BS4 on Tour... Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Dear all, Great news about the new stadium and all that, but am already feeling a bit strange because I know I miss Ashton Gate like mad. Of course we can't live in the past and we need to move on to a bigger facility to take this club forward but AG has been such a huge part of my life and I feel like I grew up in the East End as it was after venturing into it as an eleven year old after doing my apprenticeship in the schoolboys enclosure at the front of the Dolman. Evening games were superb back then as we were all tightly packed into the dark terrace preparing to give the opposition goalkeeper dog's abuse as he dared to jog towards us! And woe betide any away team player with links to the Roverzzzzz! I soon graduated into The Enclosure at the front of the Williams where the atmosphere was superb as well with non stop vocal encouragement for the chaps! Depending on the away team I sometimes went into the old Park End to enjoy the 'friendly' banter with those who had travelled to stand on the away terrace at the Open End. For big games and some mediocre ones we find it easy to fill The Gate, I just hope we can do the same at our new home. Brand new soulless grounds are depressing enough, but ones that are only half full are the pits! Anyway, enough of my misty eyed nostalgia! We do need to move on but I will never forget Ashton Gate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Mixed feelings, everyone will miss the gate but if AV is anything like as good as it looks in the planning pictures then it will be fantastic. I think people can be a bit too sentimental at times. The bottom line is we need more renenue from corporate cumtomers and the stadium will go a long way to help the club be financially viable. Definitely need to stay up now, hopefully the news will inspire the team to perform (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I will miss it but its now dated and way past its sell by date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Loyal Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I will deff miss the East End...really enjoy City games in there. Hope we can replicate it in the new stadium and get it bouncing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hippo Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Love the ground, even tho I've only been going for 15 years, relatively short time compared to most of you! Hate the identikit stadiums at away games, so is some comfort that AV's not gonna be a Cardiff/Leicester/Boro etc place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeRed Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 There's a picture of me & many Openend fans in the Dolman bar (yet to see it for myself in person) it also in the 2004 Ashton Gate book. I will also miss Ashton Gate big time. But time is a good cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Jordan Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Massively. Most away fans love our stadium, for the old school feel. Sadly, we have to leave, for the best wishes of the club, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Dear all, Great news about the new stadium and all that, but am already feeling a bit strange because I know I miss Ashton Gate like mad. Of course we can't live in the past and we need to move on to a bigger facility to take this club forward but AG has been such a huge part of my life and I feel like I grew up in the East End as it was after venturing into it as an eleven year old after doing my apprenticeship in the schoolboys enclosure at the front of the Dolman. Evening games were superb back then as we were all tightly packed into the dark terrace preparing to give the opposition goalkeeper dog's abuse as he dared to jog towards us! And woe betide any away team player with links to the Roverzzzzz! I soon graduated into The Enclosure at the front of the Williams where the atmosphere was superb as well with non stop vocal encouragement for the chaps! Depending on the away team I sometimes went into the old Park End to enjoy the 'friendly' banter with those who had travelled to stand on the away terrace at the Open End. For big games and some mediocre ones we find it easy to fill The Gate, I just hope we can do the same at our new home. Brand new soulless grounds are depressing enough, but ones that are only half full are the pits! Anyway, enough of my misty eyed nostalgia! We do need to move on but I will never forget Ashton Gate..... Any idea when it would be open for business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellRedPhil Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I will miss it. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton1 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I wont miss queuing for a piss or a pint! One of the worst bits of AG is it's facilities for the fans. A new stadium will bring a pint at half time without walking miles, a pie without standing all half time in a queue Apart from that, yep will miss it like made!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 As a kid growing up in the sticks, days out to Ashton Gate were the happiest days of my childhood. I would walk around the ground 3 or 4 times admiring every nook and cranny like some kind of holy shrine. The 4 huge floodlight pylons, what seemed miles of painted red corrugated iron, the glimpse through the corners to the pitch and the massive cigar advertising boards. When I had paid my 70p and got in, the walk up to the terracing and the first real sight of the inside of the stadium felt like I was running out to play, heart beating fast and unbelievably excited.....and that was about 1.30pm. Later in life when I lived and worked nearby, I looked back and laughed at how much I worshipped that stadium but the truth is I still do. Yes I will miss it but onwards and upwards I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Some great memories at AG, will cherish them forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I don't think a single fan of the club won't miss it. It's home. But sometimes your home needs so many improvements you might as well find a newer place, and in time... it becomes home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I think we'll all miss ashton gate... To be honest, the club needs a new stadium but I'm not sure if its for me - fully expecting to have a season in there and be bored out my tree.... Just gonna hope its not like most of the new soul less stadiums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I don't think a single fan of the club won't miss it. It's home. But sometimes your home needs so many improvements you might as well find a newer place, and in time... it becomes home. Jordan I have agreed with all your posts for a few days now. Is that definitely you??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ferret Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Not a fan of identikit stadiums. My biggest worry is that AV will be one. In fact I'm almost certain it will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Jordan I have agreed with all your posts for a few days now. Is that definitely you??? You were all clouded by your hatred for He who must not be named, I've always spoken sense... Honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBerkeleyBoy Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Wonder if they plan to auction of all the seats and turf etc - need new seats for the gardens and a bit of turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcc Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 i miss the standing aston gate, or have done for years, defo not the same with seats, in-fact a piss poor ground tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangers Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Will miss it. But we need to move with the times. But will the new stadium have an "East End"......a must IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Squirrel Kingdom Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 IMO It was never the same after we got temporarily booted out of the East End following the nonsense with Stoke in the FA Cup in '95. I don't live too far away from the ground (less than five minutes now but I used to live in Ashton Road years ago) so it'll be weird when it's not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcc Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Wonder if they plan to auction of all the seats and turf etc - need new seats for the gardens and a bit of turf was just going to say the same thing. I would love a seat and some turf. They could gift the money raised to local grass roots football development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hippo Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Couldnt the club just reuse some of the seats? Especially as new ones were put in the Dolman and front of the Williams only a few seasosn back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 After 40 years of walking down Raynes Road, I will always miss our 'old' ground (how odd does it feel to type that!) and cherish some really great memories. Still onwards and upwards. Sanity has won out and today's news is a tremendous boost for the club. Good job I never got my dad's ashes scattered at AG though. Would've hated him to end up under aisle 18 or whatever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Impossible not to miss it, we've had some great times at the Gate, most of us went to see our first game there. It's got character and AV will take a while to get that character. If it's anything on the AmEx stadium though it'll be incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityloyal473 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I'll miss it hugely, been going there for 25 years and i still always, always, get a buzz going up to my seat in the Williams, firstly glimpsing the dolman, then whole stadium coming into view, then the pitch, love it. i will shed a tear the day we leave,100%. But its time to move on, if the club wants to go forward we have to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcliffe 78 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 The memories of all the great games are stored away, a few more hopefully before we leave, but it is time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Been suffering since pre Dolman stand, when it was a long shack with a bit of terracing if memory serves. Stood in all areas, started in the covered end and moved around as I got older! Lots of memories, unfortunately not enough great ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 It is time to move on, desperately need the new stadium to progress. However I will never forget AG, my first game was way back in 1994/95. I have had so many great memories, too many to name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebrenn Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Can't wait for the new stadium,we need to move to progress.but I have been going to Ashton gate since I was ten when i used to go with my late father.first game was reserve game against southampton.a week later my first game was against west brom who we beat 3.1.they had the great johny Giles playing for them.I am 45 now,but because of those memories,it will break my heart at the last game there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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