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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 16:07:33 GMT
Surely the whole meaning of a nickname is that it is what other people call someone ? this 'official nickname' thing is like someone choosing their own nickname...hard luck they would still get called 'four eyes' or 'big ears'. The pirate 'nickname' is an odd one,I have never heard it used and I cant imagine anyone saying "are you going to see the pirates on Saturday ", I also cant remember one song or chant that includes the word pirate. As for gashead I don't suppose that many people now realise what it meant back in the 70s,but surely it could only be used by people who had actually smelt the gas ?,I did smell it but I don't ever call myself a gashead. We always used to say Rovers and I still do,does there need to be a nickname?,as for the present badge I have never and would never buy or wear anything that had that badge on it,I prefer the old crest. Yes im with you on that one, hate the panto pirate, old bristol crest was class, i still have a mug in the cupboard with it on, would be good to revert back to it. Try RetroRovers available at Doug Hillard sports,I got the T shirt ( looks like the late 60s early 70s shirt) a bucket hat and a wool hat, I even got the crest embroidered on my jacket in there.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 11, 2016 16:31:57 GMT
Surely the whole meaning of a nickname is that it is what other people call someone ? this 'official nickname' thing is like someone choosing their own nickname...hard luck they would still get called 'four eyes' or 'big ears'. The pirate 'nickname' is an odd one,I have never heard it used and I cant imagine anyone saying "are you going to see the pirates on Saturday ", I also cant remember one song or chant that includes the word pirate. As for gashead I don't suppose that many people now realise what it meant back in the 70s,but surely it could only be used by people who had actually smelt the gas ?,I did smell it but I don't ever call myself a gashead. We always used to say Rovers and I still do,does there need to be a nickname?,as for the present badge I have never and would never buy or wear anything that had that badge on it,I prefer the old crest. If you are old enough then you'll remember we did use the Bristol coat of arms with Virtute et industria on our sold blue shirts with white trims and white shorts. This was how we played when I first went to watch. I would love to see us reclaim that Bristolian identity but with the pirate as the symbol of Bristols seafaring heritage. I used to be in sales and I think it would be a merchandisers dream to be able to use both. My guess is this will very much be something that is dependent upon age. My opwirry is that the pirate will disappear though some of the replies on this have been encouraging
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Post by hillfieldsboy55 on Mar 11, 2016 16:33:14 GMT
Where did the nickname Pirates come from? Obviously our maritime history, but at what stage did someone think we needed a nickname? I guess that goes for all football teams, was there a moment in time where everyone got together and organised nicknames? Some like Robin for the 82 seem a bit generic and s***e. The funniest thing I have seen, from that lot, is the futile attempt to make the Robin look somehow aggressive. The various images they have tried and the bloody thing looks more like a Crow lol. I know it may seem a daft point but I don't think I have heard anyone refer to us as the Pirates in a very long time. I like the fact that we have inverted this gashead term to our advantage and it's not something I get agitated or animated about but I honestly think there is a lot more to be made from the use of the Pirates nickname and certainly in the merchandising department. I also agree that our pirate badge really does need updating as it seems pretty camp right now and is bordering on a dandy rather than a true pirate. It's funny really but the only time I refer to myself as a gashead is when I talk to red friends. I guess I still have the child still very much alive in me as I still love the proper nickname and use it when talking to people who don't really follow football. On Facebook, it has surprised me that many of the people I am friends with and who don't really have an interest in football, refer to us as gas though so it really has been taken onboard by a lot of people if I had the wings of a sparrow if I had thee as of a crow .lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 17:07:37 GMT
