Kodjias Wrist Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, City169 said: Pretty sure the "knocking" is taking the piss out of them bigging up their support (once again) to numbers that just aren't true. Like the tweet saying they'd have taken 8000 Yup delusions of grandeur from those lot again. If they didn't keep banging on about being the worlds best fans then we wouldnt be slating them as much. Some of our fans must have short memories on how the sags were utterly obsessed with us during our last championship stint and again when they got relegated to non league. Relegation parties and the several threads dedicated to us (before we had the rovers thread). Just the way rivalry is! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philgas Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 5 hours ago, RumRed said: It's not a 'love in' it's just realising that they will support their club no matter what, just as we did as we plummeted down the league. It's called empathy. Well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philgas Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Yup delusions of grandeur from those lot again. If they didn't keep banging on about being the worlds best fans then we wouldnt be slating them as much. Some of our fans must have short memories on how the sags were utterly obsessed with us during our last championship stint and again when they got relegated to non league. Relegation parties and the several threads dedicated to us (before we had the rovers thread). Just the way rivalry is! Yep and long live the rivalry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Yup delusions of grandeur from those lot again. If they didn't keep banging on about being the worlds best fans then we wouldnt be slating them as much. Some of our fans must have short memories on how the sags were utterly obsessed with us during our last championship stint and again when they got relegated to non league. Relegation parties and the several threads dedicated to us (before we had the rovers thread). Just the way rivalry is! Plenty of those relegation party pages on facebook, I'm sure the balloons are collecting dust and the ice cream melted long ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCulturalBomb Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Its a stupid comparison between us and Rovers, bigger and better on every level. Who cares if they took 4k to one of the biggest clubs in football, it's rare they play a team that can pass a ball, bless em. Probably last with them for 70 years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kala Taro Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 44 minutes ago, Philgas said: Definitely not slowly sobbing away. . As I say .. most of us are happy we're still allowed to stand at matches and the pisser is shite .. love it ... I'm surprised you lot are allowed out of the asylum on any given day. Deluded bunch of tossers with a cluster-**** of a mentality rounded off with with a smorgasboard of chip-on-shoulder envy with a deft sprinkling of fifth-rate inferiority. There's a forum for your views and... surprisingly... it isn't this one. Now, do us all a favour and FTFO. Oh, and when you get there, FO again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Philgas said: Definitely not slowly sobbing away. . As I say .. most of us are happy we're still allowed to stand at matches and the pisser is shite .. love it ... You know what, times change. I loved standing on the East End for many years, but now I love our new stadium far far more. Ok there may not be the packed in like sardines feel but all the new facilities on other make up for that and some. Would I swap it all if given the choice? Would I ****!! Your only saying you love it because that's all you have got and all you will ever likely have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, Just Red said: You know what, times change. I loved standing on the East End for many years, but now I love our new stadium far far more. Ok there may not be the packed in like sardines feel but all the new facilities on other make up for that and some. Would I swap it all if given the choice? Would I ****!! Your only saying you love it because that's all you have got and all you will ever likely have. I think he's got a point.. Kind of.. Overall I like the redevelopment and it was needed. AG doesn't have the same feel though, imo the atmosphere is worse and the south stand is a poor replacement for the EE. Hoping it'll all come together eventually but there are aspects of the old AG that I miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Philgas said: Definitely not slowly sobbing away. . As I say .. most of us are happy we're still allowed to stand at matches and the pisser is shite .. love it ... Ah @Philgas. You're like a pig in shit at Rovers, quite literally. Good for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, oldrosie said: I was there in the days of Gibson Ford Briggs etc .. and would rather see Blue & White Quarters in this city than kids (yours?) wearing Manure or Barca or other global brands. I suspect if the other half had a 25000 ground it would fill up on a couple of games each season just like ours will Newcastle and Villa .. Really? When was the last time your mob had a 15,000 plus home gate even when you had the capacity. With the exception of the 1950s for a few seasons City have always commanded a much bigger support home and away. To suggest otherwise is simply arguing against all the available evidence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I think he's got a point.. Kind of.. Overall I like the redevelopment and it was needed. AG doesn't have the same feel though, imo the atmosphere is worse and the south stand is a poor replacement for the EE. Hoping it'll all come together eventually but there are aspects of the old AG that I miss. Right now I feel Ashton Gate isn't really home because as you say it feels different. That will change in time as we all become familiar with it. I'm still checking I'm entering the right bogs until it becomes a habit which it will do. I'd respectfully go against you with regards to atmosphere. The jury is still out as we've not even had one game with a fully open stadium. The old EE was great(to those in there) outside of it you could hardly hear a thing as it trapped the sound in. Ashton Gate always has supporters inside ready to create a noise when the action excites. Against Wigan the atmosphere was really good. For what must be the first time ever all the stands now sing together at the same time. From my seat in the SS I can clearly hear all of the other stands sing and then it catches on into the other stands. I honestly think with the amphitheatre style of Ashton Gate now we are soon to have some memorable atmospheres. Aga 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 19 minutes ago, Just Red said: Right now I feel Ashton Gate isn't really home because as you say it feels different. That will change in time as we all become familiar with it. I'm still checking I'm entering the right bogs until it becomes a habit which it will do. I'd respectfully go against you with regards to atmosphere. The jury is still out as we've not even had one game with a fully open stadium. The old EE was great(to those in there) outside of it you could hardly hear a thing as it trapped the sound in. Ashton Gate always has supporters inside ready to create a noise when the action excites. Against Wigan the atmosphere was really good. For what must be the first time ever all the stands now sing together at the same time. From my seat in the SS I can clearly hear all of the other stands sing and then it catches on into the other stands. I honestly think with the amphitheatre style of Ashton Gate now we are soon to have some memorable atmospheres. Aga And the last 20 minutes against Wigan I thought the atmosphere was good, the south stand got going and it was pretty loud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Let's be honest here, each and everyone of the EFL clubs would take 4k to Chelsea surely? So no biggy at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 4 hours ago, Just Red said: Let's be honest here, each and everyone of the EFL clubs would take 4k to Chelsea surely? So no biggy at all. We would also have had more than 4K home fans for Cardiff aswell! