Bristol City or Bristol Rovers, who’s bigger?

Who is the bigger and more successful club in Bristol. After 8 rounds of scoring we will have an answer.

[@bungietwab4868]

You would have been closer doing Bristol Rovers or Mangotsfield.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Behave bungietwab

[@benwherlock9869]

😂

[@marcomolinero5877]

Should've compared Rovers with Forrest green or Newport

[@EuanBCFC]

Amazing you’ve managed to get 9 minutes out of a question so obviously answered

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Euan, but it had to be confirmed and officiated, which it now is 👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-kt9xf2sm9z]

I didn't know too much about either of the two Bristol clubs until I watched this ~ But I think the 'Pirates', hand's down, have the 'coolest' Club Crest !

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I’m glad I’m adding educational value 👍🏻 I suppose their badge is pretty decent, to be fair 👍🏻⚽️

[@Mewess]

What a brilliant video, loved every second!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Very kind words, appreciate the support 👍🏻⚽️

[@GoodFriday2024]

lol as a Bristol City fan, thats hilarious, poor old Rovers, not even our rivals anymore. Its Cardiff who you should compare us too.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Are Bristol City v Cardiff as big as Cardiff v Swansea??

[@GoodFriday2024]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Not for Cardiff but for us its our derby, we haven't played Rovers in league for over 15 years.

[@ralphdring5212]

You are right. It's a bit like doing a West Ham Vs Leyton Orient comparison.

[@KianIles]

Rovers are an ambarrasment to bristol

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Nooo behave

[@chortlerguffaw]

Your spelling is an embarrassment

[@luked7256]

That was satisfying to watch. ⚽️🔴⚪️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Luke’s, presuming you are a City fan 👍🏻

[@luked7256]

Yes sir, just one thing though… Rovers support at the conference playoff final was around 30k. 15k Grimsby and a couple of thousand neutrals. They like to like about stuff. Danny Baker once called them pathological liars.😂

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@luked7256thanks for the stats, that seems high for Grimsby looking at their previous final attendances, but appreciate the info 👍🏻⚽️

[@luked7256]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Grimsby may have taken fewer fans the following seasons against Forest Green and in the FA trophy since it was their third and fourth Wembley trip in two years ! They’re a well supported club in general, 5500 at Brighton in the cup. Do a google image search of their fans at Wembley and you’ll see it wasn’t even close to 40k. I’m guessing you heard that figure from a gas head haha !

[@nickwhittle6690]

Yeah never trust a shithead with facts m8 1990 fact haha

[@KianIles]

Bristol city are way better

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

12-0 score line tends to agree with you 👍🏻

[@mattavery978]

You should do a video about how Rovers lie about attendances home and away.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Matt, don’t quite know how to answer that one 🤷‍♂️

[@mountaingoat3012]

Right, after watching that pants down points comp, we are the OG club in Bristol by 9 years and nothing will beat that Devon White inspired 1989/90 season

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I did mention the bragging rights for that season 👍🏻

[@geoffryllewellyn7693]

I thought you fell out of the league in 2014-ish

[@richardmayes3860]

Also the only Bristol team to play home game in Bath.

[@paulwillems4281]

It is an interesting one because Bristol City (1901) were a league club nearly 20 years before Bristol Rovers (1920) and had finished runners up in the top tier and the FA Cup final before Bristol Rovers were even eligible.

[@ironmonger27]

Not 9 but 99 years as it happens.

[@Atyeo9]

Not that it'll make any difference, but City do actually have 1 tier 1 runner up award to their name (1906), but a well presented video. The Non-League play-off final - they did take an impressive following, especially considering they don't get anywhere near filling their 11k stadium, but was probably more in the region of 30-35k when taking into account sponsors, comps and all other hospitality. Great video though. Only came across it after it was linked on the Bristol City Fans Forum, One Team In Bristol, but will definitely check out the other vids. Top marks for the effort put into making these.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for your comments, noted about the RU position in 1906, other City fans have picked me up on this, appreciate the positive contribution 👍🏻⚽️

[@RetroGam3rUK]

Doesn't count as its a different club. That club went bust and out of business. Bristol city that we know today was founded in 1982. So everything in this video should be based from 1982 not before

[@beno8499]

Good video, you should definitely try and get to Ashton Gate this season!!!!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Beno, never been to Bristol in my life, definitely on my to do list 👍🏻⚽️

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

To be fair comparing City to Rovers is very similar to Forset and notts Co.