Surely the whole meaning of a nickname is that it is what other people call someone ? this 'official nickname' thing is like someone choosing their own nickname...hard luck they would still get called 'four eyes' or 'big ears'. The pirate 'nickname' is an odd one,I have never heard it used and I cant imagine anyone saying "are you going to see the pirates on Saturday ", I also cant remember one song or chant that includes the word pirate. As for gashead I don't suppose that many people now realise what it meant back in the 70s,but surely it could only be used by people who had actually smelt the gas ?,I did smell it but I don't ever call myself a gashead. We always used to say Rovers and I still do,does there need to be a nickname?,as for the present badge I have never and would never buy or wear anything that had that badge on it,I prefer the old crest. If you are old enough then you'll remember we did use the Bristol coat of arms with Virtute et industria on our sold blue shirts with white trims and white shorts. This was how we played when I first went to watch. I would love to see us reclaim that Bristolian identity but with the pirate as the symbol of Bristols seafaring heritage. I used to be in sales and I think it would be a merchandisers dream to be able to use both. My guess is this will very much be something that is dependent upon age. My opwirry is that the pirate will disappear though some of the replies on this have been encouraging Yes I remember the blue shirts with white trim,and the crest with Virtute et Industria, I cant remember it as a badge on the shirts then though.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 11, 2016 17:14:15 GMT
If you are old enough then you'll remember we did use the Bristol coat of arms with Virtute et industria on our sold blue shirts with white trims and white shorts. This was how we played when I first went to watch. I would love to see us reclaim that Bristolian identity but with the pirate as the symbol of Bristols seafaring heritage. I used to be in sales and I think it would be a merchandisers dream to be able to use both. My guess is this will very much be something that is dependent upon age. My opwirry is that the pirate will disappear though some of the replies on this have been encouraging Yes I remember the blue shirts with white trim,and the crest with Virtute et Industria, I cant remember it as a badge on the shirts then though. Now you say it, nor can I and I just did a search of the team in that period. I will look into it and see when we used it as I am pretty sure that we did
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Post by alloutofgas on Mar 11, 2016 17:22:11 GMT
I remember being at Eastville, playing City, ridiculously windy day. We won 1-0, Ollie scored. The s**theads were holding up a banner with the Ghostbusters logo, it read 'Gasbusters' which I thought was mildly amusing. I reckon around 1984?
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Post by DudeLebowski on Mar 11, 2016 17:26:34 GMT
Never refer to us as The Pirates, always The Gas.
Not sure why, just feels right.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 17:28:39 GMT
Gashead for me, Pirates for the club.
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Post by badbloodash on Mar 11, 2016 17:41:31 GMT
I believe Gas/Gashead developed in the late 80's. I certainly don't recall it before then. Gas/Gashead refers to the Fans and Pirates refers to the Team, although they are used for both. Why not have two names to associate with Rovers? If a young person likes to be associated with Pirates that's fine by me. Should they prefer Gas that's great as well; although I would associate Gas with slightly older fans. I can remember being called a gas head c##t when I was incarsarated with a load of knowle westers in 1981 mind you they called me a lot worse than that also not too clever playing murderball when there's seven of them against two of us
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Post by pastpirate on Mar 11, 2016 17:43:34 GMT
Where did the nickname Pirates come from? Obviously our maritime history, but at what stage did someone think we needed a nickname? I guess that goes for all football teams, was there a moment in time where everyone got together and organised nicknames? Some like Robin for the 82 seem a bit generic and s***e. I stumbled on this article; make of it what you will! Gas and Pirates
"oral traditions, as told by our old time fans, of which, the eldest of these men had fought during the 1914-18 Great War (which started only 31 years after the birth of our club) and by logic alone means, that most of those war vets would have been born in the late 1800s, less than 20 years after our clubs foundation. All these old time traditions had overwhelmingly supported the view that our pirate title had been picked up at a very, very early moment in our clubs history, 'perhaps' indicated in the clubs, 1884 name change to Eastville Rovers". "...a 1921 Spurs programme, which totally recognizes the Rovers as being the Pirates". The Spurs programme can be seen here. bristolroversmemorabilia.weebly.com/1920-1921-246.html I for one will stick with the Pirates.
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Mar 11, 2016 17:49:20 GMT
As long as we keep winning as a team and progressing as a club I couldn't give a monkey what our nickname is!
