REDOXO

45 minutes ago, cotswoldred2 said:

I always had the impression he was like dealing with a Volcano that could erupt at any moment.

Things are more relaxed and convivial now whilst still having that drive.

'Trying' to get behind Manning sums my thoughts up, should be not be just 'trying' really, he has proved his worth, get behind the City 

He really hasn’t proved anything! 
 

As Robbored said most are trying to get behind him.
 

Mr Manning has got so much better with interviews in the past a few weeks which has coincided with an unbeaten run. I don’t see those things as completely unrelated issues. 

On 17/04/2024 at 05:02, alexukhc said:

Got Aldershot ain’t we? Would love my lad to be mascot as nice n local for me and his family, easy to get to for all

I was brought up in Guildford so know the Rec well. 
 

City games were always their biggest draw unless they were in the same division as Reading. Right fiesty affairs as the home and away support were separated by a fence and three fat blokes with yellow bins on. My old man got hit by a shoe one season and whisky bottle the next. :laugh:!

was there for Shutts scissors kick. Screamer!

So how far do you need to be offside if you play for Leeds.  

It, of course, is not VAR per se. However application of it can be extremely iffy!

I said somewhere, there was one nailed on Peno. No doubt!! There were two that could have gone either way. The handball reminded me of ours V Huddersfield! Some say yes some say no! The first shout the same. Some say yes some say no!

However the one where he’s gone through the player from behind and not touched the ball is deeply concerning!

I wouldn’t go along with the VAR ref is a cheat, BUT there can be covert bias! The onfield ref needed help and it didn’t come!

Forest have a right to be furious on that count!

On a slightly different subject the Coventry offside goal is an example of how VAR has got everyone in a hole. To go that long in a game of that magnitude to say someone is offside by less than a centimeter is hardly clear and obvious (unlike the penalty shout at Everton)

My thought is that VAR operators have got it right more than wrong but the laws have to be tightened and the appearance of any impropriety be taken seriously.
 

Billions are spent on sports betting with careers and clubs futures on the line in some big games. If rules are not clear and operated effectively we might as well go back to not having it!

In the meantime someone will have to explain publicly how that was possibly not a penalty and Forest will get shafted for publicly pointing it out  

How do you turn the fans favorite boo boy Zac Vyner into a good footballer

How did you turn a bit part perpetual loanee like Cam Pring into a premier League target

How did you turn Antoine Semenyo into a premier league striker from an 80 page thread saying he wasn’t a championship striker as he couldn’t score goals. 
 

What did you do to ensure Alex Scott becomes a superstar

Did you ever tell Max OLeary to get a proper shave  

6 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Some similar sentiments here.

Firstly, I don’t expect us to hit “the heights” every game, we are always gonna be inconsistent.  But I can feel some positivity because it appears that LM may well have realised that low block, passive football isn’t gonna work.  Whatever the reason for the change, an epiphany, more time “on the grass”, luck, “it was always the plan but I needed Twiney”, etc, it appears that a higher / harder / more intense desire to get the ball back might be the predominant way forward.

I’ve just come off of some X-tennis (twitter) with James P, who said that in his post-match interview, LM referred to having Knight in midfield enables them to press with more intent from the front-line.

So we have gone from 424 block, with a first-line-4 with Knight but gaps behind, to a 343-press with Knight in the second-line, where he provides the legs, but also the ability to regain the ball in the opposition half and drive us forward against unstructured defences.  This feels like a big part of our recent improved performances (and results too).  It’s not the silver bullet, but feels important.

I’m not so sure about presses and formations, however we look more confident and tellingly Mr Manning sounds more confident. So something symbiotic is going on. I would not be surprised if some kind of come to Jesus meeting was had that obviously altered our approach!

I like you don’t expect to hit the heights every game, however when we are off it we are awful. A few less of those eye gouging performances would help my blood pressure!

There are some nut jobs on here. Luckily I have most on ignore, but when other posters quote them it’s like a train wreck you can’t take your eyes off. 
 

As for Mr Manning. I am all over the upturn and glad that we are not heading to Stoke looking for something. 
 

An upturn in form in a mid table end of season snooze fest is good and I’m a good with that. However we were utter toss against a Huddersfield team that got tonked 4/0 at home yesterday, with a 50/50 Peno (I would have given it) papering over how shit we were and keeping an unbeaten run going. 
 

