BigTone

3 hours ago, REDOXO said:

I like it. Leave him swinging around while a Steve flunky serves us Champers! 

Your kindness without doubt exceeds your good looks Sir

22 hours ago, REDOXO said:

If Steve could fess up for the occasional airline ticket. That would be nice! 

He has a private jet doesn't he ?  Why not use that ?

2 hours ago, And Its Smith said:

What a strange post 

I think he's referring to a Robins TV subscription and the restrictions on getting games if UK based

I rarely go on it other than to get Robins TV.  Other than that it is a pile of pants.

9 hours ago, Cole Not Gas said:

I hear that old bore - Warnock is on our forum again? Why? He has failed and walked away from, more clubs than any manager in history. Obviously, when paid by 23, 24, 25 clubs whatever it is, he will have won over some fans but not many..and certainly not me.

And still the old bores about 'Nige' continue on here. Go back to Aug last last year when he promised us a team for promotion, look at his record outside of Leicester and then come to conclude these old boys may have had their year and multiple wages but they just aint the gravy any more.

Our current man(ning) probably isnt either but occasional readers of our forum have remarked how the same old stories just get re-circulated.

Manning is our coach, Tinman is our (super) academy leader and the Lansdowns own the club - none of this is news either. Let's start some current topics FFS and let the dark ages of Warnock's failed job interview with SL and Pearson's lies in 2021/22/23 all be water under the bridge.

In a league with so many of his former employers — he has managed Hull, Leicester, Southampton and Watford, coached Stoke and West Brom, and played for Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday — Pearson believes Bristol City have a squad capable of competing for promotion.

'Warnock's record eighth promotion came in his second season in Wales thanks to a runner-up finish in the Championship, giving Cardiff their second chance at Premier League football'.

As you can see the man has been a complete failure.

Maybe a good idea to do your research first.

1 hour ago, Bat Fastard said:

The commentator on the West Brom feed said he was our best player. Go figure!

No need

7 hours ago, Fordy62 said:

I know this won’t go down well with some, but currently the worst signing in our squad is Mehmeti. Hasn’t worked out at all. 

By a mile

6 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

"Mum, Mum, someone on OTIB just called me a mood hoover and they keep comparing me to an A1 robot Go and tell them off or I won't leave my bedroom again." sobbing

Why would we insult the robot ?

On 19/02/2024 at 11:39, SecretSam said:

So, lots of skiers here! I'm off to Bourg d'Oisans, BTW (near Alpe d'Huez)

My mate from Nailsea has just returned after a week and said it was fab so enjoy.

53 minutes ago, Slippin cider said:

Another part of my childhood gone ….so sad …R.I.P Steve Harley …

Me too. Was a huge fan.

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

We are bored aren’t we?

since Watford (a), the halcyon day (days???) of Manningball, we can see the decline in our attacking play.

If you look at Build-up (*) attacks, Direct (**) attacks as opposed to other open play attacks from shorter possession phases or set-pieces, we are more effective when we press!  Yet we don’t attempt that, preferring a block more often than not.  Maybe Krause should stop looking at our opponents and look at ourselves!

QPR is the only game where Manning’s approach resulted in more than 2 build-up attacks, 6 in total.  And total open play xg was 0.43!!!

The decline in quality of open play chances is also evident.

Just three times in 14 games have we achieved a match xg of 1.00 from open play in a match.  Some real lowlights in there too!

Then compare to what’s happening at the other end!

I don’t think any of us really need a set of numbers to confirm this, we are seeing it with our eyes.  But there is no hiding from the fact we are regressing.  Do we need more evidence?

sorry, was bored watching Man Utd v Liverpool, although not anymore!!!

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* Build-up attacks - The number of open play sequences that contains 10 or more passes and either ends in a shot or has at least one touch in the box.

** Direct attacks - The number of open play sequences that starts just inside the team's own half and has at least 50% of movement towards the opposition's goal and ends in a shot or a touch in the opposition box.

Condensed Version

We are shite 

2 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

Steve Harley, aged 73

Very sad

2 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

Working with Australian media groups at present. They all use Vale. It surprised me as well. 

As I say R.I.P is very common also.

21 minutes ago, italian dave said:

Which is interesting, because the Latin for “rest in peace” is “requiescat in pace” and that’s why you’ll still see R.I.P. in some non-English speaking countries.

(And in Italian it’s “riposi in pace” - still R.I.P.) 

After living in Australia for some 20 years I can assure you that R.I.P is a very commonly used expression.

Apparently according to some our players are scared so surely must be No Balls

I will be at our local bar / cafe in the morning and expect to get a good bit of light hearted banter from all and sundry in attendance ........................ bastards !!!!!

I shall instead ignore their comments and will treat them to my Paddy's Day shirt (also referred to as a ZZ Top shirt by others who have seen it).

Just now, 38MC said:

Same Robbo - which unfortunately I think shows the strength of feeling for me that I’d mention Manning easily in the same breath but would also go as far as to dislike further. 

To see him criticise these players when he’s asking them to play to their weaknesses is the absolute worst. SOD and Pulis set us up shite; manning does that but then publicly flogs young players whilst admonishing him of any responsibility. 

Same Robbo - which unfortunately I think shows the strength of feeling for me that I’d mention Manning easily in the same breath but would also go as far as to dislike further. 

To see him criticise these players when he’s asking them to play to their weaknesses is the absolute worst. SOD and Pulis set us up shite; manning does that but then publicly flogs young players whilst admonishing him of any responsibility. 

You can say that again

26 minutes ago, phantom said:

OK, "we" get enough flack on here as it is but you weren't ever banned 

I wouldn't normally share information like the below, but we can track when people are given warnings and bans etc and have no way of amending the logs

As below yours is the longer screenshot which clearly shows no restrictions have been applied 

The second screenshot is an example what is recorded if a ban is imposed 

Apologies for the badly drawn lines but my Parkinson's is playing up badly tonight 

 

I must say Phants it sounds like a classic malfunction between the Oristoculator & Discaboobarator in the main server.

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

For 5 minutes?

sin bin

17 hours ago, Antman said:

domestic or overseas apparently.

 

 

 

Not sure if I should be disappointed or grateful.

2 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

 

There is a vacuum for sure.

He does the cleaning as well ?

55 minutes ago, Graham76 said:

He literally speaks in parseltongue 

say what ?

19 minutes ago, Dollymarie said:

Whoever invented those bastard insanely loud hand dryers! Like seriously, who though they were a good idea?

Sorry

1 hour ago, Major Isewater said:

. 
Lying and doing it often enough that people finally believe it as the truth.

 

Especially those doing the lying

Very sad news