NickJ

Cotterill's record: Year One - took us from bottom to comfortable safety. Year Two - won the league with a record (for us) points total. Year Three so far - not in the relegation zone which most would have taken before the season started. That's fact and IMO the football this season is far from shite. Your comment is so far from reality.

Not sure why so precious about it after all there is almost universal agreement JET was unfit with a lethargic style and only looked interested when the ball was at his feet, he's hardly likely to be any different off the pitch, just part of his make up. I think also his style meant everything slowed up when the ball came to him whereas the manger likes the ball being zipped around the pitch. As I said great talent but a maverick in the Bowles Worthington mould if you are old enough to remember them.

No need for that there is a discussion going on, I will make a comment when I feel like it, if that's alright with you. Was just passing on an opinion from what has been seen. If its accurate it definitely won't be slanderous and even if not accurate if I emphasise its an opinion based on observation it still wont be slanderous, but anyway maybe you can say why its categorically untrue .

Great talent but poor attitude in training which gave wrong signals to other players particularly younger ones and that's why he was moved on.

Good answer I like that. But we aren't Real Madrid and don't mean to be funny but you aren't Klopp, Suarez, Moureinho, or Shearer. I'm assuming. No more insight than the rest of us so why not quit pretending. What you do with your laurels has no bearing on anything. Get behind the manager and the players. I do though accept certain aspects of the club may be different

1. I didn't say our recruitment was great. I said Kodijia is near top of goal scorers. It countered your statement about being baffled about the recruitment policy. 2. When "constructive criticism" is only ever "criticism" it isn't constructive. Your posts are 99% are negative towards SC and our club. You did say about SC you would "get rid". Let's see end of season. 3. On the contrary I don't find your posts dull and boring. The Pedant in me says I never said that. I find your posts stimulating but useless. As in, if only we had a better striker we'd win more games. No shit Sherlock. 4. You could ignore me too, "Simples". Not trying to have a row Christ I haven't got a clue who you are, but your mindset is negative negative negative. We had one of our best seasons I have seen in almost 50 years and you just want to criticize. Sit back relax and enjoy the ride.

What point am I trying to make. Two actually. 1. That your points are not very illuminating. 2. Most of your posts come across as veiled digs at Cotterill and/or the club until challenged. Example, you have gone from: "The mind boggles as to the Clubs recruitment policy this season" to : "Kodijia is a great signing".

SC recruited the current joint 5th highest scorer in the division. Three times more goals than Zamora in fact.

Anyone can see this except Cotterill, presumably. Why hasn't he just gone and picked a Bobby Zamora off of the Bobby Zamora tree?

So if we get ourselves a Bobby Zamora equivalent we will be top of the league?

......... between what and what?

Could it be changed back again?

In all seriousness I think that statement doesn't go nearly far enough, it should have included a request for the resignation of the turnip(s) responsible for this fiasco. Skimming through this thread, apart from the many who have built holiday and travel plans around the game, including myself and family, I have seen at least two groups who are flying in on the Friday for the Saturday game (the "Club" know this regularly happens) and therefore impossible to change travel plans even if they wanted to, and a suggestion that a group of 6/7 year old kids won't now be able to be flag bearers at the re-arranged fixture. Disgusting incompetence and arrogance.

You are warming to him mate aren't you

Judging by comments Cotterill's poor tactics to blame. That will be the same tactician that's moved us from relegation certainties to near play off form. Makes I laugh.

Yes, and thanks for the opportunity. I saw the comment "I'm a Winner" a positive statement of defiance and determination, you saw it as a negative that SC is "really not very bright at all". Its all about perceptions isn't it.

Well, I could talk about out the astute tactical changes made to this evenings line-up and formation, the enhanced desire on the part of the players, the clever signings of players in the January transfer window, and the 94% improvement of SC's record over his predecessor, however I am equally capable of lowering myself to this childish and pathetic thread with its vocabulary of insults. I support Bristol City with a passion which clearly is swimming against the tide on here. Luckily for me I'm not an idiot and what's more I bet you don't ignore me. It's not much of a contest if you are only capable of insults.

When we lose again no doubt the losers will be back to have their dig at OUR manager. Hopefully though some will have seen how wrong they were to undermine at a time when everyone, players, staff and fans, should be pulling together. Here's another one with a lot to learn: Hi Pete hope you enjoyed the tickets on Saturday!

Sometimes things come back to bite you in the ass.

He speaks very highly of you too!!

He speaks very highly of you too!!

I meant your post this evening not before which I suspect you must know. We are as one on our opinions of the board who this time around have stumbled on somebody who is at the very least less bad than the previous four. We can debate ad nauseam the rights and wrongs the manner and timing of SOD's sacking and whether Cotterill is any good but my OPINION based on FACT is we are far less likely to be relegated then we were 14 weeks ago.

Your original post is indeed an attempt to attack me, not my opinion. Don't do it. Plenty of people on this thread made personal insults against OUR manager and really should be ashamed of themselves, irrespective of if he's good bad or indifferent. My opinion based on fact is SC is 70% better than our previous manager. Not saying he's the answer, who knows (certainly not our board BTW) but anything was always going to be an improvement.

Don't like the personal insults at a decent bloke who happens to be in charge of OUR club so I'm sticking it in. You get over yourself, resist the urge to make it personal v me, and we will get on just fine. FFS.