My position is I will wait for now with season tickets, see what happens over the next two games and in the closed season. I am hopeful for Mr Manning but remain unconvinced!

9 minutes ago, Malago said:

Celebrating staying up when you can still mathematically go down.  Who would do such a foolish thing?

I thoroughly enjoyed that afternoon. Who cares how we were getting on at Crawley.  

Mansfield even had their shirts on!

I still think we should sign Colin Daniel!

All that celebrating at Plymouth when they beat Leicester and they are still right in the thick of it!

3 hours ago, paignton red said:

They could have one of mine 'cause they haven't been used for yonks !

Oh dear. We live in hope!
 

Giving one to Bristol City is a rather permanent course of action! Besides we know they have a few, more often than not left ones, as has been revealed. 

He’s done well recently that is for sure! 
 

Good luck to the lad. That will be some competition for places next season if they can maintain the form. 
 

Personally on a not completely unrelated note, offers/strong enquiries for Pring Knight and Conway are inevitable. I suspect he may have a big season coming up with at least one maybe two of his Derby mates. 

I still have not renewed mine and my nephews. 
 

I may before day one, but I have logistical constraints that often leave them empty. However I often give them to family and I know I always have two for cup ties or play offs  

For my sins I can watch every game (without a VPN) through BCTV for a fee and increasingly on ESPN+ which I pay again for. 
 

I bought a shirt (the latest one every body complained about) and a black jacket (I was wearing when I ran into members of the board of Wycombe Wanderers in a Chicago hotel…They were big Mehmeti fans)

As most can imagine air fare, hotels, car rental, beer and often hospitality take their toll. However I am dyed in the wool!
 

But I also think I have more than earned my right to have a say.  
 

The football we now play that I watched 45 times out of 46 league games @redsquirreland some cup ties is often soul crushing. 
 

I have decided to hold off buying a season ticket until I have seen what the club looks like come the beginning of August and what Manning does with his resources in the post season.
 

I guess as I specifically don’t read anything about season ticket sales and how wonderful they are going I’m not the only one. 
 

I am unconvinced with Mr Manning, but I don’t see him as the policy maker. I am totally unconvinced by JL BT and the financial bloke as a team that is anyway qualified to make decisions at our club. 
 

The point!!! I’ll give it the entire closed season to allow those in power to convince me they are capable of at least giving us some hope of something, rather than relying on the blind loyalty of our supporters. 

5 hours ago, Numero Uno said:

Nothing to play for. Fans not giving a left bollock until August now...................

I’m not sure I would give any bollock at anytime for any reason to Bristol City. I buy a season ticket and a shirt occasionally mind you!

19 hours ago, NewquayRed said:

In some respects I agree on both accounts but, Pickford is nailed on under Southgate and I’m not convinced the manager fancy’s Cole as part of this group for this Euros, and to be honest I kinda get that. 

You may well be right. Leaving the Premier Leagues joined leading scorer (from midfield) at home would be very England. They left Atyeo at home in 58 after he scored the goal that got them there. That worked out well!

Palmer is going unless he gets injured between now and the end of the season. Who knows what will happen with the other midfielders…fate can be fickle. 
 

What a player this kid is! No nonsense

Pickford should be worried mind you! 

I would rather have OLeary! 

29 minutes ago, Cityboy1954 said:

What a load of tosh tonight all about the womens team Dave pottier was on briefly but so say a bad line had to turn off very disapointing. .

Poor old Dave. But he is used to being drowned out!

City Women bless them look doomed. What are their attendances like? 

7 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

You are actually wrong there. The Wurzels still continue to have a decent following amongst younger people, including students. 

I was at the gig they played after the Bears v Glos game last season and it was absolutely packed. 

Anyone that wants to get a decent position I'd advise leaving the game at least 5-10 mins early. 

Thats The Dolman sorted. The south Stand will just go straight to The Wurzles gig!

On 13/04/2024 at 12:38, exAtyeoMax said:

Some people needed to get public transport so missed the pen. 

That bus was FULL!

