redfieldred Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 This man barely hides his contempt for Bcfc. Today he grudgingly gave LJ credit with the caveat, that we have a rich owner. If we're so priveleged, how come we had to sell kodjia to villa for 7 times what we paid for him. We are comparatively skint compared to those around us in the league, so don't give us that you fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 We didn't 'have' to sell Kodjia, SL said to get as much for him after the cup game incident, there was no intent to sell him otherwise regardless of our summer spend, which had exceeded £10m. On our finances I'd say we're likely now pushing top half, not a huge amount of teams in this league spend £5.3m on one player. A lot of teams work off buy low sell bigger. Even if SL doesn't pump money into transfers he allows the club to spend by ensuring we'll never be in financial difficulty which is a better position than a lot of other clubs. Other clubs also don't have investors who will finance the redevelopment of the stadium at no expense of the club, even Arsenal went light on their transfer spending for a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 He's an idiot,don't most teams have rich owners? Why are Wolves suddenly top and running away with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 I mean look at the gas and their camel bothering owner.... oh wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfieldred Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said: He's an idiot,don't most teams have rich owners? Why are Wolves suddenly top and running away with it? He's bitter because we didn't sell flint to his beloved Sunderland. Flinty dodged a bullet there I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 I've no idea why some have such a thin skin. I watched the Channel 5 show last night and I saw no reason to take umbrage at what he said. I got the impression that the underlying message is that we are well set for a PL promotion campaign and the comment about the wealthy owner alluded to stability (unlike his own beloved Sunderland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfieldred Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I've no idea why some have such a thin skin. I watched the Channel 5 show last night and I saw no reason to take umbrage at what he said. I got the impression that the underlying message is that we are well set for a PL promotion campaign and the comment about the wealthy owner alluded to stability (unlike his own beloved Sunderland) It's well known he doesn't like city. He never singles out our players for praise. I don't really care, but it is annoying. As a professional pundit he should be more onjective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, redfieldred said: It's well known he doesn't like city. He never singles out our players for praise. I don't really care, but it is annoying. As a professional pundit he should be more onjective well known among some in Bristol..... and thats about it. I doubt they'd have picked up his vibe in Manchester, Sheffield, London, Birmingham etc. If he doesn't want to comment, he doesn't want to comment....it's not the Bristol City show. Frankly I don't give a rats arse whether he stays quiet or not. It doesn't make a spit of difference to my brie and crackers on a Saturday evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 And on the flip side, Colin Murray seems to have a soft spot for us. Always saying positive things and seems to take genuine pleasure in our fortunes. As does Iwelumo - always praising LJ. Not everyone is going to like us and regardless, nothing Gray said was that contrversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, redfieldred said: It's well known he doesn't like city. He never singles out our players for praise. I don't really care, but it is annoying. As a professional pundit he should be more onjective You don't really care, but felt the need to start a thread and have a rant about it? Hmm. I have no idea why people get hung up on what pundits say, most of them just reel off cliches and stock phrases, without ever adding anything insightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfieldred Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, RedJim said: You don't really care, but felt the need to start a thread and have a rant about it? Hmm. I have no idea why people get hung up on what pundits say, most of them just reel off cliches and stock phrases, without ever adding anything insightful. No I don't really care, honestly. It just annoys me a bit because a pundit should put aside personal likes and dislikes, but he doesn't. Its quite easy to start a thread on here by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meh Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 48 minutes ago, redfieldred said: As a professional pundit he should be more onjective Which ironically makes him an unprofessional pundit. Which means he is not good at his job. Which means his comments should be ignored. Which means he is a Clarke Kent not worth wasting words on - simples !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 He's an idiot. Anyone who forgets to wear socks ain't worth listening to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 minutes ago, redfieldred said: No I don't really care, honestly. It just annoys me a bit because a pundit should put aside personal likes and dislikes, but he doesn't. Its quite easy to start a thread on here by the way. I just skip through the analysis, most TV pundits just churn out stock phrases and cliches. The best pundits are on 5 Live. Just don't bother listening and enjoy the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I've no idea why some have such a thin skin. I watched the Channel 5 show last night and I saw no reason to take umbrage at what he said. I got the impression that the underlying message is that we are well set for a PL promotion campaign and the comment about the wealthy owner alluded to stability (unlike his own beloved Sunderland) But Sunderland have a wealthy owner too. The difference is that we are a well run club while they have spent a fortune