Cidre Monita

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Let's not be too hasty to dismiss this idea chaps......

 

With Alisha Lehmann as her player coach assistant….

8 hours ago, Kingswood Robin said:

I was in Darmstadt Germany earlier this year. They had just achieved exactly what we're trying to do by getting promoted to the top flight in Germany. A few years back he also guided Eintracht Braunschweig to a couple of promotions and then a return to the Bundesliga for the first time in 28 years.

No inside information and I know very little about him, but he seems to be able to do the one thing we can't do.

Nigel Pearson took teams up to the Premiership from our Championship and look what happened to him. 

9 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

I’m by no means ITK, but would hope that Svensson is, at least, a strong candidate. I don’t know much about him so I’m basing this on what I’ve read and what the Club have said they are looking for in a Head Coach…..

On 4 January 2021 Bo Svensson became the head coach of his former club Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. He managed a nearly impossible task, leading them out of the relegation zone by the end of the 2020-21 season, during the second half of which they picked up 32 points.

The following two seasons he successfully secured his team's position in the top half of the Bundesliga table, with Mainz constantly being a strong competitor for Europa Conference League qualification. He held the position until stepping down by mutual consent on 2 November 2023, after the team began the new season with nine winless league games.

Svensson installed stringent standards upon his players, as he expects tireless pressing and incisive passing when they do have possession. In fact, he can often be seen throwing his arms in frustration on the touchline when his side do not move the ball forward quickly enough.

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bo-svensson-mainz-head-coach-departs-cup-exit-relegation-threat-jan-siewert-25247

https://theanalyst.com/eu/2022/01/bo-svensson-gatecrashing-the-bundesliga/#:~:text=

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bo-svensson-bettering-jurgen-klopp-and-thomas-tuchel-with-mainz-21638

https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/bo-svensson-mainz-klopp-tuchel/

Previously linked with Brighton, https://www.foottheball.com/manager-in-focus/bo-svensson-news-mainz-brighton-job-coach-playing-style-tactics-prospects-career/

https://themastermindsite.com/2021/05/07/bo-svensson-fsv-mainz-05-tactical-analysis/

This is what he had to say on leaving his last job,  https://youtu.be/zPlDeyp-hbA?si=RSm4hH_iihcb06p3 (translation required)

https://www.planetsport.com/soccer/news/farewell-to-bo-svensson-new-era-begins-at-fsv-mainz-05

 

 

 

Would rather we went in for Bo Selecta!! 

1 hour ago, Red_Alligator said:

Should be a loud show of support for the team, throughout the game. Probably won't pan out like that though.

It will be interesting to see the body language of the players and motivational levels. I suspect it will be a difficult afternoon for all involved and wouldn’t rule out an Owls win. Such a shame it was all so unnecessary. 

What is the point even of a new manager? It’s like replacing the trombonist of the band on the Titanic. The captain will continuously head for the iceberg. 

1 hour ago, Topper 123 said:

So he walks away leaving us in 30 mill debt there abouts and no owners GREAT who then keeps us afloat , we got no buyers that I know of - do you ? It’s a very expensive buisness championship football 

He’s not going to walk away without selling the club is he? There has been no transparency coming from SL so we don’t know anything about potential buyers although he mentioned he had been in talks with a 3rd party earlier in the year but no updates on this? BTW football may be an expensive business but no one has held a gun to his head to buy or continue ownership of the club. Like others I suspect he is asking too much for the club which is not helped by the entangled web which is Bristol Sport. My fear is that the status quo will continue for the foreseeable which I think is reinforced by the sacking of NP. Why would SL get rid of him if he wasn’t thinking more long term? 

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

**** you this OTIB not North Korea. My point could have been added to any number of the other threads. 

So it’s ok for you to have an opinion but not BA? I appreciate someone with critical thinking skills and an analysis of the likely motives of said successful ‘business man’. We need more debate on this subject not closing down of it. And by the way potty mouth North Korea are probably being more transparent at this moment in time!! 

