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Post by warehamgas on Mar 16, 2019 22:18:30 GMT
The tosser with the sign apart, why do so many Gasheads hate Yeovil? Never understood why. They are a small club who punched massively above their weight for a while. It was a great story. They also have a rich tradition for a mainly non-league club. I would take no pleasure in them being relegated. Genuinely interested to know if I missed a reason why they seem to be so hated? Me as well, that tw** apart. They have, over the past 10/15 years punched well above their weight at a time, I guess, when we have been the lowest we have ever been. So for that time they saw us as their rivals and we saw them similarly. The past two years has seen us reassert ourselves over them. I feel for them, but only a bit, because whereas some of the “newer” clubs like Fleetwood and FGR seem to have money Yeovil don’t and have been kept afloat by good local people like John Fry. And being down here in Dorset I knew quite a few Yeovil fans and by and large they’re ok. Not like the guy who learnt how to use a printer. Another reason for the rivalry may be the early noughties when we had Atkins as manager and he seemed to like winding up Yeovil at a time when they were on the rise and we were not. Whatever, today was not a good result for them and I would think they are staring at non league again. And from talking to Yeovil fans they are not confident that they would ever get back to the league if they go out. UTG!
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Post by Jomo on Mar 16, 2019 22:28:23 GMT
The tosser with the sign apart, why do so many Gasheads hate Yeovil? Never understood why. They are a small club who punched massively above their weight for a while. It was a great story. They also have a rich tradition for a mainly non-league club. I would take no pleasure in them being relegated. Genuinely interested to know if I missed a reason why they seem to be so hated? Me as well, that tw** apart. They have, over the past 10/15 years punched well above their weight at a time, I guess, when we have been the lowest we have ever been. So for that time they saw us as their rivals and we saw them similarly. The past two years has seen us reassert ourselves over them. I feel for them, but only a bit, because whereas some of the “newer” clubs like Fleetwood and FGR seem to have money Yeovil don’t and have been kept afloat by good local people like John Fry. And being down here in Dorset I knew quite a few Yeovil fans and by and large they’re ok. Not like the guy who learnt how to use a printer. Another reason for the rivalry may be the early noughties when we had Atkins as manager and he seemed to like winding up Yeovil at a time when they were on the rise and we were not. Whatever, today was not a good result for them and I would think they are staring at non league again. And from talking to Yeovil fans they are not confident that they would ever get back to the league if they go out. UTG! I've noticed that in recent seasons their attendances have dropped massively from their attendances when they were big hitters in the Conference and when they were in their first few seasons in the FL. It seems from the outside looking in, that that may be down to the fact that most non-diehard Yeovil fans are now no longer as interested given that they've already had what is most likely to be their halcyon days. The future of Yeovil looks like a return from where they came, which must be quite depressing. It's similar I think to clubs like Wigan and Reading. They've had their days in the Prem, it can't be as exciting now? It's one of the strange things being a football fan. You constantly strive for better but eventually your club reaches a ceiling and the only way from there is down. And on that cheery note!
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 16, 2019 22:38:23 GMT
Nowt to do with Rovers i know, but imagine this scenario, strugling club sack manager ,new manager cant prevent relegation to national league, but is backed by new owners to lead them back to football league.Are Yeovil about to swap Darren for Darrell and how would Gas eds feel about it? me? think he is to good to drop down again, but could only wish him well!!! Never going to happen, re DC. No reason what so ever for him to take such a lowly job. Considering how they've backed a dead man walking for most of the season, doubt they'll sack DW anyway. I do a 'Darren Way Watch' with my brother, which basically ends with me handing out a P45. Unbelievable how that man has remained in a job. Well, TBF I know how; because everytime he's under serious pressure he has got a win. Then they relax for a few matches and seem to sleep walk towards the relegation zone. The other saviour is having 2 teams even more awful than them...until today. Finally now caught up with him, but surely they could have seen it all through this season??
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Post by Blackbeard on Mar 16, 2019 22:42:07 GMT
Yeovil can just do one
Bored with hearing about their woes on radio BRISTOL every sat post final whistle
Like anyone is interested in anything apart from the ultimate sat afternoon
When rovers win
And city lose
Never tire of hearing the sh!t glumly lamenting all that money spent and going into choke down
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 16, 2019 22:44:10 GMT
Top post Jomo. Yes it’s as you say. Also keep being poor for 4/5 years and attendances will drop off and it’s a lovely area but not many people. I remember the times 40 odd years ago when they were playing very different teams and the crowds had different expectations perhaps. I understand why lots on here see the rivalry and are happy to see them struggling. After all they took great pleasure in seeing us go out of the league so I can see the sense of “karma” some are getting. I just don’t see it in the same way and feel sorry for a team and club who’ve overachieved for a long time. As you say eventually the ceiling is reached and then it’s downhill. UTG!
