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Bristol City

LOUIS Carey reckons aderby showdown is justwhat the fans need onboth sides of Bristol’sfootball divide. City’slong-serving defenderwas delighted when he

heard the draw for the first round ofthe Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and isgenuinely excited at the prospect ofthe first competitive Bristol derby insix-and-a-half years.

And the 36-year-old Bristolian isconvinced the intense City-Roversrivalry will help both sets of sup-porters erase memories of last sea-son.

Rovers flattered to deceive inLeague Two and flirted with releg-ation until John Ward took over asmanager and inspired a recovery dur-ing the second half of the season.

As for City, they were mired in aprotracted and bitter battle for Cham-pionship survival that ultimatelyended in failure.

Crowds at Ashton Gate and theMemorial Stadium dwindled andboth clubs changed managers duringa season of upheaval and turmoil.

Against such a doom-laden back-drop, the mouth-watering prospect ofa Bristol derby is sure to serve as awelcome relief.

Carey said: “When I heard thedraw, my first thought was ‘e xc e l -lent’.

“After what happened at the end oflast season, I can’t think of anythingthat will give the fans and the peopleof Bristol a bigger lift.

“We both had poor seasons andours ended in relegation, which madeit even worse. A derby game will helptake the focus away from that and isjust what we all need.”

To n i g h t ’s Ashton Gate showdownwill be the first between the bitterrivals since they met in the SouthernArea final of the LDV Vans Trophy inMarch 2007.

“It feels a bit like when we playedthem in the LDV Vans Trophy allthose years ago,” added Carey. “Wehad not played against Rovers for solong, it was such a big thing.

“I know we had my testimonialgame last season, but that was apre-season exercise and there wasnothing really on it. There issomething on this game and fans ofboth clubs want to have the braggingr i g h t s.

“That is why the build-up is so bigand, in that respect, it is an importantg ame.”

Back then, the Pirates held theRobins to a goalless draw at AshtonGate before winning the home leg 1-0,with a Rickie Lambert strike.

City shrugged off that disappoint-ment by winning automatic promo-tion to the Championship a couple ofmonths later, but defeat to the neigh-bours still rankles with Carey.

He recalled: “I just hope that whathappened last time does not happenagain. It was almost as though we didnot turn up for the first leg at ourp l a c e.

“It was very quiet and felt almost asthough the fans had forgotten how tobehave in a derby match. There was asurreal atmosphere inside AshtonGate that night and we never reallygot going.

“We did okay in the second leg, butthe goal from Lambert was enough inthe end and we went out.

“That defeat really hurt, because itwas a semi-final and there was a placein the final at the Millennium Sta-dium at stake.

“That was our chance to do aLeague One promotion and LDV VansTrophy double that year and Roverstook it away from us.

“It was a massive disappointmentand it made us even more determinedto do well in the League and winp ro m o t i o n .

“I think there’s only Scott Murray,

� Louis Carey admits that defeat in the Southern Area final of the LDV Vans Trophy in 2007 hit the City camp hard

Derby is perfectpick-me-up forrival supporters

Liam Fontaine and myself still herefrom those days and what happenedin 2007 will definitely be in ourminds. All of that is long gone now,but there is still the feeling that youwant to go out there and put thingsright.”

City may have just come down fromthe Championship, but Carey, a vet-eran of numerous Bristol derbybattles down the years, dismisses sug-gestions that the Robins will be fa-vourites to dispatch League TwoRove r s.

Pushing issues of status to one side,he insists John Ward’s Pirates haveevery bit as much to lose as City.

“People are saying that we haveeverything to lose and nothing to gainand that Rovers are in a no-lose situ-ation. I don’t agree with that,” saidC a re y.

“It’s a local derby and they havejust as much to lose as we do.

“John Ward will want them to pre-pare for it properly and to win it – andthe fans will be the same.

“I have friends who are Rovers fansand their pride and passion and willto win a local derby is every bit asgreat as mine.

“The whole favourite and underdogthing goes out of the window once thegame kicks off, and you won’t be ableto tell which is the League One teamand which is the League Two side.”

Carey knows Rovers boss Wardwell, having played under him duringhis time at Ashton Gate during thelate 1990s. And he knows exactly what

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After what happened at the endof last season, I can’t think ofanything that will give the fansand the people of Bristol abigger lift.

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to expect when Ward sends his teamout to play beneath the Ashton Gatefl o o d l i g h t s.

“In all fairness, John will be deadcalm and talk quietly to people beforethe game. He is not a big ranter andr ave r, ” said Carey.

“But don’t be fooled by appear-ances. He will have Rovers well pre-pared and organised and his playerswill definitely be up for it.

“They will probably be a little bitmore direct than us and he will workwell with what he has there.

“They will be up and at us, they willbe in our faces and I think it is going

to be a really hard game. We’ll betrying to play our football, but we willhave to earn the right first.”

Carey may well have been aroundthe block when it comes to playing inBristol derby clashes, but for the vastmajority of City’s new signings andyoung players it will be an altogethernew experience.

But Carey is adamant City’s young-sters can only gain from playing infront of a passionate crowd and theSky TV cameras.

“It can go one of two ways withyo u n g s t e r s, ” he said. “At the start ofthe season, they have a real buzz and

no fear of anything. But that can allchange when they get to the end of theseason and the real crunch is on.When all that nervous energy theyhad at the start of the season hasworn off and gone, that is when theyrealise what it is really about.

“When the pressure is on at theback end of the season, it begins totell on people.

“I think it’s great for our young ladsthat they can experience that at thestart of a season, because it will standthem in good stead. They will learn alot about themselves playing in agame like this.”

Derby veteran Stewart will be on hand ifRovers players should need a history lesson

IT IS unlikely that any of the playersinside the Bristol Rovers camp willneed to be told how important theoutcome of tonight’s clash with Bris-tol City at Ashton Gate will be tosupporters on both sides of the di-v i d e.

Should Rovers boss John Wardhave cause to remind any of them,however, there is probably no betterman to relay the message than de-velopment coach Marcus Stewart.

A born and bred Bristolian, Stew-art has experienced the derby fromboth sides of the fence, havingwatched the games as an awestruckyoungster before going on to live thedream of by featuring on the pitch onseveral occasions as the arch-rivalslocked horns throughout the firsthalf of the nineties.

“I’ve played in a few,” said Stewart,

who played for Rovers 157 timesbetween 1991 and 1996. “I know howimportant they are to the people inthis region.

“I always enjoyed playing in thegames and the excitement of thebuild-up. I had a slight advantagewhen I played in my first one becauseI knew what it was all about.

“The importance and magnitude ofthe fixture is something that you arefully aware of if you have grown up inthe city and watched the derby gamesthroughout your own childhood.

“They are games that haven’t comearound too often in recent years, andit is important for us on the coachingstaff to instil in the players exactlywhat this fixture means to the fansand to Bristol Rovers as a club.

“It is about playing with yourheart, running around and workinghard, yet you also have to try to becalm and make the right decisions.

“You can’t allow yourself to get tooexcited or overwhelmed by the oc-casion.

“Everybody wants to go out there

and get stuck in, and, yes, you do haveto do that, but, while you have to playwith your heart, you must not forgetto also play with your mind.

“It is a game that is important formaybe 40,000 people in the city andthe atmosphere will be electric, butwe as staff and players are profes-sionals doing our job and we have to

and everything else that goes withit.”

Stewart, meanwhile, left Rovers in1996 to embark on the remainder ofwhat went on to be a glittering careerthat saw him spend spells in the topflight with Ipswich Town and Sun-d e rl a n d .

It made the striker no stranger toderbies elsewhere around the coun-try, so, how does an East Anglia derbyor a battle in the North East compareto the Bristol rivalry?

“They are the same wherever youg o, ” said Stewart. “The one whereyou live is always the most importantto the people of that region.

“When I played in derbies forIpswich or Sunderland I called on myprevious experiences from the ones Iplayed in Bristol. I knew what toexpect, but, if you don’t, you are nevershort of people around to tell you.

“I was never surprised by the in-tensity or the ferocity with whichthey were played and I was alwaysaware of what they meant to thesuppor ters.”

