ooRya

It doesn't matter how good he is/could be, if he doesn't fit the system that we are going to be playing then he should be moved on.

Surely it would have made much more sense to change the kick off time months ago to 12.30 subject to TV listings

2 minutes ago, bert tann said:

Rovers are much more modester than what you are.

City have always been a bunch of loosers.

Just going to run this through Google Translate............................................

14 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said:

 

 

Perhaps a good illustration of what I mean.

How many fans of other Championship clubs based in big cities with 20k+ attendances would happily refer to their team as a "small club" or their city as a "provincial backwater"?

Compared to fans of other clubs, we often seem strangely self-deprecating about our club's size and potential.

(Sorry to pick on your post for this one, ooRya!)

Ha ha...no problem!

But looking at our history to date, how can we describe ourselves as anything other than a small club?

"Potential", now that's a totally different story..................

28 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

I'm a bit fed up with everything Bristol City right now. It all just feels a bit backward, you know? Why are we so stuck in the past as a club and as fans, especially when we've not really achieved much? Check out the first page of the forum, and you'll see what I mean:

• Nigels leaving card
• Nigel Pearson, Bit of an Artist
• Making a fuss about winning the Carabao Cup 6 years ago (No mention of that Liverpool win we keep harping on about)
• Richard Gould back
• Mark Aston thread

And don't get me started on our social media team—constantly wishing old players happy birthday and every new shirt being some kind of "throwback." It's like we're stuck in a time loop or something.

Why can't we, as a club and a fanbase, be a bit more with the times? We seem to love the same old stuff, especially this weird obsession with Nigel Pearson. The guy was just so average, I don't get where all the love comes from. It's just basic and, well, a bit rubbish. We're basically cheering on failure and being okay with being average.

Why can't we, as a club and fanbase, get with the times a bit more? We're stuck on the same old things, especially this weird love for Nigel Pearson. The bloke was just so average; I'm scratching my head wondering why everyone's so into him apart from the fact he was a bit edgy. It's just basic and, well, a bit tinpot. We're basically cheering on failure and settling for being just average.

Am I the only one who thinks like this?

P.s Don't get me started with the love for Massengo just because he had big hair. Never has such a below average player been so lorded.  

 

I kind of get what you're saying, but at the end of the day, Bristol City is a small club in a provincial backwater.......what do we actually have to shout about?

Apart from the fact it's OUR club and we love it! (mostly)

1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said:

Many will probably won’t agree with me

but , for me , he actually summed up why I’ve lost the burning love for match day football -

He said ‘

It used to be just about the football , now it’s a whole day out , with football not the only thing’   
 

(Or words to that effect)

 

Yep , you’ve nailed it mate , I appreciate I’m probably now in the minority but going to AG was always solely about watching and roaring my team on for 90 mins 

I appreciate lots of things have moved on , facilities ,need for all  commercial income etc but It was a very ‘Bristol City’ thing to say I’m afraid 

It's funny, but for me it's the other way round.

When I was younger, I used to come to Ashton Gate with a group of friends, and we'd either be in the mix of the Eastend, or by the railings in the open end, and we'd have a laugh and a good time regardless of the football or the result really.

Nowadays, being older, whether or not I have a good time is pretty much totally dependant on the football.

14 minutes ago, Spreadsheet Boy said:

Anything wrong / missing?

I’ve not included the medical….and I forgot Andy King too.

Owner?

1 hour ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Wow! You think most football fans are like the posters on here? Most. Concentrate on every word, especially "most". 

Wow!

See, it's easy, isn't it?

Wow!

Clearly I fall into the bracket "the vast majority of football fans - everywhere- are not the brightest, not the most intellectually inquisitive."

(Which is the bit my "wow" was aimed at by the way)

But as you so thoughtfully suggest, I'll make sure that I concentrate harder from now on.

31 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said:

Out of interest, what arbitrary figure do you put on "the Bristol City fan base"?

And fwiw, the reason you rarely find thoughts and feelings on here are related to fans outside is because the vast majority of football fans - everywhere- are not the brightest, not the most intellectually inquisitive. They're mostly simple, easily pleased folk.

Ask a good sized sample of people sat around you at the next home game about xG, FFP or whether they'd ever heard of Liam Manning. I'm willing to bet you'll be met with ignorance or apathy.

Unlike here. So I know which camp I'd rather be in.  Let's hear it for OTIB, I say, rather than dismissing it as irrelevant.

Wow!

9 minutes ago, supercidered said:

You are definitely in a minority.

However, more on here now seem to be falling in to the 'it could be worse' bracket. Others have just resigned themselves to just getting on with it bracket.

(not having a dig by the way).

A "vocal" minority maybe, but there are plenty, such as myself, who share Harry's view.

If you wind a spring too tight, eventually it's going to snap.

Maybe it's irrelevant as to whether a player picked up an injury in training or in a match, perhaps the problem is the fact that so many players have picked up an injury at all........maybe fitness levels not being managed properly?