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 16, 2019 22:48:48 GMT
The tosser with the sign apart, why do so many Gasheads hate Yeovil? Never understood why. They are a small club who punched massively above their weight for a while. It was a great story. They also have a rich tradition for a mainly non-league club. I would take no pleasure in them being relegated. Genuinely interested to know if I missed a reason why they seem to be so hated? 1 - I think it's fake news. I don't think the average Gashead does hate them. 2 - one word sadly explains a few that may 'hate' them; jealousy. Until their recent demise of course. Jealousy of being a small club punching above their weight (unlike us), jealousy of being well run (unlike us most of the time), and ultimately jealousy of getting to a level that we've failed to be at since 1993. Yes, there has been a tiny amount of niggle (like Mr twat with the sign), but in reality it is pure jealousy. The crowds issue is a slightly weird one as their catchment population is pretty limited, and away fans were pretty high in championship season, so really they've always struggled for numbers and always will. The 'surge' in numbers wasn't really much of a home fan surge, or then a decline.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Mar 17, 2019 9:21:22 GMT
Yep,i am of the same opinion as Wareham,Jomo,Yeovil are historically a good 5th tier club who have enjoyed a few years in the limelight but like a lot of others of the kind are unable to sustain in long term, low catchment area with little chance of ever increasing gates significantly, when they were in conference i liked to see them doing well and was pleased when they won deserved promotion to league, we were on our way down and they suddenly became rivals, and 'that' 2-2 nine men draw will live long in the memory!Radio BRISTOL obsession with them does irk me somewhat, though i dont wish them any harm DC can do better,i just wonder what potential there new investors see there, i mean they could have had us!!
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Post by gashead1981 on Mar 17, 2019 9:45:36 GMT
I heard yesterday that DC already has a championship club lined up for next season.
He won’t be going to Yeovile. And he certainly wouldn’t go there in their current predicament with no assurances on who the owners are going to be either.
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 17, 2019 9:50:52 GMT
Yep,i am of the same opinion as Wareham,Jomo,Yeovil are historically a good 5th tier club who have enjoyed a few years in the limelight but like a lot of others of the kind are unable to sustain in long term, low catchment area with little chance of ever increasing gates significantly, when they were in conference i liked to see them doing well and was pleased when they won deserved promotion to league, we were on our way down and they suddenly became rivals, and 'that' 2-2 nine men draw will live long in the memory!Radio BRISTOL obsession with them does irk me somewhat, though i dont wish them any harm DC can do better,i just wonder what potential there new investors see there, i mean they could have had us!! Yes halifax that 2-2 would have influenced many at that time and for the future. Perhaps their new owners could have had us but I suspect that we are far more expensive than Yeovil and what they would have to invest with us would be many times what is needed at Yeovil. UTG!
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Post by gasheadbatesy on Mar 17, 2019 9:59:16 GMT
A job for Marcus Stewart? Been linked with them in the past and is looking for employment. When D.c and M.s left I bet a pint with a yeoville fan that M.s will be there manager by the start of next season. 🤞. Not d.c’s next job. Trouble is m.s has as much character as Darren way. They need a big pick me up figure. Going back where they belong.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 21:52:42 GMT
The tosser with the sign apart, why do so many Gasheads hate Yeovil? Never understood why. They are a small club who punched massively above their weight for a while. It was a great story. They also have a rich tradition for a mainly non-league club. I would take no pleasure in them being relegated. Genuinely interested to know if I missed a reason why they seem to be so hated? 1 - I think it's fake news. I don't think the average Gashead does hate them. 2 - one word sadly explains a few that may 'hate' them; jealousy. Until their recent demise of course. Jealousy of being a small club punching above their weight (unlike us), jealousy of being well run (unlike us most of the time), and ultimately jealousy of getting to a level that we've failed to be at since 1993. Yes, there has been a tiny amount of niggle (like Mr twat with the sign), but in reality it is pure jealousy. The crowds issue is a slightly weird one as their catchment population is pretty limited, and away fans were pretty high in championship season, so really they've always struggled for numbers and always will. The 'surge' in numbers wasn't really much of a home fan surge, or then a decline. Nowadays maybe not but back in the day they were a vile club and eminently dislikeable. What should have been a friendly local rivalry turned into one full of spite- much like we had no real beef with Barnet yet they took it upon themselves to really dislike us for some reason. Yeovil's forum was full of comments about how they thought they were better/bigger than us despite having no league pedigree up to that point add to that Gary Johnson who graduated from the Eddie Jones school of charm with his barbed comments and the whole thing was just an odious cocktail that culminated in that night when we came back from 2-0 down thanks to Junior Agogo. I think that was the zenith of the rivalry though as our paths went different ways: they went up and we stayed where we were before hitting rock bottom and coming back. A lot has changed in the mean time and I don't think things are as vicious as they once were, especially with Johnson no longer involved. On the whole you have to admire the heights they reached. I've never seen Rovers play at Championship level and Yeovil achieved that before I have lived to see Rovers do it. But it also shows that what goes up must inevitably come down and given their resources being a league club is probably an extreme over-achievement especially with the money starting to be pumped into these lower league sides now. I also agree that if they slip into the conference they probably won't be back as the top of the conference looks very competitive with the likes of Salford and Fylde up there along with Wrexham and Leyton Orient etc.
