downendcity

Negativity and pessimism.

We're Bristolians, they are in our DNA!

1 hour ago, Curr Avon said:

I've tuned in late. How did the elephant get through the front door?

I don't know, but rumours are that Manning is playing him up front alongside Wells at Wednesday!

14 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Evertonian- dunno what to say really.. 

Will take many years to get it to court no?

14 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Arrogant, whinging paranoid entitled w*****s in all honesty. Another one.

Hope it gets upheld or near as dammit to the 10 and then they get a 2nd deduction this season.

14 hours ago, ZiderEyed said:

Really amazing what the PL does to fans. They are (believe it or not) a thoroughly normal and down to earth bunch, but when it comes to finances, I'd like to strangle each and every one of them til they're blue and sputtering. My family are Everton fans on my Mum's side and are embracing the victimhood complex wholeheartedly. It's like they don't even realise there's a world outside the Premier League.

EDIT: I'll post my balls on OTIB if the deduction gets rescinded.

Much as we saw with Derby's situation, fans of clubs affected by sanctions for ffp/p&s breaches seem to think that they have a case based solely on "being hard done by", "it's not fair", "the impact on the club - relegation, risk of admin or worse" and of course " whataboutery".

What those fans fail to understand is that had their clubs not broken the financial rules ( cheating - as it enabled them to gain an unfair advantage over other clubs in their division who did adhere to the rules), then it could well have resulted in the very same outcomes they argue that could/will result from ffp/p&s sanctions  -certainly true in the case of Everton!

A magnificent cricketer and a match winner 

Sadly denied a test career, so who knows where he'd rank among all time greats, but he'd be up there.

We might possibly have a top 6 squad, but we don't seem to have a top 6 mentality.

20 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

If he’s got some of Bolt’s “stature” and Paul Daniels’s ability to pull fit birds, then he’s not going to struggle in life

As he's signed for us he's more likely to have Daniels' "stature" and Bolt's ability to pull a rabbits out of the hat!

7 minutes ago, cityexile said:

Stating the obvious, but we simply have to work out how to play hard working sides that set up like QPR have. Nothing about how they have played has been a surprise.

Nothing about how we've played has been a surprise either! 

21 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:

 Lets get Mebude on. He is supposed to be fast and tricky, just what we need.

A cross between Usain Bolt and Paul Daniels then.

2 minutes ago, MelksRed said:

I'll have a pint of whatever you're drinking 

Given the 70s reminiscences on here it's probably Watneys Ref Barrel?

If so I doubt you'd want a pint of it!

5 minutes ago, David Brent said:

We’re a counter attacking team. The second half is going to be painful

The more so as QPR now have no real incentive to go forward.

Reminds of Brum at home when we started to hit long balls in desperation and got caught on the break again.

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

Way too slow, allowing QPR to get everything behind the ball and then break quickly.

Same as Brum at home

Just now, Spike said:

Frustrating and really piss poor defending. 
Total different game to Southampton, QPR sitting back in numbers and countering, Southampton were far more open and ultimately we've struggled to break them down.

We don't deserve to be behind but that's what happens when you struggle to create against a team that will sit back and soak up the pressure well.

Teams will know that we struggle against teams that sit back, so do to us what we like to do 

Just now, And Its Smith said:

0-1.   Too pedestrian and can’t break them down. 

Wednesday 2 up so that game looking more difficult than it did Tuesday night!

2 minutes ago, Malago said:

Spam fritters?

Prunes and Custard for afters?

Vesta curry followed by Angel Delight!

Anyone else worried by the levels of positivity on here today?

This is Bristol City remember!

1 hour ago, Rob k said:

Not sure about that as I’d have taken 6/9 points from Boro, Southampton and QPR - todays points are extras 

6 from 6 against 'Boro and Saints was the bonus.  Maximising points from games against the likes of QPR and Wednesday  is where we've blown it too often in the past and make the difference between mid-table and genuinely challenging for a top 6 spot.

15 hours ago, northsomersetred said:

On me 'ed son!!

 

Wonder who the culprit was?......

5 hours ago, Porto Red said:

Almost word for word what I was about to write, it certainly is.

IIRC After the Swansea game, didn't someone post that photo with Coldplay's "Fix You" as backing music?

1 hour ago, cidered abroad said:

I left school and got my first job at £3, 3 shillngs and 8 pence but what else happened?

1 hour ago, BigTone said:

Jukebox Jury with David Jacobs wasn't it ?

Jukebox Jury?

Blimey, that's one heck of a first job after leaving school, although £3 3s & 6d seems a miserly salary!

1 hour ago, CodeRed said:

In one day- yesterday -  the:

Director of Football

The CEO

Head of Recruitment

Head of Football Operations

Head of Match day Operations 

Crazy times at one of our neighbours 

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/director-football-allan-steele-departs-9106374

They all ordered Macdonalds to be delivered for lunch?

13 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

If Mark Ashton was a football manager he'd be Russell Martin even more insufferable. 

Probably 6 weeks too late to make a run that would get us into the play offs.

Not impossible - you only have to look back to the 11 (?) game winning run under DW - but we'd need to discover firepower up front that has sadly been missing for too much of the season. Would be good to make a go of it, even if we fall short, so the season doesn't fizzle out and gives us momentum and optimism to take into next season.

Of course, that is before that optimism is dashed in the summer when we sell Conway, Pring and Vyner to Bournemouth! 

6 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

Massive opportunity missed for QPR last night to claw themselves out of the bottom 3. That could be a very damaging result indeed for them, and hopefully it will affect their morale and confidence.

QPR win nailed on then.

11 hours ago, paignton red said:

Just been reading their forum

"We were dreadful..what's worse is that Bristol "we should be beating these" City didn't really look that great"

Nothing about we sussed them out and nullified them. Arrogant tossers.

You didn't use our full name in your post PR. 

47 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Amazing turnaround from “don’t know where the next win is coming from, looking over our shoulder” to we can win the next 3 and be very close to the play offs! 
 

Of course, being really pessimistic and really optimistic in this league has time and time again proved to be crazy!

Experienced City fans have become able to hold both pessimistic and optimistic outlooks at one and the same time and to be proved correct!