Bristol City fans met outside the Three Lions pub in Bedminster today for their annual Flag Day celebration.
The gathering happens every year after the first match of the season and today (Saturday, August 7) tributes were made for one of the late founders and ex-boss Terry Cooper.
Robins supporters brought out flags as they gathered on West Street, with, flares, smoke and the sound of chanting in the air.
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They also paid homage to Paul Surridge, known as Scooter, one of the founders of the rowdy event, more than 20 years ago.
A video showed fans chanting as red smoke hangs overhead, raising their hands and letting off flares to celebrate the two influential men.
Drivers passed slowly through the crowd, which had spilled onto the road in south Bristol, sometimes filling the street with dancing.
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Scooter passed away after a battle with cancer just days before England's victory against Germany in the Euro 2020 knockouts.
His funeral was attended by hundreds of fans, who lined the route across Bedminster Down to the South Bristol Crematorium.
It was the first time Bristol City fans have been back at Ashton Gate Stadium to watch competitive football in exactly 17 months, since the 1-1 draw with Fulham on March 7, 2020 - some 518 days ago.
This year, pub landlord Sean Donnelly said they had agreed with police for a very temporary blockage of the road at 1pm. It was the first Flag Day since 2019.
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