Steve Lansdown……..

[BasSavage88]

Does anyone know if @Red_Alligator has rattled any cages?

[Redland]

SL has kept the club afloat financially for years. He has put his hand in his pocket time and time again. He has given us a modern Premier League quality stadium and the new high-performance centre is first class and will help to attract quality players. On the downside after 20 years we are still in the championship mainly due to a shocking record in terms of managerial appointments. This was really brought home to me after LJ left and SL said it was time for a fresh approach. Ashton told us about the dozens of quality applicants who had applied and we appointed ………… drum roll ………….Dean Holden! That was the point I began to lose faith.

Perhaps it is time for change and we know that Steve is seeking outside investment. However, I believe that Steve has always had the best interests of Bristol City at heart and he is no doubt as disappointed as the rest of us that we have not managed to reach the Premier League. Personally, I think we have been fortunate to have had the support that SL has given us and I find the personal abuse he receives from certain posters on this forum unbelievable.

 

[ExiledAjax]

11 minutes ago, BigTone said:

I must admit I am unsure of JL's role with the club these days. He seems to have fallen off any kind of radar.

That'll be because the Club have never really defined his role.

Legally he's a director, he therefore has the standard duties to the company that all directors have under law. In legal speak the chairman of the board of directors acts as just that, he chairs meetings and often has a casting vote to decide deadlocks. Boring, and easily defined, and not what I think the Club means by "Chairman".

He's described by the Club as the "Chairman". Which seems to mean...whatever they want it to mean. The OS says nothing about it, and when Jon took the title from Keith Dawe in 2019 there was a lot of talk about "moving forward", "building on foundations" and the like, but no real job description. To my knowledge it's never actually been nailed down what the job entails.

Edited August 30, 2023 by ExiledAjax

[Bris Red]

1 hour ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

Get out of our club!!!!!

25 million in his pocket from selling our best player and no one else coming on  he’s lost interest and is taking us to league one 

He is certainly losing a fair proportion of the fanbase it would seem. It feels as if many of us have finally had enough of the constant merry go round of failure that the Lansdown years have brought. 
 

Personally for me it is the deluded claims that the club genuinely think they can challenge for the top 6 with the current squad we have and seemingly no more investment now being made available to Pearson.

Stop treating us fans like idiots please Steve..

[East End Old Boy]

As an interesting take on this, I remember fans chanting for the removal of Harry Dolman a couple of years before we reached the promised land of the First Division - just saying! 

[Mr Popodopolous]

6 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

I don't disagree that NP needs some leeway to make another signing, but its not going to be the marque signing many seem to want now we sold AS, due to the wage cap NP has imposed. 

So much hysteria on here jumping to conclusions, based on no facts what so ever, apart from someone said it on the internet so must be true, or adding 2 + 2 to make 71/4.

The window is not even closed yet, but even if we do not sign anyone does not mean we did not try or have funds available, it can be the right person was not available, goes somewhere else or not the character NP wants.

Sorry but the squad is dangerously thin. Certainly right now.

If NP says no more business to be done then that's the case, but I doubt he is happy about the situation of the wage limit. Be sensible but not excessively austere.

[Redrascal2]

8 minutes ago, BigTone said:

I must admit I am unsure of JL's role with the club these days. He seems to have fallen off any kind of radar.

Personally I always thought it was a way of SL giving his son something to do or something to play with.. Never been fit for purpose. Like his old man just standing back when Pearson needs support the most.

[marmite]

2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

That'll be because the Club have never really defined his role.

Legally he's a director, he therefore has the standard duties to the company that all directors have under law. In legal speak the chairman of the baked acts as just that, he chairs meetings and often has a casting vote to decide deadlocks. Boring, and easily defined, and not what I think the Club means by "Chairman".

He's described by the Club as the "Chairman". Which seems to mean...whatever they want it to mean. The OS says nothing about it, and when Jon took the title from Keith Dawe in 2019 there was a lot of talk about "moving forward", "building on foundations" and the like, but no real job description. To my knowledge it's never actually been nailed down what the job entails.