Stewart, meanwhile, will either betasked with bringing the Rovers play-ers back down to earth or lifting themoff the floor once all the talking isdone and the outcome is decided.“T hey’ll be happy if win or they’ll besad if they lose,” Stewart said, whenasked of what emotions the players gothrough in the immediate days thatfollow. “It really is as simple ast h at . ”

When asked to pinpoint his ownfavourite derby moment, Stewartshowed no sign of hesitation whenexplaining: “I think it must have beennear the end of 1992, in a game we won4-0 at Twerton Park.

“Malcolm Allison was the managerthat day and it was one that was liveon TV. I smashed a volley in to the roofof the net and it was just a fantasticfeeling.

“I also played when Peter Beadlescored twice in a 2-0 win at AshtonGate a few years later and that wasanother great day. They are all greatgames and great days – but only if youcome out on the winning side!”

James McNamarajames.mcnamara@b-nm.co.uk

� Bristol Rovers development coach Marcus Stewart knows more than most how much the derby means to players and supporters, having played for both clubs

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While you have to play withyour heart, you must not forgetto also play with your mind

Marcus Stewart............................................................................

remove ourselves from that slightly. Ithink every manager would say thatbefore one of these games because itis vitally important for the players tofocus on the job that is assigned tothem on the day and not to getsidetracked by the atmosphere

Bristol Rovers

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Bristol City

LOUIS Carey reckons aderby showdown is justwhat the fans need onboth sides of Bristol’sfootball divide. City’slong-serving defenderwas delighted when he

heard the draw for the first round ofthe Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and isgenuinely excited at the prospect ofthe first competitive Bristol derby insix-and-a-half years.

And the 36-year-old Bristolian isconvinced the intense City-Roversrivalry will help both sets of sup-porters erase memories of last sea-son.

Rovers flattered to deceive inLeague Two and flirted with releg-ation until John Ward took over asmanager and inspired a recovery dur-ing the second half of the season.

As for City, they were mired in aprotracted and bitter battle for Cham-pionship survival that ultimatelyended in failure.

Crowds at Ashton Gate and theMemorial Stadium dwindled andboth clubs changed managers duringa season of upheaval and turmoil.

Against such a doom-laden back-drop, the mouth-watering prospect ofa Bristol derby is sure to serve as awelcome relief.

Carey said: “When I heard thedraw, my first thought was ‘e xc e l -lent’.

“After what happened at the end oflast season, I can’t think of anythingthat will give the fans and the peopleof Bristol a bigger lift.

“We both had poor seasons andours ended in relegation, which madeit even worse. A derby game will helptake the focus away from that and isjust what we all need.”

To n i g h t ’s Ashton Gate showdownwill be the first between the bitterrivals since they met in the SouthernArea final of the LDV Vans Trophy inMarch 2007.

“It feels a bit like when we playedthem in the LDV Vans Trophy allthose years ago,” added Carey. “Wehad not played against Rovers for solong, it was such a big thing.

“I know we had my testimonialgame last season, but that was apre-season exercise and there wasnothing really on it. There issomething on this game and fans ofboth clubs want to have the braggingr i g h t s.

“That is why the build-up is so bigand, in that respect, it is an importantg ame.”

Back then, the Pirates held theRobins to a goalless draw at AshtonGate before winning the home leg 1-0,with a Rickie Lambert strike.

City shrugged off that disappoint-ment by winning automatic promo-tion to the Championship a couple ofmonths later, but defeat to the neigh-bours still rankles with Carey.

He recalled: “I just hope that whathappened last time does not happenagain. It was almost as though we didnot turn up for the first leg at ourp l a c e.

“It was very quiet and felt almost asthough the fans had forgotten how tobehave in a derby match. There was asurreal atmosphere inside AshtonGate that night and we never reallygot going.

“We did okay in the second leg, butthe goal from Lambert was enough inthe end and we went out.

“That defeat really hurt, because itwas a semi-final and there was a placein the final at the Millennium Sta-dium at stake.

“That was our chance to do aLeague One promotion and LDV VansTrophy double that year and Roverstook it away from us.

“It was a massive disappointmentand it made us even more determinedto do well in the League and winp ro m o t i o n .

“I think there’s only Scott Murray,

� Louis Carey admits that defeat in the Southern Area final of the LDV Vans Trophy in 2007 hit the City camp hard

Derby is perfectpick-me-up forrival supporters

Liam Fontaine and myself still herefrom those days and what happenedin 2007 will definitely be in ourminds. All of that is long gone now,but there is still the feeling that youwant to go out there and put thingsright.”

City may have just come down fromthe Championship, but Carey, a vet-eran of numerous Bristol derbybattles down the years, dismisses sug-gestions that the Robins will be fa-vourites to dispatch League TwoRove r s.

Pushing issues of status to one side,he insists John Ward’s Pirates haveevery bit as much to lose as City.

“People are saying that we haveeverything to lose and nothing to gainand that Rovers are in a no-lose situ-ation. I don’t agree with that,” saidC a re y.

“It’s a local derby and they havejust as much to lose as we do.

“John Ward will want them to pre-pare for it properly and to win it – andthe fans will be the same.

“I have friends who are Rovers fansand their pride and passion and willto win a local derby is every bit asgreat as mine.

“The whole favourite and underdogthing goes out of the window once thegame kicks off, and you won’t be ableto tell which is the League One teamand which is the League Two side.”

Carey knows Rovers boss Wardwell, having played under him duringhis time at Ashton Gate during thelate 1990s. And he knows exactly what

Andy Stockhausena n d y. s t o c k h a u s e n@b-nm.co.uk

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After what happened at the endof last season, I can’t think ofanything that will give the fansand the people of Bristol abigger lift.

Louis Carey............................................................................

to expect when Ward sends his teamout to play beneath the Ashton Gatefl o o d l i g h t s.

“In all fairness, John will be deadcalm and talk quietly to people beforethe game. He is not a big ranter andr ave r, ” said Carey.

“But don’t be fooled by appear-ances. He will have Rovers well pre-pared and organised and his playerswill definitely be up for it.

“They will probably be a little bitmore direct than us and he will workwell with what he has there.

“They will be up and at us, they willbe in our faces and I think it is going

to be a really hard game. We’ll betrying to play our football, but we willhave to earn the right first.”

Carey may well have been aroundthe block when it comes to playing inBristol derby clashes, but for the vastmajority of City’s new signings andyoung players it will be an altogethernew experience.

But Carey is adamant City’s young-sters can only gain from playing infront of a passionate crowd and theSky TV cameras.

“It can go one of two ways withyo u n g s t e r s, ” he said. “At the start ofthe season, they have a real buzz and

no fear of anything. But that can allchange when they get to the end of theseason and the real crunch is on.When all that nervous energy theyhad at the start of the season hasworn off and gone, that is when theyrealise what it is really about.

“When the pressure is on at theback end of the season, it begins totell on people.

“I think it’s great for our young ladsthat they can experience that at thestart of a season, because it will standthem in good stead. They will learn alot about themselves playing in agame like this.”

Derby veteran Stewart will be on hand ifRovers players should need a history lesson

IT IS unlikely that any of the playersinside the Bristol Rovers camp willneed to be told how important theoutcome of tonight’s clash with Bris-tol City at Ashton Gate will be tosupporters on both sides of the di-v i d e.

Should Rovers boss John Wardhave cause to remind any of them,however, there is probably no betterman to relay the message than de-velopment coach Marcus Stewart.

A born and bred Bristolian, Stew-art has experienced the derby fromboth sides of the fence, havingwatched the games as an awestruckyoungster before going on to live thedream of by featuring on the pitch onseveral occasions as the arch-rivalslocked horns throughout the firsthalf of the nineties.

“I’ve played in a few,” said Stewart,

who played for Rovers 157 timesbetween 1991 and 1996. “I know howimportant they are to the people inthis region.

“I always enjoyed playing in thegames and the excitement of thebuild-up. I had a slight advantagewhen I played in my first one becauseI knew what it was all about.

“The importance and magnitude ofthe fixture is something that you arefully aware of if you have grown up inthe city and watched the derby gamesthroughout your own childhood.

“They are games that haven’t comearound too often in recent years, andit is important for us on the coachingstaff to instil in the players exactlywhat this fixture means to the fansand to Bristol Rovers as a club.

“It is about playing with yourheart, running around and workinghard, yet you also have to try to becalm and make the right decisions.

“You can’t allow yourself to get tooexcited or overwhelmed by the oc-casion.

