And Its Smith Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Eddie Notgetinya said: Ridiculous comment Literally makes no sense does it. Changed the right back and striker, that’s it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 So so City. So so poor Don't look as tho they care if they win or lose Dock their pay at half time unless they turn this round ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, frenchred said: He should be bollocking himself.fornthatbteam selection Showed QPR no respect and getting what he deserved with that selection I'm afraid Well LM needs to be making subs at HT, not wait until we have had another 15 mins slowcoach play. Williams needs replacing, at least, Wells too I'd say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Well, well well. After a week of play off chat and didn’t the club play a stroke of genius appointing Manning…reality strikes. An impotent, over worked and under cooked first half display. Big half coming up - changes needed and time to show us your tactical nous Liam - this is a game we should 100% not be losing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rs Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Why do we rise/fall to whatever level our opponents play at so much? Set a standard and fking match it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, frenchred said: He should be bollocking himself.fornthatbteam selection Showed QPR no respect and getting what he deserved with that selection I'm afraid Not sure too many would have disagreed with the starting line up bar one or two.. Needs an injection of something though… Got to be getting in behind them, QPR happy for us to play in front of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Anyone catch McCrorie berating Mehmeti for what I assume was not showing for the ball? Been far too narrow all half. Williams & Knight miles off it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, RedRoss said: We are such a frustrating team. QPR are poor and we've more than matched that crap level. Two very even teams really. They may be poor but let’s not kid ourselves - we are not much better then them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Probably edged the half without creating much, their first real chance, poor defending, a goal down. Disappointing is not the word. Too many looking leggy and not on their game. Not really be hard for them. Hoping for much better in the second half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 minutes ago, downendcity said: Teams will know that we struggle against teams that sit back, so do to us what we like to do Exactly and I'm yet to see a manager who seems to be able to solve that issue. Peason struggled with it too hence we were set up to counter attack and hope to pinch the goals. Manning seems to change what he wants from us week in week out, sometimes it's counter football, sometimes it's possession but the one thing we struggle with are teams who sit back, we still have no creativity when it comes to breaking down teams with numbers behind the ball. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, Super said: Really poor don't get the cornick change either. He’s played well in the last couple of games and is one of our few scorers. If we don’t give our front 3 any quality then anyone up there would struggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just checked the score, **** me if there is one thing this football club is it's predictable..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Hopefully people will stop talking about the Play Offs we are not consistant enough. We play well against the good sides and play poorly against the lesser sides Tony Thorpe summed up our problem where are the goals going to come from we lack the killer instinct 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityCiderEd Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Absolute classic Bristol City. No pace to our game and very little in the way of creativity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Same old problem. No striker. Why if fans can see it did we do nothing to change that in transfer window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 As shit as can be predicted. Very poor team selection. James and Williams should not play together against crap teams, nor should we be relying on Knight and Mehmeti for creativity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 It seems we can only produce a decent performance once every 4-5 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, Carey 6 said: Anyone catch McCrorie berating Mehmeti for what I assume was not showing for the ball? Been far too narrow all half. Williams & Knight miles off it. TGH and Twine would the obvious changes. Need some clever passing and play to get behind QPR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Lets get Mebude on he cant be less effective than Mehmeti today.. Also I've seen Tom Ritchie is there today get him on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Never learn. A couple of good results and you are looking up. Completely forgetting we will then play like that against an awful team like QPR. Big second half needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, bexhill reds said: He’s played well in the last couple of games and is one of our few scorers. If we don’t give our front 3 any quality then anyone up there would struggle. Should have been Sykes and swap with Mehmeti IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 No subs out warming up at HT so have to assume changes will be made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 It's o ly half time and that was a very good goal by Chair. Calm down, let's see how the 2nd half goes. Subs won't be long, I'd imagine and it all depends when that first goal comes. Always believe x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Ivorguy said: Same old problem. No striker. Why if fans can see it did we do nothing to change that in transfer window Yawn, how many 20 goal a season strikers are available in Jan…. Agree it’s a problem but it will only be solved offseason not mid way through it. Remember Dony? