dido
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Peter Aitken
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Post by dido on May 31, 2014 13:11:17 GMT
Anyone else pleased that they seem to have blown their chances (again)?
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Asshat
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Post by inee on May 31, 2014 18:39:11 GMT
Yes awful club, prefer bath,just hope their last game at our ground is a loss for them
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Alfie Biggs
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Post by Bridgeman on Jun 1, 2014 1:47:26 GMT
Sorry I don't, I've supported Bristol Rugby as long as I've supported the Gas.
Unfortunately they played extremely poorly in the first leg of the final and are going to find it extremely difficult to turn around the ist leg deficit.
However, with a sell out crowd behind them at the Mem who knows what might happen.
I'll be cheering as loud as anyone at the Mem next Wednesday night hoping for a victory that will propel Bristol into the English Rugby Premiership league.
However, the end of the game will be tinged with sadness for me as it will be their last game at the Mem (I've been watching them play there since the late 1950's) before their move to Trashton.
Will I like them going there, no, will I go and support them there, no. I'll always 'support' my home team but from now on it will be from a distance.
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willy
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Post by willy on Jun 1, 2014 8:47:26 GMT
sad day for briz, when they leave the mem! I wonder how many fans they will lose by crossing the river? Being bath i don't want to see them go up and see that smug prat landsdown face evrywhere gloating!!
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Post by gasheadnaboo on Jun 1, 2014 11:36:54 GMT
The Memorial Ground reeks of failure, the sooner both clubs move out of the place the better imo, although I'd rather stop watching sport altogether than support a club that is a tenant of the tax exile and his football club.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 13:59:03 GMT
Why would a bristolian be happy bristol lost . Gutted not happy here . Hoping a turnAROUND comes  Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2 |
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brizzle
Lindsay Parsons
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Post by brizzle on Jun 1, 2014 14:17:09 GMT
Yes, I was disappointed to see Bristol RFC's poor showing in the first leg. One thing's for certain, they've got their work cut-out now.
But I suppose it's the double edged sword syndrome if you bring Trashton Gate and SL's multi-fronted empire into it, they immediately lose a lot of support and sympathy from their traditional supporters. Even if they win and qualify for the top tier now, things won't be the same again . . . they can't be surely?
Bristol RFC belong in north Bristol, not south of the river. But then again, that's progress of a kind, I suppose.
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Alfie Biggs
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Post by Bridgeman on Jun 1, 2014 14:58:42 GMT
Yes, I was disappointed to see Bristol RFC's poor showing in the first leg. One thing's for certain, they've got their work cut-out now. But I suppose it's the double edged sword syndrome if you bring Trashton Gate and SL's multi-fronted empire into it, they immediately lose a lot of support and sympathy from their traditional supporters. Even if they win and qualify for the top tier now, things won't be the same again . . . they can't be surely? Bristol RFC belong in north Bristol, not south of the river. But then again, that's progress of a kind, I suppose. I agree with you Brizzle, things won't EVER be the same again until Bristol RFC return to the north of the city. Can you imagine the atmosphere at Trashton with only 4 or 5,000 rattling around in it....sends a cold shiver up my back just imagining it. And just to make it worse the silence is deafening coming from the board with regard to the new stadium which suggests the Mem could stay in it's current condition for many more years to come. :wallbang: |
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Post by Rex on Jun 1, 2014 15:51:59 GMT
I find it odd that some Rovers fans think supporting their local rugby team somehow shows support for Bristol City. I will be there on Wednesday and hoping that Bristol can somehow turn it around.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 11:35:24 GMT
As someone who pays tax I'll be delighted if they get absolutely stuffed.
