Silvio Dante

Good to see. Now that bastard Rennies stopped injecting him with bacteria, obviously.

One things for sure, if he reads this thread he’s not going to be in any doubt of the situation he’s walking into. Again, not his fault in the slightest, but some people would read this thread and think twice.

“I ****ing love that splat Robin badge”

Just quoting myself here - I think the last paragraph is key. He’s on a “run of form” at Oxford as opposed to having shown he could alleviate the concerns his MK sacking showed. It could be genius, and in 18 months he may have been out of reach but my gut is it feels a very big gamble currently. If it goes wrong though, as has been said, it’s on the Lansdowns and Tinnion

Well, you can call him that.

Keith Brookman on Radio Bristol opined that us and them may be looking at the same candidates for our respective vacancies. Totally delusional.

Like the board did last week to give them an excuse to sack Pearson? I’m a city fan first and foremost. Whoever comes in I want to do well - as do all fans (nobody on any thread has suggested that they wish failure so stop making things up). However, I also want people who have wilfully sabotaged a manager who was doing a good job out of our club. Nobody is hoping whoever comes in fails. If it makes you feel better to think that then go nuts.

Don’t be a bell. Section 82 issued a tweet pre match where they confirmed that they’d be getting behind the team (as per Niges request earlier). And they did, although the game was largely uninspiring. They then decided with five minutes to go to start the Pearson chants. They have to originate from S82, as all our chants do. And it was a solid five minutes across the ground of “Nigel Pearson’s cider army”. Most football chants fizzle after 20-30 seconds. This didn’t. And I think a reasonable proportion of the crowd joined in. You maybe didn’t, some who don’t sing didn’t, but it was loud, it was consistent, and it was sung by thousands of people. Thats not “bedwetters”. That’s people showing their dissatisfaction in a strong way after backing the team. And I’d wager that Jon had thought he’d got away with it at 80 minutes, but the feeling was clear (even Radio Bristol brought it up). Thousands of people singing to back our deposed manager for a consistent time is more powerful than a badly painted bedsheet. And the fact you can’t recognise the depth of anger at this decision across a significant proportion of the fanbase just makes me feel sorry for you.

I actually thought that was pretty well done. The chanting that there was was all in favour of the team with no Pearson sentiments for 85 minutes. That showed we support the team first and foremost. However, the singing of Nigel Pearson’s cider army (and how can you comment on the “protest” if you clearly didn’t hear it properly) for 5 minutes across the stadium, followed by “One Nigel Pearson” and “Jon Lansdown, what a *****” clearly showed the dissatisfaction with the decision and handling subsequently, but not at the detriment of the team in view of what had gone before. It was fine.

That’s because Jon’s still trying to work out how telephones work

Followed by “One Nigel Pearson” and “Jon Lansdown, what a w a n k e r”

Agree - it feels very flat, dispirited and we don’t look overly sharp. It feels like as opposed to feisty it’s reflective of the general disillusionment following the events of the last week. Saw S82 tweeting that they were getting behind the team (as opposed assumedly to getting at Lansdown or pro Pearson shouts), but I can’t help feel some of that “edge” may help things. Fact is the players probably don’t understand the decision so their heads are not totally there. I realise they’re pros but they’re also humans.

Poor first half. Disappointed in the Lampard regime thus far

Playing the liquidator over the tannoy. BAY GAWD THATS FRANK LAMPARDS MUSIC!!

Thoughts today are not only with Nige but also with a slightly odd man from Nailsea who will get to see Barry Bannan in the flesh for the first time in several seasons. If you’re sat nearby, I’d take cover.

And here’s exhibit 7,583 of the fact that nobody asked for or wants a separate ex players forum so threads are naturally started and engaged with in the main forum….

I don’t know why people spend so much cash on personalised plates - it’s far cheaper to change your name to match your existing car. Mr KA88 FRZ Bristol

Jesus. I never thought I’d see the day when Paul Merson was spot on about our club. Fair play.

Can’t see us getting many results with that formation.

Jon as Ralph Wiggum is unerring.

I’m crediting Jon Lansdown with more intelligence than he has (ie I’m crediting him with “some”) but the way to diffuse a toxic environment that is expected tomorrow is to announce the new manager on the day of the game. And enough people will be drawn in by the “name” of Lampard to overlook the pretty bang average to poor managerial record and diffuse the situation in part. But by God, it’s not a decision I can get behind considering the likely financial juxtaposition to what Nige was given and Franks fairly uninspiring record.

And shockingly, highlighting something around a player Pearson signed. It’s almost like there’s an agenda. (FWIW When Nige came in one of the things he said was that he wanted to have a “consistent” wage amongst the squad with no outliers on high earners. To then suggest, as the poster has, that he signed players contrary to that strategy - when I think it’s fair to say he’s got no history of bull - suggests the poster, coincidentally joining this week, is once again briefing to try and support the Lansdowns and put Nige in a bad light. It would be funny if it wasn’t so obvious)

He really is a gutless and, comes across as, unpleasant individual isn’t he? What they’re actually doing in the current “PR” strategy is toxifying anyone who comes near, because they only want soft soap non questioning - so the interviewers become complicit in the charade. Just put yourself up for one proper interview Jon. I’m sure Geoff would come out of retirement to do it. You’d actually gain some respect, possibly some self respect, and not keep coming across as a spoilt, entitled, brat.