on players with a bad attitude and no sell on value. I suspect it sticks in his craw that we are where he thinks they should be by right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 minute ago, RedJim said: I just skip through the analysis, most TV pundits just churn out stock phrases and cliches. The best pundits are on 5 Live. Just don't bother listening and enjoy the goals. I assume you didn't hear the odious egomaniac Savage ranting at Stoke fans for daring to criticise his mate Hughes on 606 then? If you want intelligent comment on the game ex players tend to be the worst source imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, chinapig said: But Sunderland have a wealthy owner too. The difference is that we are a well run club while they have spent a fortune on players with a bad attitude and no sell on value. I suspect it sticks in his craw that we are where he thinks they should be by right. Sunderland are yet another club whose foreign owner has lost interest. Sunderland fans would love him to be as far away from Wearside as possible when he eventually sells up. I genuinely don't believe (as some would try to convince us) that Michael Gray hates us. He seems utterly ambivalent toward us to me, and will probably stoke up some form of enthusiasm if we are still in the promotion mix in Mid April. I see parallels between how pundits like Gray are treating us and how they treated Bournemouth before they couldn't ignore 'em any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I've no idea why some have such a thin skin. I watched the Channel 5 show last night and I saw no reason to take umbrage at what he said. I got the impression that the underlying message is that we are well set for a PL promotion campaign and the comment about the wealthy owner alluded to stability (unlike his own beloved Sunderland) Surely if someone had a thick skin, they wouldn't be bothered about what he said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Reid Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 On a sidenote we did get a compliment this week from former Birmingham midfielder and Brighton scout, Martin O'Connor...... "Bristol City have a very good scouting system. a VERY good scouting system" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 12 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said: Surely if someone had a thick skin, they wouldn't be bothered about what he said... it's not me that he bothers. His entitlement to free speech is in no danger from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyez Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, redfieldred said: It's well known he doesn't like city. He never singles out our players for praise. I don't really care, but it is annoying. As a professional pundit he should be more onjective If you “didn't really care” then you wouldn’t find it annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Acton Red Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 Michael Gray bears an uncanny resemblance to Peter Beagrie,he even sounds just like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 He probably knows little about us, other than our league position. Generally these people know the teams in the area they are from and the clubs they played for, in the case of the most blinkered that is one and the same. I saw someone criticising Mark Clemment on here, but the guy does his homework and covers everything outside the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, FramptonRed said: Michael Gray bears an uncanny resemblance to Peter Beagrie,he even sounds just like him. one from Middlesbrough, one from Sunderland. Similar attitudes, similar parts of the country, similar dialects. Two ex players prepared to sit on the "wise after the event" sofa... easy money. Unfortunately there is no "stand out" candidate who is an ex pro from the West Country prepared to do it (apart from Skeletor)... and for some reason I can't fathom (he lied), City fans don't trust him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 My only criticism of Gray last night was his comments on Cardiff’s goal. It’s clearly offside by the letter of the law (a part of the body which you can score with was ahead of the defender), yet Gray said “no, that’s not offside”. Why? It’s offside pal. Just because it was marginal doesn’t make it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: one from Middlesbrough, one from Sunderland. Similar attitudes, similar parts of the country, similar dialects. Two ex players prepared to sit on the "wise after the event" sofa... easy money. Unfortunately there is no "stand out" candidate who is an ex pro from the West Country prepared to do it (apart from Skeletor)... and for some reason I can't fathom (he lied), City fans don't trust him There's always Leroy? Or *shudders involuntarily* Bobby Gould! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: There's always Leroy? Or *shudders involuntarily* Bobby Gould! Thought Bob had been put out to grass tbh. I don't mind Leroy but neither speaks with the dreaded West Country accent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 54 minutes ago, Assassin Reid said: On a sidenote we did get a compliment this week from former Birmingham midfielder and Brighton scout, Martin O'Connor...... "Bristol City have a very good scouting system. a VERY good scouting system" Where was this from? Can't say I've seen much recently about our network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 SACK Gray, Bring back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 hours ago, redfieldred said: This man barely hides his contempt for Bcfc. Today he grudgingly gave LJ credit with the caveat, that we have a rich owner. If we're so priveleged, how come we had to sell kodjia to villa for 7 times what we paid for him. We are comparatively skint compared to those around us in the league, so don't give us that you fool! Calm down, it is only for one season isn't it? Hopefully next season it will be Gary Lineker and Alan Shearers comments we will be grumbling about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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