formerly known as ivan

Absolutely mate. I’ve been around long enough now to not be hurt by other people’s opinions. Unfortunately it seems some still don’t like it when your opinion is different from theirs. The very funny and well thought out reply of “you’ll be missed” in relation to not renewing is wrong. Yes, I will be missed. Not by individuals on here, but by the club. Fans are the life blood of every club, both financially and physically. Just look how empty the ground was again yesterday. And the atmosphere, yesterday must have been one of the worse of the season and that’s saying something! I’m assuming season ticket sales aren’t going well as I’m sure the club usually release updates on numbers. Also noticed the promotional video being played on TV a few times to promote season tickets. That will come at a cost and seems pretty desperate to me. But I am just a fan who isn’t needed by all accounts…

Seen enough to know today wasn’t a one off. What have happened over the last few games is the exception rather than the norm. As I said before, if you are happy with what you see then good luck to you. Just staying where I am at with it. Why does the ban not surprise me?

That’s you’re argument? If you don’t mind me asking, how old are you and what’s your connection to the club, seeing as you seem to know more about the people involved than you do the football?

So what were you laughing at?

Yes, an opinion I was entitled to have based on being at the match! How can you start shouting your mouth off when you weren’t even there? Do you go to any games?

You are a clown!

So were you even at the game? Cus it was clearly a back three!

Feel free to create a thread of something you would like to discuss that pleases you. I wait with interest

I’m sure your stew will be the talk of the Bristol Sports office come Monday.

Without going through tweets back to Wednesday, no

I don’t pick the occasional game. I’ve been to every home game other than the last couple. But you might have a point about me being a jinx!

Without making this all about me, I left after 75 because a) I was bored out my brain and b) it was bloody painful to watch!

Again, you can’t say that about Wednesday apparently

You’re not allowed this opinion apparently, it makes it all about you.

Expressing my opinion on an open forum

No I wasn’t, so can’t comment on the game myself. However, as I said, people around me said Wednesday wasn’t great performance wise. We took advantage of a poor performance but didn’t play Blackburn off the pitch as the score line suggested. They were complimentary of the Leicester performance, but then everyone seems to be beating Leicester.

Not sure if you are a user of X/Twitter, but it was full of people after Wednesday saying Manning was the saviour, power phrasing of course. Couldn’t believe anyone had ever questioned him.

He can bring in any players he likes, it’s his brand on football I can’t get behind. People around me said the Blackburn game wasn’t great, they just made mistakes that lead to goals.

I don’t get why people don’t like it when someone expresses an opinion on a forum?

After not having attended a game since Swansea for my own sanity, performances and results have picked up. Some on here and social media believing Manning is in fact the second coming. So against my best judgement, I decided to have another look myself. Wow, that was dire! It confirmed everything we already knew. This new and improved Manningball was a flash in the pan. That my friends is the football you have to look forward to next season, which will come as no surprise to many. Good luck all for next season. I shall look forward to a return to the gate in a year or two.

It’s been a funny season in this regard. Up to say January/February Knight is old have been there, but then he looked shattered and had reduced impact on games. Picking up now where he was earlier in the season. Vyner has a few mentions but I can’t see past all his mistakes. Very much a liability at times. Despite the doubt I have around Manning, he has got Mehmeti playing some of his best football since he joined us. Maybe not enough for a top 5 spot. I would go for… 1. Dickie 2. Max 3. Pring 4. Knight 5. Conway

Damage has been done for me, a few meaningless end of season wins doesn’t change anything. You’ve seen the brand of football Manning wants to play from October until March. Playing the type of football from the last few games is easy to do with no pressure on. And as repeated many times, Manning was the only issue. It was the ones at the very top that drove fans away. Too much negativity, lies and poor football means I stand by my decision not to renew my season ticket. In terms of Manning himself, the true test will be the first 10 games of next season. Pressure would soon be back on.

If there is clear contact and they haven’t won the ball I am not sure how it can’t be a penalty/free kick. Surely that’s within the rules?

Was he though? He was turning at pace. Contact was made, he has gone down. All pretty basic when deciding on a foul surely?

But you’ve summed it up in your final sentence. You don’t “think” the contact was enough. How would you ever prove if it is or isn’t? The contact was clear and Silva went over, therefore it’s a penalty.