I think Jons role is to report to Steve because Steve has to spend so much time out of the country. Jon is the messenger boy imo.

[eardun]

3 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said:

As an interesting take on this, I remember fans chanting for the removal of Harry Dolman a couple of years before we reached the promised land of the First Division - just saying! 

All coming together for 50 years later - 2025-26!

[Bris Red]

5 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Sorry but the squad is dangerously thin. Certainly right now.

If NP says no more business to be done then that's the case, but I doubt he is happy about the situation of the wage limit. Be sensible but not excessively austere.

This is the problem for me, we have literally gone from one extreme to another. Spending like it was going out of fashion under LJ and MA to now trying to cobble together a team of lower league punts and freebies.

As you said there needs to be a sensible approach to recruitment. Nobody is expecting us to be going out and spending £8 million on a single player again but on the flip side relying on punts from League 1 and 2 or Scotland is only going to get us so far IMO.
 

 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Bris Red

[DaveF]

I imagine threads like this are generally an example of the loudest rarely representing the majority...

[BigTone]

3 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said:

Personally I always thought it was a way of SL giving his son something to do or something to play with.. Never been fit for purpose. Like his old man just standing back when Pearson needs support the most.

Hard to disagree with the first part of your post j must admit. Seems a waste of space to me.

[Davefevs]

6 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

That'll be because the Club have never really defined his role.

Legally he's a director, he therefore has the standard duties to the company that all directors have under law. In legal speak the chairman of the board of directors acts as just that, he chairs meetings and often has a casting vote to decide deadlocks. Boring, and easily defined, and not what I think the Club means by "Chairman".

He's described by the Club as the "Chairman". Which seems to mean...whatever they want it to mean. The OS says nothing about it, and when Jon took the title from Keith Dawe in 2019 there was a lot of talk about "moving forward", "building on foundations" and the like, but no real job description. To my knowledge it's never actually been nailed down what the job entails.

From the Official Site:

Chairman - Jon Lansdown 

Duties - fannying around with Fever Pitch or Kits or anything that means he doesn’t have to do the role of Chairman, ultimately wishing his dad would hurry up and sell-up so he can legitimately bugger off to Bermuda.

[Shauntaylor85]

22 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

The board of Bristol City Football Club Limited is Jon Lansdown, Phil Alexander, and Gavin Marshall.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03230871/officers

The board of that company's parent company Bristol City Holdings Limited is Jon Lansdown and Gavin Marshall.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01501663/officers

Steve Lansdown is not a director nor employee of either company. He is likely a director of the parent company of Bristol City Holdings Limited, Pula Sport Ltd, but as that is a Guernsey company it's register of directors is not publicly available.

Don’t hear from any of them. Silence. 

[BigTone]

1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

From the Official Site:

Chairman - Jon Lansdown 

Duties - fannying around with Fever Pitch or Kits or anything that means he doesn’t have to do the role of Chairman, ultimately wishing his dad would hurry up and sell-up so he can legitimately bugger off to Bermuda.

Thought he already had

[tin]

15 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

I don't disagree that NP needs some leeway to make another signing, but its not going to be the marque signing many seem to want now we sold AS, due to the wage cap NP has imposed. 

So much hysteria on here jumping to conclusions, based on no facts what so ever, apart from someone said it on the internet so must be true, or adding 2 + 2 to make 71/4.

The window is not even closed yet, but even if we do not sign anyone does not mean we did not try or have funds available, it can be the right person was not available, goes somewhere else or not the character NP wants.

If anyone has “imposed” a wage budget, it’s SL who has imposed it on NP and those are the restraints he works under. 

[Ska Junkie]

3 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

Don’t hear from any of them. Silence. 

So, being devil's advocate, how do we know it's SL saying this and not the invisible Alexander? He's our CEO after all.

[Superjack]

51 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Sorry but I respond to abusive posts in my own way as would you.

So do I. 

Like someone telling me to shut up on a public forum. 