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 7 hours ago, oldrosie said: "we easily beat them on home attendances" Pretty obvious why ... but I suspect if you look at % of capacity they'd easily beat us ... 6 hours ago, oldrosie said: I was there in the days of Gibson Ford Briggs etc .. and would rather see Blue & White Quarters in this city than kids (yours?) wearing Manure or Barca or other global brands. I suspect if the other half had a 25000 ground it would fill up on a couple of games each season just like ours will Newcastle and Villa .. True gas logic there. Unless they are filling the ground every week (they aren't), then % capacity is irrelevant. As a true comparison of support I always use our most recent Wembley visits as the barometer. For a game against Walsall in the paint pot trophy, we took over 40k. For arguably the most important game in Rovers history, Rovers took less than 30k. No further questions your honour. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Their mentality literally summed up in one tweet. They took 4000 fans to one of Europes biggest clubs, so what? They are struggling to sell out a game that's 45 minutes away.. Edited August 24, 2016 by Iron Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 For me the best atmospheres are at the games when there is some pressure to win, we play well, and the game is good. Other than that it can often be flat, but 27k and the above conditions are right and it will be electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 so can we merge this with the Rovers thread now ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) I'm not convinced we'd have taken 4,000. It wouldn't be such a big deal for us. I know I would have struggled to get excited about playing anyone's reserves in the second round of the league cup. For them it was a huge match. Edited August 24, 2016 by richwwtk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Just now, richwwtk said: I'm not convinced we'd have taken 4,000. It wouldn't be such a big deal for us. I know I would have struggled to get excited about playing anyone's reserves in the second round of the league cup. Of course we would've done, and more if we were offered more tickets. Tickets were well priced, we travel very well to London, we have lots of expats there and haven't had a game against one of the bigger sides for years, especially away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, richwwtk said: I'm not convinced we'd have taken 4,000. It wouldn't be such a big deal for us. I know I would have struggled to get excited about playing anyone's reserves in the second round of the league cup. Dont agree with this. History says different we took that to coventry in the cup under johnson in league 1 didnt we ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Just now, Phileas Fogg said: Of course we would've done, and more if we were offered more tickets. Tickets were well priced, we travel very well to London, we have lots of expats there and haven't had a game against one of the bigger sides for years, especially away. I hadn't realised the tickets were cheap. That may well have made a difference, but I believe my point remains valid that it really wouldn't have been a particularly big deal for us whereas for them it was a chance to 'play with the big boys' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, richwwtk said: I hadn't realised the tickets were cheap. That may well have made a difference, but I believe my point remains valid that it really wouldn't have been a particularly big deal for us whereas for them it was a chance to 'play with the big boys' I think it would have been. We've had terrible cup draws for years. Look at West Brom last year, not particularly exciting but we still sold out the away tie (although tickets were dirt cheap). I would love us to draw one of Arsenal/Chelsea/Liverpool/United later, especially away. Lots of people are bored of our systematically terrible draws and want a big team, failing that lets get one of the smaller teams left in and make a good go of the cup. Edited August 24, 2016 by Phileas Fogg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Just now, Phileas Fogg said: I think it would have been. We've had terrible cup draws for years. Look at West Brom last year, not particularly exciting but we still sold out the away the (although tickets were dirt cheap). I would love us to draw one of Arsenal/Chelsea/Liverpool/United later, especially away. Lots of people are bored of our systematically terrible draws and want a big team, failing that lets get one of the smaller teams left in and make a good go of the cup. You may well be right. At least West Brom was the FA Cup, which actually means something before the semi-finals. I would also love to draw one of the big sides later on, but at a point in the competition where it means something and we're not going to be patronised by them putting out a reserve side while we have a 'lovely day out'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, richwwtk said: You may well be right. At least West Brom was the FA Cup, which actually means something before the semi-finals. I would also love to draw one of the big sides later on, but at a point in the competition where it means something and we're not going to be patronised by them putting out a reserve side while we have a 'lovely day out'. I wouldn't say the Chelsea team was reserves. World cup winners, £33 million strikers, a couple of youths who are in and around the first team yes but still very strong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 24, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 The real icing on the cake will be we draw Chelsea at home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 33 minutes ago, Tinmans Love Child said: For me the best atmospheres are at the games when there is some pressure to win, we play well, and the game is good. Other than that it can often be flat, but 27k and the above conditions are right and it will be electric Hartlepool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, Selred said: I wouldn't say the Chelsea team was reserves. World cup winners, £33 million strikers, a couple of youths who are in and around the first team yes but still very strong. 7 changes from their last League match, same as us last night and I'm pretty sure you could say we more or less played our reserves. It certainly wasn't a full strength Chelsea side. Still plenty good enough to beat most teams but not full strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Let's wait and see whether or not they take 5k to mk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 They should be thanking us for gaining revenge on Scunthorpe for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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