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Just now, Tafkarmlf said:

Jay lucky with just a yellow there

You serious ?

Blimey .would of had money on that

4 hours ago, GrahamC said:

I’d not long started work & so went home & away at the time, though gave the occasional away game a miss by then, as 3 years of pretty constant defeats were tough to take.

I absolutely think we should celebrate & thank the players who did this, but do see a bit of an attempt to re-write history.

The club was dying, gates were terrible, we were appallingly run, clearly spending money we could not afford & very few of the 8 were contributing much on the pitch by then, a combination of good players given contracts far beyond their best days & others like Julian Marshall, who was basically a fourth division standard player signed for a (then) second division side.

I hate this phrase but at the time it was unprecedented, I wasn’t close enough to know how true it was that we would fold, or whether a compromise was even possible.

What is definitely the case is that up until very recently the club’s treatment of these former players (& in Merrick, Sweeney & Tainton we have 3 of our top 10 all time appearance makers) was appalling.

 I do hate that “8 men had a dream” stuff, if you were old enough to be there it really wasn’t anything like that. Also that myth about fans signing “we’ll survive” all game, just total bollocks, we were numb.

Final point, I know I’m at the extreme end on here of my dislike for Rovers, but I’ll never forget them at this time trying to buy Ashton Gate for £480k & evict us, they are & always have been simply parasites, ******* cuckoos.

Probably  around same age as you .Just started work on yts £23.50 a week must of been my third pay packet and remember  walking from work in clifton to the city  ground to buy 2 shares then walk home to barton  hill. Me mum wasn't  too pleased she wasn't  getting any housekeep with me £3.50 left over

57 minutes ago, CliftonCliff said:

Strange, isn't it, how some very talented players don't get the recognition they deserve, while fans rave about others who, for some reason, seem to catch the eye more? Newman was a hell of a good player and may have suffered a little in some ways because of his sheer versatility. There wasn't much he couldn't do. Centre back, full back, defensive midfield; even saw him play upfront in a crisis. He'd probably have done a more than adequate turn in goal if you'd asked him to. His career after leaving City speaks for itself. Norwich recognised his qualities and certainly knew what they we getting when they signed him. (Reminds me somewhat of the often-derided Dave Rennie, who went to Coventry and had a good spell in the PL after leaving us, though Newman was much the better all-round footballer.) Biff came into the senior side as a raw teenager and helped the club's recovery from near-extinction under the guidance of Terry Cooper. Had huge respect for him. Both of them, in fact.

As to his player recruitment experience and expertise, it might be argued we could use a bit of that around here now, especially from a man who has the club in his blood. Top, top bloke. 

I remember  him playing in goal. Don't  ask me who against 

6 hours ago, sugarwray said:

Rock bottom was probably away at Rochdale in December 82. 0-1 defeat after a late, late goal saw us rooted in 92nd just three years after being in the running for a place in Europe. Things could only get better.

Was at both of these.people moan now but that was hard.

Watching  it on dstv sport

5 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

No sympathy for Liverpool when they want to Piss Off to the European Super League cash cow. Got enough players play the game 

Exactly. Klopp played all the kids against villa in the cariboo Cup  because  they had super cup next game.

If that's what football's  about then stick it .Diving cheating  b,,@@@

Wouldn't  lace the boots of many previous  wingers we have had but did well today .

2 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

Can only echo what’s been said, that we shouldn’t be giving thugs a platform. They have absolutely no right to take the moral high ground in anything, given the damage they have caused to our club and city’s image over the years.

I don’t buy their story anyway. What exactly were they protecting the cenotaph from? Why would BLM protestors want to damage a war memorial? They just wanted an excuse to flex their muscles and hopefully get some agro. 

Because  that's what happened  in London 

57 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I have never understood why so many consider Jackl to be some kind of legend. 

No doubt he about his skills but he was a lazy bugger who scored a massive 7 goals for City. Osman left him out one game and announced that ‘a few tricks and a 30yrd shot isn’t enough’

A maverick carried by the rest of the team.

 

Say what you like. I must of saw maybe 100 players plus that have played for us since that wouldn't  be for to tie his boot laces

Top man biffer . Remember  after a  game in kickers club in the old grandstand he found out I was getting married. Where you going on your stag night?. Obviously  before the days of going abroad I said probably  in town . Come down weston where he lived I will sort it out . True to his word he got 50 of us in Mr B's  .Said to the doormen thier all with me .Didn't  pay a penny to get in aswell

3 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Done and Done.

Thank You and Good Night .

Why not meet for a drink for the Blackpool  game.  That would be fun

2 hours ago, Spoons said:

Watch this space. Rovers will announce new ground at Bristol fruit market.

Have heard same from someone  that works down there 65 million  

44 minutes ago, swanker said:

Think his name was Tim? He drew the plans up for the kitchen extension on my first house. Haven’t seen him for many years. Hope he’s okay. 

Yes sorry it is tim.yes hes gas but good  lad  suppose  to be meeting  for a beer soon .

15 minutes ago, swanker said:

Martin Blyth an Easton boy.  He was bit younger than me, must have been about 21 when he died of lung cancer. A nice lad and a good friend of the family. 
 

quite a few of our lot are sadly gone now. So sad!!!

Ah right yea nice lad .must know you Barton hill aswell know his brother better .He's  going through  it at moment aswell 

13 minutes ago, glen humphries said:

If I remember rightly a big mob of Man City turned up .

Yes certainly  did

36 minutes ago, swanker said:

Went up there with a van load of lads from around our way. (Barton Hill) Strangest thing that happened was  being sat in the stand before the game and when the players ran out everyone followed them on to the pitch and ran straight across to where the Reading fans were. 
 

fond memories partly because the  young lad who drove us there had cancer and died not long after

Who was that mate ?

1 hour ago, myol'man said:

I'm just starting to feel a little bit sorry for him . . . . 

 

 

 

 

.......am I ****!

Hows that lot got on down the road

The amont of days they were last above us

A lot of people are still not getting it. The club statement was very clear. They want to create a family atmosphere at the club, and anyone who acts or behaves aggressively is simply not welcome at the club.

The warnings have been clear, not least after the Cardiff game. The club have a zero tolerance policy on this matter.

What amazes me is that so many people think that the club (or the police) won't follow through with their threats.

What else does the club need to do?

As a matter of interest were you in the escort back to the station ?