Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spent so much time in here the last few days I kinda feel at home but really I know pretty much sod all about Bristol, Bristol city and you're arch rivals Rovers, so perhaps you could give me and my fellow Saints fans who are lingering in here waiting for any news, some interesting facts about these. I have only ever been down that way once when I went down to Cornwall on holiday and drove past. We stopped overnight in Bath on the way back and it was lovely.. Anyway, the sole total of my knowledge is that Animal Magic was filmed at Bristol Zoo.. I have one question right away.. Why do you call Rovers " The Gas"
slartibartfast Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spent so much time in here the last few days I kinda feel at home but really I know pretty much sod all about Bristol, Bristol city and you're arch rivals Rovers, so perhaps you could give me and my fellow Saints fans who are lingering in here waiting for any news, some interesting facts about these. I have only ever been down that way once when I went down to Cornwall on holiday and drove past. We stopped overnight in Bath on the way back and it was lovely.. Anyway, the sole total of my knowledge is that Animal Magic was filmed at Bristol Zoo.. I have one question right away.. Why do you call Rovers " The Gas" Because they STINK!
Barrs Court Red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 They were formed by a group of ss prisoners of war in 1946
Guest sportingmad0209 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spent so much time in here the last few days I kinda feel at home but really I know pretty much sod all about Bristol, Bristol city and you're arch rivals Rovers, so perhaps you could give me and my fellow Saints fans who are lingering in here waiting for any news, some interesting facts about these.I have only ever been down that way once when I went down to Cornwall on holiday and drove past. We stopped overnight in Bath on the way back and it was lovely..Anyway, the sole total of my knowledge is that Animal Magic was filmed at Bristol Zoo..I have one question right away..Why do you call Rovers " The Gas" The local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to Eastville Stadium, their former home.
Barrs Court Red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We were in a cup final once, 1909. Were the biggest sleeping giant in world football though
Guest sportingmad0209 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We were in a cup final once, 1909.Were the biggest sleeping giant in world football though More like a coma!
glynriley Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spent so much time in here the last few days I kinda feel at home but really I know pretty much sod all about Bristol, Bristol city and you're arch rivals Rovers, so perhaps you could give me and my fellow Saints fans who are lingering in here waiting for any news, some interesting facts about these. I have only ever been down that way once when I went down to Cornwall on holiday and drove past. We stopped overnight in Bath on the way back and it was lovely.. Anyway, the sole total of my knowledge is that Animal Magic was filmed at Bristol Zoo.. I have one question right away.. Why do you call Rovers " The Gas" Its because their former home 'Eastville Stadium' was in the shadow of a large gas works
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 we are crap, rovers aka gas sags sagheads saggys and sadsags are even craper
Dollymarie Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We were in a cup final once, 1909. Were the biggest sleeping giant in world football though Dont be modest. We won the LDV vans trophy as well.
Guest Frome Red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We are the biggest & best club in Bristol !
steviestevieneville Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The vile mancs won their first major trophy by beating us in the f.a cup final 1909. We have been in the top flight twice, the latest time being from 1976-1980
Dollymarie Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We are the biggest & best club in Bristol ! We might really be the only team in Bristol in the not too distant future as well, if R*vers get their way, their new stadium will be in South Glos.
glynriley Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 A few former Scottish players you may be familiar with are Joe Jordan , Gerry Gow , Tony Fitzpatrick , Paul Hartley , Peter Cormack , David Moyes.
SDBS36 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dont be modest. We won the LDV vans trophy as well. Dont forget the Anglo Scot cup & of course our Johnsons Paint trophy
steviestevieneville Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We beat arsenal away first game back in the top flight.
potbelly Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Wallace and Gromit live in Bristol. Bristol has it`s own language. It`s true, we really do drink a lot of Cider. Only Fools and Horses was filmed around Bristol, The market was Ashton Gate car park, "Nelson Mandela House" is a large block of flats behind the Dolman stand, hence the weak references to "Del boy" being at home here in many threads. We run out to "The Wurzels" singing "One for the Bristol City" The Gas are scum.
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 we are famous for never going up via about 100 play offs
cidercity1987 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Biggest English City not to have a team win the FA Cup. Biggest English City not to have a team win the League Cup. Biggest English City not to have a team win the top division. Biggest English City not to have a team yet grace the Premier League. But that's a small price to pay for living in Englands best City.
Dollymarie Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 John Cleese is a Bristol City fan, as are Tony Robinson, Mark Watson and Jonathan Pearce to name but a few.
