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Hard to feel any sympathy - in the depths of our despair in 1982 they cried like babies when the local council offered us financial support - so the offer was withdrawn, then they tried to steal Ashton Gate when we were at our most vulnerable...pretty despicable behaviour from a club that likes to portray itself as the most popular in Bristol, loved around the world with ever so loyal and few (sorry, true) supporters...

I'm old enough to remember (watched Atyeo, yada, yada, yada) and imo you are utterly wrong. Their success, or lack of it, has absolutely no positive upside for Bristol City. Never has; never will. Local derbies aren't all that special; watching City beat ManU was far more pleasurable. Imo. Btw I've been on this forum for many years and some may say made far too many posts but I've never found a need to suggest, as you have, that another forum member is 'stupid' because they have a contrary opinion. You told us yesterday on your "final statement on this subject" that your age and longevity as a supporter makes you wiser than some other posters; if that's true then be wise and attack the post not the poster.

I was replaying to you saying that Bristol football is in the doldrums, I was just pointing out that, historically, we are a long way from being in the doldrums, and the fact that the fewers are is irrelevant to us (and Bristol football in general IMO). It is rubbish to claim that them doing well makes us do better, there is no correlation whatsoever when comparing charts of our league history and theirs. I'm not frightened of anything, this is football, nothing to be scared of. I just don't want the fewers hanging around like a bad smell.

I’m pretty sure that everyone across the footballing world has picked up this rivalry, whilst looking out for their second teams results. I was only in Milan last week, in a bar by the San Siro, and when I got chatting to the locals and proclaimed that I was from Bristol, they all immediately joked that it was lucky that they were not Barnet fans..! There they were in full voice, blasting out a chorus of Goodnight Irene, until I informed them that I was a City fan, not Rovers. They had never heard of us, obviously.

Half of my family are fewers, and I’d piss myself if the Sags disappeared, personal past experiences with their supporters make me despise them. Sooner they to$$ers go bust the better for football.

Our most successful season for decades occurred whilst they were in Non League. Before Rovers had even joined the Football League we had finished runners up in the top flight and been FA Cup Finalists...since then? Whilst Rovers were fighting for a L1 play off position a couple of years back we were flirting with Relegation in the Championship in a season that included our worst ever run of defeats. The vast majority of League Bristol Derbies have taken place in the 3rd division. Wheres the evidence that Bristol Rovers exceeding their potential or at least competing in the same division as us has been beneficial for Bristol City Football Club?

I do have friends who support them, but they are friends in spite of their team, not because of it. So I concur with others who have said Fu'kem

Will never understand the people who say we need them to push us on, like shit do we. They are shit and always will be unless an actual billionaire takes them over then they have no hope. The fewers like to point out that there is ‘only’ 1 division between us, but we are quite literally light years ahead of them, just like Man City are to us but they won’t admit that will they. As a fair few of us have been saying pretty much since Wally took over they should be VERY worried, last nights radio interview confirmed it as such, yet they won’t do F’All about it, get Wally to say we’re in talks with someone about the training ground/stadium and it’ll shut them up for a couple of months.

Just listened to Hamer's interview, they really are in the shit !!

Once again I find myself concurring with you POHH, "the voice of reason" I couldn't care less if we never played them again such is the gulf between the teams both on and off the pitch. I don't buy this "if we do well, you do well" at all. The gulf is so wide; an example of that is last season's League Cup Semi Final, did that spur them on, I don't think so, all you had was some small minded sag bleating on national radio about the other team in Bristol, which made him and his club look very stupid indeed. Similarly, if they do well in the Checkatrade Cup will that have any bearing on our season? I doubt very much.

