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7 hours ago, fairweather said:

Bentley, O’dowda and Martin deliberately getting booked.
 

Why would they have done that? was it a co-ordinated reaction to Pearson’s call for commitment? Along the lines of saying he wanted to see more yellow cards.  

It seemed like a deliberate statement to me. 

It was petulant, childish and not needed. Showed a real lack of discipline I would fine them all.

1 hour ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Oh the irony of saying I'm on auto repeat, after commenting on the most negative poster on here whose ever post is sack NP or similar

The point being he only comes on and posts the usual nonsense when we lose to try and get a ground swell of support for his minority views.

As for half decent post, why should SL comment publicly after a loss it would serve no benefit what so ever and even if he did the usual anti SL mob would find something to moan about what is said. 

Just because someone has a different view he shouldn't be slagged off, you could reverse your second paragraph to those who support him and only come on when we win!

I don't believe anyone is asking him for an update each time we lose, but the silence is deafening. As fans (not customers) we should all be informed, this would make us a more inclusive club.

As a thought why can't he put a couple of updates out per year and publicise in advance, say at the start of the year, then we would know when we would hear from him? Just a thought

31 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

And look at the players he brought in….experienced players to guide the youngsters through….Baldock, Stearman, Jagielka.  There’s no way OTIB would’ve accepted those signings.  To go alongside Curtis Davies, Nathan Byrne, Craig Forsyth, Graeme Shinne, Tom Lawrence and CKR.  Some of their youth is very good too, Bird, Buchanan, Knight.

He is doing a good job, not arguing that, but with key players in our team, we don’t look anywhere near as bad (generally) as we did yesterday.

Don't agree with everything you say here Dave! Since when has otib acceptance of signings been a pre requisit to sign, I wouldn't imagine Simpson was universally approved of!

It was blindinghly obvious what was needed during the last window and experience was it, not players like Simpson and King whose legs have obviously gone but players who can still hold their own while helping to develop the youngsters we  currently have.

We've seen our "key players" you refer to and to be honest we don't look much better with them available!

Nigel made a few wrong decisions pre season that's hurting us now, letting hunt go, not getting in a forward etc etc

Surely if a player was given the  choice of derby or City they would have opted for the security of us?

21 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Oh a post from Hampshire reds - we must have lost then

Why slag him off for a half decent post? Or are you just on auto repeat?

24 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

I think he’s playing as Pearson wants someone who can hold the ball up and he’s the only striker who can do it. 

You been watching a different Chris Martin than the rest of us?

What a great job Rooney is doing by the way. Managed to motivate a group of players even after the points deduction. Plays with shape and look well-organised. Everything we don't do.

4 hours ago, lenred said:

Again don’t disagree.  But losing today away at Sheff U isn’t going to define our season and whether we stay up or not.  

What will define our season

6 minutes ago, maxjak said:

Lansdowns time at this club is up??  Have you really thought through what you have just said?   Despite his failings, and at times, poor appointments.....have you any idea where we would be without Steve Lansdown?   Clue - It would not be the Championship?

Your right, we may be higher?

No structure, no style, no hope.

Absolutely clueless from everyone involved, Pearson is not the saviour we all wanted.

Until change happens at the top this continual cycle of crapneas will continue

3 minutes ago, ohhhshauntaylor said:

65/1 on Betfair! 

So let me explain those odds at 40/1 if you put £10 on you will lose £10

At 65/1 if you put £10 on you will, again, lose £10

19 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

All trains cancelled due to Storm Arwen or not that lucky?

That's lucky?

5 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said:

Okay, well why is that a problem?

Because like me probably he is fed up with women's football getting so much airtime. It's crap football no matter how they try and sell it, watched by very few at the stadia and just the bbc bowing to the righteous few again

6 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

The problem was the culture and environment created by Holden was just too...cosy. He unfortunately falls into the old stereotype of being a good no. 2 that gets on well with the players, but does not have that ruthless, or even mean streak that a confident, assertive manager and leader needs to be successful.

It even came across clearly in his interview last night, saying how he tried to lead by example, and naming all the "lovely" staff at the club. Sorry, but as manager of a Championship club you shouldn't be leading by example, you need to be a bit more dictatorial and take the reigns. Kick some arses and tear a strip of paint off the changing room walls as HT, if you need to.

He was Keith Millen mk II. Lovely, lovely bloke but not a no. 1. Huge mistake by SL that he couldn't see history repeating, when nearly everyone else could. 

It's surely no coincidence that the only success we've had in the last 20 years has been delivered by two men who were prepared to bang a few heads together if they needed - GJ and SC. They set standards and were winners.

Let's hope Pearson, who is a similar type, can also succeed given time.

What a load of bollocks!

He's come out with the same rhetoric before and picked exactly the same team as previous

let’s hope that when kane breaks the england scoring record he gets the same shit as rooney took on here. He only scores against crap teams etc etc. rooney never played against any team this bad!

11 hours ago, Taunton_BCFC said:

Yeah Albania are no mugs but we should beat them…..

I think they are mugs actually!

Just now, Red-Robbo said:

 

Dunno. Probably. 

You're right that their health will have to be very closely monitored though.

Absolute bullshit I'm afraid!

It's being played in their bloody winter! Players will have played in hotter conditions in Europe the precious little babes

Albania no mugs, my god you sound like boring Southgate. They are shite!

6 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

I do worry about the players' health. I can't see it being safe

Why?

2 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

I can't think of a City manager that has given more debuts to Academy players than Nige, since probably Tinman. 

Sounds like some disgruntled under-8s coach who thinks he's Pep. Completely unprofessional too. 

Don't dismiss this out of hand, it's not just one coach!

I'm stopping going cause we are shite

1 minute ago, WessexPest said:

Far from convinced he would achieve results, but what is guaranteed is we would have an objectionable man in charge who plays football out of the Stone Age. No ta.

Hahahahhaa are you for real? Like it or not WE are a long ball team, all we do is lump it!

5 hours ago, Andy082005 said:

Ok…so….good or bad things in the next 24 months?

he knows jack shit mate, it’s another one of those “look at me i know something” posts

1 minute ago, Red Exile said:

I'd have thought it quite likely we'll be playing Swindon next year...and football-wise a fair bit like them. (Plymouth could pass us!) I live near Swindon, know a fair bit about their trials in recent years - the thought that Lansdown's millions have left us in not much better a position than Swindon is a touch...

Don't say that too loud, people like shit ref again or whatever his name will be on your back!