“Everybody wants to go out there

and get stuck in, and, yes, you do haveto do that, but, while you have to playwith your heart, you must not forgetto also play with your mind.

“It is a game that is important formaybe 40,000 people in the city andthe atmosphere will be electric, butwe as staff and players are profes-sionals doing our job and we have to

and everything else that goes withit.”

Stewart, meanwhile, left Rovers in1996 to embark on the remainder ofwhat went on to be a glittering careerthat saw him spend spells in the topflight with Ipswich Town and Sun-d e rl a n d .

It made the striker no stranger toderbies elsewhere around the coun-try, so, how does an East Anglia derbyor a battle in the North East compareto the Bristol rivalry?

“They are the same wherever youg o, ” said Stewart. “The one whereyou live is always the most importantto the people of that region.

“When I played in derbies forIpswich or Sunderland I called on myprevious experiences from the ones Iplayed in Bristol. I knew what toexpect, but, if you don’t, you are nevershort of people around to tell you.

“I was never surprised by the in-tensity or the ferocity with whichthey were played and I was alwaysaware of what they meant to thesuppor ters.”

Stewart, meanwhile, will either betasked with bringing the Rovers play-ers back down to earth or lifting themoff the floor once all the talking isdone and the outcome is decided.“T hey’ll be happy if win or they’ll besad if they lose,” Stewart said, whenasked of what emotions the players gothrough in the immediate days thatfollow. “It really is as simple ast h at . ”

When asked to pinpoint his ownfavourite derby moment, Stewartshowed no sign of hesitation whenexplaining: “I think it must have beennear the end of 1992, in a game we won4-0 at Twerton Park.

“Malcolm Allison was the managerthat day and it was one that was liveon TV. I smashed a volley in to the roofof the net and it was just a fantasticfeeling.

“I also played when Peter Beadlescored twice in a 2-0 win at AshtonGate a few years later and that wasanother great day. They are all greatgames and great days – but only if youcome out on the winning side!”

James McNamarajames.mcnamara@b-nm.co.uk

� Bristol Rovers development coach Marcus Stewart knows more than most how much the derby means to players and supporters, having played for both clubs

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While you have to play withyour heart, you must not forgetto also play with your mind

Marcus Stewart............................................................................

remove ourselves from that slightly. Ithink every manager would say thatbefore one of these games because itis vitally important for the players tofocus on the job that is assigned tothem on the day and not to getsidetracked by the atmosphere

Bristol Rovers

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Defender Nickyreveals a desireto play midfield

NICKY Shorey is con-vinced he can makean impact for Cityagainst Rovers in to-night’s Bristol derby –possibly as a midfield-er. Renowned as a

fast-raiding left-back during a careerthat peaked in the Premier Leaguewith Reading and Aston Villa, City’snew signing has revealed a hithertohidden desire to play further for-w a rd .

While most players the wrong sideof 30 could be excused for droppingback and seeking a less exacting role,Shorey is eager to test himself in theengine room.

Typecast as an out-and-outleft-back for much of his professionalcareer, the 32-year-old was introducedto City fans in an unexpected guise atGillingham on Saturday.

A 60th-minute replacement forBobby Reid, Shorey was deployed onthe left side of midfield with a brief tosupport full-back Greg Cunninghamand provide ammunition for for-wards Sam Baldock and Jay Em-manuel-Thomas. And he showed

games at left-back, I think peoplehave forgotten that I can operate inthe middle of the park, as well. I thinkI’ve been typecast, and it is a bitfrustrating really.

“I’ve spoken to managers about itand asked if I can play in midfield, butit has usually fallen on deaf ears.They just ignore me because they seeme as a left-back.

“It’s a bit annoying, because I dohave that extra string to my bow, andI’d love the chance to play furtherfo r w a rd . ”

Although tonight’s first-round tiewill present Shorey with his firsttaste of a Bristol derby atmosphere,he admits his previous involvementin Midlands derbies between Birm-ingham City and Aston Villa willstand him in good stead.

Shorey said: “These games are allabout the fans and this one will be nodifferent. I’ve not seen a Bristol derbybefore, but I’ve heard all about themand I’m looking forward to it.

“I played in a number of Birm-ingham derbies for Villa and theywere always manic affairs – 100 milesan hour football and the tackles flyingin all over the pitch!

“I’m an Essex boy and don’t knowtoo much about Bristol yet, but Iknow it will mean a lot to the fans.They will turn out in force and itshould be a great atmosphere.”

With close to 400 Football Leagueappearances under his belt, Rom-ford-born Shorey believes he has arole to play in developing City’sclutch of talented young players.

While he is eager to break into thefirst team and play as many games aspossible, he is also aware of his re-sponsibilities off the pitch.

He said: “That is something I spokeabout with both Sean O’Driscoll(head coach) and Keith Burt (director

Bristol City vs Bristol Rovers | Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, Ashton Gate, tonight, 7.45pm

City preview

Betting

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Sky Bet League OneP W D L F A Pts

Leyton Orient........... 5 5 0 0 13 2 15Wolverhampton ....... 5 4 1 0 11 3 13Peterborough ........... 5 4 0 1 12 5 12Brentford .................. 5 2 3 0 6 3 9Rotherham ............... 5 2 3 0 8 6 9MK Dons.................. 5 2 3 0 6 4 9Bradford ................... 5 2 2 1 10 5 8Colchester ............... 5 2 2 1 5 4 8Preston .................... 5 1 4 0 9 6 7Swindon ................... 5 2 1 2 8 5 7Crawley Town.......... 5 2 1 2 10 9 7Walsall ..................... 5 2 1 2 5 6 7Oldham .................... 5 2 0 3 8 8 6Shrewsbury ............. 5 1 3 1 5 6 6Stevenage ............... 5 1 1 3 5 7 4Port Vale.................. 5 1 1 3 5 9 4Sheff Utd ................. 5 1 1 3 4 8 4Tranmere ................. 5 1 1 3 6 13 4Crewe ...................... 5 1 1 3 5 12 4CITY ........................ 5 0 3 2 10 12 3Gillingham ............... 5 0 3 2 4 9 3Carlisle .................... 5 0 2 3 2 14 2Notts County............ 5 0 1 4 4 9 1Coventry .................. 5 2 2 1 16 12 -2

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ResultCity 7/10, Rovers 21/5, draw 29/10

First scorerCity: Baldock 15/4,Emmanuel-Thomas 5/1, Harewood5/1Rovers: Clarkson, Harrold 8/1,O’Toole 15/1

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Chesterfield ............. 5 4 1 0 10 3 13Oxford Utd ............... 5 3 2 0 12 6 11Burton Albion........... 5 3 2 0 9 6 11AFC Wimbledon ...... 5 3 1 1 7 5 10Exeter ...................... 5 3 1 1 6 4 10Fleetwood Town ...... 5 3 0 2 8 6 9Southend ................. 5 3 0 2 6 4 9Newport County....... 5 2 2 1 8 6 8Mansfield ................. 5 2 2 1 6 4 8Bury ......................... 5 2 1 2 10 7 7ROVERS ................. 5 2 1 2 5 5 7Wycombe ................ 5 2 1 2 5 5 7Morecambe ............. 5 2 1 2 5 6 7Scunthorpe .............. 5 1 3 1 6 5 6Plymouth ................. 5 2 0 3 5 6 6Torquay ................... 5 1 3 1 5 6 6Rochdale ................. 5 1 2 2 6 5 5Portsmouth .............. 5 1 2 2 8 10 5Dag & Red............... 5 1 2 2 5 8 5York ......................... 5 1 1 3 4 7 4Cheltenham ............. 5 1 1 3 5 11 4Northampton ............ 5 1 0 4 4 7 3Hartlepool ................ 5 0 2 3 0 5 2Accrington Stan ....... 5 0 1 4 3 11 1

of football) before I signed. I didn’tknow too much about the make-up ofthe squad, and I was really surprisedwhen I turned up and found so manyyoungsters around the place.

“That is quite unusual in this dayand age. But it is also a sign of thetimes with so many clubs cuttingcosts. Hopefully, I can pass some ofmy knowledge on to the younger play-ers and help them both on and off thepitch. There are so many talentedyoungsters here that the more ex-perienced professionals have a widerrole to play.”

