Popular Post Galley is our king Posted Sunday at 09:08 Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 09:08 We can point at JL but he's their for the duration. We can point at Manning, but I have to question if someone else is pulling his strings. I firmly believe that BT is the major problem here and needs to be sacked (for the second time). His term as manager was poor at best and his recruitment (who can even forget the "magnificent seven") was shocking. He took a team from Danny Wilson who came third 2 years running and didn't even reach the playoffs followed by poor displays and the defeat at Swansea. He didn't even have the guts to face the press after that and SL had to do it. He had a job here as loans manager finding clubs for our academy players to go on loan. Players developed by the academy director Gary Probert. Then loan and pathway manager, and now something far beyond his capability, IMHO. Really good player for us, but no manager he ever played under made him captain, which normally signifies a leader. Sack now, give Manning a run of games without BT there. Bring in a proper CEO or a director of football and get this club we all love back on an even keel. 19 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted Sunday at 09:22 Share Posted Sunday at 09:22 We need a Warnock figure who knows something about the game to come in and show the Lansdowns where they keep going wrong. You wouldnt appoint a failed manager so why are they listening to Tinnion. He does a good job with our Academy so let him go back and do that and get someone in who can help the first team and manning who is obviously out of his depth at the moment 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steviestevieneville Posted Sunday at 09:32 Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 09:32 7 minutes ago, westonred said: We need a Warnock figure who knows something about the game to come in and show the Lansdowns where they keep going wrong. You wouldnt appoint a failed manager so why are they listening to Tinnion. He does a good job with our Academy so let him go back and do that and get someone in who can help the first team and manning who is obviously out of his depth at the moment We’ve had that though . We had that with Pearson & what happened ? They can’t & wont accept critics at the club . They surround themselves with sycophants 50 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted Sunday at 09:38 Share Posted Sunday at 09:38 It just feels to me like the club is rudderless. Out of ideas and just drifting desperately hoping something (anything) will ‘turn up’. They cannot sack Manning because they said he was exactly what we needed. They cannot change the structure, because it’s their structure. The Jon Lansdown strategy has failed and he should do the honourable thing and stand down as chairman. Then an experienced replacement could be found who could do a root and branch review and restructure of the club. The reality is that it could even be managed with good grace at this time. Jon could us his ‘other interests’ and geography problems with him travelling as a reason. At the moment I think it would even be possible for him to stay on the board. But the way it’s going I don’t see the club deciding to act until either there is major supporter anger and action or we get dragged into a relegation fight. All very predictable and depressing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted Sunday at 09:55 Share Posted Sunday at 09:55 16 minutes ago, Capman said: It just feels to me like the club is rudderless. Out of ideas and just drifting desperately hoping something (anything) will ‘turn up’. They cannot sack Manning because they said he was exactly what we needed. They cannot change the structure, because it’s their structure. The Jon Lansdown strategy has failed and he should do the honourable thing and stand down as chairman. Then an experienced replacement could be found who could do a root and branch review and restructure of the club. The reality is that it could even be managed with good grace at this time. Jon could us his ‘other interests’ and geography problems with him travelling as a reason. At the moment I think it would even be possible for him to stay on the board. But the way it’s going I don’t see the club deciding to act until either there is major supporter anger and action or we get dragged into a relegation fight. All very predictable and depressing. Never happen . Read my post above 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted Sunday at 09:56 Share Posted Sunday at 09:56 Snaked Wilson, snaked Pearson. The guys an uneducated scumbag way over his head. 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted Sunday at 09:58 Share Posted Sunday at 09:58 2 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: Never happen . Read my post above Nothing lasts for ever. It will happen, just far later than it should 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted Sunday at 09:58 Share Posted Sunday at 09:58 Nothing will change until the Lansdown’s are gone from this club. That is the source of all this. Remove Manning, remove Tinnion. Two other incompetent individuals will take their place. