Portland Bill

Exactly, it's a double bluff by SOD.

I'm behind SOD but it's not a time for gloating, it's only our 2nd win in the League. Let's keep it friendly eh.

It's a miracle!

What minute will they equalise!! Shut the f up Bill

Get in JET!

Listening to Radio Briz it sounds totally uninspiring. Happy Birthday Esmond

I saw them on tv at Sheffield United this season, they played some really good football. Hopefully not tonight though!

The problem is that the throwing of coins etc is just cowardly. I've been toe to toe at Football in the past ( I'm not proud of it now) but in that situation it's fair. But I've also been hit by coins,coin throwing is random, the coin can hit an 8 year old child in the face or a stone island clad macho man. Anyone who randomly throws coins etc are cowards and deserve to get arrested imo.

[quote name="NickJ" post="1906063" timestamp=" I'm not complaining about the police, just questioning why the need for a dawn raid. Maybe there were logistical issues, but it seems OTT to me.

I heard on the radio this morning that 50 seats were smashed up. I wasn't aware of City doing this, but we know the Gas did because we have seen the footage. We also know that some of the seats were thrown at City, so I would guess most of the seat chuckers are on CCTV. Hard to get off that one I would of thought!

They do it all the time now, it used to be that the OB came into the crowd to arrest, it would then kick off big time and the trouble would escalate. In the 80's and 90's it happened every week. Now, with CCTV they can do what they have done today. Ive had more than my fair share of battening in the past when they would randomly hit anyone in the crowd when trying to arrest people.

On your last point, it was pretty clear to me that with yellow jumper spending all that time on the pitch, the Police tactic for the night was to video and arrest later. That's why, anyone with any savvy kept out of trouble.

We all knew this was going to happen though. Dawn raids have been happening all over the country for years. Any football related trouble is treated differently to other offences, it's been the same for 20 years. We had the same after the 96? Pitch invasion ( chasing the gas players off the pitch) and a lot learnt from that and realised a jail sentence would be next if caught playing up. It's the way things are done now,like it or not. In the 80's and 90's we got away with things, it doesn't work like that now, it's a mugs game in 2013.

21 arrested now,more than 50 seats ripped out the reporter on 5 live just said. CCTV will catch a lot more than any of us saw. Personally I've seen a lot worse at Bristol derby's,but it's 2013 and playing up in any form is an arrest able offence nowadays at football.

Spot on, a plain white t shirt with a large Robin crest on the front would sell thousands imo. If the club won't do it then someone on here with that bit of nous could make some serious cash.

So would you not be concerned if the other half that do, don't! There is big money in kit sales,surely the club realise this. It's as if the kit designer says, " right, that's a nice shirt, lets just add something to make it look shite" (As he puts some white armbands on to it)

Just what I thought,some of our support are pathetic, they always have to have someone to have a pop at.

good post! the ref was totally on your side so we are susprized he gave it us!

Ive got a life but unfortunatly not a money tree

The difference IMO is that Sunderland,Villa and Derby will now probably fill there grounds because of there prices being LOWER. But we wont because of the HIGH COST of our tickets. Surely it would make sense to FILL our ground every other week with more affordable prices. I was going for the S/T option with my 2 lads this year but now cant afford it.So with POD prices going up big time as well, the 3 of us will probably only go to about 10 home games. There are bound to be others like me who wanted to get S/T,and we are part of the loyal 8-9000 so i cant see many "floating"fans paying the extra. If our gates go UP this season i think it will only be because of the increase in away support at Ashton Gate. It could ( and should) have been so different.

Do you think its worth watching the game though

Keep your chin up mate, lets hope we can do it for you, all the best