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Footballing minnows Bristol Rovers, known throughout the soccer world as The Gas, are hoping to attract a soccer-mad Gulf consortium of investors to help it realise its dreams of playing in the English Premiership in a proposed £30 million-plus (BD17 million-plus) super stadium.
PEOPLE from Bristol are termed as Bristolians but Gashead is the name given to Rovers fans. It was originally coined as a derogatory term by arch-rival Bristol City supporters, but was adopted by the Rovers faithful and now forms part of the distinctive image of the club, along with the blue-and-white quartered shirts.
The name stems from the fact that Rovers’ old ground, the Eastville Stadium, was next to a gasworks and the deep smell of the gas often wafted across the pitch during matches. This led to the team becoming known as The Gas and the fans as Gasheads.
BRISTOL is the most populous city in southern England outside London and is also home to the University of Bristol. It received its Royal Charter in 1909, and its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.
