier League team in waiting or whatever, I think we're probably just an average League One-sized club, that's not to say we can't ever make the Championship but we'd have a long way to go. Similar sized clubs have got promoted to the Championship but it's about drawing support. Personally I think our stadium although making for a decent atmosphere is terrible, so maybe the stadium could draw us support (if it ever happens), or maybe not; who knows! 

I reckon you began typing that in January...

[Miah Dennehy]

1 hour ago, BTRFTG said:

So true Miah.

Out of interest, your epithet - hero or villain given the similarities with Pal Joey and his propensity for violence? Joey would do well to heed the cautionary tale of that talented son of Cork.

Neither really, then again, I'm not really sure I class anyone as a hero, we all have our flaws. There are times during his career when I've thought 'what a dick' particularly during his brief spell at Rangers, but looking back I can now see he jsnt isn't scared to say what he thinks, or maybe he just thinks it's good to wind the opposition up, who knows? The cigar in the eye incident, seems particularly abhorrent, but then I wasn't there so I can only guess at the precise details. I'm never going to condone violent acts, but I have known plenty of people who have committed them and while I would say I am far from being a violent person, I have done violent things in my life , is there anyone who hasn't?

What I do know about Barton is that he has got Rovers playing some really entertaining football and it's enjoyable going to games again. I started watching football in an era when George Best was about the only player who made headlines for anything other than playing football, these days players are under the microscope pretty much 24/7. There is every chance that the players I saw under Don Megson and the ones City fans watched under Alan Dicks were as flawed as Joey Barton and every other controversial figure, the only difference is back then , we didn't hear about it.

 

 

[Sir Colby-Tit]

3 hours ago, Boring Sag said:

Trigger Warning: This will say one nice thing about someone supporting the Gas

As an observer rather than a commenter Gas, I'm going to offer a "realist" perspective. I know many on this forum will boo and hiss because as people have said, this is more of a "making fun of the Gas" thread rather than an "objective, balanced evaluation" of Rovers. Not knocking it, if you enjoy it then that's your business.

My view is that there are idiots in literally every fanbase of every club there is. There are absolutely clubs who have more so a "reputation" for it; Milwall, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool all spring to mind immediately. Portsmouth I seem to recall has a couple really weird blokes. Rovers definitely has some weirdos, but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally high. I don't think what football club someone supports affects their actions, this isn't their political beliefs; this isn't what job they do. Most people follow clubs either because they're local, or because it's passed down to them. Not to shame but it seems kinda like when a tory comes up to me and points to a crazy lefty and then goes "look at those crazy lefties, surely you don't want to be with them; vote Conservative." I don't know why that person should represent me or my actions or my beliefs. Similar here. Because of this I just think people are people and some people support Rovers, some City, some Newport, some Stockport County, etc. There's definitely cultures but I don't believe people are that hugely different and so I wouldn't say it's a special Rovers thing.

As for the stuff on Rovers people posting here, personally I just read this because I like the format more so than gaschat; but I post there occasionally. There's definitely some insightful people on there, Pirate especially is very knowledgeable on youth and non-league football and has caught out a couple players who've become very decent players when they weren't well-known. I imagine the Rovers forum needs more policing simply because City is a bigger club and if it wasn't it's much more likely to have City fans "brigading" that then vice-versa, I imagine you'd see the same for Stoke/Vale, Forest/Derby, Portsmouth/Southampton etc. I occasionally post on Reddit, and I used to post on the Tories forum for a couple years because it'd be interesting dialogue with people I disagree with, then the old moderators stopped posting after having just added a new moderator who was extremely active (an Enoch Powell fan *shudders*), the composition of the forum started changing in the sense that crazies didn't get banned anymore but people who disagreed with the Tories did more and more. I can't remember the conversation leading up to it, but I remember someone claimed as a Labour voter I was morally responsible for Socialism, and because of this its millions and millions of deaths. I said I disagreed and those people don't speak for me and I got banned, the other person didn't. The moral of this stupid story is that many "free speech havens" aren't as free speech as many of its defenders say; or if they are it could all change quickly (this isn't to say the mods here are like this).

