Topper 123 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hello Dave Posted April 3 Popular Post Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads That’s the problem, I honestly don’t enjoy it anymore. There was a time when a defeat would ruin my weekend and a win would make it. Now, I couldn’t really give a ****, which is sad. If it wasn’t for the social side, I wouldn’t bother. 37 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 They’ll probably win 5 in a row now it’ll mean nothing. Proper Bristol City style! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harvey54 Posted April 3 Popular Post Share Posted April 3 This was a party political broadcast on behalf of the Lansdown Party 2 39 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 21 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads It's a great thought but i'm afraid if we won all our remaining games 4-0 there would still be many on here having a moan. 11 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: They’ll probably win 5 in a row now it’ll mean nothing. Proper Bristol City style! I really don't understand this, why would it mean nothing ? 1 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On one hand it is a nice thought, on the other when we reach this stage of the season and there is uncertainty about the medium term, it can be hard to get enthused or confident. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 2 minutes ago, TV Tom said: It's a great thought but i'm afraid if we won all our remaining games 4-0 there would still be many on here having a moan. I really don't understand this, why would it mean nothing ? It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Winning five in a row will mean we’ve had an amazing end to the season so would mean a lot going into next season 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just now, And Its Smith said: Winning five in a row will mean we’ve had an amazing end to the season so would mean a lot going into next season Been a while since we last did that (I would guess, League One promotion maybe?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 19 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: They’ll probably win 5 in a row now it’ll mean nothing. Proper Bristol City style! Winning five in a row won’t be enough to reach the pray-offs but it will mean that the entire club, fans included will be far more confident going into the next campaign and that’s before any summer business when we’ll see some additions to strengthen the squad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Robbored said: Winning five in a row won’t be enough to reach the pray-offs but it will mean that the entire club, fans included will be far more confident going into the next campaign and that’s before any summer business when we’ll see some additions to strengthen the squad. And these will be players he wants not inherited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davefevs Posted April 3 Popular Post Share Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . Arghhhhhh Are you saying if you moan you don’t support the club…or perhaps I should say team. Big difference at the mo’. Some fans feel hugely alienated from the club, but still support the team. 38 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . You mean day trippers that don't create atmosphere. Go careful who you claim to be moaners!! It's not moaning and what do you class as moaning? Bristol city stopped growing ages ago with the unprofessional and crap decisions the Lansdowns have made go cruel back in your hole. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Well, I plan to go to the Huddersfield game and I must say I’m looking forward to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN Please explain the comparison? And why Luton were less fancied, less fancied by whom versus whom? Soundbites mate, soundbites, spoken for the gullible to ingest. Edited April 3 by Davefevs 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swan and Cemetery Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just now, Davefevs said: Please explain the comparison? And why Luton were less fancied, less fancied by whom versus whom? Soundbites mates, soundbites, spoken for the gullible to ingest. Think what they’re getting at is we should have hung on to NP because he’s been promoted to the PL… either that or we should hire a 12 year old because Sir AF was once 12 and look what he accomplished. 1 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 50 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, The Swan and Cemetery said: Think what they’re getting at is we should have hung on to NP because he’s been promoted to the PL… either that or we should hire a 12 year old because Sir AF was once 12 and look what he accomplished. I’d love to live in Topper’s little world. SMH. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Yeerrrsss, get in, nothing left to play for, up the super ******* midtable reds. Fingers crossed for another season in 13th next year lads, living the dream we are 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 13 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN Will you please stop moaning about the moaners. These moaners moaning about the moaners really get my goat. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 12 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: And these will be players he wants not inherited Just as importantly Manning will have an entire preseason to work with the remaining players along with any new signings to work with and coach his methods - not having ‘time on the grass’ is something he’s consistently whinged about since he took over.. Come next season he’ll have no excuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That Luton? Oh, yeah, forgot to add, I seem to recall Luton after year on year progress under Sweet, Harford, etc, appointed an inexperienced coach, year on year progress stopped, they sacked him, went back to the the previous manager, who got them to the playoffs himself , setting up a great foundation for Rob Edwards (who is a very different style coach to LM). That Luton? You think just like Steve Lansdown? Are you related? