Kingswood Robin

1 minute ago, Bazooka Joe said:

When ? Where?

In a whole 22 hours mind

4 hours ago, petehinton said:

After sleeping on it and reflecting on the comments and thoughts, my overarching feelings now are…

1) What do the Lansdown’s expect to be happening now, that they feel aren’t being reached?

2) Who do they expect/have in mind that could do any better?

We know that they’ve become delusional in some of their more recent comment, I.e JL saying in his last ‘interview’ we should have more points (based on absolutely nothing), SL’s nest egg and Luton comments, saying in the last two seasons under LJ he expected us to be promoted (I think he even said, promoted easily?) etc. 

I think they’re now doubling down on delusion tbh. They think because they finances are much better, and we’ve ‘invested’ again albeit at a pittance of what’s been sold, they equate that to expectation. The reality is very very different in that we sold our best player when the season had already started, and the football operation weren’t allowed to replace him. That should lower expectations straight off the bat. 
 

I’m absolutely certain if asked about the academy, they’ll put the success of that & Scott/Conway/Bell’s pathway down to the HPC (I.e ‘my investing’), rather than quality of coaching and manager. I’d put my mortgage on it in fact. 
 

As said yesterday, we need a manager not head coach because we need someone who’ll be more of an overseer than a hands on, on the training ground every day coach like LJ & Holden were. Those set ups say “I’m here to coach” and don’t get involved in operational stuff, but there’s such a void in the operational side due to how absolutely horrifically structured we are that we’ll need a Manager to plug those gaps. Even Coppell didn’t get involved in it, and look what happened there. History is likely going to repeat itself. 
 

Let’s not forget that if Pearson goes, it’s not a look at the manager odds and predict who’ll come in and scour the rumours. It’ll also very likely mean Fleming, Euell, and even bigger Rennie probably going too. The latter being an absolute huge cog behind the scenes not just linked to our improved fitness, but again as a leader around the HPC every day. 

They’ll be in for a shock if they think they’ll get a huge name flock to the job and be happy to work under the financial constraints in place, with the squad we have, too. Again, unless that’ll just be scrapped for whoever is the newbie.

Nothing at all seems to be adding up to me tbh, outside of it being a personal dislike of him or a more worrying genuine delusion that we should be 1/2/3rd right now just because we’ve actually made some signings in the last two windows. 

I personally now can see Pearson leaving being sped up before Christmas, or a new short term deal being given in January at the earliest if it’d literally be inexcusable not to because we’re top 7/8 or something. I can’t see signings wanting to jump on board when they’re going to be speaking to a manager about the future, and he doesn’t even himself know if he’ll be there from May onwards due to a contract expiry rather than poor results. 

I hope there's a number 3. The Lansdowns asking themselves, what can we do better?

1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

On a day when we put out a patchwork side, Matty James gets lampooned and stays on to do a job, Jason Knight ignores illness to give us a great hour and Andy King does a great job filling in and we guts out a 1-0 win we are now talking about hierarchy wanting to make the team selection? What kind of a ******* out fit are we?

I wonder what Andy King thinks btw?

He did a good job today and last season when he covered at centre back. Pearson can only work with what he's got. Let the football people do the football, the hierarchy need to worry about writing cheques.

"Why don't you ask someone above me, see if you can find anyone that will say anything"

Doesn't that just speak volumes. Start putting the football club first again. Show some interest or sell to someone who will.

But as history tells us, Nige has probably just talked himself out of the job.

35 minutes ago, REDOXO said:

Ok Can we have a list of people who say that Lansdown can’t be criticized because of the money he put in?

Im not even sure your premise is accurate! 
 

Who are these people? 

There was one on page 3 of this thread. It was Davefevs response to him that kicked off your mini debate with him. I don't know if he's from Clutton or indeed if he lives in a cave !

It's a very difficult subject. I trust Steve Coogan to treat the subject with sensitivity. Hopefully it will offer some insight into how this all happened. 

