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One of the problems is the belief. I'm looking at the players and I am starting to see one or two not believing in his coaching techniques. So he's starting to lose the dressing room. Yesterday he said we did all the work but its up to the players who have to express themselves in the final third. He points to the stats in such a way that backs him up. Next he'll be saying they're not his players, the ones that are not performing. He puts a lot of emphasis on Twine because he's coached him before and can "trust" him, yet he's been injured most of the time here. So, rather than looking at the team collective, he'll slot him in no matter what. A bit like the unfit Pring last week at the expense of a fit Roberts. I think he's already panicking and making knee jerk reactions. A clear and worrying sign of someone in the deep end, way out of his league 1 depth who's lost confidence, not in his methods as he steadfastly believes them to be correct, but it's in his inability to adapt and harness what he has at his disposal. He says it will be back to basics for Tuesday which I read as the players are not good enough to implement his methods. The rot has set in, especially judging by the reaction of the fans at the end of the match yesterday. City fans, I believe, are usually very forgiving & supportive and back the coach/manager. This reaction can't have been lost on the hierarchy who are already thinking about season ticket sales. On the whole, we have been generally poor at home this season and that includes Pearson's reign. But the overriding difference is that there was a belief in the former's methods that it will come good, that has evaporated with the latter. I have no doubt that Manning is a good coach but this has been a chastening experience for him in that you need the right club at Championship level for your methods to click. I just think with the type of playing staff we have its not the right fit.

I just don't think the players buy into his "processes". That would account for the variances in performances. He is way out of his depth, but then, so is BT & JL

He's a League 1 coach way out of his depth. I blame hissing sid there's where the problem is. I seem to recall his comments about high press and exciting front foot football. Where is it? Both should go now.

Not his players!!!! Can't get much better than Andy King and Matty James with Premier League experience. What you're not saying is that he's changed our style MID SEASON from a counter attacking set up to a possession based team or trying to. There's where the folly is. He has to work with what he's got. IF he was any good he would be able to implement his style with what he has at his disposal. More worryingly the problem is indeed above him. We have a League 1 set up now.

He has completely ran out of ideas. Listening to him post match going on about forwards taking those chances and working his a.. off on the training pitch strikes me that he's completely out of his depth. He should sit where I sit and look at his kind of unentertaining dross. Football is a simple game but in order to win games you have to score goals. You do that, Mr Manning, by CREATING chances. Playing one up front certainly doesn't help and throwing players on in the hope it will work out just looks like a mess unravelling which it was. His style of possession based play just doesn't create enough chances. I am not sure what he has in mind for a Manning striker but in Conway, Wells & Cornick they certainly aren't it. He knew that from the off yet he still persists with his ideas. Even taking into account the law of averages we should be beating Cardiff, Sheff Weds & QPR or at least have some sort of points return. But no, he's on a losing run and can't effect a change. Considering today was a derby, the lack of anything was palpable. He has to go.

You're being too realistic. Don't you know that will not go down well on here!

Just seeing it as it really is. For it to be any different will be down to Manning's coaching technique. I am really looking forward to how he sets up the team and, more importantly, the decisions he makes during matches. He talks a lot about behaviours and today, with the chips down after a couple of poor performances, a local derby, another opposition team who will sit in, yet another chance to show his coaching credentials. To be a successful coach at this level you have to be able to be flexible & overcome different styles. Its not just a one dimensional possession based game. I have my doubts.

Two below midtable teams with similar records, a local derby which will increase the tension and mistakes especially with the poor weather. Cardiff are 5hit and we don't play a system that benefits any of our strikers. We are due a win, not because its Cardiff, but more to to with our disappointingly average seasonal record. They will sit in and frustrate & then break out to look to win the game later on when they realise we can't play against these types of teams. I hope I'm wrong but its heading for a drab 0:0.

The obvious answer is a few brown envelopes and stuff the locals. Really strange how the lovely local mayor is associating himself with a building that was built largely without planning permission. Doesn't say anything positive about the local planning rules. You would've thought he wouldn't have wanted to be associated with something so negative.

