INCRED Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Having watched the Liverpool Derby yesterday , tonight’s Sheffield Derby and then Birmingham/Villa on this coming Sunday do we feel a bit shortchanged that it’s been 6 years since we played that lot over the river in a competitive game and 18 years since a league game. There is no atmosphere like it and I for one miss that buzz closely followed by that smugness after handing out another defeat to them just to remind them who’s the top club in the City of Bristol I can’t see it happening in the near future and at 52, could I conceivably never see us play the Gas again even if I made it to the average death of 82 years old? imagine that, another 30 years of the gap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Marvellous!! Hopefully theyre on the downs by then too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, INCRED said: Having watched the Liverpool Derby yesterday , tonight’s Sheffield Derby and then Birmingham/Villa on this coming Sunday do we feel a bit shortchanged that it’s been 6 years since we played that lot over the river in a competitive game and 18 years since a league game. There is no atmosphere like it and I for one miss that buzz closely followed by that smugness after handing out another defeat to them just to remind them who’s the top club in the City of Bristol I can’t see it happening in the near future and at 52, could I conceivably never see us play the Gas again even if I made it to the average death of 82 years old? imagine that, another 30 years of the gap!! I'd love to have the derby games on again. Nothing builds excitement like it. I think the last time I felt those levels were the Man U game and Manchester city.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Personally I’d prefer it if we never played them again. If we won, it would just nail home the point that everyone knows, we’re the biggest club in Bristol. If we lost it would be plain embarrassing and we’d never hear the last of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Red Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Agree to not having their orrible mob in our ground again. Leave 'em in the park if we did ever meet again but can't really see them ever getting that far in the cup. As for going to their place again? Nah! Derby-wishers should really think first about a trip to that hole.Only fit for witnessing their last and failed attempt to avoid returning to NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 They have far more pressing issues to deal with, before they can worry about bragging rights in Bristol. Like, can they hold their heads up high the next time they pass though South Gloucestershire, after playing Forest Green. Again..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Bar BS3 said: Like, can they hold their heads up high the next time they pass though South Gloucestershire, after playing Forest Green. I think the hope and the expectation is that Forest Green will become our nearest local rivals while the Sagtwats sink into obscurity, having been wiped away like an annoying piece of she-ite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Cardiff is our derby team, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, mozo said: Cardiff is our derby team, no? Our games against Cardiff don’t sell out and the atmosphere when we play them is generally very flat. That’s not a proper derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 It's drifting into a Swindon Town / Swindon Supermarine model where because the gas fans are ageing and dwindling in number, and the team is on a long term slide there may never be a genuinely competitive derby with a proper atmosphere again. Maybe it's time to start cultivating a rivalry with FGR if we want to be able to look forward to a proper derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 There is only one proper Bristol derby and unless we draw each other in a cup we won’t be playing them anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 not ever living in Bristol and supporting City from the early 2000s it has always been Cardiff for me. I know the Gas is *the* game and the biggest rivalry but in terms of teams we've played over the last 20 years and where each club has been in the league, the only real rivalry we've had is against Cardiff. Which is a right pain as they usually beat us. For context, since I've followed City we've had 3 competitive games against blue few, all in the Football League Trophy - not exactly conducive of a mega rivalry from my perspective. I fully admit, if I lived in Bristol and had to put up with their moronic (albeit hard to find) fanbase I would feel differently I guess it's all about each individual's background/experience as to what makes the biggest rivalry. (therefore any game against Plymuff will always carry an extra bit of niggle for me, as will Southampton). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 I’ve been to a Merseyside derby when I was younger and I can honestly say it didn’t come anywhere near the atmosphere at our last game against the sags in a nothing cup game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, mozo said: Cardiff is our derby team, no? Last time I checked, Cardiff city plays in Cardiff. Rovers “play” in some shit tip in Bristol.... I can’t see us playing them anytime soon. They have almost become irrelevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 14 hours ago, INCRED said: Having watched the Liverpool Derby yesterday , tonight’s Sheffield Derby and then Birmingham/Villa on this coming Sunday do we feel a bit shortchanged that it’s been 6 years since we played that lot over the river in a competitive game and 18 years since a league game. There is no atmosphere like it and I for one miss that buzz closely followed by that smugness after handing out another defeat to them just to remind them who’s the top club in the City of Bristol I can’t see it happening in the near future and at 52, could I conceivably never see us play the Gas again even if I made it to the average death of 82 years old? imagine that, another 30 years of the gap!! Never want to play them again and would like to see them go under frankly. I suspect we will survive without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said: Last time I checked, Cardiff city plays in Cardiff. Rovers “play” in some shit tip in Bristol.... I can’t see us playing them anytime soon. They have almost become irrelevant True, Cardiff are to us what Liverpool are to Man United. Not as local, but arguably as bitter a rival at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 I’m not having this Cardiff is our Derby nonsense, I don’t have sleepless nights, sweaty palms and panic attacks weeks in advance of playing Cardiff like I used to with Rovers, nothing comes close to beating Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weymouth red Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Should they Bring back the old Gloucester Cup Derby ? in 70s-80s it was a real Derby good crowds and always hard fault on and of the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 4 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Our games against Cardiff don’t sell out and the atmosphere when we play them is generally very flat. That’s not a proper derby. Largely because they get moved to 12 on Sunday or some other such atmosphere killing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 49 minutes ago, mozo said: True, Cardiff are to us what Liverpool are to Man United. Not as local, but arguably as bitter a rival at times. Do you mind me asking how old you are ? We have been starved of bashing the sags and younger supporters have probably never seen us play them. Can understand on that basis why cardiff games are perceived to be derbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Largely because they get moved to 12 on Sunday or some other such atmosphere killing time. If it was a proper derby that really mattered, it would sell out and the atmosphere would be decent whatever the kick off time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaw Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 I always thought Leeds were your Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said: Do you mind me asking how old you are ? We have been starved of bashing the sags and younger supporters have probably never seen us play them. Can understand on that basis why cardiff games are perceived to be derbies I went to my first Gas derby in the late eighties, but you're right that we haven't had many opportunities, certainly in the last couple of decades, largely because Rovers have been so shockingly bad. Playing them now in the league cup would hardly get me going. It would be like playing Mangotsfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 I’d be happy if we never had to play them again. It often felt like a no-win game for us with them as the underdogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 19 hours ago, INCRED said: Having watched the Liverpool Derby yesterday , tonight’s Sheffield Derby and then Birmingham/Villa on this coming Sunday do we feel a bit shortchanged that it’s been 6 years since we played that lot over the river in a competitive game and 18 years since a league game. There is no atmosphere like it and I for one miss that buzz closely followed by that smugness after handing out another defeat to them just to remind them who’s the top club in the City of Bristol I can’t see it happening in the near future and at 52, could I conceivably never see us play the Gas again even if I made it to the average death of 82 years old? imagine that, another 30 years of the gap!! You’ve got more chance of getting A certain birthday card from the queen,than us playing them in a league game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 9 hours ago, mozo said: Cardiff is our derby team, no? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, alaw said: I always thought Leeds were your Derby Absolute state of you mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, alaw said: I always thought Leeds were your Derby You actually went through a thinking process before posting that,the mind boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 The only local derbies we’re likely to get are the pre-season community friendlies - e g Manor Farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Football without rivalry is boring. I'd love to play the gas x2 a year, better than Rotherham or Preston for the billionth time. People are to scared to lose but if by some miracle they did beat City, we can just beat them up afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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