The non-official Burnley v City in the FA Cup match day thread

[Out of his pie crust]

I'm bored

[Redtucks]

3 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said:

We should change our nickname to the L's

'kin L!!!

 

[miloemily]

Isn't it sad when you know your team will lose. The only benefit is I had a bet on Burnley to win 2-0. I feel dirty but knew it would happen

[man in the middle]

can we get the Cowley brothers from Lincoln, now 3-1 up against Brighton

[One BCFC]

1 minute ago, Ciderhead433 said:

Is that a town in Wales

Johnson has been doing so well he has managed to turn our form into a town in wales. Hell of a feat

[GodEmperor Palpatine]

1 minute ago, Benjam!n Ultra said:

So why do you struggle to understand that others can support the club but also want the manager out?

You just sound confused. 

I don't at all and I'm not, just it seems with this forum people are happy to fabricate stories against LJ or omit paragraphs from reports while slagging him off... its a pretty poisonous forum at the worst of times but some of the rubbish aimed at him is a disgrace. I've said if LJ goes then he goes

Think it could be time to leave this forum and go into the real world for a while, hopefully when the new manager comes in and does a good job then it will be a more pleasant place to visit and exchange views and debate

[Ciderhead433]

The sufferings over for another few days

[cityexile]

I suppose a couple of goals was about par for the course today. If we had got to half time, who knows. 

All on the league now. As we all knew really.

[Jerseybean]

Some game at the Lane and well played Lincoln and Oxford.

[willitonciderhead]

2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Just checked my crystal ball, here is the (future) news .....

Sheff W defeat 2-0 , people moan and LJ supporters say Saturday is it ! 

Rotherham, poor 2-1 win and LJ gets another runs of games to prove his ineptitude , you can see it coming can't you.

Not for me, Tues night is the clincher for me, and not just the win but the way we go about it. If we lose on Tues and win on Saturday my opinion will not change, UNLESS we string a few CONVINCING results together.

[Kala Taro]

20 minutes ago, Benjam!n Ultra said:

I might even take Michael Appleton at this rate FFS. 

Isn't he the geezer at Oxford? 3-0 up against the Geordies. Maybe he's not as bad as some believe.

[NOTBLUE]

Just now, Redtucks said:

'kin L!!!

 

Well it does make you want to swear.

[man in the middle]

Just now, miloemily said:

Isn't it sad when you know your team will lose. The only benefit is I had a bet on Burnley to win 2-0. I feel dirty but knew it would happen

go scrub yourself with bleach

[Alessandro]

1 minute ago, Kim_il_sung said:

And if we beat the worst side in the league by some distance? That suddenly transforms him into somebody capable of managing in this league? Surely we've all suffered enough. Keeping him until then is just throwing points away.. Points that we desperately need. He needs to get the hell out of here NOW.

So was he not capable of managing this league last season when he steered us away from the relegation zone? Or not capable when we had a good start to the season, with some great wins against Villa, Leeds and Fulham for example?

[stevep38]

was thinking of driving down for the Wednesday match. hmm do I bother. a long way :laugh:

[Esmond Million's Bung]

2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Just checked my crystal ball, here is the (future) news .....

Sheff W defeat 2-0 , people moan and LJ supporters say Saturday is it ! 

Rotherham, poor 2-1 win and LJ gets another runs of games to prove his ineptitude , you can see it coming can't you.

Yep and then the excuse for the next 5 defeats will be "be honest you didn't expect anything from those 5 games did you?"

[samo II]

3 minutes ago, Alessandro said:

Don't be stupid. As I've said several times before, especially when SL backed him, I'm happy to wait until after the Rotherham game and see where we are then. 

For clarity; when you say "where we are then" do you mean league position-wise, or is that based on the result itself?

I'm curious as I suspect we might be level on points with the relegation places going into that match.

[REDOXO]

1 minute ago, cynic said:

Surprised so many people thought we'd win this game !

We expect a fight not a win. We expect not to gift goals we do. 

Today was not about losing but giving a reserve team a game that at least we can hang onto. But Nah!

[RedLionLad]

2 minutes ago, Fiale said:

oh well - did not expect to win. Wednesday next...........

Tuesday next 

[CotswoldRed]

Expected to lose. Hoped for a blood and guts effort. 

1 out of 2 is a reasonable return. 

[1960maaan]

4 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Sod turned it round against orient followed up with the sack

i reckon city are actively seeking a manager now Johnson will be gone regardless

[GodEmperor Palpatine]

3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Maybe a poorly chosen phrase is 'the manager is immaterial' (if you take it out of context). 

We all support the team. We all just evidently have different pain thresholds. Yours is evidently similar to this bloke...

 

If I'm honest man, my passionate views regarding City died a long time ago... Win, lose or draw... managers come and go, it doesn't bother me in the slightest. 

 

[The dastardly red]

3 minutes ago, Redtucks said:

Are you sure there's only one of him at 38 stone???

 

Yes I'm sure. What are you implying? That my mate's so big that he's more than one person and he's been hiding it from me for years?

[stevep38]

Johnson.... we only lostby 2 against prem opposition, I thought we did enough to nick it,

[BobBobSuperBob]

3 minutes ago, Emperor Palpatine said:

I don't at all and I'm not, just it seems with this forum people are happy to fabricate stories against LJ or omit paragraphs from reports while slagging him off... its a pretty poisonous forum at the worst of times but some of the rubbish aimed at him is a disgrace. I've said if LJ goes then he goes

Think it could be time to leave this forum and go into the real world for a while, hopefully when the new manager comes in and does a good job then it will be a more pleasant place to visit and exchange views and debate

No ones fabricating the worst run of defeats in our history , turning the side into a shambles , all whilst spending a small fortune

 

Its really that simple

Whats the basis of your beliefs ?

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, cynic said:

Surprised so many people thought we'd win this game !

Well I would imagine most people would be surprised if we get anything out of Sheffield Wednesday tbh. Far better managed side than us. I can see it being a horrible atmosphere on Tuesday if the "expected" happens and there will only be two men to blame if Johnson is on the receiving end of dogs abuse (not condoning it but predicting it). He should have been put out of his misery last week in my view.

[NOTBLUE]

1 minute ago, stevep38 said:

was thinking of driving down for the Wednesday match. hmm do I bother. a long way

Lightweight.

[Star of a gunner]

5 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

Sod turned it round against orient followed up with the sack

i reckon city are actively seeking a manager now Johnson will be gone regardless

Hope your right 

[cityexile]

...and Burton win, just to rub it in.

[Major Isewater]

5 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Maybe a poorly chosen phrase is 'the manager is immaterial' (if you take it out of context). 

We all support the team. We all just evidently have different pain thresholds. Yours is evidently similar to this bloke...

 

He was however deeply hurt by a comment that yellow isn't his colour.