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Post by pirate49 on Mar 11, 2016 18:04:16 GMT
If you are old enough then you'll remember we did use the Bristol coat of arms with Virtute et industria on our sold blue shirts with white trims and white shorts. This was how we played when I first went to watch. I would love to see us reclaim that Bristolian identity but with the pirate as the symbol of Bristols seafaring heritage. I used to be in sales and I think it would be a merchandisers dream to be able to use both. My guess is this will very much be something that is dependent upon age. My opwirry is that the pirate will disappear though some of the replies on this have been encouraging Yes I remember the blue shirts with white trim,and the crest with Virtute et Industria, I cant remember it as a badge on the shirts then though. TOFFS used to do this shirt, with quarters...I've got one. Now found it here (1940s-1950s): www.footballemporium.co.uk/bristol-rovers-clothing.html
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Post by badbloodash on Mar 11, 2016 18:14:25 GMT
Surely the whole meaning of a nickname is that it is what other people call someone ? this 'official nickname' thing is like someone choosing their own nickname...hard luck they would still get called 'four eyes' or 'big ears'. The pirate 'nickname' is an odd one,I have never heard it used and I cant imagine anyone saying "are you going to see the pirates on Saturday ", I also cant remember one song or chant that includes the word pirate. As for gashead I don't suppose that many people now realise what it meant back in the 70s,but surely it could only be used by people who had actually smelt the gas ?,I did smell it but I don't ever call myself a gashead. We always used to say Rovers and I still do,does there need to be a nickname?,as for the present badge I have never and would never buy or wear anything that had that badge on it,I prefer the old crest. What about "sounds of the sea " always sung by the full moon boys back in the day "bobbin up down like this but you won't beat the boys on the Pirates ship when were bobbin up down like this
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Post by gasheadpirate on Mar 11, 2016 18:18:26 GMT
I will always be a Gashead who supports the Pirates! :-)
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Post by brizzle on Mar 11, 2016 19:11:04 GMT
Yes I remember the blue shirts with white trim,and the crest with Virtute et Industria, I cant remember it as a badge on the shirts then though. TOFFS used to do this shirt, with quarters...I've got one. Now found it here (1940s-1950s): www.footballemporium.co.uk/bristol-rovers-clothing.htmlMe too. Good shirts innum.
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Post by kentgas on Mar 11, 2016 19:37:31 GMT
Surely the whole meaning of a nickname is that it is what other people call someone ? this 'official nickname' thing is like someone choosing their own nickname...hard luck they would still get called 'four eyes' or 'big ears'. The pirate 'nickname' is an odd one,I have never heard it used and I cant imagine anyone saying "are you going to see the pirates on Saturday ", I also cant remember one song or chant that includes the word pirate. As for gashead I don't suppose that many people now realise what it meant back in the 70s,but surely it could only be used by people who had actually smelt the gas ?,I did smell it but I don't ever call myself a gashead. We always used to say Rovers and I still do,does there need to be a nickname?,as for the present badge I have never and would never buy or wear anything that had that badge on it,I prefer the old crest. Yes im with you on that one, hate the panto pirate, old bristol crest was class, i still have a mug in the cupboard with it on, would be good to revert back to it. Same here - can't stand the current pirate image. As others have said, the Pirate nickname is a marketing dream that has never been exploited. I really believe/hope that when the new owners bring in a Commercial Director or suchlike that one of the first tasks will be to review/update our logo. Serious marketing must give us a huge advantage over the other lot with their sad robin.
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Post by shineongas on Mar 11, 2016 19:46:27 GMT
I'm a gashead who goes to watch the pirates.
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Post by tanksfull on Mar 11, 2016 19:51:31 GMT
I believe Gas/Gashead developed in the late 80's. I certainly don't recall it before then. Gas/Gashead refers to the Fans and Pirates refers to the Team, although they are used for both. Why not have two names to associate with Rovers? If a young person likes to be associated with Pirates that's fine by me. Should they prefer Gas that's great as well; although I would associate Gas with slightly older fans. I can remember being called a gas head c##t when I was incarsarated with a load of knowle westers in 1981 mind you they called me a lot worse than that also not too clever playing murderball when there's seven of them against two of us I just recall leaving the country in 85 and coming back in 89 to find a different name and a different ground. I wondered what planet I was on when the mother-in-law asked me if I was going to watch the Gas at Bath. Thankfully the Quarters hadn't changed so I knew I was at the right game...
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Post by harrybuckle on Mar 11, 2016 19:52:27 GMT
Various nicknames have been used Black Arabs 1883 or Purdown poachers 1885, the lilywhites 1920 before the Pirates were adopted in 1930
Must admit I do prefer Pirates due to our maritime history in Bristol
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Mar 11, 2016 19:55:36 GMT
Various nicknames have been used Black Arabs 1883 or Purdown poachers 1885, the lilywhites 1920 before the Pirates were adopted in 1930 Must admit I do prefer Pirates due to our maritime history in Bristol Harry - Did we first play just off Bell Hill, Stapleton?
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