BRISTOL86

Norwich down to 10.

Anyone know how many Norwich have on the pitch?

Nice to see us going for it from the off. We aren't going to draw our way out of the bottom 3 so shit or bust.

A consistent approach to a game might be a really good start. Just once I'd love to see us be positive from the off. Start the game how we finished the last one, given how well we played in that second half. If he starts one up front again I really despair. For me the quality is absolutely there in the squad, it's just not being used correctly. Foolishly I did the gardening this morning so I have no excuse not to tune in. If I had any sense I'd have left it for this afternoon....

My point was that the proof is there that we have the quality to, and are capable of staying up. It just comes down to whether or not we/they are given the opportunity to make it happen.

Proof was there second half vs Norwich. The question is whether Beardy McSmugface has the balls to go for it or if he sets us up to fail to get a 0-0 like he did in the first half.

Quite like the look of that team tbh.

Come on City. Let's have a blistering start and an early goal and get the place rocking from the off. Well we can dream.... Would like to see Taylor start in a 2 striker setup but not optimistic.

That's a bit harsh. They got some new carpet and do a good karaoke night now.

Shut it Taylor!

Not sure it's a big deal. We refer to the players, the staff and the board all by surname only most of the time. Thinking about it doesn't Mourinho do the same? Like two peas in a pod, them two.

Focussing on the positives tonight. A very good point despite the lead. Considerably better sides than us have been thumped there this season. Well done City.

Haha amazing. Yes Wilbs!

Fixed that for you

We're playing the best team in the league. We go too gung-ho and we'd get absolutely slaughtered. Golbourne, Matthews and Hegeler put in three of the worst City performances I've ever seen on Wednesday and I'm glad they've been dropped. Energy doesn't just come from the striker. With Tammy and Djuric out who else is there? Taylor is hardly the ideal lone striker and can come off the bench for more energy. Tomlin certainly isn't going to give you energy, but Reid will.

Why? Wholesale changes from a side that has just turned in one of the most inept and gutless performances I've seen in years. I'd be pleased. Did you expect him to start four strikers and set up to get thrashed?

Injured

I have no idea what to even think about that line up. Though to be fair I'm glad plenty of players have lost their place after the ineptitude of Wednesday.

Sounds like it would have been Djuric but for an injury On the bench

FFS Johnson

Blackburn have done the double over them. They're not invincible. However if we go there acting like it's a guaranteed defeat, it will be. COYR

I know where you're coming from as someone who has defended LJ to the hilt. But can you hand on heart tell me that we would have had a string of capitulations like this if we were managed by - say - Warnock? I loathe the bloke but his sides just don't have that mental fragility that we have. Yes players have to take their fair share of the blame but it can't be denied that there's more to the jigsaw than that.

It's funny. I'd have bitten your hand off for a point before KO. But there is something seriously wrong to keep doing what we are doing - capitulating from strong positions - and there seems to be zero sign of it coming to an end. We have chopped and changed personnel and the problems persist. This is a deep rooted problem and I wish I knew what the answer was beyond a change of management because I really want LJ to succeed. But I don't know where else we go...? We could have genuinely been any score up - 4-0, 5-0, 6-0 and we'd have all still been sat waiting for the vidi printer to confirm the inevitable. Clearly the players are also in that mindset and if LJ cant change that mentality quickly then someone else needs to.

It's getting harder and harder to defend him.

There could well be a winner but there's only one way it's going if there is!