The Dolman Pragmatist

Who are the ‘few people’ who have told you this? I don’t need to know their names, just some indication of how they would ‘definitely know’. Thanks. Meh.

That’s pretty strong stuff. I suppose anyone who plugs as much money into sport as Steve Lansdown has is bound to have some egotistical characteristics, but a narcissist? Really? You thenfollow that up with an accusation of immaturity, which bus a very odd thing to suggest of someone if Lansdown’s age. As far as I can see, Lansdown’s main failings have been to put too much trust into some individuals, and to be too cautious when a little daring was called for. However we are a mid table Championship club with more secure finances than some, so it’s hard to see him as ‘inevitably to the detriment of the club’. Managers come and go, and I’m sure Pearson was savvy enough to know that his position after (by today’s standards) quite a long tenure and little progress in terms of league positions was always likely to be insecure. Pearson has a record of gaining cult status amongst fans at various clubs, but has fallen out with most owners he’s worked for. What has happened at City seems pretty much par for the course.

Since the 1960s I can only think of three deputies that took over: Joe Jordan (first time), Keith Millen and Dean Holden. Of those, Jordan was a popular appointment and Millen was a no-brainer as Coppell had walked out leaving us in the lurch.

”so true” and ”exactly what will happen”? Do you know something that we don’t? If not, why get so sad when you really have no idea what will happen? Cheer up, things may actually get better, you never know.

Sorry mate, I’m sure you’re a true city fan, but that’s totally over the top. How many clubs would send their owner out to discuss an injury crisis? Lots of guess work here, and “a spineless lack of leadership”? Really? How do you know what goes on inside the club? There’s no ugly situation, just a side struggling with an awful injury crisis.

Please explain. Are you holding Lansdown responsible for our injury situation?

We miss Zak just as much, but Dickie was excellent tonight, particularly in the second half, and Andy King gave 100% too. I thought we played well tonight and shaded the second half. Don’t understand the criticism of Yeboah - that was the best I’ve seen him play - and the substitutions made a real difference. I’d certainly start Cornick on Saturday…

I think that’s what people do. My concern is that that the regular minutes of silence have devalued the whole notion of the minutes silence. Rather like the standing ovation (not just in football) is now accorded to anyone who says or does something vaguely above average.

Is that the same coaching staff that decided we should go three at the back for the first 38 minutes.

Who’s J.James?

Aye, outrageous that he doesn’t just hand over all his money for the benefit of Bristol City. How dare he keep some for himself.

A little surprised to see Rashford in that list. I’ve never regarded him as spineless, on or off the field.

I thought we did well in the second half, without threatening their goal as much as we would have wanted.

This reminds me a bit of that line from Blackadder 4 when they’re talking about the football match in No Man’s Land and Rowan Atkinson complains “I was never offside!”. The Beckham free kick was sublime. I’m astonished that anyone can even remember what went on before that.

Really? I’m not condoning what these individuals did, but I suspect that ‘banter’ involving extreme bad taste goes on throughout society. And that’s the problem for me: this is an example of extreme bad taste which most people are likely to find very offensive, but is that a criminal offence? Many comedians have built their acts on extreme bad taste, but at what point does something in poor taste become criminal?

Make it daylight between the attacker and the last defender; and change the rule so that you have to be offside when the pass is made and when the pass is received to stop this nonsense about coming back from an offside position.

Yes, but the 5-yard sideways pass is often (if not usually) the right pass. The player who plays the 5-yarder rather than going for the killer pass is likely to be doing the right thing. Good football is based on the 5-yard pass.

Sorry but I refuse on principle (and probably political grounds) to eat at any restaurant that uses the term, let alone serves, an ‘amuse bouche’. Should be closed down immediately. I regard anyone who favours an ‘amuse bouche’ as my class enemy.

Perhaps I was just fascinated by the fact that such a diminutive figure could be such a violent little s*d!

I’d dispute that McClaren and Galliers were terrible. Both were good players: McClaren was a classy midfielder and Steve Galliers was a little terrier, particularly given that at the time I believe he was the shortest player in league football. However Joe Jordan clearly didn’t think they were quite what we needed, because he brought in Dave Rennie and converted him from a centre half to midfield; Paul Wimbleton, who was not a success; and then the ace in the pack, Gary Shelton.

Bob Taylor was exchanged for Carl Shutt just before the March transfer window in 1989., so it’s got to be late 1988 hasn’t it?

Hilarious thread. We are the most underachieving club in Western Europe, and people want to rate us as a ‘bigger club’ than the likes of Burnley and Portsmouth. Is there a prize for bigness in football? No, it’s all about success on the field and in my lifetime we’ve had four seasons in the top division, three of them struggling, and one FA Cup quarter final. Be real.

I’m all for giving youth a chance, but that’s two games now when Yeboah has looked like a fish out of water. Would he have benefited more from a loan spell elsewhere? He really looked way out of his depth today.

Who’s Nelson (on the bench today)?

Have you never tried Heinz Saucy Source then? Does the job for you..l