Charlie BCFC Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 So the man apparently on fire comes back to Ashton Gate on Friday. What atmosphere do you think he'll get? Positive or negative? IMO if Kodjia got a bad reception from our fans then Freeman definitely needs a negative reception. I know that Matt Smith will have a positive reception and obviously for Holloway it will be negative but unsure on Freeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'd hope he gets a good reception, did nothing wrong here just was unfortunate to find himself being managed by LJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 More things to worry about than our fans clapping a old player!! Small matter of relegation to worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Freeman did nothing wrong. He was our best player in the promotion season but struggled massively after that. Will get a decent reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Spoons said: More things to worry about than our fans clapping a old player!! Small matter of relegation to worry about! Spot on - lets focus purely on 3 points. COYR's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Deserves a good reception before the game and then to be treated like any other player during. Didn't do a great deal wrong except choose to not sign a contract extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Freeman deserves a superb reception, rapturous applause - the guy played a major part in the only City team to win a division since 1955 - how anyone can think he deserves anything but a good reception is way beyond me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, Flint says No said: IMO if Kodjia got a bad reception from our fans then Freeman definitely needs a negative reception.... ....pathetic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 19 minutes ago, Super said: Freeman did nothing wrong. He was our best player in the promotion season but struggled massively after that. Will get a decent reception. Exactly - he struggled at championship level for us and needed a move, he got stale just like some of us do at any workplace. No need for all the over analysation from people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Freeman was key in one of our best seasons in memory. Sad he's gone as was improving, will get a good reception from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Freeman deserves a superb reception, rapturous applause - the guy played a major part in the only City team to win a division since 1955 - how anyone can think he deserves anything but a good reception is way beyond me.... Agree. All of that league one winning team will always get a good reception from me. I think we ultimately let Freeman go as we had too many players who could play a similar role - O'Dowda, Paterson and Tomlin. Plus QPR wanted him and he hadn't quite settled with us at the higher level. His performances in that central/free role in that promotion season were great and I will always remember him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dereks no1 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 i'll be clapping. Solid player but just wanted to move away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I've got nothing against Freeman and wish he would have stayed. Hope he has a terrible game on Friday, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 36 minutes ago, JBFC II said: I'd hope he gets a good reception, did nothing wrong here just was unfortunate to find himself being managed by LJ What a load of cobblers that is. He refused to play . The club and fans meant nothing to him . Unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFChayden Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, Bobby Bollax said: Exactly - he struggled at championship level for us and needed a move, he got stale just like some of us do at any workplace. No need for all the over analysation from people They don't want to let go of him. Pretty romantic. freemans on fire, your defence is terrified'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just now, shelts said: What a load of cobblers that is. He refused to play . The club and fans meant nothing to him . Unacceptable. When did he ever refuse to play? He just refused to extend his contract for another year because LJ wasn't giving him much game time and he was gaining interest from elsewhere which is fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 28 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Freeman deserves a superb reception, rapturous applause - the guy played a major part in the only City team to win a division since 1955 - how anyone can think he deserves anything but a good reception is way beyond me.... Refused to play. manual manipulator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just now, JBFC II said: When did he ever refuse to play? He just refused to extend his contract for another year because LJ wasn't giving him much game time and he was gaining interest from elsewhere which is fair enough Most of the time when fit LJ picked him much to my annoyance. He wanted to run his contract down and go for free and City wanted a fee. QPR wouldn't pay what they thought was too much and when asked to play Freeman told LJ no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm fairly sure he refused to play near the end. As for not a lot of game time, wasn't he a fairly regular starter under LJ? A lot of people are saying he did nothing wrong, with regarding not signing a new contract ( to which I agree ). & this is a genuine question, what did Maynard do that was so different? Apart from the Bristol accent quote!