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1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

I think Lez, Dog, Londoner, Gabrielle, managed to set up a bulk-load of profiles.

Pardon?

If they offered them for £150, I’d think twice currently.  

The next 11 games is the biggest of mannings career. We lose 5 of them then he doesn’t deserve the summer. Simple. 

8 hours ago, Fuber said:

Oh look, another one.

And I'm not the first to notice.

No one claims NP was a saint. But he, in interviews, outlined what merits a manager should be based on.

One of those outlined parameters was that it was his job to find a system for 'these' players to get results.

Not his system. Not his 'framework' or 'processes'. The squad first.

Manning is 180 the opposite and he's losing the dressing room because of it.

We've gone from defending the players and taking the flack and responsibility under NP to blaming the players and not the process under Manning. It's no wonder we're now seeing soft performances.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/every-word-nigel-pearson-city-7970393?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Just see Niges post match from West Brom as a comparison. 'Our Players, Our Fans'

Compared to https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/liam-manning-bristol-city-cardiff-9138398

'I want, I want, I want', then 'they (the team) should feel x, y, z.

It's just terrible leadership. Leagues apart. Literally and in methodology with regards to squad culture.

NP going was correct. He was never going to take us to the next level and he did a brilliant job here. Our mistake was appointing Manning. 
 

This weird narrative on here that the football was brilliant and NP was a god is laughable. 

8 hours ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Just f uc k off you ignorant BS ncut.

You think you or your employers know what a proper manager looks like?

F uc k off.

State of you. Absolute whopper. You all take the piss (rightly) out of the North Korea forum over Horfield and you get bollocks like this off people on here. Embarrassing. 

Very hard argument to renew currently 

1 hour ago, Bris Red said:

I've asked one of your lot before but didn't get a response so i'll ask again.. Are you salaried at Bristol Sport or do they pay you over time for posting on this forum on the weekends?!

What you going on about? 

1 hour ago, bearded_red said:

I bet you stink.

You got crumbs in your beard mate. Try some deodorant aswell. 

2 hours ago, robinforlife2 said:

I agree and disagree.

Hear me out. 

I was not a Pearson fan, never warmed to him. Respected the job he done, but never felt like we would achieve anything. I kind of feel he done the job he was tasked to do, but I was not sorry to see him go. I don't think we would have ever progressed with Nige at the helm. That said, I don't think we would be playing like a team in free fall. Pearson was the right man at the right time, but in my eyes, he would have never been the man to get us promoted.

Now, I was and am willing to give Liam Manning a clean slate, it was a big task, and wanted to give him time to get the players to adapt to his football and make changes he saw fit, however, what I've seen in the last 3 games, the bloke is sleep walking us to relegation. He may have his own ideas and may want us to play a certain way, but it doesn't suit this group of players, so his changes need to be filtered in over time, if he continues to ignore what is blatantly obvious and continues to make players play a way that they physically can't and look more lost than bo peeps sheep, then he is either way too arrogant or tactically clueless. Whichever it is, Manning Ball has to go on the back burner. That's not to say long term it may not suit us better with his own squad, but with this squad we'll be in league one quicker than Brian Tinnion leaves Twitter again.....

Manning may come good, but what he is doing is absolutely soul destroying and unless he wakes up fast and see's that, then he has to go.

It's very quickly showing that Manning was not the answer, but neither was keeping Pearson long term in my eyes.

It's very well known, I liked Lee Johnson and gave him more time and patience than most, and I try to be fair to every manager and give them time, but for me, I just don't see Manning adapting and I have no faith in his football with this group of players.

I don't know enough as to what BT does, and the role he has at this club, but this was his decision. Not so much the departure of Pearson, which I can understand, albeit for me, I would have allowed Nige to see out his contract and thanked him for his time and leadership, but stated that we wanted to bring in someone younger with fresher ideas. Nige was pushing for a new contract he was never going to get. I think the club got it wrong. They should have said, that they thanked Nige for the job he done, but they wanted to change things at the end of the season and even asked Nige to help with the process of finding a new manager, even maybe offering Nige a role upstairs, those are things I feel we could have and probably should have done. But for me, Nige would not have ever taken us up, he suited the job he was tasked to do, not the task for the next man.

However, Liam Manning is not looking like he's the man for anything. 

I personally feel we have to act now, for the sake of the club. Tinnion and Manning have to go. SL and JL have taken their eye off the ball, and allowed someone completely unqualified and out of his depth to run the footballing side of the club and they have failed abysmally. Manning was Tinnion's appointment, and the buck stops with him. If Manning is not the answer, then Tinnion has to go as well. If Tinnion is not the answer, then Manning as his man has to go.

That said, bringing Nige back is not the answer also.

