Alan Dicks

1 hour ago, Kingswood Robin said:

You'd be hard pressed to find the blue side of the river now.

True... I was born and raised in Fishponds, been City all my life along with quite a few other reds.

1 hour ago, weepywall said:

The last time they played in the 2nd tier which was 1993 they had an average of 5700, presume that was Twerton and they really think that now they would get 3 or 4 times that amount, deluded is an understatement

Is it really that long ago they last played 2nd tier football?

If losing 6 nill is not bad enough, some of them have a stack of ironing to do when they get back home  

34 minutes ago, myol'man said:

Second goal at least 3 yards offside!

Worst ref ever 

Got to admit he looked offside to me, but I’d take that all day long

Yesssss Matty

I was there, amazing win and a shore sign we were coming back.

I have to be honest, I’ve never heard of any of these.

I remember a time when i and many other City fans could name all of the Sags team, how times have changed!

1 hour ago, Moments of Pleasure said:

Just to put that April '76 26,000 Bristol derby game crowd at Eastville in some sort of context, Rovers played some other "glittering" league fixtures at the home around that time, including:

Man Utd, March 75: 19,000

Tottenham, 78 (the "second leg," they were 0-9 down on agg): 17,700.

Villa, 74: 14,000

Chelsea 76: 13,000 (played Chelsea four or five times around then, 16k in 75 being the largest).

West Ham, 79: 12,400. 

 

So, nothing came close to us playing there, in the league, in 1976. Which suggests a considerable visiting support! Same as when they played Man Utd, who would take 10,000 everywhere back then.

To get a crowd at Eastville to match or better that league derby match in '76, in the 70s, you have to look at cup games.

In '78, they had 26,000 v Southampton, with10k Saints fans, from what I can find. This suggests the Muller held at least 10k back then. Meaning at least 10k of us in '76, and at most 16 of them.

Prior to this you go back to '72 and a league cup visit from Best and Charlton, and 33,900! at a Bristol Rovers home game (you see! They are huge, massive. In 1972. With a visit from two of the greatest this country has ever seen).

They managed two, losing, league cup quarter finals in 70 and 71, pulling in 33,000 for those. Thirty three thousand* - blimey! Long time ago, mind. Half a century. What might've been.

 

My search has not been exhaustive but I believe the '76 game v us was the last home league crowd of 20,000 plus at theirs, and possibly the only 20k plus crowd for a non-cup tie since the days of record crowds everywhere and their one and only half-decent team of the late 50s, early 60s (not sure if they had a "bumper" turn out for promotion in '74?). And it was only so many because there were thousands of us.

Like many, many poxy clubs (and not unlike ourselves, in truth), Rovers could/can get a big crowd once or twice a season, for a knockout game or the visit of some all-time greats, or a family day out to Wemberlee, drawing in many neutrals, day-trippers and casual observers, few if any of whom will ever be interested in their run of the mill, mundane league games that make up the majority of a season.

The mistake, or perhaps intentionally misleading or deluding conclusion, they come to, is to read far too much into the big one-off occasion and envisage from that the potential of many, many thousands trudging through the wind and the rain, and the grey (and the boob cricket, and the horse interfering) to witness league fixtures against the same old bloody dross week after week, year after year. Lord knows I have made the same error and deluded myself similarly about us.

 

 

 

*Many of these "loyal and true/once-in-blue-moon" diehards from 50 years ago in 1971 would be waiting to go again regularly, should they get a ground/take the Prem by storm/overtake us again, were it not for the sad fact that they are now dead. And the "faith" has not lived on through the generations.

The 9 nill drubbing was in the league.

 

 

 

 

Yep i was there, some City fans left for home after only minutes of being there.

Cooper came over to the fans threatening that he would concede the 3 points to Reading unless the fans stopped.

Bedlum that game, on par with Swindon and Walsall away.

Anyone remember their nasty little match day announcer calling Junior Bent Bent?

They're an absolute embarrassment to Bristol.

Bolton was my first ever away game in 1979

Just noticed from reading their forum that Tyrone Mings was released by the sags as a kid, oh dear not a good move that.

Ikea nicked their home.

Ashton Gate they tried to steal.

The Mem they stole.

Bristol's iconic bridge that's never been on their badge.

A Banksy who is a City fan !!!!!

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING

1 hour ago, myol'man said:

Ah, Queens Park Rangers, their other favourite team. I wonder why?

Gerry Francis

Hollowhead

Gary Penrice

Garry Thompson

Devon White

stupid blue and white kit

crap old ground...........

Waddock?

A club on the move

Job for Little Lee

1 hour ago, myol'man said:

On a much sadder note;

R.I.P. ex gas player Kevin Austin, who died of pancreatic cancer. 

https://brfpa.org.uk/news/

 

 

Such a young age to be taken RIP, fella.

Anyone else like me never heard of this Payne bloke before ?

Get Taylor on now, we will win this game

3 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

This clown never fails to entertain,  remember the " Thank you Matty Taylor " song.

Isn't that the geezer who sang the Matty Taylor song?

Just now, Alan Dicks said:

Isn't that the geezer who sang the Matty Taylor song?

Just read your text sorry. What a pleb this bloke is...larf

2 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said:

We did that night

And you went straight back down the season after !