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted Sunday at 10:27 Share Posted Sunday at 10:27 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Capman said: Nothing lasts for ever. It will happen, just far later than it should To what end though . If we end up back in league one it will set the club back years . 20+ years and they haven’t learnt a bloody thing . Edited Sunday at 10:27 by steviestevieneville 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted Sunday at 10:32 Share Posted Sunday at 10:32 51 minutes ago, Capman said: The Jon Lansdown strategy has failed and he should do the honourable thing and stand down as chairman. Then an experienced replacement could be found who could do a root and branch review and restructure of the club. The reality is that it could even be managed with good grace at this time. Jon could us his ‘other interests’ and geography problems with him travelling as a reason. I believe there is a replacement that's very experienced and would step in. Unfortunately Daddy won't do it,! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly in the air Posted Sunday at 12:05 Share Posted Sunday at 12:05 I have to agree Tinnion is in the wrong job. we need an experienced DOF. he needs to go back to the Academy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Bunch Posted Sunday at 12:27 Share Posted Sunday at 12:27 2 hours ago, The Coach said: Nothing will change until the Lansdown’s are gone from this club. That is the source of all this. Remove Manning, remove Tinnion. Two other incompetent individuals will take their place. Spot on. Surprise surprise their latest strategy destined to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Sunday at 12:30 Share Posted Sunday at 12:30 3 hours ago, westonred said: We need a Warnock figure who knows something about the game to come in and show the Lansdowns where they keep going wrong. If you do that, you get sacked. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Sunday at 12:32 Share Posted Sunday at 12:32 27 minutes ago, fly in the air said: I have to agree Tinnion is in the wrong job. we need an experienced DOF. he needs to go back to the Academy He needs to go back to Spain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted Sunday at 12:41 Share Posted Sunday at 12:41 There’s no doubting Tinnion as a player was a legend, but let’s put that to one side. Tinnion as a manager was shit. Tinnion in his youth development role, loans manager etc, yea seems decent. Tinnion in his current role, appears to be an utter car crash. Countless jibes and sarcastic posts on Twitter (see you in the prem!) he’s given away seemingly confidential contract information in interviews, he by all accounts is the one feeding Ian Gay info who regularly likes to spout transfer and injury news as fact (which cannot be good for our bargaining position or squad info, tiny margins all that). I wouldn’t rule him out having an account on here either - he definitely reads it. He even spelt his job title wrong on LinkedIn?! I don’t know if he’s having a hand in team selection, I doubt it to be honest but he appears out of his depth just on the stuff above IMO. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted Sunday at 13:10 Share Posted Sunday at 13:10 3 hours ago, Galley is our king said: We can point at JL but he's their for the duration. We can point at Manning, but I have to question if someone else is pulling his strings. I firmly believe that BT is the major problem here and needs to be sacked (for the second time). His term as manager was poor at best and his recruitment (who can even forget the "magnificent seven") was shocking. He took a team from Danny Wilson who came third 2 years running and didn't even reach the playoffs followed by poor displays and the defeat at Swansea. He didn't even have the guts to face the press after that and SL had to do it. He had a job here as loans manager finding clubs for our academy players to go on loan. Players developed by the academy director Gary Probert. Then loan and pathway manager, and now something far beyond his capability, IMHO. Really good player for us, but no manager he ever played under made him captain, which normally signifies a leader. Sack now, give Manning a run of games without BT there. Bring in a proper CEO or a director of football and get this club we all love back on an even keel. Missed the play offs by one point. Had Millen foisted on him by SL as assistant rather than being in an experienced no. 2. BT is not the problem but I'm not saying he's the solution either B4 you accuse me of *rse licking. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted Sunday at 13:15 Share Posted Sunday at 13:15 4 minutes ago, headhunter said: Missed the play offs by one point. Had Millen foisted on him by SL as assistant rather than being in an experienced no. 2. BT is not the problem but I'm not saying he's the solution either B4 you accuse me of *rse licking. He is most definitely part of the problem 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley is our king Posted Sunday at 13:26 Author Share Posted Sunday at 13:26 11 minutes ago, headhunter said: Missed the play offs by one point. Had Millen foisted on him by SL as assistant rather than being in an experienced no. 2. BT is not the problem but I'm not saying he's the solution either B4 you accuse me of *rse licking. Just as if..... We will have to disagree over this. I see him as a problem, along with others to be fair. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Sunday at 13:26 Share Posted Sunday at 13:26 3rd 3rd...7th. We cut the wage bill a bit but not hugely. We added Orr, for a time Brown looked good and I think Brooker joined in September time. We unleashed Lita who scored 29 goals in all competitions that year..and we got worse!! 3rd, 3rd..7th. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted Sunday at 13:32 Share Posted Sunday at 13:32 20 minutes ago, headhunter said: BT is not the problem Considering a lot of people think he is the problem, I wonder why you think differently... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted Sunday at 13:33 Share Posted Sunday at 13:33 9 minutes ago, frenchred said: He is most definitely part of the problem a very big part of the problem. needs someone who will make the lansdowns sit down and listen to how ITS GOING TO WORK, but that someone will have to be very special as in able to get along with them and know what they are doing running the club. i dont know if that is even possible, i honestly havent met a nicer bloke than Nige in my 50 odd years following city, if he couldnt get on with them, not many will. we will end up with another actor when tinnion does get the boot but that wont be for a few managers, hes sucked his way right in there,nearly to the top. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherrich Posted Sunday at 13:33 Share Posted Sunday at 13:33 4 hours ago, westonred said: We need a Warnock figure who knows something about the game to come in and show the Lansdowns where they keep going wrong. You wouldnt appoint a failed manager so why are they listening to Tinnion. He does a good job with our Academy so let him go back and do that and get someone in who can help the first team and manning who is obviously out of his depth at the moment Agree but we did have someone - Nigel Pearson. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted Sunday at 14:09 Share Posted Sunday at 14:09 2 hours ago, fly in the air said: I have to agree Tinnion is in the wrong job. we need an experienced DOF. he needs to go back to the Academy The question is often asked of players, “would they get into X team?” Which clubs in this division would appoint Tinnion as their Technical Director? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Sunday at 14:18 Share Posted Sunday at 14:18 (edited) 45 minutes ago, fisherrich said: Agree but we did have someone - Nigel Pearson. Indeed. In my time there have only been 3 strong appointments (I accept some had tough jobs and some may have put stuff in place, ie O'Driscoll) or some close but no cigar but GJ, Cotts and NP 3 good ones. GJ- Had some great times on pitch and some atmosphere off it, but ran his course. Cotts- Was a really sad decision to sack but we seemed to be spiralling a bit, board caused a lot of issues there. Sacking NP though, great act of self-harm. Really thought his job was only half done here. Edited Sunday at 14:19 by Mr Popodopolous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted Sunday at 14:20 Share Posted Sunday at 14:20 1 hour ago, MarcusX said: He even spelt his job title wrong on LinkedIn?! It’s still incorrect btw. Surely someone must have told him to fix it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted Sunday at 14:36 Share Posted Sunday at 14:36 I think there is a real misunderstanding about what Tinnions role within the club is. Especially from the likes of Ian Gay. These two articles may help with some understanding and help you decide if Brian has the necessary skills for the role.. Brian essentially runs the footballing operations of this club. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-key-responsibilities-club-technical-director-steven-dillon https://www.premierleague.com/news/3991780 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted Sunday at 16:54 Share Posted Sunday at 16:54 I get this irritating noise in my ears, I think it's called Tinnion-itus. Can't wait to get rid of it. Whatever the cost, it's a no-Brianer (sic). No Brian here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted Sunday at 16:59 Share Posted Sunday at 16:59 Personally I'd sack Tinnion and replace with Newman and then make Newmans first job to recruit a new manager. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted Sunday at 17:04 Share Posted Sunday at 17:04 The Lansdown's and Tinnion really haven't a clue with running a club - Phil Alexander (CEO) could see straight through them and thought it better to leave after 8 months than have to put up with them spouting nonsense. Lansdown Junior needs to get back to his crayons. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted Sunday at 17:06 Share Posted Sunday at 17:06 7 hours ago, steviestevieneville said: We’ve had that though . We had that with Pearson & what happened ? They can’t & wont accept critics at the club . They surround themselves with sycophants This. It's past the point of even debate now IMO, Lansdown needs to sell the football club, it has run it's course. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full nelson Posted Sunday at 17:10 Share Posted Sunday at 17:10 Tinnion must have something on the Lansdown family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotswoldred2 Posted Sunday at 17:32 Share Posted Sunday at 17:32 8 hours ago, Galley is our king said: We can point at JL but he's their for the duration. We can point at Manning, but I have to question if someone else is pulling his strings. I firmly believe that BT is the major problem here and needs to be sacked (for the second time). His term as manager was poor at best and his recruitment (who can even forget the "magnificent seven") was shocking. He took a team from Danny Wilson who came third 2 years running and didn't even reach the playoffs followed by poor displays and the defeat at Swansea. He didn't even have the guts to face the press after that and SL had to do it. He had a job here as loans manager finding clubs for our academy players to go on loan. Players developed by the academy director Gary Probert. Then loan and pathway manager, and now something far beyond his capability, IMHO. Really good player for us, but no manager he ever played under made him captain, which normally signifies a leader. Sack now, give Manning a run of games without BT there. Bring in a proper CEO or a director of football and get this club we all love back on an even keel. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted Sunday at 17:42 Share Posted Sunday at 17:42 We won’t be a threat for anything more than a fluke promotion under the current ownership. Everything else doesn’t really matter. We do some things right but completely negate them with other decision making. I think we all realise this by now. You can dislike Tinnion but he didn’t put himself in his current position and I doubt any of us would turn down the promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted Sunday at 17:51 Share Posted Sunday at 17:51 8 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said: You can dislike Tinnion but he didn’t put himself in his current position and I doubt any of us would turn down the promotion. Are you suggesting he was pushed into it / didn’t really want it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted Sunday at 17:58 Share Posted Sunday at 17:58 12 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said: I think we all realise this by now. You can dislike Tinnion but he didn’t put himself in his current position and I doubt any of us would turn down the promotion. Oh he absolutely did. He then went further than that and got rid of Pearson so that many of Pearsons powers would transfer to him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted Sunday at 18:10 Share Posted Sunday at 18:10 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: Are you suggesting he was pushed into it / didn’t really want it? No I am saying, I am sure most people in his shoes would have accepted the job. Qualified or not, it’ll come with more money and he seems to be friendly with the owner and son so he’ll have some job security. So I don’t blame him for taking up the role even though he was successful in the academy and development role. However, I had not thought about it like that. I doubt it but guess it could be possible. Maybe more like we need someone we know and trust in the role because we won’t be sticking with NP. To me, we do some things right but it all seems disconnected. Recruitment, if you look at it individually, they are all exciting young athletic signings. However, they are pulled from everywhere. Now you have to mesh 3/4 different cultures into what was a pretty domestic side. From many different leagues and styles. I think it makes it difficult. I don’t feel there is a plan on how these players mix. 5 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Oh he absolutely did. He then went further than that and got rid of Pearson so that many of Pearsons powers would transfer to him. Possibly in a way if he had the ear of Lansdowns. Let’s not pretend he hadn’t built up credit with the academy stuff though. I also never believed we wanted NP longer than the 3 years we gave him. I was always under the belief he was here to see out the bad financial seasons. Once NP didn’t get that new deal last summer, his time was up imo. The point remains though. The ownership is naive, loyal or stupid. Probably all 3 mixed. Tinnion may have pushed it but in the end the decision is the Lansdowns and they repeatedly make wrong decisions with the odd good luck decision in there. The club will not change under current ownership. You can blame manning or tinnion but it is the Lansdowns holding the club back. Good intentions but horrible execution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted Sunday at 18:39 Share Posted Sunday at 18:39 I'm not convinced that getting rid of Brian Tinnion is the solution, although the last couple of performances suggest there certainly is a problem. I think might we have to accept, after so many years of frustration, that the 'Bristol Sport' priority is building the portfolio - bricks and mortar, the 'Sporting Quarter', whilst doing no more than building the 'potential' of the component sports clubs. But not realising it. On the football side both the men's and women's teams could be sold to an investor with the 'potential' to go higher, yet always lack what is really needed to compete at the highest level. Just as long as neither are relegated I suspect that fits the Bristol Sport group objectives perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Sunday at 18:55 Share Posted Sunday at 18:55 13 minutes ago, Red