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When I first joined Leyton OrientI played in midfield and reallyenjoyed it. To be honest, it wasonly later on that I switched toleft-back and took on a moredefensive role

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another side to his game as he ac-quitted himself well in a 1-1 draw atPriestfield, providing several tellingcrosses and trying his luck with acouple of shots that went off target.

Cunningham’s late call-up by theRepublic of Ireland means Shorey islikely to make his first start for theRobins on the left side of defenceagainst the Pirates.

But should head coach SeanO’Driscoll opt to go into the gamewith three central defenders andwing-backs, the former Reading manwill be more than happy to help out inmidfield as City set about avengingtheir defeat at the hands of Rovers inthe Southern Area final of the Foot-ball League Trophy in 2007.

“I started out playing in midfieldwhen I was a kid and it has alwaysbeen my favourite position,” saidShorey. “When I first joined LeytonOrient I played in midfield and reallyenjoyed it. To be honest, it was onlylater on that I switched to left-backand took on a more defensive role.

“Because I’ve now played so many

Kenneth: I knowwhat a derbymeans to fans

BRISTOL Rovers defend-er Garry Kenneth sayshe knows exactly howBristol Rovers support-ers will be feeling asthey prepare to facearch-rivals City at Ash-

ton Gate tonight.The two sides do battle in a com-

petitive encounter for the first time inmore than six years, in a bid to securea place in the second round of theJo h n s t o n e ’s Paint Trophy.

“I know exactly how our fans willbe feeling,” said Kenneth. “I was afootball supporter long before I was aplayer, and I’d always look forward tothese derby games.

“I’ve grown up as a Dundee Unitedfan, so whenever we play Dundee Ifeel the same as all of our supporterswill do on Wednesday night.

“The Dundee derby is a verystrange one. Everyone goes to thegame to support their team, buteveryone is mates in the pub after-w a rd s.

“The clubs are in such close prox-imity that your neighbour or yourmate from across the street mightsupport the other team, or, in somecases there may be Dundee and Dun-dee United fans in the same house-hold.

“I think there is only about 100yards between the two grounds, and Iremember having to meet in the carpark at Tannadice and then walkingup the street to the other stadium.

“D o n’t get me wrong, during thegames there is an intense rivalry anda fiery atmosphere, but once the finalwhistle goes it’s all forgotten about.It’s then all back to the pub to enjoyribbing your mates who have endedup on the losing side!”

Kenneth has certainly played therole of United supporter on moreoccasions than he has a player whenthe two Dundee outfits have gonehead-to-head in recent times.

His only appearance came in a 2-1

victory in 2005, during a game inwhich Kenneth was booked, such washis desire to end up on the winnings i d e.

“I love a good, fiery encounter, andI enjoy it when the tackles are flyingin during these sorts of games,” saidKenneth. “They are always played ina great atmosphere, and that bringsan extra edge.

“The game on Wednesday is prob-ably even bigger because the twoclubs have not met that often in com-petitive games in recent years.

“People say we are going there asunderdogs because we are a leaguelower than them, but I don’t thinkthat counts for much on occasionslike this.

“We as players want to do the bestfor the club, as well as ourselves, andwe ’ll be going there fully confidentthat we can win the game. If you don’thave that attitude before every game,you may as well put your boots awayand go home before you’ve started.”

Rovers make the short trip across thecity in good spirits after back-to-backwins in the fortnight since the twosides were paired against each other.“That we were drawn out against Cityd i d n’t really have any effect on ourfocus in terms of the games leading upto it,” said Kenneth.

“We knew we needed to build a bitof momentum before the City gameand, of course, picking up leaguepoints is always our first priority.

“It is always good to go into massivegames like this on the back of a coupleof victories. We’re playing well andwe ’re confident before we go there.

“I think the character the ladsshowed to win a very tough and phys-ical game against Northampton tellsyou all you need to know about howtogether we are as a squad.”

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� Bristol City’s Nicky Shorey

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This is the only competition inwhich the two have played each othercompetitively since 2001, and theirrecord is evenly matched since then.

As favourites, City fans might feelthat Bet365’s 8/11 is a decent price fora home win in 90 minutes, given thatthey have already had a Capital One

Cup victory at Ashton Gate this sea-son, against Premier League CrystalPa l a c e.

BetVictor.com offer just shy of 4/1for a Rovers win in 90 minutes.However, with teams often cagey inthe last few minutes of normal time,Rovers fans might be more tempted totake the 2/1 available at Skybet fortheir team to go through to the nextround (either in 90 minutes or viapenalties).Odds supplied by Betrescue.com

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Defender Nickyreveals a desireto play midfield

NICKY Shorey is con-vinced he can makean impact for Cityagainst Rovers in to-night’s Bristol derby –possibly as a midfield-er. Renowned as a

fast-raiding left-back during a careerthat peaked in the Premier Leaguewith Reading and Aston Villa, City’snew signing has revealed a hithertohidden desire to play further for-w a rd .

While most players the wrong sideof 30 could be excused for droppingback and seeking a less exacting role,Shorey is eager to test himself in theengine room.

Typecast as an out-and-outleft-back for much of his professionalcareer, the 32-year-old was introducedto City fans in an unexpected guise atGillingham on Saturday.

A 60th-minute replacement forBobby Reid, Shorey was deployed onthe left side of midfield with a brief tosupport full-back Greg Cunninghamand provide ammunition for for-wards Sam Baldock and Jay Em-manuel-Thomas. And he showed

games at left-back, I think peoplehave forgotten that I can operate inthe middle of the park, as well. I thinkI’ve been typecast, and it is a bitfrustrating really.

“I’ve spoken to managers about itand asked if I can play in midfield, butit has usually fallen on deaf ears.They just ignore me because they seeme as a left-back.

“It’s a bit annoying, because I dohave that extra string to my bow, andI’d love the chance to play furtherfo r w a rd . ”

Although tonight’s first-round tiewill present Shorey with his firsttaste of a Bristol derby atmosphere,he admits his previous involvementin Midlands derbies between Birm-ingham City and Aston Villa willstand him in good stead.

Shorey said: “These games are allabout the fans and this one will be nodifferent. I’ve not seen a Bristol derbybefore, but I’ve heard all about themand I’m looking forward to it.

“I played in a number of Birm-ingham derbies for Villa and theywere always manic affairs – 100 milesan hour football and the tackles flyingin all over the pitch!

“I’m an Essex boy and don’t knowtoo much about Bristol yet, but Iknow it will mean a lot to the fans.They will turn out in force and itshould be a great atmosphere.”

With close to 400 Football Leagueappearances under his belt, Rom-ford-born Shorey believes he has arole to play in developing City’sclutch of talented young players.

While he is eager to break into thefirst team and play as many games aspossible, he is also aware of his re-sponsibilities off the pitch.

He said: “That is something I spokeabout with both Sean O’Driscoll(head coach) and Keith Burt (director

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ResultCity 7/10, Rovers 21/5, draw 29/10

First scorerCity: Baldock 15/4,Emmanuel-Thomas 5/1, Harewood5/1Rovers: Clarkson, Harrold 8/1,O’Toole 15/1

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of football) before I signed. I didn’tknow too much about the make-up ofthe squad, and I was really surprisedwhen I turned up and found so manyyoungsters around the place.

“That is quite unusual in this dayand age. But it is also a sign of thetimes with so many clubs cuttingcosts. Hopefully, I can pass some ofmy knowledge on to the younger play-ers and help them both on and off thepitch. There are so many talentedyoungsters here that the more ex-perienced professionals have a widerrole to play.”

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When I first joined Leyton OrientI played in midfield and reallyenjoyed it. To be honest, it wasonly later on that I switched toleft-back and took on a moredefensive role

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another side to his game as he ac-quitted himself well in a 1-1 draw atPriestfield, providing several tellingcrosses and trying his luck with acouple of shots that went off target.

Cunningham’s late call-up by theRepublic of Ireland means Shorey islikely to make his first start for theRobins on the left side of defenceagainst the Pirates.

But should head coach SeanO’Driscoll opt to go into the gamewith three central defenders andwing-backs, the former Reading manwill be more than happy to help out inmidfield as City set about avengingtheir defeat at the hands of Rovers inthe Southern Area final of the Foot-ball League Trophy in 2007.

“I started out playing in midfieldwhen I was a kid and it has alwaysbeen my favourite position,” saidShorey. “When I first joined LeytonOrient I played in midfield and reallyenjoyed it. To be honest, it was onlylater on that I switched to left-backand took on a more defensive role.

