JP Hampton

1 hour ago, Topper 123 said:

It would probably mean nothing to a lot of the moaning brigade on here but this club will continue to grow in my opinion as you only need to see record attendances this season .families are attending football as an outdoor family activity and if these moaners don’t attend they won’t be missed, at the end of the day it’s about supporting your club win or lose . 

Are you really suggesting there’s been nothing to moan about? In general it hasn’t been moaning for moaning sake, but constructive justified criticism. 

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Arghhhhhh

Are you saying if you moan you don’t support the club…or perhaps I should say team.  Big difference at the mo’.  Some fans feel hugely alienated from the club, but still support the team.

 

 

 

Thanks Dave for saying what I really can’t be bothered to. 
Even when a thread starts off in a positive vein it always goes the same way, certain people popping up and repeating the same thing in one thread after another “ there will still be people moaning” or other variations on a theme. God it gets tiring. 

5 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

You might be right. The main argument put forward for keeping Manning is "let him build a side then judge" so it would be bloody ironic if the Lansdown's didn't give him the resources to do so!!

That’s true

2 hours ago, Numero Uno said:

You don’t care that he plays well for Bournemouth and potentially earns money for the club that can be used to pay for the next crop of players we bring in?

I care how he does, as I do for most, if not all of our ex players. Given our recent history, I wouldn’t pin any hopes of any funds coming to the club through him, being spent on future players though. 

3 minutes ago, mozo said:

I quoted on here with 20 minutes to go in the game, two posters discussing how Manning needs to be sacked. They weren't posting about delighted they were!

After the Leicester someone posted that they were disappointed that it probably means that Manning won't be sacked. 

Someone above saying they're not delighted, but not bothered. 

There's still plenty of negativity or abstaining from positivity after we win three out for four games, and it'll be the same if we beat Sunderland.

Yes and I said virtually no one. I don’t imagine you’d ever get 100% satisfaction from fans and I doubt you’d find a club where that’s the case either.
  My point is more about, why bring it up at all as a possibility, rather than focusing on the win, people use it to be divisive and score points. 

 It’s not as though the comment followed a negative one similar to what you’ve described. 

3 hours ago, BS3_RED said:

Oh I am sure there are plenty that aren't unfortunately.  

  Why does someone always have to say something like that

   Well I’m sure that there would virtually no one, who wouldn’t be delighted/pleased/relieved . 
 People forget it was the style of play and losses that were the problem for most fans who complained. 
  Let’s not use two wins to batter people over the head with and actually enjoy the win that brings all fans together. 
  

4 hours ago, Porto Red said:

I find your thought process valid and you're clearly a decent person. Having said that, let's re-evaluate once you've had to put up with him for 20 years. 

(See rest of thread for corRobboration.) 

  Well ok I’ve not “put up” with him for 20years, but we’ve all had people in our lives who irritate us, who we can’t escape, if you can be civil to people like that, then it’s surely much easier on a forum.

  It’s pretty simple not to engage with people and there’s no justification for some of the responses just because you’re finding someone annoying or whatever the problem is. 

1 minute ago, 42nite said:

 

Simple solution I would imagine is to enable OTIB Supporters to view, add Emoji's and post. Cost £5.

People who don't want to pay £5 per year.... Members,  view only, no Emoji's or posting.

That should make  new posters think twice and would be a fair way of doing it...... In my opinion.

 

 

 

 

I get your meaning but really I doubt £5 is going to stop most posters, even if it’s opening a few accounts, after bans . 

17 hours ago, The Original OTIB said:

Timing is important. I can understand lurking and not posting, but we've had much higher and lower times over the years, so often one thinks, "why now?" whilst also looking at other context. As you mention, it is also not what you say but how you say it. 

Yes true. For me, albeit a City fan for years, being too busy, often unwell or unavailable on Saturdays, it’s only in the last 6yrs or so that I’ve been a ST holder. I think it’s a completely different thing watching live games, as opposed to catching stuff on the radio or the occasional televised games, so it becomes more absorbing. So engaging in discussions post match becomes more compelling. 
  It was really the NP sacking that drew me in. 

14 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

 

With newer members (and that includes those who’ve lurked and not posted), it’s the quality of the post that gets you more “respect” for want of a better term.  I’ve seen names come up recently that were new/irregular posters who I read and thought were a decent read - I’ll throw @JP Hampton in there. Hadn’t seen many posts of his until recently but now I look out for them.

And, disagreement is 100% healthy. We’re all city and want the best for the club. Thats why people who post “you want us to lose” get pretty short shrift!

 

Thanks @Silvio Dante  Funnily enough I was actually going write, that as a lurker but more recently regular poster, it’s not really been my experience of some of the other first time posters. I think if you have an opinion it’s how you go about delivering it that matters. I don’t think it’s what your opinion is per se.
  I’ve seen opinions differ between posters without any need for falling out or resorting to abuse. 

58 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Lets not turn this into a character assination on robbo, he's part of the furniture here, adress the jonny come latelys

I was literally going to say the same thing. I don’t think there’s a post from RR that someone doesn’t pop up and make some bullying scathing comments! 
 Even perfectly measured comments from him come under attack. It’s not like he’s ever particularly controversial.
  Only yesterday when he was describing, on another thread, the state of the men’s toilets of old, he was referred to as having a “perverted fantasy”!!!  It didn’t even make sense.
It doesn’t sit well with me. Just bullying. 

