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28 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

I'm going for "You should try working for ******* Crayon Boy and Sid".

I'd piss myself if he actually cracked this out. 

9 hours ago, Alessandro said:

I agree it’s very unlikely we’ll go down, there’s a lot of teams between us and the bottom 3, despite what the points say.

But I do see us getting within 3 or 4 points of it and from there if we’re in a tail spin, we don’t know how the players and management will react under the pressure and that could see us getting dragged mighty close for comfort, maybe even in as soon as 3 or 4 games time as it’s a tough little block of 4 coming up.

I genuinely think we will get nothing from the next three games.....we can only hope that Stoke et al....don't find form.....we are in danger.....let's see what LM has up his sleeve to keep us from danger....

On 05/02/2024 at 19:02, REDOXO said:

It’s an excruciating listen. It has been for a while. The utter madness of letting Twentyman go and then allowing this passionless dross to go out every week is unbelievable. 

En par with the state of football at the club at present.  You could exchange the word listen for watch......and Twentyman with Pearson...... and it would be an average post on here regarding the football.....

Not a criticism.... merely an observation. 

Key word in the initial question is if!

Feel like we are a spent force - too predictable,  teams set up to stifle us.... no alternative way of playing...

I'm rapidly losing interest....

58 minutes ago, Bris Red said:

Have this horrendous feeling we will go down this season..

It's not a foregone conclusion that we are safe. 

1 hour ago, Fuber said:

I'd actually disagree in this instance. It's not even the cheap option - there was no logic to this one, so actually just outright ego and stupidity.

The irony of me agreeing to you disagreeing with me is not lost on me. 

2 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

….just joking lads 

He’s absolute pony. Completely clueless 

Get him gone 

Ha....proper click bait. Made me fume then laugh. Class. 

I doft my cap to thee kind sir! 

29 minutes ago, ROKERITE said:

Sacking Pearson was ridiculous but appointing a novice who'd been sacked by a third division club, that he was leading to relegation, less than a year before was madness. 

This club have never heard of Due Diligence. 

Cheapest option all the time. When they spend they then don't give the financial support to take a run at it. 

12 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I’m a member not a STH. Absolutely zero motivation to part with my money at the moment.

I'm a STH - seriously considering saving my money. Its supposed to be escapism........its actually making me resent the money I'm parting with every month....

Just now, Natchfever said:

 think about that "Sir Steve".

He doesn't think about anything. 

Just now, George Rs said:

Will potentially be 6 points off the drop with 9 left. Can’t see us getting more then a point from the next four either. 

Perhaps SL meant top 6 of League 1?

We are in dire form - can't see where any points will come in....

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Rest of them were totally emotionless spineless pricks

Careful. I criticised players motivation and professionalism last week and was read the riot act. 

Truth is, they are not getting better...if anything they are drifting apart.

All the work of the last few seasons is now down the pan....any resilience we had has evaporated. 

Manning, out of his depth. 

SL - Clueless.

We will start the season with Manning.....sack him by Christmas and struggle to keep out of a relegation battle on current trajectory. 

Poor.

1 minute ago, Wedontplayinblue said:

On the plus side lads, it’s going to be a hell of a run when we get into the top 6.

 I'm just in from releasing the flying pigs and am now washing the rocking horse sh1t from my shoes. 

Just now, The Coach said:

15 mins to go. You never know

We know....Trust your gut. 

3 minutes ago, tts_city said:

Getting rid of Nigel Pearson for this, only at BCFC, a club run by c**ts.

Adjusted that for you.

2 hours ago, Cowshed said:

How do you know that?

I have ex players and mates at Melksham where players get paid £50 - £240 a week. Turning up to be scouted? Something else?

City's players. Through academy and youth football I know two players contracted to City. Living like Monks, highly professional, dedicated, grinding through the training, doing extras, not in XI match day squads. Desperate to play and not doing it to be scouted by Man U.

Your post is a bit sweepingly silly.

Thanks (genuinely) for your response.

How is it that that the same group of players can play out of their skins against Southampton / West Ham but not against teams at the bottom of the league? Is it arrogance, an unwillingness to dig deep and grind something out or some thing else?

Could it be frustration that aspects of their life are controlled generating a negative mindset?

I don't think they intend to lose or underperform - merely looking to stoke the fires of conversation. 

Is it resilience? Is it just inconsistencies- if so how could we iron these out?

6 hours ago, Fuber said:

Wasn't any issue before Manning with this group.

Agree with you entirely.....they had something inspirational to rally around with NP (who did have his faults...not blinkered)...now its about a mechanism for up and out....cant stand fake investment / passion / badge kissing - makes me angry. (Polite version as its a family show!)

Our players are starting to pick at each other in games....it won't be too long before the wheels come off. 

I'm hoping for another positive season based on realistic expectation rather than crappy soundbites to convince. 

Would rather they said...we want to aim for 8th....and be close than playoffs and be closer to the bottom than the top.

On 24/02/2024 at 17:18, Fuber said:

One unexpected win against Southampton makes it worse, to be honest, as it shows that the players can play well. Which means it's down to setup, tactics, and selection - all down to the Manager.

Down to motivation - no career enhancing opportunity like Southampton....players only want to turn up if they have a chance of being scouted for Prem clubs...irrespective of the input of the manager this macks of a total lack of professionalism.

Gone are they days when players played for the shirt. Just a stepping stone.....and we have clueless, spineless pr1cks in charge. What could go wrong?

2 hours ago, Mendip City said:

His criticism of the players is a massive gamble. Only two weeks after those same players were outstanding against Southampton…. Should the players not like what he’s said, it’ll end badly. 

It's going to end badly anyhow. At least this might expedite it. Hopefully not via League One before SL Wakes up from his slumber and acts.

14 minutes ago, TDarwall said:

We are no more getting relegated now than we were getting in the POs before QPR. There's too big a points buffer & far too many teams that have been average to poor all season would need to hit stellar form whilst we capitulate.

That's jinxed it  We've already started to capitulate......let's hope part one doesn't come to fruition 

1 hour ago, Whitchurch said:

It never gets “toxic” at ashton gate anymore 

The crowd have become too engrossed in their phones to actually look up and watch the dross that is dished up.

I am a season ticket in the Dolman....very rarely walk away content with the performance. The inconsistency genuinely ruins my weekend each week. It's the audacity that the players also walk around clapping after a crap performance.....

Rant over....off for a tea and biscuit(s) to calm down. 

57 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

any manager with enough experience would know how to contact Nige and ask what its like down here.  given the fact that Nige isnt a liar,, any such new bloke would have to absolutely love bcfc ie warnock or be skint

Genuinely excellent point.

17 hours ago, harvey54 said:

Bless. Someone tell him who coaches the players and picks the team. That's where the buck stops. Maybe the players have worked him out and he's lost them already. 

Tinnion......

5 hours ago, Top Robin said:

We are undoubtedly progressing, albeit slowly and you are bound to get good performances with the odd poor performances thrown in.... 

 

 

 

Key word........odd.....not more often than not.....

In the grand scheme of things 6 points from the last 3 is good going. Feels awful to lose as we did though!