BS2 Red

3 minutes ago, Rich said:

In fairness, that's a tough fixture, Winterbourne under 7's have been making great strides lately. It was only last year they were playing the year below.

Plus they might have kept this guy on as goalkeeping coach.

https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/4744843.winterbourne-united-attempt-to-sign-former-liverpool-goalkeeper-bruce-grobbelaar/

I see Forest Green have lined up a preseason game against Yate Town.

In response, Rovers have announced they'll be playing Winterbourne's under 7s.

On 09/07/2021 at 13:30, cityal said:

 

That expression does not scream "proud to be a gashead" (or even prowed to be a gashead)

More like fear of a career going down the drain

"I must have been a right bastard in a previous life"

12 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

But let's not forget he already tried to invest in them and they turned him down, leading him to come to us instead...just like Harry Dolman...(they really don't learn!)  There's no reason for us to believe that they would have decided any differently had we ceased to exist.

Of course, had he had the same appetite for sport in the area, and there's nothing to say he would have, then he may well have bought them when Higgs sold up.  As far as I'm aware though it was owning City and seeing what other successful clubs did that gave him that thirst for improving sport in and around Bristol.  Woulda, coulda, shoulda....It's all eggs, bacon, beans and a fried slice in the end....But don't quote me on that.

So basically Marty would have vanished, Doc wouldn't have had a bulletproof vest and Rovers would be just as shit?

1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

...well, we don’t know that. I’m sure those ******* clowns would’ve found some way to blow their golden opportunity.

What we do know is that before they turned up like a bad case of piles, we had been runners up in the Football League and FA Cup finalists.

This town ain’t big enough for the both of us....and it isn’t City who should have to leave.

Of course, again I was imagining a worst case scenario.

But with no Bristol City, they would have had zero competition in the city. Old timers wouldn't have supported them, but kids of the time and people born after 1982 wouldn't have had the same revulsion that we feel now.

Lansdown wanted to invest in sport in Bristol, they would be the only real choice.

So they'd be at Ashton Gate in 1982, would have similar supporter numbers to us and probably have Lansdown bankrolling them. They'd likely have done extremely well without us.

I don't think it works the other way. If Rovers disappeared in the early 80s, then I don't think it would have made much difference to City. A few extra fans, but hardly huge numbers. The rugby club would be complete different though!

13 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

But, it didn't and they haven't !

Of course. I was just imagining the worst possible timeline. 

7 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

I was thinking back to 1982, we go out of business, they take over Ashton Gate, would our supporters started supporting them? what would’ve become of our ground, would they of made the improvements we have? what league would they be in? 
 

anyway who cares, screw rag ass Roverz

Assuming no City phoenix club was formed?

I think City fans of the time would have refused to support Rovers, but we're almost 40 years on now. Kids and people in their 20s/30s/40s would never have known anything but one club in Bristol and wouldn't feel any loyalty towards City. 

God knows what would have happened to Rovers though. They'd have had most of Bristol behind them, Lansdown would have still wanted to stick his mark on Bristol. 

It's horrible to say, but without City, Rovers would have done extremely well. 

First image of the movie has been released:

3 hours ago, BigTone said:

Would anyone really want to pay that much to see a 74 year old has been.

I better tell my mum.

46 minutes ago, Slacker said:

It would appear that I am clearly not the person to ask about Elton John!

And we were all convinced you were David Furnish!

I only know he played the cricket ground because my mum took my nan to see him. My mum described it as "the worst concert I have ever seen, he was awful. He just can't sing anymore, I'd rather hear cats screeching. Your nan enjoyed it though.", which stuck in my mind.

7 minutes ago, nebristolred said:

Think I heard one of The La's lives there too! 

Well, there she goes!

3 minutes ago, Super said:

Prob one of Steve's favourites.

Not much of a selection on his island.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Guernsey_musicians

13 hours ago, Slacker said:

Not for me really,but would be a massive coup for the club.

Not really, he played at the county ground a few years ago. 

If you like history podcasts then Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" series is amazing.

They are VERY long episodes (6 hours per episode isn't uncommon!) but are so amazingly detailed.

46 minutes ago, TomF said:

Hope the residents of Ashton Vale are happy now.  A stadium used 30 times a year or 1'000 odd houses.  

I'm sure they will be very happy to welcome another 1000 dog walkers to the area.

21 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

I do like the way these 4 players all have a slightly different ‘**** my life’ expression on their faces...

 

 

"I would like to say that they are treating us well and we have access to food and water.  They've said that if you send the money then we will be allowed to leave unharmed. I love you mum, please arrange for the cash to be left in the prearranged location....."

1 hour ago, Lew-T said:

The Gas trying to make a rivalry with Gillingham now?

They'd struggle against the Dorset version of Gillingham.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillingham_Town_F.C.

On 09/06/2021 at 21:19, sglosbcfc said:

Almost identical, apart from the fact that our Emily Salmon was black 

And our Emily Salmon's name was Ebony Salmon.

19 minutes ago, Rob said:

Re https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/gccc-history/

To sum up, Mangotsfield+Coalpit Heath -> West Gloucestershire CC -> Gloucestershire CC.  Been at Neville Road since 1889.  I think that means that they can consider themselves Bristol's cricket team!

They have it on us by 5 years.

 

In 1884 Henry Mills Grace launched a proposal to lease some land in Eastville for a County Ground. The land is now home to Ikea and Tesco stores and previously Bristol Rovers FC. These plans were dropped in 1887.

Imagine if that had happened....

2 minutes ago, reddoh said:

think its to do with all the extra houses being built they had to do something.

It's unforgivable, Mr Smith's fields were for scabby sheep not houses.

28 minutes ago, TomF said:

Even sillier is the post office disregarded the need to county to be on addresses in the late 90s as well 

I haven't lived there for 20 years, but I still haven't forgiven the Post Office for changing Frampton Cotterell's postcode from BS17 to BS36.

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

i still get post with Avon on and sometimes it appears as an option when completing on line forms.

I've always thought that was weird. Avon was abolished in the 90s, long before the internet was popular. It's bizarre that it still exists on so many online forms.

50 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Nearly 800 years of being the City and County of Bristol by royal decree and you want to claim it for Somerset?

Maybe he's just really really old?

2 hours ago, fgrsimon said:

He’s also putting posters on the Glocs road,

I can just imagine that in their delusional little brains, they imagine the billionaire Lansdown is personally putting up the posters.