Just run along, junior.

[pongo88]

30 minutes ago, marmite said:

Serious question. I know SL is the owner and that JL is the chairman , but who else is on the board?

In the past SL has said that he likes a committee of one person - i.e. himself. So ignore the official structure of the board. The real board consists of SL 

[pjg11]

Not sure what SLs agenda is but I've been feeling this all summer and in the last weeks been proved right. The squad is considerably weaker than the start of last season yes wage bill cut and money made on transfers . But replacements nowhere near the quality of what we lost some not even replaced We lost CM ,JD, TK,,HNM, ASe, ASc .Replaced by HC ,AM, JK,,RD , HR.. Lessons to be learned by clubs who asset strip year on year you run out of hidden gems . Southampton have just found out to their cost . Wimbledon did it  Coventry many others over the years in football now you stand still you go backwards . We are going backwards to try and stand still will not work in the long run . Can't help but feel we the fans have had our pants pulled down this summer with incomings and outgoings . We were told plan a no need to sell Scott , plan b for life after Scott targets identified money to be spent on strengthening . Plan c was announced as a wage limit which we have reached . Funny this wasn't mentioned start of the summer when season tickets went on sale . Only after the season started . I have every respect for what SL has done for this club . But really don't like what is being done and policy the club is following

[Wedontplayinblue]

31 minutes ago, BigTone said:

I must admit I am unsure of JL's role with the club these days. He seems to have fallen off any kind of radar.

He has a big interest in fever pitch, the company that does all of Bristol sports media imagery. 
 

take a Google of it, 

[BigTone]

1 minute ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

He has a big interest in fever pitch, the company that does all of Bristol sports media imagery. 
 

take a Google of it, 

I will. Never heard of it TBH

[Stockwood gate]

I wonder if Steve is fed up with the money he has given to Nigel who has wasted it on Rubbish players  and said that’s enough until the next bloke walks through the door next season 

[sh1t_ref_again]

4 minutes ago, tin said:

If anyone has “imposed” a wage budget, it’s SL who has imposed it on NP and those are the restraints he works under. 

2 different things, budget will have been set and agreed at the start of the season as happens within any business, NP would have agreed and made his points towards this, and relates to the comments made by NP about we are up to our wage budget so would not allow us to bring in many players. We sold AS who would have been on a moderate wage so did not free up much, we have brought in some others, so don't have much wages budget left, unless its agreed he can over spend.

I mentioned a wages cap, NP although working to clear up the mess of LJ / MA, has always talked about removing the high earners and wanting some parity in the dressing room, its about building that togetherness and team spirt, which is difficult when you have very high earners and low earners and people who think they should be the top earner. It becomes an issue when signing players or agreeing (Zac's case) new contracts, but if you break it the the likes of Nakki or Weimann who agreed reductions will be saying WTF

[Charlie BCFC]

1 hour ago, JAWS said:

From now on It's LansCLOWN 

Christ, atleast the school summer holidays are coming to an end 

[ExiledAjax]

1 hour ago, marmite said:

I think Jons role is to report to Steve because Steve has to spend so much time out of the country. Jon is the messenger boy imo.

Steve doesn't have to spend that long out of the country. It's 180 days, just half the year, I've lived like that myself and in this day and age of video calls and email it doesn't really change much. Even less so if you've also got private jets, multiple residences and essentially unlimited funds (I hasten to add that I have/had none of these things).

Personally, I think he wants a figurehead. I honestly believe that Steve thinks that by having his son and heir Jon on the board it shows us fans that he is connected to the club and cares about it. I think it's more about symbolism than communication, and it's sorely misjudged.

Edited August 30, 2023 by ExiledAjax

[WarksRobin]

The sale of Alex Scott does seem to have dented the confidence of the team and the fans. A signing would help to improve the ambience around Ashton Gate, or some communication of the strategy from the top. If SL is creating headroom for an investor then he can tell us and it might buy some patience.

