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3 hours ago, TV Tom said:

I remember what it was like to be skint following the City Ralph, I remember going to an away game on CATS back in the late 70s and opening up my fish paste sandwiches, that didn’t go down well !!!

Could have been worse could have been egg and cress :laugh:.

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

When I used to play I was always told "if your hammy goes in the the first half, you've not warmed up properly" 

Nah that could have been a load of bullshit but if you think about it there is probably some logic to it. 

Sometimes though player's hamstrings go when they have been playing nearly the whole game I'm not sure I buy the warming-up theory.

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

Sunderland didn't consider it to be too soon for Beale. 1.17 ppg from 12 games. 

Currently Manning is on 1.27 ppg.

Manning was on 1.25 after 12 games.

Holden was sacked with a 1.44 ppg from 41 games.

Holden was also sacked from Charlton with a ppg of 1.28 from 32 games. 

Pearson was sacked with a higher PPG in the 18 games he managed this season. 18 games was enough to decide Pearsons future. 

It's OK to reserve judgment but to me there is a trend developing. 

But Pearson was given 3 years, not just the 18 games at the end. I would hope we have learned that chopping and changing managers does not usually work and it's not as if we need to panic as barring an unlikely set of results we are safe this season, perhaps if we were in relegation trouble your suggestion would carry more merit.

3 minutes ago, Bobby Bollax said:

Played over 130 times for Hull City now and their player of the year last season.

 

What are you alluding to? that we somehow let him slip through our fingers?

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

It's the million dollar question why we can do well against those teams but struggle against the likes of QPR. We were also terrible against Leeds. 

I don't know if it's a motivational thing or a tactics thing or what. But that's for Manning to work out as so far he has failed to do so. 

Sunderland saw it wasn't working with Beale so got rid. At this point in time I've seen very little to suggest that Manning can take us forward. Only blind faith. 

I still think we should reserve judgment, 20 odd games are a bit soon to decide on his future. 

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

It's a well thought out post mate which is backed up by evidence and asks questions. 

Thanks for your contribution tho. 

It is my opinion that this squad is the best squad that any manager has inherited over the past few decades. If you disagree then fair enough please do give an example as to why you think it's not? And which squad was better that another manager inherited? 

I think we should be doing better than we are. Saturdays game being a case in point. 

We did not play well on Saturday nobody could argue against that, but we were very good against West Ham and Nottingham Forest had great results against Middlesboro and outplayed Southampton, so what does that say? well, we all know that on our day we are a match for most teams in this league but have too many off days just like under Pearson really. Talk of another change of manager is madness look I've been disappointed as well but come on we're not Watford. where the manager of the month means exactly that.  

1 hour ago, Simon bristol said:

We spent all the money on forwards then bought carl hutchings to run the midfield as far as i remember!

im not sure benny really had any success anywhere after us, certainly not in a mainstream european league, funny how we all remember things?!

 

 

I do remember the, we would have been better off with Benny from Crossroads gags :laugh:.

2 hours ago, Natchfever said:

You do know hes London born Scottish qualified right?

No, I didn't, I still think it is a bit brave to call yourself Dire though, let's hope he turns out not to be.

4 hours ago, Natchfever said:

Probably being sarcastic as he was dire.

Some given names are shortened rear not front end..

As if it matters one jot unless you are suggesting another reason?

Edit just seen that the club acknowledge hes dire so no need to offended on his behalf.

Not offended, and as he likes to be known by that name fair enough, though he might change his mind once he realises what that shortened version of his name means in English, a bit like W*n*e* being a surname in the US I'm pretty sure anyone moving here would probably change it.

59 minutes ago, Natchfever said:

Does it matter?

 

I just wonder why when people talk about Adedire they call him Dire, unless, of course, they are being sarcastic.

3 hours ago, fgrsimon said:

Don't buy the physical fatigue thing, QPR played and travelled away on Wed for a real 6 pointer. Surely this would have more effect than the fact that we'd played 3 games the previous week? I can't believe that games 7+ days prior would have any effect on yesterday's game for either team. I'm 60 and can run 10km in consecutive days and with one day off I'm ready to go again on day 4. In fact it's time for my run now!

Men in their 20s and 30s are tired after a couple of hours running about, and then 3 days off, I feel for them.

11 hours ago, Natchfever said:

Matty James is probably Matthew

 

 

 By that token shouldn't we call Adedire Ady then?

18 minutes ago, NickJ said:

If Manning thinks that Dire is a Championship footballer I have no faith in him at all.

Isn't his name Adedire?

3 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

Would like yo know how he is in anyway better than Yeboah. He was was awful for 30 minutes today.

And I don't particularly rate Yeboah (yet).

A bit like the whole team (well most of them) he looked pretty promising against the Saints collectively today was a massive comedown.

Who would settle for a point? I would.

21 minutes ago, Andy082005 said:

Two very even teams really. They may be poor but let’s not kid ourselves - we are not much better then them 

 

Our performance against Southampton would say potentially we are.

We are so predictable.

Gas 2 down.

We all knew this would happen, didn't we?

4 minutes ago, cityexile said:

Artic roll.

A lorry load.

Just now, Lanterne Rouge said:

Tinned peaches and Angel Delight I expect.

I`m off out for a meal - prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau.

Down the Berni inn :laugh:.

Sounds like another after the Lord Mayor's show at the moment.

Szmodics scores again Grr!

2 minutes ago, BlokeCDP said:

Any direct link for a city fan in hospital?

Stream 169 Live Streaming (cricfree.live) is a bit behind but working.

2 hours ago, myol'man said:

Heading back to where they belong....

Non-league 

What happened to their new all-wood stadium I remember seeing pictures of a few years ago? has that been quietly dropped?