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David Byrom

Hallen's brilliant Twitter comeback continues to endear non-league club to Bristol City fans

Hallen AFC may have suffered a heavy defeat to Bristol City on Saturday, but the non-league club certainly won a few fans in the process.

The Robins proved far too strong for the Western League Premier Division side on the pitch, running out 14-0 winners.

It was a result that set many City fans' tongues wagging, although some were quick to point out the sizable gap in divisions between the two clubs.

Whilst that was a fair point to bear in mind before getting too excited about the result, some City fans were a little disrespectful when talking about Hallen.

It prompted the ninth-tier club to superbly come back at some fans over Twitter - including one who said Hallen were 'hardly the dog's b******s of football'.

Hallen replied: "No, you are correct, we aren't the dog's b*******s of football, we are a volunteer-run club playing in the Toolstation Premier League.

"But looking at your profile pic, you aren't exactly the dog's b******s of haircuts."

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment that went down well with a number of City fans, many of whom pointed out how much hard work Hallen had put into hosting the game - which proved to be the club's record attendance of 1,756.

With many Robins keen to thank Hallen for their hospitality, their messages to the club echoed what Lee Johnson had said to Bristol Live post-match on Saturday.

He said: "First and foremost, fantastic hospitality at Hallen; lovely little setup, it's been perfect for us, the pitch (has worked) ever so well because they've looked after it. Outside the kids have had a lot of fun.

"They've given up three of their changing rooms for us which was very nice. So, brilliant day."

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