NickJ

So we’ve overtaken Carlisle?

Who have we overtaken?

I understand that, but personally I'd rather support the local businesses many of which offer quality products but still - due to VAT, rates, cost of living crisis, etc - still struggle to make a decent profit. Money into the club just means paying very well paid footballers being paid even more. Just my perspective. Fair comment, dont know which entrance you use but the Clarks van outside Ashton Park is always an option and is cheaper, better (in my opinion) quality, and you rarely have to wait longer than a couple of minutes.

Don't understand why anyone would get so irate at crap products - anyone had one of those awful hot dog things, I did when desparate one game - being unavailable at Ashton Gate when there are literally dozens of quality pubs, bars, restaurants and takeaways within walking distance of the ground. Is it actually that difficult to go 2 hours without a drink or a snack?

Have tried very hard to stay away from his thread, had many a diasgreement about LJ in the past. Nevertheless, Robbored is getting slated, deservedly so for some things, but not deservedly for pointing out that somehow or another, Lee Johnson was constantly selected ahead of unarguably better players. When Johnson got injured towards the end of the 2007/08 season, Gary Johnson would have been desperate to start him in the final, but was sensible enough, after the Palace play off games, to realise that had he dropped Carle or Noble, or Elliott, and we'd lost, both Johnsons would have been hammered for it. The travesty was the Orr injury and Gary Johnson's desperation to get his son on the pitch. The obvious substitution was Vasko on and Carey to right back. Unfortunately bringing Johnson on and moving Elliott - who let's not forget had been named as the central midfielder in the divisions team of the season - to right back was ridiculous. It took away the very essence of what had made us so difficult to beat, something which to be fair to Johnson Senior he had achieved by recognizing and bringing out previously underrated qualities from Elliott. I'm fairly sure I'm right in saying that Gary's loyalty to his son is what was the catalyst for the incident at Plymough and ultimately cost him his job, which is a shame because after Cotterill, Johnson was the best manager we'd had since Alan Dicks. I will never forget turning up at Barnsley following a midweek win where Johnson had been left out, to see Johnson on the pitch and Hartley on the bench. Explained by Johnson Senior as due to our "rotation policy", a phrase not heard at Bristol City before or since. Yes he could play a short pass - usually sideways or bacwards - but thats about all he could do and you have to ask the question, when could you ever remember him making a significant cotribution. A goal, an assist, a killer pass, a goal saving tackle, a brillant cross, a mazy run, anything to make it difficult for the opposition. Being the "cog" that keeps the ball moving sideways and backwards is not that difficult and I had to laugh at one of the comments above "had exceptional vision, he was on a different wave length to a lot of our players." ? There's no way he would have played so many Championship games if his dad hadn't been manager, possibly none at all. As for management, the biggest skill Lee Johnson has is promoting the "Lee Johnson" brand, and that's about it. Have had a look at the Hibernian forums this week, and apart from the personal comments seen many times before - "David Brent", "slaverer" (apparently Scottish slang for someone who talks gibberish) - "coward" "smug" are just some of the politer ones - the talk is eaxtly as it used to be on here and indeed at Sunderland. Tactically inept. Throwing players under buses. Results not aligned with being given more money to spend that any other manager previously. Fraud. The thing is, David Brentisms aside, he is articulate and seems capable of talking intelligent people into believing that not only is he the man for the job, but also should be given almsot unlimited funds to spend in order to do that job. When LJ was a Bristol City player and manager it used to anger me, but now I just think, good luck to him, it's a free market economy and he's managed to achieve not only a well paid Championship playing career with extremely limited ability for that level, but now also a well paid managerial career with extremely limited credentials.

Must have been a child genius mate you weren’t even 2 years old for Brazil 1970??

Very late reply sorry but spudski is incorrect and KITR is correct. I have been very critical of Steve in the past but on this a very supportive post, and have noticed others similar. Anyway Scott is still with us, don't know whats going on behind the scenes but if he's still here start of the season SteveL will have done a good job of not encouraging a sale.