[@ilikehorses57]

​@@mattthegroundhopper9242whichever ground you visit, it'll be 90 minutes of singing about Rovers.

[@mountaingoat3012]

As a Gas Head and pausing the video immediately, sadly City are the bigger team in terms of size, money, fan base and the fact they were in the old league 1 in the 80’s. Rovers have never been higher in my time than the league 2

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Get your ground sorted and increased in size and you will definitely grow as a club 👍🏻

[@geoffryllewellyn7693]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 No ,they'll just have MORE empty seats !

[@mountaingoat3012]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 The move has been delayed and delayed. The Mem is past it’s sell by date, in fact it was Bristol Rugby clubs home before us.

[@RetroGam3rUK]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242unfortunately with the placement of the ground, it wont happen as the people around the ground wont allow it and Bristol City council are dead set against anything Rovers want to do

[@RetroGam3rUK]

As a gashead, we should also know that nothing before 82 should be included in this video. As they were founded 1982, otherwise they will have alot of debt to pay back from previous club and alot of unpaid taxes. So much so, this club would go bust as well

[@christopherbentley7289]

I had a feeling that this was going to be a 'redwash'! Thank you for trying to inject a bit of positivity on the blue side of the city towards the end, at any rate, Matt. Bristol Rovers will forever remind me of what must have been a stand-out edition of the children's documentary series of the 1970s, 'If I Were You', which featured life-swaps between the UK and foreign parts. It had a girl from Bristol and another from somewhere in North Africa - Morocco, as far as I recall - where the North African/Moroccan girl was taken to a game at Eastville. I wonder if this video has had one of those 449 views, as I write, somewhere in that part of the world!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Great nostalgia as always Chris 👍🏻

[@christopherbentley7289]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 I aim to please!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@christopherbentley7289 👍🏻

[@Tipps72]

This can’t be right? Everything the Blue Few says would indicate a completely different story. This must be about as close as comparing Chelsea to Barnet😂 As for bragging rights in the ‘City’ (not town) 1989/90, R*vers weren’t even in Bristol, the tramps were homed in Bath!! As for their Conference Play-Off final, you’d be wrong on guessing how many of them were there! But if guessing is the way of confirming something about a size of club, you’d fit right in as a blue fewer.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Tipps, the only blue I support is the Gills, completely a neutral for this one. The playoff final against Grimsby is a guess at best because Grimsby don’t have a huge travelling support looking at their previous Wembley appearances 👍🏻⚽️

[@marklovell2933]

You forgot the most deluded category, definitely a point for the blue few!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Mark, funniest comment I have read today 👍🏻

[@ArchStanton45]

You forgot the most pompous category, definitely a point for the 40 year old club😉

[@marklovell2933]

How about the category for the most tents in a football ground?

[@ArchStanton45]

@@marklovell2933 Keep up, the tents are gone😊

[@marklovell2933]

Rest of the campsite is still open. Makes me laugh if the council refuse or drag out permission they have wilfully lowered their capacity at the start of a new season. Crazy but not surprising.

[@mrman5483]

you forgot one of the honours , we’ve came fa cup runners up and Div 1 runners up in the 1900s

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Yes, somebody else already pointed that out as well, thank you for the update 👍🏻⚽️

[@FF-zh1su]

Rovers were one of the 4 teams to win the Watney cup 😉 missed that on their honours

[@Lil-Maggzy]

Watney 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Can’t believe I missed that but well spotted, I love the random tournaments from yesteryear 👍🏻⚽️

[@Steven_Sims]

If you want to split hairs don't forget Anglo-Scottish Cup Champions: 1977/78 that was missed from City's honours

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@Steven_Sims behave Steven, I’m trying to stick to the main honours hence why I ignored the Gloucestershire Cup 🏆

[@Steven_Sims]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Calm your tits I was responding to FF-zh1su

[@davidwilliamgay4821]

Matt, i knew before you started that City would whitewash Rovers. Was a deadpan really. Reckon your next one with the 4 Lancashire clubs could be a little closer

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Berlin Dave, the Lancashire one has already been done and released, the next one is the south coast 👍🏻⚽️

[@AlexCottrell]

Can you do Sevilla vs Betis. I go to Spain alot especially andalusia. So this means alot to me

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Is that a derby?

