Derbies.
Here we go,all the hype about a local derby because we are playing Cardiff City,yes they are only 40 odd miles away (approx) but that's over the water in the principality,we have nothing in common,except Championship membership and the need for points.
You can stuff Plymouth,Torquay,Exeter,Swindon and even Yeovil,with due respect to all of these teams they are not local rivals,regionally yes,not local.
Our local rivals historically,our culture,family,friends,DNA wise is Bristol Rovers,there is nothing better than a blue mass of battenburgs shouting out and singing that irrating song in our away end and the overwhelming response of the boys in Red on and off the pitch when we stick the ball past them and silence them,nothing as bad when they score and defeat us,the feeing walking away with a victory achieved,the "gas" put in their place,what a week to look forward to,walk tall,walk Red and laugh at the expense of the pirates.
Ah well back to Cardiff,the Welsh and a possible victory but how I ache for the real thing,not in a lower league but perhaps in a cup round.
A real Bristol DERBY..
Derbies
posted on 9/3/12
ATM I can't say I look forward to Bristol Derbies with any passion if we get one next year it would mean we would have been relegated. I enjoy the local derbies as much as the next fan but not at the expense of playing 3rd or 4th tier football, Should the Sags ever join us in either of the top two divisions I will lok forward to derby games but not until, having lived in both Bristol and Cardiff and heard often enough what they think of the English and Bristol in particular, I have to admit to looking forward to beating Cardiff more than almost any other team
posted on 9/3/12
Edited now Hawk..
posted on 9/3/12
The Cardiff derby has taken over of late as we play them more often but I would like to play Rovers again, if for no other reason than to shut them up about that darn Paint Pot trophy win lol
posted on 10/3/12
Derbys against Rovers are horrible scrappy affairs. I can only remember ever seeing a good one - where we won 3-2 and it was on TV - in about 1998 I think - both sides played brilliantly. But mostly those games are dire.