desert Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 I know, I know..I,m being, negative . Great congrats to LJ for turning us into a great footballing team pre new year who pressed and played and won. But we had this huge opportunity and we seem to have just thrown it away. I know it's not easy and every other team is looking to invest and improve and it's a tough league but still.... We signed 3 players. One for thefuture in centre mid who appeared and then disappeared; a confidence lacking French striker with no experience in England - who was always going to need time to get going and rebuild confidence; and a young lad who a can dribble but can't/won't pass and can flatter to deceive but with little end product - and put him in to a team that is supposedly all about possession and quick pass and move. I don't claim to be an expert but if you are a possession based team then I'm not sure how it works with a player that loses you th ball eventually more often than he doesn't - which has made us fragile to transition. Against both Manchester clubs we would have been destroyed if we had given the ball away so easily and allowed regular transition. And perhaps signed though an agreement that means we have to play him or pay money. Just seems to me that our Jan business was a disaster and we had such a big opportunity to make a generational shift in the status of our football team and we just completely blew it . I've been supporting City for over 45 years and I just am so tired of the disappointment. When we were 1 0 up at home to Wolves who would have predicted such a disastrous January and February? The answer is sadly too many of us coz it's just what we do. It's just so f*****g exhausting supporting this club. If we don't make the playoffs offs given our position and potential in late December then it would be pretty much a case of negligence by those running the club ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlborough Red Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Well said ..exactly what I think too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 It is the reality of the situation, but on another thread your post would make you spineless, gutless and pathetic and someone who never goes to matches to support the team, and someone who has delighted in seeing us lose....for 45 years!!! The anger is mainly born out of frustration and disappointment in not doing what really needs to be done in order for us to achieve success. Managerial appointments, tactics, players, deals, sell on clauses, in house fighting, failure to do the right deals at the right time, losing our best talent, watching clubs like Swindon, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Swansea etc, come from nowhere and reach the top flight without the same lame excuses we hear from our club. These are the frustrations of Bristol City fans and always will be....but it really is just frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbespm Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 I agree.January was a disaster in the transfer market but I,m not surprised.didn't the same happen under Gary j? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Kent was rather good last season at Barnsley could it be that we are using him differently? Yes he should be fitting into our side first and foremost, but I doubt we're seeing his best. Walsh... Dunno why he has disappeared. Could be useful as part of a central 3 IMO. Diony...probably the biggest error. He looks shot, doubt he will recover form, touch or confidence any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 I think we need to overhaul our scouting system in the summer. Some of our signings have been abject failures - not even close to what was needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 still, we're getting our disappointment in early, rather than at Wembley, we all know .we don't do play-offs ! we can just laugh at the other 3 who made it ..and failed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, slartibartfast said: still, we're getting our disappointment in early, rather than at Wembley, we all know .we don't do play-offs ! we can just laugh at the other 3 who made it ..and failed ! I won't be laughing if C**tdiff get promoted (auto or via playoffs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Maybe january was steve lansdown saying "maybe ive spent enough for now" ? just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, bobby kellard was go said: Maybe january was steve lansdown saying "maybe ive spent enough for now" ? just a thought Lansdown is a financial services billionaire. Surely he, over anyone, would know the right time to speculate on an opportunity. January was unquestionably an opportunity. I reckon we just weren’t able to get our top targets as we weren’t willing to pay. Seems pretty clear we wanted Hugill (who ended up in the Prem) supposedly Grabban (Villa) and maybe Afobe (Wolves) too. Those were the prime available forwards that were potentially realistic and all ended up at bigger paying clubs than us. I’d be incredibly surprised if Diony, given the context of his English football experience, was our number 1 target as a forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said: Lansdown is a financial services billionaire. Surely he, over anyone, would know the right time to speculate on an opportunity. January was unquestionably an opportunity. I reckon we just weren’t able to get our top targets as we weren’t willing to pay. Seems pretty clear we wanted Hugill (who ended up in the Prem) supposedly Grabban (Villa) and maybe Afobe (Wolves) too. Those were the prime available forwards that were potentially realistic and all ended up at bigger paying clubs than us. I’d be incredibly surprised if Diony, given the context of his English football experience, was our number 1 target as a forward. The lack of quality in January really is what's cost us........just as it did 10 years ago! When will we learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weymouth red Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 After the lack of quality sightings in January’s transfer window I got the impression that the club dint think we would go up this year and if we did it would be a bonus ! Think we needed to take gamble as we might not get that chance again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni71 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 Do we know the FFP impacts would have have had on signing the likes of Grabban? What would the impact of having someone like Grabban on big wages on the top scorer in the championship (Reid). I think the club and head coach and also many other managers have said that the January window is not a great time for signing players due to inflated cost. March 7th today and time to move on from the January window...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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