On away support, I personally like our away fans; I don't think we're anything special but it is a nice change when I remember a couple seasons ago I think the team that struck me the most was Fleetwood with having some of the worst away support I'd ever seen. I don't believe we're a Premier League team in waiting or whatever, I think we're probably just an average League One-sized club, that's not to say we can't ever make the Championship but we'd have a long way to go. Similar sized clubs have got promoted to the Championship but it's about drawing support. Personally I think our stadium although making for a decent atmosphere is terrible, so maybe the stadium could draw us support (if it ever happens), or maybe not; who knows! 

I'm not reading all that, but reckon you're talking bollox 

[TV Tom]

21 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

Well that's the thing isn't it, I don't know the facts, only how they have been reported. Bearing in mind Stendel's testimony and injuries, do I think Barton had something to do with it? Yes , probably, but that doesn't mean I necessarily think Barton beat the bloke up and I do genuinely think that any reporting involving Barton would tend to paint him as the villain because that's an easy story to sell. In a very, very, very  small way, I have had personal experience of creative reporting after the death of my daughter (this was a long time ago) and in this case it was trying to over egg the pathos, I guess in an attempt to make a sad story even sadder. My point being, that I think , often, a journalist will decide on the story they want to write and then try to make the facts fit that story.

As it stands ,the facts are that Barton hasn't been found guilty and it should be left at that.  People generally and many football fans in particular can be terribly hypocritical and will choose to highlight or ignore stories about their personal  heroes and villains, Rovers fans and City fans and fans of every other football club, are no different in this respect.

 

Come on Miah, the fact he wasn’t found guilty in a court of law doesn’t mean he didn’t do it, we all know the score and it’s only a matter of time before his next “incident”

[Miah Dennehy]

17 minutes ago, harrys said:

Come on Miah, the fact he wasn’t found guilty in a court of law doesn’t mean he didn’t do it, we all know the score and it’s only a matter of time before his next “incident”

I think you may have entirely  missed the point of several of the last posts!  

[TV Tom]

27 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I think you may have entirely  missed the point of several of the last posts!  

I tend not to read posts that are more than a paragraph long so you’re probably right 

[RedLionLad]

2 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

I'm not reading all that, but reckon you're talking bollox 

I was going to read it for you, but I died half way through...

[GreedyHarry]

7 hours ago, Boring Sag said:

Trigger Warning: This will say one nice thing about someone supporting the Gas

As an observer rather than a commenter Gas, I'm going to offer a "realist" perspective. I know many on this forum will boo and hiss because as people have said, this is more of a "making fun of the Gas" thread rather than an "objective, balanced evaluation" of Rovers. Not knocking it, if you enjoy it then that's your business.

My view is that there are idiots in literally every fanbase of every club there is. There are absolutely clubs who have more so a "reputation" for it; Milwall, Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool all spring to mind immediately. Portsmouth I seem to recall has a couple really weird blokes. Rovers definitely has some weirdos, but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally high. I don't think what football club someone supports affects their actions, this isn't their political beliefs; this isn't what job they do. Most people follow clubs either because they're local, or because it's passed down to them. Not to shame but it seems kinda like when a tory comes up to me and points to a crazy lefty and then goes "look at those crazy lefties, surely you don't want to be with them; vote Conservative." I don't know why that person should represent me or my actions or my beliefs. Similar here. Because of this I just think people are people and some people support Rovers, some City, some Newport, some Stockport County, etc. There's definitely cultures but I don't believe people are that hugely different and so I wouldn't say it's a special Rovers thing.

