Dastardly and Muttley Posted Saturday at 15:27 Share Posted Saturday at 15:27 Well, thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tully Bascomb Posted Saturday at 15:30 Share Posted Saturday at 15:30 Fill your boots son 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_V1 Posted Saturday at 15:31 Share Posted Saturday at 15:31 We’ve been utter tripe pretty much the entirety of his tenure so far, soooooo yes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted Saturday at 15:31 Author Share Posted Saturday at 15:31 I’ll add a bit more, as that was a dreadful first post I got stick for questioning after the Coventry game and told to wait, see what he could do with time. Well, he’s spent money, got his players and now had two weeks on the grass with his new number 10 (or left winger). We’re rubbish and getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted Saturday at 15:31 Share Posted Saturday at 15:31 Unfortunately , I think you have every right. Looking sadly out of his depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted Saturday at 15:33 Share Posted Saturday at 15:33 I am no fan of Manning’s but I’ve always said we needed to give him ten games. I am already finding it tough to stick with that. It’s the manner of the defeats, the shite football, playing a system no matter what and dire football that is unbearable. Lose against Oxford and it could be all over already. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufflelufagus Posted Saturday at 15:33 Share Posted Saturday at 15:33 The longer he has coaching them, the worse we get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted Saturday at 15:33 Share Posted Saturday at 15:33 Go for it. God awful performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted Saturday at 15:33 Share Posted Saturday at 15:33 You've seen my thoughts on various threads. I don't believe he is the man to take us forward if anything we're going backwards with him from being one of the most solid defense teams to being more porous than a sponge. He was chasing Twine all summer got him and then plays him out of position, has no plan B, hell from what it seems he has no Plan A. We played our best football last season when we reverted to how we played under NP. Honestly in my opinion the sooner we replace him the better. 10 games is too long and will do too much damage we look worse and worse every game. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted Saturday at 15:34 Share Posted Saturday at 15:34 Just now, Dastardly and Muttley said: I’ll add a bit more, as that was a dreadful first post I got stick for questioning after the Coventry game and told to wait, see what he could do with time. Well, he’s spent money, got his players and now had two weeks on the grass with his new number 10 (or left winger). We’re rubbish and getting worse. It was obvious last season. A decent patch didn’t change that for me. Stoke was a bad sign. I actually allowed myself to think he could do something but that was just bone idle. Tinnion and Lansdown should be fired but they won’t. They will employ another no hoper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted Saturday at 15:34 Share Posted Saturday at 15:34 1 minute ago, AppyDAZE said: Unfortunately , I think you have every right. Looking sadly out of his depth. And who put him there ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted Saturday at 15:35 Share Posted Saturday at 15:35 He was never going to be the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted Saturday at 15:35 Share Posted Saturday at 15:35 You had every right to grumble after Coventry. It’s a continuation of last season. We wanted and expected improvement and he hasn’t delivered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh II Posted Saturday at 15:35 Share Posted Saturday at 15:35 He's ******* shite 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobImps Posted Saturday at 15:36 Share Posted Saturday at 15:36 The bloke has never achieved anything in mens football. Took over Russel Martin's side at MK and once they sold Twine, was unable to halt the slide to bottom of league. Got out job on the back of a couple of manager of the month awards at Oxford. Defensively we have got progressively worse since Nige left & we've absolutely nothing more going forward and results haven't improved.... Despite spending a fortune in comparison and getting what he wanted, seemingly. Fitness - absolutely gone to pot, we play with none of the energy of the Pearson side with Semenyo & Scott etc. league1 veteran Brian Tinnion was very outspoken on Nige's methods for international breaks . In short, I still hope Manning somehow finds a way to turn us around, but I think the groundhog routine of giving younger, inexperienced managers (LJ, Manning) funds and not proven managers (Cotts, Nige) will occur again... Manning sacked, decent manager brought in to sort the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted Saturday at 15:37 Share Posted Saturday at 15:37 8 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said: Well, thoughts? No. It’s people who still think the club made a huge mistake sacking Pearson. It’s their fault! