DaveInSA

1 hour ago, And Its Smith said:

A very odd thing to write on a forum I reckon. If we all went on threads that we weren’t bothered about to tell people then it would be a weird forum!

It’s a Bristol City forum.

I couldn’t give a continental about Chelski, due to their awful fans and their corrupt former owners.

 

Not bothered.

We’ve been doing this since 1983 when I started going to A Gate.

we love sitting way too deep to defend a lead. 
 

if it’s not been fixed in 40 years, I doubt it ever will be.

10 minutes ago, Better Red said:

1 recognised midfielder - Massengo Is far to light at this level.

Will need to score at least 2 again to take 3 points - team does look attacking enough.

Why Williams, Pring and Wilson not playing I just don’t get.

Scott looks one attacking player to many.

Nige sees them in training so his call but for me 3 better players are sat on the bench and we look open to being hit on the break.

How we set up will be key.

Teams look better to play on the break so will be very imprtant we don’t lose the ball in midfield.

 

Better to have 1 recognised midfielder than none. We only have five available.

2 hours ago, Supersonic Robin said:

IMHO the performance issues had been there for quite a while. Even as far back as LJ's last few months, I think the underlying numbers had us looking like a bottom 3 side. Bar the 4/5 game purple patch at the start of the 2020/21 season, I think it's reasonable to say we'd been playing at a near-relegation standard for almost 12 months prior to Pearson's appointment.

I agree that it got worse as the 2020/21 season went on though - the first few months under Holden weren't as bad as the last few. I also agree Holden was dealt a dreadful hand, but he was probably a bit out of his depth. That's not his fault of course - he was offered a job, accepted it, and did his best.

The point on injuries is an interesting one IMO. There's certainly an element of bad luck there, but I also feel we brought it on ourselves a bit. IIRC, we didn't conduct a normal pre-season as COVID had pushed the previous season back and shortened the summer break. By comparison, I believe Brentford did conduct a normal pre-season that year and suffered far fewer injuries than us as the season went on. Similarly, the injury to Mawson was damaging, but how unlucky was it? If you're taking Mawson on loan then you know you're accepting a high risk of injury. IMO the decisions of the manager/club over the summer of 2020 did contribute to our injury crisis, it wasn't all down to misfortune.

To be fair, performance issues go back way way in time - all the way back to 1894...if we look at the all time English league table, we're 21st (most of our time is in the third and fourth tier). If we look at the all time top 2 divisions table we're 47th. You could argue that we're actually punching way above our weight from a historical perspective. And for reference my best days watching City have always been in the third tier, when we've been competitive and pushing for the top 2. 

There are pros and cons to Pearson. I think there's a level of tactical belligerence. Perhaps because he knows he doesn't have players available who can do what he wants week in and out. Or perhaps he's just a stubborn old git. Or maybe he knows more than we do about what players are capable of in what positions. 

One thing I do know, is that we quite literally have no idea of the sh1tshow that he inherited behind the scenes. By my reckoning we still don't have a scouting department. We have no money for transfers. And as other posters have said, a few players make up 70% of the wage bill.

I also know that the culture of the club needs serious surgery. This can't happen over night. My firm belief, is that we've had 35 years of accepting mediocrity. You'll never win anything with a culture like that. And that my friends, coupled with the lord of mediocrity right at the very top of the club, is why we're a below average championship club.

31 minutes ago, TomF said:

How the **** could we have got Norwich and a 4 hour, 240 mile drive.. and yet Villa are in the other section 100 miles away. 

TBF. Norwich is a million miles from almost everywhere.

Bristol City.

Best team in the world.

What people don’t quite understand, that miracles are very rare in football.

What Pearson, Gould and Tinnion are doing behind the scenes is transformational for this football club. It will take time. It needs to become ingrained and become the culture of the club.

Whether we like it or not, we’ve had 20 years of mismanagement by the lord god our saviour Steve Lansdown. He has literally no clue how to run a football club. None. He’s chopped and changed several times, with no clear idea about how to WIN.

