Chairman Mao

3 hours ago, Buster Footman's T shirt said:

Norman Whiteside

Being an alcoholic can't have helped.

Kodjia and Webster were incredibly rapid profits in recent years.

Albert Adomah will always have a place in my heart. Stand out in that dogshite team under Millen.

Pearson is done. Time to get rid. 

18 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Are France better than us? Don't rate that Centre Midfield, even Man Utd won't touch that Rabiot

Rabiot has been excellent this season for Juve and France. 

8 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Is it only Bobby Charlton. George Cohen and Geoff Hurst that are still with us from the 1966 team?

Charlton has dementia as well sadly. Given he is our greatest player it will be a truly sad day for English football when he passes.

As for Pele, a two goals in a world cup final aged what, 17? Incredible. 

Praise the Lord, points in the bag, let's hope for a multitude of goaless draws tomorrow!

Well done!

42 minutes ago, The turtle said:

 

A coach at a Premier League side told me a story of his manager being convinced by their data department to operate a high line against a team with a notably quick forward, despite a first-choice centre-back having to be replaced by a veteran who was just returning from injury and hadn’t been quick on the turn even in his pomp

They conceded three within 30 minutes and lost 3-0, but the analysts justified their advice by pointing out their team had won the xG. But that was because, as the coach angrily replied, having scored with three early chances, the other team had no need to attack. They sat back, conserved energy and weren’t much bothered if they conceded a couple of half-chances: the game was over with an hour remaining. That’s not to say that xG is not a very useful tool – it is – merely that it doesn’t always give the whole picture.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/sep/17/football-tacticians-bowled-over-by-quick-fix-data-risk-being-knocked-for-six

The problem with Xg isn't so much that fans use it. It's more it's only useful if you've watched the game and understand how the game script played out.

 

 

 

some wag thinks it was Brendan Rodgers in a Leicester match in the comments below. 

35 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Bit harsh, mate. Who of us can say we haven't been to one of them sexist race orgies from time to time? 

I've been to plenty of sexist race orgies, no racist sex orgies although I hear they are popular on the continent. 

Pearson was sacked after his son was implicated in a racist sex orgy while on a pre season tour in Thailand. Pearson cited 'differences of opinion' at the time. Given the fact he had kept the club up this was clearly a serious rift.

As far as I am aware the then owners of Leicester, despite trying to sell the club, are the current owners. 

I appreciate 7 years is a long time but the rift appears sizable making a return to the club very unlikely imo.

Interesting results. Can safety say we appear upper end of mid table rather than the bottom end I expected. Certainly a nice turn around from the past 3 years of decline.

Dele plays one role. A false 10. He needs two other midfielders to carry him. Now sure, he has an attitude problem, but his inability to play as a 8 has really done him in. 

Bradford City style 3rd kit would be pretty cool. But nothing can top Purple and Lime of course.

Shame, if we hold on to Semenyo we'd have half a chance at the playoffs. But we need to balance the books so it's probably for the best.

its just done on average attendance. Still, given how shit we've been over the past 125 years getting 21500 isn't a bad effort. 

decent advert for the fans of our club there. Good effort.

I have to admit, after traveling from London for every home game one dire run under Johnson around Christmas time in 2016 was too much for me. Still go away and to the occasional home game but don't really miss it. Did spent £150 making a bespoke (and massive) Union Jack with 'Bristol City FC' for my trip to Sri Lanka to watch the cricket a few years back, quite pleased it was apparently on TV. So no, I'm probably not a 'real' fan, just a bit of an odd one.

4 minutes ago, chinapig said:

xG of 0.6 to our 1.8.

Doesn't tell the full story, for example that break where O'Dowda didn't slip in the Cardiff forward was absolutely criminal.

Cardiff aren't bad. Decent result this.

Expect us to finish in roughly the same place as them based on this.

19 hours ago, Olé said:

Osama Bin Laden was a massive Arsenal fan and would probably still even now be staring into the camera shouting nonsense at questions from Robbie on Arsenal Fan TV, if only he'd known it was going to exist.

He didn't know anything about AFTV so his only outlet was butchering thousands of people, fleeing into hiding in the Tora Bora mountains, before being executed by the US Navy Seals and dumped into the sea.

Famously, 9-11 was put into action after Man Utd demolished Arsenal 6-1 at Old Trafford earlier that year. 

I cut LJ at lot of slack because for quite a while we would improve either our position or points total YoY.

That is my view for all managers. If things slip then consideration to their tenure should be given. 

Even without the slavery, deaths building stadia, institutionalised 19th century social views and apartheid like conditions this World Cup would be a farce. Won by virtue of bribery and endemic corruption in FIFA, taking place in a country with zero capability, history or interest in football outside sport washing their image. 

**** Qatar and **** this World Cup. Tragic that Australia lost out to this embarrassing bid. 

Hoping for a major doping or bribery scandal to take place to cap this shit show off.

Our midfield is not good enough to dominate against quality international opposition. So all this is just window dressing until we get some world class talent in the centre of the park.

Cotts was hamstrung by the squad size but he really made some poor tactical decisions in the 15/16 season. It definitely felt like the L1 winning side were a bit out of their depth in the Championship. 

16 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said:

I suppose its contentious as to whether Sheff Utd are a bigger club than Wednesday, certainly higher position these days, but I'm not sure about that one. Also are Arsenal bigger than Chelsea or Tottenham ? 

Living in London it is

1. Arsenal

2. Spurs

(Gap)

3. West Ham/Chelsea