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Are we seeing kick back from our illustrious players to our new Emperor.  Are they withdrawing labour in the hope that they will see the back of Pearson as it certainly has that feel to it.  They liked Holden but still cost him his job so god knows what they’d be like if they haven’t taken to you.

NP saying attitude in training stopping players being selected and then those selected playing without passion & pride with nominal exceptions & putting them in the bracket of unpickable.  Do they know the injury situation is making it impossible for them to be dropped from squad?

What the hell is going on with Baker & is he the personal circumstances alluded to lots of rumours of a fallout with Kalas (not over an Easter egg) ? If Ooc are not earning their wage and displaying bad attitudes make their life’s hell (well as difficult as possible with PFA about)  by reporting all hours just to piss them off as let’s face it, they’ve all done a good job in pissing us off!!

Players can directly influence your mood which in reality as my wife would say, it shouldn’t get to you as much as it does but after all these years I can assure you doesn’t ease as you get older.

Don’t let these prima donnas win Steve Lansdown & appoint NP now to sort this mess out. For such an astute businessman why launch season ticket sales with uncertainty as people are at the end of tether with whilst we have all said we won’t renew, there are lots that won’t this time if you dither.
 

 

 


 

 

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1 minute ago, Shuffle said:

Are we seeing kick back from our illustrious players to our new Emperor.  Are they withdrawing labour in the hope that they will see the back of Pearson as it certainly has that feel to it.  They liked Holden but still cost him his job so god knows what they’d be like if they haven’t taken to you.

NP saying attitude in training stopping players being selected and then those selected playing without passion & pride with nominal exceptions & putting them in the bracket of unpickable.  Do they know the injury situation is making it impossible for them to be dropped from squad?

What the hell is going on with Baker & is he the personal circumstances alluded to lots of rumours of a fallout with Kalas (not over an Easter egg) ? If Ooc are not earning their wage and displaying bad attitudes make their life’s hell (well as difficult as possible with PFA about)  by reporting all hours just to piss them off as let’s face it, they’ve all done a good job in pissing us off!!

Players can directly influence your mood which in reality as my wife would say, it shouldn’t get to you as much as it does but after all these years I can assure you doesn’t ease as you get older.

Don’t let these prima donnas win Steve Lansdown & appoint NP now to sort this mess out. For such an astute businessman why launch season ticket sales with uncertainty as people are at the end of tether with whilst we have all said we won’t renew, there are lots that won’t this time if you dither.
 

 

 


 

 

I know for a fact and posted on here many weeks ago that it was all too cosy with Holden and the players. There is defo a kickback from the “players”, I would call a lot of them lazy bastards, in trying to stop NP taking over as manager.
Pivotal times for this club IMO.

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I doubt Pearson is the most popular amongst our players and that comes as no surprise, this current crop like many other crops we have had are used to the cushti relaxed atmosphere that this football club is known for and I’m sure the vast majority of the OOC mob were looking to casually coast out these last few weeks putting in minimal effort.
In comes Pearson a manager who is demanding performances and with no guarantee of a contract offer at the end many of them (who are probably being advised by agents to do so by the way) have downed tools. Its a sorry state of affairs to be honest.

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23 minutes ago, Shuffle said:

Are we seeing kick back from our illustrious players to our new Emperor.  Are they withdrawing labour in the hope that they will see the back of Pearson as it certainly has that feel to it.  They liked Holden but still cost him his job so god knows what they’d be like if they haven’t taken to you.

NP saying attitude in training stopping players being selected and then those selected playing without passion & pride with nominal exceptions & putting them in the bracket of unpickable.  Do they know the injury situation is making it impossible for them to be dropped from squad?

What the hell is going on with Baker & is he the personal circumstances alluded to lots of rumours of a fallout with Kalas (not over an Easter egg) ? If Ooc are not earning their wage and displaying bad attitudes make their life’s hell (well as difficult as possible with PFA about)  by reporting all hours just to piss them off as let’s face it, they’ve all done a good job in pissing us off!!

Players can directly influence your mood which in reality as my wife would say, it shouldn’t get to you as much as it does but after all these years I can assure you doesn’t ease as you get older.

