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Rather this sort of stuff after the game. The funny thing was they were singing we’re ******* shit in the period of the game we were nicking the ball high and carving out chances. Think the players would’ve appreciated some support.

Mebude was a cheap loan. And hopefully we’ll see more of him than we have, don’t need to write him off entirely after 3 sub appearances.

Pretty sure City don’t own or moderate OTIB!

Came into a Lansdown inspired shit-show, as they waxed lyrical about our top 6 squad and results here and now. The most poisonous poisoned chalice. My first real assessment of him will come around November time after he’s had a summer and a few months of 24/25. If we’re looking rubbish, change it then.

And they’ll continue too I’m afraid mate. Lansdown course is run. We’ll see when they realise that.

Cheers Dave! Not our day, gotta start taking chances. I think Twine will help us tick in that regard, and it’s nice to see him back out there, likewise Tanner. Injured: Atkinson Naismith James Williams Benarous Bell

Post subs we looked better. It’s another game of had the chances, didn’t take them. Forwards been bad for that this season. Their first goal, disappointing from Max (although do they have an offside player in his eye line?) and the second goal was just poor from the team. Far too easy. Not a complete disaster of a performance but disappointing nonetheless. Just a case of riding out the rest of this season and going again next year!

Was stuck in our shadow for so long with the gas he changed club that’s the mark of the man!

Two in, one out as we name a full bench. Williams is the ‘out’, we’ll wait to hear more, Tanner and Meerholz are in. Tanner back from his injury is good news. Mon the City ️ Injured: Atkinson Naismith James Williams Benarous Bell

He’s going to continue giving pre and post match interviews as that’s his job. Not sure we need a new thread with the same people making the same jokes each time.

I struggle to keep up with the players we have here

The Lansdown’s tried to lie to us in October. We pressed them for reasons on Pearson’s dismissal and got what we wanted - a lie so glaring that we could throw it back at them. ‘Pearson was fired for underachieving with a top 6 squad’. We got them. Tonight was as good as a concession - he wasn’t fired for footballing reasons. For me - SL and JL are the root of the problem. But they don’t just run the show - they own it. There is very little we can do. On Tinnion - he’s a club legend and his work with the academy has been outstanding. The technical director role… a rocky start. But I DO believe he loves the club, wants what’s best for it, and can (hopefully) turn it around. On Manning - he was offered a job to lead our great club. A massive promotion from Oxford United, let’s be honest. So he took it. He seems to me to be a football obsessive who will sink all his time and energy into trying to deliver what we all want. The lie the Lansdown’s told meant he was on a hiding to nothing. His start has had problems, but he’s clearly not going anywhere nor is he culpable for the nonsense of last October. I hope we can all come together a bit, the fans, the squad, Manning and his team and go into next season with a bit of renewed vigour. The owners effed up no end in October. But the squad and LM are here fighting for us now.

Good thread OP, senior pros are important in any squad but especially in ours given we have lots of youth and we're in a bit of a contentious moment. So this should make for a good discussion. I certainly like to think Kal will be sticking around, if we can have that season where his availability is high and he's a starting XI player for, say, 75% of games, I think that improves us no end. He's a very intelligent player, a very talented ball-playing defender with a very impressive range of passing. He could be a good start to the new 'leadership' group. Dickie is clearly stepping up too, so he's another. And his availability has been very good, so he'll be leading on the pitch. James, Williams, King... I'd not be amazed if one, maybe even two, signed extensions. And then perhaps Manning will add one old head via recruitment. I do think we're in for a summer of high turnover as we leave the Pearson era and enter the Manning era. I'm sure they'd consider one or two senior pros as well as the youth we like to target.

I’m pretty sure the attendance today was in no small part down to it being Sunday, early kick-off and Mother’s Day. Form doesn’t help but I bet we see a significantly busier Gate in our next homer.

It’s a good day. Two back (well Cornick was never out in the end), ended the losing streak, but those Jack *******, and I think played alright! Certainly second half. Injured: Tanner Atkinson Naismith James Benarous Bell

I think the current mood is fogging some minds. We were not that bad today. We beat the Jacks, stopped the rot, created a good few chances and gave away very few. I’m happy!

Thought we finished the game really well. Started making lots of chances and giving very little away. Think we were the better team and did alright today. 3 points, onwards ️

Mind boggling is expecting the Lansdown’s to magically become capable and oversee us go up. Definition of insanity!

Back him. He’s had 6 months and a window where the one big player we signed has been unlucky with injury. And the Lansdown’s would screw up the replacement anyway!

Good start to the day as Twine returns to the bench, and Cornick is also ok after coming off in the midweek with a knock. Still 6 points off the drop despite our constant losses shows just how little we need over the remaining games to be safe. Today could go a long way towards that, and give us a much needed smile! COYR ️ Injured: Tanner Atkinson Naismith James Benarous Bell

Money tight for all at the moment but I think it's worth us all remembering how many times we've heard stories of Scott going above and beyond for people in need of help. Let's all give what we can.

I think part of the reason we look worse at home/against poorer sides is impatience from the crowd. We didn't really do much first half yesterday but no-one minded as we were against a strong side and were happy to contain them. I think it'd be a good idea to allow them a slow start Sunday, to get a feel of the ball and the rhythm of the game. If we get grumbly they get nervous, and the improved/faster/more aggressive play never emerges.

Can see entirely where you and @38MC are coming from. Think I might just be getting a bit indifferent to it all. Long season this

And what did they do to Pearson as soon as it started to bear fruit… Whoever the manager is, they will ensure we fail. That’s exactly my point!

We’ll be in harms way as long as the Lansclown’s run the show. There frail ego-driven decision making will ensure we never take the next step. Sacking LM would be like cutting the grass when the house is on fire.