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Interesting to see the total lifetime aggregate attendance figures between http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/brir.htm - 19,682,341 <- Fewers and http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/bric.htm - 31,006,882 <- City Their average seasonal aggregate over the last 5 years is around 207K fans - if we stopped attending it would take them 54 (FIFTY FOUR!) seasons to catch up You can really see why they think they are our equals in fanbase terms,

I want to know who the "Ted" that calls themselves "Gaschat" and has infiltrated their forum pointing out the truth about their attendances (such as haven't averaged 10K for 40 years, yes that's FORTY) and outlines what the likelihood of them getting 18-20K crowds at Championship level is!! He/She sneakily uses terms like "us" and "we" to fool the moderators who, based on their understanding of offside, clearly are fools. Funnily enough, no replies to that post................... Another "traitor", but clearly a Tesco Bagger this time, uses Wembley attendances to post about the hordes the Boob Cricketers would attract if they got promoted and states that in a crowd of 47K for their Conference play-off final at least "30K" must have been Glass Butters, a bit of a nosedive from previous #gaslogic estimates there, the estimates that proved beyond all doubt (if you are a Horse Puncher) that they matched our 42K for the Walsall final and ignoring clear photographic evidence showing they had nothing like it. Joey Barton is understood to be taking legal action having been sold a pup and signed a Contract in circumstances that Nick Higgs assured him were watertight.

As do some of the anti-Johnson City brigade who took great delight earlier in this thread at drawing attention to those Sunderland fans.

Back in the days when they averaged 18 k, cough. That is just about where I stood as Martyn Hirst slotted the winner in 1983. I ended up somewhere completely different mind. Best game ever.

Some interesting photos. I particularly liked this one from 1965. Basically Rovers had plans to develop Eastville into a super stadium. Amazingly nothing happened and now, after a series of false starts they’re going to build a super stadium at the fruit market

Yeah I used to stand about there during the glory years, when Eastville used to attract decent crowds. You can almost hear the roar of the crowd and smell the methanol, getting showered with shail from the track; Crump, Gresham, Langli et al hurtling round the bends on those crazy bikes with no brakes. Happy days.

Seen it all now. Some Fewer on their site posted a clear picture of the Charlton player in an "OFFSIDE" position, yards offside too, as the BRISTOL ROVERS player headed it to him to score the winner. Disgraceful and proof that officials are against Joey Barton. Tbf one or two over there do have enough brainpower to understand the rules and did point out the totally obvious.............

Yep, John Major was Prime Minister & I was still (just) in my 20s, I had my vaccine jab at the home of football last week on age (55+) grounds, so that’s how long ago it was. Makes me laugh when their fans comment on the standard at Championship level (saw one saying there was little difference between it & L1), as if they would ever know. They’re an irrelevance now, never see anyone wearing their shirts & bump along as a bottom six third division side in a tented village.

He only had one ball

Robbored?

That Milne bloke's moustache looks somewhat familiar ?

20 quid on bets, return £27.24 Believe it or not that's my best ever day..

The words that stand out for me here are "DELAY" "SENSIBLE" "STATEMENT" How very apt!! - They have been delaying sensible statements on building a stadium since 1965. When talking of a stadium everyone involved at that hopelessly needy club seems to prefer to spout crap - actually even in this report the directors couldn't help themselves from resorting to ridiculous hyperbole - "They have bold ideas for developing the stadium as the biggest sports centre in the south west", "I feel sure we could get the backing of some top business people in the area - this thing could mushroom straight away" The common thread in all of their stadium plans for the last 55 years seems to be that "someone else pays" - the reason that "someone else pays" is because they are broke, the reason they are broke is mainly because their fans cant be arsed to turn up. They are far from the most loyal, special fans in the country/world/universe unless you count the level of North Korean like fanta - sy. Still the fruit market is nearly ready right? Since its opening in late 2021 they must be doing final fit and finish stuff? Anyone got pictures or drone Footage like the Brentford fans had?

All based on Greater Bristol's population and ignoring the fact that loads of locals are anti-football types who moan about football/football hooliganism (but are quite happy to see statues they don't like ripped up and thrown in the docks), a sizeable amount aren't sporty or follow other sports like Rugby and whilst not anti-football are not interested in it enough to pay and watch it, a large number of people aren't Bristolian, love football but support other clubs and have no interest in following ours, an equally sizeable amount are Bristolian glory hunters that "support" Liverpool, Man Utd, Whoever is in Fashion FC leaving a relatively small pool who would follow us or them - potentially 80K absolute tops I would guesstimate but probably much less. Of that lot we clearly have a majority in terms of people who prefer us and certainly a lot more who have any intention of actually getting off their arses and paying money to go to games, whatever the division, and that leaves an even smaller pool of "floaters" who might watch them if they achieved something although many of those are equally as likely to watch us in those circumstances leaving a tiny pool who could be persuaded to watch Rovers but not us because they don't like us for whatever reason. So where is the 200% uplift in attendances coming from? Recent history tells us they get 9-10K when top 6 in League 1, 5-7K when they aren't (we were getting just under 11K when O'Driscoll had us bottom of League 1) so I could see them getting 12-13K if they were mid-table in our league and not playing in a tented cesspit (ignoring away teams who bring 5K with them) but where are the rest coming from?

