Markman Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I was reading this the other night - made me chuckle - I wondered if anyone had ever spotted anything else? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I remember Not The Nine O'Clock News. Lord Lucan finally found, playing centre forward for Bristol City. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 I can recall oliver reed as a kid, talking about the women in California and some fine Bristol city's, what on earth is he talking about I thought, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Every game (without fail ) that JP commentates on ….ever! … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 In Jane Austen's Prowed & Prejudice, Mr Bennet, facing the ignominy of his youngest daughter's disgrace with the cad Whickham, says to his favourite child Elizabeth: "For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?" which is pretty much Bristol football and this forum in a nutshell. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 6 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: In Jane Austen's Prowed & Prejudice, Mr Bennet, facing the ignominy of his youngest daughter's disgrace with the cad Whickham, says to his favourite child Elizabeth: "For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?" which is pretty much Bristol football and this forum in a nutshell. Jane Austen also predicted one of our loan signings 200 years before it occurred in the title of one of her novels Nathan Abbey* *The publishers weren't keen on the title as they wanted it also included that he would also play for Northampton and he was also a goalkeeper so Jane compromised with the first word which became mashed. So we now know it as Northanger Abbey. Good local girl was Miss Austen. Mixed in the elite circles and picked up all the gossip on City's potential signings way ahead of even Ian Gay. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 A Tale Of Two Cities? Surely Charles Dickens was describing a slightly inconsistent season for our team.... It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us.... 2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: A Tale Of Two Cities? Surely Charles Dickens was describing a slightly inconsistent season for our team.... It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us.... LJ describing the 2017/18 season. Edited February 1 by Curr Avon 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) Best literary reference is in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Edited February 1 by Ivorguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 On 31/01/2024 at 12:10, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I remember Not The Nine O'Clock News. Lord Lucan finally found, playing centre forward for Bristol City. I love that program! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaissance Williams Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Terence Malick always reckoned “The Thin Red Line” was his tribute to Max and Zak….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 (edited) King James Bible; Luke 19:41: And when he was come near, he beheld the City, and wept... Edited February 2 by Calculus 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 There was a book about Bristol City fandom written a long time ago by Charlie Dickens. It was called Great Expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 21 hours ago, handsofclay said: Jane Austen also predicted one of our loan signings 200 years before it occurred in the title of one of her novels Nathan Abbey* *The publishers weren't keen on the title as they wanted it also included that he would also play for Northampton and he was also a goalkeeper so Jane compromised with the first word which became mashed. So we now know it as Northanger Abbey. Good local girl was Miss Austen. Mixed in the elite circles and picked up all the gossip on City's potential signings way ahead of even Ian Gay. Goal-hanger Abbey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave L Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Shakespeare was spot on about the OTIB transfer forum in the last days of a window: "O Judgment ! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Genesis chapter 11 verse 5 in the bible 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 57 minutes ago, Dave L said: Shakespeare was spot on about the OTIB transfer forum in the last days of a window: "O Judgment ! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason !" Thought that said British breasts for a moment. Need new glasses I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's lift Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 31 minutes ago, Olé said: Genesis chapter 11 verse 5 in the bible From the Premiership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 3 hours ago, TedsHeadIs Red said: There was a book about Bristol City fandom written a long time ago by Charlie Dickens. It was called Great Expectations. .... and then I believe that The Old Curiosity Shop was inspired by the club's superstore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ivorguy said: Best literary reference is in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Do you mean Loneliness of the long distance runner by the same author - Alan Sillitoe - which contains a short story called The Match and begins with the line "Bristol City had played Notts County and won." Contains evocative descriptions of football in the 50s but isn't really about the game, rather about working class life in Nottingham at the time, much like a lot of his writing. Microsoft Word - The Match.doc (uwo.ca) Edited February 2 by Merrick's Marvels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Enid Blyton wrote "Mr Meddle's Muddles" in 2009/10 about Steve Lansdown and the Coppell/David James years .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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