[steviestevieneville]

4 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

I wonder if Steve is fed up with the money he has given to Nigel who has wasted it on Rubbish players  and said that’s enough until the next bloke walks through the door next season 

One of the most clueless posts I’ve read in a while, and it’s got plenty of competition 

[fisherrich]

24 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

From the Official Site:

Chairman - Jon Lansdown 

Duties - fannying around with Fever Pitch or Kits or anything that means he doesn’t have to do the role of Chairman, ultimately wishing his dad would hurry up and sell-up so he can legitimately bugger off to Bermuda.

And Jon Lansdown is supposed to be the Chairman FFS! Shambles.

[Fordy62]

The last thing you do before you sell a football club is pump shit loads of money into it. That’s what we’re seeing here. I’m not surprised he’s fed up of spaffing his own personal fortune. But by the same measure, it’s his own fault. He when shit or bust on Lee Johnson and now we’re suffering the bust. 

Would I be worried if SL left tomorrow? No.  
Will I be unnecessarily rude about him? No. 

It appears OTIB is out-OTIBing itself tonight. 

[Stockwood gate]

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

One of the most clueless posts I’ve read in a while, and it’s got plenty of competition 

Why is that we were told plan A with Alex Scott and plan B without Alex and now no more signings no more money , 

[Charlie BCFC]

9 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

I wonder if Steve is fed up with the money he has given to Nigel who has wasted it on Rubbish players  and said that’s enough until the next bloke walks through the door next season 

The only money he’s probably given him is the funding from Semenyo, where a lot of that was spent this summer

[italian dave]

1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said:

Well I for one am grateful that someone has brought this subject up to allow it to be a topic of discussion. I can’t recall any threads that looked at SLs stewardship and funding of the club/players in the last 24 hours. Bravo!

Exactly this, SD. And to make it worse these threads are now becoming nothing like discussion, more just an excuse to hurl a load of abuse at SL, and occasionally each other. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

2 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

Why is that we were told plan A with Alex Scott and plan B without Alex and now no more signings no more money , 

It is possible that by the time AS was sold, targets that NP had in mind had already been signed up elsewhere. So not what happened, but when.

[steviestevieneville]

3 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

Why is that we were told plan A with Alex Scott and plan B without Alex and now no more signings no more money , 

What’s that got to do with your idea that we’ve signed useless players under NP . Clueless , lazy & ignorant statement . 

[tin]

41 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

2 different things, budget will have been set and agreed at the start of the season as happens within any business,

The budget for this season was supposedly agreed in March and that was based on Scott staying for the whole season. Most businesses have forecasts or projections, so surely we would have had one budget if Scott stayed and another increased budget if he left. That is basic business planning.

NP would have agreed and made his points towards this, and relates to the comments made by NP about we are up to our wage budget so would not allow us to bring in many players. We sold AS who would have been on a moderate wage so did not free up much, we have brought in some others, so don't have much wages budget left, unless its agreed he can over spend.

It stands to reason that Scott was a low earner, hence why we have no room in this strict wage budget to bring anyone in, not even 18-year-old Adam Murphy from St Pat’s. 

I mentioned a wages cap, NP although working to clear up the mess of LJ / MA, has always talked about removing the high earners and wanting some parity in the dressing room, its about building that togetherness and team spirt, which is difficult when you have very high earners and low earners and people who think they should be the top earner. It becomes an issue when signing players or agreeing (Zac's case) new contracts, but if you break it the the likes of Nakki or Weimann who agreed reductions will be saying WTF

Nothing against wage parity; but there’s absolutely no reason why we can’t expand the wage budget to bring in players on comparable wages to those already here. Naismith or James are probably top earners, so why can’t we bring in players on their wages? That way we have the depth without upsetting the squad harmony. We have the money and the buck stops with SL. 

 

Edited August 30, 2023 by tin

[Stockwood gate]

5 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

What’s that got to do with your idea that we’ve signed useless players under NP . Clueless , lazy & ignorant statement . 

