Sleepy1968

9 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Weimann and O’Dowda (you won’t like this) sometimes (not always) press on their own and just get played around.  They never quite get there.  Some of that is because we are too stretched as a team, but not always.

When you mentioned COD 'getting there' (or not) this is the question my mind came up with:

If, every second, COD covers half the the remaining distance to his target player, how long does it take him to get there? And "not as long as it does at the moment" isn't the correct answer.

Just now, Ivorguy said:

Evidence?

Well, if you are watching RobinsTv you can see he is seething.

Is the performance of the team worse than the RobinsTV commentary?

1 minute ago, AirlieBeachRed said:

We look like a freshly promoted league one team  not a team that has been in this division for a while.

I wish we did.

Just now, RedorDead BCFC said:

I’ve gone past crying to laughing now. That taught Tanner a lesson. 

Well, it was weighted superbly. Superbly.

Right. C'mon City. I'll take a shot in the second half. It doesn't even have to be on target. Anything that rasies the xG over 0.0 would do.

8 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Most of the first half

Or, nothing you wanted to see.

5 hours ago, Dolman_Stand said:

If here are talks ongoing then he's surely off?

Yeah, from GMG's comments it sounds like they are just negotiating the settlement figure.

13 minutes ago, Super said:

Alex Scott he dives when he wants 

Remember the days when Jurgen the German joined Spurs and introduced the English game to the art of diving. Much to the distain of proper fans. 20, 30 years later (how long has it been?) and that is bloody nothing compared to the crap that goes on today.

34 minutes ago, Super said:

I'm still not sure on that pen. Hardly any contact and he throws himself to the floor which he does a lot tbh.

And that's probably why he'd miss out on a legitimate pen shout.

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Have you seen the interview where Nige discusses Louis?

He basically says he’s not fit enough.  Not fit enough to train with the first team, as it’s too intensive for him.  Therefore, he hasn’t thrown him on the scrap-heap, but stated that he’d put him on an individual plan and challenged Louis to attain the levels required.  Some of that fitness work will mean he doesn’t always play for the u23s too.  Nige admits he can have a short burst impact, but what if he needed to come on after 10 minutes….he just couldn’t last.

Those are from Nige’s mouth.

Who’s fault is it?  Looks like you’ve decided it’s Nige’s fault.  He’s dangled the carrot.  Why don’t you wait and see.

Re PL strikers on loan. I’m sure there were plenty he could’ve signed, but are they better than Martin, Weimann, Wells, Semenyo, I.e. are they gonna take their minutes. Let’s spend £10k p.w. and loan fee on a PL starlet who doesn’t play?  Keinan Davis’s name is often banded about….weve no idea whether we tried or not…but he’s not played through injury this season.  Who else has taken PL strikers on loan in the Champ this season?

 

Good poiunt re Britton. Since he hasn't signed a new contract I guess there's little point in investring much hope of him coming through.

And I honestly think loans are not a very good way to 'strengthen' your team - short term advantage (possibly - but a risk) leading to mid/long term disadvantage.

18 minutes ago, mozo said:

It was a really poor challenge because the ball was rolling to our player anyway. Definite foul for me.

Well we all said we'd have given it. Obviously not as clear cut as the one they got - probably a 70/30 shout in favour of the pen.

21 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

I largely agree with this with two caveats.

1) I am going to fault Baker for the penalty. Mistakes happen but, for a senior player to make that sort of challenge late on was undoubtedly a mistake.

2) We did not react at all well to the goal going in. It was probably a handball but we shouldn't have been that easy to penetrate immediately after conceding.

Nonetheless I'm gutted for the players. They worked hard and did well for 90-odd minutes only to throw it away in a minute of ridiculousness. 

Number 2 is the more worrying aspect to me. That just sums up how mentally weak we are.

7 minutes ago, ProfitInMyPocket said:

LJ or Holden never used Pring or Scott, its NP who is bringing through the youngsters and actually playing them. 

We have been awful at home since Cotterill left, this isn't a now issue thats popped up out of the blue, this has been building up for years. 

I don't think you can blame LJ for not using Scott. If he was here under LJ's tenure he'd have been 16 at most.

3 minutes ago, Countryfile said:

You’re clearly someone who is either a coach or someone who is a student of the game judging from your posts (many of which I find interesting, and seem to have an ITK edge to them) However on balance how many successful managers (and that can be the only yardstick) have sat in the stands on a regular basis?

If sitting in the stand is the best option why does Nigel usually end up on the touch line?

If only to try and break the current trend at home I would like to see him on the touch line from the beginning on Tuesday night, it might make the difference, sitting in the stand isn’t winning home games at the moment. Try something  different Nige.

Cheers

There are pros and cons of both. I can see why he's doing it, and I can see why it irks some that he does. Personally I don't care what he does if we're winning ...