Exile said: I'm not convinced that getting rid of Brian Tinnion is the solution, although the last couple of performances suggest there certainly is a problem. I think might we have to accept, after so many years of frustration, that the 'Bristol Sport' priority is building the portfolio - bricks and mortar, the 'Sporting Quarter', whilst doing no more than building the 'potential' of the component sports clubs. But not realising it. On the football side both the men's and women's teams could be sold to an investor with the 'potential' to go higher, yet always lack what is really needed to compete at the highest level. Just as long as neither are relegated I suspect that fits the Bristol Sport group objectives perfectly. In fairness Revenue drives our destiny to some extent, especially medium term but...We really don't seem to be striving for excellence in all areas at all times. An okay Championship side plus Premiership Rugby may suit the hierarchy just fine. We went quite big of course under Lee Johnson and Mark Ashton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted Sunday at 19:07 Share Posted Sunday at 19:07 5 hours ago, headhunter said: Missed the play offs by one point. Had Millen foisted on him by SL as assistant rather than being in an experienced no. 2. BT is not the problem but I'm not saying he's the solution either B4 you accuse me of *rse licking. Having taken over a team that had made the playoffs (semi final, then final) two years running. Not exactly “progress” was it? Following season he ripped the side up & we were shit, culminating in the Swansea embarrassment. I know you & Ian are matey with him but he was an abysmal manager, no one else has employed him after, have they? Even Holden & Millen got other gigs & totally out of his depth as a technical director. He’s not the only problem but he is a major one. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted Sunday at 19:11 Share Posted Sunday at 19:11 4 hours ago, David Brent said: It’s still incorrect btw. Surely someone must have told him to fix it. Not when I looked? The cached google search result link is still incorrect though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted Sunday at 19:19 Share Posted Sunday at 19:19 Enough said 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Sunday at 19:21 Share Posted Sunday at 19:21 1 minute ago, Mr X said: Enough said SL did the Post Match after that game iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshead64 Posted Sunday at 19:24 Share Posted Sunday at 19:24 5 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Considering a lot of people think he is the problem, I wonder why you think differently... Listening too much to his mate ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted Sunday at 19:35 Share Posted Sunday at 19:35 20 minutes ago, MarcusX said: Not when I looked? The cached google search result link is still incorrect though Definitely incorrect under ‘Experience’. The whole thing doesn’t scream professionalism tbh but I’d much rather focus on the job he’s doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted Sunday at 19:45 Share Posted Sunday at 19:45 8 minutes ago, David Brent said: Definitely incorrect under ‘Experience’. The whole thing doesn’t scream professionalism tbh but I’d much rather focus on the job he’s doing. Oh lord you’re right, and his “about” section reads like a kid wrote it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted Sunday at 19:51 Share Posted Sunday at 19:51 9 hours ago, frenchred said: I believe there is a replacement that's very experienced and would step in. Unfortunately Daddy won't do it,! I asked them not to tell anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham76 Posted Sunday at 19:52 Share Posted Sunday at 19:52 6 hours ago, headhunter said: BT is not the problem but I'm not saying he's the solution either B4 you accuse me of *rse licking. IMO I think he was the person criticising the inclusion on King last season during Pearsons tenure. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Sunday at 20:02 Share Posted Sunday at 20:02 (edited) Just remember the first time Tinnion went, he couldn't even face the press himself. What sort of leadership is this?? SL had to it on that fateful September day. Fancy this guy being Director of Football at a solid (on paper) Championship Club averaging 20k+ and a Revenue of £30-35m, perhaps even £35-40m?? Just unbelievable really. Edited Sunday at 20:04 by Mr Popodopolous 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted Sunday at 20:11 Share Posted Sunday at 20:11 8 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Just remember the first time Tinnion went, he couldn't even face the press himself. What sort of leadership is this?? SL had to it on that fateful September day. Fancy this guy being Director of Football at a solid (on paper) Championship Club averaging 20k+ and a Revenue of £30-35m, perhaps even £35-40m?? Just unbelievable really. Only at Lansdown’s Bristol City 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted Sunday at 20:12 Share Posted Sunday at 20:12 9 hours ago, frenchred said: I believe there is a replacement that's very experienced and would step in. Unfortunately Daddy won't do it,! Who’s that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley is our king Posted Sunday at 20:15 