15 minutes ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

I’ve got a funny feeling it’s gonna be him. All adds up, potential new owners wanting a big name? 

Presumably he would want a big budget for new signings? Ain’t gonna happen. 
 

Plus he is a crap manager…

15 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Yep. Definitely worth a new thread. 

Oh yawn. What’s the matter does the truth hurt? Interesting stuff from Big Al and sounds about right to me. It’s never been about the football for SL just using the club as a convenient vehicle to increase his wealth. He has sabotaged any decent manager’s attempts to get us to the PL over the past decade or so. We as City fans need to unite to get these charlatans out of OUR club. 

20 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

At this point, I'd just settle for "respect for the fanbase", if I'm honest.

And that means progressing the sale of the club as quickly as he can because he demonstrably lacks the energy and fresh ideas to take the club forward. 

I don’t think it’s anything to with energy, or ideas. I’ve thought for a while now that SL is a whack job. I don’t think he has any intention of selling up and enjoys his god-like status at the gate with his sycophants lips attached firmly to his backside. Will he continue to gaslight us about being in ‘talks’ with potential suitors? Been talking a long, long time Stevo! 

37 minutes ago, BigAl&Toby said:

I thought the 3 of them looked tidy.

Kelly, Semenyo and Scott. All sold on for a profit.

But **** me. To Bournemouth. ******* Bournemouth. You can see how far we’ve gone backwards when we’re selling to Bournemouth.

And Brentford. Not so long ago well below us.

And Brighton. Who remembers the story about the Brighton chairman driving up from the south coast to give his support to Steve’s grand Ashton Vale dream?

Sold for a profit. Did Steve reinvest? Or take a dividend?

How far we’ve come. In Lansdown we trust

I actually find it quite humiliating that we have sold our 3 best young prospects to the UKs biggest nursing home. I have taken some stick on here for having the audacity to criticise Lansdown but it appears the blinkers are now thankfully coming off. 
I reckon Conway will be itching for a move at some point especially with his mentor NP now moving on. I expect his best mate Scott has been on the phone telling him how great it is playing at Old Trafford et al…..oh and the £40k a week ain’t too shabby!! 

22 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said:

Against the joke of a board and their decision to fire Pearson.

Show Pearson the backing he still had from the fans.

SL had let down Cotts and threw him under the bus and now the same for Pearson. While in between the two, allowed Johnson to run this club into the ground season after season.

Time to force his hand and move this club on to someone capable.

I am fuming absolutely livid with the Lansdowns. What a pair of ****ing cowards they are. It’s time folks to make feelings know in whatever (peaceful) way. Hit them in the pocket - don’t buy any food & drink in the ground or merch in the shop. Get the old bedsheets out and around the ground a la LJ. #GetoutLansclown #SellupLansdown 

42 minutes ago, Henry said:

**** the board

I am truly in shock! What despicable individuals these Lansdowns are. A decent man with a bad back condition doing a great job with no backing. Please let this be the beginning of the end for this garbage family. 
#SellupLansdown 

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

So basically he can’t win?

He could have made the save Dave and no one would have been questioning his ability. Very fine margins in football, as you know. I’ve thought for a long time that he has technical flaws in his game. A bit like Vyner who was very raw but improved with proper coaching. Hopefully the same will happen with Max. 

5 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

See if you can work out why I said what I said! 

There’s nothing to work out. He made some saves but ultimately let in a very saveable goal which led to the defeat. Doesn’t really matter what he did before or after the goal I’m afraid that was the key moment. 

1 hour ago, And Its Smith said:

He can be blamed for the goal but not the loss.  

We lost one-nil after his non-save!! 

3 hours ago, chinapig said:

I always suspected the nest egg was intended for Nigel's successor. This makes me suspect even more.

There is no nest egg 4fs!!