I have said on more than one occasion, there was more than a touch of the Michael Knighton's about the young Wael. That embarrassing mingling with the fans, being carried down Glouc's road , he just lapped up the adoration . All bluff , no substance. My gAss mate has started calling for Clark's head, thing is who could have done any better under the circumstances? Didn't they send their No.1 keeper out on loan, then sell 2/3 of their better players replacing them with freebees . Put Pep in charge under those restrictions and he'd struggle. If it was anyone else, I'd probably feel sorry for them. But it ain't , so I don't

How the Hell can anyone have a reasonable discussion when the other uses such negative language such as 'fewers' and hanging around like a bad smell? We are talking about Bristol Rovers, perhaps you might have relatives friends who support them and perfectly level headed reasonable folk who don't deserve to have their team go under. In fact your sort of rhetoric only serves to convince me that you are either stupid or just 'fishing' for 'likes' either way you have succeeded. I have looked up the number of times we have played them since the beginning of time, and as expected we come out on top, I go back a few years and the list certainly reminds me of some fantastic derbies we had, and not all going our way of course, crowds in excess of 30,00 too, but you don't want that do you? The point I was making about a good Rovers resulted in a better City is a valid one ask anyone who is old enough to remember.

Would we get issued With a baton and allowed to hit football fans? Asking for a friend.

Do we **** as like! Quicker they go bust in my eyes the better, some people seem to forget how they tried their damnedest to finish us off in the 80s'!

You are either on a wind up or you live in some sort of parallel universe, you do realise what they call us as a matter of fact? Well if you don't let me educate you, they call us the shit & us that follow them shitheads! Residing in Kingswood i have been called all sorts by their fans over the years and i can assure you that 'fewers' pales into insignificance when compared. Most of them hate us with a vengeance and i for one couldn't give a rats arse if they went bust. **** em!!

Thought you'd made your last posting yesterday ..............don't let us keep you !

NO.

Never thought I'd see the day…

Imagine how the fewers feel . Brilliant isn’t it

Hate Clarke’s arrogance “my fan base” he says, no it’s not your fan base

That bloke must have no scruples at all or he's being handsomely rewarded. I know the majority of the fewers are half wits but it would take even the thickest of witless irene tupping half breed to believe he's talking anything but a load of henbury.

Just posted this on another thread, but thought it was relevant on here too. Good work Daily Mail.

Have you not heard about the Rovers and Barnet rivalry? Goes back to the non league days.

You don't have enough doughnuts?

You could give 10 mins, to each sag then ?

There was talk in the pubs, clubs and workplace, the Evening Post and the Green 'Un and the local news, no forums, no email, no social media, a very different world, yet it didn't stop there being lots of vitriol and glee at our imminent demise. If you didn't experience it, its hard to describe, the pubs were still busy back then, Thursdays were payday, there were collections, people who had never invested in anything other than William Hill and Courages were buying into schemes to save the club and it was an emotional time. The fact that other clubs offered hands of friendship at that time and the sags were ready to dance on our grave, is more than enough for me to never want to see them prosper.

I beg to differ, Eddie. I don't see much evidence of both clubs thriving in two-club cities. Yes, of course Liverpool and Manchester are exceptions to that but in Sheffield, Stoke, Nottingham and of course, Bristol there only few examples whereby the strength of one club actually galvanises their rival. In contrast, I think that there is only one club in each of the entire counties of Leicestershire, Norfolk and Suffolk yet they have been able, over time to gain promotion to the top division (in the case of Leicester even winning it) won cups and competed in European competitions. God forbid but were SL to suffer a tragic accident such as that which afflicted the Leicester owner, we all know that in parts of north and east Bristol celebration parties would be held. Such nonsense happens in cities where support is polarised. I happen to think that in Bristol, the progress of both clubs is impeded by the presence of the other. Rovers fans can tolerate losing provided we've lost too; we laugh long and hard at all of their very many plights and somehow that takes away some of the pain and frustration we feel from our own teams (lack of) performance. They want, not just a new ground, but one which has a capacity of +1 more than ours. It's the brinkmanship which helps neither club and holds them back. It's the survival of the fittest as far as I'm concerned. Bristol will never support two successful football teams; there is barely room for one. If they die, we thrive eventually because that wouldn't necessarily happen immediately; it may take a generation but it's the best way forward. So I want them gone.

Yeah! Can someone book him a minibus now..?!

