NOTBLUE

1 hour ago, cityal said:

I hope you retorted that you would bow to his superior first-hand knowledge of life outside the football league!

No, I just gave him a knowing smile

35 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said:

The news of a breakaway Super League for Europe's so-called "Elite" clubs doesn't surprise me.

But hell, I can't believe that Wael's "6th richest club", beloved by fans of every club throughout the country, hasn't been included.

All the millions he invested in developing the magnificent Tent-o-Drome stadium, assembling a squad of the world's most renowned players and recruiting Cigar-in-the-Eye Barton, will now be wasted.

 

I did actually mention this to a SAG in work,he didn’t see the funny side and went on a rant about how both sides are crap and are both lucky to be in the football league,the mind boggles

I actually like Rovers,in the same sort way I like The Life Brian,they’re both f****** hilarious.

1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

I lived in Saint Werburghs and the 19 was great, straight through to the Robins.
Used to be really worried when the Inspector got on as we regularly only paid for half way 

When ever a ‘Blakey’ got on,we’d all promptly get off

21 hours ago, GreedyHarry said:

The Anchor (now Air Balloon) wasn’t a football pub but was mental, and was responsible for the last bus to Patchway in the 80’s being the only bus in Bristol to warrant a screen for the driver. Even that wasn’t enough on Friday and Saturday when the bus would terminate the stop before at Filton Library.

Went up there a few times with the meaders in the late 70’s ,it emptied out quicker than a w***** knickers.

Just now, Gazred said:

I do remember walking past one evening only to see a chair half sticking through one of the windows! The one time i was there and it kicked off, it did all start around the pool tables involving a large group of guys, could well of been the 'Pompey incident'. I did not hang around long enough to find out .

This was actually in Portsmouth,the Felly took a coach load down there,it might of even been two coach loads,as I said carnage.

5 hours ago, Gazred said:

I grew up in Horfield just a few streets away from The 'Felly'. It certainly had a reputation in the local area. I only used to pop in for a pint once in a while, usually in the day time for a game of pool etc as the one time i was there on a Saturday evening, it kicked right off. Much preferred a crawl down the Glos Rd.  As far as i remember it was owned by our ex-director Ernie Arathoon and his mate Pongo(Steve?) along with a couple of other pubs in the Lockleaze area. Could be a bit of a troublesome place but you certainly did not mess about on Pongo and Ernie's watch!

Perhaps it was more City as it was one of Ernie's but Horfield cerainly had a good mix of red and blue back then, early to mid 90s.

Do you recall the infamous pool match against a team in Portsmouth,oh dear,absolute carnage.

2 hours ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

Yeah I would say the Bulldog too is a pretty mixed pub and does have its fair share of doughnuts and middle aged men still acting like teens, so can be a bit cringey. Pongo used to run the dragon in Winterbourne not sure he does anymore but he's a sound bloke.

On a side note it used to be pretty funny when after an away day we would return to The Three Brooks and or the Baileys and that was also pretty mixed pubs. I remember that season recently when both city and rovers played on TV at the same time. Both pubs were literally split down the middle and fans were mixing fine, was a bit surreal.

Bulldog is mainly Gas,with a fair smattering of City,got to say that most of the blue few seldom attend games whilst most of the City lads go week in week out.

5 hours ago, City Rocker said:

I believe the City pub you're thinking of is the Fellowship, which was at the Horfield end of Filton Avenue. Now a Tesco Express. I never went to the pub so can't vouch for its 'City-ness', but that was its reputation. And having lived not too far from there for the last 20-odd years, I can tell you there are easily as many City fans as Rovers living in the area, probably more these days.

The Air Balloon is built on the site of what used to be the Anchor Hotel. Neither as far as I know were ever City pubs.

The ‘Felly’ was roughly half and half,maybe slightly more red than blue,and was absolutely mental on many occasions.Not a pub for non locals.

1 minute ago, Mendip City said:

They weren’t fields.... it was all village greens.... full of dog walkers. 

Oh yeah! What was I thinking

19 hours ago, Bar BS3 said:

In fairness, that could almost be achieved just by ordering in a Domino's in for the staff who have been working overtime on transfer deadline day dealings. 

But to "smash it"... Maybe they are getting Chicken dippers and Ben & Jerry's aswell..! 

Probably need to buy some cookies as well to really smash it.

On 29/01/2021 at 22:38, WarksRobin said:

Thought I would start a thread to capture old photos of the stadium and surrounding area

I can remember when it was all fields ‘ round there.............oh! Hang on.

22 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Ironically, there was a character call Oscar at Eastville, he sold programs 

He also went around pubs on weekends,selling hair brushes and other bits and pieces,for charity I must add,used to come into Crockers on a regular basis.

5 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/december/final-mug-launch/

insert your own jokes:

Mugs for mugs!

My favourite ever away day,closely followed by the Forest semi final,both absolutely mental days.

21 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

Yep, 2 years that nice man said in August 2019. He wouldn't lead them on would he?

 

Yeah! Put that new tent over there,ah! perfect.

13 minutes ago, Rich said:

I don't.

Was out with my wife one Saturday night and was walking between pubs,outside the Flyer,when a bloke,who was scuttling along in a strange way with one hand on his backside,headed towards the now long gone public toilets.Alas for him it was too late,he had already s*** himself,and it was right  down both legs as well.It was probably that very same Sag.We didn’t pop in for curry on the way home either

17 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

One of them is so annoyed they are talking about shitting in a bus stop.

The really are a very small football club with delusional aspirations.

They're the Scrappy Doo of West Country sport.

Just hope he remembers to pull his pants down first .

1 minute ago, Red Army 75 said:

Thought it was Garner 

On one of his better days 

4 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

I’m sure I’ve  seen that bloke walking down Gloucester Rd in a Sag top

18 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

I saw a gashead earlier with a marker pen about to graffiti one . But he couldn’t work out want end of the pen to use . 

He couldn’t work out how to take the top off

4 hours ago, archie andrews said:

There is one belter on their forum telling the other belters to "stay classy" lololololololololol...... 

Yeah! 3rd classy.

Nothing to add really,just thought I’d bump it,

49 minutes ago, TomF said:

Billy, its probably because they'd only sell about 10 bottles and also due to the fact that the training ground is built on wasteland, from a former colony hospital, not some nice part of Wiltshire with apple trees surrounding it. 

 

Thatchers’ Bramble and Dog S*** Cider’ just doesn’t have a ring about it.

36 minutes ago, Victory Park Reds said:

They talk about their great away support but they took absolutely no fans up there today.

 

They actually took 00,allowing for the extra 0 they always add on to their away support.