The Braintree Thread

The following are comments made by Tuesds on the 'Only Barnet' Forum. It just shows how bitter they are at losing their top spot:

"Because they have a crippling inferiority complex caused by the bullying suffered at the hands of Bristol City fans throughout early childhood, their school life, student life, working life and beyond. This complex causes most Rovers fans to be bed-wetters well into their teens and, in a great many cases, adulthood (University of the West of England study, 2011). This is obviously no laughing matter, apart from for Bristol City fans which, tragically, only exacerbates the cycle of piss and tears that is the lot of a 'Gashead'.

Due to their suffering at the hands of 'bigger boys' in the form of City fans, and having observed bullying behaviour at close quarters through their lives, Rovers supporters seek solace in trying to act as the bully towards fans of much, much smaller clubs with whom their club would not be competing had it not failed spectacularly over many years. What they fail to realise is that it does not count as bullying if those you are trying to bully do not give a toss about you or what you have to say, and whose only feeling towards you is not one of fear or envy but a vague sense of pity.

As fans of a club whose average home attendances are a small fraction of those of Bristol Rovers, we recognise that attempts by Rovers fans to 'banter' with us are akin to Barnet fans trying to goad Wingate and Finchley supporters if we failed on a similar scale to Rovers and found ourselves scrapping away with them at a level at which we should not be competing. In such circumstances Barnet fans would largely have sufficient self awareness to recognise that a little humility is called for, and to hold our tongues until the inevitable promotion back towards the sort of level at which we should be competing."

Pretty nasty!