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As we have just passed the 90th season (league suspended during WW2) that we and "them" have both been in the football league(okay they left for a bit, but I included it!!!) I have put a bit of a chart together from my sad City vs SAG attendance spreadsheet. City vs Rovers Attendance up to end season 16/17 Comparison Over Time Time period Since 1921 (90 seasons) Last 70 years Last 50 years last 25 years Last 20 years Last 10 years Total Av Total Av Total Av Total Av Total Av Total Av Rovers 872468 9694.08889 688359 9833.7 350869 7017.38 164727 6589.08 137562 6878.1 70026 7002.6 City 1254761 13941.7889 995274 14218.2 640252 12805.04 310491 12419.64 264811 13240.55 148025 14802.5 Gas att as % of City's 69.53% 69.53% 69.16% 69.16% 54.80% 54.80% 53.05% 53.05% 51.95% 51.95% 47.31% 47.31% Att differential 382293 4247.7 306915 4384.5 289383 5787.66 145764 5830.56 127249 6362.45 77999 7799.9 Interesting to note: Rovers’ total season’s attendance has only exceeded City’s once in 50 years (34 years ago) City’s total season attendance has exceeded double Rovers attendance 19 times in the past 50 years Rovers have never had a season's attendance that has doubled City’s season’s attendance Rovers have exceeded City’s total attendance 14 times in 90 years City have exceeded Rover’s attendance 76 times in 90 years Rovers’ greatest attendance differential above city's was 7066 in 53-54 season City’s greatest attendance differential above Rovers' was 15249 77-78 season Trend shows that over the last 10 years 100%+ more have watched City than The Gas!!!!!!

No, it's the away support that matters most. Rovers take at least 3000 away regularly compared to the Ted's "crap away support" considering that they are a Championship side. Everyone comments on how excellently brilliant and well supported the much more liked "family" club from Bristol are....FACT. Nobody ever mentions how good the 82er away attendances are and everyone knows that Trashton is the biggest library in the U.K......FACT, plus there are litteraly thousands that can't get in at away games because of obsessed Sheeds mixing with the home supporters and then causing it to go right off with us family supporters getting unfairly blamed and subsequently banned for misdemeanours that weren't even our fault, it's all the shits fault, all of it....FACT! We are also prowed supporters, unlike you filthy dirty shoot shoot shoot the bastards who change with the wind....FACT. Finally, anything pre-82 doesn't count as that was an old club who died (but you keep forgetting that point don't you Ted's?!). Faithful and true, goodnight Irene and Dean Windass x FTG FTC RTID coming for you

The gap between the two 'Bristol's' has widened considerably, I blame the decline of the Wonderbra for that and the rise of pc feminism... 'The Gap' has been fascinating for all of us to keep an eye on, and it's the Gas that have been minding The Gap more than anyone... (they even invented a game of 'boob cricket' apparently, an 'in tents' game popular throughout the country's under canvas camping parks I hear).. I digress slightly, the point I wanted to make (if only!) was despite dwindling support for Sags ,which has undoubtedly been somewhat amusing for the much firmer support of Bristol City's south of the river... I must admit, not being a fan of Saggies personally, and I miss the late 60's/70's when the gap was smaller and the two Bristol's were closer together, sometimes clashing spectacularly during a good streak ... I'd quite like to see 'the Gap' closed a bit. As a fan of cleavage generally, but specially of good old fashioned Bristol cleavage... I say bring back the 'Wonderbra' it was so much more fun, I've had enough of the lifting and separating, and for some, with next to no support, we've seen in recent years the 'Sags' sagging , swinging ever lower almost onto their knees, its not a good sight, talk about blue tits... the Gap has become a bit too much now, was fun but its got a bit too boring now.. I think decent support is healthy and I look forward to one day enjoying a bit of Bristol cleavage again.. Hope this post doesn't make me look like a right tit, - theres still no better sight than a Red Red Robin bob bob bobbing along..

How about this?......

As their home crowds are a third of ours, they wouldn't have to take many to have a higher percentage. As my dear old dad says, 10% of fark all is still fark all!

The formula is Quoted attendance + 3000 + 30 Ted's in disguise + 20000 (locked out). If this still looks bad add 5000 for beam back and 40000 listening in to Radio Bristol -1 prat who listened on the wrong frequency and moaned to Twentypence how biased RB was towards those dirty Sheeds.

thats the hand back photo's mate, they've completed it

There have been a lot of prestigious cycling events recently that would have had a significant impact on Sag attendances...

Ladies and gents... our post of the day goes to the highly talented @Olé albeit on Twitter... note the reply also... Just beautiful... take a bow...

The man Bristol Rovers have hired to maximise the club's revenue and profitability "Bristol Rovers have hired Tom Gorringe as commercial director. Gorringe was employed as a marketing executive at Portsmouth and the club twice entered administration twice during his time on the south coast." Nothing like getting an expert in administration in when Wally finally uses up all the money and is looking for a way out. Happy Days!

Where did you get hold of the minutes from today`s board meeting? Who leaked it?

Had a look at the thread- quite agree with @EmersonsRed Think Bangladesh won a Series in SL last year too- would go further and not just say they decent in Bangladeshi conditions but subcontinental conditions generally.

Samuels is clearly going to get savaged by the England players after this

ANTHONY JOSHUA will fight Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev for the IBF world heavyweight title on October 28 in Cardiff.

There have also been many non prestigious cycling events too,so it really is no susprise that their attendances are so p*** poor.

Not when the football they play isn't fit for purpose!

They have some Gloucester youth players playing for them but they are a club in their own right, they had 4 ex Bristol players, none of whom are from Gloucester playing for them yesterday for instance

Nice picture of the South Stand @RedM I can see myself As for the game, the ref was awful, the atmosphere was flat, the crowd sparse and Bristol's performance was poor. Not a great start to the season.

Creep(er)....Radiohead

Exactly what we said about teams like the Gas playing football to that sized crowd week in week out. I was sat corner of South Stand and Lansdown so couldn't see how full Lansdown was or what corporate boxes were being used but we had a whole row to ourselves and the one behind was empty. The Heinekein Lounge wasn't being used and at least one block of turnstiles were not open at the Winterstoke Road enterance. These photos were taken before the end of the game

Not the start to the season most people expected! Most games will see us having to cope with the other side having a "cup final" mentality but that's no excuse. Poor kicking, sloppy interplay and awful lineouts made it a poor spectacle. Definitely need to gel together as a team more and quickly otherwise confidence will spiral downwards.

Absolutely awful first half, so many mistakes, no ideas, awful referee, really poor overall

By just 3 points wasn't it? Too close!

To be fair we lost to them in Dhaka too and ours was worse. We were 100-0 to 168 all out. Bangladesh are a good side, especially on home soil. Should've seen the wicket! WIndies aren't good home or away.