allyolly Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Listening to the pre-match interview was good to hear Lee not only acknowledge the sad passing of a former player but also the tragic passing of two teenagers this week. Whatever opinions there may be about him as a manager I think he is genuine about our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsRed Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Nobody would ever question that imo, he clearly loves city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Just listened to it... https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/audio-lee-johnson-pre-millwall-home-press-conference/ interesting comments about individual players, particularly glowing and positive about a number of them. - Baker - coming into his prime, top end Champ if not Prem CB - Magnússon - option at LB, international LB too - Woodrow - obviously going to big up new signing, but also pretty open if not a little ambiguous about an agreement with FFC at end of season long loan - O'Neil - played most of last year at 80% fit, said he's a quality player who is still building fitness from missing early pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 With regards Woodrow, an increasingly common option these days is basically loan with obligation to buy. Seems most common in Italy, never really heard of it until a year or 2 ago, but it's possible it could be this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtimmy11 Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRERE Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mtimmy11 said: He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. Probably because he was busy managing Barnsley and Oldham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, Mtimmy11 said: He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. it's a bit hard to regually attend when you are the manager of another club who happen to play on a saturday as well you bellend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Was trying to work out what he meant when he said about not having Leadership ability last year, 'some down to circumstances unbeknown to the club, that happened throughout the season'.... Was he referring to Tomlins domestic issues that affected the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 18, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 minute ago, spudski said: Was trying to work out what he meant when he said about not having Leadership ability last year, 'some down to circumstances unbeknown to the club, that happened throughout the season'.... Was he referring to Tomlins domestic issues that affected the club? I would say so @spudski - that was my reaction too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, spudski said: Was trying to work out what he meant when he said about not having Leadership ability last year, 'some down to circumstances unbeknown to the club, that happened throughout the season'.... Was he referring to Tomlins domestic issues that affected the club? Careful @spudski - you've been away too long! Can of worms!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, phantom said: I would say so @spudski - that was my reaction too Looks like thats what he's referring too, we do look more determined this season so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Mtimmy11 said: He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. Before you hit 'Submit Reply' on your posts, do you ever read them back and think to yourself 'you know what, this is complete wibble, maybe I won't post it'? Because you should do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 9 hours ago, Davefevs said: Just listened to it... https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/audio-lee-johnson-pre-millwall-home-press-conference/ interesting comments about individual players, particularly glowing and positive about a number of them. - Baker - coming into his prime, top end Champ if not Prem CB - Magnússon - option at LB, international LB too - Woodrow - obviously going to big up new signing, but also pretty open if not a little ambiguous about an agreement with FFC at end of season long loan - O'Neil - played most of last year at 80% fit, said he's a quality player who is still building fitness from missing early pre-season. Is that what he said? That's a departure from a few months ago when LJ explained his absence from the squad, "Hörður's situation is very similar to Scott Golbourne; they specialise in one position. Either they start or miss out..." Guess Jamie Mac has been working hard with him over the summer then.(?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aller g Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 14 minutes ago, glynriley said: Is that what he said? That's a departure from a few months ago when LJ explained his absence from the squad, "Hörður's situation is very similar to Scott Golbourne; they specialise in one position. Either they start or miss out..." Guess Jamie Mac has been working hard with him over the summer then.(?) Jamie mac's the forwards coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 minute ago, aller g said: Jamie mac's the forwards coach. then he's doing a great job given the goals we are scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 minute ago, aller g said: Jamie mac's the forwards coach. Serious? I suppose it could be argued that as an ex defender, he'd know where they don't like forwards making runs and such like, but it's an interesting one to put an ex left back in charge of your forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, glynriley said: Serious? I suppose it could be argued that as an ex defender, he'd know where they don't like forwards making runs and such like, but it's an interesting one to put an ex left back in charge of your forwards. 6 minutes ago, cynic said: I'm sure that Jamie Mac said recently in an interview that they shift things around during training so it doesn't get stale, so he may be with one group of players one day and another the next. Jamie did use to score the odd good goal, but I guess it would be more to do with the postional aspects of being a forward, being an ex defender he's likely to know where the defenders would be and the type of space thats left I'd guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 3 hours ago, WRERE said: Probably because he was busy managing Barnsley and Oldham. Yes, and there is also a quote from him saying "I love the club" when he was the Oldham manager. How many clubs does he love!