There's 12 games left, we can go back to basics and pick up enough points to stay up (we shouldn't even be looking at that scenario!) and evaluate at the end of the season and look to bring in the right man. 

Myself, for the sake of 12 games, I would give Andy King the player manager role, but he should not be a consideration for the permanent managers post. It's just about getting to the summer in the Champioonship.

But if Lansdown doesn't step in and end this nightmare that is rapidly imploding on us, then he has completely lost me. I've no qualms about JL being our chairman, he is only doing as his Dad has asked him to do. But if SL has any respect for the fans, desire for this club to be successful and wants to keep his legacy of this club with any degree of purpose, then Monday morning Tinnion and Manning have to be relived of their duties and this route must NEVER be explored again. 

Bring in a proper CEO, a proper Director of Football, and employ someone who has been successful at this level. If he is unwilling to do this, then in my opinion, he is WORSE than the problem that has been created.

Superb post. I hope you don’t get stick as you’ve dared to say you don’t like Saint Nigel. 

4 hours ago, bearded_red said:

And yet you keep coming back you sad ***.

People from other clubs must read this and see bearded red speaking and laugh at us. Very sad!

11 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Be careful what you wish for, you could have Vincent Tan..

That strokey I love you has delivered top flight football. Twice. 

Hahahaha. This is the worst forum in the world. Pearson going was correct, we’ve just appointed Lee Johnson again. 

2 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

I had no recollection of the name, but Googled him and then it clicked.
45 games ???? I wish I had a real memory that worked.

I remember him. Got sent off I believe at Chesterfield for an absolute horror challenge

Just now, The Swan and Cemetery said:

46 appearances that are the equivalent of less than 18 full games.

Has he shown anything in those 18 games to suggest he’s good enough? Not for me. 

15 hours ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Nige managed ok, working part-time (well, Saturday afternuns)

Did he?

Is that whopper Tony “hammer” Wilkins on it every week still? You could write his knowledge of football on the back of a stamp. 

21 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Cornick who came on and scored the other night and has been playing well recently?

How did he do yesterday? It was his 4th goal contribution in 46 appearances. 

On 14/02/2024 at 11:11, JBFC II said:

Huge numbers again from them

To be fair, there was a wedding on Emmerdale Tuesday  

13 hours ago, JAWS said:

We had a fee agreed for Diony too 

Seven Million Quid haha

When Bell goes off, I thought it was telling that Manning brought on Cornick over him. Our brand new signing being left on the bench in place of a competition winner. 

Manning seeing him train and still brings on Cornick over you. Shame really as he looked good in his cameo on Tuesday. 

19 hours ago, 54-46 said:

Scum

 

The thickest fanbase in the country. They’re whoppers. 
 

EDIT: 

actually wound me up this has. Such little minded simpletons clapping about 2 young lads.

Dunno but the lad we signed after Naismith from them is pony 

7 hours ago, CiderJar said:

This one is going to tell his mum.

 

Shame. The woman slapper they celebrated not lit the world on fire. 

51 minutes ago, ollywhyte said:

Agree to an extent. But also we simply need to get this striker signing right, we’re clearly wanting to commit a bit of money to get someone in who’s going to be that main man for us.

And based on BT’s comments we likely have some options up our sleeve. No point paying over the odds in January especially when you consider our league position making it unlikely to be threatening either end of the table.

If we had sat in the play offs going into January then I’m quite sure we’d have done some more aggressive business. But really no need to panic and pay over the odds now. It’s sensible and strategic. We also don’t end up paying for a Diony, Rodri etc etc.

Exactly right. 

6 hours ago, JBFC II said:

Genuine question.

Has there ever been an instance where a club has upgraded their stadium, built a new stand and the attendances have dropped off the back of it?

Didn't they say the reason they weren’t getting 10k at home is because of how poor their ground is, so now they upgrade it and their crowds drop even further. Has that ever happened before?

The attendances have dropped as the loyal and true only go when they are doing well despite popular belief (from them) they are the best fanbase in the country. 
 

Weirdos of the highest order. 

Just now, Akira said:

Think it's more a case of showing a bit of respect to posters that have been here years, rather than being a bit of a dick tbh. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the patronising comments (what are you, a parrot?) after only just joining are unnecessary. 

Being fond of a previous manager because they brought togetherness, a vision and could see progress, along with calling a spade a spade, isn't wierd at all. It's appreciating what you've got/had and he was ousted because of egos at the top (Tins and Lansdowns). The treatment of NP was uncalled for, and the football he gave us deserved a new contract, but instead he got sacked.

And now we have Manning. 

 

And we were then given the line 'top 6' which is why some will never forget or forgive that, despite some posters best attempts to silence them, trying to belittle and say they 'crave' attention. No, they just want to fall in love with football and their club again. 

 

Thanks Ricky