We still have no identity.

We still have no money.

We still have a squad of bit part, half decent Championship players.

We still have an eye watering wage bill.

I’ve been back in England for four years. Been to the gate about five or six times.

I don’t think the players have a winning mentality. So many freeloaders. It’s been like this since the early 90s. 

And that is what Pearson is trying to change. The culture is rotten. And reeks of complacency. This progress will be slow. And then super fast, I’m just curious when the tipping point will come?

Will it be this season, or post the next grand exodus this summer, or after Pearson goes?

 

9 hours ago, GrahamC said:

I’m guessing 12 goals, 6 assists last season, plus another goal yesterday & one kicked off the line that was going in?

Scapegoating Martin is hilarious, we were top six scorers last season & bottom three in terms of goals conceded, so it is pretty obvious that our problems are up front?

Plus with Semenyo already absent, this is totally the right time to do without 2/3 of the most effective part of the side, isn’t it?

Exactly this.

Chris Martin is the most intelligent player at the club. He may not be quick, but he puts in a shift and pulls defenders all over the place. And he scores. And he assists.

I think people forget we’re Bristol and not Manchester City.

We don’t have a pot to piss in.

Nige still hasn’t got that DM he said we need. My sense is that Scott will need to be sold to free up £20 million to spend on 2 championship quality players. Else we will struggle.

My predictions in Green

Bristol City F.C.

1) What will be City's final league position?  5th

2) How many points will City get this season? 75

3) Will City score 60 (or more) League goals this season? Yes

4) Will City concede 60 (or more) League goals this season? No

5) Who will finish as City's top scorer? Antoine Semenyo

6) How many League goals will City's top scorer (whether the player named in Q5 or ano.) get? 15

7) Who will finish as City's 2nd top scorer? Andreas Weimann

How many League goals will City's 2nd top scorer (whether the player named in Q7 or ano.) get? 14

9.) How many academy graduates will make their City debuts this season in League or Cup competitions? 2

10) Will Duncan Idehen make 15 (or more) League appearances for City this season? No

11) Will Joe Williams make 25 (or more) League appearances for City this season? Yes

12) Will Stefan Bajic make 10 (or more) League appearances for City this season? No

13) Will Antoine Semenyo still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes

14 Will Han Noah Massengo still be a City player on the last day of the season? Yes

15) Will Tomas Kalas still be a City player on the last day of the season? No

16) Will Nahki Wells still be a City player on the last day of the season? No

17) Which month will Antoine Semenyo make his first on-field appearance for City this season? September

18) Which month will Ayman Benarous make his first on-field appearance for City this season? January

19) Will City sign a striker either before the end of this window, or in the January window? Yes

20) Who will be City's player of the season? Antoine Semenyo

21) What will the Official attendance be for the first home game against Sunderland to the nearest thousand? 25k

22) What will City's Official average League attendance be this season to the nearest thousand? 21k

23) In which round will City be knocked out of the F.A. Cup? 4th

24) In which round will City be knocked out of the Carabou Cup? 5th

25) How many City players will be sent off in all competitions this season? 0

26) Who will be the first City player to be sent off this season? Nobody

27) How many penalties, in all competitions, will City be awarded this season? None :laugh:

28) How many penalties will City score? None

29)  Will any City player score a first team hat trick this season? No

30) Will Nigel Pearson still be City's manager on the last day of the season? Yes

Young City players: Bell, Conway, Towler, Kadji, Owers, Palmer-Holden,

1) Which of these 6 will make the most appearances for City, in all competitions, this season? Conway

2) Which of these 6 will score the most goals for City in all competitions? Conway

Gas: 

