JBFC II

The season tickets are very reasonable when considering the quality of players on show, its 60 quid for me for the whole season which is great value imo

Teams out: http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/team-news-bristol-rugby-vs-hartpury/

8 internationals including Madigan, Luatua and Morahan, when you consider the players that are out injured that team is brilliant, a bit harsh on Cullen and Edwards not to be playing but shows the strength in depth we have

With regards to the ticket prices I think we should max it at 25 quid and make it affordable

Apparently they are going to to take 4k to Wolves because the last time they played against Birmingham they took 5k (despite the BBC saying they took 2.3k #gaslogic...) 

Bristol lost 24-14 to Connacht yesterday, again we were right in it until the last 5 minutes but conceded late 

First half Bristol were excellent, Williams and Protheroe combined really well

2nd half Scarlets bought on their big players and Bristol struggled

19 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said:

He isn't doing the same thing though is he.

Tan bought cardiff as a foreign owner (this is irrelevant) stuck a load of Malaysian flags around the stadium (still there) and gave them a red strip for luck, the fans complained and he changed it back after a season (two and a half years).

Lansdown has taken over Bristol rugby and saved them from financial meltdown (Tan saved Cardiff from financial meltdown), without SL Bristol might not still be a professional rugby club (they'd have made a comeback by now as arguably a top three club in terms of total supporters), we were in ruins. He has set the team in a positive direction and bought in one of the best coaches in the world as well as some of the worlds best players (but why change the colours?), Bristol have moved into a 27k capacity stadium (which is way too big, has no standing areas which many were used to) which means that they can now compete with the best and yes, he has put some red on the kit but in no way is that going against past generations, Bristol have always been blue and white (and red?) hoops and we still are.

There is no correlation between tan and lasndown (well that isn't true is it...see above)

 

You don't have to agree with me 100% but everything SL does is done in his interest. He wants to be the saviour of Sport in Bristol and anything or anyone is expendable to reach that goal, be it supporters or traditions or anything else. Everything that comes out his mouth or his companies should be taken with a lot of salt.

I guess we will have to agree to disagre but I don't think 27k is too big at all, Bristol averaged 13k last year despite being bottom for the whole season, if Lam can get us to the top 6 in the premiership we will average 20k easily imo

35 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said:

Sorry, the present tense of sh*tting should be used. He's doing the same thing but because it is Lord Steve it is somehow different

He isn't doing the same thing though is he.

Tan bought cardiff as a foreign owner, stuck a load of Malaysian flags around the stadium and gave them a red strip for luck, the fans complained and he changed it back after a season.

Lansdown has taken over Bristol rugby and saved them from financial meltdown, without SL Bristol might not still be a professional rugby club, we were in ruins. He has set the team in a positive direction and bought in one of the best coaches in the world as well as some of the worlds best players, Bristol have moved into a 27k capacity stadium which means that they can now compete with the best and yes, he has put some red on the kit but in no way is that going against past generations, Bristol have always been blue and white hoops and we still are.

There is no correlation between tan and lasndown

19 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said:

Tan built a team that made the Premier League and expanded the Stadium so it is now in the top 20 club stadia in the country in terms of capacity. I don't really get your point. Two men who are willing to shit on generations of history just for a bit of success. 

Tan built a team that made the prem but he never built one that was going to stay there, lansdown has built a team that will be a solid prem team next year.

And lansdown hasn't 'shit on generations of history' either...

The difference between Tan and Lansdown is that Lansdown is securing Bristol for the future and building a team that will challenge at the top of rugby, however I do agree that the red shouldn't be on the home kit, Bristol have always been blue and white hoops, never red

Really like the away shirt but i wish they would get rid of the red on the home kit

1 minute ago, Bar BS3 said:

How are we ever supposed to compete with such a fantastically supported club..?!

We can't, especially now they are the 6th richest club in the world and have a new 20000 seater stadium at UWE coming soon

Oh wait....

4 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

That's the one. With our inferior (average 19k+) crowds. Of course, that's when we can bring ourselves to attend our own matches, rather than infiltrating the away end at the Mem, although that only seems to happen on occasions when there is trouble..! 

Let's be honest, it doesn't matter what state their stadium is in, when a few thousand of them are belting out a glourious rendition of their world famous (& much loved, of course) anthem, paying homage to an American whore, that they stole from Plymouth. 

Bless 'em..! 

Lets not forget also when they travel away and the thousands they take around the country, which far outweigh our away attendances (despite having a lower average every year...) and then the 50000 they took to wembley for the non league play off final and the thousands they have locked out of every home and away game...

3 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

The new 11,000 seater stand.. the one at "Trashon Gate" oh they are such a witty, creative and downright hilarious bunch aren't they..?! 

The same trashton gate where those '82er teds' play at, they are so witty and original...

18 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

Nonsense. Every great "family club" puts their family enclosure on an uncovered terrace these days, don't they..? I can't see how that gesture demonstrates anything but high regard for attracting families..!

Yes, look at us mistreating families by putting them in the top tier of a new 12000 capacity stand, if only we were as good as the gas with our welcome to new families...

34-31 defeat today v Bath

Some really positive things on show. especially 2nd half

Found ourselves 34-7 down at half time and then to fight back in the way we did was very promising

Manor Farm are 5-2 up in their first game in the southern league, at least there is some good news...

And according to the Telegraph, Piutau is on 1 million a year, making him the best paid rugby player in the world, we certainly aren't messing about!

39 minutes ago, The Bard said:

The signs are that they have learned the lessons from the last promotion.  Plan ahead.  Also, this is bound to help season ticket sales.  Really hope we go for it good and proper when we return to the Premiership.  No point mucking about.  If we start challenging the crowds will be massive.

 

Under Pat Lam we aren't going to mess about, we'll be going straight back up and then challenging for top half with a couple more additions, the crowds will go above 20k if we are getting top 6

http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/charles-piutau-to-join-bristol-rugby-for-201819-season/

We've only gone and pulled this one out of the bag...

10 hours ago, CyderInACan said:

Bath I think this weekend up at Cribbs?

Yep, Bath at home at Clifton RFC, Saturday 2:30 pm, 12 quid for adults, 6 quid for Bris Season ticket holders, Under 12s are free

33-19 to Quins, score was level till 72 minutes then Quins ran away with it, promising signs though

If anyone isn't going to the Gate tomorrow, Bris are playing Quins at Cleve, 2:30 kick off

Seems like they still haven't got over us buying Matty Taylor, yet another thread on gaschat about him.

My first Bristol game was v Leinster A, hopefully we can do well in the B and I cup, always good to get a good cup run

Pre season games have been released, good opportunity to see the new faces in action

http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/bristol-rugby-confirm-pre-season-dates-and-kick-offs/

And the games v ealing and hartbury are going to be on sky so dates have been moved

http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/september-fixtures-selected-for-sky-sports-coverage/