Massengo

[pl00peh91]

No words to describe his performance today so I will let the Preston fans do it for me.

 

 

[And Its Smith]

And yet is often called not good enough on Otib 

[johnheadbcfc]

Will be gutted when he leaves!

[chinapig]

1 minute ago, pl00peh91 said:

No words to describe his performance today so I will let the Preston fans do it for me.

 

 

Can somebody tell them to shut up please? Other clubs might notice*.

*Disclaimer: it may be too late.

[Red Army 75]

Please sign a contract HNM. Would be a travesty by the club if he doesn’t. Thriving under Nigel Pearson 

[Red-Robbo]

2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

And yet is often called not good enough on Otib 

 

Only by the terminally stupid.

He's had some poor games in the past, but his innate talent was obvious from day one.  Under Pearson and Fleming this season, he's really started to look a star in the making. 

[chinapig]

1 minute ago, Red Army 75 said:

Please sign a contract HNM. Would be a travesty by the club if he doesn’t. Thriving under Nigel Pearson 

Holden or Ashton or both thought he would benefit from a loan to Brum last season. After all we had Lansbury.

Thankfully he is now in safe hands with Nigel.

[ChippenhamRed]

Mental that he’s not an automatic starter for us, or at least hasn’t been until very recently.

[YorksRed]

1 minute ago, chinapig said:

Holden or Ashton or both thought he would benefit from a loan to Brum last season. After all we had Lansbury.

Thankfully he is now in safe hands with Nigel.

Worse than that - weren’t they trying to sell him to them?

[P'head Red]

If he can just stay here for two more seasons it will be a blessing. The lad is immense when he's at his best. He'll only get more consistent. And now he's getting his goal contributions he'll be a mammoth player for us next season if he stays

[Fordy62]

Williams was class when he came on. And Massengo looks leagues above everyone. Who on earth gets dropped?

Is it Martin?!

[chinapig]

2 minutes ago, YorksRed said:

Worse than that - weren’t they trying to sell him to them?

As I recall we offered him on loan as part of a package to get Pedersen from them. Could be wrong though.

[BUTOR]

He won’t be here next season 

[BCFC Rich]

From their forum:

Massengo is some player

Massengo = worth about 50 million judging by today. Quality player, involved with everything and never gets tired.

Preston 1 Massengo 2

Best performance I’ve seen from anyone at Deepdale all season

 

I think their number 42 is the player that a lot of our fan base think Alan Browne is. Not in the same universe. However, what we lack in ability we absolutely make up for it in spirit. Fair play.

Massengo in the Bristol midfield was superb, premier league clubs will be calling for him I’d expect. Best performance from an away player in some time. Does anybody have any thoughts on the last time a player came to Deepdale and played that well?

Massengo A name I think we will see in the premiership for sure

[Phileas Fogg]

4 minutes ago, YorksRed said:

Worse than that - weren’t they trying to sell him to them?

Holden actively tried to get rid - ridiculous.

Just now, Bouncearoundtheground said:

He won’t be here next season 

I don’t understand this mentality. No one knows that - just being negative for the sake of it.

[Globe Trotter]

9 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Only by the terminally stupid.

He's had some poor games in the past, but his innate talent was obvious from day one.  Under Pearson and Fleming this season, he's really started to look a star in the making. 

Bizarre that some people only measure success and ability in terms of goals / assists - so much more to his game than that 

[BCFC Grim]

Out of contract soon? Give him as much as we can afford. No ******* about. 

[INCRED]

Need to keep HNM, Scott and Semenyo for at least a couple more seasons as they are the talent to get us promoted otherwise we will just stagnate in this division 

[TomThumb84]

Superb footballer, always was and getting better under the current regime.

Signed by Mark Ashton, so that he could add Monaco to his list of contacts on his self-indulgent portfolio, toyed with by LJ who thought in his head he could coach him but probably confused HNM, and discarded by Dean Holden - which frankly was like Audley Harrison coaching Lennox Lewis on how to box.

Hope we build a side around him.

[Merrick's Marvels]

10 minutes ago, chinapig said:

Holden or Ashton or both thought he would benefit from a loan to Brum last season. After all we had Lansbury.

Thankfully he is now in safe hands with Nigel.

Frightening. Massengo out, Brunt in. Genius. 

[Northern Red]

9 minutes ago, chinapig said:

Holden or Ashton or both thought he would benefit from a loan to Brum last season. After all we had Lansbury.

Thankfully he is now in safe hands with Nigel.

Holden didn't have a clue how to use him so barely even tried to. I'm not sure LJ really knew either but he did at least give him a chance.

