Bazooka Joe

Liam Gay will always support Ian Manning, regardless of how bad things get.

Pretty accurate description of the “robot”. Manning is definitely sucking the life out of us and our beloved club. The only ones now buying his bull***t are suckers, just like him.

He'd probably fail the MoT test. Management or Tactics.

A simple thing for Manning & Co to solve. Deliver positive, productive, entertaining football culminating in victories, and everyone will forget why Pearson was unceremoniously got rid of.

“Our Liam” the gift that keeps giving . . . us nothing. Please do stop.

If either of them scores, it would be an absolute callumity (sic).

Perhaps those who want change believe that Manning knows fickle.

Gissajob Jon and T'Onion believed we had a top six squad, but realistically it's now looking more like a top six(teen) squad. . . . and that's if we're lucky !

More like the fans’ cost ! We will always stick with and support our club. He definitely won’t.

Haven't read through the thread, but "back, sack and crack him" should be an another option. Perhaps with tweezers. Unless there is an immediate improvement, it could be a case of "hair today, gone tomorrow" !

Manning ball is turning out to be Manning bull. And front foot football is turning out to be an affront to football.

The truth is the truth, and it needs to be said. Regardless of how truth is delivered, it will always have the same impact. People, such as Pearson, who are straight and honest and courageous enough to say what needs to be said, should be admired.

Our inept owners and management team need to eat humble pie, and give the Nigel Pearson Helpline a call.

Dunno which is more boring or depressing. The way we now play or Manning’s interviews.

Beginning to look like he didn’t really have any to start with.

All that additional time on the training pitch and we get this. Looking forward to hearing the latest excuse from the Lansdowns' new puppet. All those responsible for this latest embarrassing debacle should hang their heads in shame.

The Owls won't give a hoot.

No Twine like the present.

Reminds me of a film. Twineless in the battle.

No Hale though,

McCrorie is a brave and strong individual. He has a good personality and has overcome what sounds like a really painful injury/illness that would have crushed many a lesser man. He has the potential to achieve great things with our club and I’m sure we all wish the best.

Forgot these and a fair few others, I'm sure. Didn't know them all by name/nickname. Friends have asked me what about . . . . Elmer F, the Polaks, the Stephens family, Shamrock, the Belleras, Big Arfur, Flannagan and Martin (House That Jack Built)? The problem when you mention a name or names, is that you unintentionally exclude those who think they (as do others) deserve a mention. Some rightly so. Rob Barry and mates were from Hartcliffe/Withywood if I'm not mistaken. I once saw Rob have a massive brawl with Dave BWZ, a tough character from Long Ashton, on the City Centre. One of the hardest and scariest City-mad characters I met in the early 70s, was an Irish brute in his early forties who we called "Crazy Sullivan". He was a trench-digger who drank heavily and lodged at a house on Coronation Road, close to Allington Road. He was not affiliated to any group, but just came to games when he felt like it. During games he usually stood in the Grandstand, his big voice booming out obscenities (unchallenged, of course) at visiting fans. Outside the ground, he'd be everywhere spoiling for a fight. No matter what the weather, he would stomp around (usually half-sozzled) wearing an open, baggy shirt, hanging over his trousers, with his big, hairy barrel-chest on display, shouting out stuff like "CITTYYYY . . . CITTYYYY . . . who wants to try their luck?" He got arrested for "greeting" Man U fans at Temple Meads and giving them his personal, hostile reception. When he got sent down, we saw his real name and realised it had absolutely no connection or relevance to the name "Sullivan." Some of the old guard on here may remember him, One of my brothers reckons "Sullivan" looked like a big, but uglier version of Steve Logan, the wrestler, with his greasy black unkempt hair. I don't quite see that, but maybe it's the closest way of describing him. When I go down to Ashton Gate now, it's a very, very different place and experience.

Yep, we had two Tanks in the City ranks. The other one was Tank Docherty.

Yeah, I remember and knew some from them long gone days. Blackjack, Jiffy, Angus, Larry the Limp, Paddy Walsh, The Pascoes, John Feeney, Chris Saunders, Heavy Duty, Moussah, and Boner spring to mind. Blackjack and Moussah had brothers who were well-known. Some of those that followed City in those days, were bitter enemies “off the pitch”, who put their differences aside temporarily on match days.

What a Yank . . . er ! Hasn’t got clue about where he is and who he’s watching. To offer him the benefit of the doubt, maybe he was overcome by the piss fumes and the smell of Irene.