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Something to do with being let down over and over again. Proper sick of it.

Yup and I'll be one of them!!

Does it matter? He will be like a rabbit in the head lights.

Season or 2 !! You really think he will be here that long?

Well thought of by who exactly? An absolute nobody and crap appointment.

Oh right. So the hierarchy won't trust a proven, experienced Manager but will trust a nobody with hardly any senior management experience and no Championship experience with cash to spend. City are turning in to a footy version of The Office.

So a coach that didn't last in L2 and then has a about 12 games in L1 is going to come in to the Championship and start really attacking teams?

Maybe but not by much !!

It's a crap appointment. All week OTIB has gone in to meltdown about NP and rightly so. Then just a few days later City fans are lapping it up that we've landed Manning as the replacement for NP. It's embarrassing.

I've already got mates texting me 'who the f@ck is Liam Manning'. My reply is 'exactly'.

He's going to bloody need plenty of it.

So he lost his 2 best players and then couldn't get a tune out of the rest of the squad in League 2. So what happens if he loses 2 of his best players in the summer at City then? Not having a dig at anyone on OTIB, though I seem to ruffled a few feathers. I just don't get how Manning should be anywhere near the best option for the City job. Or is it that he's viewed as the best of a bad bunch?

Of course you are right Mr P. Nobody and I mean nobody is going to convince me that Liam Manning is the right man for the job or anywhere near being an upgrade.

Despite the noises coming from Oxford, I've got a really bad feeling this bloke is going to get the job. From NP to someone who got sacked from MK Dons and manages a team in League one. How depressing. The boys will be doing cartwheels of joy up at the HPC when they get told.

You sound tired Dave.

I've read this over and over and I didn't know where to start a reply for ages. I've come to the conclusion that you posted this to get some nibs from fellow OTIB members. If that is the case, congratulations. I have given you not just a nib but I've gone hook, line and sinker! The Pink Un would be more apt. (one for the kids).

Good Post Spike. Fair play to you wearing a City shirt in Cardiff. F@ck that for a game of soldiers! I'm not sure I agree with all of your post and I'm sure you haven't posted it and expect everyone to agree with all of it. What I do agree with and I'm sure so many others do is share is the pure exasperation of the situation JL and co have put us in. It's not just that though is it? The fact is that JL and Co and those before before him keep f@ckin up on gigantic scale and expect us to lap it up. We aren't SAGS and we won't just accept crap interviews as fact and true. A happy clapper or deciding not to go anymore and everything in between. I may not be happy about someone else's stance but I tend to accept it because it is their choice. As it happens, I can't go tomorrow but this terrible feeling of exasperation would still not put me off going to our matches. I really fear for the next appointment whoever that will turn out to be. For no other reason than whatever is trotted out, I can't see past NP. He is and was the most suitable Manager for us, for the next 2+ years. I'm starting to ramble now but I wanted to post to say that I feel your pain and I'm sure many others do as well. Stay safe over there in Cardiff.

You loves a bit of amortisation Mr P

I've not heard that for years. I laughed when I read that. Been sang so many times in years gone by. One of my personal faves was directed at Johnny Byrne playing for Sunderland. He ended up sticking at least 1 finger up to the East End. Days!!

I don't think Mousinho is a goer either. However, quality of stadium (have you been to Fratton Park?) and training ground ( PFC is not particularly good) aren't the reasons why.

2nd in League One is absolutely poles apart compared with the Championship and a sustained effort of regularly competing in and around the top 6 of the Championship.

Doesn't count I'm afraid. Terry is now officially a conjoined twin with Mick McCarthy. Hmmm.... Mick McCarthy. Has he been mentioned yet? (only joking mind).

The 5 Pillars did pop up on an NP related Topic earlier in the week. I replied on the lines of 'I'm logging off now before I post something I will regret'.

I'd rather Curtis Stigers. Here we go again with the Same as usual. I thought it would be a Lifetime Together with NP but then I thought After you've gone, I wonder why there can be nobody else. I'll get my coat! (not a Curtis Stigers song).

I'd rather Bernard Manning. Apart from him being dead but let's not dig up the past. (apologies, I've been depressed and listening to The Smiths on a loop since Sunday afternoon).