As for the stuff on Rovers people posting here, personally I just read this because I like the format more so than gaschat; but I post there occasionally. There's definitely some insightful people on there, Pirate especially is very knowledgeable on youth and non-league football and has caught out a couple players who've become very decent players when they weren't well-known. I imagine the Rovers forum needs more policing simply because City is a bigger club and if it wasn't it's much more likely to have City fans "brigading" that then vice-versa, I imagine you'd see the same for Stoke/Vale, Forest/Derby, Portsmouth/Southampton etc. I occasionally post on Reddit, and I used to post on the Tories forum for a couple years because it'd be interesting dialogue with people I disagree with, then the old moderators stopped posting after having just added a new moderator who was extremely active (an Enoch Powell fan *shudders*), the composition of the forum started changing in the sense that crazies didn't get banned anymore but people who disagreed with the Tories did more and more. I can't remember the conversation leading up to it, but I remember someone claimed as a Labour voter I was morally responsible for Socialism, and because of this its millions and millions of deaths. I said I disagreed and those people don't speak for me and I got banned, the other person didn't. The moral of this stupid story is that many "free speech havens" aren't as free speech as many of its defenders say; or if they are it could all change quickly (this isn't to say the mods here are like this).

On away support, I personally like our away fans; I don't think we're anything special but it is a nice change when I remember a couple seasons ago I think the team that struck me the most was Fleetwood with having some of the worst away support I'd ever seen. I don't believe we're a Premier League team in waiting or whatever, I think we're probably just an average League One-sized club, that's not to say we can't ever make the Championship but we'd have a long way to go. Similar sized clubs have got promoted to the Championship but it's about drawing support. Personally I think our stadium although making for a decent atmosphere is terrible, so maybe the stadium could draw us support (if it ever happens), or maybe not; who knows! 

Jesus F Christ. I’m sorry to say your username certainly reflects your post.

[RedLionLad]

27 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said:

Jesus F Christ. I’m sorry to say your username certainly reflects your post.

More words than fans

[redsquirrel]

gotta feel for boreham wood,get a league one away draw and then realise at that cesspit

[AppyDAZE]

I bet they've all started already...

One more win and maybe, maybe, maybe the dream tie  

While we're at it, where is tonight's FA Cup game to be found on TV?

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by AppyDAZE

[RedLionLad]

4 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

gotta feel for boreham wood,get a league one away draw and then realise at that cesspit

Boreham Wood moved to Meadow Park from Eldon Avenue in 1963. A new main stand was built shortly afterwards. That was demolished in 1999 and replaced by a stand with a cantilevered roof. A new West Stand was opened in 2014. A new North Bank terrace was opened in 2019, sharing the name of one of the stands from Arsenal's traditional former home of Highbury.

1 minute ago, AppyDAZE said:

I bet they've all started already...

One more win and maybe, maybe, maybe the dream tie  

While we're at it, where is tonight's FA Cup game to be found on TV?

 

ITV4

[AppyDAZE]

Just now, RedLionLad said:

Boreham Wood moved to Meadow Park from Eldon Avenue in 1963. A new main stand was built shortly afterwards. That was demolished in 1999 and replaced by a stand with a cantilevered roof. A new West Stand was opened in 2014. A new North Bank terrace was opened in 2019, sharing the name of one of the stands from Arsenal's traditional former home of Highbury.

ITV4

Cheers!

[One Team]

8 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said:

I bet they've all started already...

One more win and maybe, maybe, maybe the dream tie  

While we're at it, where is tonight's FA Cup game to be found on TV?

 

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

[AppyDAZE]

4 minutes ago, One Team said:

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

Not for me. A Premier League team at home, please.

They haven't played us in over 20 years for a reason.

They dream of beating us, let's face it, they even ******* dream of playing against us.

**** 'em! But that said, if we were to face them, I believe we could beat the living crap out of them...

Hmm,   now I'm beginning to think.

 

[One Team]

12 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said:

**** 'em! But that said, if we were to face them, I believe we could beat the living crap out of them...

Hmm,   now I'm beginning to think.

 

In the park or on the pitch?!

