the1stknowle

Hes good.

Hope this is true.

1 hour ago, GrahamC said:

Let’s also stop all this “we need a striker” bollocks.

Far rather persevere with Semenyo than sign the likes of Clarke-Harris.

Bigger issues at the other end of the pitch, especially if Baker isn’t going to return.

Im not sure it's bollocks. Someone like Michael Smith would improve us all over the pitch I think But agree with the general point that the priority currently is to find solidity at other end of field. 

Youd have to think, given its pretty much nothing to lose as regards our defence, that Cundy will get a chance at some point. Really interested to see if he can step up. No idea - but he's risen to every level he's been pitched in at thus far so curious to see is he can take next step. Big ask given such a long injury. But commanding aerial centre back is what we need so the chance should be there for him to take.

1 hour ago, BCFCGav said:

Just gotta suck this one up. Mitrovic is on over 100k a week such is parachute payments. This game doesn’t define us. The aim this season was to shed a tonne of the wage bill and survive. We’ve done one and will do the other.

COYR

Agree. And worth saying, despite scoreline, there were really obvious positives. I hope that first 30 mins does define us. I really enjoyed it.

We were bettered by a striker who has no business being in this division, hence scoring just under half a million goals this season. 

Just now, AshtonGreat said:

I dunno. I don't have much respect for someone who's happy to sit on the bench while picking up in one week what most people earn in 1-2 years

He's 22. Hardly Winston Bogarde or Danny Drinkwater. Hes gone through the Arsenal academy - done really well at youth level. Its perfectly reasonable he wants to try his best and make an Arsenal career. Thats probably the dream he has had for the last decade.

And he could easily sign a new contract that will make him very rich to probably sit on the bench. But hes decided not to do that. I just don't understand this take on him - aside from him turning us down. He's a very promising English striker who, given a proper run in a team (at prem level), has a real chance. 

Genuine question - if he was your kid, how would you have advised him differently in last few years? In retrospect coming to us rather than staying at Arsenal? Maybe - but in the moment the ambitious thing to do was 1. Leeds and then 2. Turn us down a second time to get the shot he was obviously told he was going to get at Arsenal. 

I like him as a player. 

47 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

Saw him doing his arrogant goal celebrations after scoring those goals. Not much humility for a guy who spends most of his career on the bench

Come on now. He's a kid scoring a hat trick in professional football.. Maybe.. just guessing here.. scoring a hat trick in professional football in front of tens of thousands of people made him feel... 'good' about himself???

17 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

Anyone thinking Nketia wouldn't be a massive for us is mental. 

Unfortunately way too good for us. 

This. Very much. 

7 hours ago, Hampshire reds said:

in the FA cup. cup games are all about winning. 

So if you don't win, there are no positives???

And if we'd have been totally bossed with Fulham having 85% possession but they had two goals wrongly disallowed and we got one off a Semenyo keeper charge down to steal that game, that would have been all that matters? 

For me, that's just not where we are currently and the big focus is to see an uptick in performance. Tough for even NP's biggest critic to argue that yesterday wasn't a significant upgrade.

6 hours ago, The Swan and Cemetery said:

Reasonable for Conway to be rusty after so long out and neither of his chances were straightforward, decent keeping for first and defender hustling him for the second. Thought he put himself around and looked useful. A bit more game time and hopefully the finishing has the rust removed as like the look of him. Clearly a proven Championship scorer would be delightful, but generally they involve being exchanged for money, so we probably have to get by for now. 

You say rusty but in the short time he was on pitch he got in position to have two really good chances in a game where not real many chances were made. So there is definitely a glass half full view to be had of his performance. 

Yeah that was very decent. Jay on the right looked the tidiest he's been for ages. Atkinson back to form too and Pring is really developing fast into an excellent all round player. 

Interesting to see what we do this window as I'd imagine that will be KP done. And possibly Nakhi. Gradually Pearson is turning it round though. Nice signs. 

2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Best performance since ?  Thinking early Holden days 

Few of those games were actually good performances. Really enjoying this though

6 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

One of several clearly not able to survive at Championship level...

I have my doubts that his level is even league one.

Come on now...

13 hours ago, Offside said:

O’Leary did well tonight, I thought he looked confident and composed. 