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Johnson_(footballer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: Yes, and there is also a quote from him saying "I love the club" when he was the Oldham manager. How many clubs does he love!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Johnson_(footballer) You don't mean to say that he said something positive about Oldham while managing them? Outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Mtimmy11 said: He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. Is that you, Cotts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: Yes, and there is also a quote from him saying "I love the club" when he was the Oldham manager. How many clubs does he love!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Johnson_(footballer) The man's a cad and an absolute bounder… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Mtimmy11 said: He loves city blah,blah,blah .before we started giving him a pay cheque every month 18months ago I could count on 1finger how many times I seen him down the gate cheering the boys on.He's in it for the money get over it. I believe he was at Wembley supporting us Vs Walsall, along with Nicky Maynard and a host of other ex players. I also don't doubt for a minute that he probably had been to Ashton Gate on a rare occasion where he didn't have other duties. What a bitter, horrible, sad little troll you sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 41 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: You don't mean to say that he said something positive about Oldham while managing them? Outrageous! No, I just pointed out that he loves them as well as us! Or is it just something he says at every club?l he's involved with!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 As supporters, we tend to just have one team but I'm sure people involved in the game build affiliations with more than one team and would expect LJ could have done that with others but City are his favourite. Similarly, well loved City players have probably built that relationship with our club despite having a different one as their favourite - Jon Stead, Brian Tinnion, Aaron Wilbraham for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkRed! Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 I have seen him chatting to fans, having pics with children and all sorts. No one can or should criticise him for what he does behind the scenes. The issue though is whether he can do it on the pitch, after all that is what he has been employed to do. I have been critical of him but I really do hope it works out for him. It is such a change to have someone at the helm who is committed and who wants to do well for us....I dont think any fans would wish him ill and criticism has been based purely on footballing grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 He might love the club but i wonder what would happen if man unitwd came calling and offered him 100k a week to manage them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, simon uk said: He might love the club but i wonder what would happen if man unitwd came calling and offered him 100k a week to manage them? Obviously he'd take it - just the same as you would if Man Utd came and offered you 100k a week to support them instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkRed! Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, simon uk said: He might love the club but i wonder what would happen if man unitwd came calling and offered him 100k a week to manage them? Thats not really fair though is it? Love for the club and the way one conducts themselves should not be confused with "ambition". If Man Utd came in for him, I would expect 100% of managers to leave. TBF, LJ is a credit to the club in the way he conducts himself and he represents us very well. His interaction with the fans is positive and you cannot always say that about our managers can you.... It is a shame that we went on that appalling run, because he has a job to do to win back the faith of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, MarkRed! said: I have seen him chatting to fans, having pics with children and all sorts. No one can or should criticise him for what he does behind the scenes. The issue though is whether he can do it on the pitch, after all that is what he has been employed to do. I have been critical of him but I really do hope it works out for him. It is such a change to have someone at the helm who is committed and who wants to do well for us....I dont think any fans would wish him ill and criticism has been based purely on footballing grounds. It is refreshing to have a manager that seems to be doing things for the club, and not just for himself. Like I've said in a previous post, any manager that works for us, has got to buy into the blueprint SL has set on how he wants the club run. The Johnsons seem close with the Lansdowns. I can imagine LJ has sat down with SL on numerous times in the past, over a bottle of red, way before he became manger here, and discussed how they could go about progressing this Club and finding a way of competing against the bigger boys. I should imagine many plans and ideas were put in place. We've certainly progressed the infrastructure of the Club since LJ has been here. The appointment of LJ was no flash in the pan idea. It has been a long thought out process. All alleged of course ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, spudski said: It is refreshing to have a manager that seems to be doing things for the club, and not just for himself. Like I've said in a previous post, any manager that works for us, has got to buy into the blueprint SL has set on how he wants the club run. The Johnsons seem close with the Lansdowns. I can imagine LJ has sat down with SL on numerous times in the past, over a bottle of red, way before he became manger here, and discussed how they could go about progressing this Club and finding a way of competing against the bigger boys. I should imagine many plans and ideas were put in place. We've certainly progressed the infrastructure of the Club since LJ has been here. The appointment of LJ was no flash in the pan idea. It has been a long thought out process. All alleged of course ;-) I suspected - ever since the Oldham job - that SL wanted him here. SL helping him prepare for interviews was a bit of a giveaway and I think SL loves a narrative like that - Gary Johnson's son coming to finish what his dad started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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