Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan

Yes, I didn’t take imaginary friends into consideration.

Yeah to be fair, we’ve only got over a century of continuous League football and a home in our traditional heartland that we’ve never had to leave in 120 years. Our Premiership ready Stadium is not ridiculed by everyone who visits and our fans don’t need our owners to publicly beg us to stop being so racist all the time. Yes, I really wish we had their ‘history’ of bumming around from town to town with no real home and tiny fanbase of angry trolls with an inferiority complex.

Stupid ******* bellends. Their own kids are embarrassed by the Mem and their crappy tinpot club. As for the 82 digs, when was the last time Bristol City Football Club weren’t part of the Football League? ....what about the Gas? ? The sad fact is, they’ll flog the usual pathetic 5000 STs and then their thick fans will celebrate as if that’s an impressive figure. Meanwhile we’ll continue sell 3 times more STs and average higher crowds than them for the 54th year out of 55. Mind the Gap.

I dunno, he looks CAF in this very genuine photo posted on Twitter.

I think the word ‘Biggest’ was also used iirc. Utterly laughable, Swindon are older and we’ve been a League club FAR longer than the Sags. Wealthiest? HAHAHAHAHA Biggest? They really do bring it on themselves ?

100% this. Its impossible NOT to take the piss when they forcibly ram their comical shitness in our faces on a regular basis. This thread would be no where near 1000 pages if they didn’t constantly give us these gifts. We really are very lucky, I can’t think of another team in the country who have such tinpot, funny ‘rivals’? Maybe it’ll change one day? Hope not. In the meantime, enjoy. Yep, I can believe it. It seems the only question they ask new employees is “can you **** up a cup of tea?” If the answer is yes, they’re in. Of all the countless possible images of Bristol they could’ve chosen they managed, somehow, to use an image that includes our 27k stadium. Brilliant.

Oh for ***** sake! ???? You’d have thought at least ONE of them would’ve noticed? Circus. Just when you think the ‘gifts’ have started to dry up...

Ok, you’ve missed my point..... Yes, OTIB were all over Rovers when they went down, lost Taylor, sacked Darrell etc. That’s because these, and all the other gifts, are funny to us...and there’s been no shortage of funnies over the last 4/5 years hence why this thread is so long. The example picture I posted was from Jan 2016, probably one of our lowest points since you were relegated to the Conference. We were in the bottom 3 OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP, Plug from the Bash St kids had just turned us down and Cotts was sacked. Nearly every topic on the first page of Gaschat was about City so don’t tell me that you lot wouldn’t be exactly the same to us (probably worse) if we were relegated out of the entire League. If the tables were turned and it was us providing the gifts you lot wouldn’t shut up about, FFS they were getting boners over our under 23s losing a game last week. Re. Matty Taylor, you may believe we signed him just to stop you getting promoted. Personally I think that’s utterly ridiculous and sounds almost Scooby Doo-like. Far more likely in my opinion. Is that we were interested in Taylor the previous summer but not willing to take a chance until he proved he could step up a division. By Jan he’d scored something like 15 goals in L1. We were then in a relegation fight and we needed goals. You had Taylor just up the road and he was available for peanuts and willing to sign Absolute no ******* brainer. Yes we could’ve got him for free in the Summer but £300k isn’t a huge amount to pay when you have the reassurance that he’s easily made the step up from L2 to L1. Turns out that whilst his goal return hasn’t been great he’s been valuable to the team in other areas and definitely helped us stay up that season. That was our priority, not preventing your possible promotion...that was just a bonus. Edit: the pub example was perfectly fine. 2 mates go to the pub for the whole evening (that’s the 3 years bit), talk/laugh at the Gas for 5 minutes (that’s everything posted in this thread over the last 3 years) then talk about other stuff for the rest of the night (that’s everything else on the forum).

Manchester City fans were saying the same about us last season. I think most big Prem teams who have little contact with lower league sides gush enthusiastically when one pays them a visit and brings a huge number of fans.

You do, all the time. ...and I’m not even just talking about the ‘Oh Yes’ thread either. When things start going bad for City you really ramp it up *btw, for those of you who claim we are obsessed because we have a thread that has over 900 pages in 3 years.... 1) You give us a ridiculous amount to laugh at on a regular basis. That’s your fault, not ours. 2) Given the amount of traffic on this forum, this thread is the equivalent of 2 mates spending a night in the pub and talking about/laughing at Rovers for about 5 minutes of the whole evening.

Not sure about Notts County’s average crowds but Nottingham itself has a population over 100k lower than Bristol. Let’s not forget that County are competing with a club who have not only spent many years in the top flight but have been League Champions and twice European Cup Winners. Stoke’s population is 200k lower than Bristol’s. Like Notts County, Port Vale are competing with a club who have a more impressive history than Bristol City. There was recently a table produced on either Facebook or the BP website that showed that as a percentage of the local population, Rovers crowds are the worst in L1. Your ‘catchment’ area alone is huge compared to many other much bigger clubs. Im not saying City are massively better (although traditionally we’ve have always had bigger crowds) and I’m not saying that you personally are bragging about Rovers crowds but undoubtedly many of your fellow fans think you have this huge support and they don’t shut up about it. The reality is that Rovers aren’t anywhere near as well supported as your fellow fans think.

