Unan Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Watching the JPT Final, interested to see how Sunderland play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, Banned User said: Watching the JPT Final, interested to see how Sunderland play. I'm trying to watch it, whilst also watching the Cricket, the F1 Testing and the Vixens game. Fair to say I'm following all events badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Possession with no conviction, too narrow and weak defending the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 164/6 Leicester are winning 1-0 Sunderland currently 0-0 Hamilton is currently 7th fastest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: 164/6 Leicester are winning 1-0 Sunderland currently 0-0 Hamilton is currently 7th fastest. And City women are about to mount a famous 2nd half comeback in their cup final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Fritelli is 4 under in the golf. Whilst Billy Hoschel is evens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: And City women are about to mount a famous 2nd half comeback in their cup final Couple of minutes into second half and City maintaining their 4 goal disadvantage. Can they make it 5 ? Edit - yes they can, and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: 164/6 Leicester are winning 1-0 Sunderland currently 0-0 Hamilton is currently 7th fastest. Leicester now 5-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Leicester now 5-0 Luckily for me, I am watching that one. What a good side they are, even with a misfiring Vardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Sunderland look poor, being outplayed by League Two Tranmere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 I know this will be annoy or bemused most of OTIB, but I really want to see LJ succeed. He was a good honest pro for City as a player and a manager and his dad got us to a play off final, so I've got to wish him well. Hope he gets his hands on his first trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Sunderland 1-0 up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, mozo said: I know this will be annoy or bemused most of OTIB, but I really want to see LJ succeed. He was a good honest pro for City as a player and a manager and his dad got us to a play off final, so I've got to wish him well. Hope he gets his hands on his first trophy. Just because his time was up here at City, I wish him well. No reason not to IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchers Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Lee looks like he may be carrying quiet a bit of extra timber. Nice coat though and a trophy win too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Pleased for LJ, he works hard at his profession, even if his football here ended up dull, so good luck to him I say, hope they get promoted as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Banned User said: Sunderland look poor, being outplayed by League Two Tranmere. Well, I don’t know about that. Under LJ, Sunderland’s 18 league games would have them on course for a 92 point season. He took them from 9th place and 8 points off a promotion spot, to 4th place and games in hand that could see them go top. They’ve won 14 of 23 games, won a trophy, and look pretty good for a promotion. Could all go wrong for him yet, but LJ has done a bloody good job there so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Good job LJ! Happy for him. Think we’ll be seeing him next season, where it’ll be Pearson Vs Johnson I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Harry said: Well, I don’t know about that. Under LJ, Sunderland’s 18 league games would have them on course for a 92 point season. He took them from 9th place and 8 points off a promotion spot, to 4th place and games in hand that could see them go top. They’ve won 14 of 23 games, won a trophy, and look pretty good for a promotion. Could all go wrong for him yet, but LJ has done a bloody good job there so far. It's almost as if he has a track record as a manager of improving the teams he manages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Harry said: Well, I don’t know about that. Under LJ, Sunderland’s 18 league games would have them on course for a 92 point season. He took them from 9th place and 8 points off a promotion spot, to 4th place and games in hand that could see them go top. They’ve won 14 of 23 games, won a trophy, and look pretty good for a promotion. Could all go wrong for him yet, but LJ has done a bloody good job there so far. Not disagreeing with that, talking about the first 45 minutes of the final. Sunderland fans agreed https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/-sunderland-v-tranmere-cup-final-match-thread-.1544905/unread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, Banned User said: Not disagreeing with that, talking about the first 45 minutes of the final. Sunderland fans agreed https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/-sunderland-v-tranmere-cup-final-match-thread-.1544905/unread The history books won't be full of reports on the first 45 minutes though*. *granted, very few history books will have anything remotely connected with this years Papa John Paint Pot Leyland DAF trophy, but there will be a quiz question about Salford only getting 24 hours with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mozo said: I know this will be annoy or bemused most of OTIB, but I really want to see LJ succeed. He was a good honest pro for City as a player and a manager and his dad got us to a play off final, so I've got to wish him well. Hope he gets his hands on his first trophy. For me your reasons are not enough. His Dad got us to a play of final - so what? To feel the need to wish LJ well, and 'really want him to succeed' you have to have formed an emotional attachment to him. I haven't. I didn't particularly dislike, or like, LJ as a player. He was the epitome of mediocre, but he tried hard enough and did a job. I didn't like him being appointed