The Constant Rabbit

For home fans.. Anyone who went there on the Tuesday night 5-0 defeat won't share your joy. Probably the only time I genuinely feared for my life at a football match. And I went to some pretty infamous games in my day.

Did I miss something about Tommy having a bid or two come in for him?

Tomas Kalas as player manager. That would be sooooooooooo Lansdownish. "It was always the plan to bring Tomas back. he's such a good human, with experience at the highest level"

I'm genuinely beginning to wonder wether SL has the onset of dementia. Mood swings, erratic decisions, lashing out at criticism, contradicting himself. Wouldn't surprise me at all if in 12 months he was out of the public eye altogether. This isn't a dig - dementia is a terrible, terrible incurable illness, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy - but he is showing all the early clinical indicators (as much as you can see from afar) 2p

What a braindead thing to do.

If there is any justice in Football, a bigger club would swoop in and offer NP a new and better position at a bigger and better club. Leaving the Lansdowns to sort out that mess would be poetry in motion. NP deserves better than this treatment, he really does.

Which in itself speaks volumes. He does have a business - property sub-division. I worked there, and it is a minimum requirement that you reside there 20 years before you can get citizenship / permanent residence - and you need that to own property there. Unless you are stinking rich of course, then that rule disappears. My immediate neighbours, around the headland (I lived in a small road with 4 houses on it - my family, another Brit - who was also a City fan!! and 2 Bermudian Families) - were PM Berlusconi, Michael Jackson and David Bowie. Their houses has armed security, including a speedboat which routinely would carry big burly blokes with bulging muscles and bigger guns alongside my kayak and tell me I had no right to be in that 'part of the sea'. All hardly lived there of course (and certainly not now!!) - and it was quite common to see the Douglas / Zeta-Jones family walking around (Kirk was married to a Bermudian lady). That's the world Jon Lansdown lives in. That Jon Lansdown openly deals in real estate sub-division, shows the amount of $$$$ he is spending in Bermuda. I can't see any world in which he gives that up to run BCFC and deal with all the crap that would come his way. 0% chance he stays involved when Papa Steve sells up.

Solid if inconsistent. Solid enough for a signing or two in January at the minimum. We can't hope that the squad won't pick up more injuries, so hopefully this start will be enough to loosen the purse strings. Top ten finish would be fantastic after all the injuries and the late Scott transfer. Plus another 2 years for NP.

Couple of thoughts: NP looks very physically well, and mentally relaxed He has outlined his vision of City moving forward, and gives every impression that he wants to be a continuing part of this evolution. It would be criminal - madness - to not extent NP for another year / 18 months Do it now, and let him continue his work, without the worry that he won't be here to see the final outcome. @Davefevs NP mentioned specifically that 'age wasn't a barrier' to any player who has 'the right qualities' and specifically mentioned players in their thirties. he also mentioned the squad was 'threadbare'. Did you get the impression NP has a free agent / OOC player of that age, who he would like to bring in, but is waiting for financial approval from SL, and this was his way of applying some subtle pressure to get this done? It certainly seemed like a mild 'shot across the bows' to me. Thoughts?

Well, she certainly has 'hands-on' experience with 'senior staff' in her resume........

Apparently he is involved in contracts with the US govt / contractors for 'security apparatus' for middle eastern countries. Very small time. This from a mate who works for Australian govt.

It's worth thinking about Mr P. Lansdown has said repeatedly that it's his club etc etc What gets you the best return as a buyer? A rugby team with limited appeal A struggling loss-making champ club A tiny basketball club Limited revenue from the facilities on non-matchdays, plus not stellar returns ON matchday OR - a property developer, that can see the hard yards have been done, and will pay much much more for the very desirable location. There's a hell of a lot of building room left both on AG and AV - and that equals money. And a lot of leasehold offices for ongoing management Why does anyone think the Lansdown family will lose out financially to protect a football club, when he can make much more selling the land. It's also simpler to complete the deal. I'm not saying that this will happen - but they are on their way out, and developers have been looking. Lansdowns business ethics are on full display in Africa if anyone cares to dive in to the mucky morass - inc deals with international fugitives wanted on multiple counts of gun-running, and accusations of much worse. Don't rule anything out at all as far as Lansdown and money are concerned.

The Lansdowns are leaving the building(s). 100%. Zero doubt. This was always the plan. With PP granted, plus all the housing / office / apartment possibilities the obvious buyer would be a large international property developer. Everything sold, lock stock and two stinking barrels - strap yourselves in boys and girls, this will get very messy. You can get a heck of a lot of expensive apartments with wonderful views on the AG footprint. The new owner will be under zero obligation to keep the land for sporting facilities. Zero.