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney1970 Posted Saturday at 15:38 Share Posted Saturday at 15:38 Sounds like his stubburn-ness could be the downfall, work for over six months to get the number ten into the club, then play him out of position... Does he have the balls to drop experienced players to make way for bird for example? Even Owers has said you have to have more than a play A, is this the third time we let in 3 goals this season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted Saturday at 15:40 Share Posted Saturday at 15:40 12 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said: Well, thoughts? Yes you are. He’s out of his depth and needs to go. End of! 4 minutes ago, David Brent said: You had every right to grumble after Coventry. It’s a continuation of last season. We wanted and expected improvement and he hasn’t delivered it. These strikers we have signed won’t get 10 goals between them. Awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted Saturday at 15:41 Share Posted Saturday at 15:41 The club needs to be sold now. They give no support to decent coaches like Pearson yet spend loads on absolute nobodies like Lee Johnson and this muppet. It’s almost as if they’re trying to kill us. Enough is enough, really. 11 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted Saturday at 15:41 Share Posted Saturday at 15:41 I get the frustration, I've never accepted Liam as the manager and I get a lot of abuse for not "giving him a chance" or "getting behind the team"... well I'm sorry but I do not accept mediocrity. Manning has some good qualities as a coach, however if you're the head coach you need to be tactically strong, you need to be able to identify what is and isn't working and most importantly you need to be able to adapt and change. Manning can coach passing football, I'll give him that but he cannot adapt to other team's tactics, he cannot get the best out of his players, he cannot look at a player's strengths and apply them on the pitch and what's so infuriating is that he's replaced a man who could do all of those things and his biggest failure was not being backed and so struggling to create a second style of play. On top of all of that the new squad he's built means we're not developing the youth like we were under Peason, Pearson had us set up in a way so that the youth were learning the same as the main team and so when they had their chances they were able to slot into those roles and become first team players. Now we have depth in almost every position and still can't get results, all whilst the youth have no chance of working their way into the team with the number of players we have. I'm done with Manning, I'll enjoy the odd win we get, I'll keep watching the matches but Manning will not change this, he's created the situation and he seems incapable of looking at his shortcomings and adapting to improve. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted Saturday at 15:46 Share Posted Saturday at 15:46 Lose 3-0 at Derby, then to have 2 weeks to come up with this atrocious display, I’m very much leaning into get him gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted Saturday at 15:48 Share Posted Saturday at 15:48 Should have been sacked last season awful appointment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted Saturday at 15:50 Share Posted Saturday at 15:50 Bottom line is, if you lose 3-0, you’ve got to see a reaction in the next game. There is no excuse for back to back poor performances - especially with an extra week to work on the training ground - and it reeks of a manager who does not know what went wrong last time so has no idea how to fix it today. I don’t expect Manning to go immediately after today but I very much hope that we don’t end up in the situation we got into under LJ where one or two acceptable results at the right time prolonged the tenure of a manager who was never going to mount a promotion challenge. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KegCity Posted Saturday at 15:56 Share Posted Saturday at 15:56 I’ve tried to be optimistic and give him a chance as I was sick of being so negative about City. Was encouraged by the start of the season but today’s game and the derby game really suggest Manning hasn’t got what it takes. Really don’t know where we go from here, unfortunately we’re just treading water until the Lansdowns move on so I’m not convinced anything will change any time soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted Saturday at 15:57 Share Posted Saturday at 15:57 Christ, we don't half ******* pick 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderHead92 Posted Saturday at 15:58 Share Posted Saturday at 15:58 Two 3 nil drubbings ffs. Time to go Liam. Has no clue whatsoever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted Saturday at 15:58 Share Posted Saturday at 15:58 Being a big Pearson fan I finally came round to Manning and was willing to give him time but as I said on the match thread I was completely wrong for the first time ever and we are literally back to square one because something just isn’t right 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Saturday at 15:59 Share Posted Saturday at 15:59 He has to go !!! Back to back 3-0 defeats having conceded 3 at home to Millwall as well ( not with standing us scoring 4) has to be totally unacceptable to any right minded owner ? Absolute shambles of a club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Posted Saturday at 16:00 Share Posted Saturday at 16:00 It's the equivalent of a new driver getting in an older car, buys a new stereo etc and then when they go to drive the thing it goes bloody backwards We are going backwards... Still think we have a solid team, but can we change the driver please 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted Saturday at 16:02 Share Posted Saturday at 16:02 1 minute ago, CyderHead92 said: Two 3 nil drubbings ffs. Time to go Liam. Has no clue whatsoever That’s the problem right there,two 3-0 you will take with a heavy heart if you have played well and been unlucky but apart from maybe 30 minutes over 2 games we have been shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted Saturday at 16:05 Share Posted Saturday at 16:05 Yes. Didn't want him. Don't want him even more now. Get Moyes in and trust a football man again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted Saturday at 16:05 Share Posted Saturday at 16:05 A scary stat, we've only won one game and even in that we conceded 3 goals. Before Pearson our defending was awful, he came in and despite it taking time he made us a lot harder to beat and got the defence up to scratch, Mannning has come in, bought his own players and managed to turn us into a team who have conceded 3 goals in a match 3 times out of our opening 5 matches and we're yet to get a clean sheet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted Saturday at 16:06 Share Posted Saturday at 16:06 I’ll leave the clever people to the in deep analysis, but **** me he’s a boring *** boring shit football and boring shit talk too makes me urn for the days of Sean O’Driscoll! