Miah Dennehy

I think there are lots of different reasons why people choose a team in a two team city, one team being better than the other being such a bleedin' obvious one I didn't think it needed pointing out! However, if you think that is the sole reason, then we will have to agree to differ.

Are you Alastair Campbell? To sum up, that is not what I wrote at all.

I was brought up in Fishponds which was solidly Gas when I was there, and have pretty much lived in St.George/Hanham most of my adult life, and it's fair to say there has always been a fairly even split in those two areas, I have discussed this with a few City mates brought up in the area, and the general concensus as that while Eastville may have been geographically closer, bus routes made it easier to get to Ashton. I do think it's a fair point that if you asked the entire population of Bristol to express a preference, it may come out evenish, but what really matters of course is getting people to games, which- certainly in my lifetime- City have always had the upper hand in, I think we did miss out on a whole generation while we were in Bath, and that has certainly changed the traditional north/south split for the foreseeable future (especially while you remain in higher divisions). Bizzarely, I think Rovers biggest hope of being 'top dog' in this aspect won't lie in any new stadium (which btw I will believe when I'm sat in it), but more in people turning their backs on the ridiculous pricing and increasingly sterile atmosphere in the top two divisions, and look for a cheaper/more nostalgic way to watch football. Anyway, anyone walking down my lane in a City shirt runs a very real risk of me shouting out 'Sheeethead' from the safety of my living room

It's a bit of a guesstimate, and it isn't counting Glos Cup games, which I must have seen nearly of from 74 onwards, but I reckon I'm on 14 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats!

You may have to give me an hour or so to count up my Rovers v City tally!

I've seen Rovers beat Chelsea three times

Probably next Saturday, but that's all part of the fun isn't it

You should have seen Huddersfield's second yesterday, that really was laughable

I work with a woman, who would prefer to go through childbirth again, than have kidney stones again. The pain really is pretty grim- drink more water!

I only drink beer when in Horfield

Then you will know the pain of kidney stones! Drink more water everyone

I had surgery yesterday- home now though. Who would have thought having a camera shoved up your urethra into your kidneys was slightly less painful than watching Rovers, sounds like I had a lucky escape.

They're missing me, I always get em singing.

I will take a draw

Definitely. With a Rovers fan at the helm, maybe they can get rid of that red creeping into the shirt.

My stance on the new ground is the same as it has been for a good number of years. I will believe it when I am sat watching a game in it.

Could I just point out that Chelsea beat the current Premier League champions 3-0 yesterday, and we only lost 3-2 to Chelsea, ergo, Rovers really are -as the song goes- the greatest football team

Don't let facts get in the way of posts on football forums please.

We're coming for you

I am disappointed there were as many as that, I was hoping for considerably less than 1000,, I actually hope we lose every game in this competition.

Yep, I was more than happy with the night. For the first half hour they absolutely tore us to shreds, and when they scored two quick goals I feared the worst, but we actually gave a very good account of ourselves in the end. Just as well really, as now we are one of the richest clubs in the world we will soon be playing these teams on a regular basis

Looking back it was an odd situation City found themselves in. If, like a lot of fans, you think cup games are all about getting to go to the glamorous clubs and grounds, then Chelsea was the plum tie for any club, if you had to pick the worst possible draw, it would probably be Scunthorpe away. Anyway, I'm sure it will come back to haunt us if you progress further.

Well Fulham is quite close to Chelsea

Maybe it's an age thing, I grew up in the 60s and 70s and don't think of them as big a club as , say Sheffield United. Although I do vaguely remember them having a very brief top flight period back then, possibly in the peter Reid or Gordon Taylor era. Bolton and Sheffield United away are both midweek fr us, so no massive away following there.

I wouldn't have thought so, and I can't ever really think of Bolton as being that big a club. Fans will turn up for what they perceive to be big clubs, like the ones you mention, although in reality the ones you mention are no more than on a par with City, and have been for a while. I suspect Villa and Newcastle will be big 'days out' for City this year, whereas Norwich won't be.