Portland Bill Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 8 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Why do the players get away from any kind of blame? Players have far more influence on games than a bloke stood on the sidelines!! If that's what you really believe, why have a manager? Last week you told us all that the season was all John Pemberton's fault, he just "stood on the sidelines" I guess, but it suited your agenda to try and blame him! Our manager has had the previous 10 days to influence the tactics, influence the game plan, influence the shape of the team, and influence the players that are to play. If you feel he isn't capable of still influencing these same things whilst standing on the side of the pitch, then you must also feel he shouldn't be our manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 what was the GT phone in like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B block Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, CotswoldRed said: But it's his job to identify why they didn't execute the game plan. Maybe they don't understand it. He's a very slippery character. Slippery ! he makes French chalk feel like road grit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 33 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: If that's what you really believe, why have a manager? Last week you told us all that the season was all John Pemberton's fault, he just "stood on the sidelines" I guess, but it suited your agenda to try and blame him! Our manager has had the previous 10 days to influence the tactics, influence the game plan, influence the shape of the team, and influence the players that are to play. If you feel he isn't capable of still influencing these same things whilst standing on the side of the pitch, then you must also feel he shouldn't be our manager. Yet this same bloke at half time did motivate them and got them playing again. The players just didn't turn up for the first 45 minutes, it seems like they were rusty after a 2 week break and tbh I am pretty critical of what we did during those two weeks. Given too much time off?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Didn't think so - think he's definitely 'out of favour' And I'm getting more and confused too as I couldn't remember if Little is fit yet - I assume not Returned to training this week. I'd guess the selection tombola will be back in action on Tuesday and he has as much a chance of featuring as many others.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityironman Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Yet this same bloke at half time did motivate them and got them playing again. The players just didn't turn up for the first 45 minutes, it seems like they were rusty after a 2 week break and tbh I am pretty critical of what we did during those two weeks. Given too much time off?? You need to seriously think about what you are posting before you do it because it really is utter drivel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Returned to training this week. I'd guess the selection tombola will be back in action on Tuesday and he has as much a chance of featuring as many others.. Apart from an international defender with a left foot who scored a cracking free kick against the Republic of Ireland this week it seems. Could have done with him on that free kick toward the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Up The City! said: Why do the players get away from any kind of blame? Players have far more influence on games than a bloke stood on the sidelines!! He's the manager, he runs the company. I run a small business with 30 staff, there are some you perform better than others, some who might be detrimental on a given day. Whilst the 'off' day might be there fault, if we fail over a 2 year period it is most definitely my fault for not building a robust business that grows and delivers profit. I have the authority to hire and fire as I see fit to deliver results and to manage the staff to maximise return. I am in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Yet this same bloke at half time did motivate them and got them playing again. The players just didn't turn up for the first 45 minutes, it seems like they were rusty after a 2 week break and tbh I am pretty critical of what we did during those two weeks. Given too much time off?? Rusty? After a 2 week break. Remind me when Brentford's last game was?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Up The City! said: Why do the players get away from any kind of blame? Players have far more influence on games than a bloke stood on the sidelines!! That's the other thing that pissed me off, in his post match interview, Ali durden said to him he looked he looked displeased in the first and he thought he couldn't wait to get them in at the half to talk to them. On the performance I watched today I would have been livid and every player would have known what I thought. If he thinks something, then get the message out there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, cityironman said: You need to seriously think about what you are posting before you do it because it really is utter drivel It's the same week after week, inane comments trying to defend a manager out of his depth. I get it when people defend LJ with proper reasoning, and accept fully that we all see things differently, but 'up the City' clearly doesn't understand the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Up The City! said: Tbh I thought it was a honest assessment from him. The players worked hard in training the past ten days but didn't turn up in the first half and didn't execute the game plan. In the second half they did. LJ changed it round a bit, simplified it and it had a positive effect. This defeat lays firmly at the feet of the players. One day you will awaken from your dream world and see exactly 90% of the fanbase see, LJ is beyond useless and should have been shown the door in November/December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Up The City! said: Why do the players get away from any kind of blame? Players have far more influence on games than a bloke stood on the sidelines!! When was the last time a team was sacked FFS?, what the **** has LJ shown you consistantly that makes you believe in anyway shape or form that he is ever going to be a good manager?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Up The City! said: Yet this same bloke at half time did motivate them and got them playing again. The players just didn't turn up for the first 45 minutes, it seems like they were rusty after a 2 week break and tbh I am pretty critical of what we did during those two weeks. Given too much time off?? You get worse and worse, the ******* game was over by halftime and Brentford still won without much extra effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 6 hours ago, iamalagerdrinker said: Oh Taxi now then Lee?!