Henry

21 minutes ago, Bernard Lerring said:

Thanks, Will give it a listen.

Have you guys figured out a system to avoid talking over one another yet? I enjoy the podcasts content, but sometimes it's delivery is really detrimental 

Get rid of the host and Ian Gay?

Jon Lansdown -

Needs to smarten up. Looked a tramp who just woke up compared to Manning in the photos. 
If you ignore he can’t speak to a live audience (which is a big ask) he looked far more comfortable than when announcing Holden. It does seem there is a plan. However that plan has including bare faced lies and deception. There is room in the budget, just not for Nige. He has backtracked on promotion talk. He said if we don’t get promotion, then the coach doesn’t go (along those lines), but that’s the stick they used to sack Nige.

Liam Manning -

He is a tough listen. It might warm up but I won’t be rushing to watch the Thursday press conferences for now. Any comparisons to LJ is bizarre. This guy has clearly put in the hard yards to get a Championship job, unlike LJ. He seems far more assured of his methods. I am always abit suspicious when young managers move up too quickly without finishing jobs, eg Russell Martin/Michael Beale. Be under no illusions, if he is offered a job by a team with parachute payments, he’ll be gone. We will see if it works. Good luck to him.

The next club who appoint Nige, Fleming and Rennie are gonna be a lucky club.

Just now, ExiledAjax said:

Except that it's an abbreviation of "City Football Group", the proper name of Manchester City's group of companies. They added (Manchester) in to make it clear.

Shit. I thought I’d finally pinned something on that family!

Imagine your chairman using abbreviating another team to City.

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

If he was kept in the dark then it's no wonder we all were too.

Tbf he’s been locked in there for two days according to @phantom  

16 minutes ago, Harry said:

James won’t have his contract renewed and I think he’ll replace him - and won’t be surprised if he asks for Brannigan. 
Knight, for me, doesn’t have the creativity to play the AM role that Twine & Rodrigues do in Manning’s teams. 
Knight has a role to play, absolutely, but I think LM will want a more creative player in that AM role. 

I wouldn’t be against James signing a one year deal with a to get replacement being bought it to share the load/take over. James plays ever game when fit which can’t be helpful in keeping him fit.

With Williams probably going, we need to learn lessons from when we tried to replace Pack and Smith in the last few days of a window at once! That ultimately cost LJ his job IMO.

10 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Not trying to pick anyone out specifically, although I will as my memory won’t recall everyone.. @phantom etc etc, Monday announcement.. sh*t or bust?

If you’re to believe @phantom, Manning came down yesterday. Instead of meeting at the ground or training ground, they took me out for a Sunday lunch on the centre. Luckily, no City fans were dining.

City then booked out their own suite to do the media today, they kindly let some fans know. He quickly popped back to Oxford to take training though. 

Just now, phantom said:

Maybe not all rumours about Tinnion pulling the strings

As he's watched Oxford a lot in the past months

Possibly sussing Manning out rather than scouting for players

Still definitely happening today? Did Liam enjoy his Sunday roast?

I can’t see it being today. Something would be out by now.

A lot of the ITKs have gone quiet. Maybe we’ll get the old fashioned ‘the press have been called in’ rumour we used to get.

11 hours ago, phantom said:

Very unlikely now 

Certainly not in a local radio interview 

At best he'll be gone after QPR 

Was a very tell interview on Thursday 

 

For anyone having Sunday lunch in a Bristol hotel today, keep your eyes open 

How was the lunch?

1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

The more I listen to Ange postecoglou the more I like him.  
Not about spending money, all about building a balanced squad. Should have told Chelsea before they spent so much.
He certainly has Spurs playing well at the moment, be interesting if they can keep it up. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzLViaixGz1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

 

 

Sounds very similar to Nigel Pearson.

6 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

Where has this German link come from?

A couple of ‘ITKs’ dropped it in and haven’t really gave any details.

Theres a lot of people saying what isn’t happening, truth is, I don’t think anyone really knows. I think it’s unlikely it will be tomorrow.

1 minute ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Look at me. I know everything and you don't. 

Really boring isn’t it

Shades of when we beat Rotherham at home when they had 9 men.

Looked like a poor league 1 game. But yeah, you’re right Lansdown, definitely a squad that will get you promoted.

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

The board + Tinns must be shaking like shitting dogs if any of those come back from injury today go off injured or pick up another injury in game.
 

Our sweet sweet narrative for sacking Nige & Rennie, it’s ruineddddd

Nige said Tanner and Vyner was close. I don’t think he ever have a timeframe for James. It’s no real shock

That car is literally there every week.

19 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Agree with every word.

Jarring for me though that some on podcasts who have wanted him out numerous times, then start using this decision to slag off our (clueless) owners when it was what they wanted before.

Absolutely. I know Ian Gay gets some stick but he’s not the problem on that pod.

Tell you what, if Nige joins OTIB, it will break the internet 

My man, my G, my GOAT

23 minutes ago, Pedrowe said:

 

 

18 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Short interview he did yesterday with BBC Oxford

 

The island of hair separating from the rest is giving me Steve McLaren vibes

The constant looking at the floor is giving me Joey Barton vibes.

On that basis…it’s a no from me.

I definitely play Anis over Sam Bell. Anis played well in the last game and Bell has been poor for a few games now.

Oh yeah, get a popular fan in who they’ve used for PR in the past.

I bet Paxman is shitting himself

29 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

My god, yet another needless thread started, give it a rest Dave

Given your username, I thought this thread would have been up your street.