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22 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Someone bought the PR Machine that was spun into action!  They can get some comms right, when they want to!

What are you insinuating, David?

When all the truth comes out about Nigel Pearson's departure, the final story might not be quite the Disney film that some people are expecting, full of heroes and villains. Maybe, just maybe, Jon Lansdown is not a bumbling buffoon, perhaps Brian Tinnion is not actually an evil schemer and, possibly, Nigel isn't the ideal employee everyone would want to have working for them. 

16 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

Beats me how anyone has heard any of his interviews over the last seven or eight years and actually wants to hear another one.

New material needed for slagging off "the hierarchy".

1 hour ago, pikeysrobins said:

So….why the MASS exodus of fans ...

Not wishing to be a pedant, but is there such a thing as a little exodus?

The other bloke (Toby?) just finished the programme by sayings "We'll be back on Saturday for Bristol's trip to Norwich". Odd.

54 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

It feels a stupid and needless call to have made anyway..my preference was a new 3 year deal and reasonable financial backing personally.

I think a lot of fans would've appreciated it. I was fine with his actions, the hierarchy were in the wrong anyway...now look a fractured fanbase, here and social media it is crap.

The preference of those who were a lot closer to him was to try somebody else. If LM had performed as well in the league as in the cup, we would not be having this discussion and City-related social media would be a much less unpleasant place. 

8 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

An orderly transition in the summer could have been better granted, to perhaps a better fit of a candidate, (jury remains out) but tactically in a consistency continuity sense.

Was NP really behaving in a way that suggested he would cooperate in an "orderly transition"?

4 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Words matter.

They do, which is why he said "aim" not "expectation".

2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

In which case the change was not necessary.

The easier option was to renew his contract. They would have saved themselves a lot of flak. They thought that getting someone else in would be better for the club. The CEO, who had been in the job for what, weeks? just said what he thought was the right thing to say at the time. It reminds me of when Bernd Schuster was managing Real Madrid and, when asked whether they could beat Barcelona in the next game, he said that was "impossible". He was sacked a couple of days later. 

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

So CEO Marshall was the only one who categorically said PROMOTION was the aim THIS SEASON.

If he said anything else, he would have been pilloried and rightly so. How we have gone from this glib comment to a general feeling of entitlement to promotion is simply baffling.

30 minutes ago, REDOXO said:

we want to get promotion this season.

 

Not "we promise to get promotion this season".

19 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

They went one better…they said promotion this season, not just top 6.  Of course that was a ridiculous statement.  Possible to achieve?  Yes, but we were talking downhill, wind behind, clutch in.

They promised promotion this season? 

I think the "top six" idea is over three years. NP didn't manage it and they doubted he would achieve it if he was given three more. They took a punt on LM but did not promise top six after a few months.

Excellent stuff from David. It could be titled "A Nerd's Guide To Beating Bristol City".

The podcast is great to listen to, particularly the first few minutes, and Ian's lack of love for Big Nige is refreshing. They make it look very easy but I'm sure it's a lot easier to do a crap podcast. Keep up the good work and thanks for the effort.

On 12/07/2005 at 11:57, RedTop said:

Congratulations for winning the most ridiculous post of the day award!

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Stop whinging and start looking forward to what is going to be a great season.

RedTop at his best.

7 minutes ago, Robbored said:

You’ll never see me start a rumour RZ.

The one about City going into liquidation was a cracker (going back a bit).

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

Even now after all these years do I still find it confusing that others can’t accept what I’m saying…………

Even now after all these years do I still find it comforting that RR can wheel out his "can't understand the difference between news and a rumour" routine and still raise a smile.

I presume DB is taking over from Lisa Knights who has been appointed CEO of Bristol Flyers. As for Adam Baker, yes, please bring him back. Interviews have gone down the toilet since he left.

I really hope the team's performance and results pick up soon and that this appalling campaign to bully Jon Lansdown comes to an abrupt halt. 

12 minutes ago, Show Me The Money! said:

So, how did everybody get on. Anyone get house? Anyone get a line at least? (Not the powdery kind)

A few "front foot" references. His main line was something about getting somewhere in a certain way and how there was a great fit between his vision and the club's vision of how to get to this mystical place. A sort of a rehash of the bus metaphor but without the bus.

Came across as a brilliant bloke. Very sorry to see him go and I hope he gets a rewarding job somewhere else.

Can't wait to buy a home in Portishead. Been a Wurzels fan since I was a boy.

13 minutes ago, JoeAman08 said:

Not losing any sleep over this. I don’t think we’d ever be a threat to be promoted with him. The football was dreadful. I am looking forward to something new. Talk about him laying the foundations at Leicester is fair but they also played a much better brand of football after he left. He set up the structure and someone else set them free to play actual football not percentages. 

I agree. Nothing wrong with sacking a manager. The problem is when you appoint a worse option which, although likely, hasn't happened yet.

On 15/10/2023 at 12:04, Port Said Red said:

That's a shame, well who knows, you may never had the time to contribute so effectively to this forum.

Talking of next big things I remember Bristol band Essential Bop being interviewed by Paul Morley with him calling them next year's (1980?) band to watch. I think it was bands like ABC, Wah! and Heaven 17 that were also mentioned.

Anyone else have a copy of this album? Chronicle by Essential Bop is excellent and My Dead Mother was also written by Steve Bush from the band. 

 

 

I saw them live somewhere, can't remember the venue, but I remember being literally right in front of Steve's microphone and they covered "So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star" The Byrd's, brilliantly.

 

Stereo Models: featuring Russell Thomas from Portishead.