[Red-Robbo]

Just now, Globe Trotter said:

Bizarre that some people only measure success and ability in terms of goals / assists - so much more to his game than that 

 

I think everyone who has played the game knows there's nothing more dispiriting than trying to face up to an opponent who ties you in knots and can move the ball effortlessly around you.  That was Massengo today.  Never mind the ground he made for us and the goal assist, he must've made them feel like mugs. 

[BS3City]

Some lovely comments, very complementary. From memory I've always found Preston fans to be fair and well balanced in their dealings with us. Well done HNM, makes me proud to be a Bristol City fan...

[DT The Optimist]

And to think he could not get into our side at times this season as well being benched   

Fingers crossed he enjoys being here and signs a deal and sees that something special is happening.... or he is sold and reduces that debt by a large amount.. its the nature of the beast. 

[Gazred]

Getting the praise he deserves. Always surprised some of the fan base haven't see the potential over the las couple of seasons.

Class player destined for much bigger things.

[Red Ferret]

One of the best Bristol City players I have ever seen. Make the most of the time we have with him, he's going places 

[RedM]

I've posted elsewhere that he was my motm today. Really pleased he is getting some positive press. One day he will be too good for us, but he certainly has been a joy to watch is what seems an endless run without an away win.

Pearson certainly has got the best out of him which Johnson and Holden failed to do

[maxjak]

Just buy his family a big house, and give Han Noah a big pay rise. This kid is already a legend at 20, we have to do whatever it takes to keep him..........he is a player to build a side around.  For all LJ's failings, he found us a Gem in Han?     

[TomThumb84]

5 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Some lovely comments, very complementary. From memory I've always found Preston fans to be fair and well balanced in their dealings with us. Well done HNM, makes me proud to be a Bristol City fan...

If we could find a side that we had only lost once to in 18 games I would be incredibly nice about all of their players!!

Edited January 29, 2022 by TomThumb84

[sludge]

I swear there was some belter on this very forum a few months ago stating how overrated massengo was and that he was nowhere near good enough

[MarcusX]

21 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Only by the terminally stupid.

He's had some poor games in the past, but his innate talent was obvious from day one.  Under Pearson and Fleming this season, he's really started to look a star in the making. 

Agree, I was there for his first game and although a bit raw his talent was clear to see. He's outstanding and he’s only getting better

[BLRed]

Our next 20 mill pound player yet oh, guess what, we can’t get him to re-sign a new deal and he leaves for pittance.....

[chinapig]

1 minute ago, RedM said:

I've posted elsewhere that he was my motm today. Really pleased he is getting some positive press. One day he will be too good for us, but he certainly has been a joy to watch is what seems an endless run without an away win.

Pearson certainly has got the best out of him which Johnson and Holden failed to do

Both Scott and Semenyo have been name checked as potential Prem players recently in the Guardian. I believe their correspondent Ben Fisher may be a City fan. Fortunately he hasn't got round to Massengo yet. I may email him and ask him to stop it.

[Dolman_Stand]

17 minutes ago, TomThumb84 said:

Superb footballer, always was and getting better under the current regime.

Signed by Mark Ashton, so that he could add Monaco to his list of contacts on his self-indulgent portfolio, toyed with by LJ who thought in his head he could coach him but probably confused HNM, and discarded by Dean Holden - which frankly was like Audley Harrison coaching Lennox Lewis on how to box.

Hope we build a side around him.

In fairness to Ashton the likes of Massengo, Semenyo and Scott were brought in on his watch, not saying he was solely responsible for them but we do have a lot of saleable assets again now that we have a proper manager in place.

Completely agree with everything else you say though.

Edited January 29, 2022 by Dolman_Stand

[chinapig]

4 minutes ago, sludge said:

I swear there was some belter on this very forum a few months ago stating how overrated massengo was and that he was nowhere near good enough

Let me guess, did they say "League 1 at best"?

[sludge]

1 minute ago, chinapig said:

Let me guess, did they say "League 1 at best"?

Well that seems to be the default statement after someone has a poor game

[Ecko]

I really hope we get the chance to build a team around Massengo, Scott and Semenyo.

[Bristol Rob]

14 minutes ago, TomThumb84 said:

Superb footballer, always was and getting better under the current regime.

Signed by Mark Ashton, so that he could add Monaco to his list of contacts on his self-indulgent portfolio, toyed with by LJ who thought in his head he could coach him but probably confused HNM, and discarded by Dean Holden - which frankly was like Audley Harrison coaching Lennox Lewis on how to box.

Hope we build a side around him.

Thought he was signed by Frank Lampard for Chelsea who were under an embargo at the time, and we were just keeping hold of him briefly to ensure that we were part of some grand scheme to annoy someone or something.

