Lew-T

3 minutes ago, aa_bcfc said:

Tinnion and Lansdown can’t allow Manning to fail by finishing lower than Pearson so loan signing sanctioned.  

This is exactly what it feels like…

Have to say it feels like pointless business if it’s a loan with no option to buy.

Burnley will come down next season, so we’re getting him ready for them to p*ss the league again. 
 

Desperate.

11 minutes ago, Harry said:

And here is his highlights in the season prior to MK, when he was at Newport & Swindon (when he was out of contract )

 

I can see it’s grating you this…

Better late than never eh?

14 minutes ago, Finley_Smith10 said:

Maybe just a loan after all 

If that’s the case then this deal is a bit pointless.

Quite sad to see it officially announced but I think it’s the right decision. He has been so good for us though, 50 goals in 200+ appearances. Not only his performances but his attitude has been fantastic for the younger players to feed off.

Definitely a modern City legend. All the best Andi!

Quite sad to see it officially announced but I think it’s the right decision. He has been so good for us though, 50 goals in 200+ appearances. Not only his performances but his attitude has been fantastic for the younger players to feed off.

Definitely a modern City legend. All the best Andi!

5 minutes ago, Nugget said:

Him & another striker to replace Andy, I’d take that if nobody else goes & window closes with the returning injured folks starting to appear too. 

Midfielder I think.

There must be something more to it, if true?

He’s currently on loan at Hull, why move here on loan?

18 minutes ago, marcofisher said:

Our season is going nowhere. Wouldn’t we be better investing in the summer than spending enormous loan fees now?

I agree. 

He reminds me a bit of John McGinn.

13 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

Also, Watford is  followed by Coventry (a), Leeds (h), Boro (a), Southampton (h). Good luck with that little lot. 

Might suit us.

47 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

Well, 14 of those years have been spent in the Championship, Lew, which is considerably better than the 20 years previously and actually compares pretty favourably with the spread of our 130-odd-year history. All depends how you look at it.
 

I would say the last ten years have not been matched since the 70s. But it’s hard to find any perspective these days. That’s not to say I’m not desperate for greater success but we’ve been pretty ordinary for a large part of our history, and more ordinary more often than recently. 

20 years of poor decisions though isn’t it? Okay, Lansdown might have got one decision right in appointing Gary Johnson, but then what else? Steve Cotterill was Keith Dawe’s work.

The point is, it’s been 20 years of poor decisions, false promises and silence for the most part.

7 hours ago, firstdivision said:

I would suggest, Lew, that’s because you don’t understand the laws as they are currently written. But you’ll probably disagree with that as well. 

Ouch.

Yes.

And that’s not because of a couple losses in the league either. 20 years of failure and making the same mistakes.

The club is stale and needs freshening up.

20 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

I don't understand how a game  (Bolton, in this case) can be abandoned because someone is taken ill ? In acrow of 20k the chances are someone is going to be "not very well". It just seems a bit 

OTT and Nanny state these days. Of course nobody wants the guy to be ill, but stuff happens.   I'v had the misfortune over the years to see a couple of people die in the ground nearish to me. Yes, it's not nice, but it just seems over reactionary to abandon the game because someone is taken out , perhaps it's just me, but it never used to happen .

Was mentioned a bit in the MDT. 
 

I agree with you, but the game should only restart if the person has been treated and in medical care. Of course the referee is right to stop the game so that person gets the assistance they need as quickly as possible.

But the game should carry on.

23 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Think this is where I am now with the club. Not surprised at today’s result. Accepted that will be how it is until the end of the season. We will pick up wins, lose a few as well. Performances will be up and down. Probably much like of Pearson were still in charge.

I have been a harsh critic of Manning. Not because of him, but under the circumstances he came in under and the comments made by the hierarchy at the time.

Do I see us progressing under Manning? Not really. Is it exciting football? Not really. But I do hope he brings in a couple this month to adjust to the club and indeed championship football if anyone is making a step up. We can then push on from the summer with a clean slate and prove me wrong.

How many seasons are we gonna write off though?

We’ve got to deliver at some stage.

54 minutes ago, BCFC1512 said:

A new keeper ffs

I think you need to look at the other end.

No goals against Brum, Millwall and PNE in the space of a couple of weeks. 
 

Pretty poor.

Soon as I saw the pitch, I already knew.

Hopefully this will make the recruitment team work a little harder on Monday…

Will Keane likes us doesn’t he? Christ.

Ffs. 
 

We’re so frustrating.

Bristol City FC - Consistently inconsistent.

Mint.

1 minute ago, pillred said:

What do people think about abandoning games because of something that happens in the crowd such as medical incidents?

Carry on with the game IMO. Once the person has been treated and in medical care.