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Yes, it could. A player revolt led by the likes of James, Wells, Kimg etc could see end of Manning. if we fail to win in next 3 games, change will happen

Disagree. Full of long time supporters who have seen it all, and recognise a downward projectory when they see it.

We are so far off the top division it is difficult to know what we do whilst the Lansdowns Tinnion and Manning remain. So sad after we had in Nige and Gould two who could have, imo, given backing

This is, imo, not the point. It is that Manning is out of his depth in terms of man management and tactics. That will only change when Manning goes. It is so depressing that the Lansdowns never learn

What Manning should, but won’t Bring the team together and have open no holds barred discussion on what has gone wrong. Strikes me King, James, Naismith et al will know exactly what needs to be done. This would demonstrate great management skills rather than Manning’s 19th century approach of only were the workers to do what they are told everything would be ok. i have said in the past from SL down there is no evidence of modern management skills at the club. we are an amateurish outfit from top to bottom. Nige brought light into the darkness but the light was snuffed out - hence out of depth Manning

See Manning has now attacked referee as a reason for defeat. What a complete fool

Exactly

Over two decades of the Lansdowns; please let it stop. What a dreadful appointment Manning was. I have said it for years that they need, with managerial appointments, to bring in expert advisers who know about the game. And please don’t say we have Tinnion, because he has become a large part of the problem.

Or 40 years ago!

Because they have been appointed by SL, JL, and now BT who are not in the first rank of people involved in football WITH charisma. NP was an exception as was Gould (father and son)

Manning’s post match interview was that of a beaten man (and I don’t mean just defeat today), Blaming the players is a poor managerial position to take, Accepting no blame himself. His hangdog expression and lacklustre words give me zero optimism. If he is here next August I fear the worst. Yet on last 180 minutes he may well not survive to next year. Question for the incompetent three - Do you honestly believe this man can take us to the top division ? because I can’t see in his record, with us and before, any grounds for such beliefs.

Put bluntly, Manning has lost the team and the fans, or at least a match or two at the most from doing so.

If we had one.

Yes, of course we do

Like every other fans forum. The only way to stop, or at least staunch, the moaning is to have a charismatic 20+ striker. Fat chance, unless we find one from our youth set up. would I make the long overnight and expensive trip to AG for potentially the rubbish served up against QPR? Short answer, NO. Long answer, DEFINITELY NO. This is meant to be part of the entertainments industry but before you get pitchside No, or little, thought about how fans get to ground Really poor catering. Take a look at catering at short form cricket. impossible PA syste. No improvement over 70years ago Embarrassing celebration of our finest(?} moments uncomfortable seating

My fear too. As they say another LJ

Sorry still disagree profoundly. We had similar random good results under Pearson with a far inferior squad. It’s not the wins that you judge a coach by but the defeats, imo

What evidence do you have for your first paragraph ? PS If we already have a top six side why would we need ‘a summer turnover’ - tweaking perhaps but not turnover

It is the way of the defeat yesterday which concerns many of us - bereft of ideas, bereft of skill, bereft of fight.

But being absolutist, in all senses of that word, is precisely what JL & BT are, ie appointing Manning as Head Coach and not Manager, they said, or inferred, would see the team in top six, where we should have been according to them . All that was needed was a young coach with new ideas rather than stuffy out of date Nigel Pearson. Well that’s working well.

I understand it was cancelled due to too little time on the grass last week

We don’t even have 100% grass

Not a rant imo. Just a sensible observation

The die is set. Does anyone, other than the mighty duo, believe Manning will take us up in three years, or thirty? what added stupidity to give such an unproven manager such a long contract

You say he needs some coaching before he is ready. I agree completely. Sadly though he’s come to the wrong club at the wrong time for that