1 hour ago, Back of the Dolman said:

Maybe yesterday was an example of why time wasting isn’t always the best way to go though 

Exactly! I think it was a pen some don’t! Either way if all that time wasting up to the point the penalty was awarded hadn’t had Happened there would not have been that chance. 
 

on top of that I keep reading about all the added time but some of that was trying to get in Wells head. Without going back to look at it, there was time added at the end of the game three minutes of which was takeN up by time wasting. The amount added after the award (and subsequent scoring) of the pen is a bit irrelevant. 
 

I suspect those with a sad life/time on their hands can count out from 90 what was added and how much was wasted add it back before the handball. 

Just watched the ‘highlights’ of yesterday’s game.  
 

I have three main thoughts

1 They reiterated what utter tosh we were. It was 90% of yellow shirts hanging around our penalty area and winning the ball in midfield

2 The commentator on our website highlights was obviously the chairman of the Huddersfield Town supporters club

3 It was a definite handball despite the aforementioned chairman’s continued protestations it hit the sub (love the irony) on the back. 

1 hour ago, Northern Red said:

From that angle it's definitely a penalty, although I'm not sure the ref can tell that from her view.

1 hour ago, phantom said:

That's just a precise moment frozen though

The full movement of the arm and ball meant she could award the penalty 

1 hour ago, pj76 said:

It's a really good decision. It felt like a good decision at the time, and has done since because... paradoxically, because I was unsighted, and because it looked marginal, i felt the Ref must have been clear and convinced it hit the hand, and it felt like the player knew this. His reaction - in the moment, and in the lack of an appeal - was the tell. Also in keeping with the ref's decisiveness at other key points - bookings especially. 

I think the ref was very well-placed. 

 

 

The referees view is as good as any view they are going to get from open play. 
 

It was a good decision. Can someone post that video on the Huddersfield forum? They would still probably deny it.  

15 hours ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

Real progress! Top six squad we were told! Progressive appointment….sorry a couple of scrappy results isn’t convincing me (and I include a 5.0 win in that which for me was almost as bad a performance as some of the others…gifted 5 goals and created little ourselves). Worried for next season, he will get the summer and first 10 games for me but I’m not convinced he is any better than LJ. 

I do see some signs of progress with the Manning way…Sometimes. 
 

However yesterday was rubbish and I do share your misgivings about Blackburn. They were utter nonsense all over the park. Yes we pressured them but honestly they were so garbage their manager hooked four off at ht. Everything you need to know right there. 
 

Where we have real signs of progress is consistent clean sheets. However is that progress from the beginning of the Manning era or across the season? 
 

Mr Manning is facing his first proper injury crisis, however the week Lansdown junior and Tinnion sacked Pearson we had seven (7) U18/U21s in the squad. 

I’ll take a point at home against second bottom if I have to but I’m not down wiv the cult of Liam quite yet.

Hopefully  will be one day!

Sometimes I feel like OLearys number one fan! 
 

If thee boy doesn’t get in the next Irish squad then there is no justice!

As for someone coming in, I think it’s inevitable he’s on the radar of ‘bigger’ clubs. Whether that amounts to a bid/bids who knows, but what I know is he has earned the respect of the players in front of him!

3 hours ago, REDOXO said:

How many were LJ/MA/SL Buys?

1 hour ago, HengroveReds said:

LJ players as follows (fees from transfermarkt)

Kalas - 7 mil, Han Noah - 4 mil, Diedhiou - 5 mil, Wells - 4 mil, Baker - 3.8mil, Webster - 3.5 mil, Palmer - 4 mil, Tomlin - 3.5 mil, Dasilva - 2.1 mil, Weimann - 2 mil, Bentley - 1.8 mil, Magnússon - 1.75 mil, Ellison - 1.7 mil, Nagy- 1.8 mil, Djruic - 1.6 mil, Taylor Moore - 1.5 mil, Jack Hunt - 1.5 mil, Gustav  - 1.4 mil, Odowda - 1.1 mil, Marley Watkins - 1 mil, Liam Walsh - 1 mil, Mo Eisa - 900k, Sammie Szmodics - 750k, Matty Taylor 300k, Jens Hegeler - 250k 

Total - 57.25 mil 

30 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

My numbers, FWIW:

Kalas £8m

Massengo £2.7m (€3m)

Wells £2.8m (kept Brownhill fee down to reduce sell-on to Preston)

 

What was Holden, Pearson and Mannings (so far) spend?