The Humble Realist

People were hailing him as a super star when he first came into our team. Shows how temperamental early player exposure can be in a first team. Clearly has some talent but letting himself down. Hopefully he turns it round eventually.

How has a player who has played less than 90 minutes for us got a 9 page post

This is a view I share althoguh maybe not as strongly. I've never seen city in the top flight and would love to see some of the best players in the world week in week out but I'm not sure how much we would actually enjoy it. Have Sheffield united enjoyed this season? Have burnley? Even teams like forest just seem destined at best to finish 2/3 up the league. I think I'd also hate how much things are focussed on the big clubs. People moan about sky always choosing leeds etc in the championship...they would lose their minds seeing us overlooked virtually every week in the media in favour of conversations about the big boys. All that being said, obviously do want us to get there because it means we will be doing well. I just wonder if the novelty would soon wear off.

Haha I should have predicted this thread would lead to a load of SL comments rather than WSL comments but thanks @JBFC II for rising above it with an explanation. Does this mean lansdown can spent 40% of the mens/womens team combined on the womens team if he wants to ?

Yeah, but forget the city specific narrative. I mean for any WSL owner ? Why not buy the title?

Didnt post in the womens team thread as a fundamental question about the set up of the womens game. There are rules in the men game like FFP that stop Lansdown or any other owner just pouring money in. Even then the prices are so large that it would cost 100s of millions to achieve anything in the top division. What are the rules in the WSL? I think the world record for a womens transfer is about 500k? What stops lansdown spending 10 millon and having one of the best , if not the best womens team in the world ? Are there FFP rules and if so how is it governed? If it's based on revenue etc do womens team publish accounts etc? How does their commercial revenue compare to our mens team. Be interesting to see, if the WSL grows like some are suggesting it will whether it goes through an episode like the mens game had when Abramovich came in and 'bought the league '. Thoughts ? P.s. no comments on lansdown not putting his hands in his pockets because hes lansdown !!

Thanks. Will be interesting for sure. I'm a big fan of them adding on the time and cutting out the dissent (which fair play to the ref today she was very good at doing). I just felt that if we were huddersfield we would think she let us have one attack too many... but the timings will reveal all!

Hmm fair point actually...and something I hadn't considered. Ironically I said to my old man in the first half how it's meant to be a 'minimum of' but never truly is. I stand corrected

Bit confused here (I'm easily confused !)...not suggesting she should have blown on the penalty...I mean before we had the attack that led to it. I fully expected her to blow from the goal kick after Twines effort

They wasted the 1st minute with the stomach issue (I was keeping an eye on the clock to see when the actual 5 mins should start!) I agree, definitely not a awful refereeing performance , although huddersfield may feel aggrieved about the time added on.

Agree with much of this...but only 2mins in the 1st half after those 2 lengthy injuries suggests perhaps she didnt apply it consistently in both halfs. Would be interesting to watch the 2nd half injury time back...felt generous to let us play til 98 but maybe...not for the first time my eyes deceived me.

Was 98th minute, saw it on the clock but happy to be corrected if someone can prove otherwise. Yeah I'm not saying anything about post the penalty as obv lots of arguing etc. Making the point that if the ref should have played 'to at least 100th min' that would mean they wasted 4 minutes in the 5 minutes ...which they didnt .

That would mean they wasted 4 minutes in the 5 minutes which obviously didnt happen (the 5 mins started on 91)

Generally, male or female people praise the ref when we win or they do something positive that goes in our favour and I suspect all football fans are the same ! No way anyone on here praising the ref would do so if we were huddersfield. And that doesnt mean ref had a bad game today, just a comment on fans opinions!

The 5 mins started on 91 so that takes us to 96. There was an injury after that but not sure it lasted 2 minutes as the penalty was awarded on 98. Incidentally oleary and another stoppage in the 1st half only led to 2 minutes being added on so explain that one. I'm all FOR refs adding on time especially for time wasting but I think if we were huddersfield we would be livid.

Shock...we get a last minute penalty 3 mins over the initial 5 mins added on and we think the ref was great !! She was fine , would be interesting to see the handball back again to know if she got the that right. She gave quite a lot, but she was consistent for both teams

I have said for a long time that he is 'ok' but have to eat my words and say that recently hes been excellent. Some great saves to earn us points (or further embarrassment!) Well done max

Yeah fair point. The away support booing/mocking today concerns me as it's the absolute hardcore turning against the current situation. To expand on my original post further . I am furious at JL and Tinnion and think how they handled the Pearson situation. I'd normally give a manger 18 months before judging them too much but given the circumstances i was happy to pretty much write off this season and then judge manning from game 1. FWIW I would have been getting v nervy if we had not beaten swansea and might have started thinking about mannings position more deeply. However, I think we will be safe so figure give manning the summer as it isnt his fault how he was appointed... Also FWIW I am very sceptical about some of his decisions, but again prepared to give him the summer to work things out and be in the top 10 minimum (JL and BTs minimum expectation)

Am I alone in thinking I'm in the silent majority that are pretty fed up with the current situation, unhappy at how the Pearson situation was handled BUT completely willing to wait til next season to judge manning (where he WILL be judged from game 1 onwards)? Theres a lot of noise about manning out etc but do most fans feel like me ? Not looking to knock anyones opinion (2024 has been dreadful and masked from looking even worse by the FA cup), just sometimes the loudest voices portray a larger sentiment than the reality.

Ironic thing is we do have money! Scott and semenyo sales nowhere near 'spent'

Yeah likewise...I thought he would barely play and be at a top 6 championship team on loan by now. Really pleased to have been proved wrong though and pleased to see him doing well.

Interesting to see a lot of people saying he isnt as good as Conway (a year ago)....

1 year into the 3 year timescale it's safe to say we didnt rob Bournmouth. With a ten million pound fee,its looking like perhaps bournmouth robbed us with Semenyo very much looking a premier league striker now.

Criticise tinnions post playing career all you like but in regards to his playing career comments like 'dining off 1 goal in 1994' either never saw his playing career for us or are talking rubbish.

I have 5 a side later at goals...I feel like I will sprint at least 1km but unfortunately that's literally how I 'feel'!