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  1. fwiw, I still believe that Pearson was released mainly due to his health situation, but the club agreed to keep this out of the media due to respecting his privacy wishes. I've heard that from quite a few people and it stacks up with the fact NP isn't straight back into management, and probably won't be for a while longer.
  2. Can't wait for this game, after a break the next match always feels like it's gonna be something special. I have the strange feeling it's going to be a 2-2 draw. Both sets of fans bloody love Pearson but he was sacked by both clubs. Football really is a funny one. I guess almost all managers have to be sacked at some stage, just part of their journey and life.
  3. how do you know that's a slogan at the HPC? It's just a stupid phrase on a red screen, I can't imagine for one second that is used to try to motivate players! (because obviously it's nonsense), unless they were about to play a game of Family Fortunes and good old Les Dennis was waiting somewhere off of camera. Does anyone think we're trying to find ludicrous reasons to bash the Lansdowns? Because I do!
  4. Good luck with getting your hands on the tickets, although your trip might be best served if you give the game a swerve! Saying that, I bought my ticket this week, and am still hoping to see a thrilling game, although I'm ready to be disappointed.
  5. to alleviate the boredom that many people have referenced!
  6. It's now or never, I want to see him as City manager, just to live that experience, you know we all secretly want it! I can see Warnock being the man to take City to the play off places, or at least give us a season never to forget! Let's make fan power force it to happen. Or have I just lost the plot and maybe suffering from temporary insanity? I'd take anyone instead of bland vanilla man.
  7. I don't care if I get shot down, that's fine, but I am sick of the negativity towards Tinnion. I love the guy. Pure and simple, he's a city legend and was in the team for my first four years as a fan and had a left peg I absolutely worshipped. Anyway, I'm not here to talk about his football legacy, I think it's cruel and unfair the way he's treated on here, quite often as a figure of fun and with his intelligence and communication skills being mocked and belittled, you should be ashamed of yourselves. He's not our enemy, he's our ambassador, he's a man who's gave most of his working career to our club, even though being a Geordie and having no previous affinity to the club. We know he's not the best fit for the job he currently has, but he had the ambition to go for it, the same as his stint as a manager, he wasn't up to speed, but he had the ambition and drive to go for it. I respect and love that. It's not his fault if he's not right for the job, it's up the people above him if they feel he should be replaced. Personally, I want him in charge of the academy, that's his best fit and hopefully he will be back there sometime in the future - back within his comfort zone. But in the meantime, he will definitely be giving everything to the club and deserves much more respect and our support. You don't have to love Pearson and hate Brian, you can appreciate them both! And even though I don't agree with Manning being our gaffer, I can see the reasons why he was recruited.
  8. The price we paid for him is an absolute steal. We can build our defence around him for years to come, and Vyner of course.
  9. So, Manning is not a coach I would have hired and its fair to say he's been a mixed bag so far. Some great wins, good cup performances and already has a string of crap losses to his name. He seems to have a lack of consistency at the moment. But looking at things in a different way, with this being his first stint at Championship football and the fact he's young and inexperienced, he's bound to be developing and should be much better next season. What are the chances of him being the right man to drive the club on? I remain confident that If we approach the remaining ten games like last night, we'll still be in the Championship, although we need to beat Swansea on Sunday to ease the concern. When it comes to Manning, right now, I want him to show more passion and develop some character, and after a defeat, take the loss on the chin, admit his own mistakes, and stand up for the team no matter what.
  10. Will any of this ever reach Steve? Wonder if he has a team of people to feed this sort of stuff back to him. If I was him I would want to regain my reputation and do my best to turn around this ill-feeling. He simply needs to start by hiring the correct level of footballing people to run the club, and not Brian Tinnion!!!!
  11. I'd give it to Frank Lampard. I was hoping he'd get the job last time round. Like him or not, it would enhance City's reputation again and he'd be able to secure a decent batch of Chelsea youngsters! I think he was very impressive at this level with Derby.
  12. Get Warnock back down from Scotland!!!!! The AI generated manager is not up to the task!
  13. Having this chat at the game yesterday and can't figure out what's changed after that quality home win. Since then we've turned in the three worst city games we've seen for years. But after Southampton, the mood on here was bouyant and the future looked rosy, play offs were being spoke about with relish. How can it all change around so quickly? The sudden drop off seems almost impossible tbh!!!!
  14. I just don't get the reason. He's generally been a successful chairman and owner, imo, and has seen us grow beyond recognition within his time. So why risk everything with his apparent apathy and lack of drive? It makes no sense whatsoever. Manning is one of the worst managerial appointments I've ever seen and should have been nowhere near to our top job. I compare us to Brighton and Tony Bloom, about the same size, scale and club history, we've often shared the same league with them, but the main difference is Tony Bloom has invested wisely, recruited the necessary footballing talent to succeed, lit the touch paper and stood back to watch the explosion. We've got SL seemingly uninterested and leaving his son and a former club legend to run the operation. FFS, he's got a club on paper with huge potential, massive catchment area and scope to expand significantly. I'd love to ask SL what is stopping him from taking City to the next level. Is it fear of failure? It's clear that the current model of staff running the club are not fit for purpose, and like others have said, would suit a League One set up, and that's putting it politely.
  15. My elephant in the room is that Liam Manning is a nice guy, too nice to be a decent manager / coach. You need to have that fire, that killer instinct to succeed, and he doesn't appear to have it. I can guarantee now he will stay a few years and nothing will really change. We need the manager with aggression that transfer to the players, the sort of passion you see on the touchline. Manning is definitely a bit too vanilla.
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