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 16 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Please explain the comparison? And why Luton were less fancied, less fancied by whom versus whom? Soundbites mate, soundbites, spoken for the gullible to ingest. Why do you say people are gullible just because they have a different opinion to you? I”ll read your reply in the morning, I’ve had a very, very long day at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 36 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Winning five in a row will mean we’ve had an amazing end to the season so would mean a lot going into next season It’s just a shame that if it happens the run would’ve come too late to amount to anything. The season is dead at this point for us. But yes I agree with points raised in response to my original post regarding increasing general mood & potential mood going into next season. Edited April 3 by Carey 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 30 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: And these will be players he wants not inherited I'd be very surprised if he gets the players he wants. The last time that happened was with Cotts in league one. Doesn't happen anymore as its too expensive in the championship... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 What a dire thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 16 minutes ago, Robbored said: Just as importantly Manning will have an entire preseason to work with the remaining players along with any new signings to work with and coach his methods - not having ‘time on the grass’ is something he’s consistently whinged about since he took over.. Come next season he’ll have no excuses. If/when things go pear-shaped next season, he’ll soon find a new set of other excuses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 24 minutes ago, Show Me The Money! said: Will you please stop moaning about the moaners. These moaners moaning about the moaners really get my goat. Stop moaning about moaners moaning about moaners you moaning git! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 8 minutes ago, JAWS said: I'd be very surprised if he gets the players he wants. The last time that happened was with Cotts in league one. Doesn't happen anymore as its too expensive in the championship... That’s been done to death Jaws - there were very valid reasons why Cotts was denied funds. Forget it and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 minute ago, Redtucks said: Stop moaning about moaners moaning about moaners you moaning git! Stop……..aww forget it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 6 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Why do you say people are gullible just because they have a different opinion to you? I”ll read your reply in the morning, I’ve had a very, very long day at work It’s not gullible because they have a different opinion to me, it’s gullible because they are basing it on words. There is no substance to it. It’s like the nation has lost its ability to think for itself, to critically analyse. SL follows whatever is the latest fashion, with little idea why Brighton, Brentford, Luton, Coventry, whoever achieved success / relative success, their starting position, how long it took, the bumps in the road etc. if he did, he’d be able to explain the strategy to us. He can’t. Because he doesn’t understand. Nige called that out in a roundabout way. Enjoy your bedtime TV Tom, you wearing Bernie PJs. No dreaming of those nuns! Did they only drive beige Minis? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 35 minutes ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN So FGR and Watford are run by idiots and Luton are run by someone who actually knows what they’re doing? Sadly our own owner regularly demonstrates he’s pretty much as useless as the people running FGR and Watford. I think you’ll find the majority of your ‘moaners’ have way more of an issue with how this club is run, rather than with Manning himself, even though he’s far from inspiring. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads What pressure was ever on them? It’s been the most boring season for a long time and that’s saying something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I never thought we'd go up or down tbh, so the season is the same for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Arghhhhhh Are you saying if you moan you don’t support the club…or perhaps I should say team. Big difference at the mo’. Some fans feel hugely alienated from the club, but still support the team. Thanks Dave for saying what I really can’t be bothered to. Even when a thread starts off in a positive vein it always goes the same way, certain people popping up and repeating the same thing in one thread after another “ there will still be people moaning” or other variations on a theme. God it gets tiring. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham76 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads Is someone from Bristol Sport holding you hostage and forcing you to write this against your will? Blink once for yes, twice for no. Edited April 3 by Graham76 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . Are you really suggesting there’s been nothing to moan about? In general it hasn’t been moaning for moaning sake, but constructive justified criticism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: And these will be players he wants not inherited It’s funny I never heard anyone say the players weren’tPearson’s players, when he inherited Holden’s players. