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His kicking is alright normally, today it stunk a bit mind. But that save wins us points, when it felt a little inevitable we were gonna let one in. Big moment for Max and really happy for that lad.

Not a perfect performance but I also don’t think Wednesday are quite as shit as the table suggests. We won the game. That’s all that matters. COYFR. ️️

FOUR BACK. THERE’S FOUR OF THEM. Great start to the day. Now let’s hope Curtis and the boys can make it even better.

Thomas, Nelson and Idehen leave the 20, and Tanner, Vyner, James and Naismith enter it. The former three start. Three go out and four come in as we name a full bench today.

Injured:

McCrorie

Atkinson

Roberts

King

Williams

Benarous

Wells

On 02/11/2023 at 19:27, t_b said:

On the latest Instagram video, Matty James is walking out in full kit alongside Andy King (tracksuit) so suspect he’s not as mid-long term as rumoured. 

I’ve seen a few on Twitter putting him on their line-up for tomorrow - I’m certain that’s premature. But good news if it’s not serious of course.

2pm tomorrow will be very interesting, hoping for lots of good news.

16 minutes ago, robinforlife2 said:

Appreciated mate. I've never made any secrets about my health issues. I posted on the "I'm not very well thread and nowhere else to go" thread in August, and openly said how I have tried to kill myself on numerous occasions. At the time, it was two, it's now three. I'm naturally always very lonely, unhappy and feel useless. Don't get me wrong, I have a nice house, lots of pets, a growing business, but I'm always depressed and constantly wish I was dead. It's not a nice way to feel, but when you feel useless, and worthless, it eats at you, and sometimes you read stuff, and it may be banter, it may be forum comments, but it's hard not to take things personally, when that's the way your head works. I try to do all I can for others and be kind, but it's landed me in an all manner of problems in life. Anyway, thank you for your concerns, I know you meant well and it's fine. One day, I'm 100% sure, I'll take my own life, but it won't be today and given I've failed three times, you could say I am to suicide what Lansdown is to picking mangers! Absolutely useless at it!

Well we all really hope that you never do anything to hurt yourself mate. Talk to any of us on here, or maybe book an appointment with a professional if you aren’t already. It’s a scary step but it’s absolutely the right one. Keep fighting, you don’t want to miss the day Bristol City finally do something!

39 minutes ago, Carey 6 said:

Any idea why @bcfcshags has been removed from the forum? Does the club have a say so in what goes on, on here?

He’s just let me know that he believes Lampard will be announced Monday. 

Then it’s done in my eyes. No cause to doubt Shags. Interesting appointment, we’ll be on Sky a lot more!

7 hours ago, MC RISK77 said:

I may have got this wrong but wasn’t robinsforlife outed as a gas troll a couple of years back

They'll be disappointed if so, tried to get our hopes up on Lampard and most City fans were like 'na don't want him, hope this falls through'. Waste of a few of his afternoons 

Named for us. We own that competition.

It's tricky because we are still working with some unknowns regarding fitness, I think I'd give Kal another week to really make certain he's ready. As once he is back, he can cover so many positions and be really useful, so we need him to stay back. 

So on that logic, I think I'd go (4231):

O'Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Dickie, Pring; TGH, Knight; Sykes, Conway, Bell; Cornick.

Subs: Bajic, Naismith, Weimann, Yeboah, Mehmeti, J. James, Knight-Lebel, Nelson, Idehen.

I think Conway and Cornick would benefit from having the other buzzing around them. Both have historically performed better with someone to play closely with. And I'm just shading Bell over Mehmeti, I think he'll be back to what we know soon.

No strong feelings on this one either way. Would rather Nige.

It's a big risk. He's shown he's capable of picking up points and making play-offs, albeit in League 1. Sounds like he plays exciting football which is nice, though I don't mind a gritty defensive manager that gets results myself.

I dunno. I'll back whoever comes in, but my god will they have a job on their hands.

15 minutes ago, Cityboy1954 said:

Hes been here long enough couldnt stop us leaking goals if you wanna end up in league 1 hes your man 

This season is the best we've looked defensively since Webster Kalas. And they're doing it with a Vyner they rejuvenated and a free Naismith. Kalas and Webster cost 10 million.