1) Final League position? 7th

2) Average League attendance, to the nearest thousand? 9k

3) Will Matty Taylor score against Rovers this season? Yes

4) Will Marlon Pack score against Rovers this season? No

5) Will Tyreeq Bakinson score against Rovers this season? No

6) Will Joey Barton still be Rovers' manager on the last day of the season? No

Welsh Rivals, Cardiff & Swansea

1) Will O'Dowda score for Cardiff against City? No

2) Who will finish higher, Cardiff or City? City

3) How many points will City get against Cardiff 0,1,2,3,4 or 6 ? 4

4) Who will finish higher, Swansea or City? City

5) How many points will City get against Swansea, 0,1,2,3,4 or 6? 4

Lee Johnson's Hibs

1) What position will Hibernian finish in the SPL this season? 7th

2) Will Lee Johnson still be Hibernian manager on the last day of the season? Yes

Ashton's Ipswich

1) Will Ipswich be promoted this season either automatically or through the play offs? No

2) Will Mark Ashton still be there at the end of the season. Yes

Steve Cotterill

1) Will Cotts lead Shrewsbury to promotion? No

2) How many points will Cotts' Shrewsbury take off Rovers 0,1,2,3,4,or 6? 1

3) Which club will finish higher, Shrewsbury or Rovers? Rovers.
 

Old Boys

1) Will Bobby Reid score 7 (or more) PL goals for Fulham? No

2) Will Josh Brownhill score for Burnley against City this season? No

3) Will Aden Flint score for Stoke against City this season? No

4) Will Kasey Palmer score for Coventry against City this season? NO

Championship

1) Which club will finish top of the Championship? Burnley

2) Which club will finish bottom of the Championship? Birmingham City

First half was dismal. They all run round with their heads down. It’s almost like Scott doesn’t exist. He puts himself into space and the lad just runs into a blue player and loses the ball.

Scott equalises. And a lot of his team mates congratulated the corner taker first. And then him.

4 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Undisclosed fee. That’s good 

not if it was zero

I be like, literally nobody cares. 

it's June. There's cricket on (and England are actually good) and UEFA rams this absolute shite tournament down our necks. As if we don't get enough football. What a complete joke. 

16 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Love that the hyperlink has left back on it!

Who are the blues? And what are theY focused on? Is it a Tory parody site?

without doubt the worst website I’ve ever seen.

Why?

20 hours ago, SecretSam said:

Sustainability may make this normal. Don't Exeter do that?

Which promotion shirt?

:laugh: #sustainability and football, what a joke.

You could keep the same shirt for ten years and still not even close to be offsetting the environmental impacts of flying from London to Manchester for matches every week.

I wanted to catch up on the show, but aunty beeb is obviously busy with some edits, it’s not up on BBC sounds.

they surely aren’t worried about a shit are they? When every song on the Spotify has **** in it these days.

29 minutes ago, Malago said:

My thoughts are, we get cut to to ribbons in midfield by good teams.  523 works against the poorer teams in the league, but we need at least 3 if not 4 in against the good teams.  That means a flat back 4 which means we need an out and out RB and a physically stronger LB than JD.

Presuming both Cundy and Klose sign and we keep Kalas I believe we’re ok at CB.

 Midfield:  Assumimg HNM goes, we need at least 2, if not 3 new signings, all Championship proven.

Up front with WSM, Wells and Conway/ Bell as back up we should be okay for another year.

Who is this Weston-super-mare? I’m so confused?

10 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said:

Fantastic photos

I do love a gaggle of blue wheelie bins. A very rare sight. Good spotting that.

The two teams I dislike most in the premier, ManU and Chelski. Couldn’t beat them.

Shame.

I reckon it’s Leeds now.

17 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

“They’ve been lucky to stay up so many times” - really? In the last 16 premier league seasons they’ve finished:

4th, 11th, 6th, 5th, 5th, 8th, 7th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 11th, 11th, 7th, 8th, 8th, 12th, 10th ... those are the finishing positions of a solid, established premier league club ...

 

People with their bloody facts, undermining my perceptions and opinions. .

 

I couldn’t be happier. I dislike Everton. Only because I think they’ve been so lucky to stay up so many times.

I would be totally up for a weekend trip to scouse land.

I hope they stay.

Thats all, that’s the post.

I wonder if there will be incoming bids for him?

Surely there will be interest?