BobBobSuperBob Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, nickolas said: So Dean Smith has spent the near £20m that LJ has spent? Never! I cant see that. Really? Was interested so had a look If Transfermarket have it near right £23m over the 3 seasons https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-brentford/transfers/verein/1148/saison_id/2017 Having said that - over the same period they generated a staggering £55 million in fees received Using the same source Our fees paid in those same 3 seasons approx £30m Fees Received approx £18m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Bookies no sweet FA, WBA are going to be a basket case club - 3 manager in a season is it?? Playing in Championship and taking a manager who plays nice football and gets results for half a season If I was LJ I wouldn’t entertain that club thinking I have a shelf life of about 3 months especially if they’re not top 2 by Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hustler Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Don't think this will happen; but fingers crossed it does. Would be the best thing all round for the football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 42 minutes ago, GrahamC said: The most depressing thing is we have nearly four months of this sort of shite to endure from The Post. Wait until we’re back to “you’ll never guess what (insert name of random City player) said on social media during his holiday”... Not a chance LJ will get this job or him even being in the running to do so. Word is he's on the short list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 It was another current Premier club that someone mentioned to me as being interested in our leader. Whether the person is ITK I cannot tell, but he/she is a lot closer to City than me. No smoke without a fire but both of them seem like total speculation at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Redmycolour said: You are joking aren't you Not at all. LJ has City playing (at times) some of the best football I have seen here in my 35+ years of support. We are not in the best of form at the moment, and he does seem to have made a habit of these slumps, but the slumps are getting less harsh and I believe he will sort it out given time. We are improving on the pitch, and I really don't see any available managers that would be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: It was another current Premier club that someone mentioned to me as being interested in our leader. Whether the person is ITK I cannot tell, but he/she is a lot closer to City than me. No smoke without a fire but both of them seem like total speculation at the moment. Southampton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Was interested so had a look If Transfermarket have it near right £23m over the 3 seasons https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-brentford/transfers/verein/1148/saison_id/2017 Having said that - over the same period they generated a staggering £55 million in fees received Using the same source Our fees paid in those same 3 seasons approx £30m Fees Received approx £18m Blimey!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said: That is not going to happen. JL made that clear when sacking SOD and SL is absolutely certain that the plan has to work, so that rules out a lot of good candidates. I know that it's very, very unlikely. I don't think LJ is going anywhere for a very long time even in the unlikely event some desperate club believes the hype and tries to poach him. He certainly won't be sacked whatever happens. I made my thoughts clear on another thread that I believe the plan is for LJ to be in situ when JL: takes over and there is the intention he will become City's longest ever serving manager. He probably knows it too! That record stands at 17 years I believe, and no, I'm really not joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, nickolas said: So Dean Smith has spent the near £20m that LJ has spent? Never! I cant see that. Really? Maybe if you did 30 secs research instead of just guessing you’d have known They aren’t a small spending club. As said above and below, what they do excellently is making big profit on some of their players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 It’s their scouts we should be after rather than their manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: made my thoughts clear on another thread that I believe the plan is for LJ to be in situ when JL: takes over and there is the intention he will become City's longest ever serving manager. He probably knows it too! That record stands at 17 years I believe, and no, I'm really not joking. Arhhh so this is the reason he has insufficient funds to bring players in of the Lewis Grabban calibre even though millions have been spent; the budget is all tied up with Johnson himself which is why, ironically, he can moan about the budget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, glynriley said: I think we all know that's very unlikely to happen mate. Can you imagine Mark Ashton telling MM he had a striker from France lined up. MA - "He hasn't scored all season though, and he's a bit down in the dumps" MM - "Tha can go fuck thee sen" Door slams......... Sounds good to me Glyn, and should bring a big grin to SL's face too if he values his cash. MM has come over a bit dour and jaded both personally and in terms of the teams he sends out at Ipswich ( not surprisingly given the restraints there) but a slightly more chirpy McCarthy having a final hurrah at AG with the aim of taking City to the PL (with the personal and financial backing LJ has enjoyed) would be a good fit imo. I'm aware it wouldn't happen, even if LJ goes, and that certainty is to our detriment as a club imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 4 hours ago, CotswoldRed said: