I agree, Mo could be higher up, if he really wanted it.

The Jam - Dreams of Children

Soz, beat me to it by a shift lol

9 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

 

Can a bare bear bear it when it bares its arse in bear market?

Barely

Crowded House - Fall at your feet

2 hours ago, blueboy3333 said:

When will you admit that you need help?

#prayforJAL

On ‎24‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 19:37, meadows said:

My mate Eddie who many of you will remember running the coaches from Oswy regularly took his Staffie Soldier on the Enclosure in the late 80s. 

A lady named Nyrene who eas well known for Singing in the pubs & clubs worked on the turnstiles would let him & half of Oswy in for a small considération and nobody batted an eyelid!!

Chalkie Whites daughter, worked with my mrs. in the Cross

I managed 25 years (pub team standard) without many probs other than dodgy knees, did my Achilles (playing cricket ffs) took a long while to get over albeit I was 40+

ACL different deal altogether for professional sportsmen.

Didn't go, gutted in one sense but glad in another, just spunked £500 at the vets for one of the dogs so skint. 

Got that off my chest lol

Back down to earth with a great big bang tbh

And me and the Mrs, both kids born at Accy Vic.

8 hours ago, Ossydave said:

Pretty much every postcode in the UK is populated by a fair share of Leeds fans, read some daft stat about it a while back

My next door neighbour (recently bereaved) in Cornwall is a Leeds fan, he was born and lived in Portsmouth till he was 35 , trying to get him up in October for the game for our joint 60th, and the Scouse guy down the lane for the EFC V Palace game the day after ( we are all 60 within 2 months of each other).

Leeds brought about 700 for a pre season game against Bodmin Town last year, mostly holiday makers already down here.

On 29/08/2018 at 18:33, K-Hod said:

Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers, 02/09/18, 1.30pm, Ashton Gate.

 

Following a win against Lincoln City in the League Cup last night and the unveiling of the worst kept secret in football in Ben Brereton finally signing, we take the hellishly long journey to the South West of the country and head to Bristol City for a slightly re-arranged league game.

 

Rumour has it, it has been moved due to a music festival on the Saturday. As something of a music fan myself, it’s not something I can particularly complain about, particularly as I won’t be attending the match either…..

In any event, it’s on Sunday at 1.30pm and if you’re departing from anywhere other than the South West of the country, the smart bet seems to be allowing plenty of time.

 

So, what do we know about Bristol? Apart from it being incredibly far away from our East Lancashire home?

 

Well, I know that some good music has prospered from a strong scene there in the past. What the media dubbed as ‘trip-hop’, with acts such as Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead (okay, they’re from the nearby town Portishead, but they made their name in Bristol, so allow it) were all pioneers of the so-called ‘Bristol Sound’, made popular in the early-mid ‘90s.

It has also been something of a hotbed for drum ‘n’ bass and jungle, with acts such as Roni Size, Bad Company UK, Loadstar, DJ Krust, DJ Die, Danny Byrd and TC all hailing from the City (or at least nearby).  Electronic music producers such as: Propellerheads, Phaeleh, Nick Warren, all come from Bristol as well.

Cider is also very popular in this region of the country, with several specialist cider bars and therefore plenty of options, should you want to wet your whistle pre-match!

Also, how could we forget, the former Lancashire Telegraph Correspondent Andy Cryer, who seemed to do a complete 180 on his feelings re Rovers, once he left the publication.

(A Rover never forgets Andrew, FYI.)

Bristol has also been well-known for its graffiti scene and it is believed to be home to Banksy. This belief was further reinforced by the opening of a Banksy theme park ‘Dismaland’ in 2015. Banksy has admitted he was heavily influenced by artist ‘3D’ aka Robert Del Naja (of Massive Attack).

In addition to this, there had been rumours that Del Naja was in fact Banksy, thanks to the loose lips of Jungle/drum ‘n’ bass pioneer Goldie. However, these rumours have never been officially confirmed.

 

A little bit about our opponents

Formed in 1894, initially as Bristol South End, once they turned professional three years later, they changed their name to Bristol City.

The club have played at Ashton Gate, since a move from their original home of St John’s Lane in 1904. In 1900, they merged with then rivals Bedminster FC and joined the Football League a year later, becoming only the third Southern team after Woolwich Arsenal, (now just Arsenal and located in Islington, North London) and Luton Town to join the competition. In their first league game, they saw off our Lancashire neighbours Blackpool 1-0 at Bloomfield Road.

Fast forward to 1905-06 and they won the Second Division Championship, becoming the first team to win 30 out of 38 games played, as well as equalling Manchester United’s record of 14 consecutive wins, a record which stood until this year.

They finished as runners up in their first season in the top flight, but by 1910-11, they suffered their first ever relegation. It would be 65 years before they eventually returned to the top flight.

City would then go on to have a long stay in the second tier, before a ‘yo-yo’ period between the second and third divisions until they ultimately made their return to the top flight in 1976.

However, between 1980 and 1982, there was a decline on and off the pitch and City ended up in the fourth division. Once the club eventually returned to the second tier in 1990, the club has been in the second and third divisions quite a lot since then. However, since 2015, the club has been in The Championship.

The club’s main rivals are Bristol Rovers and Cardiff City. With whom they contest the Bristol and Severnside Derbies, respectively.

The club are currently managed by Lee Johnson (son of former manager, Gary) and have been since 2016.

 

Average attendances

The club averages around 20,000 per week, which you’d expect from a City club, to be fair, but it’s a good number for a second-tier club in any event! The club draws support from Bristol and across the South West.

 

Famous fans

Tony Robinson

Marcus Trescothick

Jonathan Pearce

Robert Del Naja

John Cleese

Justin Lee Collins

Richard Scudamore

Jenson Button

 

Head to Head Overall

They’ve just about got the edge over us, with 17 wins to our 14, with 11 draws.

 

Played for both (A selection)

Frank Fielding

Keith Fear

Andy Cole

Bradley Orr

Derrick Williams

Elliott Bennett

Ben Gladwin

 

COYB!

Just as a bit of an aside and a ramble, Nick Warren was a bit of a mate of mine, he came down to fish our local river before he was divorced from the fishery's owners daughter. He used to be a gamekeeper, is the godfather to Fatboy Slim & Zoe Balls kid Woody and used to walk Gary Glitters dogs as a youth.

Pretty sure he's a Swindon fan lol.

Top bloke.

Stop being big girls? TM appears to be doing a brilliant job of assembling a squad of young, exciting British players, if it turns to ratshit 2 years down the line, then bitch. At the moment everything in the garden looks rosy for the first time in years.

2 hours ago, HowieFive0 said:

Wouldn't get one Dack for 17M now !

Fixed that for you

21 hours ago, ossyian said:

Two big mistakes come to my mind from me.

1. Dave Wagstaff. Why buy that past it player I thought!

2. Duncan McKenzie.  Lazy I thought!

Two of the best I've ever seen at Ewood as it turned out. Unbelievable talent

 

 

Waggy on the wing and "uncle Duncan" probably the most skillfully player I've seen in almost 60 years at Ewood!

I thought Derek Williams was a footballer

2-1 Rovers 13,010

Mine arrived whilst have been away, looking forward to reading it 

Do they not look at his track record or is it all smoke and mirrors?

4 hours ago, RV Blue said:

Gladwin wasn’t close to 1 mill, QPR basically gave him us.

Should have give us a million as well

Done, hopefully!

The "next" Michael Owen"?

Brereton over Gally in terms of wages but I'd be happy with either and Bauer LTB

If only I wasn't colour blind?