“Because I’ve now played so many

Kenneth: I knowwhat a derbymeans to fans

BRISTOL Rovers defend-er Garry Kenneth sayshe knows exactly howBristol Rovers support-ers will be feeling asthey prepare to facearch-rivals City at Ash-

ton Gate tonight.The two sides do battle in a com-

petitive encounter for the first time inmore than six years, in a bid to securea place in the second round of theJo h n s t o n e ’s Paint Trophy.

“I know exactly how our fans willbe feeling,” said Kenneth. “I was afootball supporter long before I was aplayer, and I’d always look forward tothese derby games.

“I’ve grown up as a Dundee Unitedfan, so whenever we play Dundee Ifeel the same as all of our supporterswill do on Wednesday night.

“The Dundee derby is a verystrange one. Everyone goes to thegame to support their team, buteveryone is mates in the pub after-w a rd s.

“The clubs are in such close prox-imity that your neighbour or yourmate from across the street mightsupport the other team, or, in somecases there may be Dundee and Dun-dee United fans in the same house-hold.

“I think there is only about 100yards between the two grounds, and Iremember having to meet in the carpark at Tannadice and then walkingup the street to the other stadium.

“D o n’t get me wrong, during thegames there is an intense rivalry anda fiery atmosphere, but once the finalwhistle goes it’s all forgotten about.It’s then all back to the pub to enjoyribbing your mates who have endedup on the losing side!”

Kenneth has certainly played therole of United supporter on moreoccasions than he has a player whenthe two Dundee outfits have gonehead-to-head in recent times.

His only appearance came in a 2-1

victory in 2005, during a game inwhich Kenneth was booked, such washis desire to end up on the winnings i d e.

“I love a good, fiery encounter, andI enjoy it when the tackles are flyingin during these sorts of games,” saidKenneth. “They are always played ina great atmosphere, and that bringsan extra edge.

“The game on Wednesday is prob-ably even bigger because the twoclubs have not met that often in com-petitive games in recent years.

“People say we are going there asunderdogs because we are a leaguelower than them, but I don’t thinkthat counts for much on occasionslike this.

“We as players want to do the bestfor the club, as well as ourselves, andwe ’ll be going there fully confidentthat we can win the game. If you don’thave that attitude before every game,you may as well put your boots awayand go home before you’ve started.”

Rovers make the short trip across thecity in good spirits after back-to-backwins in the fortnight since the twosides were paired against each other.“That we were drawn out against Cityd i d n’t really have any effect on ourfocus in terms of the games leading upto it,” said Kenneth.

“We knew we needed to build a bitof momentum before the City gameand, of course, picking up leaguepoints is always our first priority.

“It is always good to go into massivegames like this on the back of a coupleof victories. We’re playing well andwe ’re confident before we go there.

“I think the character the ladsshowed to win a very tough and phys-ical game against Northampton tellsyou all you need to know about howtogether we are as a squad.”

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� Bristol City’s Nicky Shorey

BRISTOL City start tonight’s John-stone’s Paint Trophy clash as favour-ites, but Rovers will fancy theirchances thanks to the derby/cupc o m b i n at i o n .

This is the only competition inwhich the two have played each othercompetitively since 2001, and theirrecord is evenly matched since then.

As favourites, City fans might feelthat Bet365’s 8/11 is a decent price fora home win in 90 minutes, given thatthey have already had a Capital One

Cup victory at Ashton Gate this sea-son, against Premier League CrystalPa l a c e.

BetVictor.com offer just shy of 4/1for a Rovers win in 90 minutes.However, with teams often cagey inthe last few minutes of normal time,Rovers fans might be more tempted totake the 2/1 available at Skybet fortheir team to go through to the nextround (either in 90 minutes or viapenalties).Odds supplied by Betrescue.com

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KEITH Millen may havespent his playing ca-reer trying to stopgoals – but he knowsthe thrill of scoring in aBristol derby. The manwho served City for 12

years in various roles from player tomanager netted against Rovers atAshton Gate on December 22, 2000,helping his side to a 3-2 league win infront of a 16,000 crowd.

For Millen, then a seasoned centraldefender and now assistant managerto former Rovers stalwart Ian Hol-loway at Crystal Palace, it was amoment to cherish.

“I had gone up for a corner andstayed up when it was cleared,” hesaid. “I think it may have beenMickey Bell who crossed and I man-aged to get a touch at the far post witha foot, rather than my head, whichmade it even more memorable.

“It was in front of the City fans andproduced a great feeling. There was afantastic atmosphere, with AshtonGate packed and the noise incredible.We went on to win the game andeveryone was on such a high after-wards. That’s what derbies do foryo u .

“I had played in them for Watfordagainst Luton, which were prettyfeisty at times, but the ones in Bristolwere more intense.

“The strange thing was that for 90per cent of the time City and Roversfans seemed to live happily enoughalongside one another.

“Then a derby would came aroundand for a few days hatred would set in.It was as though the rest of the worldclosed down and all that matteredwas the game.”

M i l l e n’s other derby appearance as

a City player came eight monthsearlier, when he tasted defeat in aparticularly heated encounter at theMemorial Stadium, which boiledover even before the start.

“Everything kicked off in the tun-nel before a ball had been kicked,” herecalled. “The teams lined up side byside and I don’t know what started it,but suddenly all hell broke loose.

“That ensured an even more phys-ical game than usual. I remember Ihad to mark Jason Roberts, who

� Former Bristol City defender and manager Keith Millen is now assistant boss to Ian Holloway at Crystal Palace

Millen recalls themagic of scoringin a Bristol derby

could certainly put himself about. Bythe end, both teams knew they hadbeen in a game. I think Rovers won2-0, so it was a bad day for us. You feelfor the supporters as much as your-self when you lose a derby.”

Millen, who still owns a house atNailsea, retains a close affinity withBristol football and will keep an eyeout for the result at Ashton Gate in acompetition which usually takes afew rounds to gather interest.

“I don’t care whether it’s the John-stone’s Paint Trophy, the FA Cup or aleague match, a Bristol derby willalways generate the same rivalry,” hesaid. “It doesn’t surprise me at allthat ticket sales have been so good.

“Ollie and I still enjoy a bit ofbanter about our opposite allegiancesand no doubt we will again onThursday morning, whatever the res-ult. I’m sure it will be another greatoccasion and I hope the game lives upto it.”

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Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers fan’s view . . . by Dennis Payter

FANS on both sides are really lookingforward to this game, but I suspectthey are already getting their excusesready in the event of a nightmaredefeat against the old enemy.

It’s only the Mickey Mouse Cup, wewill say if our pride is dented. Ofcourse, the league is always the mostimportant these days, but we have allenjoyed great days out at Wembleyand Cardiff in this competition.

City versus Rovers has always beena big game, regardless of what com-petition it is in, particularly as we arenot in the same division.

My first recollection of the derbyclash was as a schoolboy waiting inour local newsagents for the G re e n‘Un and Pink ‘Un to arrive on aSaturday night, after Rovers hadbeaten City 4-3 at Ashton Gate in thefifth round of the FA Cup in 1958.

There was no television or live

radio coverage, people talked ex-citedly about the game, but needed toget one of those football papers to seeall the details.

We all have our favourite memoriesof these games. One that particularlysticks out in my mind is New Year’sDay in 1987 at Ashton Gate, when Citydominated a league game only forGary Smart to grab a winning goal forRovers. It was daylight robbery.

Tonight could be the game thatkick-starts our season, both for theclub and an individual player. WhatRovers fan will forget that JPT areafinal of 2007, when we beat City 1-0 inthe second leg? It meant a day out atthe Millennium Stadium. That winalso got us up and running in theleague and we earned a trip to thenewly-opened Wembley to win pro-motion in the play-off final.

It was Rickie Lambert who got the

FORMER City strikerDavid Clarkson says hed o e s n’t really know whatsort of reception to ex-pect when he returns toAshton Gate as a BristolRovers player tonight.

Clarkson is set to lead the Roversattack when the sides go head-to-headin the first round of the Johnstone’sPaint Trophy tonight – a game whichsees City and Rovers face each otherin a competitive match for the firstteam in more than six years.

