Capman

I appreciate others may feel different but for me there is a very simple ‘truth’ here. Successful organisations are open, inclusive and encourage criticism. They want to know what is wrong, they want to work with those who think differently because through new and different views they progress and improve. The board of Bristol City is not open, it does not want to hear criticism and is not prepared to learn. To criticise them puts a mark on your back. They are unprepared to be open but are now seeking to post rationalise a decision which has nothing what so ever to do with football but is all about the fragile egos of those who do not understand the sport. I am sorry to say this as broadly I have been a Steve supporter until now. But the board need to be gone. The decision about Pearson is wrong, but the more concerning fact is that it is merely a symptom of the total malaise at the club.

Maybe but I am sorry I think that misses the point. It is pretty clear to me that this decision was made for non football reasons. It is about the ego of the chairman of the board and Pearson being prepared to stand up to him and call it out. No successful organisation can run itself like that. No one is always right and Pearson, the fans and everyone else has to have the right to challenge those in power without fear of persecution. Once that is lost the organisation as a whole is in deep trouble. JL and the board clearly cannot accept criticism will need to either change or go. No manager of substance will put up with them.

The problem is it is almost impossible to have a rational discussion about this decision, when the decision is clearly not based on footballing matters. The board have been looking for an excuse to sack Pearson for some time because he has challenged their authority and criticised their actions (or lack of actions). Frankly if Jon does not have the balls to justify the position of the club with Pearson and the fans he is not fit to chair the board. So in some ways this is not about Pearson as such. It is about the state of the club. When you have a chairman and an owner who consider their ego more important than the future of the club the best you can hope for is mediocrity and more realistically an endless spiral of decline. Jon needs to go. It’s a simple as that and until he does I do not see how anything changes. He does not appear to have the managerial talent to do the job so needs to be replaced. It’s interesting to consider the parallels between this and the sacking of Steve Cotterill. He was another who was not prepared to follow the party line.

The sad thing is I am not even surprised. The board have wanted Pearson out for a year. Just been running down his contract and looking for an excuse. Incredibly spineless. I have been prepared to give Steve some credit until now. But he has lost it now. The club is toxic while he is the owner. Just go Steve. Just go.

The only logical conclusion is that the board are building up a fund to give to a new manager. They will let Pearson’s contract run out this season and want to save the funds he has created for his successor. Assuming that is his plan it would suit their agenda if the team actually does badly this year, a bottom half, but not bottom 3, finish would be ideal. Frankly I think that is disgusting. If they don’t want Pearson long term grow a spine and pay him off. I would still disagree the decision, but I would have a modicum of respect that at least they had made it.

Well deserved equaliser

Cornick changed the game then. That will upset a few. Great result, good performance.

Good job Cornick is playing.

Great assist from Cornick. Been outstanding going forward and defending in this half.

No idea why you would be on a social media board then. They are all about opinions. If you know the only and right answer you have nothing to interest you here.

And two points off 14th.

Great win well done lads.

Great goal Wells. Very calmly taken.

Tommy.

The one thing it isn’t is yellow. I can understand the officials missing it. But if they see it, it’s red, if they don’t it’s nothing. Yellow is an absurd call.

How is that not a red?

I must admit I find the scapegoating of Zak on here very tedious. The second goal was nothing like as clear a mistake as the first and he was not on the pitch for the third.

Off the training ground?

Good time to get a goal.

Good result. Well done. We are moving in the right direction.

I wonder if the nature of the league this year might work in our favour in the long run. In a different season the pressure of looking down at relegation might cause the board to panic in January and spend to buy enough points to ensure survival. Personally I would like to see the current group continue to develop through the rest of the season. The progress of some of the youngsters this season has been impressive. Would be good to see how they go through the second half and then take a sensible look at the squad in the summer.

Good result. To come back twice shows determination. Away point against team on a good run. Well done lads.

Fortress Ashton Gate! ?

OTIB really has become so absurd. Last Wednesday people were going on about the play offs now they want everyone fired. We must have lost a game. I don’t see what changing managers does at this stage. Pearson seems to me to be clear in his strategy. He wants a much smaller squad of players who are going to create a promotion winning team. It will take him 3 years to do that and this is year one. Loads of players went last summer, more will go next year. Then Pearson should have the space to bring in another few players he wants to build the team he believes will be successful. Yes we could change now but all that does is bring in a new management team with a different three year plan and we are back at a square one which may, or may not work. I have no idea why people do not get that to change the entire football strategy was always going to take time. By this time next season we will have a much better idea on how successful the Pearson approach will be.

Well said. There are some ‘fans’ who seem determined to hound out anyone and everyone from the club. They are an embarrassment.