If he goes he can take all the ***** with him .............clean up the place !

I love reading this thread, every day it brightens up my day. I can't wait for the next guffaw, its hilarious. On a side note; I watched the F A Cup highlights and I thought how gloomy the picture was, that can't have been the T.V. link surely. It must have been their dismal lighting casting shadows everywhere. It looked like every light bulb was only 40watts! What a dump.

No , not even this one .

Been a busy week but I finally got round to watching the "highlights". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/46296107 Two things stood out to me the "open goal" miss was weird, Nicholls actually looks like he is aiming to miss and accidentally hits the post! The "nailed on penalty was not even close enough to be shown in the highlights, the ball was gone and he just throws himself at the goalkeeper.

Yes you would....a la Millwall post match last season. Then you get taught how to use a broom and sweep it under the carpet.

That was funny, didn’t he say that he was being stared at by a Rovers fan who had his eyes looking in two different suburbs of London ?

Oh wow. What a night I had last night with this tidy little bitch that I picked up on City Road. The only problem is... I think I may have caught something.... Oh no. I definitely have..... fleas..!

"Would someone please get this poodle out the back of my bloody training jacket, it was meant to stay tied up at home where I left it. AH IS THIS ON? LISTEN I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AS I ALWAYS DO. IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. ME PLAYERS NEED TO LOOK AT THEMSELVES. AND DECIDE IF ME SAYING I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN HUMILIATING THEM AS MUCH AS I CAN, IS OKAY. IT'S NOT OKAY. ME I CAN TAKE IT. ME I CAN KEEP GOING. BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS KEEP GOING WHEN AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU ARE OFF HOME TO TUG OFF A DOG" ?

https://youtu.be/WZGlOPrabgo A Barnet fan's perspective

It’s slowly sinking in to some of them..... Actually now sick to the back teeth with our ******* club, we will never progress under these clowns , what a let down , I was so optimistic when these guys took over that we would finally become a decent outfit and ready to climb the leagues. We will always be sh**e.

Scooby was clearly under the table during this period, face it Darrell, everybody knows.

WMP still employ this tactic?

can I get you to sit on my lap Julie?...…….is that the eye opener you mention?

It is one thread Tommy. That is all you have to ignore: one thread.

Julie, I would ask that you continue to honour the confidentiality agreement

Their groundsman was seen by a Stockport employee watering the corner of the pitch. I believe they were warned about future behaviour by the FA because of that incident. Of course, they had history when it came to having games called off due to water logged pitches. It happened at Trumpton one new year when we were due to play them. We were flying at the time and they happened to have a few injuries. Surprisingly, because it wasn't freezing, the water main in the corner of the pitch suddenly sprung a leak overnight, making the pitch unplayable. The game was rescheduled for later in the season when we were struggling with a couple of injuries (Bob Taylor), the rest is history. My nephew played for Ashton boys and they had a cup match against Rovers at Yate towns ground. I think it was Vaughan Jones in charge of them. As they were in the dressing room I heard his team talk. Effing and blinding along with the venom coming out of their dressing room was disgusting, worse than a building site, seeing as it was directed at a group of thirteen/fourteen year old lads. Tactics seemed to be based around, kick them up in the air, especially their winger as soon as you get the chance. Horrible club, with a few exceptions.

"Last night was a very dark day for me as a gashead." #gaslogic

Ffs lads, we've got an open goal for a day of piss taking and we are shanking it Tom Nichols style to engage in some totally unnecessary navel gazing. Can we not leave the existential crisis for another time and just enjoy laughing at the hopeless ******* today please? Barnet hahahaha

You really haven't got the hang of this thread, have you?

from barnet forum Also good to hear the Bristol Rovers 'army' are actually capable of making some noise after watching them sit in silence eating their sandwiches at The Hive for 90 minutes, even if that noise was them booing their own team. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch

I will be at the Staples, travelling from Australia. I've read less than 8k yet today I read that more tickets have been released due to overwhelming response. I still tend to think the Staples may be full come fight night.