And Its Smith Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 3 hours ago, NOTBLUE said: I live in Horfield and there plenty of city fans around here and even in Filton I think people living in south Bristol would be surprised by how many of us live oop north. As do I. Five mins walk from Gas ground (literally forgotten its real name). That dump aside,this is the best area of Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Moor2Sea said: I still don't get this North of the River stuff. Unless things have changed dramatically since the 70's, the north west quarter of Bristol was at worse 50:50. Clifton, Stoke Bishop, WoT, Sea Mills, Shire, Avonmouth, Lawrence Wesson, Cotham and even Horfield were predominantly City. In fact wasn't there a bit of edginess between sizeable groups of 'Meaders' and Knowle West in the East End on occasions. Maybe it was the people I mixed with or my, now, failing memory, that leads me to this belief. The ghettos East of Gloucester Road was always where the dark side resided. I remember the Rovers website used to have an FAQ on it and one of the Qs was where are the heartlands for the two clubs? From memory it said there were very few Gas in S Bristol apart from Hartcliffe (must say that was news to me that they have a lot of fans there!) and that the NW of the city had a slight majority in favour of City. You're right though, the north-south divide is obviously an oversimplification or the numbers watching each team would be a lot closer. City have a surprisingly large catchment area too - most of Somerset and parts of Wiltshire (including yours truly ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, WessexPest said: I remember the Rovers website used to have an FAQ on it and one of the Qs was where are the heartlands for the two clubs? From memory it said there were very few Gas in S Bristol apart from Hartcliffe (must say that was news to me that they have a lot of fans there!) and that the NW of the city had a slight majority in favour of City. You're right though, the north-south divide is obviously an oversimplification or the numbers watching each team would be a lot closer. City have a surprisingly large catchment area too - most of Somerset and parts of Wiltshire (including yours truly ) I`d love to see a breakdown by postcode of ST holders. I doubt there will be many others in mine though - EX20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 That was a splendid read! I didn't realise Cole knew he joined us? I thought he went from Arsenal to Newcastle did he not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 28 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: I`d love to see a breakdown by postcode of ST holders. I doubt there will be many others in mine though - EX20! Think there's quite a few TQ's around. South Devon is ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted September 22, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 The oddity scale rises as you get to the river travelling North, cross it and there are some right strange ones, by the time you get North of the M4 it's like Royston Vasey......... all the best people come from South of the river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCulturalBomb Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 What are FourFourTwo smoking sometimes? Predicted us to finish 7th after our Double winning season and this season they predict 22nd? Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCulturalBomb Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 24 minutes ago, Maesknoll Red said: The oddity scale rises as you get to the river travelling North, cross it and there are some right strange ones, by the time you get North of the M4 it's like Royston Vasey......... all the best people come from South of the river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 5 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Although it still says "Bristol has not had a top flight team since 1982..." - I really dislike lazy journalism....yep he has corrected our top flight stint to "1976-1980" but hasn't bothered to correct the erroneous "1982" stat - we were in the bloody third then fourth division then! don't remind me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted September 22, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 5 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Although it still says "Bristol has not had a top flight team since 1982..." - I really dislike lazy journalism....yep he has corrected our top flight stint to "1976-1980" but hasn't bothered to correct the erroneous "1982" stat - we were in the bloody third then fourth division then! Still true though, we haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 1 hour ago, TheCulturalBomb said: We'll have no quarrel on this forum, we are a local website for local people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One BCFC Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 4 hours ago, WessexPest said: I remember the Rovers website used to have an FAQ on it and one of the Qs was where are the heartlands for the two clubs? From memory it said there were very few Gas in S Bristol apart from Hartcliffe (must say that was news to me that they have a lot of fans there!) and that the NW of the city had a slight majority in favour of City. You're right though, the north-south divide is obviously an oversimplification or the numbers watching each team would be a lot closer. City have a surprisingly large catchment area too - most of Somerset and parts of Wiltshire (including yours truly ) Definitely West Wiltshire for sure. Westbury at one point had its own supporters club