Yank Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Hey all as I alluded too in one of my earlier posts on the forum, I am a newer fan of us and a lot of my friends, co-workers, etc are fans the Man United, Chelsea, etc of the world. Anyway, I really love everything about this club so far and proud to be a supporter. I would love to expand our fanbase as it were over here via a supporter's group and bring some more American's into the fold. Know of a couple other posters on here who reside in the States. Any tips/suggestions for helping me with this? Just want to spread the love that I have already for this club to others over here. Cheers. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 I can only offer my, empathy yank. I too am surrounded, by two bob glory hunting fans at work. A good start would, be to put a scarf or fixture list up in your local bar, or work canteen. Maybe that would generate some intrest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 If I were you Yank....get away while you still can, you are setting yourself up for years of false hope, most seasons ending in disappointment, heartbreaks, spending countless hours on here waiting for announcements on new players/managers that never come oh and the odd lower league trophy thrown in just to slightly pacify you.......Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 May I respectfully suggest that you have merely decided, for some reason, to take an interest in our club. That’s lovely and please spread the word but feelings of love and pride are a bit over the top at the moment. I assume you never been to Ashton Gate and experienced a match. As already mentioned you are setting yourself up for a rough ride and your love and pride are yet to be tested. But welcome anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastonboy Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Welcome Yank, as a long standing for 45 years, what on gods green earth made you choose us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 @REDOXOis in the Chicago region and there are a group of city fans who run a bar in Manhattan (or did, someone can clarify) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Where are you? I lived in FL for 5 years and there was a few there, there is also a small supporters club in NYC who used to have meet ups for games, they once had John Cleese come along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Just found them, I’m still on the mailing list, they had meet ups last season http://bcfcnyc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yank, as one who has gone down the Gate for the last 62 years, as did my father, and as do my cousins @CyderInACan and @SuperDziek and their father, AND our grandfather and who knows above him, the one thing I PROMISE you is that you are supporting the BEST club in the English Leagues. However as a caveat, look at my signature below and it tells you the story. However for me, and sadly not my cousins yet I have experienced that one thing in your lifetime, that as an old man on your porch, you can tell your grandkids, and that was ' I was there the night Clive Whitehead scored and sent us to the promised land' You will on your porch tell your grandkids that you supported the BEST club but someone never told the players some years and they played mediocre football in front of a packed Ashton Gate and members of a forum (debated ) on all the ways it could change but then, just that once, something clicked and Bristol City Football Club made it to the promised land. My crystal ball does not tell me if they stayed there but what the heck.................they were promoted. Sit back, we love to have you here, share our pain this side of the pond, make a visit here ( sure to let us know) buy some gifts in the shop and remember to tell all your buddies stateside you support the BEST team in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Whereabouts are you based Yank? As mentioned by others, there’s a New York based supporters group, but there are a few fans dotted all over the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Red Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 My username is a clue I am in Atlanta, moved over here in 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 There are quite a few around the place and in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Harry said: Whereabouts are you based Yank? As mentioned by others, there’s a New York based supporters group, but there are a few fans dotted all over the US. North Carolina and that's very good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Atlanta Red said: My username is a clue I am in Atlanta, moved over here in 2002. Cool.I have fond memories of Atlanta.Was spot of first ever Gentlemen's Club I went too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 7 hours ago, chowie said: Where are you? I lived in FL for 5 years and there was a few there, there is also a small supporters club in NYC who used to have meet ups for games, they once had John Cleese come along I'm in North Carolina pal.And oh ok cool haven't been to NYC in a long time but will look them up for sure.Big Monty Python fan tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Yank said: North Carolina and that's very good to know Anywhere near Kitty Hawk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Yank said: Cool.I have fond memories of Atlanta.Was spot of first ever Gentlemen's Club I went too... I spent time working in Atlanta also. One weekend visited for a bass fishing comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 minute ago, oldstandrobin said: Anywhere near Kitty Hawk ? Not really I live in the western part of the State;the Outer Banks are a great place to visit though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Just now, Yank said: Not really I live in the western part of the State;the Outer Banks are a great place to visit though Went there a few years ago to where the Wright Brothers did their first flight. The shrimp in those parts was out of this world ( and cheap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, BigTone said: I spent time working in Atlanta also. One weekend visited for a bass fishing comp Thought the MARTA was great Just now, BigTone said: Thought the MARTA was great for getting around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 9 hours ago, weepywall said: If I were you Yank....get away while you still can, you are setting yourself up for years of false hope, most seasons ending in disappointment, heartbreaks, spending countless hours on here waiting for announcements on new players/managers that never come oh and the odd lower league trophy thrown in just to slightly pacify you.......Welcome aboard Do you mean stop following City, or leave America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAbroad Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Well, I moved to Iowa and got married, so here's another supporter living in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Moved to the States in 2015 (New Orleans to be exact). Welcome aboard @Yank, you're in for a rough ride (and i'm just talking about the forum!). As others have asked, i'm intrigued what made you choose our beloved Bristol City? Like most, if not all, of us, we were born into it without much of a choice, so it's an interesting concept "picking" a team. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Someone who may make a choice of club to follow. Picks Bristol City! Are you missing a brick or two? You chose us. I can't believe it. I wish I'd had a choice when I was five. Dad took me to Eastville on a very wet afternoon to watch Gas and Palace. At half time we went home. A month later he took me to see City beat Aldershot. I pleaded with Dad to take me to Rovers again. He declined. I cried for all of ten seconds and agreed with him that I would be a City Fan. That was seventy years ago and I'm still suffering. Anyway, Yank, enjoy the forum. If you don't know already about the warped British sense of humour, you will soon find out. PS. No of course I didn't want to support the Gas. I wanted to see them lose again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: Someone who may make a choice of club to follow. Picks Bristol City! Are you missing a brick or two? You chose us. I can't believe it. I wish I'd had a choice when I was five. Dad took me to Eastville on a very wet afternoon to watch Gas and Palace. At half time we went home. A month later he took me to see City beat Aldershot. I pleaded with Dad to take me to Rovers again. He declined. I cried for all of ten seconds and agreed with him that I would be a City Fan. That was seventy years ago and I'm still suffering. Anyway, Yank, enjoy the forum. If you don't know already about the warped British sense of humour, you will soon find out. He’s a python fan, he’ll be ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 hours ago, sephjnr said: Do you mean stop following City, or leave America? Probably both !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Yank said: Hey all as I alluded too in one of my earlier posts on the forum, I am a newer fan of us and a lot of my friends, co-workers, etc are fans the Man United, Chelsea, etc of the world. Anyway, I really love everything about this club so far and proud to be a supporter. I would love to expand our fanbase as it were over here via a supporter's group and bring some more American's into the fold. Know of a couple other posters on here who reside in the States. Any tips/suggestions for helping me with this? Just want to spread the love that I have already for this club to others over here. Cheers. COYR Can we interest you in the Somerset cricket team too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Appreciate the feedback gents. As @chowie mentioned about the group in NYC I sent them a message about perhaps starting a group here in the South and any tips/suggestions they have, eagerly waiting for their reply. Again, cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Just now, Leveller said: Can we interest you in the Somerset cricket team too? I have tried to watch Cricket but tbh pal had no clue what the hell was going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yank said: I have tried to watch Cricket but tbh pal had no clue what the hell was going on Approach it as you do with the NFL. Just drink lots of beer and it will start to make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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