Galley is our king

47 minutes ago, KingHillRed said:

I've been a fan since early 90's Natch - happy to converse on anything City

Anyone new with a an opinion that differs from the masses is shot down - I get it - but it isn't fair

Get back to work, oh sorry I forgot, this is work isn't it eh? Being paid by Bristol Sport and all....

2 hours ago, KingHillRed said:

I'm confused - wouldn't you expect an element of 'breaking' old systems in favour of new ones if trying to adapt a new style

I think everyone thinks we were Real Madrid before Nige left - we weren't and performances were stale for a while

New ideas, new tactics, new learning approach - it is normal to take time isn't it?

And you joined 3 hours ago.....

8 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'm now starting to question the departure of Alexander. I believe in his leaving statement he said something along the lines of "the club is in good hands with Nige and his team" 

So I'm wondering if the writing was on the wall for Nige back then? Obviously something caused Phil to leave and I do not believe them when they say it was a reshuffle. 

I'm guessing when I say this but maybe Phil was an advocate for NP and the lack of funds he was given etc. 

So therefore in order for the board to get rid of Nige, they needed to get rid of Phil too? 

Absolutely this, he constantly called Pearson "football royalty"

Like writing your own P45...

3 minutes ago, Banjo Red said:

I saw that I'm assuming they won't rush his recovery.

Probably play him in a 11 v 11 game at the hpc and get him injured again just like Atkinson....

1 minute ago, Red_Alligator said:

Well a thumping win against Sunderland on Saturday would do much to ease the torment.

How about it young Manning?

Can I have a pint of whatever your drinking please????

6 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Some concerning things from Mannings post match. 

"We felt sorry for ourselves and thats the 1st time I've seen that" 

"Players frustrated to not be getting game time" 

Bloody hell, things are worse than I thought...

4 minutes ago, Lakeside Red said:

We won’t be seeing much of Jon now for a while that’s for sure 

Supposed to be guest speaker at Senior Reds on Thursday...

Now, as his Dad would tell him that's a tough gig at the best of times....

Will see if he bottles it....

9 minutes ago, TheSpaniard said:

Pearson lucky to get a 3 year deal and did f all with it - glad he’s gone and someone else will get the pennies.

You ******* ****!

Piss off back to Bristol Sport...

1 minute ago, Kid in the Riot said:

That's somewhat rich coming from you. Over 3,000 posts in just over a year.

Perhaps you could inform us what your previous username was?

Well whoever it was I doubt he works for Bristol ******* Sport....

9 minutes ago, TheSpaniard said:

I have to be honest I found the Pearson era thoroughly unenjoyable.

And you joined 5 hours ago.....

2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

What should we be doing then?

As supporters we should be holding those who took the decision to sack Pearson by lying to book.

Just rolling over and having ones tummy tickled is bollocks!

The old east end would have let em know for sure.

Proven liars who do not deserve support from us and will not get another penny from me. 62 years and DONE...

15 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

You need to let it go mate

Why? Just because you're happy to put up with complete bull shit and LIES from the hierarchy of our club?

Deliberate lies said to get Pearson sacked. JL and BT should hang their heads in shame.

If you don't care that these shocking ******* people are now in charge of our club.....

THEN I DO!!!!!!

16 minutes ago, cotswoldred2 said:

Now that reply is dross...talk about another OTT condemnation of Manning and still just 4 weeks in, but don't let common sense get in the way of an agenda that under no circumstances will you admit that its a step up ...Well not until we are a viable unit and of course you and the other nay sayers will be singing a different tune.

You say only 41% will renew, not your poll but you quoting from this toss....IF you honestly believe that then save your sympathies for me and check in onyour own well being , because of all the stupid comments around this appointment that has to be up there as the most ridiculous.

It's not so much Manning being in, it's all about Pearson being out!

I said in a previous post I actually felt sorry for Manning due to the lies and ridiculous comments by JL and BT. You know, squad capable of a top end finish, disappointing results etc. 

We were 11th and 4 points off the playoffs with 2 very winnable games next.

I feel sorry for you not seeing the bull shit your being fed.

We will just have to agree to disagree....

Oh yes, definitely a hero of mine 

....... obviously.....

