City Rocker

5 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

I believe what you meant to say was:

“We all have lots of dreams MI, and as we’re all city fans they often include the club. However, I tend to remember they’re just dreams and only put any credence on them if the dream includes news from the OS. That’s the only site I trust in a dream like semi concious state, and while snoring away I luckily have the ability to ensure the lines between dreams and reality don’t get blurred by ensuring this safeguard is built into my REM activities”

Absolutely no evidence, as far as I can see, to suggest that the w nky Bristol Rovers have ever actually been to Rome to see the Pope.

I'm pretty sure Dover Athletic is the furthest south-east they've been.

18 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Gasheads on Social Media having the ******* nerve to slate our 1200 to Stoke the other day….

 

That 1200 where we sold out our full allocation, you mean?

4 hours ago, Lew-T said:

Bit from Wally’s statement…
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It’s got Mark Ashton vibes about it hasn’t it?

Just another narcissist with a nice watch 

57 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Do they have planning for resi? It's not a given. 

50 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

As good as. The residents around there will be far happier with a resi use than a stadium full of bin-dipping, inbreds, or a supermarket. 

'kin right we will. BS7 around the Gloucester Road is a great place to live most of the time, but having dozens of ill-mannered, badly-dressed simpletons descend on your local hostelries every other Saturday doesn't really go down so well.

44 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

What if the inbreds move into the houses?

None of them can afford to live here. 

Now that would have been a hell of a gig to be at! Sadly I wasn't, but did see BB open for the Clash at the Colston Hall, must have been 83 or 84?

On 13/03/2023 at 17:58, Jeez said:

 

Would love to get hold of a hi-res image of this:

 

 

 

I was there, aged 17, we bunked in over the side of the East End turnstile blocks. My teenage garage punk band had just worked up a version of Jumping Jack Flash, and we figured this was a show we needed to show our faces at. 

Thanks for sharing the picture, superb memories. In fact, even better memory, I've just recalled I met this gorgeous bird from Bedminster that evening over by the park 

7 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

Along with Big Breakfast, this really was a British show of its time, the 90's were pre internet and mobiles for most people, and i think the 90's really was the end of an era in many ways.  
 

Its a shame the collective TV watch by the public has largely disappeared due to streaming etc and we are now engulfed by the same Tv programmes as the rest of the world.  Live Breakfast Tv was immense in the 90's!

Quite right, Soccer AM was a big part of the 90s Zeitgeist - the vibrant red white and blue of Britpop, Blair, TFI Friday, Trainspotting, Euro 96, Loaded, lads and ladettes, etc.

Some of these have aged better than others - you decide which!

By the way, the terms 'soccer' and 'football' were both commonly used and fairly interchangeable when I was a child in the 70s, so I've never understood why people have a problem with soccer.

Pompey fans singing 'There's only one team in Bristol!', bless em 

Towler and Morrell both starting for Portsmouth. No Marlon Pack though, who is out injured. 

On 16/03/2023 at 20:00, PHILINFRANCE said:

I said to him, What’s up my friend?

On 16/03/2023 at 20:50, Rudolf Hucker said:

He said..............the East End's here again, surely?

On 16/03/2023 at 20:56, slartibartfast said:

You sing what you want, and I'll sing what I want !

Singing, singing City are the champions 

Singing, singing City are the best!

5 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

I suppose I could write out the works of Shakespeare (Craig obviously) and claim them as my own or I could put in some real effort and write something original. The Post is meant to be a newspaper and thus report news, not merely recycle radio broadcasts. 

Ironically, as it turns out, it would seem The Post is written by an infinite number of monkeys.

43 minutes ago, MarcusX said:

I think I dislike Cardiff more than Rovers

Mainly because they passed us in recent years I guess but the nature of it - foreign owner, sold out on their colours/badge then kicked off when it went wrong, the Sala fiasco, the shit conditions about travel every time we go there etc

You used to be blue, and then you were red

And you look like c nts when you tap your head!

4 minutes ago, cityexile said:

I agree in the main.

The point of disagreement is I actually prefer to see a local in a gas shirt than a Chelsea, Man Utd or whatever shirt. Hardly in it for the glory are they?

I think pretty much everyone would (or at least, should) agree with that, once we all cool down from the irrational hatred.

29 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

I used to think this but last August I stopped in Manchester for a night on the way to Scotland & saw absolutely no one in City garb in Manchester but loads In United merch.

Neither side were playing (Prem season hadn’t even started) so that didn’t skew it.

