Joey Barton

[LongsightM13]

They could hold the "anger-management" Derby between Rovers and Bristol City.

I went to a few of those derbies while at university down there back in the early 90s and it is surprisingly tasty, pitch invasions and kicking off AOTS outside. They haven’t played each other for years now apart from the Johnson’s Paint Trophy.
City havent had many games against either club over the years

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I went to a few of those derbies while at university down there back in the early 90s and it is surprisingly tasty, pitch invasions and kicking off AOTS outside. They haven’t played each other for years now apart from the Johnson’s Paint Trophy.
City havent had many games against either club over the years

Imagine the touchline with Barton and Pearson. They are not exactly models of self-restraint.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I went to a few of those derbies while at university down there back in the early 90s and it is surprisingly tasty, pitch invasions and kicking off AOTS outside. They haven’t played each other for years now apart from the Johnson’s Paint Trophy.
City havent had many games against either club over the years

I saw one City v City game. I think they did us. I have a feeling it was the time of Derek Kevan, or thereabouts.

 

[DrBlueBob]

average player poor manager made a very good living out of football and still was not enough and turned to cheating and betting on football ? when your mates with willie mckay its dodgy

this is a job for the boy keep to him from mouthing off again it stinks. so so many better young managers out there not being given a chance at clubs and this twat keeps working in football when he should be no where near football

the football mafia is not a myth ? when you see thugs like barton working in football. i would not be surprise willie mckay got something to do with it. he lost his licence but reports of dealing with players is still happening and brokering deals

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Gasheads aren't happy mate. Don't know about the football mafia.

 

[lonestay]

Haha this should be fun ! didn't realise that Rovers were that desperate to be honest, give it to couple of weeks into new season and joey will be history.

 

[LongsightM13]

I saw one City v City game. I think they did us. I have a feeling it was the time of Derek Kevan, or thereabouts.

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

I was there. We were indeed wank

 

[LongsightM13]

I was there. We were indeed wank

It was absolutely shite but I was living down there so had a top day on the lash with a couple of mates

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

I have more respect for him doing this than getting more money as a gobshite pundit.

A shame he's such a colossal glans of a man.

I reckon Pearson would beat him in a fight, but Barton fights dirty.

 

[johnnytapia]

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

Was there that night. I’m fairly sure we’d have gone through in away goals so didn’t actually need Holden’s goal, I recall it barely being celebrated, a ex it was virtually last kick of game.
Was also at the 2-2 in the 3rd div days . Think Walsall won that day which confirmed we’d be in play offs. 2-0 up the goat and a beaut of a free kick from terry Cooke IIRC.

 

[LongsightM13]

Was there that night. I’m fairly sure we’d have gone through in away goals so didn’t actually need Holden’s goal, I recall it barely being celebrated, a ex it was virtually last kick of game.
Was also at the 2-2 in the 3rd div days . Think Walsall won that day which confirmed we’d be in play offs. 2-0 up the goat and a beaut of a free kick from terry Cooke IIRC.

Yeah 2-0 up but collapsed the lst 20 minutes, they nearly won it at the end

 

[TauntonBlue]

My neck of the woods. Watched us lose a long unbeaten run to Bristol City in the old 1st Division. Can’t remember when (late 1970’s?) but remember Norman Hunter playing for them and Dave Watson for us. Then watched us win 2-0 at Rovers in 1999 when we were trying to secure our Third Division play off position. Goals from Terry Cooke and The Goat I think. We all know what happened after that.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

I'm back in the Sixties - It was 65-66 season and they didn't 'whip' us. I had a 3-0 thumping lodged in my head for the Ashton Gate game. We drew both - 2-2 at home and 1-1 at Brighstowe - and it was Neil Young who got our goal not D. Kevan. Mind, I can't remember who scored our last goal so a game from 55 years ago doesn't have much of a chance.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

I was there.shit ground,never bin back.awful day and game.
And a long way there and back .dullness all round.

 

[LongsightM13]

My neck of the woods. Watched us lose a long unbeaten run to Bristol City in the old 1st Division. Can’t remember when (late 1970’s?) but remember Norman Hunter playing for them and Dave Watson for us. Then watched us win 2-0 at Rovers in 1999 when we were trying to secure our Third Division play off position. Goals from Terry Cooke and The Goat I think. We all know what happened after that.

Did you leave early? Finished 2-2...

 

[LongsightM13]

I'm back in the Sixties - It was 65-66 season and they didn't 'whip' us. I had a 3-0 thumping lodged in my head for the Ashton Gate game. We drew both - 2-2 at home and 1-1 at Brighstowe - and it was Neil Young who got our goal not D. Kevan. Mind, I can't remember who scored our last goal so a game from 55 years ago doesn't have much of a chance.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Dont think we’ve played Bristol City in the league since about 79/80? The Gasheads were in the third flight during our one season there.
We’ve had a couple of league cup ties against both including Bristol City in the two-legged semi a couple of years ago and in the Sven season when Bianchi scored a cracker at Ashton Gate.
We drew 0-0 with Rovers at Maine Road back in Reid’s era and a second leg when they were ground sharing at Bath City’s Twerton Park. Dreadful performance that went to extra time, Rick Holden scuffed a late winner that had everyone in the City end laughing as he had been the worst player on the pitch by some distance

We played Bristol City in a pre season friendly for the 99/2000 season.
Funnily enough Tony Pullis had left Gillingham and moved to Ashton Gate so there was plenty of "2 nil up and fucked it up, do dah, do dah" chants

 

[LongsightM13]

We played Bristol City in a pre season friendly for the 99/2000 season.
Funnily enough Tony Pullis had left Gillingham and moved to Ashton Gate so there was plenty of "2 nil up and fucked it up, do dah, do dah" chants

Missed that one, more’s the pity.
A weird quirk of our history that for a relatively big city we have not played either of Bristol’s clubs club very often. City 25 times in total (only 13 times since the 1930s and only 3 times in the last 40 years)
We’ve only ever played Rovers 4 times.
Maybe a geographical thing. Apparently weve never played Exeter City in a competitive game.

 

[TauntonBlue]

Did you leave early? Finished 2-2...

So it did. My memory’s obviously not as good as I thought it was. I also thought it was on Friday night but looks like it was Saturday (1st May 1999). At least I got our goal scorers right. Cracking free kick from Cooke iirc

 

[Vienna_70]

Missed that one, more’s the pity.
A weird quirk of our history that for a relatively big city we have not played either of Bristol’s clubs club very often. City 25 times in total (only 13 times since the 1930s and only 3 times in the last 40 years)
We’ve only ever played Rovers 4 times.
Maybe a geographical thing. Apparently weve never played Exeter City in a competitive game.

Correct.