TRL Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We were the first team in English history to be relegated from the top flight to the bottom division in consecutive seasons We have the joint record of 14 consecutive wins Joe Royle Norman Hunter Andy Cole And Dariuz Dziekanowski have played for us in the past. We are a championship, league 1 yo yo club if you look at our history The highest we ever finished is 2nd in the top flight in 1908 (I think)
Guest SJFC Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dundee (our pretend rivals) like to play "I've got a brand new combine harvester" at games because our nickname is "the fermers". This friendship was meant to be!!
cidercity1987 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 What about St Johnstone? Perthshire is beautiful.
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dont be modest. We won the LDV vans trophy as well. Ah , already we have somethings in common. Saints have been to two cup finals but lost both and the only major (sic) cup we have won is the scottish equivilant of the LDV, the Scottish Football League Challenge Cup.( or as it is know , the DIDDY CUP) Our local rivals ( although they try to deny it but bring there biggest travelling support when we meet) are Dundee, aka, The Soap Dodgers, The Tinks, The Coagies, The Dirty Dees and a few more like that. They relegated us on the last day of the season way back in 1962 and whilst doing it, won there only ever top league title ( a draw would have saved us and still given them the title) They were once a great side and indeed reached the semi-final of the European cup the following season ( and this was when it was a proper tournament) but are in terminal decline now and have been in admin twice in the last few years and very nearly went bust last season. There fans find this very hard to accept and of course we rip the pish at every opportunity. Currently they sit bottom of the scottish 1st division and have the 2nd lowest goals scored total (out of 30 teams) in the Scottish football league.. With us having a great season you can understand why it is such a great time to be a Saintee..
TRL Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Oh we also won the Anglo Scottish cup many moons ago
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The best ever midfielder the club have ever had is Gerry God, sorry i mean Gow Gow was Scottish, still lives in the area even tho his last match for city was in 1980,down here is is a legend Other Scots of note who are loved here are Tom Ritchie, and Gerry Sweeney In more recent times we have Scott Murray who is part of the furniture here (Scottish Bristolian) Also Colin Cramb played for us around about 12 yrs ago, some say he has a Bristol City FC tattoo on his leg. So we love our Jocks down here as you can see
ciderup Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dundee (our pretend rivals) like to play "I've got a brand new combine harvester" at games because our nickname is "the fermers". This friendship was meant to be!! They couldn't do the accent SJFC. This is how it should be done!
jambodinho Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Bristol is the birthplace of street artist Banksy. His artwork is all over the city.
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We were once 90 minutes away from the Premier League and haven't recovered since And a 50 year old grandad scored the only goal of the game, sending Hull City to the prem 2008
Guest Frome Red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 John Cleese is a Bristol City fan, as are Tony Robinson, Mark Watson and Jonathan Pearce to name but a few. Justin Lee Colins ? When we got to the play off final he was anyway ..........
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Paul Hartley played for Saints as well. Saints are named after the old name for the town of Perth. St.Johns Toun (named after John the baptist) We beat Dundee 7-2 on new years 1997 ( we also pumped them 5-1 the same season) day Ewan McGregor was once refused entry to hospitality at McDairmid Park for being dressed like a tink. We moved to our current ground in 1989, the first purpose-built all-seater stadium in the United Kingdom, after many years at Muirton Park. The old ground was bought by ASDA which also funded the new stadium. Geoff has been chairman for 25 years and if it were not for him, there is every possibility we would no longer exist ( certainly in our current form) we have played 5 home games in European competition and NEVER lost.
Dollymarie Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spooky, Sainsburys intend to buy our current home to help fund the new ground. If the NIMBYS ever bugger off that is.
TRL Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We used to like bouncing: I loved the bounce, closest thing we have had to an atmosphere for near on 20 years
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Our promotion pitch invasion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHi_y7ABlrc
bearded_red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 When we finished second in 1907 it was the highest ever league finish by a team south of Birmingham.
SDBS36 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 They couldn't do the accent SJFC. This is how it should be done! http://youtu.be/BBcFHGtPRLQ Dont forget we are good at bouncing
bucksred Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dont be modest. We won the LDV vans trophy as well. Three times actually in all its formats. lost three times too..
22A Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The city of Bristol is Twinned wuth various other Cities such as Bordeaux and Hannover. City used to play friendlies against those teams, but haven't done so for about 40 years. Is Perth twinned with it's Aussie namesake? In one of the cricket cup competitions, Glos (who have their HQ in Bristol), had to travel to Perth to play Scotland away.
