Dastardly and Muttley

There’s only one thing which annoys me more about this club than Manning, and that’s the fools who say “give him a preseason”. Why?! What has he done on the grass or in the transfer market to prove he’s worthy of anything!

Because Robins is a good manager who’s been allowed time. Wonder where NP would have had us after 7 years.

Shame we didn’t just sing “we beat Southampton” all the time.

Not wrong, though, is he.

It is if it builds even the slightest pressure on our spineless board.

Imagine if this was happening at the Gas. We’d be laughing them out of town and praying he didn’t get sacked.

Sadly, they won’t. He could take us to League 1 and they’ll still stand by their man. Idiots.

Doesn’t tell the story when WBA have been crap as well.

We clearly haven’t though. WBA have been at walking pace and are still 2-0 up. We’re crap.

No, it’ll start with “remember, we beat Southampton”

We are really useless. What are we actually good at? Can someone tell me, as I can’t see it? Name ONE singular aspect of the game that we excel at.

I’m fairly sure I’m not adding anything new, having been at work all day and just logged on to see this. WOW. Sod ambition. Let’s have Tinnion as Tecknical Director, Mickey Bell as manager, Scott Murray as his assistant and Tommy Doherty as fitness coach. We’re supposedly an ambitious Championship club and not a cosy retirement home for ex-players who were decent against Port Vale and Wycombe a few years back. Tinnion isn’t up to it. Never has been. Stick him in the academy where he’s shown some success, but we need proven and capable people in key positions. In all my time supporting City, I can only think of two managers who’ve had top flight experience in either their playing or managerial career: Nigel Pearson and Danny Wilson. We need people who’ve been there and done it, at least whilst we’re still learning how to do it.

Not going back to the Gate until Manning and Tinnion are gone.

Whatever he’s building is built on sand foundations if he won’t even give a youngster a shot to sit on the bench. Can’t develop players or won’t develop players?

Disgraceful first half so far. Again.

I’d go for Valérien Ismaël when he gets the boot from Watford.

Worst outcome possible.

Can’t defend a set piece again.

It’s so frustrating, we set up ok and play well in the first half. But we’ve come up against a manager who has a plan B and made impactful subs.

I notice that Ian has now “protected” his tweets on X, following a couple of rows with his followers. Rude, sarcastic and arrogant.

Completely agree with everything in the OP, @Fordy62 It’s not Manning’s fault. He shouldn’t be here and he’s been stitched up. I can understand moving on from Nigel, particularly if his health issues were viewed to be affecting things. However, the way in which it was done and the rhetoric at the time was nonsensical and set Manning up for failure. I wish it had worked out and we’d stumbled on the next big thing, but it hasn’t. Time for SL, JL, BT and LM to pick up their ball and go home.

Exactly. It’s pointless. Just like our team over the last 3. Truth is, though, when you look at our games against teams currently placed 17th or lower, we’ve only beaten Millwall on opening day, Rotherham in October and Sheff Weds in Fleming’s game. We’ve lost to Blackburn, QPR, Millwall, Birmingham, Stoke and Sheff Weds, whilst drawing with the rest. We’re in trouble. Yeah, but I reckon they’ve got enough points to be safe.

If you look across the last 3, we’re 22nd.

7-1 loss against Swansea ought to do it for both of them.

Then we’re sleepwalking through stagnation into relegation.