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4 hours ago, Galley is our king said:

That particular person faced everything full on!

Wouldn't shirk anything. He was a proper man's man who will be forever a legend in my eyes.

Sacked by the completely opposite type of characters. Weak, afraid,  who didn't even have the balls to look the man in the eye.

We are left with JL and BT... so tell me please, which one of these is, should it be necessary, going to go to war for our club? Who now has the character to fight our corner?

 

my answer to that would be lets hope manning got some balls tucked away there somewhere

19 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

I actually think this is very near the mark.

I'm on record as saying we would never employ Pearson as Manager, and I was slightly shocked when we did. 
I think it was exactly as you say, they saw him as a necessary evil to get us out of a (self inflicted) hole. Then the first opportunity it's off you **** ! 

I do agree it seems unusually planned and thought out, but it does make sense. 

its the way i saw it too, his op was looming and results werent great so kerching,easy excuses to bin him out, however,they cant mention not being there due to health as a reason so lets baffle fans with bullshit. unfortunately they arent to bright and never will be enough to pull the wool over the fans eyes

14 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Since when did shitting out of a tackle every week make you a club legend?

does fighting off mad dogs count? 

14 minutes ago, East Londoner said:

I’ve definitely seen this guy somewhere before, was he the one with his dad in the unlucky da shit video?

given they are all related one way or another, its hardly surprising they resemble each other

meeting redoxo at forest green. brilliant day out

20 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

Had Nigel stayed and achieved his 64 points...we'd be 10th (I don't think +1 points reels in Cov's +11 GD).

Then he could have left gracefully at the end of his contract, with everyone hugging and happy, and a managed handover to someone new (possibly Manning, possibly someone else). Fanbase kept onside, players part of the process, smooth, planned, efficient. Maybe that's a naïve utopian idea of mine, but it's what I hoped would happen when I looked forward to 23/24 this time last year.

city wont do things like that, they dont like the 'right' way

39 minutes ago, Robbored said:

The next campaign will be bolstered by whichever players Manning brings in and he’ll have the entire preseason to assimilate them into his methods and I’m optimistic that City will start the season in full flow.

 

in tippy tappy triangles across the back until its forced back to max who then hoofs it to the opposition??

thats all i see coming next season when Liams got his own players.

will be very pleased if im wrong but a leopard dont change his spots over a close season

18 minutes ago, chinapig said:

Me neither but some fans seem prepared to ignore off the field matters or at least had no idea of the disastrous position we were in.

Mind you the hierarchy have never admitted their culpability and certainly never credited RG and NP with digging them out of a hole. So maybe it's not surprising that some fans don't get it.

i think some people only see their 2 hours at the gate as anything to do with them or all that bothers them so dont pay any attention to anything else thats going on.

2 minutes ago, Natchfever said:

I suspect he has options that are more attractive tbh at present.

after seeing how his ex manager was treated,i doubt very much if he had any intentions of staying. 

billy and jonny probs made his mind up in october/november

4 hours ago, One Team said:

Indeed mate, I would say it’s propaganda but I’m not even sure he or they are smart enough for that. 

no mate,  propaganda at bcfc now means go back,have another look and pay more attention next time

his main objective this season was to get NP out the door and clear the pathway for his new role so it was massively successful for him.

all i hope now is for the biggest shower of shit that ever existed land right on top of his hollow head.

no experience,no leadership skills,no intelligence. boy are we in safe hands now

did ryan mcgivern ever make it?

6 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Tinnion 3:16 says I just kissed your ass!

jonboy probs got his kids designers writing 'the life of brian 2' as we speak. in the shop at christmas with a tinselled splat robin on the cover

1 minute ago, Bris Red said:

**** off

3 minutes ago, Capman said:

And I wonder where you will be come Christmas? Not posting here taking responsibility for that opinion no doubt. The club and the antics of its apologists have become very tedious. 

dont bite fellas,its what hes after

2 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

I thought we’d reverted back to Nige’s game in the last few months and given up on the passing game that LM tried to implement?

he had no choice,it was that or get sacked, in normal circumstances.

but then we know,our board dont do normal.

next season he will revert back to that shite,its what he believes in

12 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

NP had this to say.

