Dredd

7 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

Just chuck the sponsor on the '74 legacy shirt and be done with it.  It was the right colour, was nice and simple and there's no reason why we shouldn't go with that.

This. 

I don't think I've ever seen a reaction like this to a City manager being sacked. Genuinely most of us could see what he was doing, was right behind him and the team and were happy to show the rarest of commodities from a football fan - patience. That's because we could see what was being built and against what restraints he was working with. 

The closest I can put to it was probably GJ leaving. Got us within a whisker of the PL but I think the general acceptance was it was the right time to move on. Cotts I will admire and respect forever but he was taking us down that season (without funds from the board I'll add). 
 

Side question, does anyone remember the last time we had a manager poached from us? Was it P*lis?

I don't think it's shop stock. I don't remember seeing them in there when I went in for the Rotherham game. I'd assumed this was something they'd put on to get people using up points

I did need a new scarf considering it's been quite cold the last few days.... honestly what goes on in that marketing department

18 hours ago, Glen hump said:

The Italians are no saints’ how many English club fans have been stabbed watching their team at a Italian away game in Europe 

I'm not saying they are, just conveying my personal experience of the two games

I went to both semi finals and the difference in behaviours was apparent. You can see why some Europeans hate the English drinking culture. Italy v Spain was very good natured, fans mixing, having a good time - a genuine party. The England v Denmark game was on another level inside and outside of the stadium and just had that edge to it that you can feel at a derby game or when you're playing Millwall or Cardiff. Like it would only take a spark and the whole place would go up. I know numbers wise there were FAR more England fans in attendance than any of the other teams with it being a home tournament at that point but it was madness. I hate this beer throwing thing that seems to be part of it now and I reckon I probably showered in £300 worth of Carlsberg that day (Wembley prices). Being at the game itself was incredible but there was a real sense of people blowing off steam post covid. 

Been circling the drain for a while now. The sort of club that might benefit from a League one reset in the longer term. 
 

Sacking Eustace to replace with Rooney when they were in the playoffs has to be up there with the worst board decisions ever 

1 hour ago, DeParis said:

I can see him going to somewhere like Stoke - better wages, further North, a fellow scouse in charge who plays progressive exciting football. I think he should stay though, there is a reason why he is currently playing his best football and part of that is the management getting the best out of him.

Stoke who've been hanging around the relegation zone? Wages might be a factor but I don't think they are in as a good a position as City are at the moment. They have been on the slide for a while now 

His best game for us today 

Today's the day then for all those waiting till the last minute. Reminder that the deadline is 12 not end of the day!

Bit hypocritical we've not come out and made comment on this yet considering we've made on pitch presentations this season for TWO fa cup replay wins. 

14 minutes ago, eardun said:

Agree - and 9k in fact. I’m not too bothered about the end of replays - not convinced that our two replays this season were good for us given the size of our squad.

That's the kind of thinking that gets you a job at the big 6! Go for it!

Its not about us it's about all the clubs further down the pyramid whose entire seasons can get changed by a cup run. Though I'm sure SL was very happy with 2 sold out home games this year. And some of our best FA cup results have come in replays. 

3 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

While I get that it's a bust schedule , all this is doing is making space for a few top teams to make space for European games. Small Clubs have made Club saving Cup runs for years. Those replays , with TV , extra revenue advertising and profile raising games have been vitally important for decades . 
The worst thing is they are saying it is done to benefit the smaller Clubs , bullshit , they didn't even consult the "smaller" Clubs.

 

Let's not forget here

- The Premier League has less teams and therefore plays less league games than each division of the EFL

- They are now sacking off their winter break to have an extended summer break which no doubt means more foreign cups/tournaments in pre season

- Some teams are straight off at the end of the season for money spinning friendlies abroad. I read today that Spurs and Newcastle play each other in Australia 3 days after the season ends

This is all about the money and power of the PL. I really wish there was some collective action that could be taken to make them realise how important the pyramid is. Refuse to take all loans from PL clubs, let them develop their own youngsters. Stick a 10m tax on every transfer to a PL team. 
 