30 minutes ago, Shtanley said:

New episode went out last night. 

4 year anniversary of our shambolic first episode today. Mad mad mad waste of my youth!

 

Listen here: http://linktr.ee/osibpodcast

Some lifers probably get less. But fair play for bothering - can't be easy sometimes.

5 hours ago, OneTeamInBristol said:

Jesus if you think we're struggling for goals now, would be even worse with that starting XI.

There might be eleven named, but it looks more like a starting nine.

6 hours ago, old_eastender said:

Drop Martin & Weimann to the bench

Start Wells up front, supported by Scott.

Given we will likely have no HNM, Williams, King or Atkinson:

                     Bentley

Tanner  Kallas  Baker  Dasilva

Palmer  James  Bakinson  Pring

                    Scott

                    Wells

 

 

Well, I'd hope we'd have HNM available. I'd put in him ahead of Bakinson, and swap Scott and Palmers positions.

7 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

I mentioned this to the club a few years ago, I got told, by Adam Baker I think, that the club had monitored it and decided leaving to the crowd to create an atmosphere hadn’t worked.

personally I used to love the build up a crowd created, especially with a big away following. Maybe it’s different now, I don’t know.

Probably doesn't help with most fans arriving late, or staying in the concource until 5 minutes from the start. Mind you we don't have the Rocking Robins anymore ...

41 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

The chaos who sit just down from me, spent all game on their phones.  They don’t even watch the game.

You see it all the time don't you. There is no hope for some, I'm not sure they realise what the point of going to football is. The fans who video parts of games are similar - some using ipads ffs - they take themselves out of being a participant by doing that, losing what it is to be there.

(My phone stays in my pocket until half time/full time when I might text a couple of mates my thoughts on proceedings. Nothing worthwhile or insghtful unfortunately: Saturday's halftime keyword was 'non-conpetative')

2 hours ago, Clutton Caveman said:

On Saturday with plenty of time to think, due to getting stuffed, I wonder how we can continue to give visiting teams such a great time.

Our singing section is tucked in a corner with virtually no noise until the game starts. Such a limited range of songs and few that others can understand and join in with. We sing the Dasilva song whether is is good or bad because its one of the few that we have.

At the other end !!. We give them a full end behind a goal. Why don't the away fans at the gate get tucked into a top corner somewhere like we do?

I started watching City in 1970. The East End then has some pride and character. The song leaders where at the back in the middle and the singing spread out wide to both sides. The noise then would put our current volume to shame. We had a song for each player which didn't need to be a musical master piece. Everyone could hear it and join in. We had real hostility when one of ours was wronged.

We briefly heard the far end of the Dolman on Saturday but it soon died out.

For Goodness sake. Lets move the singing section to the middle of the East End. Get some simple and decent songs and belt them out and finally lets move the away fans as far away from the pitch as we can.

Lets also turn the pre match music down so that at least the fans can be heard.

Come on, the team needs help and the noise and encouragement just has to be better

 

I think that anyone under about 35-40 just has no clue about what an atmosphere was. Changes in attitude/the rot set in when grounds started to become all seater. I'm convinced I've been in crowds of 5 or 6k near the bottom of the fourth division when the home ashton gate crowd was more vocal than it's been (bar man utd/man city/the one time in 20 years we play rovers).

I'm in the middle of the Dolman and if I hear it (and its not a negative chant - no need for it - get behind yourt team) I join in. I'm the 1 in 100 there. But the middle of the SS is pretty pathetic. I guess times have changed, mostly for the better, but probably if the atmosphere gets much worse we'll have the American's landing and planting flags in the centre circle during games.

1 hour ago, Sleepy1968 said:

In one instance he couldn't even be bothered to lift his leg and make a stab at winning a loose ball just outside of our box. Prefered to let the Bournemouth player take it for free. Absolute liability with the ball.

I actually meant without but it almost scans as well this way.

30 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Oxford v Sags

I'd love it if that was a direct copy/paste from the beeb website

3 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I think Bakinson needs to decide if he’s up for it or not. Can really see his career drifting. Couple of occasions yesterday when others are running their nuts off (as we had 10 men) and he’s strolling, letting men run off him.

Unacceptable.

Needs a little word from Nige. Suspect  he might struggle to make the 18 on Tuesday if Atkinson and Massengo fit, even w/o Williams and King.  Vyner can come in, Bell maybe too. 

In one instance he couldn't even be bothered to lift his leg and make a stab at winning a loose ball just outside of our box. Prefered to let the Bournemouth player take it for free. Absolute liability with the ball.

14 hours ago, Br 1st ol said:

What this also suggests is that Ashton left without any exit deal. If one existed, it would no doubt have included a clause preventing him from poaching BCFC players or staff. 

You can't stop anyone moving jobs subject to contract.