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Think back to the early 90's just before the Prem started. Div 4 & 3 had 24 clubs in each, Divs 2 & 1 22 each. The lower wo divs were considered Associate Members and for voting had four four votes between them. The top two divs were Full Members and had a vote each. The Associate members requested one vote each and the clubs then in Div 1, got together and suggested a formula that the rest of the League accepted. Div 4 clubs - 1 vote each, Div 3 - 3 votes each, Div 2 - 6 votes each and the Div 1 clubs would have 12 votes each. The 22 Div 1 clubs working together would out vote the other seventy clubs in the League. At the same meeting they pushed through "Each club will keep 100% of gate receipts". Until then gate receipts were split three ways. The majority went to the home team, some to the visitors and a third portion into a central pot submitted to the League. The central pots from each team were added together and at the end of the season split into 92 equal portions, one for each team.

That was my point; City do not scout in their own area.

I found this post from a Yeovil fan on another forum; this time last year we had a owner trying his best to sell the club, we was 3 days away from extinction, it was going to be wound up in the court , then a local fan when he was young came along bought the club told the manager he will back him , he told us he will build a squad that will compete, we walked it , 14 game winning run , 100,000 + through the gate at home this season record after record broke , after 10 years of crap managers and owners and chairman we are back

OK folks, a neutral has answered our eternal question.

Paul Cheesley was a Norwich player who came from Gordano. How come Norwich spot Bristol area lads and are able to sign 'em up?

Rovers missed a penalty in their last game too. Damn! As i write Martin has scored.

Rovers are in League 2, 4th tier of English football. Leek town are in Northern Premier League Division One South East 8th tier of English football. Leek's ground holds 3,600 with625 of them seated, but look below at the condition of the stadium and it's pitch. Rovers; this shows how poor you are.

It's only Tuesday and they're already discussing this Saturday's game; https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/156283-bristol-city-saturday/ For possibly our biggest game of the season to date ( Ipswich aside ) I amazed at the number of tickets still available, just 4 days away, with plenty of doubles and the section next to the away area ( I assume has not been available to long ) almost totally available. Big game this one. Bristol are right near the top of the form table so we'll have to be at our best. Surprised it's not completely sold out. Regardless of the opposition, every game for us is massive from now on. It’s only recently been made available. Looks like Bristol will be bringing relatively few fans with them.

Last game of the 2006/07 season v Rotherham; look to the left and plenty of empty seats despite this game seeing City promoted.

From 14' 55" onwards see how the Yeovil fans celebrated.

Brian Clough said that if too much football was shown on TV, the public would lose their appetite for going to games. He, like many others was content for two games Sat night with ITV showing some on Sun afternoon.

That was an odd game 1-0, 1-1, 1-2 HT and then City came out to score seven without reply. That was 2014-15. Fifty years earlier in 1964-65 City won promotion to Div 2 (as was) and stayed there until 75-76 before progressing. If we are in a fifty year cycle, City will finish mid table this season as in 1973-74, higher next and could 2025-2026 be it?

OK; six hours later and looking back. Yes a disappointing result, but the big positive for me was that having a conceded late in the game, the heads didn't drop as they would have a few weeks back. Instead they went looking for and got a goal back. Deserved or not, that was another point in the bag that a month ago we wouldn't have.

HT fans are either moaning there's no striker on the pitch or else slagging on the Ref; https://downatthemac.proboards.com/thread/119751/bristol-city-htafc?page=11

Cardiff 2-1 down on the stroke of HT.