Hillzider Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but spotted this on the QPR forum. Credit for everyone involved on Saturday. A quick story to share from yesterday For various reasons I got totally lost on the way to the station and, feeling increasingly wrong and virtually nobody about as the rain poured down, I asked a guy for directions. Turned out he was American, had been at the game and was lost as well . Whilst on a walk which resembled the Bristol marathon, it transpired that he was on a holiday attending as many football games as he could (he even used the correct term).For some reason best known only to him he had chosen our game and expected to pay on the door. Finding it was sold out, He tried, in an understandably naive way to negotiate the purchase of a "returned'" ticket nearer to kick off time, the box office staff were somewhat confused. However, when he told them he was on a football holiday from America, and he was fulfilling something of a dream, not only did they find him a good seat, they refused any money for it. City gained a new fan( I did point out that QPR were clearly a better choice) , but his already positive view of us Brits was confirmed. Well done City! It topped off a really enjoyable day for me. And yes, I did catch a train eventually. http://www.wearetherangersboys.com/forum/showthread.php?191399-Praise-to-Brizzle-! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 + several million. Well done, City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Is this the same City that failed to fully communicate to us fans about the Sports bar and Grill being unavailable after the game on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fair play City, decent gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 39 minutes ago, Robbored said: Is this the same City that failed to fully communicate to us fans about the Sports bar and Grill being unavailable after the game on Saturday? Haha- you're not catching me with your big rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Has any Bristolian ever pronounced Bristol as 'Brizzle'? Never heard it (other than done on purpose) in over 30 years living in the City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 5 minutes ago, RedDave said: Has any Bristolian ever pronounced Bristol as 'Brizzle'? Never heard it (other than done on purpose) in over 30 years living in the City. No. It's more like Bristawl or Bristull, depending on where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 1 hour ago, RedDave said: Has any Bristolian ever pronounced Bristol as 'Brizzle'? Never heard it (other than done on purpose) in over 30 years living in the City. Beat me to it... **** knows where this 'Brizzle' came from? As RR says, it's Bristaw or Bristull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well done to the club, even more for the fact that they could have made some capital out of this by turning it into a media story. not only is it a nice gesture but was done for purely altruistic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'll have a small bet it was the lady ( Kay ? ) In the ticket office - so helpful , as are all the ticket staff when I've had contact with them - failures in our ticketing systems certainly isn't down to the actual staff in my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 21, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 They had some fans put some distance in, seen on twitter about a guy that had flown nearly 5000 miles from the Cayman Islands to get to the game I'm flying in for the Cardiff home game from Barcelona and thought that was a distance for the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Beat me to it... **** knows where this 'Brizzle' came from? As RR says, it's Bristaw or Bristull. Derek Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 45 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said: Derek Robinson Brizzle or Bristle? Maybe whenever I see the word 'Brizzle' I read it in my head with to much emphasis on the z's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 101 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Good work. I suppose they put him in one of the empty seats which comes with an Ashton Gate sellout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well done the ticket office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 you watchout for the chancers next home game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygram for mongo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 11 hours ago, RedDave said: Has any Bristolian ever pronounced Bristol as 'Brizzle'? Never heard it (other than done on purpose) in over 30 years living in the City. Think it is people from outside Bristol that use the "Brizzle" term. However in all of my 55 years I have never heard anyone in Bristol use the word "Babbers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well done City. Great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 31 minutes ago, candygram for mongo said: Think it is people from outside Bristol that use the "Brizzle" term. However in all of my 55 years I have never heard anyone in Bristol use the word "Babbers" Yep, mainly trustafarian ******* from the South East who have taken over Montpelier, Southville and the likes. Loads of broadsheet newspapers are full of articles these days saying what a cool place "Brizzle" is, *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 11 hours ago, phantom said: They had some fans put some distance in, seen on twitter about a guy that had flown nearly 5000 miles from the Cayman Islands to get to the game I'm flying in for the Cardiff home game from Barcelona and thought that was a distance for the game ...from Barcelona you say? ...... that explains it, - you probably know nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think he lost his wallet as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 22, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 14 hours ago, archie andrews said: you watchout for the chancers next home game Could get awkward if something similar happens in the future ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/SundayBrunchC4/videos/922435081174376/ Russell Howard certainly does us a disservice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 13 hours ago, candygram for mongo said: However in all of my 55 years I have never heard anyone in Bristol use the word "Babbers" Thees nevver met our Maur then. Proper broad ee be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollywhyte Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Just seen this posted on the QPR Forum: A quick story to share from yesterday For various reasons I got totally lost on the way to the station and, feeling increasingly wrong and virtually nobody about as the rain poured down, I asked a guy for directions. Turned out he was American, had been at the game and was lost as well . Whilst on a walk which resembled the Bristol marathon, it transpired that he was on a holiday attending as many football games as he could (he even used the correct term).For some reason best known only to him he had chosen our game and expected to pay on the door. Finding it was sold out, He tried, in an understandably naive way to negotiate the purchase of a "returned'" ticket nearer to kick off time, the box office staff were somewhat confused. However, when he told them he was on a football holiday from America, and he was fulfilling something of a dream, not only did they find him a good seat, they refused any money for it. City gained a new fan( I did point out that QPR were clearly a better choice) , but his already positive view of us Brits was confirmed. Well done City! It topped off a really enjoyable day for me. And yes, I did catch a train eventually. Well done to the club, great gesture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingtonRed Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/173524-praise-to-brizzle/ Ahem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Bit slow out of blocks there Olly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 On 21/12/2015 at 14:06, phantom said: They had some fans put some distance in, seen on twitter about a guy that had flown nearly 5000 miles from the Cayman Islands to get to the game You will find there is an OTIB member who does that several times a season but has to watch City each time, not QPR. I think our guy wins it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollywhyte Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 18 hours ago, Robbored said: Bit slow out of blocks there Olly... Story of my life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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