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Sounds like some players read too many press plaudits after winning so well earlier this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Bring back Nige and the kids I say, only half jokingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: Anyone catch McCrorie berating Mehmeti for what I assume was not showing for the ball? Been far too narrow all half. Williams & Knight miles off it. Yep totally noticeable - had picked up on Anis’s poor position early. I’m assuming he was pulling inside to allow Ross the space to run into, but that only needs to happen when Ross doesn’t have the ball. He bollocked him and quite rightly before he swapped wings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 We’re a counter attacking team. The second half is going to be painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Mehmeti is such a frustrating player to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, Spike said: we still have no creativity when it comes to breaking down teams with numbers behind the ball. We might have.. but sat on bench in Twine and ‘Dire’. As you say same old when team get behind the ball let us play in front off them. The Saints came here to win and allowed us to ‘play’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, Carey 6 said: No subs out warming up at HT so have to assume changes will be made. They always come out v late to warm up at ht 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, Jose said: Never learn. A couple of good results and you are looking up. Completely forgetting we will then play like that against an awful team like QPR. Big second half needed. Yep had to laugh at the play off talk after the Saints game. City will never change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Super said: Should have been Sykes and swap with Mehmeti IMO. We don’t know how totally fit he is, might be on the bench for a 15-20 cameo towards the end of the game, and not the best part of 70 mins. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollsRoyce Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Perhaps not being on TV is the issue ? 1 minute ago, Spike said: Exactly and I'm yet to see a manager who seems to be able to solve that issue. Peason struggled with it too hence we were set up to counter attack and hope to pinch the goals. Manning seems to change what he wants from us week in week out, sometimes it's counter football, sometimes it's possession but the one thing we struggle with are teams who sit back, we still have no creativity when it comes to breaking down teams with numbers behind the ball. Indeed, but I would also suggest that against Southampton we went back to the more aggressive football our squad can play, and look for fast transition. Almost all non. parachute payment clubs miss a bit of magic, so if you let the opposition have time, they all reset into a defensive block, and you do not have players with enough magic dust to break that down. So it suits us, certainly, to be quick in transition and counter. You have to be strong at counter-attacking these days (look at the Prem it is ruthless) and we have players to do that. In that half, we went back to being ponderous again, and it just does not suit . I hope we step on the gas (pun intended) second half and get QPR under more pressure much faster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, RedJim said: Yep had to laugh at the play off talk after the Saints game. City will never change Bet you didn't post anything to counter it at the time though? Far easier to wait until we're losing so you can gloat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Robin Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, The Fat Controller said: Mehmeti is such a frustrating player to watch Probably the one player who looked like making something happen after he came over to the left hand side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 15 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Knight, Wells and Williams off please! After Mehmetti of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 12 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: Didn't you just know that was going to happen. OTIB meltdown incoming tonight - Think I'll give it a side step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Calm down everyone, second half we will score 4 and win comfortably 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Northern Red said: Bet you didn't post anything to counter it at the time though? Far easier to wait until we're losing so you can gloat. Sod off mate, it's not gloating. I enjoyed the Saints game a lot and liked tonnes of positive posts about our performance. Seen it all before with City though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 3 minutes ago, bexhill reds said: Yawn, how many 20 goal a season strikers are available in Jan…. Agree it’s a problem but it will only be solved offseason not mid way through it. Remember Dony? I remember MS Dony, he was a front foot sort of player ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Why do we fans put ourselves through this season after depressing season Wake them up Manning and earn your corn. No excuses. This isn’t the Nige or Cotts era where we didn’t have enough players. Sort yourself and the players out Manning or you are back in the fans’ doghouse 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarwray Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looking for the positives. QPR are there for the taking, our bench looks stronger than usual, Twine, “it’s the Championship … anything can happen” COYR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3City Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Seems to me that QPR sit so far back the ball into Knight means he always has space behind him to turn and do something. He just ain't doing much with it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 How far away are we from 50 points ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelksRed Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 We lack mental resilience. As soon as we create a fleeting opportunity we throw it....... They have been poor.....we have sadly matched that level. Need to be more progressive and forward looking....their aim is to nullify the game.....we have a mountain to climb now against a team that will park the bus....no tippy tappy sh1t please.....hard , fast and aggressive offensive play (and not to switch off at the back) - can't take 3 passes yo do what once clinical one would achieve. Subs on 60 for me....assuming we don't concede within the first 10 of the restart. Jeez....not meaning to be negative...but all looks that way. On a positive....we are having some success in creating chances going down the left....need to keep tapping that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said: Probably the one player who looked like making something happen after he came over to the left hand side. I agree with that. He's still frustrating to watch though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Bristol Oil Services said: I remember MS Dony, he was a front foot sort of player ... Lovely wrists, great against spin, might have been missing an “I” in