Author Share Posted Sunday at 20:15 11 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Just remember the first time Tinnion went, he couldn't even face the press himself. What sort of leadership is this?? SL had to it on that fateful September day. Fancy this guy being Director of Football at a solid (on paper) Championship Club averaging 20k+ and a Revenue of £30-35m, perhaps even £35-40m?? Just unbelievable really. This is shocking, shouldn't have had ANY job here, not anything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted Sunday at 20:57 Share Posted Sunday at 20:57 11 hours ago, Galley is our king said: We can point at JL but he's their for the duration. We can point at Manning, but I have to question if someone else is pulling his strings. I firmly believe that BT is the major problem here and needs to be sacked (for the second time). His term as manager was poor at best and his recruitment (who can even forget the "magnificent seven") was shocking. He took a team from Danny Wilson who came third 2 years running and didn't even reach the playoffs followed by poor displays and the defeat at Swansea. He didn't even have the guts to face the press after that and SL had to do it. He had a job here as loans manager finding clubs for our academy players to go on loan. Players developed by the academy director Gary Probert. Then loan and pathway manager, and now something far beyond his capability, IMHO. Really good player for us, but no manager he ever played under made him captain, which normally signifies a leader. Sack now, give Manning a run of games without BT there. Bring in a proper CEO or a director of football and get this club we all love back on an even keel. So he’s not a legend then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted Sunday at 20:59 Share Posted Sunday at 20:59 The day Manning is sacked, Tinnion has to go as well. He has pulled all the strings on this. But let’s not forget, it’s SL who has allowed this to happen, plain and simple. He doesn’t care about success for this club. He has his interests in too many other things, hence letting his son and his mate run things. In any other business they would have been out the door a long time ago. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted Sunday at 21:39 Share Posted Sunday at 21:39 4 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Personally I'd sack Tinnion and replace with Newman and then make Newmans first job to recruit a new manager. Newman and Moyes I say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Sunday at 22:12 Share Posted Sunday at 22:12 4 hours ago, cotswoldred2 said: Have you got your BS bonus yet? 1 hour ago, LoyalRed said: So he’s not a legend then ? The last three letters are correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted Sunday at 22:52 Share Posted Sunday at 22:52 39 minutes ago, Superjack said: Have you got your BS bonus yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhed123 Posted Sunday at 23:03 Share Posted Sunday at 23:03 3 hours ago, Graham76 said: IMO I think he was the person criticising the inclusion on King last season during Pearsons tenure. Or was it JL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Sunday at 23:08 Share Posted Sunday at 23:08 Seriously. Just get this duplicitous charlatan out. Then we can wait for the real problem to leave in comfort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted Sunday at 23:16 Share Posted Sunday at 23:16 5 hours ago, JoeAman08 said: We won’t be a threat for anything more than a fluke promotion under the current ownership. Everything else doesn’t really matter. We do some things right but completely negate them with other decision making. I think we all realise this by now. You can dislike Tinnion but he didn’t put himself in his current position and I doubt any of us would turn down the promotion. Didn't put himself... eh? He signed the dotted line, and then proceeded to big himself up on the socials. So he's either a complete fu**wit. Or a completely delirious narcissist. Past is the past. The future is him out of the door. Simple as. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Monday at 00:29 Share Posted Monday at 00:29 1 hour ago, Fuber said: So he's either a complete fu**wit. Or a completely delirious narcissist. Guess what? (for those that don't know the answer, it's both). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted Monday at 02:48 Share Posted Monday at 02:48 3 hours ago, Fuber said: Didn't put himself... eh? He signed the dotted line, and then proceeded to big himself up on the socials. So he's either a complete fu**wit. Or a completely delirious narcissist. Past is the past. The future is him out of the door. Simple as. I’m not disputing any of that. To me it does not matter at all. Of course you big yourself up and think you can do the job. Again what is the pay gap between what he was doing and what he is doing now? I would certainly take the job. So i don’t blame him for doing so or even thinking he would be good at it. We all think we would. The point remains then. There are a couple of people higher up who sign off on these moves. Tinnion and Holden two big examples. Not qualified for the job but would be crazy for their careers not to take the job offered. The two offering the deals are the problem. Tinnion is a symptom of Bristol