On 18/10/2023 at 15:51, phantom said:

In August it was reported that the lowest salary was approx £20k per year, highest is approx £400k per year, with average salary being £47k per year

Sam Kerr was reportedly the highest paid player earning £398k per year 

SOURCE: Women’s football numbers comparison: prize money, wages and bonuses | Evening Standard

Birmingham and Spurs were the lowest paying clubs with Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City unsurprisingly being the highest payers

SOURCE: Women's Super League wages revealed with stars earning 50 TIMES less than male counterparts | The Sun

I think that it is safe to assume that we will now be a the bottom end of those scales if not lowering the lowest salary

Ok so given that a very rudimentary guess that the City girls have a squad of c20 players earning average of £25k equalling £500k per annum (no transfer fees applicable). Double that for operating costs and management/coaches wages and you get to £1M. So the City Ladies annual budget effectively equals the transfer fee of Marley Watkins!! 

On 14/10/2023 at 12:06, phantom said:

Not that I could ever imagine this happening in Bristol but I was really surprised by this story (apologies for the publication) 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24389652/live-next-stadium-homeless-christmas/

Why apologise for the publication? Would it be more acceptable coming from the Guardian? 

Apologies if this has already been discussed but does anyone know roughly/ballpark figure how much the City girls get paid? And how does it compare to the other clubs. 

It sounds like both Spurs and Man C took their respective foot off the pedal in the second half against us. I stick with my prediction of zero points and a couple of double digit losses. Imagine that! Will SL be embarrassed? Probably not….

27 minutes ago, Clutton Caveman said:

I really am at a loss regarding the criticism of SL. He has poured lots of his own money into the club writing off huge sums. We are still not profitable and so each year he has to write a cheque. Who of us if we won the Euro millions would take on a club where after 5 years we would be broke. Clearly people of this wealth become involved in sport as a hobby. A very expensive one at that. It seems he has played enough with the toy and wants to sell it, quite understandably but is not pitching it to every low life in a baseball cap. Clearly we are now more saleable than we were under Ashton and LJ. And hopefully we will reduce our losses to the point where a good buyer can be found.

I ask 2 questions. What other owner since Harry Dolman has done a better job?

Given a lottery win of £150 million would you plough this into BCFC?

Much of the debts he has had to underwrite have been down to his own bad decisions. 

I don’t believe he has any intentions of selling the club (still in talks, Steve?). We are in the position now where our major shareholder and owner has effectively stated that he will no longer fund the club with no buyers on the horizon. I think the rot is slowly setting in and we are in a managed decline going backwards. Perhaps you may soon realise the reason for the criticism of SL. 

I think SL has had a remarkably easy ride tbh. I don’t condone violence or threats whatsoever but consider the abuse that the Everton, West Ham and Man U owners have been on the end of (whilst playing premier league football) I.e. death threats, told to keep away from the ground by police and various ongoing action by the Man U green &  gold lot. I think we can all agree the aforementioned clubs have enjoyed a bit more success than us over the years. 

1 hour ago, Shelton’s Love Gravy said:

Possession isn’t always an indicator but in this game I think it was, sadly. I thought we struggled to get the ball off of Spurs and when we did, we generally struggled to open them up in the final third and it was seldom very long before they won the ball back again.

Hopefully we will find our feet at this level soon.

 

We have no feet to find. Face it the gap between the championship and WSL is massive and I confidently predict the ladies will get relegated with zero points. Another Lansdown success story. Seriously Steve/John/Whoever-how much would it cost to make us half competitive? Are you happy SL to see one of your clubs humiliated week in, week out? 

3 hours ago, BS3_RED said:

And the rest

 

They just have that little bit more class with the ball.

 

I thought we played well on the whole against a team that are starting to look like they are getting it together and will be in the mix for automatic promotion.

A good test and one in previous years we would have lost our heads after they took the lead and came at us

 Now for the drive home. Safe travels for all the very loud fans today.

 

If only we didn’t keep selling our best players. Imagine us with Scott and Semenyo in the team today…