Andy082005

1 minute ago, Tim Monaghan said:

What do you mean by that? We are well clear of FFP by @Mr Popodopolous figures. If they don’t spend, and we go into the first 10 games of next season looking shite, then the Lansdowns are going to be in big trouble. Imagine how toxic it’ll be. The tide is seriously against them at the moment and it will only get worse if things don’t improve. 

I mean exactly that. We will not be investing much - if any money at all. We will have to sell to buy

Thats from the poster formerly known as BCFCShags 

12 minutes ago, Tim Monaghan said:

They will have to. They can’t sack a manager the way they did and then not back his replacement. This really is last chance saloon for the Lansdowns here, no doubt about it. I think Manning will come good, but the pressure on this summers transfer window is insane. 

There is no money in the summer. Only money for transfers will be money we generate 

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

"The plan worked, the players switched off" 

 

He didn’t say that did he?

Just now, Curr Avon said:

Ipswich are second for a reason and all credit to them for responding from behind. Weak manager? We played aggressively for the majority of the game but visibly tired and we're beaten due to Ipswich's subs. We couldn't match their pace and power. The players gave everything tonight for Manning. Lost the dressing room? No chance. We'll improve if we keep playing with that drive and fantastic pressing.

 

Great to meet you Mrs Manning 

3 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Imagine.

Imagine we’d not lost the last three and we’d gone to second in the league and matched them for most of the game. There wouldn’t be any real negativity. The negativity, quite understandably, is driven by wider factors. But tonight, in isolation, wasn’t horrific.

I think until we went ahead Manning got it spot on. The first half was boring as hell, but contained them. This led to frustration from Ipswich and we reacted well - we could have been two up easily. What was totally noticeable though is how much better we were when attacking at pace. Real lesson there.

I do go with that after we went ahead that McKenna managed the game better than Manning. Our second was great but a bit against the run, and not even making a disruptive sub when things were drifting last ten is a big no no.

I said pre match that what happened changed nothing. It really doesn’t. It was better, but similar concerns remain. If Liam was a 4 last three games he’s a 7 tonight. But the aspects that drive that grade down are still there.

Not hanging him in isolation and 2/3 good tonight. But it’s still not enough.

Where as I agree to an extent - our absolute failure to manage the last 15 minutes is a result of a weak coach and a weak mindset that has been allowed to manifest 

2-1 you try to kill the game. Frustrate the home team and get the fans agitated. We just don’t have it in us - and under Manning we never will 

It reminds me so much of the Lee Johnson era. Weak with no personality - just like our head coach 

I can’t believe how wrong they have got it with this bloke 

2 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

This is what we’re reduced to now. We’ve lost our fourth game in a row to a club who’ve just spent four years in League One, but it’s OK because “we gave it a go”. So what if it felt different. It felt different against Southampton and we’ve lost every game since then. I have zero faith in Manning now, and even less faith in the people that put him there.

Meanwhile Ipswich join the long list of clubs that emerge from the depths of lower league football and pass us on the way up.

Sick of this club.

Welcome to my world 

It took you a while - but everyone gets here eventually 

oh and your absolutely spot on by the way. “We gave it a go” - pathetic 

3 minutes ago, PFree said:

Okay, beaten in the end by a side who were better than us, but fair play, we gave it a real go. Along with most others, I’ve been really disappointed after the last three games but tonight felt different.

Finally, well done to our fans who made the journey, horrible place to get to and it takes flipping ages.

 

Fair play .

whens the commemorative kit being released? 

1 minute ago, CiderHider said:

With James playing we dont lose that game.

I’m all out of laughing emojis 

Just now, 22A said:

OK, City lost again, but an improved team performance away to a team who are unbeaten at home this season.

Tommy's goal; so reminiscent of Highbury in 76. Tom Richie chased a seemingly lost ball, but got it though and put it across for Cheesley to score. Tonight Mark Sykes chased a seemingly lost ball, but got it though and put it across for Tommy Conway to score.

Doesn’t matter. It means absolutely nothing when they then go on to absolutely bottle it 

Just now, The Original OTIB said:

Two words: game management. On field and off field.

Get that useless *** of a coach gone 

Absolutely ******* pathetic. Each to a man - gutless

Fair play Max. 
 

Dug Pring right out of it there 

1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said:

Still not looking fit.

He should just manage it if he is carrying an injury 

that’s more like the behaviours we have become custom to 

Really brave performance tonight so far 

top behaviours 

Can we call it a day now? Take the point?

Just now, Fuber said:

TGH fell asleep back post - need to focus more on the ball instead of dragging back Moore.

Massively over rated player is TGH. Not quite sure why everyone raves about him 

4 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

We miss Matty James 

Had a falling out with Manning apparently 

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

I`m just clinging on to the fact that, Leeds aside, we`ve not been bad when we`ve been on live telly this season.

******* hell I completely forgot this was on tv for everyone to see 

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Pring carrying an injury but want to risk him. An odd thing to admit

Thought exactly the same. Really strange thing to admit in an interview 

If I was McKenna I’d be telling the right sides players to get at Pring from the off 

I just hope our behaviours are good tonight and I hope we are brave 

….thats the normal bluster he comes out with isn’t it?

2 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

That didn't look or feel like a derby game yesterday. Manning didn't appear to be annoyed when players made mistakes or poor passes. I just don't think he has the passion required to take us forward,

It’s not about passion. It’s about being up to the job 

He quite simply isn’t. This is a LJ scenario all over again where we have taken a young coach and we are allowing him to learn his trade on the job 

Manning is going to cop it from the fans big time. It’s a shame but that’s the reality of football I’m afraid. You take the top job know if it doesn’t work out you will cop the flak 

Get him gone now before it’s too late. As someone mentioned earlier, go get someone like Heckingbottom - it’s not an ideal choice but at least he has experience of this league 

22 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

In my 35 years of supporting City never have I seen a manager set up to fail quite so badly by the top brass. I said it at the time of his appointment that he’d been dealt a poisoned chalice and it’s playing out exactly as I hoped it wouldn’t. 

So let’s try to remember that none of this is Manning’s fault. He took a lucrative job that none of would have turned down and none of us can blame him for taking. I’m sure he and his team are trying their very best.

Fortunately I lost my mojo for Bristol City when Nige was sacked. I saw it before with Cotterill and history has repeated itself. I say fortunately because I find myself really not caring too much about our games, how we’re performing etc. I find it sad I feel like this, but it helps eliminate the problem of the City result ruining your weekend - which I suspect is how many of you feel right now. 

But I suppose my main point is try not to get on Manning’s back. It’s not his fault. 

I’m grateful for the investment the Lansdowns have made, our new stadium is brilliant and we’re in a really good place off the pitch. But I think we’ve definitely run our course now, and with my very best wishes it’s time they sold up and left. And if they wouldn’t mind taking their mate Bri with them at the same time, that’d be ideal. They’re getting the comeuppance they deserve in spades. Completely out of their depth. 

I suppose you could sum up my feelings on them the same way they dealt with Nige. You feel the need to gamble on something new, yeh, it could well be worse, but it’s probably worth the gamble. 

I’ve nothing to add to this. Spot on and is exactly how I, and many other feel

Anything like this needs to be parked until we are safe from relegation 

14 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said:

Not aimed at you but I’m bored of people saying “it could get toxic” 

It won’t.  Some pockets might be mildly vocal then flounce off to the concourse for a mediocre pint in a plastic pot. 
 

Im not sure the matchday crowd has it in them to be toxic.  

They don’t. And havent for a while 

I’ve been saying for a long time we don’t have it in us anymore. Our fan base is soft as shit