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN That doesn’t in any way imply Edwards would have achieved the same thing had he stayed at Watford though. Not every manager is the right fit at every club. A manager could easily go onto have a successful career elsewhere but it still have been the right decision to sack him where he was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 33 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said: I think you’ll find the majority of your ‘moaners’ have way more of an issue with how this club is run, rather than with Manning himself, even though he’s far from inspiring. And no matter how many times someone explains this, it’s convently forgotten. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, Topper 123 said: And these will be players he wants not inherited Both Brian Tinnion and Jon Lansdown made very clear that they were bringing in a new manager to get the best out of the players we had. If Manning does not want the players he inherited - and, to be fair, there is no indication that this is the case - then that de facto makes him the wrong appointment and justifies his sacking irrespective of any other factors. We cannot afford to rebuild the squad every time we appoint a manager and the whole suggestion we do so utterly undermines both the current manager and the Technical Director, whose literal job is to ensure we have continuity through the club irrespective of who the manager is. 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 4 minutes ago, JP Hampton said: And no matter how many times someone explains this, it’s convently forgotten. I think its pretty clear now that unless they’re exceptionally stupid, they’re deliberately ignoring the facts. There also seems to be a complete denial of the awful state this club had got into and the sheer scale of the job Pearson had, just to keep us in this division, let alone mid table. Some of our fanbase really depress me at times and makes you wonder if they can actually see past their noses. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 7 hours ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN But he wasn't a puppet, he was a real boy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 8 hours ago, Topper 123 said: It would be great now if fans could come along to the gate in their thousands and support and enjoy the rest of season now the pressure is off , I’d also like to see the players enjoy it and play with a smile on their faces and interact with the fans more , come on let’s all enjoy it and get behind the lads We've been turning up in our thousands and supporting all season and barely any of us have enjoyed the shite that has been served up. What makes you think we can now enjoy it? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 52 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: But he wasn't a puppet, he was a real boy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunningdalered Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 No doubt that watching a winning team is more enjoyable than watching one that loses consistently, or is completely erratic, but what would a run like that actually mean at this stage of the season? I don't buy into the taking momentum into next season thing personally. The race has been run for this season, and once again we've come up well short. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I'll enjoy the rest of the season if we win the next three to make Norwich away a very interesting game with an outside chance of the play offs (as they will drop points between now and then) Otherwise the season is still a failure to not even be in the play off conversation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherrich Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) 9 hours ago, Davefevs said: Arghhhhhh Are you saying if you moan you don’t support the club…or perhaps I should say team. Big difference at the mo’. Some fans feel hugely alienated from the club, but still support the team. Support the club, hate the owners? Simple Edited April 4 by fisherrich 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 8 hours ago, LondonBristolian said: That doesn’t in any way imply Edwards would have achieved the same thing had he stayed at Watford though. Not every manager is the right fit at every club. A manager could easily go onto have a successful career elsewhere but it still have been the right decision to sack him where he was. A club that plays football matches with eleven players on the pitch at any one time? What other sort of fit is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 10 hours ago, Carey 6 said: They’ll probably win 5 in a row now it’ll mean nothing. Proper Bristol City style! But that would give us momentum for next season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 26 minutes ago, fisherrich said: Support the club, hate the owners? Simple I certainly don’t hate the Lansdowns SL in particular has used many millions of his own money to keep the club afloat, redeveloped AG, developed the HPC with plans to turn the BS3 district into a sporting quarter.None of that would have happened without SL. The issue for me is that I get frustrated with Jon Lansdown in particular who’s profile has risen since his dad has virtuality retired - SL is 70 so deserves to put his feet up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 hours ago, Topper 123 said: These moaners , the anti manning mob need to take a look at Luton manager rob Edwards who was manager at FGR then went to Watford they SACKED him after 4 months he then made them look silly by taking a less fancied team to the PREM -LUTON TOWN Personally I would be delighted if Manning took City into the premier league. I just don’t plan to spend months ‘believing’ against all the available evidence. Being realistic does not make me a ‘moaner’, just a realist. Getting out of the championship is one of the most difficult footballing jobs there is. Expecting an inexperienced manager with a very lightweight establishment to do it seems to me to be a triumph of optimism over reality. Personally I don’t really blame Manning, he has been set up to fail. 9 hours ago, Topper 123 said: And these will be players he wants not inherited But he inherited a top 6 squad which just needed to be well coached. Seems to me that the ‘players he wants’ line is just an excuse for a mid table ‘rebuild’ season in which we probably squander the Scott money because we do not have the experience to build a squad capable of promotion. Any sensible evidence to the contrary? 