City Rocker

Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent I'm flat broke but I don't care I strut right by with my tail in the air...

Indeed they haven't. Nor, as @chinapig pointed out, a stand to sit in.

Well you say that, but they've got tracksuit bloke. Admittedly he lacks the style and charisma of our own shed man. Or a shed, for that matter.

He was big in the seventies, you know. Indeed, he's pretty hefty today.

100% yes. Whether or not they registered TC at Companies House I don't know, but the club definitely listed him as a director in their match day programs in the mid 80s.

And yet they are still going full speed ahead with the build, the pile holes have all been drilled. No regard for due process or for the local community, sadly.

I'm told that after "someone at the football club spoke to someone at the council" they were given the impression that because the proposed new structure is not as tall as the plans approved in 2008, the application process should be quick and straightforward. It seems they've now been assured that's not the case at all. The local councillor has requested that the application be referred to Development Committee rather than be determined by the officers. The club have belatedly engaged a planning consultant to gather the necessary additional documents for the application, but these are yet to be submitted. So it's all looking quite promising then.

Player, manager, director, administrator, father-figure, ticket seller, caterer, cleaner, ambassador, role-model, removal man*, spokesman, saviour, legend. *ref Alan Walsh

Frankie Fielding's (back) in the building!

Pretty sure it was just the three bands on that 1979 tour.

In 1981 I saw New Order at the Trinity and U2 at the Locarno. You'd go to one or two gigs a week in those days though, and there was always a good chance of seeing something amazing.

I think you're conflating two different gigs there mate, I was at both shows too and the buzz was incredible. The first 2 Tone tour featured the Specials, Selecter and Dexys (who joined the tour part way through to replace Madness). A few months later, Selecter were back at the Locarno headlining their own tour with support from the Bodysnatchers (fronted by the fabulous Rhoda Dakar). Standout memories for me of this gig are of one lad deciding to dive off the balcony into the crowd on the dance floor, in a Jimmy-from-Quadrophenia moment, and a vicious scrap between Bristol mods and Gloucester skins, which I somehow found myself in the middle of for a few terrifying moments. Such an exciting time that was to be a teenager, though the tribalism was pretty insane and like a lot of kids at the time, I could be a mod, punk or rude boy on any given day of the week, depending on which album I was listening to, or which latest fashion item I happened to have bought from Rodney Thomas or Paradise Garage.

Terribly sad news. One of my earliest Bristol City memories is seeing Chris Garland score the winner against Manchester City, a moment that rocked my world and changed everything. Absolute legend. Rest easy

Do I know what rhetorical means?!!

Nice work my friend

Oh.... WelI anyway I was thinking I might hold it back for the next Bristolian forward to burst through the ranks - as long as their name scans with the last line of the song (maybe something for Tins and the academy staff and scouting network to focus on there).

How about this one for Tommy? Yes I know he already has a song, but this, much like Paul McCartney's 'Let It Be', came to me in a dream. Seriously it did! To the tune of She's Electric: He's from Bristol, He shoots the ball like a pistol, He's gonna cost you a fistful, Tommy Co-on-way Okaaay, as you were...

Yep, we were in the middle of the east end that night and I remember a palpable connection between team and crowd. e.g. Glyn Riley whipping up the chanting at a corner (which I don't think players really used to do back then, as they do now). It certainly seemed to me like the start of the resurrection.

I suspect he probably means a few years earlier - 83/84? On the way back up from the depths of 1982 and IIRC I think this game sent us to top of div 4, with the first 10k+ crowd in a few years. City are back, 'ello, ello! Let the (comparatively) good times roll.

OMG, if you like rocknroll, and you like punk rock, and you like perfect pop melodies, then here's a record you're gonna frikin love. Demob - No Room For You From just up the road in Gloucester, one of my favourites from the John Peel show back in the day. Fab DIY video as well

It will be roughly twice the height of the old one, with about 2,500 additional seats.

Fair to say there's no chance of planning or building consents being granted in time, but on the contrary, they're pushing ahead with the build full speed, without so much as a nod to the necessary regulations. Implicit from the tone of Wael's big announcement a couple of months ago, they plan to blame others (NIMBYs, anti-Rovers councilors, etc) when the season starts and they don't have consent to use the stand, despite having sold season tickets for it. Contrary to their statement at the time, "Planning permissions and building regulations have all been submitted", that wasn't actually true, it was a big lie, but they went ahead and started work anyway. “Given the scale of the development, timelines are tight and we will be doing all we can to ensure that the new structure is in place as quickly as possible, with minimum disruption. That said, as with any development of this nature, there is always the chance of delays that are out of our control, but we have done all we can to look to mitigate this risk. "Planning permissions and building regulations have all been submitted, and the club is working with our Safety Advisory Group to make sure that all regulations are covered as part of the build process, so that the new development can be signed-off for use at the earliest possible opportunity. "We would like to ask supporters to remain patient whilst we work through these improvements, but the expectation is that they will be completed in time for the new season." Condensed version: we will bully our way through this, regardless of due process or the rights of our neighbours.

Well Bristol Oil Services says you're wrong, and he knows better than the rest of us, apparently.

As it should be. And massive credit to Elton for giving the lad that platform on his big night.

I've never bought an Elton John record in my life, yet I know every one of these songs (apart from the 'special guest') and they are all superb. His vocal is holding up pretty well for a 76 year-old. What an incredible talent. And that fu king crowd! Wow.