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Post by markczgas on Mar 18, 2019 8:46:02 GMT
1 - I think it's fake news. I don't think the average Gashead does hate them. 2 - one word sadly explains a few that may 'hate' them; jealousy. Until their recent demise of course. Jealousy of being a small club punching above their weight (unlike us), jealousy of being well run (unlike us most of the time), and ultimately jealousy of getting to a level that we've failed to be at since 1993. Yes, there has been a tiny amount of niggle (like Mr twat with the sign), but in reality it is pure jealousy. The crowds issue is a slightly weird one as their catchment population is pretty limited, and away fans were pretty high in championship season, so really they've always struggled for numbers and always will. The 'surge' in numbers wasn't really much of a home fan surge, or then a decline. Nowadays maybe not but back in the day they were a vile club and eminently dislikeable. What should have been a friendly local rivalry turned into one full of spite- much like we had no real beef with Barnet yet they took it upon themselves to really dislike us for some reason. Yeovil's forum was full of comments about how they thought they were better/bigger than us despite having no league pedigree up to that point add to that Gary Johnson who graduated from the Eddie Jones school of charm with his barbed comments and the whole thing was just an odious cocktail that culminated in that night when we came back from 2-0 down thanks to Junior Agogo. I think that was the zenith of the rivalry though as our paths went different ways: they went up and we stayed where we were before hitting rock bottom and coming back. A lot has changed in the mean time and I don't think things are as vicious as they once were, especially with Johnson no longer involved. On the whole you have to admire the heights they reached. I've never seen Rovers play at Championship level and Yeovil achieved that before I have lived to see Rovers do it. But it also shows that what goes up must inevitably come down and given their resources being a league club is probably an extreme over-achievement especially with the money starting to be pumped into these lower league sides now. I also agree that if they slip into the conference they probably won't be back as the top of the conference looks very competitive with the likes of Salford and Fylde up there along with Wrexham and Leyton Orient etc. sounds like you're suggesting Yeovil shouldn't be a league club. They've got a nice stadium (for L2) and are probably in the middle when it comes to attendances in the div - more of a league club than Cheltenham and FGR I'd say.
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Post by supergas on Mar 18, 2019 9:39:48 GMT
sounds like you're suggesting Yeovil shouldn't be a league club. They've got a nice stadium (for L2) and are probably in the middle when it comes to attendances in the div - more of a league club than Cheltenham and FGR I'd say. I think we can all agree from personal experience that the only clubs who deserve to be in the Football League are the ones who don't finish in positions 91 and 92 the season before....
