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Get rid now, appoint Coppell but allow to start in the Summer after he's been to Thailand to see his son.

I often think a team is vulnerable when the games almost too easy for then. Liverpool should be out-of sight.

There used to be a poster on here called Tactical Genius.

I'll renew. I don't class myself as a super fan, but its my club, irrespective of the team/coach/board.

Someone the other day said that not going had improved their mental health.  I'm lucky that I don't have any health issues, but the 90 mins at Ashton Gate is 1 of the few times I completely switch off & am just in the moment. Even when it's rubbish, it's only football & not stressful compared to other things in life.

48 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said:

Roll away the stone..Mott The Hoople.

And Stones... The Blue Aeroplanes 

1 hour ago, petehinton said:

& @Davefevs

Said at the time, Tinnion & co are even more deluded beyond words if they sacked Pearson, with the genuine belief that they could get Mousinho. 
 

Sounds like they probably are, as Monday’s SOTC proved too. 
 

I'd wager Pompey will have a serious crack at getting in the Prem before we do.

No Williams or James is a worry.

1 minute ago, Silvio Dante said:

  and the media work is now coming into scrutiny because what he’s saying is not reflected in the performances on the pitch and is frequently contradictory.

 

Agree with lots but not this bit. The media work is under scrutiny because of the results. Monotone, duplicitous, robotic etc would all be fine if we were winning all the time.

I reckon I've been reading the forum 20ish years & struggle to recall many positive threads about the managers pre/post match press interviews when the team is doing badly.

His communication style is fine. His results are the problem.

If we'd won the last 10 & his interviews were as they are now, he be lauded as a genius & anyone that dared criticise him would be derided as a fool.

1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said:

 

PJ Harvey is literally one of the best female artists the UK has ever produced. 

Spot on. There's a great gig on Sky Arts currently.

The reason the finance option is over 9 & not 10 payments is that Steve wants Jon to really stretch himself on his maths skills.

25 minutes ago, DSTAF said:

Agreed. They should have players calling those who don't renew; a personal touch would go a long, long way. 

Joe Williams threatening a 2 footed tackle for non renewal is probably the best bet.

Not sure Liam is cut out for a career in telesales & the nuance of the payment plan would confuse the Technical Director.

Power & pace are huge assets. Its hard to know where Antionne's ceiling is, but i thinks its realistic that he could do better than the likes of West Ham, Palace etc.

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21 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

I still miss “we battered them, absolutely battered them” Cotts. 
just the kind of manager fans want. Honesty, straight talking, passion, fun, humour.

it is making me more depressed by the day the situation at BCFC 

Whilst I entirely concur, I go back to my mantra of the result is everything. In his 1st season in charge we got well beat away (Sheff Utd, I think) & Cotts did a post match rant about it not being a "Steve Cotterill team" out there.

From memory, the forum wasn't full of praise for his honesty & passion, he was ridiculed for referring to himself in the 3rd person.

The truth is, you can be studious as Wenger or as emotional as Warnock as long as you're getting the right results. 

Always surprised me that Cotts has struggle for good jobs since leaving us. Having seen what he achieved with a few quid to spend in League 1, I'd expect any "big" club in that division to be thinking he could replicate it with them.

3 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Slade - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me

Into the valley - The Skids

That joke isn't funny anymore, The Smiths

15 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Granted - however as @GrahamC often correctly points out our injury level is no worse than the average club so that doesn’t really get him out of jail either!

This is true, however, it's also true that due to our lack of sqaud depth, if we get a "normal" amount of injuries, it impacts us more. For our model to work, we need fewer injuries than the norm, however it's a vicious circle as being short on no's means players probably get overplayed & are more likely to get injd.

Had Dickie picked up a 3 month hammy, we'd have been well & truly screwed.

The whole "losing the fans" is a movable feast. If we start next season like an express train he'll win the fans back.

For most fans, their judgement will be predominantly on result, if his results don't improve, he'll go, simple as that. However, if his persona stays exactly the same & we're doing well all thoughts of him being a robot/unable to connect to fans & players etc will fade away.

If we were entrenched in the top 6, folk would be on here lauding his interview style & loving the fact he doesn't get too high/low after a game.

2 rules of football:

1) results are everything;

2) never forget the 1st rule 

34 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

 

Another thing was any wages we paid Jody Morris (his abysmal signing) would have been better served by making a donation to charity.

But without Jody, who was going to organise the players Xmas party??

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

And kids football clashing. 

MDT?  Mothers Day thread 

Can't believe he's gone for a box of Quality St. Schoolboy error, doesn't understand what the occasion means to mums, surely today is the day to go for it with the continental option of  Ferrero Rocher.

I often think there is a touch of alchemy to managerial appointments. Sometimes you just get a combo of right manager @ right club @ the right time.  Had Cotts joined us 12 months earlier, how would he have done?

Danny Wilson got Bansley to the top flight in his 1st managerial gig but couldn't get us promoted to the 2nd level on arguably a bigger budget. 

Who would have guessed G'ON would make such a brilliant start but will he be able to replicate it at a bigger club with greater expectations?

 Not there today but will definitely be renewing.

I view it as "our" club, the fans are the only constant everyone else from players, manager, board etc are just passing through.

Eustace is odd in that a)decent career, b) decent managerial Job @ Brum, c) not trying to play like Pep, yet struggling to get a tune out of what looks a 1/2 decent Blackburn squad.

32 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

 

Tinnion’s signings were largely disastrous, Alex Russell was decent & a proper manager (GJ) turned Orr into an outstanding RB, Tinnion would never have done that.

Have a vague memory that 1 game we had a 3 man midfield of Tinnion, Orr & Clayton Fortune!