ORANGE500

7 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Great another pro Lansdown BS bot.

I've been following Bristol City since 1990 but unlike you I have no agenda I just support the club but  I can acknowledge that the positive things the  current ownership have done far outweigh the negative like bankrolling a business than loses £300,000 a week.

34 minutes ago, fisherrich said:

Get back to playing with your toys please Jon.

Very intelligent comment sir

15 minutes ago, mason said:

In his time here can I ask how much did he spend on transfers in ???? and then how much did the club recieve for transfers out in his tenure?

Yes the club did receive  in relative terms a good revenue from transfer fees and only as yet a small percentage has been made available but those players (I assume you're alluding to Semenyo and Scott) were also here playing in teams that struggled to go beyond mid table. I was never a Pearson out at any stage but It just wasn't anything great, and there's been an  obvious agenda pursued by some to attack the Lansdowns' at every opportunity and this is just another stick to beat them with rather than as I previosly said lamenting the departure of a manager whose achievements at the club over almost 3 years were very modest.

6 hours ago, fisherrich said:

When you compare that list with Nigel Pearson - WTF is this football club doing?

I like Nigel Pearson and was surprised when I heard he had been sacked and thought he  was unfortunate with injuries but let's not pretend his tenure was fantastic full of scintillating exciting football some of the games were absolute dross and the home form was pretty poor in general. I suspect it's more to do with a bizarre extreme hatred some have developed for Steve and Jon  Lansdown rather than lamenting the departure of a manager with a very modest 32.6% win ratio.

8 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Let's be honest, it's going to be a LJ/Dean Holden type of appointment isn't it? Hence the head coach comments. 

Unfortunately it's going to be a poisoned chalice for the new head coach. The fans don't want him, the players don't want him, but we'll have to suck it up having him. 

He will always be compared to Pearson. If the board gives this guy money to spend then the talk is going to be about why wasn't Pearson given that money. 

Unfortunately for the new guy, Pearson is always going to be the elephant in the room. 

I'll try my hardest to back the new guy but it's not going to be easy as in the immediate future I'll feel as if he doesn't deserve to be here.

 

 

Football fans are very fickle if the new manager or  head coach wins games and the football is good we'll all forget about Nigel Pearson he won't be an elephant or anything else in the room.

3 minutes ago, megansdad said:

 

Personally agree 100% with Orange500 11 out injured would tax any squad.

Anyone without an agenda and a modicum of common sense will agree. Some of the posters on here  I despair!!

18 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'd be amazed if we get anything out of this. 

Lansdown has to take full responsibility for this shit show.

I have heard Man City will be without 8 or 9 first choice players through injury for their next match and will have to include a lot of inexperienced youth players in the matchday squad, that owner has a lot to answer for time he left isn't it.

3 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Christ almighty

No shame if lose today

Well no shame on Pearson and the team

Shame on Lansdown more like

Yes Lansdown should be ashamed how did he not forsee around 10 players being injured at the same  

time should have paid for a first team squad of 60 players for such an eventuality.

Football Focus is a microcosm of the BBC  a   bland insipid box ticking load of rubbish which is long overdue to be culled.If it was any good the organisation wouldn't fear a subscription model but they know it would be bankrupt and closed down within 12 months.

Just now, sh1t_ref_again said:

Deserved win by very good team, but disappointed with our performance when we were on the ball  just shows how far we are off the level needed 

City are as good or if not better than 75% of teams in this division not far off the level needed at all, How many teams are going to outplay Leicester this season especially at their ground? I suspect it's less than 1.

6 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Jesus wept. 

That's my view if you don't agree I won't lose too much sleep over it. Although I would have composed a response a little more intelligent than yours ,Jesus Wept REALLY!

8 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

It's what happens when owners turn off the taps, unless you have a miracle worker as a manager, e.g. see what happened to Ipswich.