Source. This forum.

[joe jordans teeth]

38 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

And yet is often called not good enough on Otib 

Where have you seen that,wow

[Mike Stone]

Hope he continues this form after Jan 31st.

[Alan Dicks]

The black Gerry Gow

[joe jordans teeth]

1 minute ago, Alan Dicks said:

The black Gerry Gow

Or just the next Gerry Gow

[The Swan and Cemetery]

Think HNM has improved positionally a lot, so fair play to him and NP/CF. He’s always had an engine and clearly has great ability, but sometimes he’s needed to do a lot of running to recover position - increasingly he’s starting from better positions, so his energies are used more positively. Him and Scott were all over a much vaunted PNE midfield 3. Whilst Andi didn’t have his best game, his energy and the team getting better at working with a fluid formation that makes sure we’re not overrun also helped. Would love Weston Super Mare to have the composure on the ball that Han and Alex showed, we’d have been out of sight, we’ve tendency to not see the obvious pass up front (and sometimes not make the obvious run). But a really enjoyable and promising performance overall with Han front and centre. 

[Finley_Smith10]

he’s mustard 

in future;

Williams Massengo

Scott

Weimann Semenyo 

that looks so promising 

[And Its Smith]

3 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Where have you seen that,wow

Quite a few times over the last year 

[Roger Red Hat]

Just now, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Would love Weston Super Mare to have the composure on the ball

Eh?

[Pickle Rick]

36 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Mental that he’s not an automatic starter for us, or at least hasn’t been until very recently.

I think Nigel Pearson and his team have managed him exceptionally well this season.

[The Swan and Cemetery]

1 minute ago, Roger Red Hat said:

Eh?

Weimann Semenyo Martin

[BS3City]

22 minutes ago, TomThumb84 said:

If we could find a side that we had only lost once to in 18 games I would be incredibly nice about all of their players!!

Decent comments from Preston fans go back a good number of years...

[B-Rizzle]

Frustrates me when official people at the club like Tins tweet about him being ‘the future’.

He’s only ‘the future’ if he signs a new contract though, isn’t he. Otherwise, we’ll HAVE to sell him in a few months and then he’s not the future, is he?

The Massengo situation is completely up in the air.

 

[ChippenhamRed]

14 minutes ago, Pickle Rick said:

I think Nigel Pearson and his team have managed him exceptionally well this season.

Yes, that’s fair.

[extonsred]

4 minutes ago, B-Rizzle said:

Frustrates me when official people at the club like Tins tweet about him being ‘the future’.

He’s only ‘the future’ if he signs a new contract though, isn’t he. Otherwise, we’ll HAVE to sell him in a few months and then he’s not the future, is he?

The Massengo situation is completely up in the air.

 

Could be our future if in one fell swoop our latest deficit is cleared. Not suggesting it for one moment but.... 

[steveybadger]

He has been caught out position and occasionally been a bit of a headless chicken (well I exaggerate but he can get caught out). But apart from being the best game I’ve seen him play, that’s one of the best midfield performances I’ve ever seen by a City midfielder, and I’ve been watching for 30 years. No really. He was pretty much faultless. Start to finish.

[Davefevs]

Was brilliant today.  Scott good too.

[ExiledAjax]

55 minutes ago, chinapig said:

Both Scott and Semenyo have been name checked as potential Prem players recently in the Guardian. I believe their correspondent Ben Fisher may be a City fan. Fortunately he hasn't got round to Massengo yet. I may email him and ask him to stop it.

Yeh Fisher is a red.

I was just wondering. Is this going to be the most competitive Young Player of the Season award we've ever seen? A little way to go yet but Semenyo, Massengo, and Scott are all arguably in with a shout. I think Pring will qualify as well. Hotly contested.

[REDOXO]

49 minutes ago, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Think HNM has improved positionally a lot, so fair play to him and NP/CF. He’s always had an engine and clearly has great ability, but sometimes he’s needed to do a lot of running to recover position - increasingly he’s starting from better positions, so his energies are used more positively. Him and Scott were all over a much vaunted PNE midfield 3. Whilst Andi didn’t have his best game, his energy and the team getting better at working with a fluid formation that makes sure we’re not overrun also helped. Would love Weston Super Mare to have the composure on the ball that Han and Alex showed, we’d have been out of sight, we’ve tendency to not see the obvious pass up front (and sometimes not make the obvious run). But a really enjoyable and promising performance overall with Han front and centre. 

Yes. Exactly. Decision making sometimes is not the best. Weimann I think was effected by missing that sitter but he has been excellent all season. 
 

