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13 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

The away end is gonna resemble the South Stand on an average matchday

It really won’t 

3 minutes ago, FNQ said:

We played OK.. but let’s be honest, Huddersfield are crap and will go down. Really disappointed with only one point against such a poor side.

Poor side who are unbeaten in 4 games and won at Sunderland as well as drawn with Southampton the trouble is it fits the narrative that everyone else are crap in a division that is tight , QPR have won 3 on the trot since our awful 0-0 draw there 

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

No, we have a top 6 squad already. 

Will you ever give it a rest ffs 

4 minutes ago, RedM said:

Read it's between 3 and 8k for previous cup games there. Just got to find out what day it's on now, please not Monday night

Nearer the 8k as I’m sure it’s 15%

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

You can think what you want mate. 

Lots of us are still very angry at JL and BT. And not just about sacking NP. But the whole circus they created and how they have treated us fans. If you wanna forgive them so easily, cool beans! However for me I will be judging them on what they have previously said and on the appointment they made which they said was made to give us the best possible chance of promotion THIS SEASON.

Again, it's nothing personal with Manning. He accepted the job knowing the expectations and the situation so that doesn't make him immune from any expectation pressure.

You'd imagine one of the 1st questions asked was "we believe we have a squad that should be competing for promotion this season, do you also think that and do you think you're the man to make us complete and why?" And that his answer to that would have been yes.

I will think what I want mate 

I get you’re angry , not hiding it are you , but my point is that aim it at the board , if the moment we aren’t doing so well we give team and coach stick what does that achieve bar make some people feel better 

1 hour ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

You need to stop telling fans what they can and can't have an opinion about. 

It's nothing personal with Manning. Its the job and the expectations he signed up for and he'd freely admit that I suspect. 

Not telling any one what to think it’s up to them , but surely the hundred posts you have put up since NP went ( which I absolutely did not want ) in which you have banged on and on about the top six statement because JL said it is definitely telling people what to think and yes in my opinion trying to put pressure on Manning who isn’t the person who talked shit 

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

And in some respects I think he’s fair game.  But it’s not black and white for me.

Why is he fair game ? 

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

Under Nige I'd probably have accepted a draw but hoped for a win.

However due to the manner of the change in management, expectations have been set by JL so really it has to be a win if those expectations are to be met. 

After 2 weeks or training the same excuses against QPR can't be used. 

Really need to let it go , your dislike of JL doesn’t mean you’ve got to heap it on LM who has been here two minutes 

6 hours ago, REDOXO said:

My biggest worry with Manning is he has never had a nest egg to spend and he is going to become a prettier taller LJ!

Based on **** all 

1 hour ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

Nope. Our chairman and tech director believe this squad is top 6, that’s why we made the change now so that’s what we as fans need to hold them to. 

Jeez you are really angry aren’t you? No way I wanted NP gone but at some stage we have to try and move on , just shouting for the rest of the season that JL said we have a top six squad is just obsessive, if we support the club then surely we want it to go well , I think some on here would rather at least it doesn’t go to well so can kick the board , well pissed off as I was with Nige , I still want us to win every game and Liam Manning to do well as I am a City fan first . 

1 hour ago, Shauntaylor85 said:

Nope. Our chairman and tech director believe this squad is top 6, that’s why we made the change now so that’s what we as fans need to hold them to. 

Jeez you are really angry aren’t you? No way I wanted NP gone but at some stage we have to try and move on , just shouting for the rest of the season that JL said we have a top six squad is just obsessive, if we support the club then surely we want it to go well , I think some on here would rather at least it doesn’t go to well so can kick the board , well pissed off as I was with Nige , I still want us to win every game and Liam Manning to do well as I am a City fan first . 

23 hours ago, 2015 said:

I'm sorry I have been a long term fan of the podcast, but I have disagreed with a lot of the stances over the last week. Ok be positive but at least be consistent.

Most of the guests on the pod were negative about NP from the moment he took over and now you're telling people not to overreact and support the new head coach. 

Support the new coach ? Whatever our feelings to the board surely that’s a given ? 

