DT The Optimist

Will be corrected, but played alongside Ken Wimhurst ? Same as other more mature posters here, centre back when I started watching City. Playing style similar to Shaun Taylor…. Solid as a rock

But sadly that is what football fans are... totally fickle. It's all about the here and now.. the same can be said for the manager ! The noise will go away now for a few weeks in that regards

Interesting… completely at odds with what Tinman alluded to few weeks back on radio. I hope the local journos pick up on this and ask the question at the next press conference and see what response is forthcoming…. Simple ask really… why has he not featured in U21s yet and has he gone home ?

Got to ask the question….tin helmet on. Would those be expected to sing who were also on the 26/12/22 singing ‘we want Pearson out’ along with ‘you don’t know what your doing’ It was reported in the media a toxic atmosphere was created dby fans demanding his head… now that would be ironic a ! And of course I heard it as well. how times change, and football fans short memories ? we lost that day to WBA 0 2…

This thread is bonkers as are football supporters. Remember words of Mick McCarthy who said ‘As a manager you are either a champ or a chump, and it fluctuates between the two’ It was only a month or so ago he was the best thing since hovis sliced bread, now LM is the son of satan. This after two abject crap performances, that followed some cracking good performances. I have seen it all before, as most of us here have. it is a fact things are in place for next season with new signings and more planned so accept it for what is it. We are not going up, not going down. Support him to get it right and build for next season. Certain players will move on and cycle regeneration continues.

Re Twine on another thread a poster said no point in playing him anyway if not going to be here next season. Did I not hear when signed that the hope & expectation was a deal could be done to keep him here at the end of the season? Manning clearly history with him and could be a quality signing

We might have.. but sat on bench in Twine and ‘Dire’. As you say same old when team get behind the ball let us play in front off them. The Saints came here to win and allowed us to ‘play’

LM on radio Brizzle seems to put it down to the volume of games we had recently re the second half.... Hhhhhmmmm At least we have two whole clear days to recover

I do not believe that.. imagine a new owner coming here and all of a sudden we had to play in blue shirts ! I dread to think about the repercussions. Still all totally hypothetical as will never happen

I think you forgotten the total sh1t storm when the red flag Malaysia was fluttering over the stadium and the plan to make them play in red shirts. Total uproar (which was rather funny) at the time. He had sold their soul was the claim

Where and how does he go? Has he not said this that he has been trying to find other investment and would sell up…but would you like a Vincent Tan, the Venkys, a Chansiri (who recently said if owls fans keep moaning he will no longer pay the bills) and the list is endless. odd that on OTIB there was none of this stuff on here after we beat Westham ?

Wow thanks for sharing to the poster….that interview made me laugh..made my afternoon… Never heard an interview like that from a manager on a public broadcast… He says ‘worse than watching frigging antiques road show…apologises to anyone who likes that’ Calling out particular players re attitude and behaviours, and saying about why not going to play them etc etc…Saying how he wants them to play and they ignore him..(to paraphrase) good stuff…

He makes the simple look ‘spectacular’ and a friend who is a ST holder at Man Ure tells me thats the view point from the masses. I can only comment on what I see on the box. Point is he was 45M makes you wonder what MOL value is then. As for De Gea my mate would have him back asap, and still without a club.

Lot comments I often read and hear is that Max is not a championship standard keeper. Do not know how the level is being set but I would rather have Max between the sticks than that clown Man Ure signed for 43 Million Andre Onana. Total showman and calamity slmost every game. what would Max be replaced by that would be an upgrade. Max is pretty solid, every keeper will make odd mistake

The video on this thread, and the fans at Luton, when we signed him, rated him, there is a player in there for sure. As others have alluded on this thread, a player needs a run of games to get going... He never seems to get that. Yet both TC and SB seem to be misfiring as well . I would like to see him start against Hull..

A few days back I put up a post here about what a good player the Boro No 25 at the Gate was...Matt Crooks (or Crook), I was not suggesting for one moment we should buy him, but it that 'type' of forward player we are missing so much... a pacy, skilful physical presence. With SB, TC & NW we have pretty decent players but they are smaller diminutive players who would thrive alongside such a player. Boro got Crooks for £1.3M. Labour as much as our forwards do, it like they are always feeding of scraps... which is perhaps why we have scored so few goals. Some years back Aden Flint said one of the most difficult opponents he played against, was Chris Martin. Of course we later had him at the end of his career when he had lost a bit of his pace...Not as effective. I would like to see some wheeling & dealing this Jan...interesting watch I think..

Sold for £1.3M 2021 Rotherham to Boro…before that a few £150k type transfers, Northampton to Rotherham etc..£1.5 estimated value on some transfer web site. A player of Crooks calibre, strengh, size, touch pace and power…transform our forward line.. wishful thinking

Was not aware of that…seemed to have played likes of Rotherham and Accrington. (Wiki)…he reminded me of Sims now at Coventry..

Matt Crooks. No25. Was pleased to see him depart the field. Did not know who he was, but having had a look this evening is a forward/midfielder and aged 29 seemed to have played a lot in the lower leagues of the EFL. Valued around 1.5 M. Good touch, mobile and pacy and a handful all day… a couple times showed really good touches in front of the Dolman. A bit similar to Cornick.. shows they are out there without spending mega bucks

unlikely… as reported he was going to try get Mehmeti on loan at Oxford.. in January, so he must see a player in him, as did previous management here who paid a lot money for him..there should be a thread on its own rec Anis

For years all sorts rumours abounded about SL wanting to buy all the houses behind Atyeo stand. Already owned so many, some owners holding out refusing to sell etc etc etc At a senior reds lunch he was asked a direct question re this subject and to summarise, he said it was fiction. They can fill in corners if needs but no plans to do so.

Suspect they are better than Luton, Burnley and Sheff Utd, just miss drop.

Perhaps harsh... we will never agree on that card ... what we will agree on mind not sorry to see Bannan leave the pitch, although in his mid 30's (born 89) now still a class act. Was best player on the pitch. We used to have a 'love in' with old Barry... never wastes a ball.. every thing went through him

Remember Ralph Milne who he signed from us… awful. Think he played about once for them

Reading here seems quite a good chance that FL will be the new 'Head coach' or 'Manager'... especially from the poster few pages back who really seems ITK re the friend of FL We shall see on this. He has played at the highest level, he has worked with managers at the highest levels and if you cannot draw experience from that then we are all doomed. I was a great fan of NP and still very p1ssed off at his departure, but the king is dead, long live the king ! Re this Head coach v Manager. Some time earlier this year at a senior Robins lunch down the Gate, Steve Lansdown was guest speaker. As always came across very well. I actually asked him when he was on the floor, taking questions, why NP was a manager and the previous incumbents were Head Coaches.... what was the difference. He actually replied to effect.. None and he was not bothered what they called themselves, all a bit strange and I was none the wiser So will FL (or who ever) be the HC or the manager, and TBH seems irrelevant.