HNM played well of that there is no doubt. Between Pearson and Fleming he is really coming along. The poor passes and miss hits are almost out of his game, Cardiff not withstanding and today he got the well deserved assist we wanted. Was that his first assist for a goal?

HNM aside we are a different team from three/two/one year/3 months ago. With lots of players (and supporters) buying into building from within! 
 

The nuts criticism of Pearson has dissipated and finally we have a team that is decent on the eye and not scared. Long may it continue!!

[Fuber]

1 hour ago, Dolman_Stand said:

In fairness to Ashton the likes of Massengo, Semenyo and Scott were brought in on his watch, not saying he was solely responsible for them but we do have a lot of saleable assets again now that we have a proper manager in place.

Completely agree with everything else you say though.

He was only involved with Massengo.

My understanding was that Scott and Semenyo were signed by the Academy/U23s? Think it may have been Probert?

[BUTOR]

45 minutes ago, steveybadger said:

He has been caught out position and occasionally been a bit of a headless chicken (well I exaggerate but he can get caught out). But apart from being the best game I’ve seen him play, that’s one of the best midfield performances I’ve ever seen by a City midfielder, and I’ve been watching for 30 years. No really. He was pretty much faultless. Start to finish.

Him and Scott both.

James is out for the season, but I wouldn’t have him nor King in front of those two anyway.

Edited January 29, 2022 by Bouncearoundtheground

[Bristol Rob]

36 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Was brilliant today.  Scott good too.

 

[sh1t_ref_again]

Believe the only way we can get promoted is to develop a team of youngsters, bit like united class of 82, who grow and progress  together, just hope we can resist the money that will soon start being offered for our young guns

[Southport Red]

2 hours ago, Fordy62 said:

Williams was class when he came on. And Massengo looks leagues above everyone. Who on earth gets dropped?

Is it Martin?!

Hope we get to see a midfield of Scott, HNM, James and Williams. Although we have been playing fitness wack a mole with them for a while now. 

[77 punk]

is it true watford bid over 8 million in the summer for massengo, and lansdown turned it down.

[Dolman_Stand]

39 minutes ago, Fuber said:

He was only involved with Massengo.

My understanding was that Scott and Semenyo were signed by the Academy/U23s? Think it may have been Probert?

As CEO he would have presumably have been involved in everything I.e. links to the local football sides that spotted Semenyo. Scott is probably more down to the Lansdown/Guernsey relationship I suppose but Pring came from FGR.

I know he's the spawn of Satan to many on here but he can't only be responsible for the bad and none of the good

[Dolman_Stand]

45 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

Him and Scott both.

James is out for the season, but I wouldn’t have him nor King in front of those two anyway.

Is he?? Not seen that anywhere, was hoping we would see James, Williams and Massengo together at some point.

[TomThumb84]

6 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said:

As CEO he would have presumably have been involved in everything

This was the problem in a nutshell though.

Created a monopoly of responsibility with zero accountability which made it easy for Ashton to take credit for anything remotely good that his slimy tentacles had brushed.

A competent CEO would have specialists in all areas, not a web of family, friends and money-makers that enabled him to have an almost unchallengeable coverage on the club.

[BUTOR]

20 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said:

Is he?? Not seen that anywhere, was hoping we would see James, Williams and Massengo together at some point.

Unfortunately so. Currently in a brace. Might be risked if we are struggling but otherwise no need, will be rested up for next season. Recurring problem with his foot.

[italian dave]

Not just online. Preston fans outside the ground after the game were singing his praises. Best player we’ve seen here this season. Why isn’t he playing in the Prem. Can we have him please! 

Shout out to Scott too. Tuesday and again today we’ve had two young players running midfield, as that central pair that most clubs look for experience, steady head etc to fill (James and King anyone?!). We’ve got two youngsters looking increasingly comfortable there. Fantastic. 

[MATT BCFC]

Been a real pleasure to watch him and Scott in midfield together last 3 games. Not sure I've seen technically two better players play for us. How old are they 20 and 19? Pretty much ran 3 games in a row now. 

Think we are lucky to have them both. They look like they could easily become elite level players. 

[WECANDO]

How did Cundy look when he came on in the 2nd half. A back 3 of Kalas, Cundy and 

[Dolman_Stand]

2 minutes ago, MATT BCFC said:

Been a real pleasure to watch him and Scott in midfield together last 3 games. Not sure I've seen technically two better players play for us. How old are they 20 and 19? Pretty much ran 3 games in a row now. 

Think we are lucky to have them both. They look like they could easily become elite level players. 

Brownhill was very good at that sort of age too but HNM is ahead of him as a 20 year old for me. So much potential for this lad, could see him playing for France one day.