Well done Rovers

[Guest ashtonyate]

I thought Rovers done well its not easy to go and play at an away Ground they were not pretty but deserved the draw.The thing that worried me is yet again we can't break teams down.

Our midfield passed the ball back or sideways but very few ball forward O for a Tinnion in Midfield our build up is so slow and laboured we lack width and pace we have seen to many games at Ashton this season.

I think we may win at the Mem because we do have a bit more class whether we show it is another thing

[beaverface]

I thought Rovers done well its not easy to go and play at an away Ground they were not pretty but deserved the draw.The thing that worried me is yet again we can't break teams down.

Our midfield passed the ball back or sideways but very few ball forward O for a Tinnion in Midfield our build up is so slow and laboured we lack width and pace we have seen to many games at Ashton this season.

I think we may win at the Mem because we do have a bit more class whether we show it is another thing

Sssssshh! don't say we have that little bit more class or we'll get accused of being arrogant and patronising!!

[pdgifford64]

I thought Rovers done well its not easy to go and play at an away Ground they were not pretty but deserved the draw.The thing that worried me is yet again we can't break teams down.

Our midfield passed the ball back or sideways but very few ball forward O for a Tinnion in Midfield our build up is so slow and laboured we lack width and pace we have seen to many games at Ashton this season.

I think we may win at the Mem because we do have a bit more class whether we show it is another thing

I had this convo on the way back to the car with me old man. IF City can get promoted we won`t struggle to stay up cos most Championship sides will allow us to play the football we like...but until we can break down sides like Rovers tonight we will struggle to get out of this league.

It doesn`t help that i can`t remember the last time we had the same two start up front for more than two or three games, as i`ve said before and it showed tonight, our front pairings are unable to play together.

Secondly we are so sluggish going forward, and there was no movement from the forwards for the most part. The Rovers backs had an easier job `cos they weren`t moved around enough.

Yes they came looking for nothing worse than a draw. Fair play to them, they didn`t deserve to lose, but we didn`t deserve to win in truth.

Tuesday should see them with more attacking intent which should make it easier for us to open them up, however GJ is going to have to work on the tactics and try and find us some real width. Not playing Murray in the center might be a start.

Disappointing, yes.........loss of bragging rights for the next 6 days,yes...........end of the world, no

PDG

[Guest snowy_RDFC]

Yea the lack of width was very marked and it was easy for Rovers to deal with any attacks 'cause they weren't stretched at all.

Why oh why was Murray playing in the middle. Out of all the midfielders in the squad, Williams aside, he's got the pace and skill that is effective outwide and GJ chose not to use it. Again the lack of a player willing to fight and graft in the middle was very evident.

Poor game, poor atmosphere considering the fixture. Hats off Rovers for battling hard and putting in a performance well worthy of a point.

[Matty H]

Sssssshh! don't say we have that little bit more class or we'll get accused of being arrogant and patronising!!

A point I brought up with Twentyman. That idiot who accused all city fans of being patronising, got my back up

[Matty H]

A point I brought up with Twentyman. That idiot who accused all city fans of being patronising, got my back up

Although having said that there are some morons. I heard one guy they interviewed whilst I was travelling down going on about how we would be 5-0 up at halftime and how Rovers fans were the scum of Bristol etc. Why idiots like this even bother to draw breath to breath let alone speak is beyond me

[bladder]

I had this convo on the way back to the car with me old man. IF City can get promoted we won`t struggle to stay up cos most Championship sides will allow us to play the football we like...but until we can break down sides like Rovers tonight we will struggle to get out of this league.

It doesn`t help that i can`t remember the last time we had the same two start up front for more than two or three games, as i`ve said before and it showed tonight, our front pairings are unable to play together.

Secondly we are so sluggish going forward, and there was no movement from the forwards for the most part. The Rovers backs had an easier job `cos they weren`t moved around enough.

Yes they came looking for nothing worse than a draw. Fair play to them, they didn`t deserve to lose, but we didn`t deserve to win in truth.

Tuesday should see them with more attacking intent which should make it easier for us to open them up, however GJ is going to have to work on the tactics and try and find us some real width. Not playing Murray in the center might be a start.

