Swansea City or Bristol City

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

You realise this topic was started by a jack right.. Obsessed

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

I don't think Bristol fans are quite as obsessed with us as The Jacks. Can't understand why they like posting on here so much. It would not even cross my mind to post on a swansea forum, an insignificant little team in an insignificant little town.

Always placed Swansea with the likes of Bristol Rovers, neither team will ever be regarded as much more than a small town team, even when they have the odd spell of success. Bristol City have always been different, and are probably more closely matched to Wales' capital team. I don't hate the Swans in the way that some seem to do as I have never considered them to be threat to our status as the biggest side in this region. Bristol City on the other hand are a completely different kettle of fish.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

Yes that right, just as lots of younger Swansea fans, don’t really think there’s much of a rivalry with Cardiff anymore.

Or the ones that only started supporting Swansea when they got promoted

Could well be , but we got into the PL in 2011, those aged lets say 13 at the time would now be 21.
The younger Swans fans are definitely ambivalent at best towards the rivalry between the two clubs.

In my opinion it’s the Swans fans who are 30 plus, where the animosity comes from on the Swans side of things.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

Same for me, Bristol city was always our derby game, never used to give the tramps down west a second thought.

Paul & Steve, spot on the both of you

I don't disagree but he hasn't answered the question.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

Same for me, Bristol city was always our derby game, never used to give the tramps down west a second thought.

Paul & Steve, spot on the both of you

I don't disagree but he hasn't answered the question.

For me Cardiff v Swansea will be a bigger crowd as now its bigger to the new generations.

Luke, I'm only on about my biggest rival in 70's & 80's / 90's it was Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Newport , Millwall, then the Jacks.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

Same for me, Bristol city was always our derby game, never used to give the tramps down west a second thought.

Paul & Steve, spot on the both of you

I don't disagree but he hasn't answered the question.

I don't think there will be much in it attendance wise. I guess a lot will depend on league positions etc., and how many away fans make the trip. If I had to bet on it, I would guess the Bristol game might draw the biggest crowd as I have a feeling they may be promotion contenders this season.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

Same for me, Bristol city was always our derby game, never used to give the tramps down west a second thought.

Paul & Steve, spot on the both of you

I don't disagree but he hasn't answered the question.

I don't think there will be much in it attendance wise. I guess a lot will depend on league positions etc., and how many away fans make the trip. If I had to bet on it, I would guess the Bristol game might draw the biggest crowd as I have a feeling they may be promotion contenders this season.

Steve, is also right, it also depends on who we allow the most away fans, kick off times, live on tv etc

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

You realise this topic was started by a jack right.. Obsessed

I did and your point is?

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

You realise this topic was started by a jack right.. Obsessed

I did and your point is?

Quite obvious!

and yet not one topic regarding Bristol City , hmmmm

You realise this topic was started by a jack right.. Obsessed

I did and your point is?

Quite obvious!

Not sure what the point is as hes referring to fact it's not about Bristol but his team Swansea? As been said only Swansea fans start a post on here never Bristol fans?

Do you think you’ll have a larger attendance against Swansea or will the match against your biggest rivals Bristol city be even higher, than the Swans game at the ccs.

Probably one of the big teams like Leeds, maybe not so many at the smaller teams near the bottom like Bristol, Barnsley and Swansea?

I’ll make a prediction and that is unless you are top of the league, the only match you’ll definitely get a sellout is V Swansea.

We haven’t played you for a while, we play Bristol almost every season....

This jack thinks they got a bigger rivalry with Bristol City then us

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Watch it Daniel..

Any more cheek like that, and we’ll come up and chase you all over your town..

Again..

Yes that right, just as lots of younger Swansea fans, don’t really think there’s much of a rivalry with Cardiff anymore.

Aye ok. Fair play, you win the internet for the day, it's not going to get funnier.

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Yes that right, just as lots of younger Swansea fans, don’t really think there’s much of a rivalry with Cardiff anymore.

Aye ok. Fair play, you win the internet for the day, it's not going to get funnier.

Definitely. In my opinion the rivalry has died down to what it was.

For some fans of a certain age Bristol City will always be a bigger game than Swansea.

Correct ! there was a seven year gap with no derby games against Swansea in that time. Can't quite remember why that was.

As we'll easily sell out its a question that can't be answered.

So you think you’ll sellout both matches ?

I think the swansea derby will the last for a very long time as its obvious which direction both clubs are travelling.After this season a cup tie will be the only chance of us meeting as I see it.There will be alot of people in 2040 saying I was there the last time city stuffed the jacks in 2019.

I'm sure I've heard garbage like that before.
Wasn't there a time a few years back when you got promotion thousands of you paraded through your town yelling "We're coming to get you Jacks",then some weeks later a deathly silence.

We’ve also paraded through your town quite often.. and there was a deathly silence.

Swansea are one our rivals but the Jack's just can't cope with the fact that for many of us we see others as bigger or equal rivals be it from a Football point of view or geographically.

We have both Bristol Clubs almost as close to us as Swansea and Newport 8 miles away whereas they only have us. Its like they want all our attention but will never get it.

Iv said it before and only speaking personally but I dislike Bristol City far more than the Jack's and have always felt that theres more of a hatred between the two City's add in the England/Wales aspect.

I’m glad you dislike Bristol more than Swansea.
I actually worked with some Bristol city fans in the past and can’t even remember them mentioning Cardiff. Rovers yes, Plymouth yes, even West Brom, but don’t recall them mentioning you lot.
Anyway Bristol city, aren’t exactly Man Utd are they lol.
Not even a well supported club, in relative terms, with the size of the city itself.