Edited November 7, 2022 by One Team

[1960maaan]

27 minutes ago, One Team said:

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

IMO a horrible draw for us, absolute no win situation unless we win by double figures. 
We lose or draw, best thing that's ever happened to them.
We win by 3 or even 4, well you should do.
Then there's what Barton will send them out to do, we have a small squad and could do without more injuries.

I'll have Everton, Spurs or the Arse away please.

[Wanderingred]

Given our terrible form at the moment, plus our tendency to lose to lower league opposition in the cup, I’m baffled as to why anyone would want us to draw them. It’s the ultimate banana skin and we have nothing to prove by playing and beating them.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Wanderingred

[slartibartfast]

23 minutes ago, One Team said:

In the park or on the pitch?!

both, as per   !

[Taz]

Shame Boreham Wood have been drawn at the Minimal Ground, don't live too far from Boreham, would happily have gone down and cheered them on!!

Edited November 7, 2022 by Taz

[Jim Davey]

1 hour ago, One Team said:

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

No thanks don't want them scumbag's anywhere near our nice new shiny stadium.

[Port Said Red]

10 hours ago, One Team said:

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

[southside]

On 04/11/2022 at 19:57, Sheltons Army said:

Slight delay due to the Ukraine War

And CoVid

 

 

And not actually being built

[southside]

On 05/11/2022 at 00:32, W-S-M Seagull said:

They all do. Their only ambition is to be above us. That's it. 

Their obsession with us has imo, held them back as a football club. 

Being shite has also held them back

[southside]

On 05/11/2022 at 15:14, Sweeneys Penalties said:

"Last week marked 22 years since the last time Rovers were above City in the league pyramid, a statistic gleefully classified by supporters in the south as “The Gap” and as the Robins have spent 14 seasons as a Championship team in that period, the Gas have been unable to get out of League One"

 

I beg to differ. Even had a spell as a non league side 

"in the South"

[chucky]

Bristol Rovers to host Boreham Wood.  The home of the muppets against a bunch of muppets.

[1960maaan]

12 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

Given our terrible form at the moment, plus our tendency to lose to lower league opposition in the cup, I’m baffled as to why anyone would want us to draw them. It’s the ultimate banana skin and we have nothing to prove by playing and beating them.

I'd dispute that. Our results haven't been brilliant, though playing 2 sides expecting to challenge and one expecting to challenge and with new manager bounce, not unexpected. I think our form has been decent. Should have beaten Swansea and Sheff U, while a draw at M'boro isn't bad. If we play near where we did in the first two of those games, we should be ok.
All these games are against "lower" opposition are potential banana skins, look at Chippenham Saturday 

[NcnsBcfc]

13 hours ago, One Team said:

To be fair though it would be great to get them in the third round.

Every Gashead I know would love to play us in the cup. Why, because they haven't played us in the league for 22 years now.

There is absolutely no upside to playing them in the cup for us. They would treat it as their cup final, whereas we would collectively just be paranoid about losing to them, and further fuelling their "We're coming to get you" mantra nonsense.

Can you imagine the utter s### that we would have to listen to coming from Barton in the run up to the game. Followed no doubt by a pumped up Rovers team probably taking out every City player going, to prove to their manager that they were "Up for it". It would be Ian Alexander x 11 out there, complete carnage. Not to mention, a nightmare situation outside the ground, before, during; and after the game.

When we had to play them in the league, it was of course a necessity to play them twice over the course of a season. I would be very, very careful what we wish for here.

[Wanderingred]

26 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

I'd dispute that. Our results haven't been brilliant, though playing 2 sides expecting to challenge and one expecting to challenge and with new manager bounce, not unexpected. I think our form has been decent. Should have beaten Swansea and Sheff U, while a draw at M'boro isn't bad. If we play near where we did in the first two of those games, we should be ok.
All these games are against "lower" opposition are potential banana skins, look at Chippenham Saturday 

Performances might have been okay, but form is about results and we’re definitely way down there in the form table. I’m not confident of beating Lincoln tonight, so I certainly wouldn’t be confident of beating the saggies in their cup final. 

