Supporter of Bristol's No 1 football team, Bristol Rovers, contrary to the opinions expressed under this name elsewhere in the Urban
dictionary. Those were written by some cider guzzling, manglewurzle chomping inbreed who supports "Uhh, City, Uuh", the home for social inadequates disguising themselves as football supporters.
Gasheads are so-called because there spiritual home Eastville, now a shopping centre, used to stand in
front of
two large
gas tanks. It began as a derogatory term from their neighbours City but was adopted by the fans as they spent a nomadic existence playing first in Bath and later at the Memorial Ground, Bristol.
Common saying among them "Up the
Gas", "Oiright Gashead?"