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just now, shelts said: Most of the time when fit LJ picked him much to my annoyance. He wanted to run his contract down and go for free and City wanted a fee. QPR wouldn't pay what they thought was too much and when asked to play Freeman told LJ no If you want to boo him then do, you'll be on your own though as most applaud one of the main parts of a team that gave us our must successful season for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just now, JBFC II said: If you want to boo him then do, you'll be on your own though as most applaud one of the main parts of a team that gave us our must successful season for years I wouldn't boo him. Seen far better ex players get stick. Not really bothered about when we was good, far too much nostalgia on here, great season though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 9 minutes ago, shelts said: Most of the time when fit LJ picked him much to my annoyance. He wanted to run his contract down and go for free and City wanted a fee. QPR wouldn't pay what they thought was too much and when asked to play Freeman told LJ no I'm pretty sure LJ refused to play LF until he signed a contract.( his words) Our form then was getting worse and worse , maybe the odd injury, and he suddenly decided he needed him again. LF then maybe thought, **** you. That's how I saw it. Don't blame the guy at all. Got unfair stick in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Surprised to see nobody mention that he's excelling at QPR in a position he never played in for us. Johnson clearly couldn't see that his best position is central midfield. Holloway could. That's a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 If you handle your affairs correctly and always show respect and dignity then no one can complain. JET & Matt Smith, Bradley Orr another. As much as I liked him and wanted him to stay he wouldn't sign a new contract pre season and had every intention of running it down when he didn't get his own way. Let's not forget skeletor's sideways swipe as well "if they really wanted him to stay then they should've offered him a new contract in the summer" making it out we didn't want him and he was surplus. The final nail was refusing to play. Polite applause out of resprct for what he achieved with us but when the game kicks off if Freeman's on fire I won't cross the road to pi55 on him and he'll get it just as much as his odious manager from me . . . And before you all say it, I'm not bitter I just want my team to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Rich Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Flint says No said: So the man apparently on fire comes back to Ashton Gate on Friday. What atmosphere do you think he'll get? Positive or negative? IMO if Kodjia got a bad reception from our fans then Freeman definitely needs a negative reception. I know that Matt Smith will have a positive reception and obviously for Holloway it will be negative but unsure on Freeman. Disagree about skeletor. Hes like a hero to some on here who wont hear a bad word said about him - morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 25 minutes ago, shelts said: ....when asked to play Freeman told LJ no How do you know that? That's a serious accusation but you sound confident that you know this for certain. So you were there, in the dressing room or at the training ground when you witnessed Luke refusing to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, Swede said: If you handle your affairs correctly and always show respect and dignity then no one can complain. JET & Matt Smith, Bradley Orr another. As much as I liked him and wanted him to stay he wouldn't sign a new contract pre season and had every intention of running it down when he didn't get his own way. Let's not forget skeletor's sideways swipe as well "if they really wanted him to stay then they should've offered him a new contract in the summer" making it out we didn't want him and he was surplus. The final nail was refusing to play. Polite applause out of resprct for what he achieved with us but when the game kicks off if Freeman's on fire I won't cross the road to pi55 on him and he'll get it just as much as his odious manager from me . . . And before you all say it, I'm not bitter I just want my team to win We treated him like crap, good on him for standing up for himself. We should have offered him a contract in the summer, but we were being cheap and wanted to see if we could get by without him. Then LJ finally offers him a contract and refuses to play him until he signs - but ohhh injuries, some bad results, actually we need you to play Freeman, so let's put all this behind us eh ? You treat people like shit then don't expect them to do you any favours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 He got a ridiculous level of criticism here, now he's moved and - as expected - is doing absolutely fine at this level, which many said he couldn't handle. If he had problems here, it wasn't because of a lack of ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, Leveller said: He got a ridiculous level of criticism here, now he's moved and - as expected - is doing absolutely fine at this level, which many said he couldn't handle. If he had problems here, it wasn't because of a lack of ability. I think we shouldn't be surprised that's he's performing better way from here considering who his manager was. In the same way we shouldn't slate current players under th current manager. We need to see what they're really like before we judge them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Simon79 said: I'm fairly sure he refused to play near the end. As for not a lot of game time, wasn't he a fairly regular starter under LJ? A lot of people are saying he did nothing wrong, with regarding not signing a new contract ( to which I agree ). & this is a genuine question, what did Maynard do that was so different? Apart from the Bristol accent quote!? Freeman didn't refuse to play, Johnson refused to play him until he signed a contract. And publicly said it. The term 'hanging someone out to dry' comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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