for those heading for BRISTOL

[infoman]

Advice from a bristol city fan
hope know one does not mind a city fan comimg on your site with some advice
what ever the result hope its a good entertaing game
Just a couple of claims of fame Casualty is filmed in Bristol don't ask me about the programme I never watch it
Fools and Horses is/was filmed in Bristol, the block of flats on right hand side as you look at the pitch is THE block of flats from Fools and Horses. The market scenes from fools and horses the ones with the football manaquins cut into the wall is the away end car park.
the suitcase running scence from fools and horses was also filmed not far from ashton gate
PLEASE BUY YOUR MATCH DAY IN ADVANCE cos no ticket stubbs are issued if you pay cash at the turnstiles on the day.I know some fans want to keep ticket stubbs as proof of how many matches they have attended
and for possible future cup games
Programmes buy them before you enter the ground as they are not normally sold inside the ground and with your club I think they will be sold out
WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE ANY POLICE AT THE GROUND IF YOU SEE ANY THEY ARE ON AWARNESS EXCERCISE
but they are on "stand by" near the ground
You are normally allowed to leave the ground at the end of the match
No booze is sold inside the ground
Please don't attempt to bring cans into the ground you will be asked to leave them outside the ground plastic bottles must have the tops removed
Be prepared to be searched before you enter the ground
In keeping with most football stadiums its all non-smoking at Ashton,but there always seems to be loads of fag ends between the catering outlet and the toilet block!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are no CCTV cameras in the toilets
If you are coming by road don't use the M5/M4/M32 route it gets too congested. Please use the route M5 to junction 18
Follow signs A4 Portway Ashton Bedminster Bristol Airport.Keep river on your right hand side all the way.
When you get near the the extremly high, very old, suspension bridge above you .Ashton Gate will appear on the right hand side
in the distance
If you park in the hotwells area you can walk across the motorway complex called the Cumberland basin. Parking is at a premium in the Ashton area
Pubs: always a difficult one not sure what to advise maybe have a drink in the Hotwells area
Coming by train alight at Temple meads not Bristol Parkway we have a couple of local trains to parson street railway station at
xx50 mins past the hour from bristol temple meads it takes you a two thirds of the way to the ground
there are light brown double decker bus's that will take you direct back to the station after the game
If you want to have a drink in the temple meads area very nice old style pub on number three platform or when you leave the station
weatherspoons just outside seems not a bad pub.
As public transport is not very good get a taxi to the ground
In the football area we have KFC Sainsburys and Burger bar at the away end of the ground
Radio station is radio Bristol 95.5 and 94.9 you are quite wellcome to ring into the show after the game to unload your comments
Hosted by the former proffesional footballer Geoff Twentyman so at least he knows about footballI
If any one wants any further info or advice please post

 

[RN Fox]

Thank God for that, the missus would not be happy if I was detained long term in the ground. She's swear blind i'd done a runner..........

You are normally allowed to leave the ground at the end of the match

 

[foxin_oz]

You've obviously taken quite a bit of time out of your day to provide us with all that information so I'd just like to say thanks. Hopefully it will be an entertaining match but with our current defensive attitude I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. :icon_conf

 

[artic fox]

Thanks for the information,

What's the crowd behaviour like towards away fans outside the ground ?

Regards

 

[spionfox]

There are no CCTV cameras in the toilets

Should think not too. Voyeurism is quite disgusting.



Unless you are in a car park in Cannock Chase at night of course.......

 

[infoman]

cannock chase!
maybe those as old as myself remember the murder of a young girl circa 1967?
Always said to ones self never wanna be near cannock chase at any time
Hitch hiking days started approx early 1970's got dropped off
"some where in the midlands" in the middle of the night
Imagine my fear when I saw the sign for cannock chase

Any way back to present day theirs not normally any problems with leaving the ground with Bristol City fans
The singing section on your right hand side in the same stand as you look at the pitch is the more mature men who use too use the wedlocks stand when it was the home end
It a small band of approx 200 season holders trouble if have a few stupid kids
in the mid teen age group who think its the 1970's

 

[spionfox]

cannock chase!
maybe those as old as myself remember the murder of a young girl circa 1967?
Always said to ones self never wanna be near cannock chase at any time

I'm reliably informed, ahem, that it is used more for an activity known as 'catting' these days. Least I think that's what Trevor said, I know it was a type of domestic pet anyway.

 

[City Fan]

cannock chase!
maybe those as old as myself remember the murder of a young girl circa 1967?
Always said to ones self never wanna be near cannock chase at any time
Hitch hiking days started approx early 1970's got dropped off
"some where in the midlands" in the middle of the night
Imagine my fear when I saw the sign for cannock chase

What happened at Cannock Chase? I go mountain biking there quite often.....:icon_eek:

 

[fox58]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1494495.stm

this maybe what they are referring to

 

[City Fan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1494495.stm

this maybe what they are referring to

Hmmm lovely :icon_eek: - some fecking excellent MTB trails there though, murderers or not!

 

[Lako42]

Hmmm lovely :icon_eek: - some fecking excellent MTB trails there though, murderers or not!

I never did imagine a murder would affect an areas mountain biking credentials