Bobtherobin

I quite enjoyed it. Didnt really expect us to finish so high and enjoyed more games than not. We all want better, but if you are expecting better then you are probably supporting the wrong club.

There is a big stage in the fan zone so that would be a safe bet

'She' quite rightly added time for the time being wasted in the added minutes. Best thing to do is wait for the final whistle.

This is a massive loss for the club. I first went to a game at the gate in 1986, and since then there have been lots of downs, and to be fair a few ups. However this news has rocked me...... how will we cope?

Nige isnt the kind of person to want a stand named after him. I think a statue would be more appropriate. Certainly like many supporters I am grateful for him overhauling a freefalling, overpaid, bloated car crash of a squad and leaving us in a far better position on and off the pitch. Doing that without us getting relegated is a pretty significant achievement in itself, but doing it with the shambolic governance structure we have in place is pretty much a miricle.

The podcast is always good value. I often find myself disagreeing with what is said, but thats part of the fun. I will never understand why some people on this forum feel the need to get personal when they disagree with a contributor as well - even when its Ian who bloked me.on Twitter for calling him mate once We definitely need a significant improvement in communication from the hierarchy though. I actually think things are nowhere near as bad on the pitch as a lot of people make out, including the coaching team, but off the pitch we are quite shambolic. I cant think of many other clubs that have a governance structure like ours. It is more aligned to amateur football than a championship club. We wont succeed unless it is sorted out asap. Keep up the good work with the podcast. I am looking forward to a couple more end of season reviews as well. Ideally one with Richard Latham and Ian Gay going toe to toe....

Thanks for sharing

Me isnt we, and a semi final defeat isnt a failure. You know that though.

Who else do you speak for when you say we?

I am absolutely delighted. The way Manning handled the obvious pressure he was under was pretty impressive. I am also really pleased that he has learned from some of his mistakes in recent weeks. I was worried that the wheels were just about to come off, but I am really looking forward to next season now.

Without Pearson we would have been relegated... as we are probably going to find out next season. We were 8th when we sacked him and based on a similar number of games under Manning we are something like 23rd. I don't ever remember him 'promising' promotion. I do remember him taking a complete mess and slowly making it better.

Awesome

You are allowed to think what you want. My opinion is that Mehmeti is a long way from being the worst signing in our squad.

There is no easy fix for this mess. No CEO, a DOF who isnt anywhere near qualified for the role, with a head coach who is clearly miles out of his depth. Not to mention the owners son as chairman - what other championship club has such a weak governance structure? The reason I was so fully behind NP, was because he was the only grown up in the club, and I feared that this is how it would be without him.

LG would not be messing around with blocks, transitions or behaviours.

The Bristol City Board should be more disappointed with the Bristol City Board.

There are lots of very balanced comments on this subject. However, its a shame that quite a few people cant state an opinion without getting personal. Whatever your thoughts are about BT, LM or JL, they are just people trying to do their best. Just use facts and evidence to form a critique, dont get personal. For what its worth, Ive been a fan for 40 years and weve mainly always been sh1t, lost to teams we should beat, and made crazy decisions about managers and coaches. We are probably in better shape now than we have been for most of that period but there is no doubt in my mind that we would have been in even better shape had we not sacked NP, and I wont ever forgive the people involved in that decision - I just dont think we need to be abusive to them either.

There seem to be more than average in my circle of friends and contacts and I have lived in and around Bristol for 50 years.

Funnily enough my Dad is a Wolves fan. He is from Weston-super-Mare and I have no idea why he supports Wolves. I guess as you say success is a part of that, and I think Wolves were successful in the 50s. I was taken to loads of Wolves games before I even realised Bristol City existed as a kid. They only had 2 open sides of the ground in those days but there was a special atmosphere. Anyway I started supporting City in 1985 when I could.come to games with my mates, and its been a miserable experience ever since

The problem is we have too many people that support Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal and Man United in our catchment area. At least thats how it feels to me. Whereas if you are in the WBA or Wolves catchment area you support WBA or Wolves.

Spot on.

They should be - Id have you in as Director of Football if I had my way

The problem with the sack option is the people that made the decision to sack NP and get him would be picking the replacement.

There isnt a big summer of change coming though. The Managing Technical Director of Footbal and Everything has clearly said we only need 2 players. A 10 if Twine doesnt stay, and a 9 who can score, run, hold the ball up, and pull rabbits out of a hat - i.e. a player we could never afford. That means its Bird and two lower league players and Seb PH while we lose James and Williams, Wells and Conway. There is only one way this is going...

That Swansea corner will live with me for a while....