[@AlexCottrell]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 in Spain yes... seville derby

[@adriantiley6660]

When asked if I'm a member of the Red or Blue half I always reply that I'm a member of the Red three quarters!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Haha, very good 👍🏻

[@Lee33352]

Can U do Barnstaple town v Bideford town

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Are they in the same league Ben?

[@Lee33352]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 yes in north Devon Barnstaple and Bideford 10miles apart

[@Lee33352]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 and it's lee from Barnstaple Devon. Think they in the non League division one

[@jeffreyroberts7438]

Daft question, city have always been the biggest team in Bristol….followed by their reserve’s!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Every question needs to be asked at least once 👍🏻

[@katemasters2894]

Surprised you need to ask that question 😅😅

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Every question needs to be asked at least once, thanks for your comments 👍🏻⚽️

[@olivertunnah3987]

Was never going to be a close run thing was it.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

If I’m being honest, I was expecting a City win but not 12-0 🤷‍♂️

[@Forestgravy90]

Do Wimbledon vs MK Dons after your south coast one

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Gravy, the only problem with that is MK Dons don’t really have much of a history and the newer Wimbledon were non league for a few years, I think the original Dons fans would be very upset

[@Forestgravy90]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 It would generate good content and you're very fair, would be interesting to see who has done better since the great betrayal coz they have been very similar for a long time now

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@Forestgravy90 ok, maybe I’ll add it to the list 👍🏻👍🏻

[@historyoffootball87]

Bristol City are the bigger club, more seasons in the top flight and runners up one season (Bristol Rovers have never been in the top flight), Bristol City have a bigger stadium, have been in the higher leagues of the football league for a lot longer, I would even say they have a bigger fanbase as well.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Well the scoring was quite comprehensive on this one, even the Rovers fans didn’t complain 👍🏻⚽️

[@pilninggas]

Bigger heads too.

[@cidercraig]

40,000? 😂😂😂 Yeah right

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Just a guess cider, Grimsby don’t have a huge following??

[@matthewcaple6741]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242Grimsby sold 18k, when you add in corporates/sponsors etc, it’s circa 26/27k for rovers (although they never officially announced their sales, so hard to tell exactly!

[@fgrsimon]

No, not many people know this but there were actually 47,000 Bristol Rovers supporters. Grimsby realised that they were up against a massively superior club in all respects and the supporters decided that there was no point in turning up. So for the only time in history, no away fans turned up at Wembley. GAS fact.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242pretty disrespectful to Grimsby that comment. I know you were desperate to massage some fragile Gas egos but there was no need to dump on another clubs fans. Rovers sold 26-28k tickets for that final. If you don’t believe me the pictures of a half empty upper tier are on the internet for all to see.

[@philipdale40]

City may have a bigger ground and are higher up but fan base rovers out do tjem every time even more so away from home last time we met we knocked them out the cup too

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

We need the Bristol derby again 👍🏻

[@fgrsimon]

Last time was EFL Trophy in 2013. Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 1.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

Can’t help but lie can you Gashead? Last meeting we won and you’ve never beaten our away average attendance figures in a season. Let’s not get started on how you can’t fill your tiny ground for home games either.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

Rovers can’t fill their tiny stadium for home games and average fewer away every season. City also won the last meeting. Just lie after lie with you Gasheads isn’t it?

[@ilikehorses57]

These comments regarding your Wembley estimates should tell you all you need to know. They might be the bigger club but at least we're not them...

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Haha, no love lost there then 👍🏻⚽️

[@bebopfantan2672]

Bradford City v Huddersfield Town

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Is this for a future who’s bigger video??

[@bebopfantan2672]

Yes

[@spotkickeddie]

I think we took 30k to that final with Grimsby. Tickets aren't subsidised by the league in the conference and the cheapest ticket for that gane was £35 for a child! So it had an impact on attenfance But, we did take 45k to both the JPT final in Cardiff and Wembley play off final vs Shrewsbury Town in 2007

[@griffinluimeme]

No you didn't! Provide one bit of proof, 45k hahaha, you took 36k!

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

@@griffinluimemeyou didn’t take 45k to either. Stop lying.

