Fordy62 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 So this old chestnut got wheeled out again today... It’s an excuse that he uses for years on end. I just wish he’d stop signing players he can’t trust. Another good one is “we've gotta win the inches a little bit more.” What does that mean? I challenge anyone to watch that video and not see David Brent when he says “win the inches”. That’s just management talk Lee. Must be so great to be so comfortable in a job knowing that you can seriously underperform and no one will do a single thing about it! https://twitter.com/BristolCity/status/1274390818321772544?s=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Who can he trust? Before today’s game I would say I could trust Maenpaa, Pereira, Kalas, Dasilva, Smith, Afobe, Wells. 7 players. After today I’ve no idea. A lot of fans talk about how good the squad is. Personally I think because most players are much of a muchness it seems like a good squad but realistically it’s just full of average mid table players. Who from our squad would get in the top 4s first XI? Kalas and Dasilva maybe. That’s probably it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: So this old chestnut got wheeled out again today... It’s an excuse that he uses for years on end. I just wish he’d stop signing players he can’t trust. Another good one is “we've gotta win the inches a little bit more.” What does that mean? I challenge anyone to watch that video and not see David Brent when he says “win the inches”. That’s just management talk Lee. Must be so great to be so comfortable in a job knowing that you can seriously underperform and no one will do a single thing about it! https://twitter.com/BristolCity/status/1274390818321772544?s=20 Seriously when is somebody in our club going to ask serious questions about this. He needs players he can trust - Lee these are YOUR players with the exception of Vyner (didn’t start) @ Smith you’ve signed every one of these players. Why have you got players you don’t trust , you & Ashton spout bollocks about DNA all the time. Its time you took responsibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Same old shit. Times up Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 This interview is better - from 58min 45 sec. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08gjjx5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Who can he trust? Before today’s game I would say I could trust Maenpaa, Pereira, Kalas, Dasilva, Smith, Afobe, Wells. 7 players. After today I’ve no idea. A lot of fans talk about how good the squad is. Personally I think because most players are much of a muchness it seems like a good squad but realistically it’s just full of average mid table players. Who from our squad would get in the top 4s first XI? Kalas and Dasilva maybe. That’s probably it I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 I realise this game would have been seriously odd to play, and not that bothered about the result. That interview though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 He can't blame the fans… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 To be fair you can only have so good an idea of someone before signing them, the trust he's talking about is that developed on the training ground and on the pitch playing for us. Personally expect to see Maenpaa, Williams, Dasilva and Weimann back in the starting XI at least next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 You’d have thought after 3 months of sitting at home with nothing else to do he’d have come up with some new cliches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Harry said: I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. I think we do. We are missing one decent player in the center of the field and a leader on the field....A leader off the field is also essential too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City1970 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said: You’d have thought after 3 months of sitting at home with nothing else to do he’d have come up with some new cliches. Lansdown needs to get rid of the bullshitting clown. His cliches are boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: You’d have thought after 3 months of sitting at home with nothing else to do he’d have come up with some new cliches. I think ‘win the inches’ is a new one to be fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 minute ago, eardun said: I think ‘win the inches’ is a new one to be fair! Ummm......Pacino! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, hodge said: To be fair you can only have so good an idea of someone before signing them, the trust he's talking about is that developed on the training ground and on the pitch playing for us. Personally expect to see Maenpaa, Williams, Dasilva and Weimann back in the starting XI at least next weekend Put a pacy striker through the middle and you either pin him back thereby pushing the defence back a bit or you can't press higher to start with. I agree with the other 3 though. I'm surprised DaSilva didn't start as it goes and I thought dropping Maenpaa again seemed a bit harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: So this old chestnut got wheeled out again today... It’s an excuse that he uses for years on end. I just wish he’d stop signing players he can’t trust. Another good one is “we've gotta win the inches a little bit more.” What does that mean? I challenge anyone to watch that video and not see David Brent when he says “win the inches”. That’s just management talk Lee. Must be so great to be so comfortable in a job knowing that you can seriously underperform and no one will do a single thing about it! https://twitter.com/BristolCity/status/1274390818321772544?s=20 If he’s said that now yet again, with all the choices he has that are his players, all the money he has spent and the amount of time that he has had then that really is depressing. Couldn’t give a hoot about going up or not this season and today shows me we are nowhere near (both our game and the standard in the Fulham / Brentford game which was light years ahead in terms of quality) but to keep hearing the same old tosh being rolled out by him yet again is laughable. How does SL fall for it time and time again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Harry said: I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. It's not the individuals mate. Loads of teams have got out this league with less talented players. We're not a team. It's not possible to be with a selection carousel... 