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 hours ago, Davefevs said: It’s not gullible because they have a different opinion to me, it’s gullible because they are basing it on words. There is no substance to it. It’s like the nation has lost its ability to think for itself, to critically analyse. SL follows whatever is the latest fashion, with little idea why Brighton, Brentford, Luton, Coventry, whoever achieved success / relative success, their starting position, how long it took, the bumps in the road etc. if he did, he’d be able to explain the strategy to us. He can’t. Because he doesn’t understand. Nige called that out in a roundabout way. Enjoy your bedtime TV Tom, you wearing Bernie PJs. No dreaming of those nuns! Did they only drive beige Minis? Haha, I don’t understand a single word of your last paragraph Dave but I slept very well thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: We've been turning up in our thousands and supporting all season and barely any of us have enjoyed the shite that has been served up. What makes you think we can now enjoy it? Admittedly the first half of the season was rubbish we’ve had some decent games since Xmas though 2 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, fisherrich said: Support the club, hate the owners? Simple Hate the owners? What a very sad comment 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 47 minutes ago, TedsHeadIs Red said: A club that plays football matches with eleven players on the pitch at any one time? What other sort of fit is there? Not every manager works at every club. Brian Clough was a disaster at Leeds, Unai Emery has done well in every job except Arsenal, Steve Cotterill is far less popular with Forest and Birmingham fans than us. Neil Warnock did well at Crystal Palace and QPR then badly at Leeds and back at Palace then well at Rotherham and Cardiff. Pearson was great at Leicester than a disaster at Derby. Valentin Ismael got a Barnsley team to the play offs but could not do so with a theoretically stronger West Brom team. Moyes has done well at Preston, Everton and West Ham but struggled at other clubs. Not every manager job is in any sense the same and few managers would succeed at every club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjmcity Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 17 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Hate the owners? What a very sad comment Agreed. It’s unbelievable how in a twist some fans can get their knickers into over a game. I think some may need to get out more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 25 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: Not every manager works at every club. Brian Clough was a disaster at Leeds, Unai Emery has done well in every job except Arsenal, Steve Cotterill is far less popular with Forest and Birmingham fans than us. Neil Warnock did well at Crystal Palace and QPR then badly at Leeds and back at Palace then well at Rotherham and Cardiff. Pearson was great at Leicester than a disaster at Derby. Valentin Ismael got a Barnsley team to the play offs but could not do so with a theoretically stronger West Brom team. Moyes has done well at Preston, Everton and West Ham but struggled at other clubs. Not every manager job is in any sense the same and few managers would succeed at every club. Clough was the best manager this Country has ever had, to do what he did with two ordinary provincial clubs was unbelievable, his six weeks at Leeds were a disaster for the club and was their loss not his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 11 hours ago, Show Me The Money! said: Will you please stop moaning about the moaners. These moaners moaning about the moaners really get my goat. Omg now we are moaning about those that moan about the original moaners Spare a thought for those that were moaned about in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 10 hours ago, Robbored said: That’s been done to death Jaws - there were very valid reasons why Cotts was denied funds. Forget it and move on. And why was he denied funds out of interest 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WECANDO Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 11 hours ago, Carey 6 said: They’ll probably win 5 in a row now it’ll mean nothing. Proper Bristol City style! But that should set us up nicely for next season. We have to put Pearson to the back of our minds and support the team, club and Manning. Lansdown and Tinnion? Hopefully Lansdown will support LM with signings and support. We'll get a feel for how things will go even as early as the preseason games. Lets hope City get a preseason game against a Prem side to get interest going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 11 hours ago, Topper 123 said: It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . These "moaners" will most certainly be missed by Mr Nestegg, as a large percentage are long term ST holders. You carry on and good luck to you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 14 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Clough was the best manager this Country has ever had, to do what he did with two ordinary provincial clubs was unbelievable, his six weeks at Leeds were a disaster for the club and was their loss not his Perhaps so