Relegation might be stretching it but if the plan is to sell our best players for tons of money, re-invest very little of that i.e. only pay small transfer fees and low wages, and rely on cheap pick ups from leagues one and two plus some out of contract free agents - what do you expect our direction of travel will be?

It's certainly not upwards - which is why I find talk from the owner and CEO that we can, at the same time, challenge for promotion to be farcical. What does he take us for - mugs? 

As for the rugby, I'd say that was 50:50 as their direction of travel has been downwards for a while now with little sign of improvement.  

Every club sells players if the fee is right, when everyone is fit City are top 8 so hardly pie in the sky. listen to or read the extracts of the interview  firstly the Scott money isn't the whole amount up front and the anticipated revenue from the potentiel sale was used to fund the 4 and later 5  new signings this transfer window at a cost of £4-5 million if you ever ran a business you would value a prudent business model also the current model is the reason why City have one of the  best academy set ups in the country regularly supplying the first team with players (and some damn good players).

28 minutes ago, bcfcnick said:

I'm reasonably content with the policy as I love the current set-up with academy players being given a chance.  What grates , however, is the lack of praise (and contract for Nigel Pearson and his team and the absence of any willingness to communicate with fans. They have done a fantastic job against the odds. The absence of praise is beyond poor.

Of course, I'd like to see City in the Premiership but progression in the Championship with committed developing young players from the lower leagues and our academy players getting a chance is also very satisfying to see especially with the style of football Pearson is implementing.   One caveat being is that I would have liked a striker brought in given Wells is the only option right now.

It's Pearson and his team who have put the Club on the path of relative success and enhanced the values of players despite a significantly reduced budget.  Their efforts have brought in significant transfer fees by nurturing young players and giving them opportunities.  The staff brought the best out of Alex Scott, Semenyo, Conway, Pring,  Bell and Vyner and only that success has allowed Steve Lansdown to cut the budget.  Pearson is continuing that approach with Yeboah getting some opportunities.  It's hard to fathom why SL can't bring himself to acknowledge and appreciate that.

It's not just good fortune either, Pearson has got the set-up right so the youngsters with the potential to step up train with the first team. Not only that, but the recruitment has been exceptionally good with the likes of Knight, Sykes, Atkinson all being astute signings from the lower league at a relatively low cost and wages.

The achievements of the management team shouldn't be underestimated and they aren't by the fan base.   It's poor of Steve Lansdown not to acknowledge that and brainless not to offer an extended contract.  It's also noteworthy that Steve Lansdown has done no interviews within the Club media or even with the external Bristol media.  He did give an interview to a Guernsey paper but that almost rubs in his disconnect with the fans. 

Despite others saying he is not good with the media I think that wasn't necessarily true in the past aside from the occasional unnecessary or clumsy dig at fans. I think generally there was a lot of goodwill and appreciation towards him despite some odd managerial appointment mistakes.   Investment in the stadium, the training ground and sustaining the Club for many years is something he should be applauded for.  It's a pity he has gone down a route (with his attitude to Pearson, appointing his son to an unsuited role and generally distancing himself from the fans) that has already lost some goodwill.  

It's all reversible of course and if we are in touching place of the play-offs and he offers Nigel a new contract and increased budget then all will be well. Football is fickle like that. For now, I'd be more than happy with contract extensions for Bell and Conway then see where we are in January.

Really don't know why some are so disenchanted with how Bristol City is run the club is stable absolutely no real  chance of bankruptcy and going out of business(how would they like no club to support) the only debt it seems is to Steve Lansdown who's unlikely ever to call it in, excellent facilities an academy set up which actually produces players capable of performing well in the  Championship and beyond.a good manager who probably isn't on minimum wage and a squad consisting of  some  good players some very good. Personally I want things to continue with Steve Lansdown  a decent guy who has done so much for the club  it's staggering that some don't appreciate and  acknowledge that. I'd rather be in the Championship or reach the next level following a prudent business model  than someone taking over who spends large sums  on overrated overpaid largely foreign  players   who only come for the money which will change forever the culture and feel of the club  in a desperate pursuit of the alleged Premier league (which is boring)dream.

