Top Robin

On a positive note - for short spells in that second half we actually looked really good - just need to be more consistent 

Yes agreed.

Mehmeti had his best game tonight.

And tbh Yeboah also adds pace to the team although he is a bit raw.

A positive was that I thought Mehmetti had his best performance for us tonight.

2 or 3 poor players are spoiling this potentially good team

8 minutes ago, Loosey Boy said:

Pring can’t be 100% fit - Sykes at LB again?

Plus he's not playing well

11 minutes ago, spudski said:

Wtf are you on about? 

Seriously? That's just nonsense. 

Read you post back to yourself

31 minutes ago, Slacker said:

I think NP was building a real togetherness with the majority of fans that we haven't seen very often.The nearest in recent times probably being Steve Cotterell and Gary Johnson.A real feeling of positivity around the club.That feeling of optimism and goodwill was undone in an instant with Nigel's dismissal.I don't think the club could possibly be more out of tune with the fans.

There were many of us, including me, that felt that he had taken us as far as he could and and it needed a younger manager with fresh ideas to push us on.

And that will take more than 4 games.

I've actually seen some signs that we are starting to play better in short periods.

And just to add, I think the last 2 games we have been really unlucky - should have at least drawn with a top Southampton side away, bar a top strike.

Today, we were undone by 2 player cock ups which is out of the managers hands.

I'm quite positive about the future.

32 minutes ago, spudski said:

...' It's a mindset and Culture that needs to be changed'...regarding winning. 

WTF...seriously? 

So Nige hadn't installed that? **** off.

I know lots of people like his talk...but I'm find him just waffling coaching spiel when asked questions. 

Doesn't take time to think of answers...it's all embedded. 

Over time he's gonna come out worse than LJ for it imo. 

I don't mind his football...but he's already grating on me in interviews. 

 

You are just bitter that Pearson has gone and you will never like anything that  Manning says or does.

Just now, pillred said:

Every time Sammy Szmodics scores I think if only, that seems to be happening a lot this season.

Sickening that we couldn't see this in him

2 minutes ago, maxjak said:

I believe that we would see an improvement in TC........if Wells was in the side?   That's my hope?

Oh ffs

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

So when Nahki Wells comes on as a sub at Watford under Holden when we are 5- 0 down in a 6-0 defeat with only 4 minutes to go, you can’t see how that is completely different to him playing a full game?

You don’t think the fact that Conway scored more goals in the Championship last season than anyone of his age apart from a kid who was on loan from Man U is impressive?

Ok then.

I admire your loyalty but you're wrong.

Conway showed his inexperience tonight - he is good but not good enough yet.

We need a proven goalscorer up front and it's not Wells or Conway.

43 minutes ago, Full nelson said:

Strikers in January are at a premium and I think we're stuck with what we have for the season. Hope they find form.

If any one can pick out a gem from the lower leagues it's Manning

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

I don't want to keep dragging the past up cos we are where we are now. 

The expectation was that we were not embarking on another 3 year project and instead made the change to immediately improve. 

At the moment the early signs are that we have gone backwards. Whilst we could go forwards in the future, based on his 1st 3 games surely you can understand that that there are concerns? 

I thought the first half performance was excellent away at an ex Prem team.

We should have been 2-0 up at ht if we had a decent striker. 

Yes second half was disappointing but Max didn't really have much to do apart from pick the ball out of the net from a quality strike.

Definitely some positive signs.

If the OP is just pointing out that the 'jobs for the boys' policy of employing our ex players just because they are our ex players, then he is probably correct.

We should be employing the best people to fill that particular role.

I the case of Scotty Murray, he is clearly a 'fun' and popular member of staff who also does much charitable work.

However, as he is probably mixing with the players a lot and influencing them, we don't really want that 'fun' to be too over the top and seen as the norm.

Very sad news...RIP El Tel

35 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said:

Wow

The Irony ...... oh my word.....

 

 

Apologies @Northern Red just noticed you’d nailed it

 

 

The difference is that I put up with 3 years of Pearson mediocrity and Manning has only been with us 3 weeks! 

9 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

He isn't that convincing a subject when faced with a microphone.

Isn't it strange that as you don't want him here, you are able to find anything, no matter how tenuous to criticise him with.

I think that was a really candid and articulate interview. 

19 minutes ago, OliOTIB said:

For those concerned,

Bristol City

Its our lifee,

Its the club that we love,

Nothing above

City ole

City ole,

Its not exactly Lennon & Macartney but gotta start somewhere I suppose 

Really hard fought win which previously we would have probably lost.

Thought the lads put in a massive effort in throughout.

2 minutes ago, !james said:

 

If anyone didn't get a semi watching that 

Manning has seen today how much work needs to be done to improve Pearsons team

Yep, Wells and Weiman are not why we need going forward

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

Because QPR were absolutely shite? 

No there weren't 

17 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

Could Batman not make it??

Got called to job at the last minute

2 hours ago, Top Robin said:

I've also got a spare adult ticket for today

Sold now!