And I absolutely think a boycott is in order from the EFL clubs. They can say it's in the rules that teams participate but what are they going to do if everyone does it?

How about if it's all square at the end of 90 mins after the first game the PL club can choose to forfeit the replay and go out of the competition. 

What about the other 700 odd clubs who enter the FA cup? Why are they being dictated to by the Premier League, more than likely 6 clubs within the Premier League. It's a disgraceful decision. 
Should have let them **** off to their European Super League and left us to it. 

Surprised not to see Joe Williams mentioned this far. Seems to be free from his injury issues, played a significant number of games and looks a vastly improved player

I'd take him for a million, that isn't going to happen. His set piece delivery is good, we might reap the benefits a bit more with Dickie/Atkinson in the side but from open play there's been nothing spectacular for me

I left on 93 mins because I was bored out of my mind, didn't think we'd score in a month of Sundays (we wouldn't bar a bad penalty decision), didn't want to watch Huddersfields time wasting any longer, and I don't regret a thing. If it was a game of any significance/level of entertainment I would have stuck it out. 

Given it's my post that's been dug back out of page 8 or wherever it had dropped to, I'll give my thoughts. 
 

Would I have sacked him? Yes  

Am I pleased that he's turned it around and I've watched City beat Leicester Plymouth and Blackburn in the last 4 games? Obviously.

Am I convinced that form was just a blip and Manning is now the right man to take us forward? Not at all. But we will see. I hope he is the right man because success for LM means success for Bristol City and ultimately that's what we all want right?

As for digging the post out to 'gloat', well that's your prerogative. We saw the same type of thing every time Max cost us a goal when the Bentley brigade would come storming back to tell us how bad a decision it was to let him go and how Max was no good. Ultimately someone's going to be right or wrong in the end once you post an opinion on a football forum. Liams going to take us to the promised land or he isn't. Having been a City fan for nearly 40 years unfortunately I know where I'd put my money. 
 

PS there are some 'why the hell have we appointed Steve Cotterill' or 'Lee Johnsons taking us up' posts if you want to go back far enough to really rub some salt into some wounds.  

A couple of interesting points

- Moving their family stand into the lower Lansdown and moving existing season ticket holders in the impacted blocks to other seats

- More Bears decoration going into the 'clubhouse' - which I believe is the Lansdown concourse - with every season ticket holders name going on the wall  

- Price increases in all areas but price per game seems comparable

It shows the clubs willing to move season ticket holders to make changes, interesting as part of the s82 debate. 

Not sure why the Bears season ticket holders all get their names plastered over our football stadium but it's long past feeling like a football ground anyway. 

3 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Sewage in our seas and rivers.

Gross wealth inequality and high levels of child poverty.

The unaffordability of housing for young people.

Grotesque profits for utility companies while bills increase.

An outdated democratic system.

Unelected Lords influencing our law making and governance selected by whoever the Prime Minister chooses.

A third world transport system in the world’s 6th biggest economy.

Underfunded and inadequate public services in the world‘s 6th biggest economy.

The weather.

Just off the top of my head.

But...but.... the flag

Seriously though, spot on. The uproar over this compared to the above (apart from the weather)... at least we know where our line of tolerance is now as a country. 

It would be amazing if that was the case. A real opportunity for fans to voice their opinions, and dare I say it thank Pearson for the job he did here

Let's hypothetically say that the board have seen enough, decided Manning isn't the man for us and want to make a change for next season. Let's also assume in this scenario that we aren't going down. When do they make the change? We've got some key players out of contract next season, and a new guy is going to want to cast an eye over the squad to see who he wants next season and where he thinks the gaps are. So at what point do we think it's going to happen? Would it be the summer with the all knowing recruitment team deciding James/Williams/King aren't getting new deals and the new guy has to accept that? Doesn't seem ideal to me but I've felt for a while there's meddling from above going into the squad. 

Good. It's only going to be loud expressions of dissatisfaction from the customer base (let's not forget we are customers) that might even make those in charge think for 5 seconds. 

4 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Were Damage not some 90s boy band?

I saw them at Butlins at some awful 90s revival weekend about 10 years ago