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I removed my gas boiler'

6 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

When I first posted about the new accounts it was on the Saturday night before NP was sacked on the Sunday. There were 5 or 6 new accounts that joined and all were anti NP. Mods said later on that thread that they were indeed BS employees and they had signed up with there BS email addresses.

Out of interest were they openly showing that they were employees of Bristol Sport via their user name or in their posts or was it more cloak and dagger?  If the latter then I'm afraid that's very very poor and extremely underhand and paints Bristol Sport very badly for me

13 minutes ago, Wilse said:

Here’s a short video, with Manning discussing his coaching philosophy (in 2021). He stated that his coaching is underpinned by principles rather than systems. The most encouraging comment for me was that he tries to utilise a player’s strengths rather get them to adapt too much (I’m thinking of Mehmeti). 
 

Apologies if this has been posted previously. 
 

 

Reminds me of this

1 minute ago, Ecko said:

He must had did an incredible job at improving MK Dons as they sacked him.

That's like saying Nige did a crap job because we sacked him, do you know the context he was sacked as you do with Nige?

2 minutes ago, UncleRed said:

Sub standard playing career doesn’t always mean his managerial career is going to play out the same

The Special One for example or Wenger

He's taking over a steady ship I'd say so that's in his favour, as normally you are staring relegation in the face.

He will be given money I'm sure as SL was clearly saving the cash for the new man.

His record at the last 3 clubs is pretty consistent, 48% win ratio which is better than NP's so IF he keeps that going he will do well.

His job is different to NP's when he came in so there can be no excuses.

Id never heard of him before, but prepared to back him.

3 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

In which case apologies. I find it frustrating when people facepalm a post without offering any sort of debate etc. 

12 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Ten Hag and his Ajax side did it at the CL level tbh, vs sides with bigger resources etc. Man United seem amusingly dysfunctional still, some top and some while not too with strong reputation seem to go there, do fine to a point, hit a plateau then decline sharply.

Tags win ratio is higher than all the managers since Fergie, can't comment on the style of football but he's not done badly with a basket case of a club and squad

2 minutes ago, robinforlife2 said:

Not exactly . But don’t think it’s as dead as people assume, in that he wants the job and the person people expecting to be announced today doesn’t. 

Did you just put some money on Lampard now 4/6 fave again!

Manning 1/1 now on Sky Bet now so some people are definitely lumping on him this morning and 8/11 elsewhere, nobody else is even close and Lampard is moving out slowly

Just now, Taunton_BCFC said:

Stepping stone to the premier league?

More like quick sand to League 1

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Two back now. Game definitely on!

They were 5000/1 to win before their first goal!

Currently 3 points off the playoffs and 10 clear of relegation zone, whoever comes in it's a great position to takeover on, usually a new manager arrives when you are at the bottom struggling!

4 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Not often we will get discussed on Soccer Saturday! Gives another outside perspective of the situation. Even Merse is passionate about the sacking! The mention of Scott being sold and not replaced.

Edit: Not sure what Morrison is referring to regarding the spending!

Paul Merson is spot on!

4 minutes ago, FNQ said:

Liam Manning is doing a good job at Oxford, things are going well for him at the moment. Why on earth though would he walk away from at least a couple of years job security and the very real prospect of championship football next season to join our lot? Surely he, or any other manager that currently have a job would have to be mad to throw it all away and join the Lansdowns.. People within the football community would be fully aware of what’s going on at Ashton Gate.

But also the Lansdowns do give managers time unless there is a very real and immediate danger of relegation, and people within football would also be aware of that.  We don't sack managers left right and Center like other clubs, Nige got 2.5 years and they hated him, LJ got 4 years.  Yes there are exceptions but if the manager is their sort of manager and they do even just ok, then they will get the time I think.

1 minute ago, Northern Red said:

Everett, Sessions...

13 minutes ago, mozo said:

I wonder if he's nervous right now? He'll be sat in the waiting room running through examples to use for the competency based questions. 

"Can you give us an example of when you worked as part of team? By Team we mean having another guy telling you the style of football he wants you to play, using the players he wants you to use?"

1 minute ago, Hello Dave said:

You’ve already said that he took Derby to the play off final, but then belittled that feat by saying they were in the play offs the year before. Just because they were top 6 one year, doesn’t give them a devine right to be there the next. So I would say he did well at Derby.

You said he was lucky in his first spell at Chelsea., because he had a great academy to choose from. How many Chelsea managers have used that academy ( yes I know he was under a transfer embargo). Players like Mount, James, Abraham any other young players, blossomed under his management. To get 3rd in the league and to  the FA Cup Final, after losing your best player and bringing through the kids, to me , is a success.

I could understand the logic in his second spell ( if they were gonna get rid of Potter, which was pointless), if they couldn’t get Pottechino at that time, then give it to a safe pair of hands. Unfortunately, the rot had already set in in the dressing room.

Everton, we’ll none did well there!

Hes just as credible an appointment as anyone else that’s supposedly in the frame.
 

Agreed, plus the added to draw that he's Frank Lampard, which will no doubt attract players we may want to sign over going to another club.  
 

I would prefer an up and coming manager from Europe personally, a lack of Champ experience is not a blocker, plenty of managers come from Europe and do well, and plenty of managers with Champ experience don't do well.

2 minutes ago, Riaz said:

Is he a good manager? has he done anything other than fail? no.

To be fair all we have done is fail as well, so two negatives together makes a positive if my C in GCSE Maths is to be believed!

11 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Well if Frank is struggling in his managerial/coaching ability. At least Tinnion will be on hand to guide him through 

1 hour ago, tin said:

This made me laugh!

 

Bravo whoever made that!

3 minutes ago, Riaz said:

If he said he expects us top half fair enough...

With the next two games coming up - i expect us to be top half.

But if they think we should be chasing promotion, they are deluded

Especially as the top 2 are miles clear so at best we are looking 1 of 4 playoff places along with about 12 other similar teams!

He actually said that this is the first time they are recruiting a manager with a clear focus! Yeh no sh*t

1 hour ago, frenchred said:

I think history (and probably alcohol) have clouded people's memories

He was diabolically crap!

To be clear I don't want him back! But I would be interested in an up and coming foreign coach coming in rather than the rinse and repeat of English coaches