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Perh is sometimes called the gateway to the highlands and is situated onnthe banks of the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland and the largest river in the UK by volume. The Tay is a top quality Salmon river and a days fishing can set you back £2000 for the best beats. The largest Salmon ever caught on the rod in the UK was caught on the Tay in 1922. A whopping 64lb monster which was caught by a WOMAN!!!!! We have two large parks at the south and north ends of the town which are called the South Inch and the North Inch. Inch comes from old scots for Island but also means land surrounded by bog. The tease " Whats the smallest town in Scotland" Answer, Perth because it's between two Inches. Perth was also the capital of Scotland for a time during the 12th and 13th centuries.
exAtyeoMax Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Biggest English City not to have a team win the FA Cup. Biggest English City not to have a team win the League Cup. Biggest English City not to have a team win the top division. Biggest English City not to have a team yet grace the Premier League. But that's a small price to pay for living in England's best City.
ralphindevon Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Spent so much time in here the last few days I kinda feel at home but really I know pretty much sod all about Bristol, Bristol city and you're arch rivals Rovers, so perhaps you could give me and my fellow Saints fans who are lingering in here waiting for any news, some interesting facts about these. I have only ever been down that way once when I went down to Cornwall on holiday and drove past. We stopped overnight in Bath on the way back and it was lovely.. Anyway, the sole total of my knowledge is that Animal Magic was filmed at Bristol Zoo.. I have one question right away.. Why do you call Rovers " The Gas" Why did you stop in Bath, it's full of Japanese and American tourists and locals who think they're a bit better than anyone else. Bristol's a far better city.
bearded_red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 But that's a small price to pay for living in Englands best City. Spot on!
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Our promotion pitch invasion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHi_y7ABlrc Our latest promotion .
I BELIEVE Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We beat liverpool away in the FA cup, in 1994, arguably the greatest result in our history.
Guest Davis Love III Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Perhaps I'm becoming rather melancholy in my old age but this thread is absolutely beautiful to read.
TRL Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Why did you stop in Bath, it's full of Japanese and American tourists and locals who think they're a bit better than anyone else. Bristol's a far better city. ain't that the truth, i think Bathonians have started to take over St Werburghs now as well! Just think, Bath must be awful, they hosted the Gas when they were made homeless because the city of Bristol had enough of the Pikeys
Chivs Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 we are famous for never going up via about 100 play offs It's only 97. Stop exaggerating. Bristol is a beautiful city unless you go to the bad bits where it can be "quite rough". Isambard Kingdom Brunel would have been born in Bristol if he hadn't been born somewhere else. Anyway, he built the world's oldest purpose built railway station at Bristol Temple Meads which is really quite impressive if you are a starling. Whilst in Bristol he earnt the nickname of "Reckless Engineer". No, not after the Bristol pub of the same name but because he crawled along one of the ropes suspending the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The bridge is easily the most beautiful in Britain. Bristol City is often accused of being "just a small town in Wales" by opposing fans although, in reality, we are quite a big town in Wales. Bristol has an international hot air balloon fiesta in August that is world-famous throughout the whole of the West Country. There's also the Harbourside festival. More recently we had a swarm of gorillas around the city and remarkably this had nothing to do with the gas.
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We humbled the Mighty Glasgow Rangers two seasons ago.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1Pbn1OWzg&feature=related
Cider Queen Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Perh is sometimes called the gateway to the highlands and is situated onnthe banks of the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland and the largest river in the UK by volume. The Tay is a top quality Salmon river and a days fishing can set you back £2000 for the best beats. The largest Salmon ever caught on the rod in the UK was caught on the Tay in 1922. A whopping 64lb monster which was caught by a WOMAN!!!!! We have two large parks at the south and north ends of the town which are called the South Inch and the North Inch. Inch comes from old scots for Island but also means land surrounded by bog. The tease " Whats the smallest town in Scotland" Answer, Perth because it's between two Inches. Perth was also the capital of Scotland for a time during the 12th and 13th centuries. When I stayed in Perth you used to have a couple of pubs with really good names... 'That Bar' was one of them, which bar, that bar.... and the scaromouche... are they still there? The nightclub on the south inch, the Ice house or something? Must be 15 years since I was there, saw the Super Saintees at home to Celtic and St Mirren at Mcdermid that year.. I proudly drove round Perth with my Bristol City mini scarf in my car.... aaaah the good times
Superjack Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We beat liverpool away in the FA cup, in 1993, arguably the greatest result in our history. 'I Believe' it was January 25th 1994. We received a standing ovation from the Kop in it's last season of terracing and Souness was sacked the next day. My mate disappeared onto the pitch when our goal went in and was marched off by a steward. He had to watch the last half-hour of the game on a telly in the holding cells under Anfield.
Guest Jamie_Beatson Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Our latest promotion . Our second goal that day was absolutely incredible - if that had been scored by Man Utd or something you'd never hear the end of it. Superb stuff.