City’s lack of success. The Lansdown’s are the disease. Please excuse the harsh analogy but i can’t find words to explain it better. All the worst things to happen to the club in last 10 championship seasons involve poor decisions on a Lansdown’s behalf. Starting with Gray and Maguire fiascos. Allowing Ashton to spend in an unsustainable way. The hiring of Holden. The handling of NP. The hiring of Tinnion. These bad judgements seem to pop up every couple of seasons and set us back at progress made. So we can hate LJ or Holden or Tinnion. In the end, they aren’t the real problem at BCFC. And this doesn’t mean the Lansdown’s are evil. Steve has done wonderful things for the club. He means well but he never, imo, backs the right people. NP was never my favourite but he did some good things. I would not have begrudged him a window of backing. Much like LM, I would have expected good things. So, it looks bad from a SL view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted Monday at 07:04 Share Posted Monday at 07:04 18 hours ago, fly in the air said: I have to agree Tinnion is in the wrong job. we need an experienced DOF. he needs to go back to the Academy He needs to go back to Spain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted Monday at 09:33 Share Posted Monday at 09:33 6 hours ago, JoeAman08 said: I’m not disputing any of that. To me it does not matter at all. Of course you big yourself up and think you can do the job. Again what is the pay gap between what he was doing and what he is doing now? I would certainly take the job. So i don’t blame him for doing so or even thinking he would be good at it. We all think we would. The point remains then. There are a couple of people higher up who sign off on these moves. Tinnion and Holden two big examples. Not qualified for the job but would be crazy for their careers not to take the job offered. The two offering the deals are the problem. Tinnion is a symptom of Bristol City’s lack of success. The Lansdown’s are the disease. Please excuse the harsh analogy but i can’t find words to explain it better. All the worst things to happen to the club in last 10 championship seasons involve poor decisions on a Lansdown’s behalf. Starting with Gray and Maguire fiascos. Allowing Ashton to spend in an unsustainable way. The hiring of Holden. The handling of NP. The hiring of Tinnion. These bad judgements seem to pop up every couple of seasons and set us back at progress made. So we can hate LJ or Holden or Tinnion. In the end, they aren’t the real problem at BCFC. And this doesn’t mean the Lansdown’s are evil. Steve has done wonderful things for the club. He means well but he never, imo, backs the right people. NP was never my favourite but he did some good things. I would not have begrudged him a window of backing. Much like LM, I would have expected good things. So, it looks bad from a SL view. Tinnion is as much the issue as the above, when it's him becoming head of football operations that directly led to NP getting the sack. Not disagreeing that the Lansdowns are not the root cause. But the relationship between them and Tinns causes as much if not more damage. For all we shit on SL and JL - they nailed the Gould appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJudge07 Posted Monday at 09:42 Share Posted Monday at 09:42 On 15/09/2024 at 10:08, Galley is our king said: We can point at JL but he's their for the duration. We can point at Manning, but I have to question if someone else is pulling his strings. I firmly believe that BT is the major problem here and needs to be sacked (for the second time). His term as manager was poor at best and his recruitment (who can even forget the "magnificent seven") was shocking. He took a team from Danny Wilson who came third 2 years running and didn't even reach the playoffs followed by poor displays and the defeat at Swansea. He didn't even have the guts to face the press after that and SL had to do it. He had a job here as loans manager finding clubs for our academy players to go on loan. Players developed by the academy director Gary Probert. Then loan and pathway manager, and now something far beyond his capability, IMHO. Really good player for us, but no manager he ever played under made him captain, which normally signifies a leader. Sack now, give Manning a run of games without BT there. Bring in a proper CEO or a director of football and get this club we all love back on an even keel. I thought Tinnion had and has nothing to do with Liam Manning. Manning is answerable only to the board which in this case is John and Steve. I thought this was confirmed by Manning himself when he was asked about it. The root problems at the club are within the ownership. They dont want to employ people who "tell is as it is". When Pearson told them, they didnt like it. Others have done the same. For so much good that has been done by SL, it seems that we shoot ourselves in the foot just when we are on the cusp of something. This is the problem when you have non-footballing people running the club by what appears to be a diktat. If you look at the work that Tinnion has led, then actually he has done a pretty good job. We had no players really coming through before Tinnion's appointment. OK, some of his soundbites are silly but this is really him playing to the board. The problems are not of his doing