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 18, 2019 10:19:31 GMT
1 - I think it's fake news. I don't think the average Gashead does hate them. 2 - one word sadly explains a few that may 'hate' them; jealousy. Until their recent demise of course. Jealousy of being a small club punching above their weight (unlike us), jealousy of being well run (unlike us most of the time), and ultimately jealousy of getting to a level that we've failed to be at since 1993. Yes, there has been a tiny amount of niggle (like Mr twat with the sign), but in reality it is pure jealousy. The crowds issue is a slightly weird one as their catchment population is pretty limited, and away fans were pretty high in championship season, so really they've always struggled for numbers and always will. The 'surge' in numbers wasn't really much of a home fan surge, or then a decline. Nowadays maybe not but back in the day they were a vile club and eminently dislikeable. What should have been a friendly local rivalry turned into one full of spite- much like we had no real beef with Barnet yet they took it upon themselves to really dislike us for some reason. Yeovil's forum was full of comments about how they thought they were better/bigger than us despite having no league pedigree up to that point add to that Gary Johnson who graduated from the Eddie Jones school of charm with his barbed comments and the whole thing was just an odious cocktail that culminated in that night when we came back from 2-0 down thanks to Junior Agogo. I think that was the zenith of the rivalry though as our paths went different ways: they went up and we stayed where we were before hitting rock bottom and coming back. A lot has changed in the mean time and I don't think things are as vicious as they once were, especially with Johnson no longer involved. On the whole you have to admire the heights they reached. I've never seen Rovers play at Championship level and Yeovil achieved that before I have lived to see Rovers do it. But it also shows that what goes up must inevitably come down and given their resources being a league club is probably an extreme over-achievement especially with the money starting to be pumped into these lower league sides now. I also agree that if they slip into the conference they probably won't be back as the top of the conference looks very competitive with the likes of Salford and Fylde up there along with Wrexham and Leyton Orient etc. Agree with much of what you’ve said but blimey 365 you don’t half have some polarised views about some clubs. Bolton, Bournemouth, now Yeovil.😉 I suspect that with some clubs our views change as to who is manager of them at the time. Back along when Johnson at Yeovil and even Atkins at Rovers were in charge it made the rivalry what it was, unpleasant. But when Atkins was in charge of us I think we were less likeable than when DC was in charge. Atkins, for some reason and it might have been the 2-2 at our place, seemed to like winding Yeovil and esp the fans up. But then again he seemed to like winding most opposition clubs up, one of his traits I’m afraid. UTG!
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Post by lpgas on Mar 18, 2019 12:12:54 GMT
Hope they sack their manager. The most boring man on the radio
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 18, 2019 12:17:56 GMT
But if you sacked everyone who’s boring... Me, I hope they survive because I really wouldn’t want anyone to feel like that time after the Mansfield match. I know someone’s got to go out but I reckon football in this area needs as many clubs as possible. Do we really want to lose Yeovil and get another north west club with money but even less fans than Yeovil? UTG!
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Post by neilv93 on Mar 18, 2019 12:42:31 GMT
But if you sacked everyone who’s boring... Me, I hope they survive because I really wouldn’t want anyone to feel like that time after the Mansfield match. I know someone’s got to go out but I reckon football in this area needs as many clubs as possible. Do we really want to lose Yeovil and get another north west club with money but even less fans than Yeovil? UTG! No probably not but on the flip side, would Yeovil going down/Chelts struggling increase our ability to attract the better local talent (that the 82ers don't hoover up)? Clutching at straws a bit here, admittedly...
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 18, 2019 12:51:17 GMT
But if you sacked everyone who’s boring... Me, I hope they survive because I really wouldn’t want anyone to feel like that time after the Mansfield match. I know someone’s got to go out but I reckon football in this area needs as many clubs as possible. Do we really want to lose Yeovil and get another north west club with money but even less fans than Yeovil? UTG! No probably not but on the flip side, would Yeovil going down/Chelts struggling increase our ability to attract the better local talent (that the 82ers don't hoover up)? Clutching at straws a bit here, admittedly... Yes perhaps. I’ve no real feelings either way. I spent 10 years in north Dorset leading a school and the kids in the school were broadly Yeovil fans and tbh there’s nothing else football-wise in the area. I just feel that Yeovil represent a large geographical area where there’s not much else and I’d quite like Somerset to keep their sole EFL club. And any local talent would probably have been turned down by Southampton anyway before they got picked by Yeovil and you did admit....😀 Either way I won’t worry too much but I do hope Yeovil are not replaced by Salford and the Manchester money that seems to go with it. Yeovil at least have a long and traditional history, albeit in non league. UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 13:15:26 GMT
I heard yesterday that DC already has a championship club lined up for next season. He won’t be going to Yeovile. And he certainly wouldn’t go there in their current predicament with no assurances on who the owners are going to be either. Sounds like BS to me. Would be surprised if he got a top 10 League One job, let alone a Championship one. He'll end up in L2.
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Post by Hudson1883 on Mar 18, 2019 17:12:52 GMT
No ill feeling here, they’ve always been the wee little Zomerzet club to me. I Won’t deny it was pretty hideous when they came into the league & blitzed us off the face of the earth everytime we played them. The 4-0 thrashing at Huish Park & 2-2 at our place definitely went towards provoking a rivalry in some.
The atmosphere when Savage & Elliot were red carded that night at The Mem was pure poison & one of the most hostile I’ve ever experienced, anywhere. All Worked out alright in the end thanks to Junior!
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