Guest Davis Love III Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We humbled the Mighty Glasgow Rangers two seasons ago.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1Pbn1OWzg&feature=related Oh Ghostie...Cillian's strike is simply sublime. One of my favourite ever Saints goals. Almost as good as Paul Sheerin vs Dundee. (1 minute 40 seconds into this video)
Guest Scrumpadelic Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We are the only team in the world to have a part of the female anatomy named after us. And recently, our players play like a bunch of bunch of said body parts.
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 This is my last video. Saints v Dundee. Pretty crap game but if you wait till about 1.45 seconds you will see a goal of such beauty it may reduce you to tears..
Pederho ll Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We scored a goal and our stand nearly fell down.
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 When I stayed in Perth you used to have a couple of pubs with really good names... 'That Bar' was one of them, which bar, that bar.... and the scaromouche... are they still there? The nightclub on the south inch, the Ice house or something? Must be 15 years since I was there, saw the Super Saintees at home to Celtic and St Mirren at Mcdermid that year.. I proudly drove round Perth with my Bristol City mini scarf in my car.... aaaah the good times The Scaramouche ( formally "The Old Saint Johns Toun Tavern) is now called simply "The Tavern and is one of the oldest pubs in the town. The Ice-Factory has closed down these days.
Guest Davis Love III Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Last day of the 98/99 Season. Saints finished 3rd in the SPL and reached the UEFA Cup! (30 seconds in for one of the best saves I've ever seen)
Kid in the Riot Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 John Betjeman loved Bristol calling it 'the most beautiful big city of England' and he wrote this poem, called 'Bristol': Green upon the flooded Avon shone the after-storm-wet-sky Quick the struggling withy branches let the leaves of autumn fly And a star shone over Bristol, wonderfully far and high. Ringers in an oil-lit belfry - Bitton? Kelston? who shall say? - Smoothly practicing a plain course, caverned out the dying day As their melancholy music flooded up and ebbed away, Then all Somerset was around me and I saw the clippers ride, High above the moonlit houses, triple-masted on the tide, By the tall embattled church-towers of Bristol waterside. And an undersong to branches dripping into pools and wells Out of multitudes of elm trees over leagues of hill and dells Was the mathematic pattern of a plain course on the bells Betjeman was also reported to have once said, '**** the gas'
Guest The Ghost of Jim Morton Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 St.Johnstone are the only senior football team in the uk with the letter J in there name.
Brizzle Jordan Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 St.Johnstone are the only senior football team in the uk with the letter J in there name. Nice
Guest handsofclayOLD Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 The victory over Leeds Utd who were unbeaten at the top of the old Div 1 in 1974 was greater than the Liverpool result and even got the scorer Donnie Gillies onto the front page of the Times. When we finished runners-up in 1906-07, to Newcastle Utd, it was the highest any team new to the top flight had ever finished. This lasted until 1962 when Ipswich under Alf Ramsey finished champions in their first top flight season. We lost our opening game to Man Utd in the 1905-06 season in Div 2, but then won 14 on the bounce, a record that hasn't been beaten. We finished as champs with Man Utd runners-up. In the 1909 FA Cup Final at the Crystal Palace we played in all blue. Our cup hero Wallis Rippon, who scored crucial goals throughout the cup run including a last second equaliser v Derby in the semi, missed the final through injury. Billy Wedlock won 26 caps for England during this period. John Atyeo scored 350 league and cup goals for City in the 1950s to mid-60s, a record for one club. He played half a dozen games for England scoring 5 times. He was dropped by Walter Winterbottom for the 1958 World Cup because he was a part-timer. It was Atyeo's equaliser v Eire that got England into the 1958 finals...incidentally Eire's goal was scored by another City player, Dermot Curtis. Cary Grant was also born in Bristol as Archibald Leach.
Guest Frome Red Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Goals don't count against us if they hit the bar in the back the net and come back out ! Ask Colin
REDOXO Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Dont be modest. We won the LDV vans trophy as well. And (semi-ironically) the Anglo Scottish Cup!!
Guest Davis Love III Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson scored a hatrick for Saints against Rangers at Ibrox in 1963. (Nope, I wasn't there).
Guest Scrumpadelic Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 St.Johnstone are the only senior football team in the uk with the letter J in there name. You beat me to it...I love stumping people with that one.
Red Skin Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Our local rivals ( although they try to deny it but bring there biggest travelling support when we meet) are Dundee..... .....what about Dundee Utd? And how come.not them? My enemy''s enemy and all that? As well as the gas, we're not that keen on Bardiff either.
Guest Scrumpadelic Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 It is a club rule dating back to the twenties that all of our players must drink 4 pints of scrumpy before each match.
Mr Gow Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 We have the most famous female fan in the world dollymarie, she once promised to "get her baps out " if we were promoted,thankfully that season we were not promoted!
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