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Agreed. But we know that statement for what it it is/was. I've been quite clear on what I believe happened and it's pointless for anyone ( not aimed at you) to forever state that anyone at BCFC genuinely believed that the squad as it is , is promotion material. Jon told a corporate lie and Nigel got sacked for other reasons. End of. It's just a case that, unlike the majority on here- I don't care and largely agree with the sacking but just not the timing.

God knows.

Classic. Deluded, wrong and bitter but classic. My favourite post of the day.

Exactly. I genuinely had never heard of Liam Manning until he appeared in the "possibles" list- way below everyone else. I want to give him a reasonable and genuine chance and will utterly support him. I think he's taken over a relatively ok situation and he does need some time to sort everything out - just not another 3 seasons!

Ok - so we got thrashed 0-0 away at QPR. It was the worst start by any new coach in footballing history. There is nothing anyone can say which can make it any better. Fortunately a walk on the Mendips may help. A moment to converse with god is a rare opportunity.

It was actually 1977. So that makes me 46 years behind the "rest of you" or possibly I just love that song .

No. You'll be committed for insanity. Just get a grip on yourself.

Out of interest Harry- let me know which Manager in BCFC history who has taken over believed that they had the players to play the way they wanted. FFS- Nige didnt after almost 3 years and 6 transfer windows! You are increasingly losing an ability to stay rational. Seek help.

Yep- so was mine. Since when has not actually watching the match prevented people on OTIB from commenting? Take a whooosh.

That is the worst excuse I've ever heard.

It's amazing how much temptation you've given us.

and I disagree with this. He was indeed forging his own path in the absence of any clear vision to the contrary from above. The reaction will hopefully be a lesson that the board/owner will take on board. If the recipient of the ill feeling from the ardent NP fans in any way shifts to the new coach- then more fool them. Lessons to be learnt all around perhaps.

Possible reasons: NP was increasingly seen as forging his own path and at points openly critical of the " hierarchy ". The more he did it , the more he endeared himself to the fans and the more the fans liked it, the more the board didn't. This is turn led to a divergence of strategy between Manager and board/owners. "Them and us" style. Tinnion maybe ( speculation) picked a side and it wasn't NP's. Nige clearly has a health issue. The third one during his tenure but this one being undiagnosed and unfortunately leading to being less abled physically. The board may well have felt that they could end up carrying a manager unable (through no fault of his own) to carry out his duties. Therefore 1) They felt he had got too big for his boots 2) They thought he might be unwell 3) They had already decided no new contract. The easiest way to spin that was to point at results and say the squad were capable of more than he was achieving. Stating the actual reasons truthfully would have been commercial hari kari.

What great article and both so accurate and honest. It's great to read such a balanced view particularly surrounding Nige's health issues and especially recognising the commitment from the Lansdowns to BCFC. 10/10

W-S-M Seagull potential reactions of a City loss at QPR : 1) With Nige: "injuries cost us the game against an improving side" 2) With Liam: "Inexperienced coach out of his depth. Would never have happened against a relegation team if Nige was still here."

@Jerseybean Shame about the other thread as you've done such good work with the MDT.

Talk about the makings of a great post disintegrating into snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Great news. I have spoken to Ross and he is happy to send you some of his worn shits. let us know your address and ,who knows, you may get others send some of theirs?

No- he was head coach. He coached the players that were at Lommel S.K. They are a City Group team - in the same stable with clubs in South America, India, Australia and Europe. The set up was with a sporting director and a team manager and a head of player development. His role was to coach what was in front of him as part of a larger team. He wouldn't have been anyway near "the bags of money" or player transfers. If you bothered to see how City Group work then you wouldn't have said anything so ill contrived. But hey, you're just looking for anything you possibly can to belittle the new Manager whilst desperately hanging on to NP as some form of messianic leader. You really are becoming a character: Black Knight: I'm invincible! Arthur: You're a loony. Black Knight: The Black Knight always triumphs! Have at you! Come on then. Arthur cuts off the Black Knight's other leg. Black Knight: All right; we'll call it a draw. Arthur: Come, Patsy. Black Knight: Oh, oh, I see, running away then. You yellow bastard! Come back here and take what's coming to you. I'll bite your legs off!

Tinnion the stalking horse. Tinnion the power hungry usurper. He pretended for years he was just a committed member of the club with a hell of a history and suddenly morphed into Dunsford's & Ashton's love child in 6 weeks All that work he's done was just a front because in reality he's a frothing megalomaniac set free to spread his evil by the psychopathic Lansdowns. Where's Thatch when you need a good boo?

Well that will depend on Liam's results. Interference when losing and credit seeking when winning. Sadly there are no winners in this character assassination of Brian Tinnion.

Are you talking about within the club or on social media? If it's the latter then I might just add that although that is obviously the case, the massive majority have decided that the denigration of SL /JL /BT ( and throw in any chance whatsoever to add LJ/MA) is hugely one sided probably at about 90% on here. There is a generally accepted narrative that anyone in the club hierarchy is wrong/incompetent and destroying the club. Meanwhile NP , Rennie, Fleming and Euell are everything that has been good about the club, wholly responsible for anything positive. I feel sorry for Gould in this respect. Some of the most vocal posters and the most regular posters pinned their colours to the NP mast and will not ever accept that maybe they were to polarised. As I've said. If Manning succeeds it's because of NP and if he fails it because he wasn't NP. Meanwhile- three pages on "let's name a stand after NP" and hundreds on how NP was the only man, the saviour. Never in the field of football history has so much credit been given to one man by so many but who achieved only a bit.

Sometimes I find it quite difficult to be part of the 10% whilst still feeling empathy towards the 90% who are obviously and clearly wrong. Fortunately my monthly "pay per post" remuneration as a Bristol Sport employee keeps me focussed. Love Steve. Right decision. Support Manning.

We politely agree to disagree on 'events'! I've made it quite clear that I believe that JL would not be Chairman in any other parallel universe . However, his clobber/ cardy/ lack of suit is 100% irrelevant and just another stick to beat him with by those who can't think of a more intelligent comment. IMO ofcourse. " It's how they perform" ,as you say , that is key to everything and almost everything else is fluff.

So you'd forgive him speaking sh1t if he wore a suit/looked sharp? Fair point. I always forgave City losing 6 or 7 nil providing they wore lime and purple- and were looking sharp.