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Sorry but because his last game was a friendly how does that make him one for the future and not better than what we have to push us on this season?

So next season will we have all of them iyo?

It's all very predictable on here. Every. Single. Time If we get anything that was unexpected you can guarantee a few will say Coventry were poor and never showed up, and it couldn't have had anything to do with us. They revel in their moaning game after game. Plenty of positives out of tonights game imo, regardless of not getting the win, but the same people week in week out just cannot see anything objectively, quite baffled why some on here even watch us.

He's had some very poor games, everyone will agree with that. He needs to somehow get coached into sorting out when to release the ball etc as he is frustrating. He may never make it at this level, but other teams were also willing to take a punt on him because he was exciting in the league below. But you said he was the worst you have EVER seen. That is complete bullsh1t and you know it.

Agenda much?

Oi, we will have less of that on here. We could be looking at relegation this season if we keep playing like this......

Maybe he was in line with it but was in the car park with all the others locked out, obstructed view (or behind a pillar).

Feel free to show me multiple stories where City are/were 12+ points off the play offs and around half way through the season where we are labelled as "promotion chasing", "play off contenders", "something special" etc etc etc.

Anyone know what the pitch is like?

I think someone has added to that as he only made it to the motorway bridge initially from that horrendous challenge.

The trouble is the people in power have done nothing about diving, feigning injury, being completely pathetic with no backbone to clamp down on it. Then we have ex professionals who are pundits saying exactly what you have stated "he felt contact and had the right to go down", or we hear them say quite happily that "he's done well to have won that free kick/penalty", because it is part of the game now. When the likes of Drogba, Ronaldo (and many others) started going down like being shot, or any player rolling around clutching their face after minimal or no contact and a replay showed they instigated it, or were not even touched, then retrospective punishment should have came in and all should have been given a 3 game ban. Do it again and it doubles to 6. The likes of Fergie, Mourinho wouldn't have players doing that if that was their punishment, and the smaller clubs couldn't afford players to get banned for it. It may not have been perfect but it would have stopped it getting to where it's at now. What's happened to all the grabbing at corners will be a penalty, swearing at the ref would be an instant card, respect campaign, walking off at nearest point for a sub, etc etc etc. The people running the game are just pathetic and will not stand up to anyone near the top of the Prem, then the double standards will come in for a lower club/player and they are happy to do what they want then when it comes to punishment.

Well at least he isn't hanging in your brain, and rent free, an ex Lezster manager how many years ago exactly.....

If we ever make it to the Prem under Manning or anyone else do you honestly think people will be pining for Pearson to come back? Honestly? I never wanted him gone at the time he went, I think he would have had us around 6-10th this season with players coming back from injury, but that's just my opinion, we will never know. The same as we will never know what a different manager would have done when Pearson came to us, plenty think we would have gone down, again we will never know. He done an excellent job with what he had inherited here imo, and now he's gone. If anyone gets us to the Prem, whether you like it or not, Pearson deserves huge credit for that, for what he has done for this club and how he has left it. The same as he is well thought of and got some credit for when Leicester won the Prem. For what it is worth, a few Leicester fans have been on here long before you, and have said how good he was for Leicester. If you are not a poor Saggie, then you seem very, very bitter and have some sort of personal issues with him. To sign up on here months after Pearson has gone to have some very weird rants is a bit on the bizarre side if you are indeed a Leicester fan.

Fancy a bet on that statement? Of course many will give credit to Manning - and that's if we get there. But many will also realise that what Manning inherited was because of Pearson, whether or not you want to believe that is up to you. But if you think Pearson hasn't done anything good here then that is on you, just go and look at what he done with the wage bill, what players developed under him, what players got given a chance etc etc. Amazing what Schmeichel said about Pearson at Leicester, quite surprised you know a lot more than him that what went on though.

I think the same people criticising him for the goal would be even more vocal if he touched Bowen and given a pen and poss red card?. Some people need someone to blame every week, and Max gets way too much criticism imo. Yes he has his flaws, it's why he is playing in the Championship for us. Not sure what some fans expect, some criticisms yesterday for not being on par with West Ham in the first half was ridiculous, especially the National League comments, lazy players etc. Can't remember who said it but imagine how these same people would cope if we somehow managed to go up and come up against a better side/players pretty much every single week. Imagine those match threads....

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was done on purpose hoping to catch people out and get a load of free cash in. I had a wrongful ULEZ charge a couple of years ago and the letter was worded which seemed to mean that I had to pay within x days or the charge would double and then appeal, so I paid it and then went to appeal the ULEZ charge but wasn't allowed to appeal because I had paid it.

It really isn't.

Who is saying we would exactly? We are pretty much a mid table Championship side, so why is it even a question? Do you need some attention?

Who is this better all round striker that is available for what we would get for Conway?

This. Fair play to what Manning and his team has done the last few games, I don't think anyone is knocking that (apart from one poster who wanted him out of the club last week when 2-1 down). But let's be realistic here, if Manning would have come in and inherited even a part of what Pearson did we/he would be nowhere near seeing improvements as quickly. The players seem to all have a togetherness and an attitude that gives us fans a bit of pride. The fans that want to constantly think it is simply all down to Manning then they are just being a bit disingenuous imo, and likewise the ones at the other end saying it's Pearsons team so he deserves the credit The truth is probably somewhere in the middle and they both deserve credit for what is happening now, all this point scoring is just pathetic. We battered a Watford side on their patch and after that it's like a few schoolground kids making snide comments at every opportunity on here. If we lose to Brum on Friday with a bang average/poor performance we will no doubt have to endure all the "this is a top 6 squad mind" comments.

Need to go right at these from the off.

The issue with the lack of penalties the last few years was down to some shockingly bad refereeing decisions. It's not as if we haven't had any shouts for penalties because we haven't been in the box enough. We have seen players pretty much rugby tackled to the ground and still not given. We have even had multiple apologies/letters haven't we as the decisions were that bad.

You sure, I thought we were going to be in 17th and relegation battle about half hour ago. Has something happened?

He has hardly been touched and threw himself to the ground from what I seen

How is he even allowed to run a shop? Sounds like HMRC and the law should/will be after him. I can only imagine how easily he wouldn't be able to spot just the 62,000 illegal vapes that his shop workers bought and sold without his knowledge.... Mr Jamal apologised for the breaches to the alcohol licence and the illegal disposable vapes found at the store each time and acknowledged he was responsible for what was being sold in the store, although he said that he had recently taken on a second store in Bedminster and was concentrating on that, claiming his staff had continued to buy the illegal vapes to be sold, even after he’d already been warned once this year. A police officer at the hearing told the councillors that he had already been given an official police caution for selling alcohol without any licence at all at that other store in nearby Bedminster. After the January concerns about underage drink sales, Trading Standards officers from Bristol City Council got involved, and visited the shop on April 12. Trading Standards officer Emma Hennessey told the hearing they found multiple issues. A search of the premises found a total of 62,761 illegal disposable vapes. Vapes can only be sold in this country if they contain enough vape liquid for 600 puffs - but Ashton Gate Mini Market was selling vapes that contained 9,000 puffs. Officers also found tobacco that had not been through UK Customs and Duty, and police present also found a mattress in a back room and a store worker there who turned out to be an illegal immigrant, the committee heard. The illegal tobacco and vapes were confiscated and Mr Jamal was warned, but a second visit in September again revealed more illegal vapes were being sold there.