Anyone volunteering to drive him? Drive. I’ll give him a Piggy Back up the M5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-next-manager-johnson-14551477 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Red_Wizard said: Michelle Keegan "i'd love it - I'd really love it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 If it were to happen, when he goes on one of his slumps (and it will happen), he wouldn't be given time to recover like he had here - he'd be straight out the door. I don't believe he will be going anywhere anytime soon, and I think someone like West Brom will go for one of the usual suspects in a bid to go straight back up. 5 minutes ago, old_eastender said: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-next-manager-johnson-14551477 Interestingly, whilst quickly glancing through that article, our old friend Del is also being linked as well. Previous links to the club, and done well in Scotland. If they were to take a punt on anyone, it might be him rather than LJ. Perhaps they'll see his spell here as a blip, and because of his success North of the border, think that he's learned from his mistakes.... Johnson will still be here in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, old_eastender said: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-next-manager-johnson-14551477 Thats a simple cut and paste job from one Trinity Mirror news office to another.. The group own dozens of titles, and are the largest regional paper owner in the country including BP and BM. These rag mags really are crap. Made up stories wasting peoples time with fake news half the time; it seems they are good at it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, havanatopia said: Thats a simple cut and paste job from one Trinity Mirror news office to another.. The group own dozens of titles, and are the largest regional paper owner in the country including BP and BM. These rag mags really are crap. Made up stories wasting peoples time with fake news half the time; it seems they are good at it though. Certainly keeps OTIB going . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Mike McCarthy did an amazing job at Ipswich and he was under much harsher budgetary constraints than a Bristol City manager would be.... Not like you to throw in poorly researched "FACTS". ipswich and Birmingham from 16/17 accounts are probably the teams most like Bristol City financially. For however big Ipswich once were, they are now a bottom half / bottom 8 club at this level....like ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 4 hours ago, richwwtk said: I, for one, hope that this is bookies bullshit and he stays. Would be hard pushed to replace him with a better manager. Keep on the meds Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 58 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Drive. I’ll give him a Piggy Back up the M5 Is that a euphemism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Dickie Rooks Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Bring on Mick McCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkz 76 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 4 hours ago, RedRoss said: Who would you replace him with? Mike Bassett for all I care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkz 76 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I’d take him to the Hawthorne’s on a mobility scooter to see him gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Red_Wizard said: Michelle Keegan You can't say that without including a photo. Should be compulsory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I see the close season media bullshit has started. Lee Johnson is the most successful manager since his dad - who himself was the most successful manager since Alan Dicks. I can’t go back further than that because I simply don’t know and that’s where my City timeline began. I find it remarkable that people want him gone when we are within 4 points of a playoff place in a season where we have never been in the bottom half. Don’t get me wrong - I wanted him gone when we went on that disastrous run last season, but this is different. We lost to Middlesbrough at their place - big deal - they are one of the highest spending clubs in this division and we are one of the lowest. I think he should go to West Brom - just to get away from the self-destructive vitriol he is getting here. Some people need to be reminded what happened the last time we sacked/lost an established manager when sitting comfortably in the Championship - or perhaps a few seasons of struggling, punctuated with a league 1 spell is what people find appealing. I dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, robin_unreliant said: You can't say that without including a photo. Should be compulsory. I think this is the lass Looks better than her Dad tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Sounds good to me Glyn, and should bring a big grin to SL's face too if he values his cash. MM has come over a bit dour and jaded both personally and in terms of the teams he sends out at Ipswich ( not surprisingly given the restraints there) but a slightly more chirpy McCarthy having a final hurrah at AG with the aim of taking City to the PL (with the personal and financial backing LJ has enjoyed) would be a good fit imo. I'm aware it wouldn't happen, even if LJ goes, and that certainty is to our detriment as a club imo. I like MM but I' m not convinced TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 She has relatives in Mangotsfield. Someone my wife knows says she attended a family party at the Village Hall, and one of the dad’s didn’t know who she was, and thought he was being chatted up.....until his wife told him who she was and she was being friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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