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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

We have had too many wingers of his type over the years who have pace but lack a football brain

The difference being that on paper he has a far stronger squad

Because we would like to have hope. Hope is what Nige gave us, Manning is beginning to give me the opposite. PS. My original post was also a little tongue in cheek, because it is a truism for 90% of ‘managers’.

Correct. But results are

One game nearer Manning’s exit

Out of the mouths of babes. My 6 year old grandson summed it by saying ‘they tried their best’. I think that is called damning with faint praise

Pity the football didn’t match the kit

Don’t ask me, ask those paid to find the answer

What do people think? I thought it was rather mealy mouthed. Should show more self awareness. Sadly I feel he has a long way to go to be a head coach of atop Championship side, and I had really hoped he was learning fast, re tactics and man management. Now, as I say, a way to goon both

Poor decision by Manning. Could set his whole career back. A boy amongst men

As said at start of thread that was my 6 year old grandson’s first game. Last one too if he has any sense! Let’s be clear we will make no progress up to top flight without top flight quality manager (not Head Coach), who is then supported by positiveinterested owner with funds. That is how we did it under Alan Dicks. We had one piece of this trinity in place at beginning of season. We now have no pieces in place. What of our famous Pillars, how many of them don’t lie in ruins.

In answer to original question - no longer care. A reset relegation might even be an option!?!

You are right when you say ‘weren’t up for the game’ So my question is whose fault is that? Only one answer - Manning

Answer: Coaches. Failed to prepare a proper game plan, failed to change said plan when it didn’t work, failed to get players up for it, failed to take advantage of half time for a successful blasting. No excuses. Players available far far better than Nige had. Sorry but feel Nige would have got more out of them. They certainly didn’t seem to be playing for current Head Coach. Hopefully wheels can be put back on the waggon, but it is a very worrying day at the office

Poor performance by a top 6 side ! Will we ever be a force in this league ? Good players become poor when coming to Ashton Gate Sorry, but Manning and coaches must take a great deal of the blame today for putting out such a lacklustre team and failing to change game. No quality, no ideas, but worse no fight.

Why do we fans put ourselves through this season after depressing season Wake them up Manning and earn your corn. No excuses. This isn’t the Nige or Cotts era where we didn’t have enough players. Sort yourself and the players out Manning or you are back in the fans’ doghouse

Bring back Nige and the kids I say, only half jokingly

Same old problem. No striker. Why if fans can see it did we do nothing to change that in transfer window

So so City. So so poor Don't look as tho they care if they win or lose Dock their pay at half time unless they turn this round !

Guess Sykes will be given 20 mins

Definitely, and I think, but no evidence, he saw game before that before we we were officially set up in 1894, probably Bedminster.. What I do know he was at our Cup Final.

A proper bench, save for goalkeeper. This is as good as we can expect at the level we are at. COYR. First match for 5th generation City supporter on his 6th birthday. 73 years since his grandfather first saw City play. Something like a century and a quarter and more since his great great grandfather saw his first game. Covering three centuries and we have been, and will be, CTWD. He has travelled from West Sussex to Ashton Gate. If you see an excited little boy in City shorts and shirt that will be him. Hope, and expect, he will see City win

Agree, but who wishing to buy a football club would buy us with all that goes with BS. Plenty of much more straightforward options

Can’t compare as we have the albatross of BS around our necks, thanks to the Lansdowns