Disappointing, yes.........loss of bragging rights for the next 6 days,yes...........end of the world, no

PDG

go up ?- playing like that ?until the game was an hour old you lot didnt seem intrested :noexpression:

as for your fans support the quicker you regain the east end the better cause its unreal drowning out the home support

i think tonight you messed up not getting the advantage cause next week were going to give johnson/jeavons kittens with OUR atmosphere

good to be playing you shower again though

[bcfc_4_life]

go up ?- playing like that ?until the game was an hour old you lot didnt seem intrested :noexpression:

as for your fans support the quicker you regain the east end the better cause its unreal drowning out the home support

i think tonight you messed up not getting the advantage cause next week were going to give johnson/jeavons kittens with OUR atmosphere

good to be playing you shower again though

Drowned out?? you were rubbish you hhad the odd outburst thats it, you were Ok before kick off singing to a empty stadium at about 7

[Andy082005]

A point I brought up with Twentyman. That idiot who accused all city fans of being patronising, got my back up

Yeah but look who said it....

a bitter, twisted, jealous Saghead

[WessexPest]

next week were going to give johnson/jeavons kittens with OUR atmosphere

Ah yes, forget the Anfield Kop, the Parkhead Jungle, the Stretford End, the Ali Sami Yen Stadium et al, the Whorefield Wall of noise and the Clubhouse Terrace Massive is where it's at, innit?

An arena so intimidating that Bristol City have only, ooh, let me see, one on four of our six visits there. Evidently a real cauldron.

You never learn do you? Celebrating a goalless draw in the first leg like you had won the Champions League - an identical reaction in fact to the same scoreline in the Coca-Cola Cup in 1997 - and what happened next?

We're still your Daddy and always will be, be-atch.

[Guest Ralph Milne]

Ah yes, forget the Anfield Kop, the Parkhead Jungle, the Stretford End, the Ali Sami Yen Stadium et al, the Whorefield Wall of noise and the Clubhouse Terrace Massive is where it's at, innit?

An arena so intimidating that Bristol City have only, ooh, let me see, one on four of our six visits there. Evidently a real cauldron.

You never learn do you? Celebrating a goalless draw in the first leg like you had won the Champions League - an identical reaction in fact to the same scoreline in the Coca-Cola Cup in 1997 - and what happened next?

We're still your Daddy and always will be, be-atch.

I agree, there celebrating at the end was a joke but worse of all was a few minutes from time and lescott tried a cross and it ended up in the stand behind the goal nad he got a standing ovation from the gasheads?? says it all really, they were rubbish as well they pass it nicely but have no pace or quality up front, and as for haldane......shocking!

[TinnionForEngland]

Ah yes, forget the Anfield Kop, the Parkhead Jungle, the Stretford End, the Ali Sami Yen Stadium et al, the Whorefield Wall of noise and the Clubhouse Terrace Massive is where it's at, innit?

An arena so intimidating that Bristol City have only, ooh, let me see, one on four of our six visits there. Evidently a real cauldron.

You never learn do you? Celebrating a goalless draw in the first leg like you had won the Champions League - an identical reaction in fact to the same scoreline in the Coca-Cola Cup in 1997 - and what happened next?

We're still your Daddy and always will be, be-atch.

Top post, forget the 80,000 Stadio Olympico which hosts Roma Vs Lazio, the 120,000 Seater Stadium that hosts Barca Vs Madrid, forget the Milan Derby infront of 85,000, nothing compares to the fiery intense atmosphere of the league 2 giants

[Guest]

I thought Rovers done well its not easy to go and play at an away Ground they were not pretty but deserved the draw.The thing that worried me is yet again we can't break teams down.

Our midfield passed the ball back or sideways but very few ball forward O for a Tinnion in Midfield our build up is so slow and laboured we lack width and pace we have seen to many games at Ashton this season.

