Bears Beyond The Gate

A Bristol Bears podcast made by fans for fans. Each week your hosts Pete, Lee and Miles will take a light-hearted look at developments from Ashton Gate and beyond.

Podcasting since 2019 • 233 episodes

Bears Beyond The Gate

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Ep 232 - Toothless Sharks blunted by Bears' bite and we look forward to a humdinger at The Gate

In the first review of the new Prem season we discuss Bristol's first bonus point win in Manchester THIS CENTURY. There had been a fair amount of trepidation in the run up to the game but in the end it was a professional dismantling...

September 27, 2026 • Season 8 • Episode 232 • 56:03

Ep 231 - The Prem is back and the sharks are already swimming

Pete, Miles and a special 'pod royalty' guest sit down with a cheeky beer at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom and discuss the season ahead more generally and the upcoming campaign opener at Sale in particular. It is episode 231 by the way, desp...

September 21, 2026 • Season 8 • Episode 231 • 48:49

Ep 230 - Season 8 starter. Pre season news, first Prem Cup game and thoughts on the campaign ahead

The lads are back for another season.They whip through news and updates from the off season, briefly review the first Prem Cup game and then give their thoughts, hopes and opinions on the season ahead.Is this the year?Join ...

September 08, 2026 • Season 8 • Episode 230 • 52:30

Ep 229 - End of season review ramble...

In this last episode of yet another eventful but ultimately unsuccessful season we unashamedly put the stopwatch away and ramble on until we run out of gas.We chart our performances through the season and reminisce over the ups, the down...

June 15, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 229 • 1:36:40

Ep 228 - Derby day redemption but season effectively over

We look back on the excellent victory vs TFDTR on Friday night a the Gate which was a fitting way to say good bye to the leavers as well as purge some of the Franklin’s Garden horror from the previous round.We admire the endeavour to bag...

June 01, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 228 • 1:05:11

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Fan Mail

Afternoon guys, it's uh resident of Manchester, but Bristolian in exile, Nick Spragg. Um the atmosphere yesterday was pretty typical for a sale game, pretty poor, especially considering there are about 5,000 in there. It didn't feel like it at all. Uh very few fellow Bristol fans in there too, so fair plays are the ones who travelled up. When the Rob of the Green weren't going their way early doors, the locals seemed really unhappy, and they got really frustrated with Ford 2, which probably didn't do him any favours. And they got annoyed as well with the way that we outsailed them by slowing things down, which was pretty nice to see. Um I digger down at the end uh to the front of the main stand to try and catch the players after the game, but they seemed to be doing media duties down the other end, so I waited for a bit buyer to head off. Um I did say hi to Apoco Fujo and Vermulin, though they were all on good form and seemed happy to come and spend time with fans. Um overall, the result was great, if slightly unexpected, and I was glad it was pretty much done and dusted by the time we took that silly drop out at the end. It was entertaining, uh, but the experience out there continues to be rubbish and it's not cheap at about 36 quid to stand there.