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcfcDuncs Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Not a fan or a slater but naft to do with with lee today . Players were woeful . Simple as . Stop bittering ffs , support your club and get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, BcfcDuncs said: Not a fan or a slater but naft to do with with lee today . Players were woeful . Simple as . Stop bittering ffs , support your club and get on He's the manager that how it works, yes the players might have been poor, but why was that?, almost certainly because they have no faith in him whatsoever or to quote the vernacular he has lost the dressing room, that means it's time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Those two replies were amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcfcDuncs Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: He's the manager that how it works, yes the players might have been poor, but why was that?, almost certainly because they have no faith in him whatsoever or to quote the vernacular he has lost the dressing room, that means it's time to go. No faith ?. They were ok against Huddersfield and on a little bit of a good run before ? Or were they not ? Little bit too much blame on manager sometimes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 7 hours ago, BcfcDuncs said: No faith ?. They were ok against Huddersfield and on a little bit of a good run before ? Or were they not ? Little bit too much blame on manager sometimes . Why? thats his job. Look at how Allardyce and Warnock have come in to Palace and Cardiff, respectively, and started to turn their fortunes. Both sets of players were considered useless before they came in. The manager is supposed to motivate. Johnson has no idea how to do that on a consistent basis and, in my opinion, he never will at this level. We just have to face facts; you cannot get away with it week in week out with players who have big egos if you are a shrinking and, in Johnson's case, "small" violet. Many manager's in this division don't either as we have seen season after season where the Championship has the highest percentage of sackings. It seems to be the one league where we have left over premiership players mixed with eager kids and unless you have a real smart manager who knows how to deal with all types you are going to struggle. Maybe in 10 years from now Lee will be a good manager at this level. Until then he should ply his trade lower down the foot chain instead of using us as his guinea pig; that his not his fault mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 On the OS from Lee: “It’s back to the drawing board,” Johnson told Bristol City Player HD. “The difficulty I’ve had is that every time we think we think we’ve got a settled side, we chuck in a first-half performance like that" We have never had a settled side Lee, that is the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 9 hours ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: You get worse and worse, the ******* game was over by halftime and Brentford still won without much extra effort. :laugh:. Since when has football been a 45 minute game? We lost, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 1 hour ago, havanatopia said: Why? thats his job. Look at how Allardyce and Warnock have come in to Palace and Cardiff, respectively, and started to turn their fortunes. Both sets of players were considered useless before they came in.... That's brave Hav! Praising those two proven, solid English managers....I've been shouted down for supporting those two before, apparently they are 'horrible, despicable human beings, dinosaur managers, unable to adapt to the modern game....' etc etc etc etc etc. Cardiff had 8 points when Warnock took over last October and Allardyce has just inspired Palace to their fourth consecutive win at a vitally important stage of the season....seems the 'dinosaur' outwitted Conte's Chelsea yesterday. I don't care how boring it is to hear it again, but if we'd gone for Warnock and given him the budget LJ had, we'd have been pushing the play offs right now. But the wise sages who believed in our 'young, dynamic, forward-thinking coach' who was 'turning heads in the premier league' howled at opinions like that and were over the moon that we'd gone for a guy who spent a night in the A&E dept of the local hospital to learn how to 'cope with pressure'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 1 hour ago, BigTone said: On the OS from Lee: “It’s back to the drawing board,” Johnson told Bristol City Player HD. “The difficulty I’ve had is that every time we think we think we’ve got a settled side, we chuck in a first-half performance like that" We have never had a settled side Lee, that is the problem 'Back to the drawing board' 39 Games in !!!!!!!!!!! and after 14 months and the signing of 19 players !!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable If that statement alone doesn't sum up just how completely clueless he is I don't know what does Clown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 43 minutes ago, Up The City! said: :laugh:. Since when has football been a 45 minute game? We lost, get over it. Football under the useless LJ has been a 45 minute game all season, we have lost most of the long list of games in either the first half or the second half, because we are an easy team to beat, even LJ acknowledged that teams have to do very little to beat us and he should know. We lost alright and a few more losses will see us relegated, get over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Football under the useless LJ has been a 45 minute game all season, we have lost most of the long list of games in either the first half or the second half, because we are an easy team to beat, even LJ acknowledged that teams have to do very little to beat us and he should know. We lost alright and a few more losses will see us relegated, get over that. Wasting your breath EMB Shes either got some strange maternal instinct to protect poor Lee or has a crush on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 O Gawd Head coach admits he must think again after below-par first half at Brentford. Johnson admits it's back to the drawing board after 2-0 defeat at Brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 59 minutes ago, Up The City! said: :laugh:. Since when has football been a 45 minute game? We lost, get over it. I wish I could have your blasé attitude to this. I really really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobintheRed Red Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 19 hours ago, phantom said: Brilliant pissing myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 19 hours ago, phantom said: Which card did Robbored send? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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