2 hours ago, bearded_red said:

Worst we’ve played all season.

We haven’t played a poor team and looked worse than them in eighteen months, nice throw back today. Absolutely rubbish.

Just got in , can’t find the score but I’ve read the forum , it seems we’ve lost 5 or 6 and the new coach is shit , how did we get on ? 

1 minute ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

What an absolute joke. Get rid of an experienced manager and support staff, claiming it’s so we’d play front foot football and then the first performance is like this.

Most new managers get a bounce or a honeymoon period, but really, that was an atrocious performance with nothing positive at all against one of the worst teams in the league.

Lansdown and Tinnion have a lot to answer for.

As you said the first game , Christ I know a lot on here have an agenda but get some perspective , reading the last few pages on here makes me wonder if this is a FANS forum ? 

19 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Christ I hope we win on Saturday.

QPR gave Leicester a good game last home game and it’s first home game for their new manager, so not straightforward.

But obviously plenty want a stick to beat them with , so ready for meltdown 

22 minutes ago, The Coach said:

Does look very odd not seeing Nige, Fleming and Euell taking training.

No offence to Manning and his assistant. But it genuinely looks like we’ve given the job to the work experience boys.

Have a bad feeling about this. 

You’ve got a bad feeling about this ? 
 

Luckily you’ve hardly mentioned it

Just now, Scrumpty said:

Having listened to Manning’s interviews, are you still devoid of optimism, feeling just a bit excited, maybe a little intrigued?

I thought he’s come across well, showed good insight across multiple dynamics, yet without LJ’s bull and smugness.

Of course, proof of pudding will be on the pitch. Still a massive gamble of course, but might work.

With the poison on here if we lose Saturday he will get pelters , but in reality not down to him anymore than if we win 3-0 

4 minutes ago, bristol red said:

I genuinely wish him well.. but a yes man he will be… conditions of his tenure.. as stated by JL and ST

Christ give it a break 

Just now, W-S-M Seagull said:

That's what a lot of our fans are overlooking. He was backed heavily at Oxford.

We have a good squad. We don't need to bring in many players and if Manning thinks we do, he's not the right guy for us. He needs to work with what he has got.

The expectation here is that he won't recieve that sort of backing.

Our fans won't put up with the tippy tippy side to side shit. 

It worries me that he's said "if the other side don't have the ball, they can't score" 

You are pretty angry it seems 

15 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

Will he be McInnes mark 2?
I remember well the hype about his appointment 

You consider the reaction on here to him is hype ?

Frenzied overreaction nearer the mark 

1 minute ago, Red Army 75 said:

Up to they had 9 men. He was absolutely awful. No

Again not awful , not great but awful , shocking etc easy used words but just not the case tbh 

37 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Nicolas Jackson’s finishing is woeful 

Mmmm

3 minutes ago, BCFCGav said:

This is vintage football. I could cry.

Don’t say it’s real men’s football or you’ll be cancelled

1 hour ago, Gratz260689 said:

He’s been in the Chelsea set up for the last 20 years worked under tuchel etc I’d imagine that’s a better pedigree than getting sales at MK dons,

Oxford forum guy says Oxford players were told tonight he’s going , announcement tomorrow 

7 minutes ago, Zuni said:

I'm under 60 and remember him as a nasty racist and homophobe.

Is that the guy ?

Yes point trying to make is no one bar an knob would relate decent young man with a fat racist from the 70’s 

5 minutes ago, lenred said:

Really hope the Bernard Manning thing doesn’t become a thing. 

Honestly most people under 60 won’t know who he was 

7 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Go and listen again. He said promotion with this squad of players this season 

No way I wanted Nige gone but Christ people calm the **** down , Lansdown Jnr said he expected Nige to get this squad into the play offs etc , and wrongly in my opinion got rid , the sacking was personal as we all know but you can’t put all this bile on to a new guy  who’s got nothing to do with it .

Anyone taking on a new job has to acclimatise and hopefully quickly but let’s hope he can get off to a good start, but just piling the Pearson anger on any new guy is pointless.

We are City fans first and foremost , but not sure you would think that reading this forum.