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  2. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    7 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said:

    I'll tell you something, it was a very very sad time. There had been boardroom fighting to take over control of the club and that spunked a load of cash, then there was confusion over what exactly was happening, the pikey squatters wanted "Trashton" for peanuts and to see us go under, we had the Support Bristol City Now or Never campaign, the players were on 10 year contracts and some fans turned against those players and very nastily too, vile threats ( similar to those against Matty Taylor from the Sags), local businesses suffered, the players struggled big time afterwards.....just ask Trevor Tainton! The whole affair was sour and the Sags LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. The clock is ticking when it comes to their collapse, the Sags own 82 is just round the corner, be nice if we did put a derisory offer in for the Mem to build student accommodation on. Tick ******* tock

    I see, thanks for your input here. The mere thought that the sags wanted our stadium confirms how badly their want our ground and are just totally jelly over us.

    This also DEFFO confirms how bad the facilities are at their ground if they've coverted our ground since 1982, EVEN AFTER they moved to the Mem in 1996!! Boy do they hate us.

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  3. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    2 minutes ago, Maesknoll Red said:

    Ask around, amongst some of those us who lived through it, in South Bristol we had colllections every Thursday in the local pubs (that was pay day when most were weekly paid), we had loads of fund raising going on, we were absolutely resolute that we would save our club, but, that said, it got to a position that looked bad, very bad.  We survived, but those of us who went through it will never, ever forget the glee, vitriol, piss taking and trying to make good from our misfortune that many, so many of the sags took part in.

    Never forget!!

    Alright, I'll ask you, you must have some stories, I mean, I applaud and cant thank enough those who saved Bristol City in '82, I see the news hounds over the "the 8" but what we dont get is the personal fans view. If you (or others) could tell me (although I'm sure you've told countless others) I'd appreciate it!

    Oh and I realise this is the Gas thread. Didnt mean for it to go off topic like this.

  4. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    4 minutes ago, TRL said:

    It wasn't a dig at you. 

    There is a lot written about it.. but us as fans generally only want to look at the nostalgic hero's of our club bit.  If you really want to know the history there is loads out there. Just as easy to find as that story you went looking for.

    Dont get me wrong, I didnt or ever felt like it was a dig towards me, its like war you see, its written by the victors, sure you'd see some accounts by some surviving losers of war, but it isnt what most people actively look to see. So it gets more buried over those who won.

  6. Bristol R*vers dustbin thread

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    2 minutes ago, TRL said:

    Or businesses and people made redundant at said businesses that were not paid by Bristol city. That is who I feel more grateful to than 8 footballers who would have been out of a job if the had agreed or not agreed to rip up their contracts.

     

    Personally I think those who lost more than those footballers are the ones that really lost out.

    Well I wouldnt know you see. I wasnt alive in '82

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