Bristol Rob

So we need to get relegated before we can challenge!

If the phone in was half an hour longer, they would have got to sixty thousand.

Well this is a full house if you are playing "excuses and managing expectation" Bingo. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq5n9v0jjyno

Only a proper football fan can do this. Why did you renew? Basically, I wanted to spend more than I needed to damaging my liver. My own excuse is, 'I can justify being in a pub at midday without being judged'.

They saw the film Babe, and that was them sold.

I felt obliged to give it another list. I'd forgotten about that caller who claimed they'd have the best stadium in the conference.

Maybe things will improve with a change in kit manufacturer...

I think the rugby has a lot to do with things, clearly when Lansdown added them to his Bristol Sport operation they were always destined to end up at Ashton Gate, but I always got the impression that Rovers saw the rugby as an unfortunate tennant they were stuck with. Fair enough, the Mem (as it stands now) wouldn't have been suitable for top flight rugby, but back then there seemed to be no attempt from either club to attract fans from either sport to watch the other.

Well, that was a view back in 1958. From the BBC Archive.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/30/everton-crisis-explained

Prediction.... Takeover fails to complete, Everton enter administration. But they enter administration 5 minutes after the last game of the season with survival assured. This will lead to all manner of legal action as relegated clubs scream foul.

The entire world is delighted you conduct your travels on your own. Egg sandwich! #HMHB

This is a splendid bit of entertainment.

What did you have instead?

It's a service station sausage roll away from being your utopia.