Mendip City

In fairness Robins has built it over 7 years…. 7 years of pretty much non-stop success, they’ve been progressing all the time and there would have been little or no reason to consider Robins’ position. I bet he’s not had many 5 defeat in 6 games runs or left the fans bored senseless on a regular basis.

Another (frightening) way of looking at it would be…. What’s that £10m worth today? How many have increased in value? How many have made no progress? How many are worth less? I’d suggest it’s not money well spent. The “trading” ain’t going well.

There’s a short term option - Warnock. Not everyone’s cup of tea but he’d get some passion back into the players and stop them playing with fear and get them understanding their jobs… it’s football not rocket science despite LM’s bumbling nonsense. Then we could breath a sigh of relief and plan for the summer but, in my opinion, the rot needs to stop now.

“Beyond Belief”

Ahhhh we’ll always have Southampton

Me too. wouldn't mind seeing what McCrorie can do in midfield.

We’ve some how got to hope that the board don’t double down on their stupid strategy. This group of players and this club needs a strong manager, not an up and coming head coach. That’s the only way we’ve ever been successful. So…. manning out and LJ in is my prediction (heaven help us!!!)

Portrays himself as intelligent. I’m increasingly unsure. He’s, no doubt, well read on coaching but where’s the emotional intelligence and where’s the passion, the love of the game for the game…. Not the wretched process.

Always felt he gave his best. That dip in form was dramatic but his career carried on. Good luck to him in his retirement. is anyone else from our team of that era still playing? Can’t think of anyone off the top of my head.

Root cause of this is the Lansdowns…. However Manning is doing himself no favours. No rapport with the fans and not playing a brand of football us fans want or understand. He needs to change dramatically or we (fans) will win, eventually.

Your view is the correct approach but I’ve a horrible feeling this won’t work out regardless. I’d pull the trigger now. One of my biggest concerns is that he’s building no rapport with the fan base and being stubborn beyond all belief. This is Bristol City and he must produce something Bristol City supporters want and understand…. if he doesn’t flex there will be only one winner.

I might have something for you but can you fit I with the business’s blame culture and charisma-free policy?

And under Pearson I never felt players were hiding, confused, going missing. I can’t say that now.

Honestly, I don’t think you’re on your own…. but I think you’re in the minority. Quite a small minority, I’d think. When you get away support booing and mocking the team - it’s bad.

We’ve got enough time to get a new manager in before Leicester. But won’t. And I meant manager not another bloody trainee head coach just out of head coach school.

This is it! Well said. I keep meaning to double check but I think no club has spent longer, uninterrupted, in the middle to divisions than City. 40+ years - it’s almost the definition of a lack of ambition. it could be worse, I was there in 82… it was worse but the football was better, things got better and ultimately we only ended up there because of gambles made in the top flight…. But at least we were there to gamble… stuff was happening, good and bad but we’ve been stagnant for too long. Sure no one watches football enjoying nothing happening? Effectively the same season over and over again.

Lansdown is now running it on a shoestring budget (by football standards) while showing no signs of getting out…. How many years has he talked about it?

That’s a reasonable amount of time…. But it’s hard not to see it as ending in another season wasted and more poor signing. I think he should go now.

Wasn’t down to the tactics he also said…. It’s crazy, I’ve never known a manager so full of himself and so willing to throw his team under the bus.

Yeah…. Didn’t mention Ipswich’s owners or Cov’s owners…. Or countless others. “Be careful what you wish for” gets you stuck in mediocrity for 40+ years.

“I beat Southampton, they (the players) have been rubbish since… not my problem” will probably be the measure of it.

Is he a signing? I thought he won the star prize in the rewards scheme - a place on the bench.

No no no it’s all wrong, in modern football you don’t reinvest in players like Ellis Simms and back an experienced manager. What you do is create a nest egg and employ a boring rookie….. it’s the pathway to Tinnion-land AKA League One.

He took such inspiration from Southampton that he copied their poor performance for our next 3 games.

Jizzed in rather than skidded, the way this lot go on about that win! sorry I’ve made myself feel ill