Lord Northski Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 9 hours ago, TRL said: Wow that many people with 6 toes in Bristol. I think I must be one of the lucky minority May explain why Clarks shoes started around here and have always several width fittings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 13 hours ago, Red Tel said: Whilst I would agree with the two reasons given by TRL, there are a few others things that affect the gates at both City and Rovers, 'Shaun Taylor'. The vibrant city that is Bristol has so many other wonderful attractions vying for attendances on a Saturday afternoon. The fact that top class Rugby Union is also very prominent in the area, takes spectators away ( to Bath and Gloucester, and next season to Bristol Rugby). As for attendances at evening games, three of the guys that sit near me in the Dolman on a Saturday live in Bridgewater, so can't make evening games. I know City have a terrific following from deepest Somerset, so I'm fairly sure there are lots of others in the same boat. Some say that there are lots of other towns and cities, both larger and smaller than Bristol, that have higher attendances than those at AG, but who, in all honesty, wants to live in them, when you could live in or near Bristol?! COYR Bridgwater?! That's only about 45 minutes to Ashton Gate! Maybe they have other reasons, but there would be plenty more missing for night games if anyone more than 45 minutes away didn't show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 13 hours ago, Robbored said: I not 100% certain but I think City have student concessions, similar to juvenile and OAP. I can't believe you qualify for two concessions at the same time - it doesn't seem quite fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 34 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Bridgwater?! That's only about 45 minutes to Ashton Gate! Maybe they have other reasons, but there would be plenty more missing for night games if anyone more than 45 minutes away didn't show up. Not driving no but I suppose if you depend on public transport you are pretty much screwed I think. Don`t you have to leave 15 minutes from the end to catch the last train south from BTM? I find night matches a bit more difficult I must admit but I`m self employed so I can normally arrange to be working in Taunton or somewhere rather than Liskeard or Looe on midweek matchdays but appreciate that`s not an option for everyone. The only real pain then is not getting home till 1am and having to be up at 5 in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Add City and Rovers average crowds from last season and you've got more than 23000 Bristolians watching football on a regular basis, which is more than so called big teams like Leeds, Wolves and Boro, I've never gone along with the idea that Bristol is not a footballing city, considering the absolute dross that both clubs have had to put up with over the years I think the crowds are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Leeds are abit of an enigma as they have a massive UK fanbase and a population of 750,000 with only one football club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Bridgwater?! That's only about 45 minutes to Ashton Gate! Maybe they have other reasons, but there would be plenty more missing for night games if anyone more than 45 minutes away didn't show up. Used to take me an hour and a half to make it to any game when I was in Thornbury.Though I was reliant on public transport and then walking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 14 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: And most people in Bristol are Gas Your post is clearly inaccurate Miah. You obviously meant the World....not just Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, harrys said: Add City and Rovers average crowds from last season and you've got more than 23000 Bristolians watching football on a regular basis, which is more than so called big teams like Leeds, Wolves and Boro, I've never gone along with the idea that Bristol is not a footballing city, considering the absolute dross that both clubs have had to put up with over the years I think the crowds are superb. Exactly. it frustrates me when people perpetuate the myth that Bristol isn't a sport city, when both football clubs, and the rugby and cricket teams have attendances that others in their position would envy. And that's not even allowing for the thousands locked out at our place every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Shaun Taylor said: Leeds are abit of an enigma as they have a massive UK fanbase and a population of 750,000 with only one football club And yet they've only sold 13,400 season tickets, which happens to be their highest sales since they were in the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 That makes it even more surprising and goes to show alot of their fans travel and decide nearer the time what games to go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider_boy Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 6 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Bridgwater?! That's only about 45 minutes to Ashton Gate! Plus the 30 minute walk from Ashton Gate to the parking space you managed to find. Really could do with stadium parking, ten minute walk to a new car park at Ashton Vale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Cider_boy said: Plus the 30 minute walk from Ashton Gate to the parking space you managed to find. Really could do with stadium parking, ten minute walk to a new car park at Ashton Vale? Couple of years time, everything behind the Williams will be ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: Couple of years time, everything behind the Williams will be ours. What, Somerset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, downendcity said: What, Somerset? Well, I did hear that BCC were looking to offload Ashton Court due to the maintenance costs. Keep an eye out for that as an `exclusive` in tomorrows BEP now. Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 22 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: And most people in Bristol are Gas i believe you mean have :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 On 18 June 2016 at 20:51, City169 said: I didn't miss that point, so not sure why you felt the need to clarify. Or in other words, zzzzzzzzzzzz, who cares? You clearly did miss that point. or in other words, stop back tracking and lose the attitude while you're at it. got it? Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 9 minutes ago, The dastardly red said: You clearly did miss that point. or in other words, stop back tracking and lose the attitude while you're at it. got it? Good except I didn't miss the point. or are you telling me that you know my thoughts better than I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 43 minutes ago, City169 said: except I didn't miss the point. or are you telling me that you know my thoughts better than I do? Looks like it. Unless of course you're lying about missing the point. One or the other, you tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, The dastardly red said: Looks like it. Unless of course you're lying about missing the point. One or the other, you tell me. Well I didn't miss the point, hence seperating the 2 sentences in the post. They were seperate to show the distinction, if I had been missing the point the latter would have been directly following on from the first. Obviously the distinction was a bit too subtle for you and Robbored. Edit to add- for clarity, the point about most students age and season tickets, was that assuming they become a student straight after college/sixth form, the cheap price could grab the attention of late end students who had been pulled in from attending the odd game beforehand, not suggesting that a student would move to a new city and she'll out for a season ticket straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, City169 said: Well I didn't miss the point, hence seperating the 2 sentences in the post. They were seperate to show the distinction, if I had been missing the point the latter would have been directly following on from the first. Obviously the distinction was a bit too subtle for you and Robbored. Ok, you're obviously hell bent on covering up your mistake. I'll leave it at that, I'm not that bothered to be honest. Just would've been nice if you'd admitted that you missed the point and showed a little humility,that's all I was saying. No hard feelings mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, The dastardly red said: Ok, you're obviously hell bent on covering up your mistake. I'll leave it at that, I'm not that bothered to be honest. Just would've been nice if you'd admitted that you missed the point and showed a little humility,that's all I was saying. No hard feelings mate. I haven't made up anything, I'm always happy to admit making a mistake, but it is you mistaken here, perhaps YOU show show some humility and admit that. I have now clarified what I meant before, and not done any backtracking whatsoever, and frankly don't appreciate you questioning my integrity, or those accusations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, City169 said: I haven't made up anything, I'm always happy to admit making a mistake, but it is you mistaken here, perhaps YOU show show some humility and admit that. I have now clarified what I meant before, and not done any backtracking whatsoever, and frankly don't appreciate you questioning my integrity, or those accusations. Like I said let's just leave it at that, I've got my opinion and you've got yours, only one of us is right and we both know who that is. I'm happy with that and my stance on this one. Anyway it's only a small issue, I wasn't questioning your whole integrity so sorry for any offence caused. I'll give you a wide berth next time I see you telling porkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, The dastardly red said: Like I said let's just leave it at that, I've got my opinion and you've got yours, only one of us is right and we both know who that is. I'm happy with that and my stance on this one. Anyway it's only a small issue, I wasn't questioning your whole integrity so sorry for any offence caused. I'll give you a wide berth next time I see you telling porkies. You won't accept that you have got this wrong will you? I'm not telling "porkies" by any stretch, that's not something I do, I'm an honest person. As I said before, I am always happy to admit a mistake- it's seems trying to defend myself from this character assassination you're attempting is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 11 minutes ago, City169 said: You won't accept that you have got this wrong will you? I'm not telling "porkies" by any stretch, that's not something I do, I'm an honest person. As I said before, I am always happy to admit a mistake- it's seems trying to defend myself from this character assassination you're attempting is one of them. Ok, sorry perhaps I went a bit ott there. Looking back I can see your point and genuinely believe you. Been a long day and I got a bit carried away rather than checking properly. Sorry mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, The dastardly red said: Ok, sorry perhaps I went a bit ott there. Looking back I can see your point and genuinely believe you. Been a long day and I got a bit carried away rather than checking properly. Sorry mate. No worries, done similar myself before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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