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I'd say Vyner and Scott are playing well. But the rest need to really up their game second half (understatement).

Sluggish, passive. One attempt on goal - the Naismith free kick over the bar in the first minute. Mind you, for all their passing, swansea have only had one shot off target and the goal. Time for NP to gee them up, they can't be that bad second half. Can they ?

Been waiting for that... Swansea by far the better team, City look sluggish at the moment.

This post was prior to the one above...

Scott - aged 19 Brownhill - 27

Really ?! Kids eh. Hopefully, they'll get shut up way before the ground - all 12 of 'em.

Great cricketer.

Couple more games and he'll be back to his best imo.

I saw signs last night that he's coming back into form, give him another couple of games and I think he will be confident and back to his best. Pair him with Weimann (once he recovers from being played out of position) and it could be exciting.

Well, that went well..

Glad you agree.

No. It went over the bar. Its quite simple.

Agreed. But how long have supporters been asking for Weimann to be in a posiition to affect the game and for Tanner to be on th right with Atkinson in for King ? Should have happened ages ago and it is still a worry that it didn't. NP did tonight what a hell of a lot of supporters could see and he couldn't - and it was much better. I hope he has learned a lesson tonight - stop pissing around.

On target = between the posts and under the cross bar.

Good result. Interesting that Atkinson was central, worked well. Tanner solid as expected. Weimann back where he should be and had a couple of chances. Much better, happy with that.

100%. Much better in many respects.

Clear as a bell and good quality here; https://www.vipleague.st/millwall-vs-bristol-city-1-live-streaming

King is out, replaced by Atkinson. Otherwise the same team, same line up. Or will he surprise us ?

Ditto. Opened it as it was from a poster not known for BS, read the opening sentence and realised it was a spoof title. Didn't think anything of it, but it seems to have irked a few which has prompted a title change. C'est la vie

Scott and Weimann may be better at the RWB than Sykes, but none of them are RWBs or FBs. I advocated Tanner for that position in another post, he may not be a RWB but he is a career FB (although NP seems to mistakenly think he could be a CB), so his positioning will be better than the above mentioned three but maybe not offer as much going forward. He'd be solid defensively. Pretty logical really. I'm not blaming NP for everything and the players should take some responsibility for the performances, but it is down to NP to put the best team on the pitch and, for me, he isn't doing that.

So, if we have no RWB, why are we playing with wing backs ? Also, if we have a fit and capable CB on the bench, why are we playing a career midfielder as a CB ? Tanner would do a far better job at RWB than Weimann or Scott, and allow those two to be freed up to play their natural game to the benefit of the team. Similarly, get Atkinson at CB and allow King to play his natural game if required. Oh, I forgot, Atkinson is an introvert and laid back and therefore doesn't give enough in training. Why the **** did he buy him then ? What happened to due dillligence ? No, the excuses sound like bollocks to me, it seems like he just wants to shoe horn in players he can "trust" regardless of being out of position and a liability to the team (not the players fault). NP needs to get a grip PDQ.

Agree 100% about Weimann at RWB, it is senseless and unnecessary. It means we have no press up front, it means experienced wide players have him on toast due to his positioning, and it means his goal threat isn't apparent - especially against the better teams in this division. He is simply being shoe horned into the team as "the best players need to be on the pitch". Yes, play the best players, but play them in their best position where they can be an asset to the team and affect the game. As Alf Ramsey said of criticism of his selections "we need the best team on the pitch, not neccessarily the best players". Playing an important player like Weimann as a wing back is stupid, either drop him or play him where he can do some damage to the opposition. Similar could be said of King who has never been a CB and never will. It isn't his fault, he's been chucked under the bus in that respect and I feel sorry for the bloke, it's to his credit that he's kept individual mistakes to a minimum. NP deserves all the stick he is getting. All the historic issues which have constrained him shouldn't impair his ability to put a team together from this squad of players which keeps us clear of a relegation scrap. He is underperforming imo, and if he keeps on his current track it will be his undoing and rightly so.

I don't pay too much attention to whats being played other than the players intro but isn't it a usual tune played at AG (and most football grounds) ?

Two way street. If players were to give the supporters a bit of hope, show some bottle, and if the manager didn't keep shoe horning players in, just to get them on the pitch, then the supporters would show backing. This support base have been remarkably patient imo, the players and manager have got off very lightly. Once a manager starts on the support base, its the beginning of the end.