[Gert Mare]

How about this?……..

[In the Net]

48 minutes ago, NcnsBcfc said:

Every Gashead I know would love to play us in the cup. Why, because they haven't played us in the league for 22 years now.

There is absolutely no upside to playing them in the cup for us. They would treat it as their cup final, whereas we would collectively just be paranoid about losing to them, and further fuelling their "We're coming to get you" mantra nonsense.

Can you imagine the utter s### that we would have to listen to coming from Barton in the run up to the game. Followed no doubt by a pumped up Rovers team probably taking out every City player going, to prove to their manager that they were "Up for it". It would be Ian Alexander x 11 out there, complete carnage. Not to mention, a nightmare situation outside the ground, before, during; and after the game.

When we had to play them in the league, it was of course a necessity to play them twice over the course of a season. I would be very, very careful what we wish for here.

I wouldn't look forward to playing you, due to how silly things had got off the pitch the last few times we played.  Likely to be even worse next time, as the police tactics seem to be to stand back and film, then use this evidence to make arrests at a later date.  A shame, as the atmosphere inside the ground is usually cracking, but had enough of the shenanigins outside. 

[Gert Mare]

6 minutes ago, In the Net said:

I wouldn't look forward to playing you, due to how silly things had got off the pitch the last few times we played.  Likely to be even worse next time, as the police tactics seem to be to stand back and film, then use this evidence to make arrests at a later date.  A shame, as the atmosphere inside the ground is usually cracking, but had enough of the shenanigins outside. 

You need to let some of your fan base know then because a number of them are still ‘prowed’

[glynriley]

1 minute ago, Gert Mare said:

You need to let some of your fan base know then because a number of them are still ‘prowed’

Rolf Harris...?

[Tinmans Love Child]

57 minutes ago, glynriley said:

Rolf Harris...?

Rovers are the definition of Rolfs cartoon club

Edited November 8, 2022 by Tinmans Love Child

[Tinmans Love Child]

2 hours ago, NcnsBcfc said:

Every Gashead I know would love to play us in the cup. Why, because they haven't played us in the league for 22 years now.

There is absolutely no upside to playing them in the cup for us. They would treat it as their cup final, whereas we would collectively just be paranoid about losing to them, and further fuelling their "We're coming to get you" mantra nonsense.

Can you imagine the utter s### that we would have to listen to coming from Barton in the run up to the game. Followed no doubt by a pumped up Rovers team probably taking out every City player going, to prove to their manager that they were "Up for it". It would be Ian Alexander x 11 out there, complete carnage. Not to mention, a nightmare situation outside the ground, before, during; and after the game.

When we had to play them in the league, it was of course a necessity to play them twice over the course of a season. I would be very, very careful what we wish for here.

Or we play them and smash them 5-0 and laugh at Barton when he looses it with big Nige and gets sent off

[Portland Bill]

I for one would love to get them in the cup, I miss the derbies.

[Gert Mare]

1 hour ago, Portland Bill said:

I for one would love to get them in the cup, I miss the derbies.

I for one would love to see them back in the conference where they belong.

Worst nightmare would be to draw them in the cup and god forbid them end up getting some sort of creditable result. We'd never hear the last of it!

Christ, it's bad enough that they think that 1990 and 1982 are still relevant.

Hopefully Boreham Wood will provide us with something to laugh about like Barrow, Hitchin, Kettering, Bath and the mighty Chesham United have over the years. Much more entertaining.

Take their god awful song about someone's granny and their knuckle dragging 2 teeth neanderthal 70's thugs elsewhere thanks very much.

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Gert Mare

[Lanterne Rouge]

18 hours ago, Taz said:

Shame Boreham Wood have been drawn at the Minimal Ground, don't live too far from Boreham, would happily have gone down and cheered them on!!

Borehamwood must be gutted they didn`t get a big League 1 side like Exeter or Oxford.................................................

[slartibartfast]

1 hour ago, Gert Mare said:

I for one would love to see them back in the conference where they belong.

