oldstandrobin

Unlike a lot of younger supporters I am one of many who grew up in the 50's with Rovers still at Eastville. In those days it was a fierce rivalry as we played them quite a few times in the league and the bragging rights always culminated in the Gloucestershire Cup Final funnily between them and us. I even used to go to Eastville many times to support the other team , yet my uncle supported them both !! The main thing for me is to be above them by at least one division, keeping them at arms length, but they are part of the Bristol scene. Remember in the Green Un, it was Peter Godsiff reporting on City and Robin Perry on the Rovers. 'The Gas' - yes I remember the famous gasometers where they got their name. We need them as much as Man City need United and Liverpool need Everton. Long may the Gas be below us . My mate a fervant Gas supporter who has given me many years of banter and is 72 was diagnosed with Terminal Lung Cancer the other week and given 1-2 years. I hope for him he gets some pleasure from them in the next season but not too much. He loves them like I love City. It's a game we all love but like politics, etc it has a share of numpties.

I used to live on Winterstoke Road in the old days and always waited to leave for the ground after they had come down from Parson Street. The Bristol Rozzers were on overtime pay and must have enhanced their pensions as nearly as many of them as Millwall supporters. Cant remember any broken windows or anything as the police really kept them tight.

WOW calm down mate, seasons over and we stayed up CHILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Have a good summer Emperor

Perhaps the new Regional Mayor can have a word with the Mayor who can then have a word with the Lord Mayor about traffic in the City

Thanks Hav, good post as ever, on my way to the Gate at 10 having readjusted my footie time clock !!

Well done City, just doubled my blood pressure tablets for the last 30 minutes !!

out walking the dog when PNE scored, going to bed now and watching SSN in the comfort of a nice pit with my comfort sheet

expect nothing less than a drubbing of Udders field on Friday

nor me.pub tonight, strictly (oops thats finished, whAT THE HELL DO WE DO SAT NIGHT AFTER A WIN

hang on lads

great stuff

thats the secret, when we were 2-0 up we should have scored a third

Fulham now 3-0 up at Newcastle

dijks sent off still 1-0 up though

true that dirty b******d at the gate sent off

1-0 up

Like everyone who leaves AG...............they do better. Free of the curse.

mashed turnips..............an ideal west country dish

too much rotmos med fläsk methinks letting your imagination run wild

typing this from the ambulance Fordy

a point at least..........gutted though, the table looked so good till the equaliser...at least we dint lose

as long as it isnt Newcastle

hands over ears ...na na na na na na

no we wont

Stelling commenting on us a lot as well