15 minutes ago, hodge said: To be fair you can only have so good an idea of someone before signing them, the trust he's talking about is that developed on the training ground and on the pitch playing for us. Personally expect to see Maenpaa, Williams, Dasilva and Weimann back in the starting XI at least next weekend Yep. Though harsh on Rowe who did well today. He did set up the goal. Was amazed Da Silve didn't come on at half time and Rowe move to CM... O'Dowda in CM is a bad joke. Midfielders need to play with their heads up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, eardun said: This interview is better - from 58min 45 sec. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08gjjx5 Where is the responsibility - lee basically says preparation was perfect (I.e. him) crosses the white line poor - players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacki Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 It was a typical Johnson interview after a defeat. The preparation was perfect, the staff gave the players everything they need and the players couldn’t execute, apparently. It’s so frustrating. We only had 2 defensive central midfield players in a squad of 20 and we ended up with square pegs in round holes all over the pitch, after having over 3 months to plan a line up. That’s just not good enough I’m afraid, and the responsibility for that starts and ends with Johnson. By the sound of what he said on the BBC, it appears that he’s fallen out with Nagy and Henrikson is off somewhere else so we may we’ll be stuck with O’Dowda in the middle of the park for the rest of the season. Heaven help us if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, Harry said: Ummm......Pacino! Fair point! Now we know what LJ was doing during lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, Harry said: I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. It’s been clear for most of the season I would say. The top four are miles better than us and that’s even though one of them has a clueless manager. Basically we are battling for two places. Forest squad is better than ours as well I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Who can he trust? Before today’s game I would say I could trust Maenpaa, Pereira, Kalas, Dasilva, Smith, Afobe, Wells. 7 players. After today I’ve no idea. A lot of fans talk about how good the squad is. Personally I think because most players are much of a muchness it seems like a good squad but realistically it’s just full of average mid table players. Who from our squad would get in the top 4s first XI? Kalas and Dasilva maybe. That’s probably it 22 minutes ago, Harry said: I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. Do you think our squad man for man is better or worse than Preston's, Swansea's, Blackburn's, Millwall's? My opinion is our squad is resoundingly better than these rivals for a play off place, not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Normal service is resumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 38 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Who can he trust? Before today’s game I would say I could trust Maenpaa, Pereira, Kalas, Dasilva, Smith, Afobe, Wells. 7 players. After today I’ve no idea. A lot of fans talk about how good the squad is. Personally I think because most players are much of a muchness it seems like a good squad but realistically it’s just full of average mid table players. Who from our squad would get in the top 4s first XI? Kalas and Dasilva maybe. That’s probably it “On paper” or based on what I’ve seen of an individual that tells me they CAN play I would say: Williams (maybe past it?), Kalas, Dasilva Massengo (when he first arrived - he’s played CL ffs), Nagy (again when he first arrived) Palmer, Elliason (maybe) Afobe and Wells Each of those players either has played higher or has performed on occasions at a level that proves they are better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Obviously players don't trust him. After years and signing dozens of players it still happens. If we want promotion we either have to go the foreign manager route which is risky or go for an older experienced manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 35 minutes ago, Harry said: I was saying all season that we didn’t have ‘Top 6’ individuals and there was a helluva lot of argument against that. I stand by it. But Preston do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Lee has had his wish list for god knows how many windows, we have a very good team but managed badly, individual errors aside of course. We will never go up with Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: Lee has had his wish list for god knows how many windows, we have a very good team but managed badly, individual errors aside of course. We will never go up with Johnson. It's at least three windows, and one pandemic now. Perhaps he meant three pandemics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big dosser Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, REDOXO said: I think we do. We are missing one decent player in the center of the field and a leader on the field....A leader off the field is also essential too! keep saying the same we need a bloody leader,i never see a player try to wind are players up,take responsibility and most of all wind the opposition up,what I would give for a Paul Hartley ,tommy doc or bobby hutch and im sure the older ones would say a Gerry gow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, forestofdean said: keep saying the same we need a bloody leader,i never see a player try to wind are players up,take responsibility and most of all wind the opposition up,what I would give for a Paul Hartley ,tommy doc or bobby hutch and im sure the older ones would say a Gerry gow 10 years since Hartley played for us. Incredible we haven’t had a player of his ilk since because god knows we’ve needed one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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