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On 18/03/2024 at 21:53, Nomad said:

If they do that it'll be Chris Hogg taking the reigns.....

What a thought.

Great to see. I must admit I kept expecting a couple of players to turn up to see him. But looks like he had a good day. Good on you Ivor.

54 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Money is too tight to mention round these parts so when we do spend it, we have to spend it wisely.  With the blessing of hindsight can we really say we are where we need to be recruitment wise?  To spend £10m on the below, is it good enough?

Knight - £2m

McCrorie - £2m

Gardner-Hickman - £1.5m

Mehmeti.- £1m

Dickie - £800k

Cornick - £500k

Twine, Mebude, Stokes, Murphy - all signed for short or long term - circa £1-1.5m spent I’d guess. 
 

Seems a mixed bag at best to me 

Still see what we spent on McCrory and compare it to money spent on Tanner and cannot understand why. Tanner seems a belter option. 

28 minutes ago, The Humble Realist said:

Am I alone in thinking I'm in the silent majority that are pretty fed up with the current situation, unhappy at how the Pearson situation was handled BUT completely willing to wait til next season to judge manning (where he WILL be judged from game 1 onwards)?

Theres a lot of noise about manning out etc but do most fans feel like me ?

Not looking to knock anyones opinion (2024 has been dreadful and masked from looking even worse by the FA cup), just sometimes the loudest voices portray a larger sentiment than the reality. 

 

What worries me is that although he is clearly not up to the job you seem to be willing to let him spend our transfer money in the summer. 

1 hour ago, Jimbo76 said:

I'm genuinely starting to think that the majority of posters on here would rather we play badly so they can carry on their obsession with criticising Manning rather than he actually turns things around.

It's getting ridiculous. Yes, his press conferences are a bit monotone. So what, I couldn't care less. 

It all seems to get so personal. He's clearly passionate, hard working and hungry for success.

The contents of this forum will filter through to him and the team, directly or indirectly. What do you think this constant negativity will achieve, other than drag down morale within the team?

If Manning does get success, which I appreciate most have already dismissed, do you think he'll be sticking around for long after this unjustified campaign of personal abuse?

Wish there was a happy clapper forum in existence. Potentially misjudged optimism seems preferable to this obsession with negativity and abuse.

He must have known having to follow Pearson would bring challenges but I bet he never thought it would still be going on.

Where and when has he shown passion. He seems to completely lack any and during games looks lost on the sidelines. As to worrying about whether, he would not want to stay here if successful, that made me laugh. How you can watch how we play and where the team is now and worry about such things is beyond me.

10 hours ago, Cityboy1954 said:

Pay his contract up hes a waste of space . Best performance,this year was in Robins T.V .

Permanently injured sadly. Surely needs to be moved on anyway we can and taken off the wage bill.

3 hours ago, reddogkev said:

I don't care if I get shot down, that's fine, but I am sick of the negativity towards Tinnion.

I love the guy.  Pure and simple, he's a city legend and was in the team for my first four years as a fan and had a left peg I absolutely worshipped.

Anyway, I'm not here to talk about his football legacy, I think it's cruel and unfair the way he's treated on here, quite often as a figure of fun and with his intelligence and communication skills being mocked and belittled, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

He's not our enemy, he's our ambassador, he's a man who's gave most of his working career to our club, even though being a Geordie and having no previous affinity to the club.

We know he's not the best fit for the job he currently has, but he had the ambition to go for it, the same as his stint as a manager, he wasn't up to speed, but he had the ambition and drive to go for it.  I respect and love that.

It's not his fault if he's not right for the job, it's up the people above him if they feel he should be replaced.

Personally, I want him in charge of the academy, that's his best fit and hopefully he will be back there sometime in the future - back within his comfort zone.

But in the meantime, he will definitely be giving everything to the club and deserves much more respect and our support.

You don't have to love Pearson and hate Brian, you can appreciate them both!

And even though I don't agree with Manning being our gaffer, I can see the reasons why he was recruited.

 

He is the lapdog of the Lansdowns. Slavishly supporting them in their destruction of our football team. Happy to help get Pearson out the door when he knew full well what a tough job he had done and the constraints he was under. Helping to bring in a League 1 manager who is not up to the job and who appears not to be interested in the Academy which Tinnion has done a great job on and had been one of the few things we could take pride in in the last few years. Is he now going to allow Manning to close the pathway down. I loved the bloke as a player and could accept he gave his best as a Manager, although clearly falling short. But this latest version, over promoted and selling out Pearson and propagating the Lansdowns BS I dislike and hope he leaves with the Lansdowns 

1 minute ago, redkev said:

On most of this seasons performances don’t think TC or Pring would be that much of a loss , both have failed to kick on this season in my eyes 

I honestly believe under Pearson they would have but under this clown no chance.

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Superb post.

