City Rocker

Nah, that was Adam Webster, baby. That much is true.

One of my best and oldest friends is a Bristol Rovers fan. For the past couple of decades he has lived in Spain and these days hardly ever gets to see his beloved team. The perfect lifestyle for the committed gashead. Lucky ***.

Noooo! I feel parentally protective of our Mark. If those c. ts aren't going to look after him then they don't deserve him and can't be trusted. Let's have him back in the fold where he is loved. Though as BCFC11 mentions, the lad can look after himself to be fair.

There are loads of City fans at Glos and always have been. And why not? I'm not sure I've ever been to Taunton, a remote little town somewhere miles away down south, while Glos are about five minutes walk from my house!

Well quite, Chilwell's adequacy or otherwise will have no impact on Bristol Rovers, ever. They don't occupy the same football universe.

On a mission from SoD? Jesus H Tapdancing Christ, they have seen the light!

Being a fan of the Derry City Rockers, we'll have none of that talk!

You'd rather be 'the shit' though, wouldn't you? Cooler, sexier and far more popular.

Well let's hope so, the prospect of a 'Riot House, Ashton Gate' is rather a compelling one. Invoking the ill-behavior of yer Morrison/Moon/Page/Plant/Hendrix/Richards et al may not sit comfortably with the Bristol Sport image, but would be quite iconic for the kids on the street. I'd stay there.

I'm watching England v Aus, the first Aussie wicket has just fallen. I wish Somerset best of luck though, from a (part time) Glos fan. The rivalries in cricket don't really matter like football, do they?

Jimmy Mann you mean?

There were plenty of City fans in Patchway and Little Stoke when I lived there 40 years ago. Probably helped that we were in the top flight at the time. I imagine there's a lot more now though.

Why is it always Dairylea (when in the contract it stipulated brie)?

Bit rude. We Horfield residents are generally rather cultured I'll have you know. Whilst we do have to put up with a handful of ill-mannered scruffs dressed by George at Asda wandering our neighbourhood every couple of weeks or so, most of us simply stay indoors until the frightful oiks have returned to their caravans. Either that or we go and watch City away. I do have one neighbour who goes to Rovers games occasionally, but he's an exiled Palace fan from South London who finds it, frankly, all a bit shite to be honest, but can't be arsed to travel further afield to watch a game.

'the new licence effectively changed the football stadium into “an arena of sorts."' Presumably the sort that comprises a few marquees and sheds surrounding a field. Sounds like a game changer for Marvin Rees then.

Perhaps they both heard it down the Cat & Wheel from some fella called Rob, from Bristol?

One day son, all this will be yours! What, the curtains?

Heard a rumour that former Rovers director, the housebuilder Ed Ware proposes to buy a majority share in the club from Al Qadi, with a view to developing the Mem for housing to fund a new stadium elsewhere. No idea where that 'elsewhere' might be or how the numbers would stack up, but it's certainly a prime residential development site. Could be connected to the above rumour or could be rubbish, who knows?

Ooh! Ooh! I think I know this one! Is it Seventeen Years? We know a song about that, don't we boys and girls?

3-0 HT. Exeter fans serenading the Rovers with "Bristol City, they're better than you!"

3 nil down now, first half.

Well he's a rather angry fellow isn't he? And not really making a great deal of sense. Anyway, I understood the Park Street shenanigans were started by Rovers. Perhaps he was one of them?

You're not very bright are you? Perhaps you've never been to Ashton Gate? Well quite.

We'll gas all the dole queues and clear up the mess, get rid of the Reds AND the DHSS! Good night!

So, any idea on timescale?