I think we may win at the Mem because we do have a bit more class whether we show it is another thing

Well done Rovers they should of been;why don't you send them a telegram of congrats;

They deserved zilch, team of outcasts and rejects were just strung along into thinking they could actually match us;

Complacent they will now be and will get a surprise next week ONE TEAM IN BRISTOL

[Guest reading-gas]

I know that you hate to admit it, but we did our job well last night. I don't really understand what you were expecting of us? We are the lower league side, with less quality in the team, did you want us to come out and throw the kitchen sink at you?

Personally it didn't feel like a derby to me. The atmosphere was pretty flat, although I'd love to take the East End back to the Mem, that roof in there is brilliant! Where were your fans though? We honestly didn't hear a peep out of you lot all night.

Next week will be good. Both teams have everything to play for. That was all that we could of hoped for, because the vast majority of people, red and blue, thought that the tie would have been over and done with last night. With it all to play for next week it should hopefully lead to a cracking atmosphere, with two sides who both want to win.

[Guest philgas1]

Ah yes, forget the Anfield Kop, the Parkhead Jungle, the Stretford End, the Ali Sami Yen Stadium et al, the Whorefield Wall of noise and the Clubhouse Terrace Massive is where it's at, innit?

An arena so intimidating that Bristol City have only, ooh, let me see, one on four of our six visits there. Evidently a real cauldron.

You never learn do you? Celebrating a goalless draw in the first leg like you had won the Champions League - an identical reaction in fact to the same scoreline in the Coca-Cola Cup in 1997 - and what happened next?

We're still your Daddy and always will be, be-atch.

that about sums you lot up really.

[Guest]

that about sums you lot up really.

Look we are mostly all Bristolians here; you just happen to have blind faith in a team that are ...well useless

[bucksred]

I know that you hate to admit it, but we did our job well last night. I don't really understand what you were expecting of us? We are the lower league side, with less quality in the team, did you want us to come out and throw the kitchen sink at you?

Personally it didn't feel like a derby to me. The atmosphere was pretty flat, although I'd love to take the East End back to the Mem, that roof in there is brilliant! Where were your fans though? We honestly didn't hear a peep out of you lot all night.

Next week will be good. Both teams have everything to play for. That was all that we could of hoped for, because the vast majority of people, red and blue, thought that the tie would have been over and done with last night. With it all to play for next week it should hopefully lead to a cracking atmosphere, with two sides who both want to win.

One disagreement with your post:

Flapper aint Bristols number 1.......sorry. Whorefield, yes. Bristol. no.

[Flaxbourton Red]

nil nil at half time.

most derbies are tight affairs. we find ourselves in the odd situation of having a two-legged derby

we didn't make any mistakes, cheltenham was not repeated, it's ok.

It's not as if we have been bagging sackfulls of goals all season is it?

rover's season has wound down to one last big game.

that's it for them. Pressure.

c u next tuesday gasheads

[Guest philgas1]

nil nil at half time.

most derbies are tight affairs. we find ourselves in the odd situation of having a two-legged derby

we didn't make any mistakes, cheltenham was not repeated, it's ok.

It's not as if we have been bagging sackfulls of goals all season is it?

rover's season has wound down to one last big game.

that's it for them. Pressure.

c u next tuesday gasheads

ok

[Guest Hodges17]

Well done Rovers they should of been;why don't you send them a telegram of congrats;

They deserved zilch, team of outcasts and rejects were just strung along into thinking they could actually match us;

Complacent they will now be and will get a surprise next week ONE TEAM IN BRISTOL

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

[Guest Ashton Kate]

ok

Are you Holloway in disguise?????

[icamanicity]

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

And you lot are not, on your own forum, you are league two`s most arrogant and patronising supporters and that is just with each other. So matey, just get your own house in order first, we will always" big up" our side, that is our right, just as it is yours to your own, so just worry about your team and we will take care of ours ...

[Guest philgas1]

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

youre never going to win,don't worry about it,remember we are on their forum.

[WessexPest]

that about sums you lot up really.

Care to elaborate on that comment?

[WessexPest]

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

Eh? In the same breath as saying branding an entire group of people arrogant is unfair, you do so anyway? I'm confused

A good example of arrogance would be coming on the forum of your arch-rivals and being upset to see less-than-flattering comments written about your team on there.

