Bears Beyond The Gate

This week we talk about the long awaited 30-12 league win at home against Newcastle. After a 77-day break since the last home game in the Premiership, Bristol stepped up to grab a bonus-point victory with the last play of the game.

Here our thoughts on the match, standout performances and what this means for the remaining campaign.

On this show we are also joined by Bath Bytes for a preview of the game away at the Rec. Get the inside line on Bath's form and how the big derby game may go.

All this and more with Tony, Lee, Miles and Pete.

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In this week's show Pete and Lee chew over the last minute defeat against Saracens. How on earth did we manage to lose that one and what is it about the Bears and game management?

More of a therapy session than an analytical deep dive the lads at least try to make some sort of sense of the nonsensical. Was it just 'one of those things' or symptomatic of wider malaise within the squad?

On the positive side we balance it out a bit by celebrating some excellent individual performances, look forward to a 20% flash sale at the shop tomorrow and congratulate Abbie and Dave Ward on the announcement that their first child is on the way and speculate whether its worth putting  a few bob on it become an England international.

All this and a tiny bit more and it comes in at well under the hour for once!

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A first half performance by Bristol which was full of brio warmed the cockles of  the Ashton Gate faithful as a home tie in the Challenge Cup round of 16 was secured despite getting five points docked earlier in the week. After conceding an early try the Bears roared back with five unanswered dots over the whitewash with some sparkling back play built on the foundations of much improved discipline.

The second half, however, was less impressive  as Perpignan briefly threatened to spoil the show but eventually came up short despite Bristol scoring the square root of 'eff all in the second forty. 

The lads discuss a second game of two halves on the trot and consider what this means for the trip to the Stone X stadium to face Saracens in the Premiership next Saturday. They will certainly be depleted due to international call ups but their wolf pack mentality should never be underestimated. Can we go one step further than last year's thriller at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and bring back a much needed win or will the league leaders have the last laugh on their plastic pitch?

We also discuss the success of last week's pot noodle discussion and  introduce a new subject for debate. Dry robes at rugby. Unacceptable or an inevitable sign of the times?

All this and more with Pete, Lee and Miles and a couple of cheeky beers.

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In this week's show the boys discuss the win against Parma-Zebre in round three of the European Challenge Cup. After a totally forgettable first period the half time team talk seems to work for a change and eventually the Bears pull away with a feast of tries in the final quarter.  Seeing both Harry Randall and Siva Nualago back on the park and seemingly firing on all cylinders was a real boost although eventually the pack got their discipline sorted and we started to resemble a proper team again.

We also look forward to the Friday game under the lights against Perpignan and dare to dream just a little bit. If we can secure a home fixture in the first knock-out round who knows where we might end up. 

And finally we discuss the merits or otherwise of niche flavoured Pot Noodles. Yes or No? Find out who thinks what!

All this and more with Pete, Lee and Miles and a couple of cheeky beers...

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In this week's show the boys discuss the hugely dissapointing display that led to the 23-7 loss away at London Irish. Too many penalties, turnovers and mistakes and too little possession and territory was the story of a wet and miserable day in West London for Bears' fans.

We analyse the performance and ask what next for Pat and the team after yet another league defeat.

We also look ahead to the European Challenge Cup fixture in Parma against Zebre. We discuss the likely team and assess how important a cup run is to Bristol's faltering season.

All this and more with Tony, Miles, Pete and Lee.

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In this week’s show the boys discuss the dramatic victory at the Stoop that brought a much needed league victory. Hear our thoughts on THAT tap tackle and the Marler/Heenan incident. 

We also look ahead to the next game away at Brentford with Jerry Brown, chair of the London Irish supporters association. 

All this and more with Tony, Miles and Pete. 

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In this episode the boys discuss the 35-19 win against Parma Zebre that leaves the Bears undefeated in Europe this season.  Two early gift-wrapped tries gave us momentum in a game played at a wet and chilly Ashton Gate. 

We also look forward to the re planned game on 27 December. New venue and a new kickoff time. We speak to our friends at the  Harlequins Podcast and get their thoughts on the match and the likely result. 

All this and more with Tony, Miles and Pete on an online recording. We’ll be back in 2023 but until then have a merry Christmas. 

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In this show the Bears are back to winning ways with a hard fought 5-19 away win against Perpignan. Hear our thoughts on the game and player performances. 

We also discuss the next game against Zebre, Eddie Jones’s departure and the sad confirmation that the Wizard of Oz is leaving BS3. 

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In this week's show we discuss the 26-26 draw with reigning champions Leicester Tigers. The Bears managed to stop their six game losing streak but a MacGinty penalty in the dying seconds fell short as did our hopes of a win.

Hear our thoughts on the game, Semi Radradra's long-awaited return and the cards that changed the momentum in the game. We also ask where was the rejuvenated Brizzley? Surely he's not injured after one appearance!

In the podcast we also look ahead to the start of our European Challenge Cup campaign, with an away trip to Perpignan on Friday night. How will Pat Lam tackle this competition? Is it going to be second fiddle to the league or will we mount a serious challenge to turnaround our season.

We also discuss the women's big win, the arrival of Elliott Stooke as injury cover and we pay our respects to Doddie Weir who sadly passed away last week.

All this and more with Tony, Lee, Miles, Pete and the Christmas tree (special guest). 

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In this week's pod we discuss the encouraging yet ultimately disappointing defeat at Sale which leaves us without a Premiership win in six games and staring down the barrel of being bottom at Christmas. The returning big guns certainly fired a few shots but a lack of precision when it really mattered dogged us again. With a fired up Tigers visiting the Gate next Saturday we finally get organised with a Pete's Premiership Preview and talk to Mike Cooper of the Rolling Maul podcast to get his take on their season so far and what we might expect to see in BS3, and if you're sitting in the Dolman you know it won't be fireworks! 

As well as rounding up the other Premiership games at the weekend and the shambles that was England's non-display at Twickenham, we also comment on a recent tweet that explains why Downsey hasn't been seen at the Gate for a while and speculate as to whether we might be stuck with that other random dude for the rest of the season as a result! All this and more with Pete and Miles and in spirit, Tony and Lee.

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