and Warminster was where the great John Atyeo taught. Aside from Melksham I'd say in the other 4 Towns there are more City than Swindon or Rovers. Saints have a good following in West Wilts oddly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, BA14 RED said: Definitely West Wiltshire for sure. Westbury at one point had its own supporters club and Warminster was where the great John Atyeo taught. Aside from Melksham I'd say in the other 4 Towns there are more City than Swindon or Rovers. Saints have a good following in West Wilts oddly too. I'm originally from Devizes and sadly I'd say there are more Swindon there but Melksham definitely a few Reds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 In Kingswood it's 50/50 whatever the desperate gasheads tell you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weymouth red Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Hanham Was Red in 70s - 80s due to the no 9 Bus strait to the gate ! Think it still is mainly Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 15 hours ago, RumRed said: Bid for investment like Rovers? Not really like Rovers but outside Middle East money. Nail and head come to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One BCFC Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 8 hours ago, WessexPest said: I'm originally from Devizes and sadly I'd say there are more Swindon there but Melksham definitely a few Reds around. Yes I agree with that,seems to be a cut off point of City fans as soon as you go East of Trowbridge/Melksham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 @TheCulturalBomb Tbh talking about Four Four Two...we were well touted across the board in the runup to 15/16. I remember after the 6-0 at Bradford seeing some odds of us to win this League at 25/1 or 30/1. The theory was generally good manager, such a dominant season, good young squad, should be a hard away game. Plus momentum and confidence..all that put together, meant we were seen as possible dark horses in many places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red34 Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 16 hours ago, RumRed said: Bid for investment like Rovers? Not really like Rovers but outside Middle East money. Maybe to stop investment in them by showing what football teams in Bristol should look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Red34 said: Maybe to stop investment in them by showing what football teams in Bristol should look like Really !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 15 hours ago, Moor2Sea said: Wow! That's pretty much nailed on. Got threatened in Redland by a number of Gas - don't recall walking through a school gate en route to the scene of the ambush though! I grew up in Redland, and can remember the local Rovers firm, Dapper and The Hoods, in the late 70's and early 80's. Quite a scary bunch they were too, with the leader, Dapper, shaped like a wedge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, Sir Colby-Tit said: I grew up in Redland, and can remember the local Rovers firm, Dapper and The Hoods, in the late 70's and early 80's. Quite a scary bunch they were too, with the leader, Dapper, shaped like a wedge! Maybe he could write a book about it all. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said: I grew up in Redland, and can remember the local Rovers firm, Dapper and The Hoods, in the late 70's and early 80's. Quite a scary bunch they were too, with the leader, Dapper, shaped like a wedge! Read an article in the Independent I think it was a few years ago now - had an article on the notorious Bourneville Estate in WSM, said a lot of the ne'er do wells who made the estate a grim place to live in the 80s were Rovers hooligans. Surprised as I though Weston was a City stronghold for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 1 hour ago, WessexPest said: Read an article in the Independent I think it was a few years ago now - had an article on the notorious Bourneville Estate in WSM, said a lot of the ne'er do wells who made the estate a grim place to live in the 80s were Rovers hooligans. Surprised as I though Weston was a City stronghold for sure. A lot of the Bourneville was built post war as new housing to replace the bombed bits of Bristol so maybe more families of the dark persuasion moved there? I`ve no idea if North/East Bristol got hit worse than South/West but I`m sure someone on here does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: A lot of the Bourneville was built post war as new housing to replace the bombed bits of Bristol so maybe more families of the dark persuasion moved there? I`ve no idea if North/East Bristol got hit worse than South/West but I`m sure someone on here does. Bit like shipping our ' unwanted ' over to an Australian Colony I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 22/09/2017 at 20:36, WessexPest said: I remember the Rovers website used to have an FAQ on it and one of the Qs was where are the heartlands for the two clubs? From memory it said there were very few Gas in S Bristol apart from Hartcliffe (must say that was news to me that they have a lot of fans there!) and that the NW of the city had a slight majority in favour of City. You're right though, the north-south divide is obviously an oversimplification or the numbers watching each team would be a lot closer. City have a surprisingly large catchment area too - most of Somerset and parts of Wiltshire (including yours truly ) There are no more Gas in Hartcliffe than any other South Bristol estate, more BS from their forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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