Whatever he is now or isn’t, I’ve never stopped marvelling at his attitude though.
 There were times during NP’s time here, when he wasn’t played much if at all and similarly to now, wasn’t getting full games, yet I never saw him reacting badly or not trying. 
   
    He could be forgiven for being a bit negative in his attitude, yet I remember reading an article on him a few years ago and he couldn’t have spoken better about being at Bristol City and about what a great manager NP was, which really pleasantly surprised me, given what was happening to him at the time. 

22 minutes ago, cotswoldred2 said:

Not everyone I suspect.

You’ve used that word twice now, so you don’t actually know, which makes your comment entirely baseless. 

13 hours ago, Fuber said:

The token revisionism - 'Tinman' this that and other is so, so transparent.

@Cole Not Gas explain to me how Tinnion gave Bell his chance.

He didn't sign him nor Conway. Tim Kirk did.

He didn't develop him nor Conway. Gary Probert did.

He didn't play him, nor Conway. Pearson did.

He didn't integrate him, nor Conway. Pearson did.

Aside from finding local loans (which literally anyone could resolve/organise, and some - Bells loan to Grimsby - were a waste of time), what's he done?

It seems to be a common error thinking that BT should be singled out for praise, for some of our early and notable academy signings . Gary Probert, when here, was far more involved, while as you say BT was actually Loans Manager iirr. 
 I just think BT was much more visible. 

I think James Piercy summed it up well when he said the time you suddenly realise how important MJ is, is when he’s not playing. 

2 hours ago, cotswoldred2 said:

Fingers crossed for a defeat Monday for many on here I suspect, just so their wrecking ball gets swinging again. Actually before the game Friday this was the hope, we would get beat, that is just weird I cannot imagine personally that we lose any game, I have been City since Atyeo was playing for England, every defeat was a disaster and every win was a triumph, I would never boo. 

If you feel booing will help, why wait for half time or full time to boo, why not boo them as they come on before kick off that'll be just great.

Of all your comments this is really the most disappointing. 
 If people really wanted this or want it why was everyone so positive and upbeat about yesterday’s win. 

6 hours ago, Fredford89 said:

Let the Pearson Obsession die if anything think he’s laid down the foundations as he did when he last left Leicester

Twine was the big January signing he starts we beat Leicester get off Pearsons parsnip and give Manning a chance 

Tbh I’ve read that three times and I still have no idea what it says!

I’m pretty sure at one point he was considered one of the fittest players on the team so it was unusual to see him puffing a bit at times. 

Had to watch it twice to work out what happened

9 hours ago, Robbored said:

The redevelopment of AG makes a significant difference. The stadium and facilities are soo much better than they were.

On huge difference for me is going for a slash and not having to stand with piss all over the floor……….

Don’t worry whilst I don’t remember it,  I know exactly what you meant, by what you said. 

10 hours ago, Davefevs said:

My list has swelled of late.+

Does Sam Bell get the credit for the game plan yesterday?

On 29/03/2024 at 20:52, Cole Not Gas said:

I think we all deserve to have a little fun; perhaps at the negative **** who seem to think the only point of this forum is criticize my/our club we support. We could start a new threat naming & shaming those who find think it's hilarious to be smug & highly critical of our management and all good things BCFC

Lets start naming Silvio, BCFC 31, Cloudy, Uno, Ivan - all these people who will NOT read this post because it will make them chew so much humble pie they will hate waking up tomorrow to realize what total chumps they've made themselves look, that we did beat a Prem club with a bench today worth £95m, that Liam has yet again shown the football world he is smart and can get an average team to beat the best. I loved today even more knowing those we can name will have a horrible day; lets hope they also have a horrible day on Monday when they'll be unable to roll out their pre-written and predictable complaints about all those guys who do so much to help BCFC. I think a few of them will be man enough to own up and say we were again a good team today, all playing for the shirt, in front of a sell-out crowd at our great stadium and where Bristol Sport did absolutely nothing wrong.

Oh, and by the way anyone who enjoyed today and posts positively may be told by the neggies that they work for B.Sport - hilarious

That’s the one sinister thing about this post. Sounds much like today’s society where if someone thinks the opposite of you, shut them up name and shame and cancel them. 
 And for what it’s worth loving the game isn’t exclusive to you. 

3 minutes ago, Super said:

There is no logic. It doesn't matter what's gone on you never should want your team to lose. 

Yes but saying we were getting a hammering doesn’t necessarily equate to, we want them to lose, does it?
 It’s not that wide of the mark to say we’d get a hammering. Was anyone really confident we’d get a win?

 Must be such a minority of fans who’d want that, if they exist. 

45 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

For me today opens up lots of questions, mainly centred around - why haven’t we played with that intent over the last x games, why have we too readily dropped into a low block, etc, etc?

The opportunity has been there!

I hope he’s learned what works for Bristol City at this level and he kicks on.

Totally agree and why I’m not getting too excited over one excellent game.  

Thoroughly enjoyed the game. The team only proved me right that they’re perfectly capable of more. Have to agree with some others, that we have seen the team play like this before, so it will be more important for me, what we do for the next few games. 
 

 One excellent game has to be followed up by others, to see a pattern. He did everything right today , even the predictable subs worked brilliantly, so full credit and I’m taking nothing away from Manning for that.