Worst nightmare would be to draw them in the cup and god forbid them end up getting some sort of creditable result. We'd never hear the last of it!

Christ, it's bad enough that they think that 1990 and 1982 are still relevant.

Hopefully Boreham Wood will provide us with something to laugh about like Barrow, Hitchin, Kettering, Bath and the mighty Chesham United have over the years. Much more entertaining.

Take their god awful song about someone's granny and their knuckle dragging 2 teeth neanderthal 70's thugs elsewhere thanks very much.

 

Everyone forgets HAYES !

[southside]

Just now, slartibartfast said:

Everyone forgets HAYES !

1972

[slartibartfast]

Just now, slartibartfast said:

Everyone forgets HAYES !  

oh ,and Darlo .

 

[Jim Davey]

33 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

 

And Towie.

[Wanderingred]

Let’s not forget Altrincham, Braintree and Eastleigh who they lost to in LEAGUE fixtures.

[Andy082005]

2 hours ago, Gert Mare said:

I for one would love to see them back in the conference where they belong.

Worst nightmare would be to draw them in the cup and god forbid them end up getting some sort of creditable result. We'd never hear the last of it!

Christ, it's bad enough that they think that 1990 and 1982 are still relevant.

Hopefully Boreham Wood will provide us with something to laugh about like Barrow, Hitchin, Kettering, Bath and the mighty Chesham United have over the years. Much more entertaining.

Take their god awful song about someone's granny and their knuckle dragging 2 teeth neanderthal 70's thugs elsewhere thanks very much.

 

Worst draw we could get would be these scum bags . We stand to gain absolutely nothing from playing them. 
 

I’d happily go the rest of my life without another Bristol Derby 

[Red Army 75]

Wouldn’t want they smelly ***** anywhere near Ashton Gate. Wouldn’t just be the toilets they would wreck. Tramps 

[Lanterne Rouge]

2 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Everyone forgets HAYES !

And Barnet. And that was in a replay at the swamp after the deluded ones had already been crowing about beating whoever they would have played in the next round 

They never learn do they?

 

[Gert Mare]

3 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Everyone forgets HAYES !

Ok ok! There are so many to mention….**** it, let’s go for it……

We’re playing in the League Cup tonight where Rovers can claim a very unique record…….

The gift that keeps on giving…..

[RedLionLad]

"They get relegated, Lansdown sells them without Trashton being part of the deal, they go bust and disappear. Merry Christmas

....or Joey buys them like he wants to do with Exeter and folds them although he didn't say he wants to fold Exeter"

 

Thick as ****

[Lanterne Rouge]

24 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

"They get relegated, Lansdown sells them without Trashton being part of the deal, they go bust and disappear. Merry Christmas

....or Joey buys them like he wants to do with Exeter and folds them although he didn't say he wants to fold Exeter"

 

Thick as ****

Just projecting their fears for their own sad little club onto us.

[RedLionLad]

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Just projecting their fears for their own sad little club onto us.

"We made it onto otib yeahhh get in there, think we are getting to them, RedLionLad don't cry mate save that for when you get relegated"

This poor Sag just soiled one of his Mum's socks

[RedLionLad]

"A message to a few of the arrogant 82ers who have posted on OTIB about the possibility of playing us in the FA cup, you're not alone, I really dont want to be playing against you lot either, I hate Ashton gate always have done and never want to go there again so don't worry here is one gashead who won't go to your shiny new Rugby ground.!"

Well, that's good then, it saves on the disinfectant, you manky tramp !

[Lanterne Rouge]

17 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

"A message to a few of the arrogant 82ers who have posted on OTIB about the possibility of playing us in the FA cup, you're not alone, I really dont want to be playing against you lot either, I hate Ashton gate always have done and never want to go there again so don't worry here is one gashead who won't go to your shiny new Rugby ground.!"

Well, that's good then, it saves on the disinfectant, you manky tramp !

The jealousy is strong in this one.