A goalie he obviously does not rate Bajic,Kane Wilson ,cornick etc etc 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Stockwood gate

[Fordy62]

3 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

What’s that got to do with your idea that we’ve signed useless players under NP . Clueless , lazy & ignorant statement . 

I don’t know if you saw it, but you taking on that statement is a little bit like watching Prince Naseem’s son’s debut at the weekend. 

[Malago]

There seems to be a lot of theories flying about.  What about if he’s optimising the balance sheet to maximise the sale price?

[steviestevieneville]

5 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

A goalie he obviously does not rate Bajic,Kane Wilson ,cornick etc etc 

etc etc , brilliant . What a fantastically thought out response . 

[JAWS]

26 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said:

Christ, atleast the school summer holidays are coming to an end 

Hello Steve 

[Corsham Alf]

2 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

Get out of our club!!!!!

25 million in his pocket from selling our best player and no one else coming on  he’s lost interest and is taking us to league one 

Sadly this is post is correct. I will never publicly criticise Steve L but it’s evident he’s pulling up the drawbridge now. Our side can only survive in the Championship. It cannot compete as our squad is so lacking in genuine quality 

[Kashmir]

10 minutes ago, JAWS said:

Hello Steve 

[One Team]

34 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

The last thing you do before you sell a football club is pump shit loads of money into it. That’s what we’re seeing here. I’m not surprised he’s fed up of spaffing his own personal fortune. But by the same measure, it’s his own fault. He when shit or bust on Lee Johnson and now we’re suffering the bust. 

Would I be worried if SL left tomorrow? No.  
Will I be unnecessarily rude about him? No. 

It appears OTIB is out-OTIBing itself tonight. 

I think it’s exactly this; but SL has been hoisted by his own petard here. 

[Davefevs]

42 minutes ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

He has a big interest in fever pitch, the company that does all of Bristol sports media imagery. 
 

take a Google of it, 

It’s his in-house (In-house Bristol Sport I believe) creative “baby”.

https://www.reachfeverpitch.com/meet-the-team

I think it’s the thing he really enjoys.

[One Team]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

I imagine threads like this are generally an example of the loudest rarely representing the majority...

I’ve said a number of times that when people declare sweeping statements about our fans opinions that OTIB represents a very, very small monitory of views. 

Of all the City fans I know, whether they go or not, local or not, only two of them even know this forum exists. 

That said, in OTIB universe, making the statements about SL (myself included) we’ve seen this week would never have occurred a few years ago. 

[Wedontplayinblue]

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

It’s his in-house (In-house Bristol Sport I believe) creative “baby”.

https://www.reachfeverpitch.com/meet-the-team

I think it’s the thing he really enjoys.

I’m Jon and I’m responsible for the creation of Fever Pitch. You’ll usually find me watching our sports teams and spending time with the family. Failing that, I’ll be thinking about our next creative concepts and be putting dogs in football shirts…
 

————

 

misses any point there about spending time running a football club!
 

 

[MelksRed]

1 hour ago, BasSavage88 said:

Does anyone know if @Red_Alligator has rattled any cages?

Love this. 

Poor guy had the same issue I did this morning....repeated postings.....

[nebristolred]

I'm intrigued to hear what he has to say - and I think we should all chill a bit until we hear some justification. At the end of the day, love or hate his ownership style, this is very out of character for the guy who has previously completely backed us when legally possible, for good or for bad. I know he doesn't speak often, but I'm sure it will happen at some point, and there must be a reason for this happening. It seems very unlike his previous ownership style.

Similarly, the hysteria over the possibility of LJ coming back is purely people whinging for the sake of whinging. The only evidence of that happening is the fact that LJ has been sacked from another club, which is just ridiculous, and peak OTIB. I don't for one minute imagine that he would be brought back here.

It's frustrating, but it's also out of character, so I'm very intrigued to hear what might come out in the future.

Edited August 30, 2023 by nebristolred

[Merrick's Marvels]

3 hours ago, richwwtk said:

Rather Steve Lansdown than the owners of (for example) Newcastle, the fewers or Man City...