No one cares about your team or you’re run down little shanty town, off you pop gypo..... but don’t use a taxi as you lot don’t have much luck with those

Swansea are one our rivals but the Jack's just can't cope with the fact that for many of us we see others as bigger or equal rivals be it from a Football point of view or geographically.

We have both Bristol Clubs almost as close to us as Swansea and Newport 8 miles away whereas they only have us. Its like they want all our attention but will never get it.

Iv said it before and only speaking personally but I dislike Bristol City far more than the Jack's and have always felt that theres more of a hatred between the two City's add in the England/Wales aspect.

I’m glad you dislike Bristol more than Swansea.
I actually worked with some Bristol city fans in the past and can’t even remember them mentioning Cardiff. Rovers yes, Plymouth yes, even West Brom, but don’t recall them mentioning you lot.
Anyway Bristol city, aren’t exactly Man Utd are they lol.
Not even a well supported club, in relative terms, with the size of the city itself.

Sometimes it's best not to talk about stuff you know nothing about.

Us and the Wurzels have a history that goes back long before I even started watching Football and as you have been told many times but fail to accept lots of our fans, especially the older generation see them as the bigger rival.

We have had the bubble trips with them the same as we have had with you. Youre claims are laughable, they hate us with a passion, they hate the Welsh in general. Perhaps come down to the CCS next season and take in the game, providing the Police don't put even more restrictions on them after the mayhem they have tried to cause down here on their last few visits you can see for yourself just how, 'irrelevant' we are to them.

I have been on holidays and bumped into Jack's and its absolutely fine, bump into Wurzels, different kettle of fish.

And lastly and finally cos this is my last post on the subject, not a well supported team? Pot/Kettle.

When we play Swansea its a welsh derby m4 derby what ever you want to call it but not a local derby will we sell it out probably more so if we are top of the league and going well but I’m looking more forward to the Leeds united game more than Swansea they have been one of our biggest rivals over the last ten years and always bring big support to Cardiff still a big club in my eyes

The crushers and the gypsies fuckin hate us with a passion.

While a small few of us share similar hatred, we are by far less obsessed withboth theses sides.

I work with Jack's and they find it very difficult to be civil and just can't hae a
Conversation without a dig.

It's really fkcin boring and small.
The worzels are just bitter and conversations can't really happen

And here lies the problem.

THEY BOTH KNOW WE ARE THE BIG BOYS
OF WALES AND THE WEST


Now go back to your holes, and wait for your big games against us big boys.

It definitely changes according to who's on a level with whom currently.
I remember when the main derby game was against Swindon.

This year Bristol City will probably be a much bigger draw because they'll be challenging at the upper part of the table, whilst I think it's now obvious that Swansea are unfortunately approaching a low ebb and will probably be struggling to avoid League one.
Whether many people will want to pay to watch an easy game like Swansea I don't really know, although a lot of their fans will perhaps travel down the short distance and possibly bring their caravans, extended families and numerous dogs for the weekend.

Yes in fact didn’t we as kids on the grange end sing we hate Bristol City we hate Swindon Town in one of the chants no mention of Swansea

And who can forget Don Murray flattening Don Rogers three times in the first two minutes, once when the ball was nowhere near him ? He'd have been SO sent off these days wouldn't he ? However , the usually dangerous Don Rogers hardly touched the ball for the rest of the game !

As we'll easily sell out its a question that can't be answered.

So you think you’ll sellout both matches ?

You need to remember our stadium has nearly twice the capacity of yours and whether we fill it or not our crowds will be bigger...

FACT!

Millwall and Stoke were more rivals than Swansea or Bristol City..Throw Pompey and Chelsea into that in the 70s/80s..

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

I've been going since the early 70's and have always regarded Swansea as the bigger rivalry. It's partly to do with living west of Cardiff and having to share the trains on international days. Even when we weren't playing them was a fair bit of contact.

I think as far as rivalry is concerned, it depends on how long you have been a City supporter. For me, Bristol have always been the biggest when it comes to rivalry. We rarely played Swansea apart from in the Welsh Cup, while Bristol and us were usually playing each other in the old Div 2. Swansea were playing the likes of Newport & Wrexham, and we usually beat all three comfortably back in the days when we virtually owned the Welsh Cup. I suppose for younger fans, Swansea is a bigger game because they have had a bit of success in recent times, but the rivalry you first experience in your younger days tends to stay with you forever.

I've been going since the early 70's and have always regarded Swansea as the bigger rivalry. It's partly to do with living west of Cardiff and having to share the trains on international days. Even when we weren't playing them was a fair bit of contact.

I can understand that, most Cardiff fans would understand that Cardiff fans probably West of Bridgend would regard the Jack's as the bigger rival but the Jack's just can't grasp the fact that it's not the same for all of us.

It's because we all come from different parts of South East Wales so we have lads from Chepstow to Port Talbot to Abergavenny to Merthyr, who you dislike the most is going to be determined by where you're from and what era you started watching in.

For the Jack's they have nobody but us, perhaps if say there was a Tenby City and a Tenby Rovers, then a Llaneli county all as close to them or closer than we are (which is what we have with the wurzel and Newport) they wouldn't be so obsessed.

Never bothered about Swansea as know a few jacks who follow Wales and they are great lads ..Yes we have a bit of banter but it’s just fun and not serious .. The Chavs who follow both teams will take it more seriously and they just embarrass both clubs ..Our Chavs are just as brainless as theirs As for Bristol city having worked in Bristol many years ago i can say they weren’t very pleasant towards me for being welsh ...Got a lot of abuse so to me I’ve never taken to Bristol city and love It when we beat them ..Bristol city to me will always be the team to beat