City manager - no one will ever persuade me he merited getting the job, the football his team served up at AG was far too often unwatchable and, indeed unsuccessful, and in my opinion he should have been sacked a very long time before he eventually was. Having no emotional attachment to LJ I don't feel any obligation to 'really want him to succeed' just because he played for, and managed, City - likewise I don't actively look for him to fail. I really don't care what he does - I'm just relieved I will no longer have to suffer his (mostly) soul destroying football at Ashton Gate and his increasingly irksome interviews afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 I didn’t like him as a player particularly but I did like him as manager. He did a good job to keep us in his first few months and then really improved us up until the wolves game. The last 2 seasons the football was poor but there was an improvement in league position in every season before the last so he deserved the chance in that final season. Obviously didn’t work out in the end - overall he did OK. Nothing more nothing less and I wish him good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman_Stand Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, mozo said: I know this will be annoy or bemused most of OTIB, but I really want to see LJ succeed. He was a good honest pro for City as a player and a manager and his dad got us to a play off final, so I've got to wish him well. Hope he gets his hands on his first trophy. Agree 100%, he did a more than decent job here and whilst it was time for him to move on I am rooting for him. Only hypothetical i know but imagine he came in to the club now having been elsewhere for the last 5 years and moved us forward to the same level as he did during his actual tenure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said: Agree 100%, he did a more than decent job here and whilst it was time for him to move on I am rooting for him. Only hypothetical i know but imagine he came in to the club now having been elsewhere for the last 5 years and moved us forward to the same level as he did during his actual tenure. Based on league position improvements year on year, 5 year from now we'd finish 7th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Banned User said: Sunderland look poor, being outplayed by League Two Tranmere. I remember Carlisle outplaying us in the first half in the LDV back in 2003, all the pressure was on us but luckily better 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Nogbad the Bad said: For me your reasons are not enough. His Dad got us to a play of final - so what? To feel the need to wish LJ well, and 'really want him to succeed' you have to have formed an emotional attachment to him. I haven't. I didn't particularly dislike, or like, LJ as a player. He was the epitome of mediocre, but he tried hard enough and did a job. I didn't like him being appointed City manager - no one will ever persuade me he merited getting the job, the football his team served up at AG was far too often unwatchable and, indeed unsuccessful, and in my opinion he should have been sacked a very long time before he eventually was. Having no emotional attachment to LJ I don't feel any obligation to 'really want him to succeed' just because he played for, and managed, City - likewise I don't actively look for him to fail. I really don't care what he does - I'm just relieved I will no longer have to suffer his (mostly) soul destroying football at Ashton Gate and his increasingly irksome interviews afterwards. This sums up my view perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Nogbad the Bad said: For me your reasons are not enough. His Dad got us to a play of final - so what? To feel the need to wish LJ well, and 'really want him to succeed' you have to have formed an emotional attachment to him. I haven't. I didn't particularly dislike, or like, LJ as a player. He was the epitome of mediocre, but he tried hard enough and did a job. I didn't like him being appointed City manager - no one will ever persuade me he merited getting the job, the football his team served up at AG was far too often unwatchable and, indeed unsuccessful, and in my opinion he should have been sacked a very long time before he eventually was. Having no emotional attachment to LJ I don't feel any obligation to 'really want him to succeed' just because he played for, and managed, City - likewise I don't actively look for him to fail. I really don't care what he does - I'm just relieved I will no longer have to suffer his (mostly) soul destroying football at Ashton Gate and his increasingly irksome interviews afterwards. Nearly 200 appearances as a player, promotion from league 1 and a playoff final. Over 200 games as a head coach, 38% win rate, loads of notable games. He masterminded a win over Man Utd to reach a cup semi final, one of my top 3 favourite games ever, not to mention running Man City close over 2 legs. We saw players such as Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Aguero and DeBruyne down Ashton Gate, not to mention Pep and Jose. Did he had to win the Champions League to earn our respect and well wishes?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 As a manager he has finally won a trophy! What is often called, even by City fans, a Mickey Mouse Cup. And Sunderland AFC fans, who consider that their club should be a permanent fixture in the Premier League, can hardly get too excited about winning it. It doesn't bring EUROPA Cup next season. Unlike Bristol City who are a team that spends a lot of time in the third tier, where any trip to a cup final is a miracle to he enjoyed by their millions of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Congratulations LJ and Sunderland. Pleased for them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just read LJs post match comments, the first short sentence included ‘I’ four times. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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