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted Saturday at 16:06 Share Posted Saturday at 16:06 (edited) 1 minute ago, harvey54 said: Yes. Didn't want him. Don't want him even more now. Get Moyes in and trust a football man again Moyes is far beyond us and according to rumours is likely to take over at Everton. Edited Saturday at 16:07 by Spike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KegCity Posted Saturday at 16:07 Share Posted Saturday at 16:07 1 minute ago, harvey54 said: Yes. Didn't want him. Don't want him even more now. Get Moyes in and trust a football man again No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderHead92 Posted Saturday at 16:08 Share Posted Saturday at 16:08 2 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: That’s the problem right there,two 3-0 you will take with a heavy heart if you have played well and been unlucky but apart from maybe 30 minutes over 2 games we have been shocking I just cant believe he still started with his boy wonder on the left after that derby defeat. It was blatantly obvious that it didnt work and would never work. Our squad are so much better than this. Liam just seems so tactically inept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted Saturday at 16:11 Share Posted Saturday at 16:11 4 minutes ago, Spike said: Moyes is far beyond us and according to rumours is likely to take over at Everton. Allegedly, Everton are sticking with Dyche this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted Saturday at 16:15 Share Posted Saturday at 16:15 8 minutes ago, Spike said: A scary stat, we've only won one game and even in that we conceded 3 goals. Before Pearson our defending was awful, he came in and despite it taking time he made us a lot harder to beat and got the defence up to scratch, Mannning has come in, bought his own players and managed to turn us into a team who have conceded 3 goals in a match 3 times out of our opening 5 matches and we're yet to get a clean sheet. Take the 4-0 drumming at Stoke too and that’s 4 out off our last 6 leagues. That’s an embarrassment. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted Saturday at 16:15 Share Posted Saturday at 16:15 Does he have the nous to turn things around? Is he a manager who excels when things good - but struggles to adapt to adversity? We will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDziek Posted Saturday at 16:18 Share Posted Saturday at 16:18 I think he should go. But until we sort the structure of the football club out at the top level (or preferably a buyer is found), what will change? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted Saturday at 16:18 Share Posted Saturday at 16:18 12 minutes ago, harvey54 said: Yes. Didn't want him. Don't want him even more now. Get Moyes in and trust a football man again With Rob Newman as DOF. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cidre Monita Posted Saturday at 16:23 Share Posted Saturday at 16:23 Manning is Dean Holden 2.0 (both Lansdown appointments). BTW they said on Final Score that we have leaked the most goals in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted Saturday at 16:27 Share Posted Saturday at 16:27 51 minutes ago, Randy Marsh II said: He's ******* shite But he's young, progressive shite! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sludge Posted Saturday at 16:34 Share Posted Saturday at 16:34 28 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Christ, we don't half ******* pick 'em. There can’t be many clubs with a worse track record in managerial appointments over the last 20 years than us? Over that time period not a single one has been sought after by a club higher up the food chain than us. Not a single one has gone onto bigger and better things. Staggering really. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pople Posted Saturday at 16:35 Share Posted Saturday at 16:35 52 minutes ago, Wanderingred said: The club needs to be sold now. They give no support to decent coaches like Pearson yet spend loads on absolute nobodies like Lee Johnson and this muppet. It’s almost as if they’re trying to kill us. Enough is enough, really. I couldn't agree with you more. I find it very difficult to watch my team, and I'm a sc holder. Manning has finished me off, he's totally in the wrong job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted Saturday at 16:35 Share Posted Saturday at 16:35 Short answer to question, yes Long answer to question, definitely yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted Saturday at 16:36 Share Posted Saturday at 16:36 1 hour ago, Dastardly and Muttley said: Well, thoughts? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted Saturday at 16:38 Share Posted Saturday at 16:38 Thing is they will sack him, then 5 weeks later give it to Chris Hogg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted Saturday at 16:38 Share Posted Saturday at 16:38 21 minutes ago, Jeez said: Does he have the nous to turn things around? Is he a manager who excels when things good - but struggles to adapt to adversity? We will see. A boy in a man's job. Get rid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted Saturday at 17:00 Admin Share Posted Saturday at 17:00 I accept we were awful today and at Derby, but before that wasn't too bad We need to get back to those levels PDQ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted Saturday at 17:18 Share Posted Saturday at 17:18 40 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: Thing is they will sack him, then 5 weeks later give it to Chris Hogg Not a chance. He goes when Manning does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east sussex red Posted Saturday at 17:22 Share Posted Saturday at 17:22 Over the years, I have seen so many managers come and go and I must say that I have never seen this much desire for a manager to be sacked. I can't find anyone supporting Manning and tbh, I'm not surprised. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted Saturday at 17:33 Share Posted Saturday at 17:33 1 hour ago, Wanderingred said: The club needs to be sold now. They give no support to decent coaches like Pearson yet spend loads on absolute nobodies like Lee Johnson and this muppet. I think everyone is forgetting we were pretty shit for long periods under Pearson. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted Saturday at 17:36 Share Posted Saturday at 17:36 2 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said: I think everyone is forgetting we were pretty shit for long periods under Pearson. But rarely gutless! 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW8 Posted Saturday at 17:38 Share Posted Saturday at 17:38 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: But rarely gutless! That’s my biggest concern. We seem to have become a soft touch again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted Saturday at 17:40 Share Posted Saturday at 17:40 37 minutes ago, phantom said: I accept we were awful today and at Derby, but before that wasn't too bad We need to get back to those levels PDQ It wasn’t great either. Coventry was a game of two halves, the second half up there with the worst we’ve seen. The Millwall game, a lot of the negatives were lost in the thrill of the win. Hull wasn’t special from what I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Saturday at 17:42 Share Posted Saturday at 17:42 7 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said: I think everyone is forgetting we were pretty shit for long periods under Pearson. It was also a time of retrenchment and fire-fighting all told. We are not necessarily judging on an even keel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted Saturday at 17:56 Author Share Posted Saturday at 17:56 54 minutes ago, phantom said: I accept we were awful today and at Derby, but before that wasn't too bad We need to get back to those levels PDQ Are we settling for “wasn’t too bad”? If we hadn’t had a 15 minute purple patch against Millwall, we’d be sitting here with no wins from an “easy” start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted Saturday at 18:39 Share Posted Saturday at 18:39 The team that beat us 3-0 >.< 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KegCity Posted Sunday at 11:58 Share Posted Sunday at 11:58 19 hours ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: With Rob Newman as DOF. Will be interesting to see if this materialises. No longer at West Ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted Sunday at 12:11 Share Posted Sunday at 12:11 10 minutes ago, KegCity said: Will be interesting to see if this materialises. No longer at West Ham. Don't think there is any chance of this, but he has been to a few home games recently. Probably just former players association stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted Sunday at 15:53 Share Posted Sunday at 15:53 23 hours ago, sludge said: There can’t be many clubs with a worse track record in managerial appointments over the last 20 years than us? Over that time period not a single one has been sought after by a club higher up the food chain than us. Not a single one has gone onto bigger and better things. Staggering really. If you are a coach, and Bristol City want you, you need to be worried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sludge Posted Sunday at 16:07 Share Posted Sunday at 16:07 11 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: If you are a coach, and Bristol City want you, you need to be worried. Genuinely concerned that the pool of coaches who would be willing to work for us is ever decreasing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KegCity Posted Monday at 06:30 Share Posted Monday at 06:30 18 hours ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: Don't think there is any chance of this, but he has been to a few home games recently. Probably just former players association stuff though. I know one party are interested but not sure if anything will materialise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Monday at 11:37 Share Posted Monday at 11:37 19 hours ago, sludge said: Genuinely concerned that the pool of coaches who would be willing to work for us is ever decreasing Yes indeed. When you treat experienced, respected managers with contacts and standing in the game like shite, word will inevitably get around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted Monday at 21:54 Share Posted Monday at 21:54 If he was to be sacked, it'll only be Tinnion picking the next one! More expense. Wait till Tinnion goes then see who replaces him before....... Oh I give in, we're stuffed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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