For what it’s worth, I agree with the new pet Sag about their survival chances. I don’t think they’re getting relegated unless there is a drastic downturn in form and I can’t see that happening. Obviously Dopey Darrell wasn’t the managerial genius that they told everyone he was, under him they were undoubtedly heading back to L2. Whether ‘the cock’ can continue this form next season is another matter however he’ll have to do it on a shoestring as the 6th richest owners in the Football League clearly have no intention of backing any manager with decent funds. Interesting that Saggy has chosen this particular moment to sign up to OTIB after a few defeats for us and a couple of wins for them? Whatever happens over the rest of the season, we will be a Championship team at least next year (likely imo) and they will be a L1 club with L2 fans in a Non League ground spunking ‘gifts’ at every opportunity. I also confidently predict that Ipswich fans will be on BJ list next year. Grubby little star-struck, arse kissers that the Sags are. ”ohh, please tell us that you love us more than da shit, pleeese, I know you haven’t heard of us but aren’t we amazing? Look at our stadium, feel sorry for us pleeese”

It’s ok Gasheads, I know you’re all disappointed this morning after your dreams of taking 60k to Wembley to roar on ‘da Gaaaz’ were dashed last night but just remember..... Citys under 23s lost against Forest under 23s this week ? There you go...doesn’t that feel better? (Obviously we won the actual League fixture which is what really matters but don’t worry about that.)

The OP is still banging on. Apparently his point was that we’ve spent countless millions on players who can’t even beat Nottingham Forests under 23 side. Sigh. Incorrect, bonehead...we’ve spent millions on players WHO BEAT THE FOREST FIRST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. Its like they’re deliberately trying to look stupid. Whilst we’re talking about spending ‘millions’, Forest themselves spent FAR more than us this season.

"yeah but, huh huh huh, da shit gert lost in dey had da gert snake in da side, huh huh huh....n we wun n Blackpool r above us so dey are like amazing so huh huh unlucky da shit" Desperate morons.

If we ever get into such a shit state of affairs that the only thing we have to laugh about is Rovers under23s losing a match I want someone to shoot me in the back of the head. Well done Rovers for beating a ‘top’ team in League 1, certainly something you’re never likely to be yourselves. The chances are that they’re far more likely to see their band of Sunday League cloggers play against our under 23s in a competitive match in the near future than our first team. Have a little think about that Sagheads when you’re stood on Wembley way wearing blue and white jesters hats and taking selfies.

They've had an advert on Sam FM for a few weeks. "the scum are ONE game from Wembley" it says excitedly. "come and get behind the slags as they battle with their bumchums for the chance of silver wear" etc. It would be nice not to have to listen to that shit every time I'm in the car over the next month. We'll see. Would be hilarious if a trip to Wembley for the under 23 Cup distracted them from the important business of trying to stay in League 1.

Attendances were down all over the country in the early 80s. Even at the Sags who, at one point, we’re getting lower crowds than us when they were a division above. 36 years later and they haven’t managed to get themselves a division above us since.

Didn’t we beat Gillingham 4 times in a season the last time we were in the same division? I’d probably prefer the Gas if I was them, especially when Rovers away support alone will keep that club in business for another year at least. Just look at the mammoth following they took last time they went there on a Saturday. ’Its just what they do...’

Yeah, sounds like they used to get their heads kicked in every week. Fortunately these days they’ve turned their attentions to things that don’t generally fight back...horses, minibuses carrying injured players and pert breasts. That article reads like it’s been written by a Saghead, it’s got that “my God, aren’t we amazing” style throughout. My only experience of Banjo Island is playing the Lamb in a Sunday League match once. Some Lurch looking zombie in goal desperately tried to intimidate me every time we had a corner so I just laughed at him. I bagged a couple of goals as well which didn’t help his mood ?

Probably, there certainly would’ve been an element of sympathy having seen their shit ground. Whilst they wear that sympathy like a badge of honour, we were praised all over social media last season by football fans nationwide who where massively impressed by our club, stadium and support. Many comments about how they were happy that a ‘proper club’ with ‘proper, passionate fans’ were taking on and competing with Premiership sides in the League Cup. Didn’t see much evidence of all this hate that everyone apparently has for City. What Sagheads don’t get is that people feel sorry for them so they tell them things that they think they want to hear...because they feel sorry for them. The reality is that most people around the country don’t actually give a toss about either Bristol club.

Well, not ‘Sunderland fans’...a Sunderland FAN, who has already admitted he’s massively biased as Rovers are his ‘second team’. This post below is pretty ******* tragic, boasting about being the biggest club in the Conference that season as if it’s something to be proud of ? However they DID act Billy Big Bollocks, just ask Barnet fans who were still taking the piss out of them about it this season. Deluded idiots. The Gifts keep on coming...

Gotta say, I noticed this belter on the Sunderland forum when we played them last season. One of these proper anti City “Gas is my second team” weirdos that crop up and talk shit from time to time....just like BristolPr1ck on the Stoke forum. Probably got a ‘thing’ for Pirates and undoubtedly needs his hard drive checked urgently by the Police. Gasheads will ‘hammer’ you if you disrespect them apparently ? Oh yeah, double hard they are...but only if you’re a minibus, lone female or a dad with his kids inside the Inn on the Green pub.

Ha, they haven’t had crowds of 15k+ since the 60s. But hang on...I thought they were ‘proper fans’? Real supporters, not ‘plastic’ like wot us ‘teds’ is? This is another Saghead suggesting that they won’t turn up and support their team in decent numbers unless they’ve got a nice comfy seat to sit in? “If they play on the street we’ll watch from the pavement” ? Full of shit.

Probably not, especially if they don’t want to upset the dribbling moron asking the question. Personally I’ve never been approached in a pub before an away match and asked outright by a home fan if I prefer them over their biggest rivals. Gasheads are incredibly needy though so I can imagine it’s something they do on a regular basis.