27 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Assuming the people voting represent a reasonable cross section of the population some will be educated, some down the middle and a few as thick as mince the fact that the overwhelming majority are reaching the same conclusion is interesting unless you believe majority opinion is only for the uneducated masses and only the few get it.

No of course not, but at the same time, being in the majority doesn't make you right.

4 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

At the time of writing, more than half of the tiny percentage voting for Lansdown to stay don't actually trust him to make the right decision.

That is quite staggering.

Our track record with managers isn't exactly great is it, so it's not surprising if people don't have confidence in the next appointment being the "right one".

However, they may have many other valid reasons for wanting SL to remain at the club.

What is really staggering, as you put it, is the amount of one eyed people there are on this forum.

1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

Just been playing on https://www.buildlineup.com/ trying to see how I would play at Cardiff.
TBH I would not start Weimann after Wednesday, but I'm not sure it's the game for Yeboahs first start and I like Cornicks impact as a sub, so he's in by default. 
We are really light in MF, that means a kid starts or a bit of a juggle. I'd put TGH back to RB, Andi RMF and push Sykes inside.
For the least amount of disruption I'd risk Idehen starting. We don't have another LB if the rumours about Roberts are true , so it at least leaves Pring in his natural role. 
I didn't think TC looked great the other night, but if he's ok to start maybe he just needs minutes. 
So here we are.

I would personally swap Sykes and Weimann in your formation. I don't think we have ever really had much success playing Weimann out wide.

34 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Why change it so much after one and a half good performances. I think we will start the same as Wednesday with the only change being central defence. Idehan maybe or if Roberts is fit he plays left back and Pring moves inside.

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33 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

I assume you're talking about the Club post match video?

It is hard to separate them out as Pearson is his usual loquacious self, but I'd say @Sir Geoff has the better comprehension on this occasion.

9 minutes ago, spudski said:

... I've noticed something that's crept into our game and it was really noticeable yesterday against a side who did it well. 

Being able to control a ball, with composure, and make angles to receive the ball at the right pace. 

We seem in our eagerness to play fast football on the transition to forget the basics. 

Passes are hit in hope rather than precision with correct pace. 

Often the first touch is like a trampoline and needs a second to control. Or there is no control and it's ' passed ' again into an area, in the hope it will be won again. 

There is a complete lack of composure...everything seems rushed. 

When we play well...we move into space to create angles and time to compose and pick a pass. We aren't doing that so often now. 

It's so rushed. And so many times players are cutting off a pass to themselves by standing in a straight line with an opponent in between. No angle or space. 

Ipswich did those basics very well. They weren't outstanding tactically, they simply did the basics well. 

 

100% agree with this. Pass and move - so simple but so effective.

I think the main difference last night was that Ipswich oozed confidence all over the pitch - we seem to have lost that at the moment.

10 hours ago, Davefevs said:

….or the passing angle wasn’t there?

No, it was very noticeable on more than one occasion that player(s) were avoiding the option of passing to him. And to be fair to young James, he constantly found good space for himself.

1 minute ago, KnowleUtd City said:

Have all the upper tier nearly gone? I'm waiting for the lower tier

19 left

1 hour ago, Piccolo said:

Millwall fan here, and former writer for the history article for the match day programme.

I can confirm, Millwall have never been relegated from the Football League. Our last spell in the bottom tier was back in 1965. Our lowest ever finish in the four-tier format was 9^th in 1958/59. The club did have to sadly apply for re-election in 1950, having finished 22^nd in the Third Division (South).

Indeed, as you can see, the post-war period was the worst in Millwall’s history. This is made even more heart-breaking by the fact that it followed the most promising period in the club’s story. Between the two world wars, Millwall were one of the best supported clubs in the entire country. The Den was at the

 

Enjoyed reading that, thanks for taking the time to write it up.

58 minutes ago, phantom said:

OTIB in 2+2=5 outrage shocker again

Some people need to chill, get some facts then comment

Perhaps if there was a reason given, instead of a thread just being randomly removed, people wouldn't need to jump to wrong conclusions?

17 minutes ago, zombie said:

If the OP hasn’t deleted it then a mod needs to explain the removal, not the first time this week I’ve noticed censorship. I do hope the forum isn’t turning into something similar to the gas forum/echo chamber.

Like most I’m a fan of NP, I’m also happy to read what others may have to say and those who may question his and his team’s methods. The OP (even if I may have disagreed) took the time to share their thoughts and opinions, they may not have been the popular consensus on here, but that’s no reason for removal, if that’s what’s happened, which I hope and doubt has.

Couldn't agree more!

There are many thoughts, opinions, people that I disagree with on here, but that doesn't stop me enjoying reading what other people have to say.

41 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said:

How are the two possibly related?

Because people expect it to be an almighty **** up!

And here lies the reason so many people have requested physical season cards......................................

27 minutes ago, RedM said:

Surely you have been in shops etc and see people tapping their phones against the contactless reader on chip and pin machines to pay for stuff. Tapping the reader to gain entry to the ground is exactly the same. 

Yes I have. That doesn't mean that I knew what NFC is though does it?

Christ, some people on here............................