25 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

I reckon Steve is selling up because he wants out before rugby's Premiership brings relegation back in, a football and rugby relegation double will not make Bristol prowed. 

Why the hell do you think City will be relegated?

36 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

The negativity was bought about by the concern over the depth:quality  of our squad and the astonishing statement by the club that we are ‘ maxed out ‘ on our wage budget, neither of these things have gone away despite a super performance in South Wales. 
The effort and energy put in today is even more creditable from the players and supporters alike considering. 
Confidence is very fragile thing and the events of the past week have largely asked questions of where the club are heading. 
No need to castigate fellow supporters who love the club as much as you do and expressed their, not illegitimate, concerns on various platforms. 

There's absolutely every need all they ever do is moan whinge slag off the manager the players the owner who has bankrolled the club for years. Even when the team plays well and wins it's always "yeah we won but". And what are you on about the events of the past week so we didn't add to the 5 players signed this transfer window so what it leaves the club with a good squad of players some actually more than good.And if the club did sign an additional 4  players or so  in the last week you can guarantee that in about 6 weeks at least half of them will be deemed a load of crap league 1 standard and those people will want another half a dozen brought in  during January or it wll be "the club has no ambition" rinse and repeat.

4 hours ago, johnbytheriver said:

Put Haydon Roberts on the left instead of Bell.

Anything further to add?

2 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

GTFI! We needed that after the week we`ve had.

Onwards and upwards.

Something different about this week was there to justify all the doom and gloom negative *****? at the start of the week City had a good squad  of players at the end of the week City  have a good squad of players. played 5 league games 1 defeat  but if you read this forum you would think it was played 5 lost 5 conceded 50 goals  absolute tossers.

Just now, DaveF said:

What a wonderful performance so far.

Really needed after the recent, understandable negativity.

Understandable?

Just now, Reefer Madness said:

Wells should have been binned off years ago

He's only scored more than 15 league goals in a Championship season once in his career and that was almost a decade ago

 

Shut up!

21 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Not expecting us to produce a shot on target today let alone any goals judging by what we've seen so far this season.  I guess the sheep are going to have more excitement than we are.

Are our players really that bad or is it down to tactics (or possibly a lack of any).

Maybe you shouldn't bother anymore then must be something else to do today?

2 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Because let's be honest, he didn't sign this contract this evening did he? The timing of the announcement is the club showing they think we are all idiots. 

He  may well have done what does it matter I read it and thought good news fully deserved with the performances over the last 12 months you however have to be negative , regarding what the club think of the fans it's probably something like they're so bloody miserable and negative about everything why the hell do they bother with it.

1 minute ago, cityexile said:

On the one hand....actually genuinely good news.

On the other hand...does feel it’s been brought out today to soften the blow of no new players incoming, as we know. Which is fails to do.

I know it's very difficult it seems for some of you not to be exremely negative but you could take it that he's just happened to sign a new deal today and there's nothing else to it. Try it it might  cheer you up.

1 hour ago, weepywall said:

Sold out away end tomorrow...hat off to all that are making the effort, early ko, lack of trains, real negative feelings around the club at the moment oh and Swansea is a dump, hope you  get 3 points to bring back and have a great day 

There's always negative feelings around with the club seemingly  attracting some of the most miserable and depressing people in society.

5 hours ago, HoldenBall said:

Swansea like to turn it on against us. Can only see a 2-0 or 3-1 loss. 

Nothing like a bit of positivity is there 

7 hours ago, WWred said:

One of the very few highlights of a poor window so far, looks a very good player!

Why is it poor? City have signed 5 players this window  how many teams sign more than that each window. Roberts Dickie & Knight are all good players the injuries to Mccrorie and Conway plus the sale of Scott (which  was inevitable so why the meltdown) has grossly distorted  the view on this window as only a few weeks ago most people were very happy with the transfer business done up to that point.