[bucksred]

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

youre never going to win,don't worry about it,remember we are on their forum.

Gentleman, while accepting your point, as two of an elite band of gasheads as opposed to sagheads, who actually post sense, not shyte, can I point out that your errrrrr forum has exactly the same arrogant waffle, and a damn site less well written in the main.

From your forum, all City have to do is turn up and we'll be beaten piece of piss..by the best team in League 2. We played shi te, your game plan worked an absolute treat. your management team did an ace job watching City. Ours did a very slapdash effort on the task, I would point out that we do have a couple of players missing, and Brooker not match fit yet. I suspect next weeks game will not be as easy as a large number of you appear to think. Oh and we just played on a piece of shyte pitch: S****horpe, and Blackpool too I beleive, so I doubt that will be a great surprise to us, nor the "Hostile" atmosphere we have been gleefully promised.

Arrogant, naaaaaah don't thinks so mate, been here too many fn years! cocky, nope ditto.

[icamanicity]

Well said that man some, the ones that come on hear are so shallow, like i said before, you just need to go on their forum to find that out..

[bucksred]

Well said that man some, the ones that come on hear are so shallow, like i said before, you just need to go on their forum to find that out..

the words I think you are looking for is "Full of s h it"

About half a dozen of them aint indulging themselves.............the rest? h*** jobs...

[WessexPest]

We will beat the Gas at the Memorial RUGBY Ground because...... .....

We all 'ate Gascester

We all 'ate Gascester

We all 'ate Gascester

Well done cider head, for supplying the piccies on the Subcider forum of that sad Gashead Eastville stand with the sagging roof burning down. .....

That notorious white-hot atmosphere again, OC.

[WessexPest]

Did the notoriously dodgy Gasheads burn down their own Main Stand at Eastville to claim the insurance money? No doubt the Gas got the hoses out to flood the pitch today ready for Tuesday - a boggy pitch - like a boggy racecourse - will always favour the carthorses !!!!!! No doubt the Gas did deliberately flood the Memorial RUGBY Ground pitch today to postpone the game to rest their carthorses for Tuesday evening. The Gas are well dodgy and cheats never prosper.

Heh heh - how much would the insurance pay-out have been for that heap though? Hardly worth a scam I should think! Wouldn't have covered the expense of the box of Swan Vestas to send it up in the first place...

As for the pitch, interesting theory but I don't think that would be to their advantage because they never keep the ball on the deck. Draconian Italian match-fixing style punishments should definitely be imposed if it does transpire that any chicanery was involved though.

[Guest reading-gas]

Gentleman, while accepting your point, as two of an elite band of gasheads as opposed to sagheads, who actually post sense, not shyte, can I point out that your errrrrr forum has exactly the same arrogant waffle, and a damn site less well written in the main.

From your forum, all City have to do is turn up and we'll be beaten piece of piss..by the best team in League 2. We played shi te, your game plan worked an absolute treat. your management team did an ace job watching City. Ours did a very slapdash effort on the task, I would point out that we do have a couple of players missing, and Brooker not match fit yet. I suspect next weeks game will not be as easy as a large number of you appear to think. Oh and we just played on a piece of shyte pitch: S****horpe, and Blackpool too I beleive, so I doubt that will be a great surprise to us, nor the "Hostile" atmosphere we have been gleefully promised.

Arrogant, naaaaaah don't thinks so mate, been here too many fn years! cocky, nope ditto.

I think you've got it spot on. If you lot show up and play properly then you should beat us comfortably.

However, if you do what you did on Wednesday night then I think we have a chance. I personally think that Johnson underestimated us. He thought that you'd have it easy, but was surprised by the manner of our performance, because there was not much of a difference between the two sides.

We are not the best side in League 2. We're an average League 2 side in every single respect.

The atmosphere will be hot, but its not going to be as good as people are bigging it up to be. People are getting a bit over-excited on our forum. Anyone with any sense knows what it will be like and has the sense to ignore the crap that is posted on both on here, and on our forum.

[Guest]

Next time you wonder why some label you lot (unfairly, for most of you) arrogant and patronising, just read Glos Boy's post

My head is hung in shame You are the best really