Board members who attack Manning in childish terms or use non-important stuff to have a go at him - thinning hair, "boring" voice - undermine their own argument.

We have quite enough ammo against him - the way he's coaching our players to play and the in-game football decisions he makes. 

As a young manager, we hope he learns from mistakes and improves. Just as we do with young players. 

Anyone wanting us to lose games to "remove Manning" needs to, as they say, give their head a wobble. We are City. I want us to win every game we play. 

What a situation to be in again. A young Manager having to learn from his mistakes and improve. Unfortunately at Bristol City's expense. Ludicrous appointment.

6 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

If I was an ST holder then I'd renew. I think the summer and next season will be interesting.

I'll certainly be renewing my membership and RTV.

I haven't seen anything that Manning has done or said that is remotely interesting. Bland, simplistic and stupid yes.

38 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

Who’s next in charge then?

Big summer ahead - a big clear out - some players already signed. Think Conway will go north.

Who could blame any player from wanting to get away from an imbecile like Manning. I cannot see many wanting to stay or indeed many wanting to come. 

4 minutes ago, bristol red said:

So.. we have an owner who has lost interest.. his son as chairman who has no interest at all in football… a technical director whom failed miserably as manager whilst we were in a lower division and a head coach whom has never played the game professionally? What could possibly go wrong?

Manning could be Manager next season having been given money to spend in the summer.

I thought we wanted to win this game with WBA and Leicester up next. And Manning serves up this dross. Boring and passionless football. How the club expect supporters to pay to watch this shite is beyond. He is hopeless.

If Twine was fit would he not have started. 

32 minutes ago, Robbored said:

It’s really disappointing that we’re discussing the points needed to avoid the drop…….where has it gone wrong?………

Lansdown, Tinnion and Manning.

Just now, exAtyeoMax said:

It's SL's money and investment at the end of the day…if we get relegated

I don't think SL gives a toss about City anymore. He has not supported Pearson or Manning in the transfer market and is just keeping the transfer fees. He has no ambition for the club and I imagine the fall in the wage bill would bring a smile to his face if we went down. Seeing Scott and Semenyo last week playing for Bournemouth last week reminded me of what we lost and how little has been spent replacing Premiership standard players 

Just now, exAtyeoMax said:

JL could suddenly have more pressing business in Bermuda. It's not an impossibity

Many have spoken on here about Steve Lansdown not being prepared to sack Manning or Tinnion because he doesn't like to be shown to be wrong. So how does that fit with getting rid of his Son. He would be the very last to go.  The only one who will go in the end will be Manning.

11 minutes ago, Tim Monaghan said:

They will have to. They can’t sack a manager the way they did and then not back his replacement. This really is last chance saloon for the Lansdowns here, no doubt about it. I think Manning will come good, but the pressure on this summers transfer window is insane. 

How the hell  is it the last chance for the Lansdowns. Steve owns the club and will go when it suits him. And he is hardly going to sack his son. And I would love to know what Manning has done to make you think he will come good. He looks like a lost child on the sidelines unable to influence what is going on in front of him.

Just now, Tim Monaghan said:

That’s nothing to do with Manning, sorry. Yoi can say that about the last 2 results, but this one’s on the players. 

Players have given their all tonight. If they play like that to the end of the season we will be safe.

Can we score a goal. I think we will need to if we are to get anything, as I think Ipswich will score. They always seem to get late goals as well. Let's hope we can get one. COYR

Can we score a goal. I think we will need to if we are to get anything, as I think Ipswich will score. They always seem to get late goals as well. Let's hope we can get one. COYR

Having watched the Cardiff game, if that is the future with Manning then I hope whatever needs to happen, happens to get rid of him.

It is never going to happen.

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

We should be OK. Even our current form should see us through. However if that form gets worse then thats where we have to start worrying. 

 

 

Lost to QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff with two games at home. If you are relying on that form to see us through. Then I would be very worried Unless Manning can do something different and change the template we are in the relegation dogfight. And with Ipswich, WBA and Leicester to play this month it looks even harder.

1 hour ago, Andy082005 said:

It’s not about passion. It’s about being up to the job 

He quite simply isn’t. This is a LJ scenario all over again where we have taken a young coach and we are allowing him to learn his trade on the job 

Manning is going to cop it from the fans big time. It’s a shame but that’s the reality of football I’m afraid. You take the top job know if it doesn’t work out you will cop the flak 

Get him gone now before it’s too late. As someone mentioned earlier, go get someone like Heckingbottom - it’s not an ideal choice but at least he has experience of this league 

 

Agree with most of your post but if the coach/manager has no passion then he should not be in competitive sport. Look at the top managers for example Pep, Klopp, Ferguson and Wenger in his day all were brilliant and knew football inside out but all had a passion and desire. Manning is like a hologram. There is nothing there to inspire players or fans alike. A glance to the sidelines to see Pearson demanding more would get a reaction a look at Manning inspires nothing.