So you wouldn't watch City if we were a Champions League club? 

This is as hypothetical as it gets, but just to be clear... 

[milo1111]

56 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

I wonder if Steve is fed up with the money he has given to Nigel who has wasted it on Rubbish players  and said that’s enough until the next bloke walks through the door next season 

Genuine question…. Which players that Pearson has signed would you say he’s wasted money on?

[Shuffle]

I will be eternally grateful to the Lansdown family for the amazing infrastructure that they have delivered & years of financial support.  I think what should be a fantastic legacy is or will become tainted with many for the decision to cut the budget.
 

I get that you want costs down prior to a sale but Lansdown will be remembered for turning his back at a time when his club needed him as we are a couple of injuries away from this season that started with huge optimism becoming a disaster and struggle.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Shuffle

[Stockwood gate]

Just now, milo1111 said:

Genuine question…. Which players that Pearson has signed would you say he’s wasted money on?

In my opinion unfortunately Kane Wilson, bajic he obviously don’t rate as 1 game in 1 and a bit seasons ,at the minute I would also say unfortunately Anis and Cornick but I also think he has made a few decent signings like Knight who I think is a fabulous signing but he has signed a lot of players who are no better than he had before , I really wanted Kane to work out as I work with his dad it just looks like we are a few injuries away from a real problem 

[The Original OTIB]

Would it not be more simple to have one Lansdown thread? The endless narrow variations on pretty much the same themes are getting tiresome now.

[Merrick's Marvels]

3 hours ago, Superjack said:

Quite a dramatic post.

But not one that I can argue with.

Edit: It's not our club. He has told us that.

He was wrong though, mate - as you and I both know.

A club isn't its players or it's owners, who come and go and pass on through, like ships in the night, here today and gone tomorrow. 

A football club is it's supporters - the fans who come through thick and thin, year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation, living the highs and lows, passing them on from man to boy (and girl!) - irrespective of who's in charge or who's playing centre forward for the next 5 minutes. 

There are people on this forum whose grandfather watched us in the FA Cup Final in 1909, whose great grandfather watched us before that come out of the Southern League into the Football League. 

Who the *uc* is Steve Lansdown compared to that? It was never "his" club - he's a custodian, that's all. Fair play to him for that. But rather a lot of us were here long before he pitched and will be here long after he's gone. 

So it's our club because we are Bristol City. 

Not the bricks and mortar, not the HPC or Ashton Gate.

We are Bristol City, you and me and every other City fan, here and far beyond. 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Merrick's Marvels

[Crimson Crayola]

2 hours ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

You must be nuts if you don’t want owners like Newcastle or Man City,

No way this club, or any others will see success without money like that. 

Id rather our club not be succesful if that what ot takes.

[Wedontplayinblue]

2 minutes ago, Just8 said:

Id rather our club not be succesful if that what ot takes.

We, or any other club never will be successful without it. 

[Randy Marsh II]

2 hours ago, BigTone said:

But you can't so run along junior

Stick to your racist DMs kiddo

[steviestevieneville]

13 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

In my opinion unfortunately Kane Wilson, bajic he obviously don’t rate as 1 game in 1 and a bit seasons ,at the minute I would also say unfortunately Anis and Cornick but I also think he has made a few decent signings like Knight who I think is a fabulous signing but he has signed a lot of players who are no better than he had before , I really wanted Kane to work out as I work with his dad it just looks like we are a few injuries away from a real problem 

No context from you just black & white. Plus ,you work with kanes dad . Are you 5 years old ? 
this is  what pisses me of with fans like you . If players are not instant success then they’re shit . Bajic is a kid but you’re judging him . Cornick will turn out to be decent signing long term . Blinkered short term thinking that’s what it is. You’ve decided anis is no good either . I really do wonder what some people watch during games .Don’t  take this personally  but Sorry imo your opinions are clueless when it comes to football 

[Stockwood gate]