Correct whoever screwed up those deals was the real villain. It wasn't just the Maguire deal, Gray also. Both were agreed and so far as I am aware it isn't the case that those players didn't want to come. After some knobhead screwed up those deals, it was only then that we went after Gayle, but from memory he was the player that didn't want to come. Still pisses me off after all this time that Cotts, having saved us from relegation to L2 and then the amazing promotion season, was shafted and we appointed somebody with zero credentials to replace him.

Was very encouraged to hear that. The vast majority on here seem to think Scott leaving in the summer is inevitable and salivating over the thought that little Bristol City will be selling a player for £25M. Scott's got 2 years left on his contract, we don't have to sell, certainly not this summer. He will still be woth £25M in 2024. As Steve said, there are a group of young lads here, they're mates and having fun, why not stay and achieve something together. They could all be playing in the Premiership in 2024, with Bristol City. We have a situation here where Pearson is entering the final year of his current contract, has done a remarkable job of recognizing the talent of a crop of youngsters. Keep them all together, manager and the squad, for at least one more season, and see what happens.

Cotts doing pretty well too, 23rd when he took over at Shrewsbury, currently knocking on the play off door. Hadn't been able to make up my mind until recently about whether Pearson still had it in him, but I have now. Like Cotts he's turned us around on a relative shoe string, with very decisive management decisions, and like Cotts he deservedly commands respect from the players with his very straightforward no nonsense style. Paticularly like the way he's given so many young players their chance and stuck with the best ones.

Me too

??and there was me given previous repostes I remember you for thinking it was pure sarcasm

No problem it’s my view stalker what’s yours

A Norwegian playing for Man City. Really couldn’t give a **** what he’s going to be

Precisely.

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Hope you don’t mind me editing your post down to the key relevant points. Ashton Vale is key to this and Lansdown supposedly was buying it for the benefit of BCFC. And sure enough he bought it under the BCFC umbrella, supposedly as BCFC “benefactor” - but BCFC won’t benefit. Lansdown supposedly altruistic but hides the financial information in secretive Channel Islands companies. He can do what he wants and doing it very legally including making his ioffspring MD and Chairman (??) but we will never know if the 55 football clubs in The Premier over the past 30 seasons were just lucky or if we were just very unlucky. Or ran badly.

Was warned against it wish I heeded the advice. Eff knows whats in it, actual dog possibly. No onions and they don't even provide tomato Source to disguise the foul taste and texture.

Disgusting.

Must admit was undecided until seeing this yesterday which motivated me to go. As it happens I enjoyed the game, as poor as we were first half I thought Lincoln very good, second half we created a lot and the stats show we could easily have drawn or even won. But as for so called true fans, booing after a few minutes, booing a kid making his debut, booing at half time, booing periodically throughout.

Still to this day angers me that happened, we were on a roll, Cotts was a proven winner and had diligently put everything in place to have a real go at going up again. Within a few months it went from that to Cotts sacked and replaced by JL's mate, mister cliche. Absolutely shocking. Whoever was responsible for changing the course of our history in an extremely bad way, ultimately Lansdown failed very badly, appointing JL as managing director and chairman was/is a complete travesty.

Very disappointed that nobody has suggested John could fly Easyjet to Newcastle, get the same plane back to Bristol, and watch the game on the red button in the Lansdown Longe.

There’s a chap by the name of Steve Cotterill doing a decent job at a club with very limited resources called Shrewsbury doing a decent job at the moment

Top man Beanie, many a day has been ruined today, raised a glass this afternoon with sadness but also pride to have known you mate. Didn't know Beanie as long as many did, but in the years I got to know you over that last 12 years, there is no one that made a bigger impression in my football life and especially England trips. Amazingly funny, top England boy respected across the country, an extraordinary character, never heard a bad word against Beanie, such was the love and respect for an absolute gentleman, for a man with endless hilarious one liners. Loved our football club, loved England, loved his wife, so appropriate going up there same time as our beloved Queen. Truly sad right now. Love to Mandy, and Beanie's other family of course, from me me and Jayne. x ????