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TBF his thoughts and insights into the academy players was pretty good, in addition to discussing the excellent U18 cup run and upcoming game against Man City he went on to explain the EY loan to Bath logic of being involved in ‘men’s’ football.. likening the move to Antoine and going on to say that only Lloyd Kelly wasn’t treated this way.. all good stuff and this is where he clearly excels.. Then, he started to talk about the first team and it all quickly turned to bluster and drivel..

Well I did say that they ‘seem’ not to give a sh*t.. and I based that on their lack of action in addressing the manager situation which we all know urgently needs addressing. And despite their previous commitments to improving communication they have in fact regressed there too, even comically logging on and off of X as the results fluctuate. I do accept that I wrongly accused them of having balls of steel, when due to the reasons above I was clearly wrong.

Steve Lansdown and Mark Ashton sacked Dean Holden and this was the day that they appointed Nige because we were on a losing run, in the sh*t, really struggling and looking like going down, P31… 39 pts.. We were 10 points above the bottom 3 and needed a proven football manager to maintain our championship status. Now, we’re 44 pts from 36 games and 6 points above the bottom 3. Fair play to JL and BT they don’t seem to give a sh*t and must have balls of steel. Should also add though, and that as we all know Steve Lansdown no longer seems to give a sh*t either. Jeeeezzzzz….

Think that would make the picture look worse to be fair… Leicester, Leeds played (competitively) away from home… depleted squad… kids getting a game… fans onboard. As Mr P suggests, we’ve regressed big time.

Given our squad limitations and Manning’s reluctance to give youth a chance in any shape or form, I’m still at a loss as to why we let Andi go to West Brom… surely he’d be better coming off the bench for us rather than them?

Agree with this.. after the Swansea game the next 4 matches are really tough. Lose on Sunday and it could be 9 on the trot

What were they drinking?

Hate to say it, but a better option may have even been Matt Taylor. Surely the gas have not made a better managerial appointment on probably half the salary than us… or have they? Surely JL is not that stupid, or is he?

Ha ha.. good one Frank Spencer also came to mind..

Add Chance to that list…

But if Pearson would have been supported back in the summer and again as required in January… we’d be there or thereabouts.

Just an update to point #3.

Celtic are the top scorers in the SPL and have scored as many as the third and fourth teams combined - 68 in 28 games. Rangers have scored 63 in 28 games. If Tommy went to either he’d score a hatful, it would not be much more challenging for him than playing in the U21s. I certainly don’t think he should go north of the border though, an in form young championship forward will always attract more attention from the premier league, (which would be his dream.. he’s not really Scottish), than an SPL equivalent IMO.

Bournemouth? I don’t think so. Take someone a lot better than Tommy to replace Solanke.

You thought he’d do at least as well as Scott? Blimey..

Would we sell him to a championship competitor though? Different thing once his contract has expired and it’s his choice.

Regardless of price… would he even want to be here next season? He’s probably got a bit of real ambition in him which he may not see as be aligned with Bristol City, especially now that he’s had a look at the chaos from the inside.

Well that rings a Bell..

Oh.. the broth is spoiled.

Ahhh… When you’re sat in row z and the ball hits your head… that’s Zamora

Can he thought? I was under the impression that he’s not been playing much at all for the U21s of late and more aligned with the U18s? I could be wrong..

Possibly give him a fair crack in the U21s and develop him alongside our players and coaches as opposed to Bath’s group?

TBH if it wasn’t for Max we would have been 3 or 4 down at HT in the first game against West Ham and then we wouldn’t have had the euphoria of the cup run. Same against Leeds at home. We’ve been dodgy for a while.

I agree, TC needs to be both playing and scoring regularly to have any chance of getting a gig in the premier.. The worst outcome could be that he continues to run his contract down and then ends up at somewhere like Coventry on a free.

Can’t see Brian doing that to be honest.. In reality, JL should be the one to hold his hands up and admit that he’s made a mistake in placing too much trust in BT. Missing out on the playoffs is regrettable but as will be the most likely scenario regressing from last season will be totally unacceptable. JL should get shot of both BT and LM and try and rebuild some credit with not only the fan base but with everyone including sponsors associated with the club. Cant see JL doing that either to be honest..