Andre_The_Giant Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 My mate's just opened a can of worms... Obviously we'll be Premier league soon enough but AS THE CROW FLIES which current Premier League ground is closest to Ashton Gate? That's Ashton Gate Stadium rather than the centre of Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Swansea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 West Brom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meh Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Southampton ?!? About 65 miles in straight line as you go round a bit by car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, beaverface said: Swansea? Got to be, by some distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Just now, Northern Red said: West Brom? That was my first thought until I read "as the crow flies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Well Ashton Gate has 4 unique stands and the only stadium I believe has 4 unique stands in the Prem is Anfield. Or maybe Everton - but less said about the blue! Edit: misread the OP's question! Ha. West Brom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap flinger Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 WBA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben4BCFC Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 My guess would be Swansea then Bournemouth but probably pretty close. Think West Brom and Southampton are a bit further afield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Bournemouth? Hang on, I think I'll change that to Swansea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Spandex Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 This is handy. https://www.doogal.co.uk/MeasureDistances.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben4BCFC Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Lord Spandex said: This is handy. https://www.doogal.co.uk/MeasureDistances.php Using that... Bournemouth As the crow flies: 95.6 km (59.4 miles) Driving: 120.1 km (74.6 miles) Southampton As the crow flies: 104.4 km (64.9 miles) Driving: 165.6 km (102.9 miles) Swansea As the crow flies: 93.7 km (58.2 miles) Driving: 130.2 km (80.9 miles) West Brom As the crow flies: 127.3 km (79.1 miles) Driving: 149 km (92.6 miles) So Swansea, Bournemouth, Southampton, WBA in that order, both as the crow flies and on roads - assuming nothing else sneaks in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider_boy Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Slightly misreading the question - Closest premiership ground is Ashton Gate. #BristolTogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meh Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, Lord Spandex said: This is handy. https://www.doogal.co.uk/MeasureDistances.php It is handy - Southampton 63.5 and Swansea 59.5 In my defence I forgot that Welsh teams were in the the English league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Not sure now but a couple of years ago it was The Memorial Ground. We are talking about the Conference Premier aren't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_The_Giant Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 That tool gives precisely the same distance from Ashton Gate Stadium to the Liberty Stadium and Dean Court (rather than city to city) so unfortunately it doesn't answer the question. I have checked another tool and based on postcode it would appear the Liberty Stadium, Swansea is closest by some 200 metres or so. Completely pointless all this I know, but got me going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 8 hours ago, Andre_The_Giant said: That tool gives precisely the same distance from Ashton Gate Stadium to the Liberty Stadium and Dean Court (rather than city to city) so unfortunately it doesn't answer the question. I have checked another tool and based on postcode it would appear the Liberty Stadium, Swansea is closest by some 200 metres or so. Completely pointless all this I know, but got me going I reckon you've highlighted the fact that Swansea are the team who have our position in the top tier, we need to oust them at once, for the sake of Bristol and England. Then we can hoover up all the fans in between and push them back down to league one and league two. Never thought I'd live in a world where Swansea are an established Prem team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyolly Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 9 hours ago, Andre_The_Giant said: My mate's just opened a can of worms... Obviously we'll be Premier league soon enough but AS THE CROW FLIES which current Premier League ground is closest to Ashton Gate? That's Ashton Gate Stadium rather than the centre of Bristol. What I don't get is why the distance measured is by the flight of a crow? Couldn't another bird be asked to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 The crows are zig-zagging a bit this morning, round my way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, allyolly said: What I don't get is why the distance measured is by the flight of a crow? Couldn't another bird be asked to do it? I've just looked it up as was curious too. Apparently ships out at sea used to carry crows in case they weren't sure where nearest land was(example, in fog). They would release a crow which would head in the direction of nearest land as they despise water. So a crow out a sea would fly in a direct line to the nearest land. Also leading to the phrase "crows nest" on ships. No idea if it's correct. I got it from the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Jack Dawe said: The crows are zig-zagging a bit this morning, round my way... Also from the Internet, crows over land tend not to fly straight but loop around finding food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 11 hours ago, Neo said: It is handy - Southampton 63.5 and Swansea 59.5 In my defence I forgot that Welsh teams were in the the English league What is this bollocks about the ENGLISH Football League. It's THE Football League, FFS. There's three Welsh clubs in it, but that's not the main point. The point is that it was the only football league when it was founded. It's like British stamps not having the country's name on them because we invented the bloody things Nurse! My medication, please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 2 hours ago, reddogkev said: I reckon you've highlighted the fact that Swansea are the team who have our position in the top tier, we need to oust them at once, for the sake of Bristol and England. Then we can hoover up all the fans in between and push them back down to league one and league two. Never thought I'd live in a world where Swansea are an established Prem team. Don't think there are many fans on a crow's path between Bristol and Swansea. The lighthouse keeper on Flatholm perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 We have a great catchment area if we get into the Premiership and being on both the M4 and M5 is a added bonus. I often wonder just how big we could be if we had years of success behind us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 shows how small this country is, those distances are tiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Fiale said: We have a great catchment area if we get into the Premiership and being on both the M4 and M5 is a added bonus. I often wonder just how big we could be if we had years of success behind us. We would be massive. All we need is 10+ years of huge success and 'we are there'. Why make things difficult? Uncle TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Red Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 15 hours ago, Ben4BCFC said: Using that... Bournemouth As the crow flies: 95.6 km (59.4 miles) Driving: 120.1 km (74.6 miles) Southampton As the crow flies: 104.4 km (64.9 miles) Driving: 165.6 km (102.9 miles) Swansea As the crow flies: 93.7 km (58.2 miles) Driving: 130.2 km (80.9 miles) West Brom As the crow flies: 127.3 km (79.1 miles) Driving: 149 km (92.6 miles) So Swansea, Bournemouth, Southampton, WBA in that order, both as the crow flies and on roads - assuming nothing else sneaks in between. Being pedantic ... that isn't the order on roads, only as the crow flies, it says bournemouth, swansea, WBA then southampton to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Which football club is closest to the river Mersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Murraysrightplum said: Which football club is closest to the river Mersey? I'm guessing it isn't a hugely obvious answer so.... Stockport County? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Tranmere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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