cotswoldred2

Good lad Rishi..

18 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

The thing is when there is something positive to post, I'll post it. 

Ive often praised the recruitment, Brian Tinnions work in the academy, when we've played well etc etc. 

Unfortunately because the club currently has inept owners and a bizarre structure and is all over the place with the model its following, that's going to unfortunately gain a lot of n

On 20/05/2024 at 10:42, Robbored said:

Cotswoldred is the only poster who sees many of your posts as unnecessarily negative Seagull.

Should there be a 'not' between is and the? 

If not the case I am a minority of one, I am the One and Only...

1 hour ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Can easily give you a list of 20 names off the top of my head. 

Negitive droning you are aware that forums are a place for people to post their opinions? Both positive and negitive. 

Is the club poorly run? Yes. Did we hire a head coach that didn't fit with what we stated we wanted? Yes. So not quite sure why you have chosen to signal me out for posting my opinions on those things. 

 

You were singled out because of your refusal despite all the reasons to be positive about Manning, including the approval of your man Nigel, and yet just like you do, go on another one, trying to fan the flames of a dying ember that has long expired.

Move on, stop droning like the man said.

4 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Right back at you. 

If you think there was only two posters who failed to acknowledge the job that Pearson did then it's pointless us continuing this conversation. 

 

He assisted you with a tap in there you were nailed on.

He talks a lot of sense however, you should take note.

15 hours ago, sticks 1969 said:

Now this will take some beating…

saw a guy wearing a Man Utd shirt this morning and asked if he was going next Saturday?

he never had a clue what I ment till I said it’s the FA CUP final , unfortunately he is working but would have loved to have gone 

absolute bellend 

What's wrong with Rugby fans?

13 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

Where they played (and lost to) Bayern Munich....

It would be a romantic and fitting end to Marco Reus' Dortmund career were he to score the winner on 1 June, as he has suffered such heartbreak in his career, notably being injured before two World Cups.

Such heartbreak?

No he is German, proper heartbreak was 1966.

51 minutes ago, Rocking Red Cyril said:

SUAFO???????

I can only think it might be ''shut up and **** off''

How awfully rude?

13 hours ago, Superjack said:

I think that those of us with this opinion should start a thread every single day. 

What else is there to do?

Stay silent?

That's what they want. 

Not me.

S.U.A.F.O.

Go for a walk

Stop agonising over Steve

Get a dog / life.

13 hours ago, Robbored said:

It’s my view that Conway is seriously overrated my some posters on here. It’s an opinion Sturny……..…

I’m not taking refuse in the false security of consensus.

'Seriously overrated' Honestly mate take a break from football, yes he misses a few as all strikers do, but knowing some OTIB's summaries on strikers Antoine was a duffer too.

He is still learning and most players don't peak until mid 20's.

1 hour ago, bexhill reds said:

Want a ******* poppy??? Rotherham were dogshite, but you’ve got to beat what was in front of you, and that was successful. Today was not a game where they’ll be a 25th anniversary celebration or a special shirt. Professional performance against a very poor team that was all.

Your really hurtin' poppet x

Top of the performance league too, is that dog shit too?

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Twine had his best game in a City shirt today.  But let’s not kid ourselves that he’s been at that level prior to today.  Last week was better. But he’d been on periphery of stuff in prior games.

(and let’s not forget how dogshit Rotherham were, giving all our players all the time in the world)

And another 'lest we forget' 

50 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said:

Good point. Worth remembering just how poor Rotherham are.

Yea let's all remember shall we?

Good end to the season, so glad I stuck to my guns with Manning in not calling for his head. OK it's Rotherham but you can only beat etc.....We have parity now with 17 wins 17 defeats and a plus goals, springboard for next season, well done all.

3 minutes ago, Atyeo's lift said:

Anyway, back to Mebude….

Who?

21 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Ridiculed by whom?…..we’re all City fans - like an unrelated family in some ways. 