Bryan scored both goals in Fulham's play off win v Brentford and then went on to play in the Premier League. I think he's furthered his career. Massengo got a move to a Premier League club & despite not playing, its down to him to prove himself. Maynard got his move to West Ham, got promoted with Cardiff so I think he furthered his career also.

If you're asking me to cheer for a player who cost us £5.3M, gave him a platform to ultimately go towards him playing & winning the AFCON for his country, refuse to sign a new contract and ultimately proceeded to run his contract down so we got nothing for him, then proceeded to allow his performances to dip towards the end of that contract and was one of the numerous reasons why we've suffered FFP since then, it will be a no for me. Yes, he scored 50+ goals for us [that will earn polite applause] but he could've done a whole lot, lot more but sadly he chose not to do so.

I was speaking with a local resident today who's friend's house backs onto that monstrosity. It completely overshadows their sightedness and we'll being. The majority of local residents absolutely detest what they've done.

I think the problem for Manning is that he's never coached at this level so how on earth can he achieve consistency? He's basically putting his faith in his own coaching techniques and hoping, with a better calibre of player, that they learn a lot quicker. He must be doubting his ability now. The club think the same way. There is no doubt he can coach but at this level you have to manage, not just coach, as well. Everyone hangs on your word, you have to paint a positive picture, manage player and club aspirations as well as fans. That's an awful lot of work to get through. There is no doubt he has felt the backlash of being the coach to follow such a popular manager, that's not his fault of course, but I don't see an upturn in form either and his game management skills have been questionable whether it be changing style/ formation to substitutions, that's squarely down to him.

Rose tinted glasses. At the time we were trying to make KP45 permanent and I believe he went on Chelsea's Irish pre season tour so we signed SS and we ended up with Palmer as well. I don't think SS set the world alight in the limited game time he had and the rest is history. Ultimately our loss it has proved to be.

If that ever happened it would be extremely funny listening to Tinman talking to the new owners in English with a Dutch accent aka the Walley with the brolly and trying to impress them by regailing the time he scored at the Kop.

Says it all really. He may be young and a bit raw but he has valuable first team experience at Championship level and with Sam Bell's injury surely he would have more opportunities? Now binned off to Bath City never to be seen again until he pops up and scores a hattrick for Cardiff against us. I thought we hired a bright young enthusiastic coach? Try telling that to the likes of Roberts and Yeboah.

I'm just tired of the rinse and repeat rubbish from the club, Dave. This is my team and at this moment I have never felt so disillusioned about the short term aims let alone the long term. I have always backed the manager/coach but find myself increasingly not taking to the "Manningisms" and if I'm not believing it then I'm damn sure the likes of James, Wells, Williams, Cornick & King aren't either. I just can't buy into it especially when we had it all ready to go with Pearson. On the subject of Andy King, he's done his badges, he has the respect and more importantly the playing experience, he's very articulate and as a bonus he's a fan of the club so giving him the role of head coach I'm pretty sure we'd be in a better place than where we are now but he probably knows too much and would be seen as an adversarial threat for the BT/JL cosy club. So we have to bin off yet another season and look to restart again. I jokingly once said that in ten years time we will still be finishing 12th - 15th in the league but we will stand out as the only current Championship team never to play in the Premier League such is the ambition of the owners.

Appreciate your views but Pearson simply wasn't given the finances. He was asked to come up with a scenario with and without Scott. He did, but to replace the considerable talent that was sold meant some serious investment. At this point you have to factor in that he had already cleared out a lot of players. The club knew this & simply baulked and thought they could do better. So on one hand, you have experienced manager who's played and coached at the highest level, experienced chief exec, coaching staff & highly regarded backroom staff. On the other hand you have a novice young coach who's coached at league 1 level, an ex player & failed manager who's been successful as an Academy Manager who seems to be pulling a lot of strings and the son of the owner who doesn't really want to be here. The former is more expensive, granted but the latter tells you where we are heading.

I think the drop in performances says it all really. Imagine you're a player who's played at the highest level,won the Premier League, or even for your country, and been managed by people who inspire you and then in comes this young inexperienced guy who's never even managed at this level who tells you that you need to play a different way or that you're not in the side because the player you replaced is unfit but he plays anyway because he likes him, I think your performance levels will drop. Others on here have already alluded to this. We may laugh at the sags who are rotten from top to bottom but we have similar growing internal problems at the other end of the spectrum. Their coach looks great at league 1 level (a bit like Manning) but has struggled at our level.

