Bristol Rovers new ground

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Absurd for City and Rovers not to share a stadium.

 

[surrey jim]

Why 'Gas'? I've never managed to find an answer.

The club's official nickname is The Pirates, reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to their former home Eastville Stadium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Rovers

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

This thread was floating around in the 'other stuff' section yesterday, but then mysteriously moved to page 2 of the Big Board without anybody seeing it. I'm glad to see it's getting some interest now

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Done. Good luck

 

[Superphil]

Absurd for City and Rovers not to share a stadium.

What, like the 2 Sheffield sides do, and the 2 in Dundee, and Glasgow, and all those sides in Birmingham, and Nottingham? I think it would make sense if they shared, but it's not absurd.

 

[MattBackHome]

Signed

 

[chimneys]

Done.

 

[life on mars 73]

Rovers also used to be known as the "Black Arabs" ! Dunno why. Anybody know ?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Absurd for City and Rovers not to share a stadium.

This would never happen, us and Palace hating each other is nothing compared to the fans of the Bristol teams.
I spent some time in Bristol in the summer and i didnt notice anyone even kids wearing City or Rovers football shirts.
I was looking at the Rovers forum recently ,and read about a Rovers fan getting a serious kicking, all because he was unlucky enough to be wearing a Rovers polo shirt when his car broke down in a City area, the teams were not even playing each other.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Signed.
Good luck Gasheads with getting your new stadium.

 

[somerset]

This would never happen, us and Palace hating each other is nothing compared to the fans of the Bristol teams.
I spent some time in Bristol in the summer and i didnt notice anyone even kids wearing City or Rovers football shirts.
I was looking at the Rovers forum recently ,and read about a Rovers fan getting a serious kicking, all because he was unlucky enough to be wearing a Rovers polo shirt when his car broke down in a City area, the teams were not even playing each other.

Complete garbage,... worked in Bristol for 23 years, it has almost never happened other than on the time periods in and around match days,....there are plenty of rovers/city shirts worn around the city, and for your information there are no real separate city or rovers areas anymore,... there used to be a clear north/south split historically, but this has more or less disappeared over the last 30 years or so with people generally being more mobile.... it more mixed now, and added to which a large chunk of the population are rugby people who dont give a hoot about football anyway.

 

[countryman]

Signed.

 

[Stat Brother]

Complete garbage,... worked in Bristol for 23 years, it has almost never happened other than on the time periods in and around match days,....there are plenty of rovers/city shirts worn around the city, and for your information there are no real separate city or rovers areas anymore,... there used to be a clear north/south split historically, but this has more or less disappeared over the last 30 years or so with people generally being more mobile.... it more mixed now, and added to which a large chunk of the population are rugby people who dont give a hoot about football anyway.

Who are the Northern monkeys?

 

[somerset]

Rovers were historically North.

 

[Stat Brother]

Rovers were historically North.

That's easily sorted then.

Come on City.

 

[ofco8]

Signed. Notice the miserable Greens fingers are involved again. Why do they always go against what the majority want?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Complete garbage,... worked in Bristol for 23 years, it has almost never happened other than on the time periods in and around match days,....there are plenty of rovers/city shirts worn around the city, and for your information there are no real separate city or rovers areas anymore,... there used to be a clear north/south split historically, but this has more or less disappeared over the last 30 years or so with people generally being more mobile.... it more mixed now, and added to which a large chunk of the population are rugby people who dont give a hoot about football anyway.

I accept your opinion, but my opinion was based on reading the Rovers forum, not sure which bit is 'complete garbage' as you say. Even walking around Newhaven and Seaford i see BHA shirts worn by kids but as i said i didnt see any football shirts worn which surprised me. Any way i am not an expert and only fans of the Bristol clubs could confirm any facts about rivalry.

I hope you havn't got a soft spot for City and i have upset you by signing the petition!!

 

[brightonmark1234]

another boring bowl shape stadium

 

[patchamalbion]

Complete garbage,... worked in Bristol for 23 years, it has almost never happened other than on the time periods in and around match days,....there are plenty of rovers/city shirts worn around the city, and for your information there are no real separate city or rovers areas anymore,... there used to be a clear north/south split historically, but this has more or less disappeared over the last 30 years or so with people generally being more mobile.... it more mixed now, and added to which a large chunk of the population are rugby people who dont give a hoot about football anyway.

really? not doubting you but when I was at uni there the hate seemed there. Remember when one way at a local away game the other mob were nearly always drinking and waiting for the others to return.

also remember one morning waiting for a live BHA game on the box in a pub up Gloucester Rd when Rovers were playing Leeds and 10 lads came in asking who we were. Had a chat and they were City and Leeds both looking for Rovers!! also witnessed the two legs in the JPT final and that wasn't exactly a love in.

I may be talking more about the two sets of lads but always got the impression they hated one another a fair bit

 

[StanmoreSeagull]

Done.