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Originally Posted by cashman
anyone know where the "Gas" comes from,cos i don't.
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Cashy; from the opening thread of the 2011 home game against them
"Bristol Rovers’ number 12 shirt, by the way, is dedicated to the “Gasheads” – their version of the Ultras, really; a derogatory reference by a Bristol City fan to the gas works which stood near their former ground at Eastville became their “core supporters’” nickname. Did you know that Rovers were formed in 1883 as “Black Arabs FC”? No, neither did I……….
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