Red Exile

Can't disagree with any of that Bill. It's certainly not working at the moment. But I'm hoping SL's not going to take his eye off the ball again...and if he does then, sadly, the responsibility lies with him.

But at the end of the day GJ was a manager for hire...and he's still working. The responsibility for what came after him wasn't Gary Johnson's...it was Steve Lansdown's. It was a responsibility SL failed to rise to. If LJ isn't the manager to lead the club forward it's up to the Board to find someone better. All I'm asking is that before they ditch Lee they have a better plan than they had when they sacked his father, who, for all his limitations, was comfortably one of the more successful managers City have had in the last 30 years.

I was accused of being a GJ "happy clapper". I've got no particular agenda as far as his son goes. What I'd say is that whatever the club does there has to be a plan. When GJ was ditched some on here rejoiced...but what followed was chaotic, and lasted years. If there are to be changes they need to be well thought through...sadly, the backbone at the club isn't only to be found on the pitch...I'd question how much backbone has been shown a the highest level of the club down the years.

Been the story of this season away from home...frustration after frustration... Fair play to those enduring it today.

To be fair barely anyone on this thread at the moment has much idea how we are actually playing...what people have concerns about is the score. I've been to most of our away matches this season...and despite many of the results we've played pretty well in the majority of them...not that you'd know that from reading the game time posts on here! COYR

Fair enough. I had a horrible feeling about today and have spent the weekend with the in-laws! I'd predict a few ups and downs for the rest of the season, but we'll be fine in the end. I'd be surprised but delighted if we finish in the top 10. We'd need to recruit well in January. However, on to next week, where, as you say, we have chance. I suspect we won't take it...But either way we'll have around 3k behind us and it'll be a cracking atmosphere. Been travelling with us for very nearly 36 years now. Hope springs eternal! COYR!!

Thanks for the report...and the refreshing realism!

Trouble is Joe, we don't pick the order in which we play matches. Cardiff had a new boss and raised their game. QPR, we always struggle there and could have won a very tight game. Today...I couldn't see us winning and it sounds as if we did better than I expected. Next week I'lll be at Reading, they're on fire. Brighton are in a different league. These are all tough games...and it was obvious they'd be tough games before this run started. Even Barnsley pulled one back with more or less the last kick of the game. As I said elsewhere, perspective needed. We don't have the squad to walk this division, but we can compete. I see that as improvement.We are, as everyone has said, a work in progress...

I doubt it's that simple. But even if it were perspective is still needed and there's still far too much negativity...in my opinion...

Pity. But we're coming towards the end of a tough run of away games...it continues next week. Too much negativity. Perspective needed.

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Shackled to a corpse methinks. I've got no interest in rugby...when you watch it live you can never work out who on earth has got the ball! Or what on earth is going on half the time. I didn't take up this offer and in truth really don't give two hoots how the rugby lot perform...which I guess is a shame and not the point of Bristol Sport. On the other hand I was really pleased to see the women's football team get promoted...

I tell you what Joe..."tough for the fans" is playing poorly in the bottom division...with trips to York, Grimsby and Carlisle which make Barnsley look glamorous...this is about as good as it's got in the past 30 odd years!

We're not out of this at all. Ref lost control & annoyed everyone on both sides. Terrible penalty decision. They're good on the break which we've not managed particularly well. But have hope. Attacking our end this half.

Agreed Andy...but anyone who watches football week in week out appreciates that there are two teams out there and you'll not see champagne football every time. Going on the radio to slate a performance like that strikes me as unnecessarily negative. We are, after all, 6th in the Championship...

Good for Geoff for taking on that regular Radio Bristol misery guts Ian...time to drop him from his roster of callers. Apparently it was an appalling game of football...with which Geoff disagreed. Knows it all this chap Ian...amazed he's not managing the club...

Well, that was indeed scrappy. Great result though...had the luck that seemed to desert us at QPR.

Very sorry to read that Hav. Nothing prepares you for it.

Following this in Milan. Great reading so far! Picked the wrong match to miss! COYR!

It's been a lively week. Go to love the ups and downs of football. City remain...and will all season...a "work in progress". For those who can't get to matches and read the match thread, do have faith. Some of the ill informed posts in this thread are priceless. It's not all perfect, we've made some daft mistakes, but the team play with heart and verve and very nicely at times. We've signed some very promising young players. Onward, and I suspect, upward.

I'm also sitting in a pub with Wednesday fans who can't believe that they won. Having watched the match I can't express how disappointing that result was. We absolutely had them when Tomlin stepped up to take the pen. The good news is that we were very good in the first half! I've never seen such a turn around as the pen miss and O'Neil dismissal. After that we seemed to stop playing the neat and careful possession football that we'd been playing all game. But hey ho. What a torture it is to follow City sometimes!

Biblical storm just broken out. Pouring with rain.

It's a balmy evening in Sheffield. A real test for us this evening. Looking forward to it - a point would be a good reward.

I'm at the match. Ridiculous miscommunication for the goal between Flint & ROD. City playing some nice stuff. Rotherham just looking to hit us on the break. Nothing has quite fallen yet. Plenty of time.

Brownhill took part in the warm up.