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Post by badengas on Sept 14, 2023 8:59:13 GMT
Looking forward to some actual league football.
Does anyone know the truth of the origins of the Weetabix story, were you there ?
Cue lots of made up Gaschat "fact" 😀
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Post by rememberhalifax on Sept 14, 2023 12:31:48 GMT
Think the story goes that circa late 80s a member of a party of fans on an away day to Gay Meadow was sent to get some snacks , not a good idea as he was well lubricated at the time, came back with a load of Weetabix which his mates promptly started throwing to the birds on the pitch and a legend was born! anyway have you seen the price of Weetabix these days? will Aldi own brand do ?!!
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Post by lavalamp on Sept 14, 2023 12:38:32 GMT
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Sept 14, 2023 12:42:37 GMT
Think the story goes that circa late 80s a member of a party of fans on an away day to Gay Meadow was sent to get some snacks , not a good idea as he was well lubricated at the time, came back with a load of Weetabix which his mates promptly started throwing to the birds on the pitch and a legend was born! anyway have you seen the price of Weetabix these days? will Aldi own brand do ?!! That's pretty much it. Went to Gay Meadow the next time we played them and the away end was chaotic. I assume the CCTV couldn't pick up exactly what was being thrown so in came the horses...... they like Weetabix. Big crackdown the next time we met there, one of the police Vans was completely full of confiscated Weetabix. I do hope that should the same happen Saturday that they'll at least go to a food bank |
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Post by Colyton Gas on Sept 14, 2023 12:45:55 GMT
Gasheads stayed at a B and B.Landlady ran out of milk so they took the Weetabix anyway and launched them at the Gay Meadow goalmouth in the warm up.
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Post by phillistine on Sept 14, 2023 13:14:19 GMT
any excuse for what i believe to be one of the best adverts ever made . You have to be a certain age to appreciate it -https://youtu.be/4XOvVz8zwxc?si=RlRDsHPpePv17BEk
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Post by BrightonGas on Sept 14, 2023 13:50:05 GMT
I just read that and was surprised to hear were just off the play offs |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 14, 2023 14:26:31 GMT
I was at Weetabix day!
So funny!
It rained Weetabix for ages!
We actually moved the tuck shop in the away end too!....we swayved it along the terrace!
Crazy daze....
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 14, 2023 14:31:31 GMT
Think the story goes that circa late 80s a member of a party of fans on an away day to Gay Meadow was sent to get some snacks , not a good idea as he was well lubricated at the time, came back with a load of Weetabix which his mates promptly started throwing to the birds on the pitch and a legend was born! anyway have you seen the price of Weetabix these days? will Aldi own brand do ?!! That's pretty much it. Went to Gay Meadow the next time we played them and the away end was chaotic. I assume the CCTV couldn't pick up exactly what was being thrown so in came the horses...... they like Weetabix. Big crackdown the next time we met there, one of the police Vans was completely full of confiscated Weetabix. I do hope that should the same happen Saturday that they'll at least go to a food bank I got chatting to head honcho steward on our 4-0 capitulation year away, and he confessed he held the most surreal pre match meeting with his team.... right team, be very aware this lot from Bristol might have an element amongst them that are gonna try to smuggle in (pyros?, alcohol?, missiles?, drugs?...)....nope.... Weetabix 😂🤣 Apparently he had to be serious delivering this information. And, to top the lot: They still confiscated some boxes on entry!? Haha! I think they were Waitrose....posh gits. Anything but Shamesburys. |
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Post by wiltshiregas64 on Sept 14, 2023 14:55:40 GMT
I spotted a couple of West Mercia Coppers hanging around the Blackthorn End after a match with Shrews about 3 years ago. I asked if they were looking for Weetabix, but they just got the hump.
I was at that game FA Cup 87 if I recall, we'd beaten Myrthyr 6-0 in the previous round. I think David Moyes was playing for Shrews.
West Mercia flapped like budgies because they were expecting about 500 Gasheads, when I recall between 2,500 to 3,000 turned up.
