Is Bristol the most sporting inept city in the UK ?

At lunch time today i was trying to work out Bristols claim to fame in sporting terms

Football - I believe the biggest city never to have been in the premier league
Rugby - Second tier nobodies
Cricket - Can never remember anything of note
Boxing- supermiddle weight in the 90's (can't recall his name)
Cycling - ??
Swimming ??
Snooker ??
Track ?
Field sports ?

No wonder they are a frustrated bunch....Are they any good at tractor pulling on the international stage

Good points, well made.

Haha your spot on .... i think the biggest name is W G Grace the cricketer

Was thinking the same .the gas never been in the top division .city only 9 seasons in their entire history.both haven't done much in fa cup either.

Combine Harvester racing is a sport isn't it?

Judd Trump is a carrot cruncher. Like the examples given, underachieves

when you google "most famous people from bristol" and number 2 is the dog from the HMV logo you know somethings wrong somewhere

Rugby - Wurzel Scrummage

when you google "most famous people from bristol" and number 2 is the dog from the HMV logo you know somethings wrong somewhere

Brilliant, I’m on a golf trip with a load of them in May and I’ll be firing that info right into the fekkers.

Wasn't bambi on ice aka Robin cousins from there?

Cathy Barry and Michelle Thorns

( . )( . ) comes from there?

Googled this link https://visitbristol.co.uk/about-bristo ... ristolians

Not a great list given the size of the place. They are claiming Carol Vorderman somehow too. They must be desperate

Regarding my sport of athletics Nick Rose is from that area .... still a legendary runner and held in high regard.

I've got nothing against Bristol. Don't particularly like the Wurzels, (Bristol City), don't mind the Gas, and no interest in any other sport.

Athletics - Tractor & Field events.

At lunch time today i was trying to work out Bristols claim to fame in sporting terms

Football - I believe the biggest city never to have been in the premier league
Rugby - Second tier nobodies
Cricket - Can never remember anything of note
Boxing- supermiddle weight in the 90's (can't recall his name)
Cycling - ??
Swimming ??
Snooker ??
Track ?
Field sports ?

No wonder they are a frustrated bunch....Are they any good at tractor pulling on the international stage

Football - True
Rugby - True
Cricket - Many good cricketers from Bristol including WG Grace, Chris Broad. Gloucestershire have won more than Glamorgan
Boxing - Lee Haskins
Cycling - Unknown
Swimming - https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/bri ... m-gb-40508
Snooker - Judd Trump
Track & Field - https://www.bristol247.com/sport/olympi ... -rio-2016/

Bit harsh on Bristol, Cardiff is hardly the pinnacle of British sport!

Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy, Colin Jackson, John Toshack. Boxers Steve Robinson, Barry Jones both world champions and from Ely.

At a push you could include Precious McKenzie a weightlifter who won gold for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Only problem is he wasn't actually born in Bristol (he was South African) but moved there to complete a Physical Education degree after being 'adopted' as English as he couldn't represent South Africa due to the apartheid regime which ruled the country at the time.

I suppose it is 'grasping at straws' but that's something the Wurzzels do well

Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy, Colin Jackson, John Toshack. Boxers Steve Robinson, Barry Jones both world champions and from Ely.

Add Tanny grey Thompson (paralympics), Matthew Elias (European Championship 400m), Nicky Piper (boxer), Geraint Thomas (cycling), Nigel Walker( Wales rugby and Olympics). Stevie Lyle(Ice Hockey)....the list goes on and on.

Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy, Colin Jackson, John Toshack. Boxers Steve Robinson, Barry Jones both world champions and from Ely.

Add Tanny grey Thompson (paralympics), Matthew Elias (European Championship 400m), Nicky Piper (boxer), Geraint Thomas (cycling), Nigel Walker( Wales rugby and Olympics). Stevie Lyle(Ice Hockey)....the list goes on and on.

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Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy, Colin Jackson, John Toshack. Boxers Steve Robinson, Barry Jones both world champions and from Ely.

Add Tanny grey Thompson (paralympics), Matthew Elias (European Championship 400m), Nicky Piper (boxer), Geraint Thomas (cycling), Nigel Walker( Wales rugby and Olympics). Stevie Lyle(Ice Hockey)....the list goes on and on.

Nicky Piper looked and sounded like a lanky Harry Potter. But would not people out for fun.