M.D

One of the major faults of Manning is he has come and tried to change the team straight away with both positions and style. A decent manager/head coach would look at what he has and would try to implement he's ideas over time, gradually changing the ethos and tactics over a time scale.

Sums up the management of this club from Lansdown, Tinnion to Manning, not the team. Still we can turn this match around..

Is this something Manning has implemented?

Bristol born but have lived in Brighton for a long time, so I know a lot about my club and Brighton. Tony Bloom took over Brighton at a time you could say City was ahead of them in the football pecking order. The difference between Tony Bloom and Steve Lansdown is very simple. Bloom, a rich man and good business man took over his club and knew he was not experienced in running a football club, so what did he do? He employed the best people he could get to run the football side of Brighton while he took care of the business side of the club. He got the best people in he could and listened to them in an area he was lacking in to help his club progress. Look at the stark reality of where City and Brighton are now, both similar sized clubs and history, one a Prem established club in Europe and the other repeating the same mistakes and what I think will end again in relegation to league one. Manning is not for me but the issues are so much wider, it's breaking my heart, again.

I very much doubt he will change it

Fear not, he will read the situation and adjust our game plan...

Currently 72 appointments on CH.

He has been instrumental in the closing of many speedway/greyhound stadia, all gone for housing. Has fingers in many pies, look at him on companies house to see how many companies he was/is involved in.

Thats him..

Anthony Osborne still involved? He has a habit of running sports clubs into the ground and then selling the stadium for housing, he did it with Swindon speedway recently, their stadium is now pretty much Taylor Wimpey houses now..

So City

I can't argue too much with the team selection, it's been a brutal run up to this fixture. Bench is getting stronger by the week.

Its not anger is it, we are all happy with the result but I question why the change at half time.. If Boro had scored mid second half we would have been in trouble and that would have been down to the half time change in tactics.

He did change things and people are asking him to read the game and change things. Today he did change, for the worse..

play a back 4 please. Only listened to the Forest game via Radio Bristol but sounded like we didn't play as well after the triple subs and went back to three at the back.

Shocking handball from Andi, goal ruled out and replaced with a yellow.

Shocking handball from Andy, goal ruled out and replaced with a yellow.

RIP Martin, fellow red.

Hes not been registered for tonight, signed after 12pm yesterday so we couldn't register in time..

Its this sort of line up and expectations from the fans when City grab a win...

Newport will want a reply, 45% of gate receipts at Old Trafford.. Ker Ching.

Luxury

Yet to play the trump card Atyeo yet...

I only watched a bit but what he did say, referring to Leicester was.. 'to make a club successful, its not just the manager, you need everybody working together in that club' Did wonder if that was a little dig.

I voted go but can't see anybody buying the whole Bristol Sport business, The Football club and Ashton Gate maybe but I don't think that's on the table.