[Miah Dennehy]

On 08/11/2022 at 16:41, Wanderingred said:

Let’s not forget Altrincham, Braintree and Eastleigh who they lost to in LEAGUE fixtures.

We got a point at Alfreton though and you still havent covered all or losses to non league clubs in the FA Cup

[Gert Mare]

47 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

"A message to a few of the arrogant 82ers who have posted on OTIB about the possibility of playing us in the FA cup, you're not alone, I really dont want to be playing against you lot either, I hate Ashton gate always have done and never want to go there again so don't worry here is one gashead who won't go to your shiny new Rugby ground.!"

Well, that's good then, it saves on the disinfectant, you manky tramp !

Another Gashead referring to City fans as “Arrogant”. They really do view us as a fan base who is completely out of touch with reality.

That statement has ‘projection’ written all over it.

This is from a fan base that see themselves as a club on par with teams like Norwich and West Ham and look down on clubs with similar sized stadium of which many at least have a solid roof structure!

Calls us 82 as well….Yep, that really hurts….NOT!

Hates Ashton Gate but calls it a ‘Shiny New Rugby Ground’. So they don’t like shiny new things eh?. The amount of envy in that statement alone is epic!

They are obviously much more content in their old tented stolen Rugby Ground then? Oh, the irony!! The gift has given again!

The Man City fan explained it perfectly to GGMI. Doesn’t take arrogance to point out facts.

Edited November 9, 2022 by Gert Mare

[petehinton]

I think they seem to forget they are… 16th in League One. 

[Gert Mare]

8 minutes ago, petehinton said:

I think they seem to forget they are… 16th in League One. 

And Tinpot ( now that statement really DOES get to them!)

[Lanterne Rouge]

No doubt plans are afoot to celebrate the tenth anniversary of them becoming a Football League club which is coming up in a couple of years.

[RedLionLad]

"I despair at the 'gasheads' posting there on a regular basis being all pally with the belters. Just... why?"

 

Because they would rather talk on a proper shiny forum and not one that matches everything BRFC stands for.

Tinpot

[Wanderingred]

Banter about us potentially being relegated or liquidated can go back and forth, but what they can’t do is touch us with FACTS. Something which we have against them in abundance. 

[Jim Davey]

4 hours ago, RedLionLad said:

"They get relegated, Lansdown sells them without Trashton being part of the deal, they go bust and disappear. Merry Christmas

....or Joey buys them like he wants to do with Exeter and folds them although he didn't say he wants to fold Exeter"

 

Thick as ****

What the fluck are these Retreads on .

[alexukhc]

See there too player got called up to the Wales World Cup squad…

oh yeah he didn’t did he?

was he the one who shit himself?

[Red Shadow]

2 hours ago, petehinton said:

I think they seem to forget they are… 16th in League One. 

Make that 17th

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

Haha, 4 pages in less than 24 hours.

Bless. 

Imagine how many pages they’d rack up if we ever got relegated to non league by a club wearing our kit?

or lost our new soulless out of town bowl after getting shafted by Sainsburys?

or had our star striker walk out on us for them the second they showed an interest?

or claimed to be the 6th richest club in the country before our owner put up a new tent?

or one of the hundred other embarrassing things they’ve done in the last few years?

No wonder we can’t take them seriously anymore, this thread only exists because they’re such a joke.

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan

[fgrsimon]

Last 3 league games (all against good teams at the level)

City current position 20th

P3 W0 D2 L1 F3 A4

Rovers current position 17th

P3 W0 D2 L1 F5 A7

 

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by fgrsimon

[RedLionLad]

"There’s Rovers fans on there? Wtf
And the sheeds actually accept them posting on their message board?"

 

Another braindead caveman who doesn't realise there are actually some decent Gasheads in amongst their ranks. Imagine having so much hatred for a fellow City fan for having a discussion with a Gashead

[RedLionLad]

"Last night’s attendance - 7961 inc 500 from Lincoln."

 

Isn't that higher than their league average? You couldn't make it up