Re: Bristol - has the derby atmosphere fizzled out
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the other bob wilson
It is an age thing, but I'm not sure City fans older than me will feel I do because, at 62, I think I represent the upper age limit of the grouping who share my opinion about the wurzels and the jacks when it comes to rivalry.
I saw my first City game in October 1963. Swansea weren't relegated until 64/65, so they played down here in the league a couple of times after my first visit to Ninian Park, but, for whatever reason, I did not go to either match. Therefore, I didn't get to see us play the jacks in a league game for almost seventeen years after my first City game - Swansea were a side we only ever played, and usually beat, in the Welsh Cup while I was growing up. On the other hand, I make it that I had watched us play the wurzels in the league twelve times before I saw my first Swansea league derby. I daresay if I was ten years older or twenty years younger I would have Swansea down as our main rivals like most others - I'm a product of my time though and when you also consider that I went thirty one years without seeing us beat them in any contest that mattered, I always get at least as much satisfaction out of a win over the wurzels as I do from one over the jacks.
One of the worst games to remember against Abertawe Town, was a Welsh cup game at Ninian Park.
City were cruising at 3-0 and I think about 60/70 minutes had gone.
Don Murray gets involved in a fight, ref sends him off and frigging Abertawe end up scoring 3 to make it 3-3 at the final whistle.
Extra time, Abertawe Town go on to win 3-5. GUTTED as a young supporter
Re: Bristol - has the derby atmosphere fizzled out
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Originally Posted by
BLUETIT
One of the worst games to remember against Abertawe Town, was a Welsh cup game at Ninian Park.
City were cruising at 3-0 and I think about 60/70 minutes had gone.
Don Murray gets involved in a fight, ref sends him off and frigging Abertawe end up scoring 3 to make it 3-3 at the final whistle.
Extra time, Abertawe Town go on to win 3-5. GUTTED as a young supporter
Don nutted Jimmy Mclaughlin 👍
Re: Bristol - has the derby atmosphere fizzled out
Bristol will always be the derby match for me.
Swansea for pretty much irrelevant during my footballing youth as they were mainly division 4 re election fodder and therefore matches were few and far between.
Bristol City and ourselves were pretty matched matched in our mediocrity over the same period so that was good enough to establish a rivalry for me.
To make matters even worse once a month we lost the Big Match on a Sunday afternoon and were forced to watch a whole hour of the buggers on HTV.
For that alone they need to pay!
Re: Bristol - has the derby atmosphere fizzled out
Of course the atmosphere has fizzled out. You're older. We all are. The club has grown and become more family orientated. If you want the Leeds atmosphere, expect the reputation that goes with it.
Re: Bristol - has the derby atmosphere fizzled out
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Originally Posted by
NYCBlue
Of course the atmosphere has fizzled out. You're older. We all are. The club has grown and become more family orientated. If you want the Leeds atmosphere, expect the reputation that goes with it.
Does anyone know about a shift in the age demographic of the crowd over the years?