but the fact remains that ever a manager as good as Clough did not succeed at every club. Whilst even Manning’s strongest advocates would not put him in that bracket, the reality is that he could go on to have an extremely successful career after Bristol City AND be the wrong appointment here. The two are not mutually exclusive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, WECANDO said: But that should set us up nicely for next season. We have to put Pearson to the back of our minds and support the team, club and Manning. Lansdown and Tinnion? Hopefully Lansdown will support LM with signings and support. We'll get a feel for how things will go even as early as the preseason games. Lets hope City get a preseason game against a Prem side to get interest going. Will it though? If this set of palyers go on a winning run until the end of the season, according to some, Manning is going to rip it all up and get his own players in. Sounds like starting from scratch to me, no momentum for a bunch of new players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said: And why was he denied funds out of interest It’s been done to death RRC particularly when he was sacked and LJ was appointed. SL was at the Senior Reds Xmas lunch and it was very clear that SC’s days we’re about to end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombie Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, cidercity1987 said: I'll enjoy the rest of the season if we win the next three to make Norwich away a very interesting game with an outside chance of the play offs (as they will drop points between now and then) Otherwise the season is still a failure to not even be in the play off conversation Unlikely we’ll win the next 3. Success/failure is different for each club. Finishing 4th maybe failure to Southampton, finishing 4th from bottom is success to Plymouth. At the start of the season I thought there were around 10 sides with a greater chance of promotion than us, as did the bookies and many on here. I thought we’d be mid table, I obviously hoped for more. As long as we have the wrong people making the wrong decisions next season my expectations will probably be the same next season, but again I’ll hope for more. I think supporters expectations often exceed reality. To look at the list of clubs at the start of any season and think we’re amongst the top prospects for an automatic or playoff push is weird, I look at the top 6 now, the 3 that don’t go up will be a shorter prices next season than us, as will the 3 who come down, then you have Cov, Hull, Boro, Sund, Watford etc…. Btw, not a happy clapper, not been drinking the Lansdown Kool-aid either. It is possible to support the team/players/club while knowing a change at the top is necessary for progress, we were heading the right way, we’ve gone off track. We are not run well, however many other clubs are run worse. We are mid table championship, we want more, but those of us who have been supporting for a while recognise this is a stable (boring) relatively successful period for the club. That being said, it is a slog, I’ll be voting with my feet next season as I’ve better things to do every Saturday, I’ll review my decision in December if things have improved on and off the pitch. The football has been poor for a while, the excitement has gone, like others I find myself less worried about winning or losing than ever. The highlight is having a laugh and a few beers with the boys, but next season I’ll attend a few pre Christmas, but the rest of my Saturdays (and Tuesdays) will be spent with my young son and the missus, it won’t be long before I have to start him on City regularly, he’s been already when he just turned 2, not ready yet, or I could save him the trouble and get him in to something else, I do wonder if I’d have been better off if my old man didn’t make me a Junior Red 40 years ago, he’s got a lot to answer for 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 44 minutes ago, Fjmcity said: Agreed. It’s unbelievable how in a twist some fans can get their knickers into over a game. I think some may need to get out more Passionate fans discuss the club they've supported all their lives on forum dedicated to said club, news at 11 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellist Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) I'm not sure the next 6 will have much of a bearing on next season. We're led to believe that the club has its long term plans now, players of a certain profile on the radar etc. Continuity from top to bottom, building on what we have rather than ripping it up every time a new manager comes in. Will be interesting to see then what happens this summer. If the higher-ups are true to their word (!), I'd have thought we ought to expect to see 2-3 in in each window from now on? Perhaps 4-5 if you included one or two for the development squads. Yet I wouldn't be surprised to see all the out-of-contract senior pros are to be shipped out and replaced by league one up-and-comers. It was said, rightly or wrongly, a few months ago that Williams was playing for a contract. We felt this season we were finally starting to see why we signed him. James likewise has proved his value to the team. King hasn't had many minutes but I'd be disappointed to see all three of them go. That wouldn't feel like continuity much to me and we would miss the experience. In short - the next 6 games will be enjoyable if we continue with the intent we showed over Easter. And it will make us all feel a bit better if we can pick up a few wins, or at least avoid any dreadful games where we don't shoot for an hour (if only not to have to hear a Manning interview afterwards). But I'm not sure it will affect next season much - BT will have it all planned out (for better or for worse...) Edited April 4 by cellist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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