the surname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredd Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Conceding was annoying enough but to see 10 odd QPR fans in the section next to the big screen celebrating was the cherry on the cake. Assume this is hospitality so the club don't care but that's not good enough, this is a home end. No subs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollsRoyce Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, Son of Fred said: OTIB meltdown incoming tonight - Think I'll give it a side step I don't think so, but that half was far from our best. Look at the bench today, when in the last 2 years did we not have a youth team player (or 4) filling out the numbers? We have options and high level options . We will be much better second half. We have superstar Lionel Twine to come on, and we are surely going to see Sykes. QPR are there for beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelksRed Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 3 minutes ago, INCRED said: Calm down everyone, second half we will score 4 and win comfortably I'll have a pint of whatever you're drinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 6 minutes ago, petehinton said: They always come out v late to warm up at ht Yep you’re correct. Shows how much attention I usually pay at HT! Looking like no subs made. Big call after that half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Seems no changes at HT, very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewquayRed Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) We have options on the bench now for a change, still plenty of time in this one, feels like if we score one we’ll get another. COYR !!! Edited February 17 by NewquayRed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfitInMyPocket Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Our players work better off instinct and having less time on the ball - when we have time on the ball a lot of the players just haven't got the nous or creativity to break teams down. Always been a problem for us when we come up against sides who sit in. QPR haven't done much and didn't need to do much to get their goal - same old story. Amount of times the ball has gone to Cornick, Knight and Williams and the pace of our attack slows right down. This isn't the right type of game for them, they don't make the right decisions when they have time on the ball, this was similar with Weimann too. We're going to have to take some risks with runners from midfield and full back now if we're going to break these down. No more passive play, make the right changes, get out there and put these under some serious pressure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 5 minutes ago, David Brent said: We’re a counter attacking team. The second half is going to be painful The more so as QPR now have no real incentive to go forward. Reminds of Brum at home when we started to hit long balls in desperation and got caught on the break again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 3 minutes ago, TV Tom said: How far away are we from 50 points ? Well.........6 obviously ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted February 17 Admin Share Posted February 17 If that final attack had been in the Prem, the attacker would have found the defender’s outstretched leg and we’d have had a penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 6 minutes ago, INCRED said: Calm down everyone, second half we will score 4 and win comfortably I’m sitting at home 3 pints of Gold in and I’m not that optimistic…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Williams gives it away again, having a mare today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, MelksRed said: I'll have a pint of whatever you're drinking Given the 70s reminiscences on here it's probably Watneys Ref Barrel? If so I doubt you'd want a pint of it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 10 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: Same old problem. No striker. Why if fans can see it did we do nothing to change that in transfer window I don't see the point in us discussing the striker being an issue when none of the strikers really get chances and when they do they convert at a decent rate, the issue is we don't create chances for them. We could have Haaland up front but if we can't supply him in a decent position even he's not going to score. We could spend a fortune on a striker and these kinds of games would continue because the issue is not finishing opportunities or even players making the space to get opportunities, it's that we can't supply them the ball in those situations because we can't break down a team who sit back in numbers. 7 minutes ago, DT The Optimist said: We might have.. but sat on bench in Twine and ‘Dire’. As you say same old when team get behind the ball let us play in front off them. The Saints came here to win and allowed us to ‘play’ Agreed, we do have some creativity but we can't rely on a few players to create chances, the team as a whole need to be better in that department. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 31 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: I might just light up a Castella. Wills whiff for m major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 QPR have gone 4-6-0 already basically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill reds Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Time for knight to come off, not happening for him today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted February 17 Admin Share Posted February 17 Had the ball around the box with plenty up in support, we pass back to the half way line, dick around there for 60 seconds then lose possession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 3 hours ago, 22A said: For those unable to attend today; https://sports-10.com/bristol-city-v-qpr/ should be broadcasting live. This link died for me immediately after that goal and won't come back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, bexhill reds said: Time for knight to come off, not happening for him today Agreed, him and Williams off TGH and Twine on would be ideal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engvall’s Splinter Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Just now, bexhill reds said: Time for knight to come off, not happening for him today I agree. One game too many perhaps. Twine on to switch it up, with a bit of composure in the final 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 They can’t even complete a 15 yard pass…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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