Some pictures what I drew (redux)

[N est à?]

Roger pronounced "Rarjar"

If Squires is going to do the gas fans as running characters, why not put them on the mug?

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/squires_david/status/1062476954933243904?s=21

[Patrick Thistle]

I have to say, one of the nicest random strangers I've ever met at an away game was a Bristol Rovers fan a couple of years ago who snuck us into the clubhouse. He also met my dad and came up with the perfect description of him within a couple of minutes of meeting him.

[Ray de Galles]

It’s good to know Squires can concede he’s been too cryptic sometimes.

[Patrick Thistle]

Now that I understand the gag, the transposition to Brizzle is fucking genius spoofing. But yeah, if the joke has to be explained it's never going to be as funny.

[jwdd27]

Do Rovers fans have a more bumpkinish reputation than City? Or is it that the blue/white quarters make them more identifiable for the gag?
Answering my own question, it's also a callback to when Rovers' clubhouse was in the news (and covered by Squires) for showing Babestation.

[Sam]

Yeah I didn't get it at all, and then I did see the explanation, I concluded BDG wanted to work them back in as he'd already used them relatively recently for the Babestation thing.

In the link in BDG's tweet, I did laugh at 'Could Squires be a gashead?' – these are clearly people who don't have much of an interest in his work at all.

[Patrick Thistle]

Do Rovers fans have a more bumpkinish reputation than City?
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Interesting question. Not sure why the joke works more with Roverzz fans than Zzitee. I can see the line of thought: Project Longbow -> Strongbow -> cider -> who drinks cider? -> West Country -> Bristol.

Unfortunately people had to have heard of Project Longbow to get the joke and it would appear lots of people hadn't.

[3 Colours Red]

Surely as a Swindon fan, he should be taking these kind of jibes at Oxford?

[Janik]

Yeah I didn't get it at all, and then I did see the explanation, I concluded BDG wanted to work them back in as he'd already used them relatively recently for the Babestation thing.

In the link in BDG's tweet, I did laugh at 'Could Squires be a gashead?' – these are clearly people who don't have much of an interest in his work at all.

Or much interest in being journalists, either.

[treibeis]

Do Rovers fans have a more bumpkinish reputation than City? Or is it that the blue/white quarters make them more identifiable for the gag?
Answering my own question, it's also a callback to when Rovers' clubhouse was in the news (and covered by Squires) for showing Babestation.

Bristol City supporters maybe have a more bumpkinish reputation because they traditionally come from south Bristol, which is closer to Somerset than the rest of the city (thus the association with The Wurzels).

Bristol Rovers supporters, however, are actually less intelligent and smell worse. I know this because I grew up in east Bristol (predominantly Bristol Rovers) and because my aunts, uncles and cousins were/are Bristol Rovers supporters. Our family gatherings were cauldrons of stench and stupidity.

[treibeis]

Another thing: this "Brizzle" nonsense. A Bristolian pronounces the name of their home city "Bristaw" (unless they're Bristol Rovers supporters, in which case they scratch their head and say, "Us 'ome city? Casn't 'elp "ee, sorray."). It rhymes with, I don't know, "pissed whore", not with "drizzle".

[Patrick Thistle]

Pretty sure the Brizzle nonsense has been generated by people from Brizzle. You've been a long time gone, trebs.

(A bit like the Wenglish "look you" and "Who's coat's this jacket hanging up on the floor" post Gavin and Stacey has been mainly perpetrated by Welsh people themselves)

[treibeis]

Pretty sure the Brizzle nonsense has been generated by people from Brizzle. You've been a long time gone, trebs.

(A bit like the Wenglish "look you" and "Who's coat's this jacket hanging up on the floor" post Gavin and Stacey has been mainly perpetrated by Welsh people themselves)

I've only been gone 33 years.

It's the people who've moved to, rather than who come from, Bristol who are responsible for it, I reckon.

[3 Colours Red]

(A bit like the Wenglish "look you" and "Who's coat's this jacket hanging up on the floor" post Gavin and Stacey has been mainly perpetrated by Welsh people themselves)

Ahem... not all of us.

[Patrick Thistle]

The north's a different country 3CR

[Bored Of Education]

https://twitter.com/squires_david/status/1062476954933243904?s=21

Ha ha, that is my mate Greg - an ex-pat Spurs supporters covering City games - doing the sardonic article.

[Ray de Galles]

Anyone got any idea why the Guardian have'nt activated the comments section for this week's strip?

[Bored Of Education]

Another thing: this "Brizzle" nonsense. A Bristolian pronounces the name of their home city "Bristaw" (unless they're Bristol Rovers supporters, in which case they scratch their head and say, "Us 'ome city? Casn't 'elp "ee, sorray."). It rhymes with, I don't know, "pissed whore", not with "drizzle".

I've always thought that "Bristle" was a decent approximation.

[treibeis]

I've always thought that "Bristle" was a decent approximation.

"Thought" thought 'e shit 'inself, but 'e only far'ed".

[Kevin S]

Redknapp's eaten Nick Knowles!

[Guy Profumo]

I didn't know that about Shilts (sp).

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

I don't normally join in with the accolades as it's usually all a bit too Premier League for me, but standing ovation for Ivor Broadis making an appearance, and applause for what I take to be a Threads nod.

[Ray de Galles]

Not a vintage strip this week but good to see Squires relentless campaign of hate against Bristolians continues with the Scudamore panel.

[Patrick Thistle]

I liked the final panel. Mainly for Koeman's expression.

And Generic Question Time Audience Member's scarf.