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Post by PessimistGas on Jun 2, 2014 21:41:50 GMT
sad day for briz, when they leave the mem! I wonder how many fans they will lose by crossing the river? Being bath i don't want to see them go up and see that smug prat landsdown face evrywhere gloating!! Well he has thrown vast sums of money at City and they are still sh*t. I don't see why this latest venture should be any different. |
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Archie Stephens
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Post by intheknow on Jun 4, 2014 21:00:11 GMT
sad day for briz, when they leave the mem! I wonder how many fans they will lose by crossing the river? Being bath i don't want to see them go up and see that smug prat landsdown face evrywhere gloating!! Well he has thrown vast sums of money at City and they are still sh*t. I don't see why this latest venture should be any different. The prem and Pantsdown don't mingle |
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jun 4, 2014 21:23:21 GMT
Why would a bristolian be happy bristol lost . Gutted not happy here . Hoping a turnAROUND comes Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2 I am not a Rugby fan but in the past looked out for Bristol, but since the announcement that they were moving to the s**tpit I wish them every failure that I wish on all of the sporting clubs in the BCFC stable. If I were to support a Rugby club now it would be Bath, a place that many gasheads have happy memories of. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 2:11:23 GMT
As someone who pays tax I'll be delighted if they get absolutely stuffed. whats tax got to do with bristol ? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 2:12:19 GMT
Why would a bristolian be happy bristol lost . Gutted not happy here . Hoping a turnAROUND comes Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2 I am not a Rugby fan but in the past looked out for Bristol, but since the announcement that they were moving to the s***pit I wish them every failure that I wish on all of the sporting clubs in the BCFC stable. If I were to support a Rugby club now it would be Bath, a place that many gasheads have happy memories of. a bristolian supporting bath ?. get a grip |
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jun 5, 2014 7:20:44 GMT
I am not a Rugby fan but in the past looked out for Bristol, but since the announcement that they were moving to the s***pit I wish them every failure that I wish on all of the sporting clubs in the BCFC stable. If I were to support a Rugby club now it would be Bath, a place that many gasheads have happy memories of. a bristolian supporting bath ?. get a grip Look out for not support, I couldn't care less if Rugby as a sport ceased to exist. But your comment about a bristolian supporting Bath is ridiculous. If we had stayed at Twerton and had eventually changed our name to Bath Rovers would you have supported a Bath team or as a Bristolian switched your allegiance to the only club that remained in and were called Bristol? Equally if we cease to exist would you then support the remaining Bristol football team, or would you find some other team you'd more likely follow? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 8:25:31 GMT
As someone who pays tax I'll be delighted if they get absolutely stuffed. whats tax got to do with bristol ? Their owner doesn't pay it, they are a product of tax evasion. |
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brizzle
Lindsay Parsons
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Post by brizzle on Jun 5, 2014 13:03:37 GMT
I really feel for all of the loyal supporters of Bristol RFC.
In some ways I see their position as being somewhat similar to the position that supporters of BRFC find themselves in. Not identical of course, but like us they have to take whatever is dished up for them, whilst continuing to live (and dream) the dream.
I know that it's not relevant to BRFC any longer, but I do wonder how their move south of the river will be received by the supporters of Bristol RFC?
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bilko
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Post by bilko on Jun 7, 2014 14:03:14 GMT
bbc reporting that Bristol have 21 players released or leaving...........hells bells lads,how many did you have !.
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brizzle
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Post by brizzle on Jun 7, 2014 17:33:32 GMT
The night of the long knives, eh? But seriously it's not as bad as it first appears, what it all boils down to is . . .
Players departing Bristol: George Watkins, Adam Hughes, Tristan Roberts, Redford Pennycook, Callum Braley, James Grindal, Mariano Sambucetti (retired), James Merriman (retired), Bryan Rennie, Fautua Otto, Will Davis, Sammy Speight, Ollie Hayes, Steve Uren, Bruce Douglas, Adam D’Arcy, Stuart McInally (returns to parent club), Ruki Tipuna, Iain Grieve, Rupert Freestone, Errie Claassens.
Players retained by Bristol: Charlie Amesbury, Luke Baldwin, Nick Carpenter, Gaston Cortes, Mitch Eadie, Ryan Edwards, Luke Eves, Ellis Genge, Ben Glynn, James Hall, Jason Hobson, Jack Hughes, Adrian Jarvis, Ross Johnston, Joe Joyce, Rhys Lawrence, Mark Lilley, Marco Mama, Ben Mosses, Nicky Robinson, Andy Short, Ben Skirving, Auguy Slowik, Mark Sorenson, Jack Tovey, Glen Townson, Kyle Traynor, Jack Wallace.
New signings for next season: David Lemi (Worcester), Dwayne Peel (Sale), Anthony Perenise (Bath), Jack O’Connell (Leinster), Darren Hudson (Leinster), Max Crumpton (Harlequins), Chris Brooker (Worcester), Jack Lam (Hurricanes), Ross Rennie (Edinburgh), Nick Koster (Bath), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Matthew Morgan (Ospreys), Craig Hampson (Leeds), Olly Robinson (Moseley), Mark Cooke (UWIC), Callum Sheedy (Millfield), Lucas Slowik (SGS Filton).
The only ''real'' loss of course is Callum Braley, who is a real ''live'' prospect, but the majority of the rest would have been released in any event. Looking again at the new recruits, I wonder how many of them would have committed to Bristol RFC if they had known in advance that they would have been playing in the Championship next year?
But I do wonder if we're to hear of any changes on the coaching staff in the near future?
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