40 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

For info we were 15th after Cardiff when Nige was sacked, but 11th after Fleming was relieved of his duties as Interim, after he beat Wednesday.

The first whisperings I heard was after Leeds when we were 14th, then after Coventry we were back up to 8th, then 13th after Ipswich.

For the season so far, we have always won at least as many as we’ve lost, until the Cardiff game when we dipped to one more loss than wins….hardly a game to make a final judgement though, imho!

For me a simple barometer of wins minus losses will allow us to get a view of progress overall.  LM started “level zero” - 6 wins / 6 losses.  I’m not gonna take 4 games and judge that we’ve worsened to 7 wins / 8 losses….but I will look at the end of January.

Thanks Dave and sorry but like I said I was unsure.

So we were 11th after Sheffield Wednesday.

Do you think that supporters will be happy with a tenth place finish as @Numero Uno stated?

What happened to all the " top end of the table" talk?

51 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

That’s my point, an emotional response based on results and the same that we see every season before everyone changes their mind and renews. It’s a flawed poll right now. Same last season and the one before that. If we get to renewal time, have lost a load of games, are in a relegation scrap and the football is shite then people will think seriously think about it given the way Lansdown and Tinnion acted. If we are on for a 10th placed finish the vast majority of the 33% or whatever it is will be renewing.

If we are on for a TENTH placed finish?

You do realise, according to @Kid in the Riot we were EIGHTH  When Nige was sacked? I didn't take much notice as I was so ******* pissed off with the decision.

The last game I saw was home to Ipswich. We were bloody unlucky to lose. Poor goalkeeping by Max and a very unlucky shot onto post only for the ball to run along the line.

There was real fight in that team who did unbelievably well considering getting on for 10 or so regulars were out injured.

Also, JL and BT...... Not ONE of those players looked UNCONDITIONED!!!!! They finished the stronger team. Another lie, another bollocks of an excuse!

TENTH? LMFAO 

9 hours ago, Meh said:

I do not do podcasts; never seen the appeal but seeing links on X etc to those 2 “Second Tier podcast” people I feel comfortable I do not need it in my life; just seems like ill-informed uber-fans thinking they are celebrities.

So cannot comment on that about Matt, but, on the article side I read one by him a few months ago that was really interesting so I thought ‘he talks sense’

Unfortunately that was one good article and others since have been arrogant, self-indulgent rubbish and rude about fellow fans who are not happy with the activities of the last few weeks.

In short, clearly a puppet of the club who is more concerned about upsetting potential future podcast guests than anything else. Will not be reading his articles again as he doesn’t speak for me.

 

Brilliant, sums up everything I feel, thanks....

1 hour ago, cotswoldred2 said:

Hopefully our support will reflect the true City supporter, not the casual as if it's just something for the kids day out thing, full of pop and burgers. They can get that at the local cinema. Mind you looking around the ground at matchdays it would need a bomb to stir some, no singing, no nothing, so boring.

Can you imagine if we had the support similar to LU-ON we would be up there with the best, thank God I was part of the old East End ...something to remember, may not suit the average punter now but it wasn't half bad,,even in the 4th Division atmosphere was rocking. 

So don't renew if you won't commit, rather have 8,000 true reds than half hearted support.

Absolute rubbish!

62 years man and boy supporting this club and I won't renew.

You carry on keeping in place a lying hierarchy if you wish but I've had it with crayon boy and our ex failed manager.

We had Gould and Pearson, then Phil Alexander and Pearson. If you honestly think Manning and Tinnion is better than either of those then I feel sorry for you.

The club hierarchy and the supporters are further apart than ever with the powers that be taking no notice of us. Why? Because they don't give a shit!!!

Interesting poll about season ticket renewals. Only 41% say they will definitely renew. That's an incredibly low number.

2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Club have posted videos of him training on the grass.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0efGO8iKCs/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Looks more like a brick shit house than a full back.

Looking forward to seeing him play...

29 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

When you think about it, the football environment is unlike any other work place and is more like a school. 

These 'children' are very wealthy children. It's very easy to be distracted by outside influences. As we've seen with other players it's very easy for players to think they have made it simply because of the number of £££ in their bank account. 