Don’t let these prima donnas win Steve Lansdown & appoint NP now to sort this mess out. For such an astute businessman why launch season ticket sales with uncertainty as people are at the end of tether with whilst we have all said we won’t renew, there are lots that won’t this time if you dither.
 

 

 


 

 

What is this?

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25 minutes ago, bris red said:

I doubt Pearson is the most popular amongst our players and that comes as no surprise, this current crop like many other crops we have had are used to the cushti relaxed atmosphere that this football club is known for and I’m sure the vast majority of the OOC mob were looking to casually coast out these last few weeks putting in minimal effort.
In comes Pearson a manager who is demanding performances and with no guarantee of a contract offer at the end many of them (who are probably being advised by agents to do so by the way) have downed tools. Its a sorry state of affairs to be honest.

Agreed all points in that direction why risk injury when you have no job at the end if that's the case only play the youngster's and the keep able of the squad.

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42 minutes ago, Shuffle said:

Are we seeing kick back from our illustrious players to our new Emperor.  Are they withdrawing labour in the hope that they will see the back of Pearson as it certainly has that feel to it.  They liked Holden but still cost him his job so god knows what they’d be like if they haven’t taken to you.

NP saying attitude in training stopping players being selected and then those selected playing without passion & pride with nominal exceptions & putting them in the bracket of unpickable.  Do they know the injury situation is making it impossible for them to be dropped from squad?

What the hell is going on with Baker & is he the personal circumstances alluded to lots of rumours of a fallout with Kalas (not over an Easter egg) ? If Ooc are not earning their wage and displaying bad attitudes make their life’s hell (well as difficult as possible with PFA about)  by reporting all hours just to piss them off as let’s face it, they’ve all done a good job in pissing us off!!

Players can directly influence your mood which in reality as my wife would say, it shouldn’t get to you as much as it does but after all these years I can assure you doesn’t ease as you get older.

Don’t let these prima donnas win Steve Lansdown & appoint NP now to sort this mess out. For such an astute businessman why launch season ticket sales with uncertainty as people are at the end of tether with whilst we have all said we won’t renew, there are lots that won’t this time if you dither.
 

 

 


 

 

Can a billionaire businessman really be so naive as to fall for the players shenanigans? Unfortunately the one we have, when it comes to footballing decisions, wouldn’t surprise me one little bit.

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8 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Can a billionaire businessman really be so naive as to fall for the players shenanigans? Unfortunately the one we have, when it comes to footballing decisions, wouldn’t surprise me one little bit.

SL employs staff to do the job he doesn’t have the required skill set to do.

Im sure other billionaires do exactly the same.

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58 minutes ago, GasDestroyer said:

I know for a fact and posted on here many weeks ago that it was all too cosy with Holden and the players. There is defo a kickback from the “players”, I would call a lot of them lazy bastards, in trying to stop NP taking over as manager.
Pivotal times for this club IMO.

This may sound daft, but with the new facility opening I did wonder if things were getting too nice and luxurious for our players

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Do the players really have the determination and commitment to undermine a manager?  They've certainly not shown enough determination or commitment for anyone else this season. I'd find a plot from the players to undermine Pearson more plausible if they were screwing it up so much that the end result was that it made him look like the best manager on Earth. As it stands, any plot to make Pearson look bad its being executed way, way too well for me to believe that the players are doing to on purpose;. 

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Dont worry im sure we’ll see another ‘Failand uncut’ ( which most definitely is edited), where the players are enjoying themselves, being pampered in luxurious surroundings. 
They are VERY lucky as Ashton Gate wouldve been toxic for many games this season, to which a lot of them wouldve never experienced probably. 
Theyve had it far too easy in many ways. Thank god most will ( i hope) be binned in the summer. 

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Guys, guys, before you get too excited about 'bin ning lazy players' you may want to think about who will pay for replacement players, where the income is coming from and who is going to attract them here.