Such a shame that Sir Colin of Daniel isn't still at Blackpool for the last game of the season......

The numpty is a forum moderator too....

I think (and don't quote me, on this ) it was a coking plant, all to do with the gasworks .

I used to go to The Horseshoe when I was Shield House doing first year Engineering for my apprenticeship

The Sunderland fans slagging him off look like knobheads right now

Highlights: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56342367

I was struggling with tomorrow but we’re on a few of the same horses!!

I'm already looking forward to 2031...?

Rob k not enjoying Tiger Roll today?

I watched the Roman Kemp documentary, "Our Silent Emergency", on BBC One last night, focusing on the high number of young men who commit suicide. Heartbreaking to hear from those who had lost a dear friend or loved one. I thought that it was a brave choice of topic, as suicide is still very much a taboo subject in ordinary conversation. It's available on i-Player if anybody is interested.

Derventio Holdings wanted to buy Wayne Rooney’s Derby County but Morris was only prepared to see them Derby County!

Looks like social distancing was always in vogue with the Fewers. Most of their followers look like OAPs or members of the dirty mac brigade.

Something one or two of them are worried about: 2000/01 - Relegated 2010/11 - Relegated 2020/21 - ????

Just had a quick look at their remaining fixtures this season; just a couple of 6 pointers...... including away at the Pastie munchers on Saturday, home to Swindon next Tuesday (followed by a visit from LJ) and away to Northampton in April. Fixtues against Crewe, MK Dons and at Blackpool on the last day.....bless 'em didnt they secure Division 3 Champions at Blackpool? Karma can be such a bitch

As above - But I used to go to The Anchor

Why are they socially distancing?

Is it really that long ago they last played 2nd tier football?

Only a matter of time but his comments post game “you have to remain calm on the pitch” - no irony there Joey. ****

How could the Suspension Bridge ever compete with that view!

Oooooh - don’t forget in the recent past they have compared their away followings to Liverpool, and their fanbase to Sunderland, West Ham, Wolves and Blackburn and they have said they are a bigger club than Norwich - the script writes itself ... ???

Peter, were you actually there in 1958, and did you actually count them in and count them out? I don't believe you, Peter, you've lost the news Peter, get out of my sight !

Sure they will try and get the red card overturned. In all fairness Barton has plenty of experience when it comes to appeals.

They last averaged over 18k in 1960 Thats right...1960 NINETEEN SIXTY. You can see why they keep claiming to have a huge fan base can’t you? ? I don't know why they keep doing this to themselves? Funny for us though... Edit: ok, I got that wrong by 2 years. ?

Funny that really. I mean looking at their consistently SHIT attendances throughout their entire history, bar a few seasons in the 50s, I can only come to the conclusion that their mythical ‘massive’ fan base are the most fickle w@nchors in the entire football league and obviously nowhere near as loyal as City fans. You can’t have it both ways Sagheads. Oh, btw....2 nil and they ****** it up! ?

3 pages into their match thread, and we already have a winner...

Just grabbing the popcorn...

That`s the keeper innit? Van Flapalot in for Saturday then!

Correct. As an apprentice at BAe it was traditional to go in the Anchor on a Friday (extended) lunch hour. Always packed on a Friday (and often rowdy), but in no way a "football pub"

Anchor Hotel former Tram termius The plough (only pub to Ask me my age (I lied)) Horseshoe smallest of the 3 don't remember any of them being Gas or City

You might make quite a bit of money though!

In fairness that wouldnt be far off the score if the men played chelsea. They have the money.

When one team is so much better than the other, gotta expect results like this. The game is still evolving. Enjoy it for what is. Stop comparing it to the men’s game.

God, what an embarrassment the women's team are! 6-0 down at Vicarage Road? Absolutely ridiculous; you would never see the men's team have a result like that!

I don’t understand your point. When you watch the athletics, do you cheer on Dina Asher-Smith or do you just sit there and comment that men can run faster? I fully expect a professional men’s team to beat a professional women’s team. I’m not saying it would happen every single time, but given the biological differences, you would think it likely. So what? I don’t watch my kids play football and just pass comment that ‘of course the U’16s would beat this lot’ Did you enjoy it? That’s all that matters. I get that it feels ridiculous when in an effort to raise the profile of the game, it gets compared to men’s football. That’s unnecessary. You need to see past that and accept it and enjoy it for the sport that it is. If you do, great. If not, that’s cool too. I don’t enjoy every sport.