The hierarchy will back him to the hilt because sacking him now( which is what is needed) before any more damage is done such as being drawn into a lower end flirt with relegation or poor season ticket renewals, will just further underline what a poor and undercooked appointment this was from the start and just further demonstrates a total lack of football knowledge & ineptitude made by the people at the top. They seem to have this misguided view & want to think that we only want a coach to coach so that all control over transfers, finance and football related decisions are in their complete control. At lower league level you can probably get away with that. But NOT at this level and above. This club's immediate future had a firm foundation with an experienced chief exec in RG or PA plus a highly experienced manager, coaching team and backroom staff. Now we have all of the ingredients of a league 1 set up in waiting in now being run by an inexperienced son in business and a failed ex manager along with a few of his ex player mates from the old league 1 days. The writing is there on the wall when he says one thing about gradually introducing players back from injury and then starts two of them who clearly weren't fit, leaving other players on the side lines. There is so much more about being a coach/manager at this level which he's now finding out to his cost.

There is a worrying trend developing against the bottom sides and Manning doesn't seem to have the coaching knowledge to overcome these teams, that's down to his lack of experience at this level. Some questionable selections today as well such as Sykes and especially Pring starting. I am sure that's done Roberts' confidence a world of good. Motivating your team against the bottom sides shouldn't be an issue, if you are a good coach. It feels like we're back to the LJ days of learning on the job. There is so much more to managing a club at Championship level than just being a coach. This team reflects the coach, which is weak and tepid.

We've changed the manager mid season and are trying to change the style of how we play, also mid season with largely the same calibre of players. We were a mid table team without proper investment with Pearson before and we're much the same with Manning now. When I say proper investment I mean we've missed a big opportunity in selling both Scott and Semenyo, two of our best players, and not re investing properly. Scott is a generational talent. We simply just haven't replaced him and kicked on. He was our springboard to propel us upwards. Pearson knew that. He also knew that we needed that investment to get there. The board baulked "Cottrellesque" and reverted to type. With the popular Pearson he had the experience to navigate these times, Manning doesn't. I've said before that the problem for the unfortunate Manning is that fans will always be even more critical when matters go awry simply because of the way the club finally dealt with Pearson. Crucially, you won't hear Manning giving out barbed comments about investment, he can't, he's just the coach. The season is pretty much over now. On a positive note you can see the shoots of progress, but missing key players like Sykes has definitely cost us. Can he sort out matches against the so called lesser clubs or will he go on one of those LJ type losing runs & never to be seen again, who knows. I don't think even he knows.

I didn't go today (glad I didn't) but I had a feeling this was on the cards. It seems like they wanted it more, had something to defend and had a real sense of purpose and deservedly won the match. it seems with the changes he made it just unravelled LJ esqe before his very eyes and makes it look like he's a mug out of his depth. Its a bit of an enigma developing for Manning, how to play successfully against the so called lesser opposition. Its something he has to address and quickly. Until he can get that belief into the players for a routine win, matches like today just underlines that we are a mid table team going nowhere.

He's had a good grounding at Brighton. Its pretty obvious he wants to play in the Premier League,he's come from there! A little bit "left field" but nothing phases him. He is a very good player. It's up to the coach to manage his expectations

I'm a season ticket holder & I now live outside of Bristol so tend to miss the midweek games especially the 8pm kick offs with work commitments the following day. Having spent many years when I lived there navigating the chaotic traffic conditions in Bristol, such as the Cattle Market Road access into the City being closed off, its just a complete ball ache getting out of Bristol for a night match. I chose to support the club by buying my season ticket knowing that I would miss quite a few midweek matches. It's my choice. I know others who use the park and ride services which can be just as chaotic especially the closer you get to kick off the buses inevitably use the same council congested roads. It always makes me laugh when you can get 60,000 fans out of the London Stadium quicker & with the minimum of fuss than the 24,000 in Bristol. The city is so backward thinking when it comes to public transport. The clue is the successful underground/overland train. Make it reliable so people don't have to think about it and it will get used, simple.