[@belter321123]

No you didnt

[@lukebristol]

😂😂😂😂45k ffs. Compulsive liars.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for the update regarding the playoff final ⚽️👍🏻

[@chewysolo-]

Bristol city came second in the first division no?

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Chewy, when was that?

[@chewysolo-]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 if I am right it’s the 1906-07 season, MAY be completely wrong and out of your range tho

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@chewysolo- yes chewy you are spot on, they were runners up to Newcastle, top marks 👍🏻✅

[@CharlieLima-hk6ui]

👍⚽️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Charlie 👍🏻⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@seanmcgonigle7610]

Bristol City are bigger

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

That’s what the stats say 👍🏻

[@willooooooo]

South wales who’s bigger? (It’s the swans)

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

You need to watch my other video, who’s bigger Cardiff or Swansea 👍🏻

[@Monkeh99]

they didn't take 40k they took 30k ish Bristol city also played at wembley that season and took 42k

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for the update 👍🏻⚽️

[@pilninggas]

I went to both - one of my mates is a Ted. If we took less fans you'd never have known it. we made far more noise against Grimsby than City did in that JPT final. Mind you i've been to the Gate many times and it always seems to lack atmosphere.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

⁠@@pilninggasoh look, another Gas liar but one who also watches City 😂 It’s not “if” you took less, you did take less, about 18k less. Where were all the ‘loyal n true’ that day. Even your own fans admitted it was Grimsby who were making all the noise in that final so stop the fairytales yeah

[@pilninggas]

​@@thecornedbeefcouncil9792find a comment where our fans said Grimsby were noisier. I went to both finals, I have also been to the gate many times (home and away ends), yes city have bigger crowds but they make less noise and have less atmosphere. Facts are brutal, sad ted.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

@@pilninggas All your fans were saying it, suggesting that what was at stake made it a very tense affair for you which affected the atmosphere. AGs atmosphere can be great and it can be awful, same at every ground, even yours. At least we don’t pipe crowd noise through the PA like you do 🤣🤣 Thanks for your money Saghead

[@Forestgravy90]

Why do English teams called rovers wear half blue half white

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks gravy, I’m sort of waiting for the punchline for a joke? It sounds like the start of one 👍🏻

[@ralphdring5212]

Because they're half-wits

[@Forestgravy90]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 just random, i was in hospital on a lot of painkillers the other night lol

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@Forestgravy90 👍🏻🏥

[@leecole4091]

Think you should re do as it’s Bristol city 1982

[@bigginge1167]

doesn’t matter would still be the same result!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Lee, 1982?

[@bigginge1167]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 the year we nearly went bust! We had signed some players on big long contracts when in the old first division and then got relegated 3 times on the spin the club was in serious trouble Rovers did everything they could to make sure we went bust and tried nicking our Ground for next to nothing! Anyway 8 players tore up their contracts and we were slowed to transfer our assets to a newly formed company (in a loophole that has now been closed)

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@bigginge1167 thanks for the clarification 👍🏻⚽️

[@geoffryllewellyn7693]

V Bristol Rovers 2015 .

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Well…I’m a Carlisle fan; but if I had to support another club on the basis of clubs with top quality fans, it would be Portsmouth, Bradford City and Bristol Rovers AKA the Gas. Size isn’t everything!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Jimmy, good considered comments, but why not Gillingham 🤷‍♂️👍🏻

[@geoffryllewellyn7693]

But it helps !

[@nickwhittle6690]

Yeah maybe a bigger club just not a better club were a proper club not a bought &pay 4 club UTG

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

👍🏻⚽️

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

You’ve got Arab owners and play in a ground surrounded by someone else’s history singing an anthem that you stole from someone else. You even needed us to give you your nickname. Rovers aren’t a proper club they’re an embarrassment.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

Rovers are owned by foriegn investors, play your games in a stadium that you stole surrounded by someone else’s history, can’t fill your tiny ground, sing an anthem that you stole from someone else and even needed City to give you your nickname. Rovers aren’t a ‘proper club’ they’re a poorly supported embarrassment.

[@seanmcgonigle7610]

stop showing the other bage it's fake and horrible

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

👍🏻

[@philstone5653]

But City were only formed in 1982?

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Ashton Gate 8 ⚽️👍🏻