Have never understood how Bristol has never sustained a premier league club. Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country. Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change. Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too. Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
Have never understood how Bristol has never sustained a premier league club. Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country. Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change. Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too. Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
Wonder if having 2 clubs held them back in a way, if all the resources of the city went into one of them they might be able to make more revenue, like Leicester, Coventry etc
Have never understood how Bristol has never sustained a premier league club. Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country. Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change. Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too. Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
If I was minted and a neutral, Bristol City, Charlton & Bradford would be the 3 clubs I would be eyeing up.
I can remember seeing John Ateyo play at the Valley many years ago. He was a big unit and had the ability to "hang" in the air when jumping for a header. Seemed to deny gravity.
Have never understood how Bristol has never sustained a premier league club. Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country. Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change. Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too. Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
Bristol is far ahead of Plymouth in terms of infrastructure, events, things to do, for music alone you can’t compare the two, Plymouth’s music scene is non existent, as an alternative and experimental scene at least Bristol is one of the best in Europe. Perhaps it’s geography? It is in the south west, but it’s kind of a lot further north than the rest of it, Exeter is an hour south, Plymouth is two hours! That’s without including the whole of Cornwall. Argyle seems to have a bigger catchment so perhaps this works against Bristol City?
Have never understood how Bristol has never sustained a premier league club. Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country. Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change. Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too. Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
If I was minted and a neutral, Bristol City, Charlton & Bradford would be the 3 clubs I would be eyeing up.
All have great potential.
Bristol City are owned by billionaire
supporter Steve Lansdown, he is also the owner of Bristol Sport who I believe
manufacture their kits. A lot has been invested in Bristol City over recent
years and they definitely underachieving given their resources.
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Arguably the capitol of the south west, Plymouth might have a different option of that, huge catchment area with good transport links to the rest of the country.
Get it that it is considered a football backwater but nothing money couldn't change.
Rugby is thriving there, so would think there is an appetite for top level football too.
Obviously City are the bigger club than Rovers but don't know the ambition and wealth of there owners.
All have great potential.
I enjoy Bristol- excellent day out.
Argyle seems to have a bigger catchment so perhaps this works against Bristol City?
Bristol City are owned by billionaire supporter Steve Lansdown, he is also the owner of Bristol Sport who I believe manufacture their kits. A lot has been invested in Bristol City over recent years and they definitely underachieving given their resources.