As for Nige - the reason for his sacking has been done to death because the ‘reasoning’ dished out by the hierarchy at AG was about as close to lily livered as anyone can get.

We all have our suspicions and although I can’t speak for everyone the overall consensus seems to be that Nige was too outspoken and pissed off the higher ups.

He’s gone and most of the fanbase are trying to get behind Manning.

I always had the impression he was like dealing with a Volcano that could erupt at any moment.

Things are more relaxed and convivial now whilst still having that drive.

'Trying' to get behind Manning sums my thoughts up, should be not be just 'trying' really, he has proved his worth, get behind the City 

49 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Quick question ...

You do know you can look at the Club , the owners , the Staff and players as separate entities don't you ?

You can love the Club and really dislike and criticise any of the others , you really can.

You can, good for you.

35 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

This attitude I don’t understand. Might as well shut the forum down.

It’s a fans forum, for people to discuss their thoughts and opinions with other fans.  How people get across their points is up to them.  Better to try to explain it that just say “I’m right, you’re wrong”.

How do you think Liam Manning explains things with his audience (his players)?  Videos, drawings (animations), data.

But I honestly thought that was your job, what are you saying.... he has his own statman?

20 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Was that necessary?

Entirely.

9 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Right!…….change your username to ‘Billy no mates’ then………..

Irony 

1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

It’s nothing to do with a Bristolian trait.  And again you seem to keep insisting that support means “must not critique” and therefore anyone criticising can’t be a supporter.

Critical thinking is very different to just criticising and doesn’t mean you don’t support the team. 

Isn't it? A Bristol trait, I think it very much is Dave, maybe we don't have the right stuff in our DNA to be a Prem team too affluent some say, or a Rugby City that is not the working man's life style that fashioned Manchester Leeds Glasgow etc, we did have a bit of that in the past, but matchday is like a family day out with the kids now, no passion, craft beers and fine dining.

Of course we can critique, but you are a decent likeable bloke and I am sure all this childish name calling must grind your gears. You see it sets the whole tone on OTIB and if you are not on that bandwagon you must be a happy clapper or worse, and in my case much worse.

1 minute ago, redsquirrel said:

i think you ought to try teaching  our TD a bit first, mine may not be perfect but your mates grammar is shit

I don't have any mates, I live in a small village in the Cotswolds.

TD?

15 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

Quick question ...

You do know you can look at the Club , the owners , the Staff and players as separate entities don't you ?

You can love the Club and really dislike any of the others , you really can.

No, I see it as a whole really. I respect all the club players ,staff, management, and owners, and I can see no reason why any one of those at this time deserve condemnation.

It's the only way forward, if you want to go in that direction, otherwise get off the bus.

7 minutes ago, redsquirrel said:

if being a loyal city fan means i have to be like you then im sorry, i dont want to be one

It might improve your grammar.

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

In a nutshell.

More nutshells.  It’s perfectly fine to critique the team, the club, individuals, as it is to praise them.  I don’t go down the “names” used, because that’s not me.

The defence of team, club, individuals on the basis that you must to be a “true supporter” is incredulous, especially without giving any reason.  “Just because I say so” is t really how forums work.

So @cotswoldred2, why not join in, have that discussion, you might find people actually understand where you’re coming from.

I don't really have the time or the inclination really to micro examine everything backstage that goes on at the club, the club politics are for others to inspect, my motivation as it has been for many decades is the team on a Saturday or whenever to win hopefully and if we don't perhaps the Rovers will as the old Bristol saying went.

I don't really care who the manager is or was, be it Fred Ford Alan Dicks, or the current MANning, I am blindly crazy still about this club, life would have been a lot easier if Dad and his Dad never took me to the Gate, but hey that's me.

Like I said a bit of crazy unwarranted (perhaps) support for the club might be the missing piece in the puzzle but that is not a realistic Bristol trait really.