and have gone on since SL's tenure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted Monday at 09:50 Share Posted Monday at 09:50 6 minutes ago, TheJudge07 said: I thought Tinnion had and has nothing to do with Liam Manning. Manning is answerable only to the board which in this case is John and Steve. I thought this was confirmed by Manning himself when he was asked about it. The root problems at the club are within the ownership. They dont want to employ people who "tell is as it is". When Pearson told them, they didnt like it. Others have done the same. For so much good that has been done by SL, it seems that we shoot ourselves in the foot just when we are on the cusp of something. This is the problem when you have non-footballing people running the club by what appears to be a diktat. If you look at the work that Tinnion has led, then actually he has done a pretty good job. We had no players really coming through before Tinnion's appointment. OK, some of his soundbites are silly but this is really him playing to the board. The problems are not of his doing and have gone on since SL's tenure. Just out of interest, what exactly was it that NP told the board they didn’t like and when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutton Caveman Posted Monday at 09:54 Share Posted Monday at 09:54 19 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: I think there is a real misunderstanding about what Tinnions role within the club is. Especially from the likes of Ian Gay. These two articles may help with some understanding and help you decide if Brian has the necessary skills for the role.. Brian essentially runs the footballing operations of this club. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-key-responsibilities-club-technical-director-steven-dillon https://www.premierleague.com/news/3991780 Just read the 10 key responsibilities article. 100% BT is not up to this role. He shows his lack of intellect via spelling mistakes or failure to understand spell check. His attitude to social media shows he simply cannot stand the heat when things go wrong or deliver a consistent and credible message in normal times. This appointment reminds me of when a boss retires and appoints his favourite team member rather than his most able. Its cruel to the promoted guy as he will not cope and cruel to the business because the boss did not have the balls to make the right decision. Things are so bad because SL clearly wants to sell the club but is not prepared to accept that due to the complexity of Bristol Sport nobody wants to buy it. He is too proud to accept this and restructure and his son lacks the aptitude to do what is needed. This is an expensive hobby gone sour and I really struggle to see how it can change whilst SL is alive. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted Monday at 09:58 Share Posted Monday at 09:58 15 minutes ago, TheJudge07 said: I thought Tinnion had and has nothing to do with Liam Manning. Manning is answerable only to the board which in this case is John and Steve. I thought this was confirmed by Manning himself when he was asked about it. The root problems at the club are within the ownership. They dont want to employ people who "tell is as it is". When Pearson told them, they didnt like it. Others have done the same. For so much good that has been done by SL, it seems that we shoot ourselves in the foot just when we are on the cusp of something. This is the problem when you have non-footballing people running the club by what appears to be a diktat. If you look at the work that Tinnion has led, then actually he has done a pretty good job. We had no players really coming through before Tinnion's appointment. OK, some of his soundbites are silly but this is really him playing to the board. The problems are not of his doing and have gone on since SL's tenure. Steve is not on the board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJudge07 Posted Monday at 09:59 Share Posted Monday at 09:59 3 minutes ago, Rob k said: Just out of interest, what exactly was it that NP told the board they didn’t like and when? I recall him doing at least 3 interviews where he said something along the following lines - 1. The club is amateur and its approach was mickey mouse. 2. He called John Lansdown delusional for saying we were top 6. 3. He called out the attitude and culture of the club almost constantly. And finally he had a very public dig at the board over Alex Scott sale and his contractual situation. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted Monday at 09:59 Share Posted Monday at 09:59 (edited) We need an experienced football man on the board to show the club the right way to go. The 'chuck money' at it approach hasn't worked for the Lansdowns, nor has thier list of terrible decisions they have made Holden, Coppell, David James, sacking Cotterill to get in LJ, not emplying a decent DOF the list of cock ups goes on. Lets get an experienced guy in to show the club the way forward Edited Monday at 10:01 by westonred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJudge07 Posted Monday at 10:00 Share Posted Monday at 10:00 2 minutes ago, frenchred said: Steve is not on the board As the owner he basically makes the decisions on Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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