The Scotland international arrivedat the Memorial Stadium on a freetransfer last summer, after being re-leased by former City manager DerekMcInnes. He scored 11 times in 63outings for City, following a big-moneymove from Scottish Premier Leagueclub Motherwell in 2009.

“I’m not sure what sort of receptionto expect,” said Clarkson. “There willprobably be a bit of both. Some fansmight support me and others will boome, but that is all part and parcel ofthe game.

“There will probably be a bit ofboth, but that’s what happens formost players when they go back to anold club. It doesn’t matter to me,really, that’s football.

“The word I would use to describehow things went for me during mytime at City would be ‘m i xe d ’. I cer-tainly didn’t play as many games as Iwould have liked because of injuryand changes in manager.

“It was a great learning experiencefor me in terms of moving down fromScotland and trying my luck in Eng-land for the first time. I enjoyed my

three years there immensely, and amlooking forward to going back again.There are still a few familiar faces,who, I hope, will be pleased to see me,so I just hope it is a good night, onwhich we can get a decent result.”

Clarkson will be able to call on thesupport of a travelling contingent ofmore than 2,500, and he added: “We ’llhave a big following over thereourselves, and I know they will makeplenty of noise and get behind us.

“I’m looking forward to the game

� David Clarkson, pictured in his Bristol City days, left, and celebrating after scoring for Rovers against York this season

I’m not sure whatreception I’ll get,says Clarkson

immensely. I was watching the drawon television and the first emotionwhen the two names came out of thehat together was one of excitement.

“I think it is a great draw for bothclubs and for the supporters. Thesegames don’t come around too often,and it is good to renew the rivalry andall the passion that seems to comewith them.”

Rove r s ’ opening assignment in thisye a r ’s competition is in stark con-trast to a 3-0 home defeat at the handsof Yeovil Town, in front of less than3,000 supporters, last season.

Ashton Gate is expected to be closeto capacity tonight, while a sizeablenational TV audience will also havethe opportunity to take in the gamelive on Sky Sports, and Clarkson said:“You don’t expect to be playing in agame as big as this one in the firstround of the Johnstone’s PaintTrophy. You want to win every time

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The piece of Smart work for Rovers that ruined my ChristmasBristol City fan’s view . . . by Matthew Withers

LIKE all Bristol football fans I havemy own derby memories. I’m of anage where, as a teenager, City wereoften second best in the games interms of results.

I was often too nervous or dis-appointed to enjoy them and thosefeelings have remained since. I canstill remember walking into schoolthe day after a Rovers victory andbeing greeted by messages in everyclassroom on the chalkboard, kindlywritten up by the Rovers fans in theclass (Glenn and Paul, you know whoyou are). As a result, I’m never reallykeen on derby games.

My earliest derby memory of anynote was the FA Cup second-round tiein December 1983 at Eastville. Cityhad lost their previous five matchesagainst ‘The Gas’ and were seventh inthe bottom division, while Roverswere second in Division Three.

After all their financial problems,City went into the game as big un-derdogs. Archie Stephens scored firstfor Rovers, but Tom Ritchie equalisedand City’s winner came from MartinHirst, with only a couple of minutesto go. Rovers got their revenge a yearlater, winning 3-1 at Ashton Gate inthe FA Cup, although that followed a3-0 win for City in the league.

My next vivid memory is of theNew Year’s Day clash at Ashton Gatein January 1987. More than 17,000turned up to see the game. City dom-inated, but couldn’t break Roversdown. With only minutes remaining,Geoff Twentyman launched afree-kick into the City box and it washeaded clear to the edge of the penaltyarea, where Gary Smart smashed avolley past Keith Waugh. I was dev-astated, Christmas ruined.

I got to meet Smart a couple of years

back when he helped with a coachingsession for the junior football side I run.My brother introduced me and I re-fused to speak, the pain was still theremore than 20 years later. But Gary is areally nice guy and talented youthcoach. No hard feelings, yeah right!

The next season, I remember the 3-3draw at Ashton Gate in September1987, when two now Premier Leaguemanagers, in David Moyes and IanHolloway, scored for City and Rovers,respectively. I remember having apassionate dislike (that’s being po-lite) for Holloway and for Ian Al-exander (Jock), the Rovers full-back.The two of them gave 100 per cent inevery derby and loved to wind up theCity fans. To be fair, I have nothingbut respect for Holloway now, a proudBristolian who wears his heart on hissleeve and has gone on to be anexcellent manager.

The most painful derby defeat was,not surprisingly, the 3-0 Rovers vic-tory in May 1990, that saw themclinch promotion from DivisionThree and days later go on to win thetitle. I felt sure that the title wasCity’s, but Rovers were excellent thatnight, with Holloway, Devon Whiteand David Mehew at the top of theirgame. City never got into it and theatmosphere turned nasty on the ter-races. I got home that night and threwmy City shirt in the bin, such was thed i s ap p o i n t m e n t .

I remember all the derby gamessince the 1980s. March 1991 and a 1-0victory, thanks to a Louie Donowastrike, will live long in the memory.Holloway had a penalty saved byAndy Leaning and, with ten minutesto go, Donowa stooped to head home ashot that Brian Parkin could onlyparry in the Rovers goal.

James McNamarajames.mcnamara@b-nm.co.uk

� Gary Smart, pictured during hisBristol Rovers days

� Rickie Lambert celebrates scoringfor Rovers against City in 2007

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Tom Lockyer is very much theman of the moment, or should Isay youngster, after anotherencouraging performance,capped by his first goal for theclub, against Northampton

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goal against City. His career atRovers, since his £200,000 transferfrom Rochdale, had not been par-ticularly inspiring until then, but he

really kicked on from ‘that goal’, andit could be from the JPT to Brazil andthe World Cup in just seven years forR i ck i e.

So who could our heroes be to-

night? Tom Lockyer is very much theman of the moment, or should I sayyoungster, after another encouragingperformance, capped by his first goalfor the club, against Northampton onSaturday. He has proved mature bey-ond his 18 years so far, particularly ashe has played in a number of po-sitions, and looked at home when hefilled in at centre-back recentlyagainst Scunthorpe.

It will be interesting to see how hecopes with a big-match atmosphere infront of the City fans. Others, likeTom Parkes and Ollie Norburn,should relish the challenge, whileAlefe Santos could be our surprisepackage as he deputises for Ellis Har-rison, who is on international duty.

David Clarkson has looked sharpersince the return of strikers Matt Har-rold and Ryan Brunt, and will berelishing a return to Ashton Gate.

you go out and play, but the rivalrymeans both sets of supporters willwant us to win this one that little bitm o re.

“We are going there as the un-derdogs and we don’t really have any-thing to lose. If we play well and do the

things we know we can do, I’m surewe will make a very good game of it.

“They are a division higher thanwe are and are a good side, but it isgood test for us and a chance for someof our boys to show how good theyare, or put themselves in the shop

window in front of the TV cameras.“Winning the game would please

our supporters, but there is more to itthan that. It is a chance to makeprogress in a cup competition andwould also provide us a boost interms of our league form.”

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KEITH Millen may havespent his playing ca-reer trying to stopgoals – but he knowsthe thrill of scoring in aBristol derby. The manwho served City for 12

years in various roles from player tomanager netted against Rovers atAshton Gate on December 22, 2000,helping his side to a 3-2 league win infront of a 16,000 crowd.

For Millen, then a seasoned centraldefender and now assistant managerto former Rovers stalwart Ian Hol-loway at Crystal Palace, it was amoment to cherish.

“I had gone up for a corner andstayed up when it was cleared,” hesaid. “I think it may have beenMickey Bell who crossed and I man-aged to get a touch at the far post witha foot, rather than my head, whichmade it even more memorable.

“It was in front of the City fans andproduced a great feeling. There was afantastic atmosphere, with AshtonGate packed and the noise incredible.We went on to win the game andeveryone was on such a high after-wards. That’s what derbies do foryo u .

“I had played in them for Watfordagainst Luton, which were prettyfeisty at times, but the ones in Bristolwere more intense.

“The strange thing was that for 90per cent of the time City and Roversfans seemed to live happily enoughalongside one another.

“Then a derby would came aroundand for a few days hatred would set in.It was as though the rest of the worldclosed down and all that matteredwas the game.”

M i l l e n’s other derby appearance as

a City player came eight monthsearlier, when he tasted defeat in aparticularly heated encounter at theMemorial Stadium, which boiledover even before the start.