We need a manager to attract players; they dont come if they dont like the money AND the manager. If NP isnt who good players want to play for we will bin this lot, end up with less good players and be relegated (as we surely would have this season had DH not got so many wins early on....with these players!) It aint easy getting top 2 in this league and I'll have anyone on here a bet that no club currently in this division of 24 ends up top 2 in the Championship next season. Message me if you think im wrong or fancy the bet

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1 hour ago, Numero Uno said:

Can a billionaire businessman really be so naive as to fall for the players shenanigans? Unfortunately the one we have, when it comes to footballing decisions, wouldn’t surprise me one little bit.

He may be a successful businessman but he has zero qualities as a manager.  Having run a multi million pound outfit I would personally only employ him in marketing

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2 things.

Loads out of contract shortly. 

The team have been largely crap all season and they are being called out for what they are. The whole world can see it. 

I see the power firmly with the manager at present. 

 

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46 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

He may be a successful businessman but he has zero qualities as a manager.  Having run a multi million pound outfit I would personally only employ him in marketing

I'm kind of with you. 

People look at the numbers and assume he'd be good in any business. 

Well, he's crap in professional sport for a start. 

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It can happen at any club, said it before and I'll say it again but I'd say we can be quite vulnerable to it here. Consider:

  1. A nice wage.
  2. (In normal times) a nice city to live in/socialise in.
  3. Nice rural areas on the doorstep.
  4. A board who are generally patient as well as Point 1.
  5. What @phantom says about the facilities etc. Come on leaps and bounds in recent years- Stadium, Training Ground- that's the new one recently opened, new High Performance Centre...the list goes on!

Got it made if you're on a decent length contract here? In terms of a good package I mean, not the top level stuff.

Are players- and I am talking broadly, what % of players or prospective players are truly going to be busting a gut week in and week out?

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10 hours ago, CotswoldRed said:

2 things.

Loads out of contract shortly. 

The team have been largely crap all season and they are being called out for what they are. The whole world can see it. 

I see the power firmly with the manager at present. 

 

I hope so

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12 hours ago, phantom said:

This may sound daft, but with the new facility opening I did wonder if things were getting too nice and luxurious for our players

Southampton have better facilities than Bristol City. So do other premiership clubs. Are their facilities too nice and luxurious? 

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9 minutes ago, Cowshed said:

Southampton have better facilities than Bristol City. So do other premiership clubs. Are their facilities too nice and luxurious? 

Oranges and apples, we are aiming at a completely different standard of player to the EPL

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Oranges and apples, we are aiming at a completely different standard of player to the EPL

Mr Lansdown is aiming for? Having facilities of a standard reflect the aims and the level of the FC. 

Southampton invested tens of millions in the Staplewood campus while being in division one and the championship. Were their facilities too nice and luxurious? 

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28 minutes ago, Cowshed said:

Mr Lansdown is aiming for? Having facilities of a standard reflect the aims and the level of the FC. 

Southampton invested tens of millions in the Staplewood campus while being in division one and the championship. Were their facilities too nice and luxurious? 

Not sure why you keep referencing Southampton, we are talking about Bristol City and our current players

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11 hours ago, CotswoldRed said:

2 things.

Loads out of contract shortly. 

The team have been largely crap all season and they are being called out for what they are. The whole world can see it. 

I see the power firmly with the manager at present. 

 

Yes, power with the "Temporary Manager" for now but strangely no backing in any form whatsoever from either CEO or Owner. After the mess with the appointment of Holden I do not trust EITHER of them to do the right thing. A couple more performances like we are seeing and a lack of passion/interest/backing from the Owner in particular, who is probably sat in Guernsey frozen like a rabbit trapped in headlights knowing what SHOULD be done but shitting himself at the thought of someone actually getting on and doing it, and I could see a doomsday scenario where Pearson doesn't even make the end of the season. He is getting angrier and more frustrated by the interview and he needs and probably expects some backing which isn't forthcoming.

Basket Case Football Club, BS3

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10 minutes ago, phantom said:

Not sure why you keep referencing Southampton, we are talking about Bristol City and our current players

You made a point about facilities being too nice and I have made a parallel. Bristol City's facilities are too nice what about other clubs? Are their too nice and luxurious facilities affecting the mindset of their players? 

