DaveInSA

I remember that Levers post - made I laugh. I sat in the Lansdown on Saturday - you see all the ills up there. In the first half, it was a bit turgid, but we had a structure. It was easy to defend against, because we move the ball so slowly. When we moved it quick, there was almost a couple of “ins”, but the final execution was poor. Second half, especially after Cardiffs goal, I literally had no idea what we were trying to do. Our passing was dismal. Behind or directly to a player. I seem to remember growing up, that placing a pass where the player is running to was the best pass. Oh. Of course, that assumed that our players were running. At least in some coherent way, toward the Cardiff goal. It was bad as I’ve ever seen. Manning is done. But of course, he won’t be fired. He’ll get £15m in the summer. And we’ll be in a relegation scrap by early December. Fired in January when it’s all too late. Unless…Steve decides he’s seen enough and takes some action.

I also have nothing against Manning the man. The football on the other hand is predictable, pedestrian, and pathetic.

The only help he needs is the door opening on his way out.

Not this year. They aren’t firing Manning. Next year nailed on certainty to be relegated.

No. It isn’t.

I need to sleep now. I just have no words. Manning needs to go. I have zero football knowledge. But I can manage people. ”Go out and have some fun” is my message.you might even score.

I go about three games a season. Maybe I’m not best placed to say this. But today was rubbish. Cardiff had no threat. Were generally awful. And yet, we were worse. There’s nothing positive about this club. We’ll have 4-5 new players for 2024-2025. Season tickets will be bought. Manning will be god. and if we’re not in the bottom 3 this time next year I will be amazed. nothing in that game was good offensively. Zero. We could play for 165 years and not score. It was piss poor. .

First half grade C. It was ok. Cardiff did nothing and nor did we. 2nd half Cardiff scored. We did nothing. Grade E.

I’m excited for this. First game since the Norwich debacle. I want to see if the players have learned anything. And I want to see cut throat attacking intent. It’s Baxtermas eve, I’m 50 on Sunday so a city win against Cardiff would be a great gift to start things off. I’m ready for deep disappointment.

I’d like to see us try new things, finish strongly and the Lansdowns to have sold up.

You’re an absolute marvel if that word is in your dictionary.

Wow. Glitch in the matrix. Andrew Tate would be asking questions.

I think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful. think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful.

I think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful. I think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful. I think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful. I think the bottom option makes more sense with our players. I’m going to the Cardiff game. My first since the dreadful Norwich game. I’ll be watching with interest how we set up and are organised in attack. Because against Nowrich it was dreadful.

I’m not good with footballing parlance or formations. But we need 4 at the back. Is 4-1-2-3 a thing? Because based on our players it should be a thing. or 4-1-3-2? I want attacking football and solidity at the back. That’s what I’d like to go right.

Well I’m very excited for Cardiff to come on Saturday. Sit back in two blocks of 4. Us create zero. And them to score on the break. If other coaches haven’t watched us and come up with this simple game plan then I’m shocked I tell you, shocked.

Which is all the more irritating. We had a golden opportunity to build on some solid foundations. And then in true Lansdown style, we then go about blasting those carefully built foundations to pieces. And not in a targeted way. It was done with a scatter-bomb taking everything out within 3 miles of Ashton Gate. We’ll then try and build a new shiny palace, on quicksand, with unqualified builders, no project plan, no engineer, no architect and no quantity surveyors. They’re an absolute joke. I want them out of our club and somebody who actually knows how to run a football club at the helm.

TBH I wouldn’t let the Lansdowns run the “business” side of the club either. Comms are rubbish. Kit is rubbish. Almost breached FFP They aren’t fit to run a football club. The sooner those nepotistic, egotistic, goons are gone the better.

The bold bit. Said that a couple of weeks ago. I’ve seen it before here. I was genuinely thinking we were heading in the right direction with Gould and Pearson and the back room team. Replace that quality with Tinnion and Manning - 2 under qualified and inexperienced guys. Massively risky. It could have paid off. It isn’t. And in my view it won’t. Relegation battle if we’re lucky, we could be dead in the water by Xmas.

He’s been too busy on the grass with the lads.

I’m negative, because we should absolutely and completely be beating QPR. And we should absolutely and completely beaten Norwich at home (the last game I saw in person). There are countless other games we should have done better in, and of course the reverse is also true (we’ve won a couple we should have lost). I want to see a level of arrogance and confidence that we can beat any team in this league. We’ve shown we can do it. But we’re so inconsistent it isn’t even funny. The players need to find a way to win more games. I want to see attacking football with a bit of grit and guile in it. I want to see a bit of commitment and passion and big tackles. I want to be entertained.

I’d love to see some stats from @Davefevs along the lines of : Players making good runs unmarked but not found by passes Players idly running around not pulling defenders out of position Good runs with successful pass completions Good runs with successful pass completions and chances created with high xG Good runs is a bit open for interpretation, I would say into the final third and into space, where defenders have not tracked or marked the runner. Based on what I’ve seen, our levels of movement and passing are poor, at least when opposition defenders are set. We’re much much better when we win the ball, opposition defenders aren’t set and we play with instinct and pace. This is the conundrum that Manning needs to solve. And I don’t think he will - at least not here.

Loved reading this. I don’t get down to the Gate much, but my 50th is in two weeks time and I’m expecting a gift from BCFC on Baxtermas Eve against Cardiff. I expect, as usual I will be disappointed with a limp biscuit of a performance.

I’ve made my judgement on Manning. Whatever I think matters not one jot. Because of the leadership (or lack thereof) at the top. its just so predictable. i’ll be absolutely delighted if we’re still in this division at the end of his contract.

I don’t know what they actually do in training. I would set up the U21s in a 6-4-0 formation. And tell the first team to play. All day or until they score 10 goals - whichever comes first. And then tell LIam what they learned. Because right now we have no plan against a team that either sit back or is physical - and that’s about 40% of the games we will play.