“Everything kicked off in the tun-nel before a ball had been kicked,” herecalled. “The teams lined up side byside and I don’t know what started it,but suddenly all hell broke loose.

“That ensured an even more phys-ical game than usual. I remember Ihad to mark Jason Roberts, who

� Former Bristol City defender and manager Keith Millen is now assistant boss to Ian Holloway at Crystal Palace

Millen recalls themagic of scoringin a Bristol derby

could certainly put himself about. Bythe end, both teams knew they hadbeen in a game. I think Rovers won2-0, so it was a bad day for us. You feelfor the supporters as much as your-self when you lose a derby.”

Millen, who still owns a house atNailsea, retains a close affinity withBristol football and will keep an eyeout for the result at Ashton Gate in acompetition which usually takes afew rounds to gather interest.

“I don’t care whether it’s the John-stone’s Paint Trophy, the FA Cup or aleague match, a Bristol derby willalways generate the same rivalry,” hesaid. “It doesn’t surprise me at allthat ticket sales have been so good.

“Ollie and I still enjoy a bit ofbanter about our opposite allegiancesand no doubt we will again onThursday morning, whatever the res-ult. I’m sure it will be another greatoccasion and I hope the game lives upto it.”

Richard Lathamepsport@b-nm.co.uk

Mickey Mouse Cup? Rickie’s goal against City would suggest not

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers fan’s view . . . by Dennis Payter

FANS on both sides are really lookingforward to this game, but I suspectthey are already getting their excusesready in the event of a nightmaredefeat against the old enemy.

It’s only the Mickey Mouse Cup, wewill say if our pride is dented. Ofcourse, the league is always the mostimportant these days, but we have allenjoyed great days out at Wembleyand Cardiff in this competition.

City versus Rovers has always beena big game, regardless of what com-petition it is in, particularly as we arenot in the same division.

My first recollection of the derbyclash was as a schoolboy waiting inour local newsagents for the G re e n‘Un and Pink ‘Un to arrive on aSaturday night, after Rovers hadbeaten City 4-3 at Ashton Gate in thefifth round of the FA Cup in 1958.

There was no television or live

radio coverage, people talked ex-citedly about the game, but needed toget one of those football papers to seeall the details.

We all have our favourite memoriesof these games. One that particularlysticks out in my mind is New Year’sDay in 1987 at Ashton Gate, when Citydominated a league game only forGary Smart to grab a winning goal forRovers. It was daylight robbery.

Tonight could be the game thatkick-starts our season, both for theclub and an individual player. WhatRovers fan will forget that JPT areafinal of 2007, when we beat City 1-0 inthe second leg? It meant a day out atthe Millennium Stadium. That winalso got us up and running in theleague and we earned a trip to thenewly-opened Wembley to win pro-motion in the play-off final.

It was Rickie Lambert who got the

FORMER City strikerDavid Clarkson says hed o e s n’t really know whatsort of reception to ex-pect when he returns toAshton Gate as a BristolRovers player tonight.

Clarkson is set to lead the Roversattack when the sides go head-to-headin the first round of the Johnstone’sPaint Trophy tonight – a game whichsees City and Rovers face each otherin a competitive match for the firstteam in more than six years.

The Scotland international arrivedat the Memorial Stadium on a freetransfer last summer, after being re-leased by former City manager DerekMcInnes. He scored 11 times in 63outings for City, following a big-moneymove from Scottish Premier Leagueclub Motherwell in 2009.

“I’m not sure what sort of receptionto expect,” said Clarkson. “There willprobably be a bit of both. Some fansmight support me and others will boome, but that is all part and parcel ofthe game.

“There will probably be a bit ofboth, but that’s what happens formost players when they go back to anold club. It doesn’t matter to me,really, that’s football.

“The word I would use to describehow things went for me during mytime at City would be ‘m i xe d ’. I cer-tainly didn’t play as many games as Iwould have liked because of injuryand changes in manager.

“It was a great learning experiencefor me in terms of moving down fromScotland and trying my luck in Eng-land for the first time. I enjoyed my

three years there immensely, and amlooking forward to going back again.There are still a few familiar faces,who, I hope, will be pleased to see me,so I just hope it is a good night, onwhich we can get a decent result.”

Clarkson will be able to call on thesupport of a travelling contingent ofmore than 2,500, and he added: “We ’llhave a big following over thereourselves, and I know they will makeplenty of noise and get behind us.

“I’m looking forward to the game

� David Clarkson, pictured in his Bristol City days, left, and celebrating after scoring for Rovers against York this season

I’m not sure whatreception I’ll get,says Clarkson

immensely. I was watching the drawon television and the first emotionwhen the two names came out of thehat together was one of excitement.

“I think it is a great draw for bothclubs and for the supporters. Thesegames don’t come around too often,and it is good to renew the rivalry andall the passion that seems to comewith them.”

Rove r s ’ opening assignment in thisye a r ’s competition is in stark con-trast to a 3-0 home defeat at the handsof Yeovil Town, in front of less than3,000 supporters, last season.

Ashton Gate is expected to be closeto capacity tonight, while a sizeablenational TV audience will also havethe opportunity to take in the gamelive on Sky Sports, and Clarkson said:“You don’t expect to be playing in agame as big as this one in the firstround of the Johnstone’s PaintTrophy. You want to win every time

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Some fans might support meand others will boo me, but thatis all part and parcel of thegame

David Clarkson............................................................................

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The teams lined up side by sideand I don’t what started it, butsuddenly all hell broke loose

Keith Millen............................................................................

The piece of Smart work for Rovers that ruined my ChristmasBristol City fan’s view . . . by Matthew Withers

LIKE all Bristol football fans I havemy own derby memories. I’m of anage where, as a teenager, City wereoften second best in the games interms of results.

I was often too nervous or dis-appointed to enjoy them and thosefeelings have remained since. I canstill remember walking into schoolthe day after a Rovers victory andbeing greeted by messages in everyclassroom on the chalkboard, kindlywritten up by the Rovers fans in theclass (Glenn and Paul, you know whoyou are). As a result, I’m never reallykeen on derby games.

My earliest derby memory of anynote was the FA Cup second-round tiein December 1983 at Eastville. Cityhad lost their previous five matchesagainst ‘The Gas’ and were seventh inthe bottom division, while Roverswere second in Division Three.

After all their financial problems,City went into the game as big un-derdogs. Archie Stephens scored firstfor Rovers, but Tom Ritchie equalisedand City’s winner came from MartinHirst, with only a couple of minutesto go. Rovers got their revenge a yearlater, winning 3-1 at Ashton Gate inthe FA Cup, although that followed a3-0 win for City in the league.

My next vivid memory is of theNew Year’s Day clash at Ashton Gatein January 1987. More than 17,000turned up to see the game. City dom-inated, but couldn’t break Roversdown. With only minutes remaining,Geoff Twentyman launched afree-kick into the City box and it washeaded clear to the edge of the penaltyarea, where Gary Smart smashed avolley past Keith Waugh. I was dev-astated, Christmas ruined.

I got to meet Smart a couple of years

back when he helped with a coachingsession for the junior football side I run.My brother introduced me and I re-fused to speak, the pain was still theremore than 20 years later. But Gary is areally nice guy and talented youthcoach. No hard feelings, yeah right!

The next season, I remember the 3-3draw at Ashton Gate in September1987, when two now Premier Leaguemanagers, in David Moyes and IanHolloway, scored for City and Rovers,respectively. I remember having apassionate dislike (that’s being po-lite) for Holloway and for Ian Al-exander (Jock), the Rovers full-back.The two of them gave 100 per cent inevery derby and loved to wind up theCity fans. To be fair, I have nothingbut respect for Holloway now, a proudBristolian who wears his heart on hissleeve and has gone on to be anexcellent manager.

The most painful derby defeat was,not surprisingly, the 3-0 Rovers vic-tory in May 1990, that saw themclinch promotion from DivisionThree and days later go on to win thetitle. I felt sure that the title wasCity’s, but Rovers were excellent thatnight, with Holloway, Devon Whiteand David Mehew at the top of theirgame. City never got into it and theatmosphere turned nasty on the ter-races. I got home that night and threwmy City shirt in the bin, such was thed i s ap p o i n t m e n t .