I think that the most straightforward and appropriate words I can write now are - Andy King, I can categorically say, you are a manager's dream. 

In his younger days, he was a player with drive, ability and goals. In his pomp, a player with drive, ability, goals and influence. In his renaissance years, a player with ability, knowledge, influence, empathy, coaching ability, not so many goals, but a personality that is worth everything to a football club. Anyone who knows anything about the game, knows exactly what a character like @AndyKingy delivers, on and off the field.

Your career, my friend, has been one I admire. Why? Because you are one of the very few who has maximised the gifts you have. Good luck for tomorrow, enjoy your time with your lovely family, and best wishes for your future whatever you decide to do next. Cheers, Nige.

Nige talks about everyone who serves him well like that. he genuinely appreciates good people, people who try and people willing to help others .

i was so lucky having had the pleasure of working for him and being treated like that. , everyone is an equal, if they are a good person,no matter who they are or what they do.

Andy King, thankyou for everything you did here,model pro. i only know one word,  araf doesnt seem quite fitting.  stay chilled and enjoy your time with your family and good luck for the future.

3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

As well as not making the change of October, a sensible hierarchy in addition to Williams would be looking to retain James as a player and  King as a coach as part of the foundation this summer.

Could still happen but I doubt it. I hope it does.

you and i both know what would make sense Pops but those upstairs seem to like doing things the hard way

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

We Will have to wait and see won`t we?

happy birthday LR 

7 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said:

I wouldn’t call Tinnion advanced. 

im not saying it 

16 hours ago, WessexPest said:

Yeah, that “Fans playing football manager” comment really stuck in my craw too.

Most of us recognise, and are realistic about, the financial constraints the club operate under, but we do have some resources and continually poor-mouthing the manager when he asks for transfer funds yet expecting us to challenge with a young side that is obviously lacking in key areas is unreasonable on JL’s part.

Perhaps we DO tend to default to critical whenever he opens his mouth, but it’s hard not to be when not only do you have cause to doubt a lot of the decisions he’s made but that he comes across as a supercilious prat into the bargain.

 

i had to look supercilious up in the dictionary, flip me,you couldnt have described him better

what does an investor gain other than losing money? thats a bit like my neighbour asking me to buy him a new car so he can keep his own money.

6 minutes ago, chinapig said:

And some of us were critical of the massive overspending Steve allowed when Ashton was in charge.

So Jon, who's realistic and who plays Football Manager?

the stupid ***** really doesnt do himself any favours does he

its a yes from me, if he wants to stay. does anyone know where his family home is? might want to head back there or in that direction

4 minutes ago, mozo said:

With the 'players told Manning to change' rumour, I think more context is needed before we can make a judgement.

For example, there's a big difference between a group of fed up players demanding change and an open conversation in which change is discussed. 

Unless someone has heard it from a reliable person that was privy to the conversation there's a large amount of doubt there.

it probabably was a group discussion as you say, with manning admitting he had nothing to lose trying something different

6 minutes ago, supercidered said:

Posted 15 hours ago

Been told by someone  in recruitment  we won't be doing much business  this summer. He's  got no reason  to lie ,so yeh don't get to excited another borefest season beckons.

14 hours ago, Coombsy said:

Who from the club recruitment told you this?

I would take anything that starts with 'Been told by someone in recruitment' or 'my mate knows someone that knows' etc, etc, with a huge pinch of salt Coombsy.

i dont think you will actually hear much if anything on here from real people in the know. the trust and relationship between those people is not worth breaking for a bit of i know, i know, i know.  rumours that are in the public domain somewhere are different,nobody can get hung out to dry if disclosed