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Post by Icegas on May 10, 2017 11:29:23 GMT
Just a random question.
Do you think that Bristol could support another professional league side based from the Bristol area.And if so, what kind of support could it generate?
Say one of - Mangotsfield... Bristol manor farm...Yate...Clevedon, or maybe from abit further a field Bath city or Weston super mare became league clubs, how would they be supported?
I've always said that if both Rovers and City ever get our acts together then both clubs could generate premiership level support.
Of the list above Bath city and WSM are in the old Avon area,and are towns/cities in there own right.I feel that both of thoses places could support league clubs and get 5k week.
But I wonder if the others in the Bristol border or overspill could? I'd say yes - if they ever got to the pro level and had the stadiums Bristol could support a 3rd professional club.
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Post by northseagas on May 10, 2017 11:44:16 GMT
I would follow weston-super-mare more if I could not get to rovers games if they were in the league ,
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Post by Antonio Fargas on May 10, 2017 11:47:01 GMT
We can barely support two.
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Post by rovers5charlton5 on May 10, 2017 11:54:15 GMT
We can barely support two. You support two!? |
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Post by RetroGamer on May 10, 2017 11:54:25 GMT
I think it would be great to see Bath City finally get into the league although that will no doubt eat into out future fan base.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on May 10, 2017 11:56:40 GMT
We can barely support two. You support two!? Yeah, Rovers and City. Always give both teams a fair shout. It doesn't make sense to support one and not the other, after all, we're all Bristol. |
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Post by baggins on May 10, 2017 12:03:00 GMT
Yeah, Rovers and City. Always give both teams a fair shout. It doesn't make sense to support one and not the other, after all, we're all Bristol. I just brought a little bit up. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on May 10, 2017 12:04:32 GMT
Yeah, Rovers and City. Always give both teams a fair shout. It doesn't make sense to support one and not the other, after all, we're all Bristol. I just brought a little bit up. I had to type it. |
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Post by Topper Gas on May 10, 2017 12:09:03 GMT
If FGR eventually make it into the league and also build their new ground at junction 13 we might find out soon!
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Post by rovers5charlton5 on May 10, 2017 12:11:46 GMT
Yeah, Rovers and City. Always give both teams a fair shout. It doesn't make sense to support one and not the other, after all, we're all Bristol. You're going to hell now, you know that right? 😉 |
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Post by gassince1957 on May 10, 2017 12:12:28 GMT
If FGR eventually make it into the league and also build their new ground at junction 13 we might find out soon! I doubt it - on both counts - hoping Tranmere stuff them at Wembley, plus their support in the EFL would be worse than Accrington's. The only way they would take Rovers support would be if they were in a higher division than the mighty Gas - even then the loss of support would be minimal! |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 12:14:26 GMT
Both Bristol clubs for the league there in are supported well, if the UWE was built we would be in the top 3 best home attendances in league one.
I think the answer is yes another team in Bristol would generate a decent following.
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Post by bluegas on May 10, 2017 12:28:19 GMT
I would have thought if the support was there then there would be other professional clubs in the area already. That there isn't shows the lack of hard support. FGR will fade away when matey runs out of money.
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Post by lmgas on May 10, 2017 12:42:23 GMT
Support isn't the big factor, it's a question of finance and being well run. There are teams in the football league with very small catchment areas and fan bases.
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Post by Marshy on May 10, 2017 12:48:25 GMT
Support isn't the big factor, it's a question of finance and being well run. There are teams in the football league with very small catchment areas and fan bases. What happened to Rushden & Diamonds they were a weird lot, are they still going or did they go pop? |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 13:47:24 GMT
If FGR eventually make it into the league and also build their new ground at junction 13 we might find out soon! I doubt it - on both counts - hoping Tranmere stuff them at Wembley, plus their support in the EFL would be worse than Accrington's. The only way they would take Rovers support would be if they were in a higher division than the mighty Gas - even then the loss of support would be minimal! But think of all those 'Greenies' and 'Veggies' in Bristol, natural FGR supporters I would have thought but might might be a bit too far for them to cycle especially for evening games. |
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Post by gasincider on May 10, 2017 17:14:50 GMT
What happened to Rushden & Diamonds they were a weird lot, are they still going or did they go pop? Their ground has been demolished. Someone posted pictures of it on twitter a few days ago. |
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Post by bs11gas on May 10, 2017 17:20:45 GMT
Support isn't the big factor, it's a question of finance and being well run. There are teams in the football league with very small catchment areas and fan bases. What happened to Rushden & Diamonds they were a weird lot, are they still going or did they go pop? Went out of business in 2011 after the Conference kicked them out. The phoenix club AFC Rushden & Diamonds play in the Northern Premier League Division One South at the Dog & Duck in Wellingborough. |
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Post by lympstonegas on May 10, 2017 17:27:08 GMT
Think Cheltenham would be far more worried about FGR getting into the league than the Bristol teams
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Post by Antonio Fargas on May 10, 2017 17:31:31 GMT
What happened to Rushden & Diamonds they were a weird lot, are they still going or did they go pop? Their ground has been demolished. Someone posted pictures of it on twitter a few days ago. Blimey, seems criminal to pull down a decent ground like that:  |
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