ciderwithtommy

I often wonder how, and why, we allow our sport to be run by people so short sighted, clearly corrupt (morally and monetarily) and utterly clueless. To not consult 72 clubs (plus I would imagine all the non league +400?) in this decision just speaks volumes. Forget about community clubs, the glamour of the cup, we want to watch spurs play Madrid in July in Sydney at 8am for the Audi A1 cup… that’s better for everyone… or for some ££. The “big” clubs need the pyramid, they are just too greedy and dense to understand it. I kinda want to see it all implode, just purely so that these leeches leave the sport, and go ruin something else (like a mock Tudor mansion in Essex). So many of these people are also failed businesspeople - Stavely going bankrupt today a great example. Idiotic decision with no rationale at all, and that is why the “small” clubs were not involved. love the sport, HATE the business

Not what he said on his interview post injury, he said he can play anywhere but ideally wants to be CB - interesting comment

Mccrorie stating himself he is a centre back is still the bit that makes me wonder what we have signed him to do. Round pegs in round holes etc…

Do not underestimate the importance of Twine. Not necessarily his end product, but the fact he is a natural “between the lines” player. It pulls the opposition defence into areas they don’t want to go, whether he capitalises or not, it’s the question he poses that makes a big difference. Essentially we are less predictable, and harder for teams to do a “millwall/Cardiff” on us. Whether he stays or we go elsewhere- imperative we sign a player who does this.

Birmingham, Reading, Doncaster then us. Shocked me a bit

Just saw a wow stat on Twitter, only 3 teams in the football league have lost more games than us over the past 5 seasons - no wonder there is apathy and a sigh of relief that we are “safe”. It’s an astounding stat when you consider the basket case clubs in the league currently.

Match day minus 1 - this sort of nonsense can do one. It’s the day before the game. Not directly abusing the blue few here, as I know we will be saying this nonsense as well. Just use real words please

The disappointing thing for me - genuinely, is that the flooding of the site with Bristolsport logins, isn’t that they create a debate, but that they eventually will make the forum meaningless. I guess that is the outcome they want as well, kill the conversation or get everyone arguing with each other = unusable site for real fans. if it is true - and I’ve been told it is, that Bristolsport employees are doing this, it’s pretty shameful tbf.

My main concern is when the big bids come in from the US consortiums and Oligarchs, this range of clothing has likely pushed us out of their price range. Negotiating the sale of x 2 football clubs, rugby club, basketball team, ground, training ground, sports complex, and now Onyego - they are going to need deep pockets. And then there is fever pitch, who I can only imagine will look to buy out of their current situation and float themselves, but will they hand over the Onyego rights. It feels oh so very much like Jordan v Nike. Or Bas savage v Matalan.

Funny how the true highlight of trundles career, objectively, was under Gary Johnson. I actually thought he got better second half of his first season, started playing as part of a team, which makes it a shame he mentally checked out on us.

How many wins would manning need between now and the end of the season, with city playing well, to give him time and good grace with the fans? And then offset that against the likelihood of it happening. This crude formula tells me there is no chance he turns it around before the start of next season, at which point the toxicity will be off the scale. Worrying times

Just a mess wasn’t it. Anyone thinking we have defined roles, a way of working, and are in any way “ahead” of little old Luton/Ipswich/ANother is kidding themselves. too many low lights to mention one particularly, but that was not the sound of a confident person who knows they will be successful. Which is in no way a surprise! Nailed on to flirt with relegation before we get near the top 6.

Our best performances under manning have all come from games in which motivating the players was a formality, cup games live on tv, under the lights on tv v top sides in the league (barring Leeds who outclassed us). That makes my mind up that those results were not down to “time on the grass” at the HPC, or clever tactics, but our most talented players taking ownership and making things happen. Manning, seemingly, cannot demand/get this from them via his leadership style - makes me believe he is out of his depth.

When did sky become saints tv? Bizarrely one sided coverage, apparently we can do the unthinkable and bet the invincibles, who lost 4? In a row earlier in the season.

Huge shame, let’s hope he gets a full proper preseason