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Bat Fastard

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  1. Did we ever have a more entertaining player? I used to laugh so much in those days!!
  2. He has to have highlights to have a highlights reel. The way he played and the technical ability he displayed were certainly impressive. Mehmeti has flashes but, in my humble opinion is let down by lack of pace. He may improve as many young players have in the past. Mebude is much younger and could do with a run of games in a team that is playing well, which ours is not. It is unrealistic to hope a 19 year old can come into a failing team and turn us into world beaters. Time and support will achieve more than criticism and undermining the lad. I really want to see him succeed and bring some of the qualities he displayed in youth football into our first team. I watched Albert Adomah whilst I lived in Barnet and he developed over the time he was these and I sent an email to City suggesting we look at him. Albert was older then than Mebude is now. Time will tell - if he is allowed that time.
  3. What you write seems entirely reasonable - but if he is a "confidence" player, what point is served by posting negative comments about him? I really hope he fulfils his potential and becomes a great player, ideally for us. If he is unwise enough to read this forum, it could certainly have a negative impact on his career. Have you seen a youth player in our set up with more promise than he showed on his highlights reel? For me, 5p would be a massive bet because I simply do not bet and don't even know how to place a bet. As I said before - just support the lad!
  4. Having watched many hours of our U21s over the last two or three years, it is clear that Mebude is well ahead of any similar player in out youth programme. I believe he was the player of the year at Man City in one of their youth year groups. To laugh at him at this level of his development is really unfair and NOT what a supporter should be doing. Maybe the lad would be helped more at this stage of his career by enthusiastic support rather than wall to wall criticism. It almost seems that some on this forum would be delighted if he failed. If he does not succeed with us, I would bet heavily that he will turn up somewhere else and eventually be worth a huge transfer fee. I would rather we received the benefit rather than a competitor. Just support the lad for heavens sake!
  5. The commentator on the West Brom feed said he was our best player. Go figure!
  6. On the Man City highlight reel that showcased his progress with them.
  7. He may get on the pitch when the senior players are playing well enough to support him better. He clearly has great skill, pace and touch, he is only a very young man and needs help to capitalise on his skills and assets. Hopefully Brian Tinnion will be helping him to adjust to Championship mentality and through the current crisis with an indifferent head coach, who may lack the necessary qualities to help the lad to progress.
  8. It's a shame we missed the ides of March - the perfect date for settling business.
  9. OK - here is the solution that JL needs to consider: 1. Sack Manning and "Hoggy". 2. Appoint Andy King as manager. 3. Persuade Nige to come back as a "consultant manager" to help King to establish himself. 4. Apologise to the fans for bogging up the season - he could call it an "honest" mistake (and he might even believe it).
  10. Not really. I posted about my distress at Nige's sacking at the time and also that is wasn't broke and did not need fixing. You may be confused with the fact that I do not blame Brian Tinnion for the decision. I also said at the time that LM seemed to lack confidence and was not the strong character that Nige was. I still believe that all those remarks were correct. I may be proved wrong in time but I feel that we have made a wrong turn with this appointment and it will be damned expensive to reverse. The brand of football served up by LM is certainly not to my liking and I'm sure that the players would perform better under a different manager...... or get Nige back!
  11. 4th from bottom in the last six according to the form table. I reckon we will beat relegation by between two and four points. A shocking reversal since the days of Nige. I hate to tell JL that "I told you so" - but I bloody well did tell him. It wasn't broke and he tried to fix it.
  12. My internet protection software gives warning not to use this site because it may open your computer to "phishing".
  13. More confused than scared, I would say.
  14. Unfortunately for us fans, players also have ambitions and it is hard to blame someone for accepting an opportunity to accept a life changing pay rise.
  15. I just missed Atyeo but my best pick for a legend is John Galley but there have been many players who will forever have a place in my pantheon - and they all played for Bristol City! We all take different things from our passion for the club. BTs passing ability and his goal against Liverpool rank him very highly in my opinion. His service and dedication to the cause has further burnished his star.
  16. Of course we could also argue that he will probably be brought into the first team next season and it will MAKE him.
  17. Sorry about the lack of dredging through hundreds of interviews, that is beyond my meagre technical skill. Of course it is debateable, which is why we are debating it!
  18. Ideally a business should be run is a way that eliminates wasteful spending. Of course this relies on judgements by decision makers who sometimes seem to know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Otherwise Nige would still be the manager - in my humble judgement.
  19. I do not think he is a failure. I like his accent, it is the same as Mickey Bell - another of my heroes.
  20. Listening to player and other interviews interviews over the years, many people have mentioned Brian Tinnion and his influence in a very positive way. Of course there are lots of influences in building a player but I believe that Brian Tinnion is pivotal in terms of Bristol City. The fact that he is not always great at expressing himself is not particularly relevant in my opinion. He can clearly make himself understood in football circles. The fact that is is exposed in terms of his public speaking skills is a reflection of the directors, who clearly value his input but do not look after him as they perhaps should.
  21. I believe that his main job is to assist with recognising which players are diamonds in the rough and spotting how we can recruit and improve them. He has to talk to the public because we appear to be understaffed in certain areas. Surely we should be prepared to cut him a bit of slack and recognise that he is a great football man.
  22. We all deal with people who are not always good at expressing themselves but we can still see that they have great quality. I believe that Brian is a bit like that. And I was joking about the foreign language!
  23. I agree with your post but I am prepared to make allowances for any shortcomings in Brian's communication skills because I have a high regard for his overall contribution to our club. Judging by his accent he was clearly brought up speaking a foreign language, so it must be hard for the chap.
  24. I think the bean counters will be of the opinion that a PR person would be an expensive luxury. I reckon that they could get a more enthusiastic following with better communications, but what do I know?
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