The timing of sacking Nige was so poor that I think a caretaker for the season is the way to go. We are not in a good position right now to appoint with injuries and massive fan dissatisfaction. I’d be happy if Fleming was given it til summer. Or bring an external hire in, but with a contract til the Summer. Warnock or someone. 

3 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Even with the Ipswich and Cardiff losses, I felt quite optimistic coming out of the ground. We were looking forward to 2 winnable games , even with the injuries I fancied us to pick up points with the performances we had put in.
Feels less so now.
We are on the treading water phase of appointing a Coach. The Club has a plan, but not enough of a plan to think about targeting a replacement before you sack your manager. Now Sheff W should still see us pick up something, but QPR with a new man in and us seemingly still clueless over who we want or can get , that wont be easy. 
Definitely knocked the enthusiasm out of me, which is annoying as I've already done more away games than last year.

And if the new guy does drop points in these games, you can already hear the comments of 'Nige would have got us something', 'I thought the new guy was getting top 6?', rods the club has entirely made for their own backs. Sunday's decision just feels dumber with time. 

Swallow your pride Steve and get him back ffs.

I mean, we need to win both because our recent form has been poor.

But our recent form has been poor because of injuries, and we still have injuries, so winning both will be really tough. I'm finding it very hard to recapture the optimism I was feeling as recently as the Coventry win! 

Hope this one goes the way of Eustace. I’m not totally convinced by his managerial chops, and he’s gonna need them with a thin and injured squad. 
 

Probably demand a wedge too, so if it did go really south and we needed to make a change, it’d be a pricey contract to pay off.

Just now, Sweeneys Penalties said:

cant see that working if we need to exploit the January transfer window

 

Thought crossed my mind too. I just fear for the new guy already given the injury list and fan frustration. Could all turn so sour, so quick.

Want Fleming (til Christmas, this is currently an awful situation for a new manager to walk into). Then look who’s out there. 

That poor planning/decision making may well cost us a season. Heads had to roll for it imo.

Now now gents. You both have a fair point. The OP has interesting and unique insight given their previous career, but on the other hand we do have a vast number of threads on SL's intentions. 

I think this is just going to be one of those weeks OTIB is a bit crazy. I'm certainly looking forward to it settling down, it's hard to keep up at the mo!

Sadly we live in a world where realising you made a mistake and undoing it is viewed as an absolute no-go. I'd love them to be like, 'well, that was a bad shout. Come back Nige, 3-year deal, we'll back off and let you get on with it'.

Can't see it happening, but what a world to live in!

We can only hope they'll play for us. We need to get our support right the next few weeks/months, back the players, bemoan the board. The lads on the pitch have fought tooth and nail for the Robin on their chest this season, we need to show them we recognise that and how much we appreciate them. I'll be there on Saturday, backing the boys.

10 minutes ago, Jefferz said:

I agree that we should strive for success but do you have a solution. Would you like to be owned by a foreign repressive regime with human rights abuses. Why has no one come in to buy the club.? 

The solution is having an owner with the stomach to hire a manager and trust his expertise. He’s a roadblock to our success at this point.

No idea re selling the club, but I’m sure buyers are out there. I concur on not wanting to be state owned, and certainly not by a state with sketchy human rights records.

I too feel sorry for Luton and Burnley, the memories they made last season marching to the title and winning promotion at Wembley respectively will surely haunt those fans forever. And now they have to suffer away days at Anfield and the Emirates, battling together to try and survive. Then if they do go down, only a few hundred million in parachute payments to secure the club and try to get promoted again. 
 

Why on earth wouldn’t we clamour for that? Why follow a club if you don’t believe they can win something? I agree promotion feels a way off right now, but just accepting the ups and downs of the Championship and existing in a never ending purgatory at this level? I’d rather go down and climb back up then stagnate forever.

Between the massive fan backlash, the outpouring of player love for Nige and now national coverage of City’s shortcomings, the Lansdown’s have nowhere to hide. Even they can’t get their heads that deep in the sand.

6 minutes ago, red kev said:

Andy king? Cheap easy option!

I would honestly go King or Fleming until Christmas. A new manager right now would be drinking from a poisoned chalice - coming into a team where the fans want the old manager back and the squad is in tatters. They'll likely get off to a bad start, and fans could turn quick. Anyone coming in now, certainly from the above list, seems doomed to fail.