NickJ

Of course he deserves credit, just as he deserved to be slaughtered for the negative way he set us up against Swansea.

As ripostes go, that’s up there.

I think maybe he does!

If you say so, yessir

To be fair Will, I don't think Trundle has any regrets, he enjoyed his career in his own way. Not sure that Trundle said he was wrong, unless I missed any of it he said GJ's man management of a certain type of player - Trundle, Noble - was awful, but fair play to him he got results. RR gets a lot of stick but to be fair I thought it was common knowledge that players were unhappy with the nepotism - LJ played ahead of Skuse, Noble and even Hartley FFS - and ultimately isn't that what led to the half time incident at Plymouth? The family corner shop comparison isn't unfair either, apart from the huge controversy caused with his son, and a brother as chief scout, I was told by an academy coach at the time that GJ wanted to bring another brother in, who at the time was managing the equivalent of a Somerest county league team. As manifested by he Plymouth incident? Dont get me wrong Mr/Mrs Johnson, I hugely enjoyed Gary's time here despite my frustration with the LJ situation, but I also went to every game that season, home and away, with the exception of Burnley away as I was abroad, and in general we didn't take risks, quite the opposite. Nevertheless I agree it was an enjoyable season, simply due to the success. But to suggest the Cotterill season wasn't that enjoyable, that's just plain daft, did you actually go to any games while he was manager?! In my opinion, Gary probably sacrificed his own career in order to give his son one, and as a father I can understand that although not condone it. Lansdown should have dealt with that for the benefit of all except of course LJ, but in hindsight now it's fairly obvious why he didn't.

Credit it to him, played Lansdown a blinder then lived off that at Sunderland Hibernian and Fleetwood before all three saw through the bluffer, Is there anybody left taking that clown seriously?

Don’t believe it “he loves City” Blokes a ****.

We’ve already got Top 6 quality squad, so actually no. He doesn’t.

Luckily after our pub crawl from Birmingham New Street the train from Jewellery Quarter to Hawthorns was delayed so we missed most of the first half

I just hope Liams been reading my opinions on our approach to last weeks game and has changed his ways!

Thanks for that mate and the others that have replied. Sure enough Jerry phone me, he has my tickets being returned to the East End collection office, it’s near the club office for anyone else as stupid as me.

Thanks for that mate, I’m not on Twitter, too confusing for me, and the other idiots I’m with any chance someone could put a message to him for me on twitter? Thanks

@JerrySLO Jerry if you see this? Thanks

Thanks for that, do you have contact detail?

I’ve had a shocker, on the train to West Brom, opened email with ticket confirmation expecting to be able to download to phone, nothing. Phoned West Brom ticket office, gave details from email, they said couldn’t see anything on their system. Suggestions gratefully received!

Love the bit where he says we were a “bit more on the front foot” in the second half, considering we were practically going backwards in the first half. Listen out for the answer, around 4 minutes, to the follow up question “have you learned much since coming to Ashton Gate” (reply - yes I have. Follow up question- what have you learned?). The answer - 2 minutes of utter inanity. Not to mention his remit wasn’t to learn, it was to have a Top 6 quality squad, err, in the Top 6. Not in the slightest bit impressed, and this coming from somebody that - until the appointment of Lee frockin Johnson - I backed every single manager ever appointed by this shambles, including, on here, Brian Tinnion at his managerial nadir.

I’ve tried to defend Tins as a playing legend, and in my eyes he was, and in particular the nastiness of the personal jibes, but when you put it like that, there’s no argument against, and you haven’t even mentioned the back stabbing which I’ve pretty much heard first hand accounts of. Such a shame.

You reading that Lansdowns? Nothing but contempt for them.

No emojis left but made me laugh.

Now somebody tell me Lee frickin Johnson or Liam borefest Manning is a better man manager than this guy. Lansdowns, be ashamed of yourselves.

Yes mate, man management, players will as they say run through walls for him. Why? He gives, rather than takes, the credit. Only limited, but my experience too.

"At that level". See what you done there. Look at the Burnley fans forums and what they thought of him, in the Championship. At any level, a million times the manager and man manager than the **** that succeded him here. I almost hope he doesnt keep FGR up, it will just make me even angrier with the Lansdowns and what they did.

Yes, and I am aware of another situation where things were called into question, leading to the departure of another respected staff member, so a hat trick so to speak, and I have been extremely disappointed with all 3 departures. In hindsight..... get on with it lads, but it's a shame the fond memories of Tins as a player are being tarnished.

Don't agree with much of the rest but I do the highlighted bit. Service on and off over 30 years with the club should count for something. Respect, for a start, and a recognition that if not quite one of us, it would be impossible for him not to have genuine affection for a club whose fans used to belt out a song in his honour week after week. Maybe Tins has been promoted to his level of incompetence, maybe he hasn't, but he isn't the devil incarnate, and if he has been, even if through underhandedness as has been suggested, the blame lies firmly with those who put him there.

Could Steve also have a quiet word with Liam?