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20 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

They're not the club though, are they mate? They're just ships that pass in the night, so to speak. It's, er, us, we're the club. Can you get enthusiastic about us?

Enthusiastic about our fans? We've got a good loyal core support, but we aren't the decision makers are we? 

I'd like to see some real progress on the pitch, some serious ambition and investment in the playing squad from our owners. But I'm not holding my breath.

12 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said:

We don’t have good attacking talent. Nige knew that too. Maybe Manning gave this team more credit than it deserved that it could adapt to his playstyle and thus we had a poor run in there. Idk but we need to revamp the forward players massively. Something that would have needed done under either manager. 
 

He has seemingly stabalised a bad situation. Think that is growth from him. He hasn’t perfected his craft yet. That is ok. He should be looked at the same way as a new 19 year old midfielder we would be looked at. Plenty of promise but may need to understand some bumps in the road. 

Some good points there. But (and I know it's been done to death) we were sold a pup by the chairman and Tinnion with this front foot bollocks. 

And do you think our owners will be investing enough to buy these quality forward players that we so clearly need?

I have very little faith in seeing a marked improvement next season. 

Just now, redkev said:

Last weeks result means nothing , it’s gone different game different circumstances 

Respect that of course. But we barely had a shot on target. It's binary football with us. Thankfully our defence and keeper have been excellent.

1 minute ago, Super said:

Standard meltdown on here. No idea why we should be winning these type of games on the road. Yes it wasn't the best but you make sure you get something out of the game which we did.

It's the total lack of attacking intent and quality on show. Are you enjoying this football under Manning? It's turgid.

We are a boring team with a boring manager. Normally I'd take a draw at Sunderland but these just got beaten 5-1 at home by Blackburn. This regime (from the top) is killing my enthusiasm for the club. 

Well played lads, two good wins this weekend. A lot more like it.

Reading those Leicester comments, from fans who's team is 2nd in the league, has a recent Premier League Title win, FA Cup win and Champions League football makes you realise that as City fans we are fully entitled to be fed up with our lot. I'd snap their hands off for what they've experienced the past 10 years.

20 minutes ago, maxjak said:

What is strange about it?   I am astounded that you have jumped on the "Manning out" bandwagon....considering he has had one transfer window?  I have always respected your opinion, but on this occasion i cannot help but feel you are way off target.  It is not a 'Pop" but merely an observation, that in my opinion , instead of using logic and commonsense, you  are being swept along by the negativity that prevails on this forum.   I am confident that next season we will be in the top 6 under LM.  He is NOT going anywhere, so we better get used to it? 

Confident we will be top 6 next season? That's an extremely bold call!!

Well played lads. Said I wouldn't watch it but thought better of it and watched the whole game. It's maddening how we can't do this more regularly

11 minutes ago, Super said:

Wanting the team you are supposed to support to get hammered. Get a grip ffs.

Didn't say I wanted it to happen. I'd much rather see us win 4-0. But surely you can see we are heading one way with this current setup, and that's down.

Just now, Super said:

Pathetic.

Why is that pathetic? I think his point is take a hammering to speed up the removal of this hopeless manager and perhaps send a message to this board and technical director that they don't have a clue. I'm inclined to agree that's better for us in the long run than another few months of drift and a relegation dogfight next season. 

53 minutes ago, marmite said:

Not going or watching on TV. Soooo disillusioned.  Mrs Marmite said "what's up with you?". I said I'm fine, it's the club that's sick. 

I'm with you. At home today and all I need to do is switch the telly on but I've decided I'd rather do some decorating. Not sure I'll bother with another game this season, completely disillusioned like you say. 

1 minute ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Absolutely fantastic that this post got a face palm from one poster.  Says it all about the current climate on OTIB.  So much easier to be negative about a situation than to look for positives.

What are the positives, in your view?

7 hours ago, Supersonic Robin said:

I was planning to write something similar, but don't think I could've put it better myself.

Today was undoubtedly an improved performance, but ultimately it's a 4th consecutive defeat for us.

There have been a fair few posts on the forum tonight along the lines of - "Ipswich are quality, we gave it a go. What more could we want?"

Granted, Ipswich are flying at the moment, but we were 2-1 up with 15 minutes to play against a team in the same division as us. How can we come away with 0 points from that position and simply be happy that we gave them a decent game?

Do we really have that little self respect? That little self belief? That little ambition?

If we come away from a night like tonight feeling positive, what does that say about where we are as a club? And what does that say about who we are as a club?

36 minutes ago, Cole Not Gas said:

Bye then

Very droll.   I'm not going anywhere.

3 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

This is what we’re reduced to now. We’ve lost our fourth game in a row to a club who’ve just spent four years in League One, but it’s OK because “we gave it a go”. So what if it felt different. It felt different against Southampton and we’ve lost every game since then. I have zero faith in Manning now, and even less faith in the people that put him there.

Meanwhile Ipswich join the long list of clubs that emerge from the depths of lower league football and pass us on the way up.

Sick of this club.

My thoughts exactly. Sick and tired of the losers mentality that pervades this club.

Same old shit.

1 minute ago, Cidre Monita said:

A lot of people on here attack me whenever I say it but this club will continue to be also-rans as long as the Lansdowns own it. 

A think you'll find a lot of us agree with you! 

Just now, Northern Red said:

Bet you didn't post anything to counter it at the time though? Far easier to wait until we're losing so you can gloat.

Sod off mate, it's not gloating. I enjoyed the Saints game a lot and liked tonnes of positive posts about our performance. Seen it all before with City though.

1 minute ago, Jose said:

Never learn. A couple of good results and you are looking up. Completely forgetting we will then play like that against an awful team like QPR. 
 

Big second half needed. 

Yep had to laugh at the play off talk after the Saints game. City will never change

Top 6 team we've got here, lads.

11 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

For some - the plan is to disagree with anything we do from here on in, because it isn't good old Nige..!

We could surge up the table, finish top 6, win the play offs, in our 3rd Wembley victory of the season as we win the FA Cup, qualify for Europe & get promoted in LM's first season & some would post here insisting that we'd have done it under Nige anyway & that Tinnion is a snake & the Lansdowns need to get out of our club..!

I reckon if that happened I'd admit I was wrong (gladly). But let's be honest, none of those things are going to happen, are they?

fantastic second half performance - well done lads!

Decent performance so far, we just lack quality in the final third.

1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Sunderland 0 Coventry 3

Ouch.

Quite the tough start for Beale that..could be toxic?? Not a wildly popular appointment with Sunderland fans.

Hugely overrated manager, always thought he was a bit of a turncoat for the way he walked out on QPR too.