CyderInACan

3pm ko too? It'll be light still so I take it you like a bit of added danger?

Seeing as we’ve got no game to bother with and the England game is Friday night, I just wondered if many City fans will pitch up at AG for 3pm Saturday at the Bristol v. Worcester game? Its a massive game and a home win will go a long way to securing Prem status again next year. I expect a decent crowd and am quite surprised the club haven’t don’t more to encourage City fans to turn up and show their support. Would be nice to see the crowd swelled by a few who still haven’t had the chance to catch a rugby game.

You’ve done well then. I’ve missed Bath and Glos!

Huge game. Amazed there’s not free tickets or mates rates for City ST holders seeing as we’ve got no game that weekend. Pack the gate surely!

Massive result yesterday. Expected one point but to bring all five home was awesome. Looking good.

And a service wash

Yeah you’d have assumed that @Mr Popodopolous would be better at money laundering than an analysis of FFP performance!

Never. Gonna. Happen.

Very interesting thread. Will be watching with interest.

Agreed is one thing, actually signing on the dotted line is quite another. I don’t think he ever actually signed. Bit like “buying” a house, nothing’s for certain until completion.

Yup! Not as last gasp as the one in the league game, though! We’ve matched them in all 3 games so far this year.

https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/nathan-hughes-to-make-ashton-gate-switch/

An absolute mullering. Fantastic result. Could win the group.

Team’s up. Hopefully we can get at least a point. Wuss and Falcons both home (v. Barf and Quins respectively) also Leics v. Glos and a big game as Wasps host Saints.

Hugely unexpected BP win for Saints last night v. Chiefs. Hopefully Wuss and Sale will get nowt at Sarries & Glos respectively. Simply must beat Falcons tmrw.

Good or not we need to win!

Luatua signed for a further 2yrs. Great news. https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/steven-luatua-agrees-two-year-extension/

Good result last night too with Wuss losing 6-32 to Saints. No BPs. I think we can win today against the team with the worst scoring record in the division. Newcastle are 2nd worst and Barf 3rd! Today’s other fixtures are Chiefs v. Sarries (irreverent to us!) Tigers v Quins (away win please) Tomorrow it’s Newcastle v Glos (away please) Wasps v Bath (home please) If we can do our bit the table could look very good indeed - C’mon Bris

Great game in challenging conditions. What a win.

The ko over in La Rochelle tonight is 9pm local time. I’d be very unhappy wit that! And people moan about the prem footy games being moved to daft times. I guess the one consolation is plenty of boozing time for the visiting Bristol contingent, hoping they’ll be very pissed and very loud!

The game Saturday night -/8pm ko our time I think - is being broadcast live on France4 and BeIn Sports Max 9 FR

Good t get a BP I guess too

C’mon then how bad was Saturday!?

Or better still, join the Bristol Forum and get involved in the conversation! You’ll find a few OTIBers on there http://www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read/s100.htm?102,16464189

From The Times Premiership clubs in talks to end relegation and expand league to 13 sides The Premiership clubs have recommenced negotiations to bring an end to promotion and relegation, with a new possibility of expanding the Gallagher Premiership to a 13-club league. The Times has learnt that some clubs would be keen to pull up the trap door immediately and therefore ensure that no one would be relegated at the end of this season. The first nine rounds of this season’s Premiership competition have established a situation where seven clubs are at risk of relegation, arguably nine. It is this fear that has focussed minds. The subject of ringfencing has been an occasional discussion point among the clubs and came close to being waved through earlier this year. The major sticking point, then, was the fact there are 13 professional clubs with shares in Premier Rugby Limited — the 12 in the Premiership, plus London Irish, who are leading the Championship — and how, therefore, to cut the number to ringfence a league of 12. One of the new proposals is simply to expand the Premiership into a 13-club competition. This would require an extra four Premiership weekends each season. These weekends would be made available by the cancelling of the new Premiership Cup competition. While some clubs are keen to scrap relegation as soon as possible, it remains unlikely that it could be achieved swiftly enough to prevent any club being relegated this season. A Premiership spokesman today confirmed that ringfencing was again being discussed. “It’s been on the agenda for 20 years,” he said, “and will always be debated.”