One thing about Max is he does seem to be able to drop into the team when called on and produce. His City career has been in and out of the team - not always with good reason - and I don't think he's ever let us down. If we need to sell Bents to make some room in squad/wage bill, then I'm fine with Max as No1 for a while to see if he can step up.

1 hour ago, Bedred31 said:

Perhaps Pearson realises Bentley is a potential target and is looking to take him out of the shop window? LJ was reconciled to the continuous loss of his best players. Like to think that Pearson will put up more of a fight. 

This makes little sense.
 

And also, Pearson is working for the club towards a common goal. He’s not some lone maverick trying to fight his evil overlords. 

15 minutes ago, petehinton said:

He’s just said on RB that Defenders aren’t good enough but they’re what we’re stuck with….

Well, you signed one of them and Kalas is one of the best defenders at this level…!

I still think Kalas is part of the problem. I know not many agree with that but our defensive record with him in team since Webster left… I honestly think it would be better for both parties to say goodbye. 

2 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

As someone who was over the moon with Pearson being appointed ….I’ll be one of the first to admit he has to go . 
 

Almost a year in charge and where as I appreciate things take time, we should be seeing some progress by now . Absolutely nothing has changed .

Simply not good enough 

If nothing had changed since his appointment, given our form when he took over, we'd be bottom of table. We aren't.

4 hours ago, myol'man said:

...and there is no danger of relegation from the rugby Premiership, will Lansdown hand his dusty wallet to Pearson in January ?

'Oh hey there tired old chesnut. Nice to see you again. It's been weeks.'

3 minutes ago, Better Red said:

Bakinson again offers nothing going forward or defence.

He’s tackling is appalling no effort. Never near he’s man.

The 2 young kids are showing up for what he is. It’s like playing with 10 men

Amazing timing 

14 hours ago, Banjo Red said:

Agreed 

Think this is harsh. JD is off form but has been really good for us. And Kasey has had moments and nearly always runs hard.
 

Let’s not conveniently scapegoat a couple of players suddenly perceived as bad apples for what has been a long term collective underperformance by entire squad. 

10 minutes ago, KegCity said:

No idea who we bring in now.

I feel there is about to be a 2016 referendum style split on OTIB - but rather than leave/remain this will be the ‘it’s time we finally got warnock’s vs the ‘never-colin’s. Could be ugly. 
 

Im firmly in the never-Colin camp so pray we don’t go down that road. 
 

Anyway, if all true, hope Nige is ok. Seems like a good bloke and looks like he has put some better foundations in place for us to grow. Remain confident he would have turned it round given a few windows. 

55 minutes ago, TonyTonyTony said:

**** that

Warnock can **** right off. 

This. In the strongest possible terms. 
 

5 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

Just had a text from a Boro supporting work colleague, Wilder in at Boro on Monday.

Good appointment that.

Excellent manager. 

22 hours ago, frenchred said:

Plus we don't even know if he's good enough! Here's another player who takes on Messi esk status by not playing for a long period, or in Robs case having never played for us!

The thread is about when we might find that out. Not when he gets fit and rides to our rescue. 

Anyone know the latest with Robbie Cundy? Saw Post said he was in away end for Brum. Is he back in training yet? 

43 minutes ago, Tin Soldier said:

Agreed, me too.
Lansdown has manoeuvred himself into a win/win as whoever buys him out (if anyone does), will get his millions back with profit. The Bristol Sport concept protects his investment. Bristol City football club is just part of the bigger picture as far as Bristol Sport goes. Mind you, if you were SL, you would do the same as he is going to have to find another £30million+ soon I would imagine due to COVID and loss of £ income?

So you think if he sold Bristol City now he'd get over 150m quid? 

On 02/11/2021 at 21:52, dREDful said:

And ask Leicester fans if we want to do extremes.

How many Leicesters to how many Burys over last 20 years?

10 hours ago, Dolman_Stand said:

I like the optimism but Kelly was far more comfortable at Championship level at a younger age than Towler. I hope RT makes it here long term but the comparison is miles off.

I think this is very harsh. Maybe struggled sometimes out of position at left wing back but generally Towler did pretty well at LB or LCB. Definitely saw Kelly struggle a number of times in championship - both for us and also at start of Bournemouth career. 
 

Maybe transfer this to the loan thread but nice to see Ryley Towler settling in to men's football so well.

Bit of positive news.

https://forum.thefishy.co.uk/Blah.pl?m-1635061323/