WTMS Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bristol Sports latest comedy gaffe can be explained away by their lack of nous regarding football fan culture. You have to be a fan to really know a fan. Bristol City fan imagery including Ernie is also connected to European supporting cultures, it is also connected to the efforts of fans including children It is hoped that the Supporters Trust will now step in and fill in the gaping gaps in Bristol Sports knowledge. Any tenuous tenuous link to fascism and racism may not be treated with such grace in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bristol Sports latest comedy gaffe can be explained away by their lack of nous regarding football fan culture. You have to be a fan to really know a fan. Bristol City fan imagery including Ernie is also connected to European supporting cultures, it is also connected to the efforts of fans including children It is hoped that the Supporters Trust will now step in and fill in the gaping gaps in Bristol Sports knowledge. Any tenuous tenuous link to fascism and racism may not be treated with such grace in future. Are you related to NickJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Are you related to NickJ? Zzzzzzzzzz who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Are you related to NickJ? If related refers to the connection and support of BCFC then it is a yes. Maybe he bought a badge, made a donation, sticker .. Hopefully no sketchy links will be made to these. Any flimsy link that could malign fans is not wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Ernie is a bit, well, chav? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Ernie is a bit, well, chav? Worse was aimed at a flag. The ideas behind both are not dissimilar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Ernie is a bit, well, chav? Personally, I love him, but there you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartcliffe red Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Personally, I love him, but there you go...+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Ernie is a bit, well, chav? Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Zzzzzzzzzz who cares? I'm sure NickJ would care if he discovered he was related to the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Revolution Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Wtms - not worthy of your efforts mate. Ultimately they don't care either way what you / I or east end think. Probably prefer it, they get a sanitised ground with lots of people who turn up, sit in silence and go home. Easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Wtms - not worthy of your efforts mate. Ultimately they don't care either way what you / I or east end think. Probably prefer it, they get a sanitised ground with lots of people who turn up, sit in silence and go home. Easy Comedy gaffe was mentioned in the opening post, and that is what it could be. BS - BCFC still have the opportunity to learn from it and improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Ernie is a bit, well, chav? Streetwise. Me and my family and our friends think Ernie is something different. Attractive to kids and inventive to adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcham red Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Bristol Sports latest comedy gaffe can be explained away by their lack of nous regarding football fan culture. You have to be a fan to really know a fan. Bristol City fan imagery including Ernie is also connected to European supporting cultures, it is also connected to the efforts of fans including children It is hoped that the Supporters Trust will now step in and fill in the gaping gaps in Bristol Sports knowledge. Any tenuous tenuous link to fascism and racism may not be treated with such grace in future. Stepping in and trying to fill the gaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Who or what is Ernie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Who or what is Ernie? WTMS_BCFC's picture when he posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor is GOD Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Who or what is Ernie? My brother - he lives in Barrow Gurney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 He drives the fastest milk cart in the West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I love Ernie - you leave him alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 First off it's a robin and i see it as passionate, local to us, wurzels, drink up thy cider and a good logo that has related to all ages. You know you have a decent logo when people go out and get a tattoo of it unlike other logos i could think of. Ernie tattoos in various forms http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/WTMS/slideshow/Fan%20Tattoos?sort=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 First off it's a robin and i see it as passionate, local to us, wurzels, drink up thy cider and a good logo that has related to all ages. You know you have a decent logo when people go out and get a tattoo of it unlike other logos i could think of. This. If I was going to get a City tattoo, this is what I would choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartcliffe red Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 First off it's a robin and i see it as passionate, local to us, wurzels, drink up thy cider and a good logo that has related to all ages. You know you have a decent logo when people go out and get a tattoo of it unlike other logos i could think of.i have an ernie tattoo,think its a great logo,just a more modern funked up robin of old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Dastardly Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 When I was a kid and the Green'un was the Saturday night sports' paper, there were two characters who each wrote a short piece about how their teams had performed that day, from a supporters' point of view. They were given the names "Ashton Alf" and "Eastville Ernie". Curious how, in between times, Ernie crossed over to the other side and Alf is nowhere to be seen. Probably got a lot to do with Adge Cutler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalonred Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 i have an ernie tattoo,think its a great logo,just a more modern funked up robin of old Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 First off it's a robin and i see it as passionate, local to us, wurzels, drink up thy cider and a good logo that has related to all ages. You know you have a decent logo when people go out and get a tattoo of it unlike other logos i could think of. Ernie as new crest for Bullshit Sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 When I was a kid and the Green'un was the Saturday night sports' paper, there were two characters who each wrote a short piece about how their teams had performed that day, from a supporters' point of view. They were given the names "Ashton Alf" and "Eastville Ernie". Curious how, in between times, Ernie crossed over to the other side and Alf is nowhere to be seen. Probably got a lot to do with Adge Cutler. The idea for the robin to be called ernie was inspired by part of the wurzels lyric to drink up thy zider. Alf is an interesting idea though and i have seen the pictures of him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Who owns the rights to Ernie or is it public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Who owns the rights to Ernie or is it public? It was a collective effort. An aim was to create a more colourful and vibrant BCFC using imagery, flags, the Eastend. http://www.bcfc3lions.co.uk/mainpage.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 The idea for the robin to be called ernie was inspired by part of the wurzels lyric to drink up thy zider. Alf is an interesting idea though and i have seen the pictures of him.. The characters of Ashton Alf and Eastville Ernie were created by a guy called Bob Bennett at Evening Post. He did a cartoon of the Saturday match played in Bristol so alternated between City and Rovers. He was also Uncle Bob who ran the Post's Pillar Box Club for children. And he was the father of the late Roger Bennett of Radio Bristol fame. So humorous alternatives to that word "ultras"? Ashton Alf's The Angry Robins Big John's Army Gow's Guerillas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ernie looks to have more "right wing" than "left wing". He'll be banned imminently. And he looks a bit cross which I don't think can be tolerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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