I've never forgiven them for the way they Policed that day. They were a rabble, and contributed nothing towards the F.A.Cup tradition. Just truncheons and dogs V Weetabix. Sharp weetabix mind.
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Post by scdave on Sept 14, 2023 19:09:09 GMT
I remember one game when the stewards and police were searching fans and confiscating any weetabix they found - some even had crumpled biscuits in their pockets!
Unfortunately, they did not search the older ladies from Coach One, affectionately known as the knitting circle, who sat with Ralph and Jean (Half an Hour!) Shaw and they brought in loads of the stuff and the melee began.
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Sept 14, 2023 19:20:49 GMT
I remember one game when the stewards and police were searching fans and confiscating any weetabix they found - some even had crumpled biscuits in their pockets! Unfortunately, they did not search the older ladies from Coach One, affectionately known as the knitting circle, who sat with Ralph and Jean (Half an Hour!) Shaw and they brought in loads of the stuff and the melee began. My mum came to a Shrewsbury game mid 90's. Put the Weetabix in her handbag. Straight in, no questions asked. She also got on a flight with a sewing kit including scissors post 9/11, again no problem. I even suggested to security that a pair of scissors was 2 knifes. Didn't bat an eyelid |
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Post by northsidegas on Sept 15, 2023 9:49:10 GMT
What times are people leaving there house for this one?
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Post by dudelebowski on Sept 15, 2023 10:42:29 GMT
What times are people leaving there house for this one? 5am Will be watching in work. |
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Post by percy on Sept 15, 2023 11:43:05 GMT
Cant wait to have some footy to talk about tomorrow (and taking my MDT starts to 2 wins from 2!)
We could have an overload of players available for this one, big questions: Midfield trio and start with a No9 or not.
I'd go with an attacking Wilson, Bogarde Evans in the middle, and Collins, Thomas and Brown up front.
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Post by gascloud on Sept 15, 2023 11:59:22 GMT
I spotted a couple of West Mercia Coppers hanging around the Blackthorn End after a match with Shrews about 3 years ago. I asked if they were looking for Weetabix, but they just got the hump. I was at that game FA Cup 87 if I recall, we'd beaten Myrthyr 6-0 in the previous round. I think David Moyes was playing for Shrews. West Mercia flapped like budgies because they were expecting about 500 Gasheads, when I recall between 2,500 to 3,000 turned up. I've never forgiven them for the way they Policed that day. They were a rabble, and contributed nothing towards the F.A.Cup tradition. Just truncheons and dogs V Weetabix. Sharp weetabix mind. Yes I was there that day with old fashioned riot police let loose after the game had finished. Boiler suits, helmets and shields. Diabolical treatment for fans who in my eyes hadn’t done anything wrong. Lads had empty boxes of weetabix on their heads which I still find amusing to this day. |
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Post by seanclevedongas on Sept 15, 2023 14:09:11 GMT
Shooting practise ahead of the game
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Post by seanclevedongas on Sept 15, 2023 14:48:59 GMT
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Post by seanclevedongas on Sept 15, 2023 15:27:38 GMT
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Post by gasheadontour on Sept 15, 2023 21:23:13 GMT
Some mates and I went to watch Rovers at Shrewsbury. We had been to a night club the night before and started drinking again very early. We got to near the ground starving hungry. A local corner shop near the ground would only let one of us in. We gave one of our lot a lot of notes to go in and buy any food as so hungry. To put it diplomatically, he wasn't the brightest of our lot but he seemed the most capable. He came out of the shop with lots of boxes of Weetabix. Some people in our group were furious with him. He said he bought them because we had said to him to buy any food and the Weetabix was on a special offer. We took the bix into the ground and some were launched into the low roof etc. Songs were changed so the word Weetabix was used instead of Rovers. We love you Weetabix we do etc. It was funny going through football songs so to include the word Weetabix. The weird thing is that we went again to the following away match at Shrewsbury (I think it was a cup match) and when entering the ground the away end was packed and the air thick with bix crumbs. It seemed like everyone had bix apart from us.
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