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Champagne moment - Joe Sims sofa interview with Jon, It was such a reassurance to learn that the club is in such capable hands.

4 minutes ago, bcfcshorey said:

Am I right in thinking our last trip to Home Park was Gary Johnson's last game before he got sacked?

You've done it now.......I'll give it 30 minutes before he starts.

It was by the way 

No different to the barge in the back on Nhaki on Friday, there's no consistency.

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

RB cover all City away matches so I’m pretty confident that it’ll be on.

Whoooosh

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

If not I’ll watch Sky Sports News instead - they even show Championship goals at times.

Half a dozen retired people hunched over the laptops spouting absolute bollox .......... you'll be in good company.

54 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Thanks but I can’t be arsed - too fiddly. I’ll tune into RB as usual.

Let's hope the radio is already tuned to RB then, or you could be in for a boring afternoon

1 hour ago, Ziderarmy said:

He a guy who rides around various places in a bike playing drum and bass music from speakers. 

Why ?

Can't he get a proper job?

2 hours ago, Robbored said:

Not on red button unfortunately - I checked yesterday.

Pay the tenner you tight git !

Unfortunately it looks like Cott's will be relegated for the first time in his management career. But to his credit he took on a club that were dead and buried and he has improved them but he hasn't any real quality to work with or enough time to turn it around. A lot of managers wouldn't have touched them but he has given it a go.

If he wants to stay I'm sure he'll put together a team to have a real go at getting back up - he has a great knowledge of every EFL player and he'll find a few good characters to turn them around.

Just now, Dolman Block B said:

Thought we took him on loan with a view to a permanent signing at the end of the season ?

 

Or I got that wrong ?

We wanted to sign him in permanently in January but Burnley were asking for more than we were willing to pay - there's no indication that Burnley will ask for less in the summer. So probably unlikely .

Clear pen on the replay. Ref not interested, at the other end he'll give it.

2 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

To be fair, Anis does come inside far too much. 

What did he say?

Nowhere near a top 6 side, the ownership set false expectations when they brought in LM. Lots of work to do in the summer.

6 minutes ago, tts_city said:

is it on robins tv ? just says upcoming with a count down, usually get prematch stuff

No, live Sky games aren't shown on RTV

1 minute ago, exAtyeoMax said:

There was that game when LJ wouldn’t shake his hand? Live on telly

I'd forgotten that, shows what an egotistical **** LJ is.

I also recall Danny Wilson ( I know I've done it now- sorry) avoiding shaking Tinnion's hand after the game on his first time back with (I think) MK

15 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

completely agree, but let’s start that strategy with Manning’s replacement. Get the right man in and stick with them.

" Get the right man in". There's the problem right there - Jon and BT picked Manning, SL picked LJ,  between them they just can't get it right - and when they occasionally do as in the case of Cott's and Nige,  SL screws it up by shooting the messenger who tells him what needs to be done.

2 hours ago, brad blit said:

I see Nigel is one of the Sky Sports presenters tomorrow, but he's commenting on the later Champ games. Im sure Sky would have contacted him initially asking to commentate on a game with 2 of his previous clubs, but wonder if there is an 'agreement/clause' that he cannot participate in any Bristol City engagements for a period of time.

More likely that Nigel has shown his class and declined to commentate on our game so soon after his dismissal - any analysis that was critical of our play could come over as sour grapes . Whatever we think of Manning and his awful football Nigel probably respects him as a fellow manager and wants to let him get on with his job without his predessor commenting on his performance.

Did Cott's ever cover our games after he was sacked, I don't recall any?

24 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I would definitely dispute it.

Of all the players I spoke with during GJs reign not one had anything positive to say about him. Much of that was down to nepotism and LJ starting ahead of far better players and GJ running the club like a family corner shop.

Whilst I accept that it's become fashionable for players to do these pod interviews as LT has done, the stories are all told long after the event when all concerned have moved on or retired.

I just don't believe that players would slag off their current manager to a fan , and not just one player but every player you spoke to? 

It's obvious bullshit and made up to fit your agenda. Everyone can see it.

39 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

Get over it, Robbo..

He can't 

On 20/03/2024 at 12:54, Robbored said:

You don’t know much about MI6 then - everything is based on deception and bluff including all spies and their families having pseudonyms to protect their true identity.

Ah! You seem quite knowledgeable about MI6, are you a spy by any chance?  Is the character you present - thick internet troll - simply a devastatingly clever cover story to cover your real identity?  

1 hour ago, GrahamC said:

I don’t think he’s bothered enough to speak to Radio Bristol again.

His only interaction with the media in some while was at home in Guernsey when he wanted to say how much involvement he’d had in selling Alex Scott.

Genuinely don’t reckon he gives a **** what we think.

You're right, he's done with us now.

I think he told Jon to get his ass back from Bermuda, front up , and start earning his inheritance. 

We won't hear from him again until he finds a buyer and he crows about his legacy and what a fantastic club he's passed on.  That could be a while though 

32 minutes ago, Countryfile said:

Buse, Idehen, Clarke and Yeboah, quite a number of City or ex City players.

I guess helping Bath get into the National league would be very useful for us in getting some serious game time for our younger players, think Bryan and possibly Reid played for Bath at that level before pushing on.

 

And Tommy Conway more recently.

17 minutes ago, Robbored said:

That’s disappointing. You’d have thought a local derby would be a priority game.

10 teams in the Premiership, 8 teams are live on TV over Easter.......Glos v Bristol the only game not being shown.

9 hours ago, Robbored said:

My buddy is a die hard Bears fan and at the Saints game reckoned that the Gloucester v Bears will be in the Discovery Channel red button - I wasn’t aware that Discovery channel had a red button facility.

I’ll try it next Saturday 

It's not on the TNT/Discovery+ red button unfortunately, the only way to watch live is on PRTV @ £4.99.

Or- as I said - wait 24 hours and they show a free full match replay on demand. It's difficult to avoid knowing the score though.

I believe TNT are going to show every English Premiership game live next season so every Bears game will be available, either on the main channels or via red button 

10 hours ago, Robbored said:

Away at Kingsholm next Saturday. Not on live tv tho unfortunately 

It's live on the internet on Premier Rugby TV - for £ 4.99 - if you want to pay. Alternatively if you want to avoid knowing the score PRTV show the game in full 24 hours after the match finishes - for free,  something to watch "live"  on Sunday - after Liverpool v Brighton and Man C v Arsenal live on Sky , you won't need to leave the sofa all day.

12 hours ago, Bedred31 said:

If there’s one lesson from this, it’s that money always follows success, and that if SL really wants to realise his investment and get his money out, then starving the squad and driving down towards League 1 may not be the best commercial strategy.

Exactly, someone looks at Bristol City - they're going nowhere, poor leadership on and off the pitch.....let's throw our money in there ???

The quote from the new Ipswich investor was " we invest in people and the management team at Ipswich are doing a fantastic job"

Is someone investing £100M in Tinnion ??!

  I haven't watched them in full, I did watch a bit of the first one to see what they were about and he talked quite well as he does without really saying anything of any substance, just basic advice that anyone would know like - do your research and make sure you prepare for any manager job you're applying for - he does like to name drop though, we learn Kenny Dalgleish rates Lee highly and recommended him for the Oldham job. Brian Marwood is a big fan of him too. Mentioned Lansdown a few times so maybe he thinks there's a route back in