Correct, the myth that 'most football fans in Manchester support City' is just that, it's never been true, as all Mancunians are well aware!

44 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

It gets re-seeded every summer.

That's what I meant, the turf is removed, new top soil and re-seeded each summer, as soon as the concerts have taken place. 

1 minute ago, basshead said:

Not sure how old the pitch is now 9 years? They don't  last forever  

I think it's re-laid every summer.

54 minutes ago, Sir Leigh of Somerset said:

When i read your post, this is what i was hearing (but, then again, i am an old fart!).

 

47 minutes ago, Slacker said:

It would be good if you could work something around that with the Bristol/Bananarama connection. 

We did used to sing that tune back in the 80s with the line ending 'Bristol City', then later with 'Dziekanowski' on the end. Could be due a comeback?

Nope......not a clue 

Flowery tw ats, anyone?

7 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

As I've said before, I live fairly close to the Memorial Ground and whilst there are indeed group of them on a match-day (as you would expect) none of the local pubs seems to be 'Gas pubs' - in so far as they are quite happy to take their cash on a match-day, but during the week..... You'd not know they were there. 

In fact, other than on a match day, I don't think I've seen a single Rovers shirt being sported as everyday clothing. Granted, I've not seen any City shirts either around here, but given how close to the ground I am, you'd think that after 20 years (is it?) they've been there, they would have conscripted a fair number of locals. 

But no. Nothing. 

Been living very near the Tinpottery for many years, and over that time we've had a number of neighbours who were City season ticket holders.

Meanwhile, one guy just up the road, a lifelong gashead from Filton, goes to the occasional Rovers home game. Oh and another near neighbour does attend semi regularly, though he's an exiled Palace fan, content to just take in a local game while watching proper football on Sky.

As far as I personally am concerned after 20-odd years living near the 'vibrant Gloucester Road', BS7 is and always has been red as fu@k

On 04/02/2023 at 12:46, Davefevs said:

Bring a pedant (in the absence of BS4 on Tour), the rules of the FA Cup changed 4/5 years back…the home side decides the ticket price these days…but there are rules around not charging away fans more, etc.  your point about having to offer their ST holders a discount is likely to be accurate and very relevant and a point I made on the “how much” thread.  We’d end up giving say £5 discounts to about 17k fans (our 13k+ and 4k City).

Where is @BS4 on Tour...? On tour? Or maybe just stuck in BS4?

5 minutes ago, Malago said:

Well, this didn’t go too well did it? 
You know when you’re really looking forward to a great weekend of sports? 
Gas - lost at home to the franchise cants
The 41 year franchise cants won
England lost at Twickenham to the jocks 
My 60 year old penis is shrinking by every passing minute 
The wife’s fanny is getting less moist every passing minute 
By the way the last 2 are not sports related, unfortunately they used to be though. 
Anyway faithful & true FTG! 

Delightful. Stay classy saggies.

1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said:

It’s kicking off between them and MK. Who do I believe? The franchise club who, although immoral, are honestly so, or the club who lie about their Wembley crowds and employ felons as their management team.

Tough call.

 

Seems an oddly angry response from BRFC to what, you'd assume, was a factual statement from MK. So unlike the Rovers to get all stressed and paranoid and punchy and about everything. 

I recall reading that one of the club's staff had googled WAQ on day 1 and declared that he had 'more money than God', or somesuch fantasy. Which was instantly accepted as true by the Few, despite absolutely no evidence to back up the claim, and it quickly became obvious to the rest of us that the hapless chap had mistaken client assets under management for personal wealth. 

Yet oddly, the local media and the Rovers fans continued to believe and perpetuate the myth for months, in spite of the obvious truth. Which was quite funny.

44 minutes ago, Deluded Sag said:

Phillips was an excellent shot stopper and organiser. Main weakness was crosses, but if he had overcome this he would have been a very good championship-level keeper. 

Also appears to have been a difficult character - left Rovers after challenging the management over the keeper training facilities and arrangements. Also left City after falling out with Gary Johnson, although who hasn't? 

He actually said this happened to him in a BBC interview on Points West. Hit from behind as well - cowardly stuff. 

 

Well like I said, I believe he was well treated by club and fans; as far as I could make out, his problem was his own inability to accept losing his place to a far better player. 

By the time Flapper had moved on to pastures inferior over at the Tinpottery, Adriano Basso (for it was he) had long established himself firmly as 'Bristol's number one', with Chris Weale as the revered 'Bristol's number two'.

Even after the histrionics, Phillips benefited from a generous testimonial, culminating in a well-attended game down at Clevedon.