One of the most difficult things in football is to motivate these very wealthy people. 

I've always said that the thing the players loved about Nige was because he was that father figure. Very much in the Sir Alex mould. Look how that's worked out for United since he left!

Nigel would know when a players mother's birthday was. He would ask how the kids got on in their school play etc etc etc. Those sort of things, you don't get taught on a pro license course. 

The likes of Matty James, Wells etc are multi millionaires. They've had decorated careers. Whilst I'm not trying to question their integrity. You could maybe understand if they were underwhelmed by Mannings achievements.

We've likely all had it where we've had a uni graduate who still lives with their parents suddenly becoming our boss. It never usually works out well.

Thinking about the children's comment, have you seen our back four during the pre match warm up?

They are together, 4 abreast, in order....

Tanner....Dickie.....Vyner......Pring 

They move up and down together moving the ball between them and the coach.

I did laugh to myself as it reminded me of the scene in "the full monty" where they understand a dance routine by copying the Arsenal off side trap.

I think the OP is correct in what he's saying especially with the younger players, those Pearson trained, coached, motivated and eventually selected.

Those players especially believed in him and those other senior pros at the club.

Those relationships weaken at a time of change and younger players can easily lose their way in bit and unfortunately, confidence goes to.

Players like Vyner and Pring were dropped for a while as they were obviously under performing in Pearsons eyes. They came back though, clear in what was expected, much more confident and much improved. Both players were obviously so upset about being dropped they both signed new contracts!!

I feel for Manning. He was bought in to get us higher up the league as we had a squad capable of playing at the top end of the table.

What does top end mean though?

Statistics normally show...

The lower quartile 

The lower to mid quartile 

The mid to upper quartile 

And the upper quartile.

Given the league has 24 teams each quartile has 6. So top end MUST mean TOP 6!

What a ridiculous task to give the poor bloke who's never managed at this level before.

There was no money to spend after Scott was sold and Pearson had apparently maxed out the wage budget. If suddenly now money is found and the wage budget increased that will just go show JL aided and abetted by BT deliberately set out to weaken the club's playing staff and should be bloody ashamed. We as supporters, 62 years for me, were simply LIED to.

There was not one reason given to sack Pearson just some trumped up pathetic excuses.

Unfortunately for Manning, that list of excuses and aspersions set has made his task virtually impossible.

And finally no, I and others will not stop pointing out lies and hypocrisy!!!

2 minutes ago, Engvall’s Splinter said:

Whilst doing very good jobs, McKenna had a pretty solid base and was backed with a number of signings. We have been told we are at the top end of our budget already so you would assume very little wiggle room in Jan (which would be crazy!). Edwards again had a very solid base having taken over from Nathan Jones, who to be fair to him had done a great job there in the seasons previous. 

Yes at the top of our budget...

Well that was the budget for Pearson, you watch that budget suddenly increase and when it does the hypocrisy will be there for ALL to see.....

1 minute ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

For me, I'd have expected us to beat QPR and Norwich under NP. For balance I'm not sure we would have beaten Boro. NP seemed to do well when up against Russell Martin so we may have got something against Soton. 

Thats the reason why there is no patience from me for a work in progress. Why should I accept lesser results? What's the point in that? 

Why do we have "work in progress" when we have a top 6 squad?

8 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Did you miss the one on one chance that Barnes had that he should have scored? Or are you deliberately not including that? Did you miss the two goals they scored too? 

Or the shot that missed the bar by an inch or 2, just before they hit the post?

14 minutes ago, NcnsBcfc said:

I think there seems to be a genuine push at the moment from SL to JL to be more assertive and have a bigger presence at the club befitting what a Chairman should actually be doing.

The whole "lack of communication apology" from JL alluded to this for me. I'm not bothered about not hearing from SL as long as JL stands up and is accountable. It's when the pair of them go into silent mode, that the whole club seems to meander through long periods in a directionless manner.

 

Apologies if I'm wrong but I think the first time THIS SEASON JL spoke was informing us that Nige had been sacked. Information full of LIES by the way. 

That decision looks like it's going to really bite him, and BT, fully in the ass.

Top 6? Don't make me ******* laugh....