The match was met with criticism at the time with fans of both clubs suggesting it wasn't a good idea at this stage of pre-season (just 2 weeks away from our first league game). Crowd trouble were also cited as a reason why the friendly shouldn't take place as Avon and Somerset police are charging incredible prices to patrol the streets surrounding Ashton Gate tomorrow afternoon. As a result there were fears that there wouldn't be a large enough attendance to break even but those worries have been allayed with a late flurry of ticket sales. Rovers will deck out the East End with 1400 Gasheads which, bearing in mind none can be bought on the day, is a fantastic turnout.
I was among the fans who thought this wasn't a good idea at the time and I didn't like the idea of paying hard-earned money in benefit of a sheed. But as the game drew nearer and my cravings to watch Rovers increased I felt this was an opportunity too good to miss out on. It'll be my first chance to see our new boys in action and I'm sure I'll be more excited by our prospects next season once I have seen how they play. Obviously friendly games are purely for fitness and to blood new tactics and players but this game has much stronger emotions attached to it. It's never 'just a friendly' for the supporters and I'm hoping we retain our current bragging rights by upsetting Derek McInnes' Championship outfit on their own patch. Why not?
Garry Kenneth should feature tomorrow afternoon |
I'm looking forward to the match now. 50% of my excitement stems from not having seen Rovers play in 3 months since the Dagenham debacle and the other 50% is because we're playing Bristol City. Hopefully our performance will provide further encouragement heading in to the season and give us a victory over our local rivals that the players will remember for a long time. I can feel a 1-0 victory coming on.
Up the Gas!
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