Bristol City My Arse

[Don Corleone]

Re: Bristol City My Arse

On a football club level it's reciprocal, but its deeper than that. This is about perceived injustices of "Cardiff gets everything" its a Swansea region grievance rather than just a Swansea City thing.

Yes, this certainly seems to motivate their fan base, it transfers to their players too!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Bristol City My Arse

On a football club level it's reciprocal, but its deeper than that. This is about perceived injustices of "Cardiff gets everything" its a Swansea region grievance rather than just a Swansea City thing.

I must admit an ex from sketty wouldn't go shopping in Cardiff even though she knew the quadrant centre was crap

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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Only facts in your head you total myopic bellend

Perhaps this is why Eric has had enough!

"Oh I've never felt more like signing the blues, when Cardiff win and Swansea lose ..."

Not really bothered about Bristol City results apart from when we play them. Also a significant number of Cardiff players have BCFC on their C.V.

The same cannot be said about Swansea, whose team I admire, but whose fans I particularly dislike.

Notice the guy of advanced age who was doing the 'aeroplane' in full view of the Sky Sports cameras before kick-off?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I’m over 60 and I’m completely with Sludge on this one, it is embarrassing trying to pretend Bristol City are our bigger rivals!

I am sure there are City fans who really do love turning over Bristol City but often when we get done by Swansea......and that happens far too often .....its cringeworthy to hear oh Bristol is the one .....its just another game

Isn't that what Dave Jones got stick for saying ?

[PontBlue]

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Apart from this message board I've never seen it discussed anywhere else at all. Probably shows how old this message board is and how old most users are. Nobody under 35 uses message boards.

And anyone under 60 would say swansea straight away.

As someone under 60 I know you are wrong with that last sweeping generalisation.

What happened yesterday was unacceptable from both players and the management team. Just because people have more memories of rivalry with Bristol fans didn't mean yesterday doesn't matter.

[Kind of Blue]

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No question the derby with the swans is now the bigger of the two but likewise it undoubtedly means more to the average jack. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just reality. I’m sure many derbies are like that.

Personally, it’s knowing this that makes it meaningful for me, because I know it means that much more to them. Sadly for us, our recent record is woeful and exacerbates this.

If recent head to head roles were reversed, the derby would feel closer to the one with the wurzels for me personally (I’m under 40). Still a derby but relative.

Whereas I just don’t think it would fluctuate in the same way for the jacks, they’d take just as much joy out of it had they beaten us ten times on the bounce. They despise us in a way that just isn’t as reciprocated to the same intensity.

[NYCBlue]

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They spent 7 years in the top flight

They won a trophy

You are being silly now

1980 was 44 years ago. To say they've dominated anything since then is ****ing ridiculous. When we got to the Championship they were in Division 4. Were they dominating South Wales football then? Or are you talking out of your arse?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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1980 was 44 years ago. To say they've dominated anything since then is ****ing ridiculous. When we got to the Championship they were in Division 4. Were they dominating South Wales football then? Or are you talking out of your arse?

7 years in the top flight and a trophy

You have swamp fever

[Mr Soul '68]

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I find it laughable when people try to suggest Bristol and not Swansea are our main rivals

It's actually quite embarrassing

And it makes us look so pathetic when we try to pretend it means more to them than us

Bollux! Bristol City will always be our biggest rivals, not the JB's, from my point of view. I've seen most City v Wurzels games since '68/69 season, both home and away. They are our nearest English rivals that we have played more or less regularly since those days. There has always been vitriol between us and them. First time I heard the sickening 'Aberfan' chant was from the Bristol City lowlife scum. The JB's were Swansea Town back then, in the lower reaches of the old Division 4. I've worked and lived in Bristol City really, really hate us. I just cannot, nor will I ever get worked up about the jacks. Bristol City yes, Swansea no

[Maxim]

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Dominated South Welsh football? They were in the dungeon with us for most of the time. We beat them in the PL. They won the League Cup against Bradford. We lost on penalties to LIVERPOOL. AND we got to an FA Cup final. Get a ****ing grip.

They won the League Cup against Bradford, and who did swanseas beat to get to the final ?

[Maxim]

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I must admit an ex from sketty wouldn't go shopping in Cardiff even though she knew the quadrant centre was crap

It was only on Friday i bumped into Elise and she did mention you.

[llan bluebird]

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I think there are local factors as well

I live in CF14, Ashton gate is closer !!!

If you live and work in Cardiff you rarely meet a jack or wurzel but my mates in Bridgend county to Neath you are in the thick of it I guess so you see it differently. I guess the Rhondda is blue

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I find it laughable when people try to suggest Bristol and not Swansea are our main rivals

It's actually quite embarrassing

And it makes us look so pathetic when we try to pretend it means more to them than us

Both Rivals both important, we used to fight with Bristol years ago a lot more, Swansea fans were never about when it wasn't a bubble trip.

So the older the fan the more Bristol were the main rivals.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I find it laughable when people try to suggest Bristol and not Swansea are our main rivals

It's actually quite embarrassing

And it makes us look so pathetic when we try to pretend it means more to them than us

Bristol I think is slightly closer, and there is the English thing, Swansea are much more up for it because they don't have anyone else near them at all. It will always be a much bigger game for them, just look at their Manager out celebrating with young boys in a bar, it means everything to them.

[llan bluebird]

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My introduction to Ninian Park was in the 80's so County was the biggest game (boxing day), then the Wurzels and Rovers. It started to get tasty in the 90's in the dungeon era, but on a relatively small scale as attendance we so low in those days.