It's swings and roundabout though isn't it? Just four games in and there's a sense of optimism at Elland Road. Lose tomorrow and it'll be sackcloth and ashes.

Should be the highest Football League crowd of the season at ER tomorrow (26,000 or so) and we've already sold more tickets than that for the Sheffield game in a fortnight. We've opened the 7,000 seater Upper tier of the East Stand for the purpose.

But we've barely sold a ticket for the Preston game on the Tuesday after that. People's money only stretches so far, even if we seem generally to be bucking the trend of dwindling crowds generally at the moment. As an example in League One Swansea brought 2,750 fans up. Two years later in the Championship they've sold under 1,000.

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I think I read or heard somewhere recently that attendances are down quite sharply on last season right across the board, even the Prem? Thing is whilst ticket prices continue to rise, often above inflation, and whilst people's disposable income continues to head in the opposite direction, and you take the increase in televised games into account, then attendances will continue to fall. People have had enough of the business side of football and are starting to vote, reluctantly, with their feet

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Clubs (Leeds excepted) are selling Season Tickets off at generally reasonable rates but seem to be piling on the cost to the casual fan who turns up once in a while.

For example we have about 200 tickets left for tomorrow's game at £24 (£12 for kids). When they're gone, despite having thousands of empty seats a casual fan INCLUDING kids will be charged £32.

For the Sheffield United game ALL the regular cheaper (£29 & £15) tickets have gone with more than two weeks to go. £34 everywhere else. In the East Stand Upper a kid's concession rate of £24 is available. Thats' probably one of the highest prices for a kid's ticket in the entire country.

I know that Sheffield United's crowds are down by 5,000. That's a hell of a hit to take...

 

 

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I'm not sure even the most passionate fan would say that Edgar Street is beautiful, but it has character. Those seats look OK, but something more permanent would be nice.

Gillingham have quite a large temporary stands behind the goal where away fans are put. It was certainly strange sitting in it (well, standing actually!) but it was much bigger than the one in those pictures.

Tough times though, as you say Richard

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

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You'd better bring up the full 2,700 to Elland Road Matty after the way I've been bigging up your support on WACCOE

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If we're languishing in the bottom 3 I doubt we will. However, a resurgence and a visual improvement in performances and we'll all be there. We had two crap (with all due respect to Ipswich and Scunny) away games in succession, both huge distances. They're never going to be popular when you factor in all the other things I've mentioned. It's been a fair few years since Bristol City and Leeds Utd tussled. Many of our younger fans won't have ever been to Elland Road. The prospect of a 'new' team and ground is incentive enough for many 👍 The last time I saw us play your mob was around 18 or so years ago at a guess. It was a cup game at The Gate and you beat us 1-0 I think? It was an evening game and broad daylight so must have been league cup

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

I hope you got a big cheer from the Rovers fans iguess the games were rovers v city supporters club

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

I hope you got a big cheer from the Rovers fans iguess the games were rovers v city supporters club

One was indeed one of those and the other was a media game. The media game was a good reception, the fans game wasn't quite as much

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

I hope you got a big cheer from the Rovers fans iguess the games were rovers v city supporters club

One was indeed one of those and the other was a media game. The media game was a good reception, the fans game wasn't quite as much

i remember the supporters clubs pressie if i'd known you were amongst us matty i'd have lobbed a pasty crust at you

 

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

I hope you got a big cheer from the Rovers fans iguess the games were rovers v city supporters club

One was indeed one of those and the other was a media game. The media game was a good reception, the fans game wasn't quite as much

i remember the supporters clubs pressie if i'd known you were amongst us matty i'd have lobbed a pasty crust at you

 

I'd have ate it

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And to prove the point we've only sold a few hundred advance tickets for the trip to Scunny tomorrow. With pay on the day I doubt we'll take many more than 500-600 there. That's extremely poor when you take into account we haven't had a game for two weeks, although the fact we now have 3 games in 7 days, the second two both at home, has played a part. Tricky, wrong coloured seats or not it could be worse. One of Rovers' stands is made of scaffold and plastic sheeting!

That would be the gazebo end the seats used to be sent to wimbledon (tennis) then re assembled every august in time for the new season, it can be a bit draughty there with a stiff sou wester blowing in the winter months the plastic seats are lawn tennis green and the' plastic sheeting' white with blue candy stripe. nice, but its very homely and is all we can afford. If we lose to Brentford tomorrow the sheeting goes back to the hire shop.

 on the player front liam rosenior has apparently been spotted training with us this week probably just getting fit but would be a nice loan acquisition

He would if you can cope with the attitude  He lasted 5 minutes back with us in the summer. Good player, disgusting attitude, hence why he is seemingly always in limbo.

I've sat in that tented thing a couple of times. I've played in a couple of charity games in the past and the presentation has been at the mem on a matchday

I hope you got a big cheer from the Rovers fans iguess the games were rovers v city supporters club

One was indeed one of those and the other was a media game. The media game was a good reception, the fans game wasn't quite as much

i remember the supporters clubs pressie if i'd known you were amongst us matty i'd have lobbed a pasty crust at you

 

I'd have ate it

 did you ever play local amatuer footie for anyone decent when you were younger (i guess you're probably past it now)

I played for Hambrook in the Glos County league and various sunday league sides. a long time ago. perhaps we should open this question up to see who played the highest up the footie pyramid

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Played for 4 different Sunday League sides, including Downend and Fishponds. Was never up to much. I always played left midfield/wing. I was properly fast when I was younger (37 now) and had a decent cross. Hopeless in front of goal though  although I have scored two hatricks, one of those included two penalties admittedly.

 

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Was never up to much. I always played left midfield/wing.

You've never struck me as the left wing type.

Was never up to much. I always played left midfield/wing.

You've never struck me as the left wing type.

I see what you did there....

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Apologies for bad intentions that weren't intended

So, here we go again then. As far as our injury situation is concerned, well, it hasn't really changed. Louis Carey is back in the squad, but apart from that it's the same team available that has been so disjointed and badly organised so far this season. I'm expecting another defeat, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel. 3 or 4 key players should be back in the next 2 weeks, so reasons for optimism

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FFS! 1-0 up, dominating, another superb performance from Adomah... Guess what's happened now? That's right! Adomah stretchered off with a serious injury. Seriously I'm dreading every second of every game this season. Elliott and Stewart have also picked up knocks. It's got to the stage now where you have to question our preparation.

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