I don't rate him at Champ level, and still don't. It seems like the defenders in front of him are less confident too - when bents was dropped, the defence seemed to 'trust' Max more on crosses etc. It's seems that trust is slowly eroding. We certainly need players in other positions first - but it's hard to imagine a genuine promotion attempt with Max as No 1

His best (and possibly only) shot at 'redemption' and make it back into English Football is a successful stint in USA or Australia or similar. He wasn't the worst manager of all time at any of his clubs, but the way he conducted himself shortened the patience of the fans. A stint in a place with less 'fanaticism' probably takes a bit of the annoyance from his BS away. He needs to change or his managerial career is done. Or, he goes into more advanced Property development and quits football altogether. Mind you, he could do worse than become a TV pundit - at least he'd be entertaining.

I'm glad you are still in remission. As I think I may have said in our PM - my wife was the same post-chemo. The drugs are often worse than the disease and cause long term issues - most of which resolve over time. Look upon these tests as a way to reassure yourself you are still cancer-free. Red Vs Blue just doesn't count in things like this, so please be confident that ALL City fans are in your corner - you got this Netty - things will get better Take care of yourself!

Lucky bugger - Romania is a beautiful place, especially the coast. Spent a few very happy holidays there.

15 mil seems low - but nobody knows the full offer. 15 mil - no But 15 mil plus 5 mil for 50 games played at Bournemouth and 30% sell-on (full sale price to new club) makes it a whole new beast. If Scott is sold in 2025 to a another club for 50 mil then its 20 mil (clause triggered + original price) plus 30% of 50 mil - another 15. In 18 months we get a windfall of 20 mil from the games played and add-ons clauses All of a sudden we have got 35 mil for AS - and Bournemouth are only out the 15 + 5 with the new club paying them 50 mil, they would get 35 mil after the sell-on clause. We get 35 mil in total Bournemouth get Scott for 18 months for a profit 15 mil (35 mil balance minus original fee + games played clause) New club get AS for 50 mil It's a bit short-sighted to go 15 mil - nah, without knowing the full offer. Everyone wins in this scenario, us, Bournemouth and Alex. 2p

Do they show replays for international viewers? 2am starts get tiring if you have to work.

Seeing Wells go straight to the canteen staff and give them a hug and handshake as soon as he walked in speaks volumes as to why he is so highly valued in the squad. It's the smallest of gestures that separate those that care and those going through the motions. Well done Nahki

What was the point of them pretending to be hurt? To get 3 points? To get the guy sacked? To get the 'clicks' and 'likes' and tweets of sympathy? Replace the ref with an AI. Call in a reaper drone, job done, play on. (that makes no sense if you haven't kept up with the news recently!) ?

Firstly thanks to @shahanshahan and @phantom for the running updates on this thread. Living abroad, it's been great to keep upto date with the Ladies wonderful season. Hopefully with crowds of 5000+ and hopefully more, then investment will be made in the team to keep it up, evolve and belong. Surely it's only a matter of time before the WSL is screened on Sky / Fox etc - every game, every week. The attendances are pretty compelling for the broadcasters to recognise the obvious demand to watch these matches. It will be a struggle obviously - but with 4 or 5 inspired signings, maybe, just maybe, the ladies can stay up.

That seems an .......excessive fee.

It genuinely scary how stupid they are. The chairman has literally just told them that they will NOT own a ground anywhere for the rest of their existence (which won't be very long after this)....... Gasheads - when your Chairman is telling you that your club will be LEASING a ground - it means you will not own it. The carnival barker will sell the Mem (are you listening you thick Pikeys) PRIOR to 'leasing' the 'new stadium' - and guess what Gasheads? That means you are homeless the SECOND that lease runs out - why? ** Drum roll** - because your dodgy owner DOES NOT HAVE ANY MONEY!!! The FM will 'fall over' - probably in less than 1 year after you sell the Mem to developers. Wael (he's such a nice man) - will then announce that in the rush 'to get Rovers to the Prem' he overlooked the fact that the initial lease on the Mem was 24 months - or had a clause that it was 'for sale to any buyer with an offer over XYZ' Then Gasheads - THIS will happen......... 1) Sell ground to developers. 2) Keep sale proceeds in his own bank account 3) Terminate lease 4) Announce (from the safety of the Middle-East) that he still has 'outstanding debts' which weren't covered by his lien on the Stadium, so any players of value have to be sold. 5) Rovers grovel for a ground-share, with a threadbare squad and no assets (even the 'club shop' has been flogged!) 6) Rovers get relegated 7) Rovers get relegated again out the League ? Bristol Rovers FC are liquidated, and sold to Joey Barton for a quid. 8 ) Rover are relocated to Tranmere and called 'Tranmere Rovers' ? 9) Wally sits back in the ME, cashed up,sipping a pimms with Joeybag, and toasts to 'A job Well Done' 1 - 7 are inevitable, 8 + 9 are wishful thinking. Make no mistake Gasheads - your club will fold within 5 years if this goes ahead.

Lived and worked in Bermuda. They still love The Goat, suspect Wells will never buy a beer there again either. Absolute shit-hole though - ii's not called the 'worlds biggest prison' for nothing. Dump of a place - all the nice bits have been bought by the rich - no access for locals.