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1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

Yes, power with the "Temporary Manager" for now but strangely no backing in any form whatsoever from either CEO or Owner. After the mess with the appointment of Holden I do not trust EITHER of them to do the right thing. A couple more performances like we are seeing and a lack of passion/interest/backing from the Owner in particular, who is probably sat in Guernsey frozen like a rabbit trapped in headlights knowing what SHOULD be done but shitting himself at the thought of someone actually getting on and doing it, and I could see a doomsday scenario where Pearson doesn't even make the end of the season. He is getting angrier and more frustrated by the interview and he needs and probably expects some backing which isn't forthcoming.

Basket Case Football Club, BS3

Don’t think NP would walk until he has had a chat with SL. It is then that SL has to be strong and make the right decisions which as most on here will know is get rid of that **** Ashton. 
At least give us all some hope Steve?

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12 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Yes, power with the "Temporary Manager" for now but strangely no backing in any form whatsoever from either CEO or Owner. After the mess with the appointment of Holden I do not trust EITHER of them to do the right thing. A couple more performances like we are seeing and a lack of passion/interest/backing from the Owner in particular, who is probably sat in Guernsey frozen like a rabbit trapped in headlights knowing what SHOULD be done but shitting himself at the thought of someone actually getting on and doing it, and I could see a doomsday scenario where Pearson doesn't even make the end of the season. He is getting angrier and more frustrated by the interview and he needs and probably expects some backing which isn't forthcoming.

Basket Case Football Club, BS3

20 years of watching Lansdown says I think you aren't far wrong. 

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13 hours ago, Hampshire Red said:

Guys, guys, before you get too excited about 'bin ning lazy players' you may want to think about who will pay for replacement players, where the income is coming from and who is going to attract them here.

We need a manager to attract players; they dont come if they dont like the money AND the manager. If NP isnt who good players want to play for we will bin this lot, end up with less good players and be relegated (as we surely would have this season had DH not got so many wins early on....with these players!) It aint easy getting top 2 in this league and I'll have anyone on here a bet that no club currently in this division of 24 ends up top 2 in the Championship next season. Message me if you think im wrong or fancy the bet

Just because our spineless crew of wasters do not want to play for a manager who asks them to work for a living and show some pride in the shirt does not mean players will not be attracted to play for NP. He didn't do a bad job attracting players for Leicester and  the team went on to win the premiership. And I think some of those were quite good. Unlike the shower we have assembled at Ashton Gate.

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Rascal, you may be right, you may be wrong as things went for him at Derby. I am certain players have far too much power in the game now and that agents earn money that should really not be paid for by us, the fans but the business of football isnt fair and isnt perfect.

THere is probably a good outcome ahead of us but this forum is incediblt pessimistic, always has been and like the British media always prefers a bad news story than a more positive outcome.

SL knows what he's doing with teh running and finance of the club as he has proved for 20 years. Most coaches have ended up letting him down and i have to hope NP doesnt join that list soon.

Old style managers are generally failing; Warnock will take Boro to Mid-Table Obscurity (he fails in more than half his appointments), McCarthy will take Bardiff to Mid-table obscurity and i hope NP doesnt do the same to us next season.

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On 05/04/2021 at 22:18, Hampshire Red said:

Guys, guys, before you get too excited about 'bin ning lazy players' you may want to think about who will pay for replacement players, where the income is coming from and who is going to attract them here.

We need a manager to attract players; they dont come if they dont like the money AND the manager. If NP isnt who good players want to play for we will bin this lot, end up with less good players and be relegated (as we surely would have this season had DH not got so many wins early on....with these players!) It aint easy getting top 2 in this league and I'll have anyone on here a bet that no club currently in this division of 24 ends up top 2 in the Championship next season. Message me if you think im wrong or fancy the bet

The challenge for us is to build a team that is better than the sum of its parts. 

We have a bunch of useless, injury-prone, highly-paid, self-important players who regard themselves as legends in their own time and have no concept of working as a team to achieve anything. 

NP could recruit a collection of players from the National League and build a more successful unit in the Championship than the collection of disinterested ‘talented’ individuals we have at present. 
 

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