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Just an afterthought. It would not be convenient for us fans, but would reduce the travelling tiredness for the players if after Norwich on the Saturday, they had two days relaxing in Norfolk or Suffolk and played at Ipswich on the Tuesday night.

That ground in Horfield is sold out today and the game is on TV. Ooppps! I was referring to the County Ground for the cricket ODI. perhaps the hard up (and loyal) gasheads were saving their money or that instead?

Reality has bitten! http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10772/struggling-motivation this season i have just felt so flat about the club. After the whole UWE thing and lack of having a real pop at league 1 and the slow start has just left me feeing a bit meh !! Maybe its just one of those things after a few interesting seasons but just wondered if anyone else admits to feeling the same ?

And you've now had a clear run for 17 years. We're closing in on that 20 year spell of City superiority from 1962 - 1982.

In the 94 seasons Rovers were in the League, they finished above City on 25 occasions. 1933, 34, 35, 37, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 then a twenty year gap to 1982, 83, 84, 89, 90, 92, 96 and the last time 2000 1 season out of the league, 2 and a bit seasons back in since.

OK folks, reality is setting in; http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10726/good Still a bit of delusion though; the poster gives the their travelling fans 6/10 for their performance. Elsewhere http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10718/athletic-bristol-rovers-matchday-thread?page=16 Brighton Pirate posted "The manager isn't good enough. Simple. Getting Bristol Rovers out of conference and l2 is not enough for the next phase. But B R F C is not a club or team that equates with the 7th biggest city in the uk. Wise up. Look at the recruitment facts and the constant team changes - and the blather about winning meaningless cup games. The playiing strategy is all wrong. Bullshit springs.to mind. The manger is afraid of others wisdom. No leadership, experience or hard nosed grit. In.

All joking aside and leaving behind our euphoria of today's result. I pity the Derby fans heading back home this evening. The M5 is shut between Bristol & Thornbury following an accident resulting in "at least four deaths"

Oh no! That taxi someone ordered for hi,m will be running up a massive bill just sitting there!

Not me; I was convinced City would win 3-1

Yes; he is honest enough to admit there is a gap, which is more than most gasheads would do.

Oh Dear 1; http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10687/mem-preliminary-talks-started Perhaps this is just a warning to our "friends" at the UWE that the club is serious about Plan B, in the hope they come back to us with a better deal? Oh Dear 2; http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10677/fan-ejections A reasonable opening post, but then excuses given for those who were ejected.

Oooh, apparently a new owner has been found for Bristol Rovers FC. Sheikh Anvac claims he'll put some freshness back into the club.aims he'll put the freshness back into the club.

And they've only had 3 or 4 home games this season.

As a Bristolian I don't want them, or any other club to die. As a City fan however, I'll be happy seeing Rovers achieving mid table obscurity in the Western League. PERMANENTLY!!!!!

How many years since the weather caused a postponement at AG? I can't remember Bristol Rugby having problems with drainage before the gas moved in. http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10662/keep-eyes-on-weather With heavy rain due in Bristol today and tomorrow, there may be a doubt if the match will go ahead. Heavy rain accompanied by thunder storms is forecast for the rest of Friday and in to the early evening. With more rain expected from Saturday lunchtime until Saturday evening. This will be the first major test of the new drainage system that was installed during the summer. I am guessing that the sprinklers will not be needed. Are pitch has been fine since the rugby went and we have improved the drainage that was broken.

As you get nothing for nothing, does that mean Rovers are (now officially) nothing?

The delusion continues; http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10655/bit-disrespectful Just saw this in an article on the BBC Sports app discussing the Wales game tonight. "But maybe this might spell the end for James Collins, certainly he'll be disappointed to be released from the squad because Ethan Ampadu and Tom Lockyer are very inexperienced. "Lockyer is playing at Bristol Rovers - not the highest of levels - and Ampadu even though he's moved to Chelsea, he's only playing under-23 football, so it's a big call." ....but how many more games does Tom need to play to be considered "experienced",......and surely we're massive!

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10641/bradford-bodin-rovers-matchday-thread?page=19 Basically we've been screwed over by the international break, which sucks. Can anyone explain how the break has damaged Rovers but apparently not Bradford?

Accrington, Bradford PA, Halifax and Newport (plus Bradford rugby league) did all fold. New clubs using the old titles were started by fans who wanted their club back. When Scarborough dropped out of the League, they folded. Three new clubs came into existence called Scarborough as different groups of fans claimed to be the true supporters.

Don't laugh too much. As for the second comment; if we're only 35 years old, they are only three. http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10606/help-me-comeback-head I'm being taunted by my s**thead brother in law about last night's attendance and wanted some away support stats to prove how much better our away following is that the s**ts. Can anyone help please Yeah, wanted some stats to prove how sh** their away support is and show that our fans are loyal and stick through thick and thin. And i think a dean windass reference and the fact they are only a 35 year old club anyway

Whatever the reason, read this spite and hatred between the gas heads; the vitriol is far worse than anything here I'm glad to say. http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10601/66-scabs 66 people have let down their football club and the whole of League One and Two by buying tickets for Wycombe tonight, may God smite you and you enjoy a cruel eternity in the depths of hell. Not for me but they are fellow Gas, so some respect is due...... Nah, they're just enemies of football. Deserve contempt.

No scarves and no "Famous blue & white quarter" shirts on any of the 22 spectators. Keep that support up and the match day squad could would outnumber the fans! .

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10605/gas-wycombe-cheats-match-thread?page=1 shows their own predictions for score and attendance. They still call Wycombe "cheats". Gas 3 Wycombe electricity board 1 Attendance 2357 with 66 Gas there. There will be absolutely nowhere near 2357 there. More like half that I would imagine. 2-1 Rovers. 998 attendance.

And your problem is.....?

Oh Dear; http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10544/update-colony-training-facility?page=8 they are now attacking each other worse than we do. Pretty shrewd dealings in the transfer market kept us solvent for 20 years. And they acquired a piece of real estate for 2.5m now probably worth 15m. Dunford and higgs were only modestly wealthy compared to the al qadi's. The new owners have invested nothing. Why buy a football club that needs a new stadium when you aren't prepared to invest the necessary funds to build one. But they are if you take your blinkers of your horse head Keep believing it, when all the evidence suggests otherwise. All they have done so far is given us a loan secured on our only asset. May as well have gone to a bank....oh wait a minute!!! And then Southvillegas blasphemed; The question is will we always remain at our tinpot and poxy stadium? Wael and his family certainly have the money to redevelopment the Mem, certainly more than Higgs and Dunford. Bristol City and Southampton are light years in front of us in terms of infrastructure.