Bristol or Swansea?

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

The Jacks losing is good news, they come in the game against us after a loss and hopefully a slight loss in confidence, we go into the game with four wins in a row and after beating the 3rd best team in the League who had won all their previous six games.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

In 1992, I had the misfortune of watching City get completely outclassed at Ashton Gate in the Coca-Cola Cup. Andy Cole had signed for them from Arsenal and ended up scoring a hat-trick.
Aside from Andy Cole, they had Wayne Allison and Leroy Rosenior playing for them.

Anyone else unlucky to be there that night?

[Divine Wright]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

They're both c**ts, but Bristol are English as well.

The Jacks are wannabe english....which is even worse in my mind.

[goats]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

In 1992, I had the misfortune of watching City get completely outclassed at Ashton Gate in the Coca-Cola Cup. Andy Cole had signed for them from Arsenal and ended up scoring a hat-trick.
Aside from Andy Cole, they had Wayne Allison and Leroy Rosenior playing for them.

Anyone else unlucky to be there that night?

Yes me, I think we were two down before we got in the ground…..

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

Yes me, I think we were two down before we got in the ground…..

Lost 5-1 in the end. Andy Cole was unplayable that evening.
The only other player that I'd seen tear the City apart with such frightening pace was when Laurie Cunningham played for Orient against us at Ninian Park.

[Dorcus]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

Bristol 'derby' was a bit confected IMO. They aren't even in the same region as us. They just happened to be the nearest club to us in the same division for years.

There's local bragging rights involved with the Jacks.

[splott parker]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

Swansea has become, perhaps, the big one of late. But, Bristol City was/is always the regular one, the train fare seemed to stay at 6s 8d return for a few seasons at the end of the 60s. Trains would be heaving with City fans and the walk from Temple Meads was like a very boisterous Corpus Christi. Not much difference in the mileage from Cardiff regarding Bristol & Swansea either, is there?

[Kind of Blue]

Re: Bristol or Swansea?

Bristol 'derby' was a bit confected IMO. They aren't even in the same region as us. They just happened to be the nearest club to us in the same division for years.

There's local bragging rights involved with the Jacks.

In my opinion both the derbies have a touch of this about them.