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6 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Which one of GO or JP brought up Alexander…because it’s a huge loss.

GOs I think

1 hour ago, Major Isewater said:

Pearson did for quite a while before it went chest up. 

When did Richard Gould leave? Phil Alexander left just before Nige, didn't he?

So not long

They both said the club lacks leaders. 

1 minute ago, LondonBristolian said:

I just don't get the sense anyone has enough control to rectify or rein in anyone. Maybe I'm wrong but the situation looks to me from the outside like there are three or four people who've sort of got control of various bits of the club but nobody is fully sure who is in charge of what. And hence nobody knows if they've got the authority to act in a crisis. And so nobody acts and the crisis escalates. 

8 minutes ago, handsofclay said:

It was mentioned a few times how teams have caught us up and then overtaken us on the way to the Premier League. (Thankfully, it being SotC no Gasheads were listening to give them ideas.) It was pondered why is this so.

I'd venture it's because those clubs gear themselves up to become successful. If they get a manager who brings kudos and success they stick by him and cling to his coattails on the upper trajectory. Here, if any manager does well or becomes popular it seems to signal his demise because the owner doesn't like it. The manager is dispensed with and we return to this Head Coach title with the next appointment, the man in charge of training and selecting the sides firmly knowing his place. 

I liked JP's notion of it being an ideal, the club don't actually know how to replicate it. 

that was a robust discussion, not the usual frightened "we can't criticise because of the stadium"

2 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

I’m sure that would really help the performance of the team 

I would've thought the extra two weeks on the grass would help the performance.

9 minutes ago, One Team said:

Interesting, how do you perceive it away from OTIB? As I say above, I see it worse away from here but appreciate you will have a different perspective.

plus X, Facebook and Instagram are more open platforms, especially X. The comments are directed towards the club not discussion points on a member's forum. 

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

@Moulin Rougier and @ExiledAjax - yes, I think you’re right in terms of ceiling / how far.  I guess I’d rather get a new manager in place, build something on the pitch that might give time for the ownership situation to resolve itself.

I'm not so sure. Would they employ someone with the balls to challenge the hierarchy? 

When I'm considering board level, I'm thinking JL and BT. 

1 minute ago, Glen hump said:

If it goes badly wrong in the next match’ I can see him being assassinated 

I was thinking more along being stabbed in the back…

Just now, Silvio Dante said:

We’ve done it on this day before…

 

 

Beware the ides of March - we're a bit late! 

Infamy, infamy!!

Real life Subbuteo, woo hoo!

The blood and thunder of football is reduced to a cold and calculated chess match, almost literally, given the opposition player (in this case City) is effectively waiting to make their move depending on where the player (in this case West Brom) choose to play the ball. Real-life Subbuteo, in a way.

08:28, 17 MAR 2024

WTF

21 minutes ago, extonsred said:

applies to all topics.

yes totally agree. 

6 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

To explain that bit, I get the impression there is a bit of a realisation from both Tinnion and Manning that they are under threat, and realise there will need to be a fall guy. If there is only one fall guy, it follows that they won’t get rid of the other one for a period.

Again, I’d rather lose both!

I’m not so sure. If SL has any nous about him he’d realise WTF has happened. 
If BT goes, LM must go at the same time. I would think BT would last to the end of the season as he’s a golden boy. LM should go now.

I don’t get the “six months” bit. Just get rid of them now.

Can you put a word in?

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

We are bored aren’t we?

since Watford (a), the halcyon day (days???) of Manningball, we can see the decline in our attacking play.

If you look at Build-up (*) attacks, Direct (**) attacks as opposed to other open play attacks from shorter possession phases or set-pieces, we are more effective when we press!  Yet we don’t attempt that, preferring a block more often than not.  Maybe Krause should stop looking at our opponents and look at ourselves!

QPR is the only game where Manning’s approach resulted in more than 2 build-up attacks, 6 in total.  And total open play xg was 0.43!!!

The decline in quality of open play chances is also evident.

Just three times in 14 games have we achieved a match xg of 1.00 from open play in a match.  Some real lowlights in there too!

Then compare to what’s happening at the other end!

I don’t think any of us really need a set of numbers to confirm this, we are seeing it with our eyes.  But there is no hiding from the fact we are regressing.  Do we need more evidence?

sorry, was bored watching Man Utd v Liverpool, although not anymore!!!

+++++

* Build-up attacks - The number of open play sequences that contains 10 or more passes and either ends in a shot or has at least one touch in the box.

** Direct attacks - The number of open play sequences that starts just inside the team's own half and has at least 50% of movement towards the opposition's goal and ends in a shot or a touch in the opposition box.

lines and lines and lines

I don’t see why either has to remain for six months, but Tinnion needs to go as much as Manning

Just now, Son of Fred said:

I think Manning is virtually cooked & ready to be taken out of the oven.

If Tinnion doesn't join him then the whole thing is pointless.

What then do we do with Jon??!

This has the script makings of a rather good footballing sit-com ...

Bet Lansdown has one ****** of a headache right now.

2 hours ago, Steve Watts said:

No. Absolutely not. Not because sacking Nige wasn't the worst managerial decision in decades, because it was. Arguably it's been superceded by the appointment of Manning. The trouble with singing this is that they will take it as sour grapes and only being sung because we liked Nige. 

They need to realise that it's because of how things are going NOW, under the new guy. If Nige was replaced by someone who took us to that next level then there absolutely wouldn't still be this level of anger, but he wasn't. And we can all see that we're sleepwalking to relegation in a years time. All, that is, except those with the power to do something about it.

Leicester will be toxic, of that I'm sure. The "hierarchy" will be hoping that the international break gives them some breathing room so we can all remember that we beat Southampton.

You don’t know what you’re doing? Steve, Jon

1 hour ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

On Sky as well, useful showcase for it.

Nigel pearson’s cider army?

38 minutes ago, BCFC_95 said:

Nice to see 5 of the boys out in the city centre celebrating a 2-0 loss in Flight Club with a few beers……

Poor loves are on he front line