I remember all the derby gamessince the 1980s. March 1991 and a 1-0victory, thanks to a Louie Donowastrike, will live long in the memory.Holloway had a penalty saved byAndy Leaning and, with ten minutesto go, Donowa stooped to head home ashot that Brian Parkin could onlyparry in the Rovers goal.

James McNamarajames.mcnamara@b-nm.co.uk

� Gary Smart, pictured during hisBristol Rovers days

� Rickie Lambert celebrates scoringfor Rovers against City in 2007

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Tom Lockyer is very much theman of the moment, or should Isay youngster, after anotherencouraging performance,capped by his first goal for theclub, against Northampton

Dennis Payter............................................................................

goal against City. His career atRovers, since his £200,000 transferfrom Rochdale, had not been par-ticularly inspiring until then, but he

really kicked on from ‘that goal’, andit could be from the JPT to Brazil andthe World Cup in just seven years forR i ck i e.

So who could our heroes be to-

night? Tom Lockyer is very much theman of the moment, or should I sayyoungster, after another encouragingperformance, capped by his first goalfor the club, against Northampton onSaturday. He has proved mature bey-ond his 18 years so far, particularly ashe has played in a number of po-sitions, and looked at home when hefilled in at centre-back recentlyagainst Scunthorpe.

It will be interesting to see how hecopes with a big-match atmosphere infront of the City fans. Others, likeTom Parkes and Ollie Norburn,should relish the challenge, whileAlefe Santos could be our surprisepackage as he deputises for Ellis Har-rison, who is on international duty.

David Clarkson has looked sharpersince the return of strikers Matt Har-rold and Ryan Brunt, and will berelishing a return to Ashton Gate.

you go out and play, but the rivalrymeans both sets of supporters willwant us to win this one that little bitm o re.

“We are going there as the un-derdogs and we don’t really have any-thing to lose. If we play well and do the

things we know we can do, I’m surewe will make a very good game of it.

“They are a division higher thanwe are and are a good side, but it isgood test for us and a chance for someof our boys to show how good theyare, or put themselves in the shop

window in front of the TV cameras.“Winning the game would please

our supporters, but there is more to itthan that. It is a chance to makeprogress in a cup competition andwould also provide us a boost interms of our league form.”

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History of the Bristol derby games . . . played 103, City wins 42, Rovers wins 28, draws 33

� 2006-07February 21, 2007: Football League Trophy– Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 0February 27, 2007: Football League Trophy– Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 0

� 2001-02January 9, 2002: Football League Trophy –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 0

� 2000-01December 22, 2000: Football League Div II –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 2April 3, 2001: Football League Div II – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1999-00Oct 17, 1999: Football League Div II –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 0April 22, 2000: Football League Div II: BristolRovers 2 Bristol City 0

� 1997-98August 12, 1997: League Cup – Bristol City0 Bristol Rovers 0August 26, 1997: League Cup – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 2November 4, 1997: Football League Div II –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 2March 14, 1998: Football League Div II –Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1996-97December 15, 1996: Football League Div II –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1March 16, 1997: Football League Div II –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 2

� 1995-96January 16, 1996: Football League Div II –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 2March 16, 1996: Football League Div II –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 4

� 1992-93December 13, 1992: Football League Div I –Bristol Rovers 4 Bristol City 0April 6, 1993: Football League Div I – BristolCity 2 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1991-92September 4, 1991: English Div II (old) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 0September 25, 1991: League Cup – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 3October 8, 1991: League Cup – Bristol City2 Bristol Rovers 4December 21, 1991: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 3 Bristol City 2

� 1990-91January 26, 1991: English Div II (old) –

Bristol Rovers 3 Bristol City 2March 5, 1991: English Div II (old) – BristolCity 1 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1989-90September 23, 1989: English Div III (old) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 0May 2, 1990: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 3 Bristol City 0

� 1988-89January 2, 1989: English Div III (old) – BristolCity 0 Bristol Rovers 1March 25, 1989: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1987-88September 12, 1987: English Div III (old) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 3April 12, 1988: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 0

� 1986-87January 1, 1987: English Div III (old) – BristolCity 0 Bristol Rovers 1April 18, 1987: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 0 Bristol City 0

� 1985-86March 29, 1986: English Div III (old) – BristolCity 2 Bristol Rovers 0April 22, 1986: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1984-85November 10, 1984: English Div III (old) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 0December 8, 1984: FA Cup – Bristol City 1Bristol Rovers 3April 13, 1985: English Div III (old) – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 0

� 1983-84December 10, 1983: FA Cup – BristolRovers 1 Bristol City 2

� 1981-82December 29, 1981: English Div III (old) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 0April 12, 1982: English Div III (old) – BristolCity 1 Bristol Rovers 2

� 1980-81August 23, 1980: English Div II (old) – BristolCity 0 Bristol Rovers 0January 31, 1981: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 0

� 1975-76August 30, 1975: English Div II (old) – BristolCity 1 Bristol Rovers 1April 16, 1976: English Div II (old) – Bristol

Rovers 0 Bristol City 0

� 1974-75December 28, 1974: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 4April 1, 1975: English Div II (old) – BristolCity 1 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1967-68January 27, 1968: FA Cup – Bristol City 0Bristol Rovers 0January 30, 1968: FA Cup – Bristol Rovers 1Bristol City 2

� 1964-65October 3, 1964: English Div III (old) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 1February 13, 1965: English Div III (old) –Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1963-64August 24, 1963: English Div III (old) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 0December 14, 1963: English Div III (old) –Bristol Rovers 4 Bristol City 0

� 1962-63September 15, 1962: English Div III (old) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 2April 23, 1963: English Div III(old) Bristol City4 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1959-60October 10, 1959: English Div II (old) –Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 1February 27, 1960: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 1

� 1958-59November 1, 1958: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 2March 21, 1959: English Div II (old) – BristolCity 1 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1957-58October 12, 1957: English Div II (old) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 2February 15, 1958: FA Cup – Bristol City 3Bristol Rovers 4April 5, 1958: English Div II (old) – BristolRovers 3 Bristol City 3

� 1956-57September 22, 1956: English Div II (old) –Bristol City 5 Bristol Rovers 3February 2, 1957: English Div II (old) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 0

� 1955-56October 22, 1955: English Div II (old) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1March 3, 1956: English Div II (old) – Bristol

Rovers 0 Bristol City 3

� 1952-53September 20, 1952: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 0February 7, 1953: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1951-52September 15, 1951: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1January 19, 1952: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 0

� 1950-51September 2, 1950: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 0December 30, 1950: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 1

� 1949-50September 10, 1949: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 3January 14, 1950: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 2

� 1948-49September 18, 1948: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 3 Bristol City 1February 5, 1949: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1947-48September 27, 1947: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 2February 14, 1948: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 5 Bristol Rovers 2

� 1946-47September 28, 1946: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 3February 1, 1947: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 4 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1945-46December 8, 1945: FA Cup – Bristol City 4Bristol Rovers 2December 15, 1945: FA Cup – BristolRovers 0 Bristol City 2

� 1938-39October 22, 1938: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 1February 25, 1939: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1937-38December 28, 1937: English Div III(South) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 0April 30, 1938: English Div III(South) – BristolCity 0 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1936-37September 5, 1936: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 3 Bristol City 1January 2, 1937: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 4 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1935-36September 7, 1935: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 2January 4, 1936: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1934-35September 15, 1934: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 2February 6, 1935: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1933-34August 26, 1933: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 3December 30, 1933: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 5 Bristol City 1

� 1932-33October 15, 1932: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 1March 29, 1933: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 1

� 1926-27October 9, 1926: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 5February 26, 1927: English Div III(South) –Bristol City 3 Bristol Rovers 1

� 1925-26November 7, 1925: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 0March 20, 1926: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 1

� 1924-25October 25, 1924: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 0 Bristol City 0January 10, 1925: FA Cup – Bristol Rovers 0Bristol City 1February 28, 1925: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 2 Bristol Rovers 0

� 1922-23September 23, 1922: English Div III (South) –Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 1September 30, 1922: English Div III (South) –Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 2

� Match officials and the respective captains – Vaughan Jones (Rovers) and Bobby Hutchinson (City) – line up withthe mascots and their parents before the last derby match at Eastville, in April,1986

� A packed crowd at Ashton Gate for the derby in the 1951-52 season,which ended in a 1-1 draw