12 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

No context from you just black & white. Plus ,you work with kanes dad . Are you 5 years old ? 
this is  what pisses me of with fans like you . If players are not instant success then they’re shit . Bajic is a kid but you’re judging him . Cornick will turn out to be decent signing long term . Blinkered short term thinking that’s what it is. You’ve decided anis is no good either . I really do wonder what some people watch during games .Don’t  take this personally  but Sorry imo your opinions are clueless when it comes to football 

Would you like to meet Kanes dad mate and find out what really went on I will supply a free train ticket to go and meet him mate anytime you are free in fact mate it will be a first class ticket let me know when your free if you think I  am talking BS 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Stockwood gate

[Shauntaylor85]

3 hours ago, Tomo said:

5 Things I would like to say to our owner...(I could list 100)

1. Steve Lansdown is a legend at Bristol City
2. Steve Lansdown redeveloped Ashton Gate. It's amazing now (for home fans)
3. Steve Lansdown should have never appointed Brian Tinnion as Manager
4. Steve Lansdown - Coppell saw how you ran the club in a few weeks and walked because of that!
5. Steve Lansdown - Give NP the required funds NOW so we have cover at GK, CB & CF (not big money required)
 

What do we all think of BT now in charge of recruitment etc? I mean I loved BT as a player, prob my top 3, class act and city legend, but not convinced it’s the right move, especially as someone who had a poor spell as manager and a below average recruitment record. I suppose G Smith did score v the Gas! 

[Merrick's Marvels]

8 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

Would you like to meet Kanes dad mate and find out what really went on I will supply a free train ticket to go and meet him mate anytime 

How's he doing at Derby? After Bolton didn't want him.

He'd be as much use to us right now as a chocolate tea pot.

And a player's dad is hardly an unbiased opinion to believe, is it - what do you expect him to say? 

Pearson is a tough task master and has precisely the standards our football club requires right now. Your mate and his boy need to get over it and move on. Good luck to him, he wasn't what we need right now. 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Merrick's Marvels

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

So you wouldn't watch City if we were a Champions League club? 

This is as hypothetical as it gets, but just to be clear... 

hes a belter for sure 

[Tomo]

12 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

What do we all think of BT now in charge of recruitment etc? I mean I loved BT as a player, prob my top 3, class act and city legend, but not convinced it’s the right move, especially as someone who had a poor spell as manager and a below average recruitment record. I suppose G Smith did score v the Gas! 

Tins current role is spot on as he has the best interests of the football club.

[Stockwood gate]

11 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

How's he doing at Derby? After Bolton didn't want him.

He'd be as much use to us right now as a chocolate tea pot.

And a player's dad is hardly an unbiased opinion to believe, is it - what do you expect him to say? 

Pearson is a tough task master and has precisely the standards our football club requires right now. Your mate and his boy need to get over it and move on. Good luck to him, he wasn't what we need right now. 

What someone who can cross a ball and score goals 

[Mr Popodopolous]

9 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

What someone who can cross a ball and score goals 

Wilson appears to have significant injury difficulties. RB vs RWB, the shape changed and he is the latter isn't he.

[Sleepy1968]

16 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

What someone who can cross a ball and score goals 

When he's doing the business at our level we'll see that he's good enough for it.

But even that is beside the point, because, for whatever reason, he seemed to be in conflict with NP for most of his time here.

When that happens, it doesn't matter how good you are, you'll be out on your arsenal (most of the time, occasionally it will be the manager that gets booted).

[Merrick's Marvels]

20 minutes ago, Stockwood gate said:

What someone who can cross a ball and score goals 

Don't disagree and I had high hopes but, so far, that's been in Division 4 and no higher. Sadly. And now it's academic. 

[Charlie BCFC]

1 hour ago, JAWS said:

Hello Steve 

This isn’t because I agree or disagree with your opinion on Lansdown, it’s just there’s no way an adult would willingly call him such a childish name

[Wanderingred]

I’d like to see new owners at BCFC.

That doesn’t mean I’m going to throw my toys out of the pram and demand SL sells up because we lost a second round Carling Cup tie.

Jesus H Christ…..