7 hours ago, Loco Rojo said:

Fevs opening his Heat Map draw!

Looks like the Barton Files

1 minute ago, Cidre Monita said:

For the love of God this why we remain such losers because of fans like you. Do you not know that S Weds, QPR & Blackburn have all been in the premier league and Blackburn actually won the Premier league under Dalglish?!! They have all done a Brighton!!! 

Who would put money on us getting into the Premier League for the first time before any of those three examples got back there again? That pool of comparable/smaller teams that haven't made it is getting smaller all the time. We are starting to look like a ridiculous outlier.

2 minutes ago, Wanderingred said:

Results against Leeds

LLLLLLDLWLLDLLLLL

That is pathetic against a team in the same division. There is most definitely shame in that.

3 hours ago, Derek said:

Yes, but the 5-yard sideways pass is often (if not usually) the right pass.  The player who plays the 5-yarder rather than going for the killer pass is likely to be doing the right thing.  Good football is based on the 5-yard pass.

Are you Lee Johnson?

Reading through this thread, Lee Johnson (the player) came to mind. He often didn't play the simple pass and often tried the impossible ball, and people got on his back (a little unfairly at times I thought) for it. Maybe the experience influenced him as a manager.

Personally I like to see a mix of pass (and move of course) and killer balls through when it's on. Endless passing can be a bit dull. I like what I've seen of Knight so far, a right pest for the opposition. 

26 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Isn't the bigger problem over several years now our home form? What are our stats like for a team that wants to be winning 14+ games at home in a season?

I usually make it to about half the home games and I'm not sure I've seen 14 wins in the last 5 seasons. Mind you, I can't half pick em !

7 minutes ago, chinapig said:

I'm inclined to agree but I'd still like to see one or two truly independent non executive directors free to challenge the executives.

Agreed.

Maybe that's what he did, and why he's now looking for alternative employment

30 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Contact does not mean penalty…as we well know.

Contact is allowed in the game.

If he completely goes through him, that’s different.

The fact that it's a contact sport seems to be forgotten. I couldn't be sure when I saw it live and still not sure having watched the video.

Not sure means no penalty. 

4 hours ago, !james said:

We have a few exciting players, just like the 2014 and 2016 squads had. The team now play as a team and have reached a semi final and final of major competitions, hardly clueless.

Who would you replace him with? 

This is the best England squad I can recall in over 40 years, especially in attack. Southgate is a very nearly man. He's done well but he just can't quite unlock the potential that we have.

I've often wondered what Pep's next move would be. In need of a new challenge? What else can he achieve in the domestic game?

3 hours ago, Glen hump said:

Fair play mate, my biggest gripe was some of the parents used to think it was a free child care group, never offered to drive to away games or if they actually did watch a game would run a mile if you asked them to run the line.

Yes, seems to be the way of things. I've been coaching the same team for 3 seasons and have never seen some of the parents at all. Others just sit in their car looking at their phone while the games are on.

First game in the morning though. Nothing better than seeing the kids develop and put the stuff from training into practice.

Well thank goodness. We won't be even worse than not good enough.

I think I'll keep the champagne on ice for now.

1 minute ago, Superjack said:

I'm not joking. If I read the words "Be careful what you wish for" once more I swear I'll ****ing scream! It's like the ****ing parrot cage in a zoo.

 

 

I wonder what the next post will say....

Don't go outside your front door

3 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

Whenever it feels like the shits about to hit the fan at City (no pun intended), I always think of this song and its on-point lyrics. Enjoy...

 

Steve, where did you go?

7 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

The nest egg should be for NP all told.

Or at least a reasonable ratio of the £25m..the rest we can analyse as we go along.

Exactly, why wait? Follow through on what's been started. A new manager will come in with new ideas and will want to move in a different direction. We'll lose momentum and have to wait another season and another season and so it goes on.

More importantly you can't expect your home support to sit through another wasted season where goals are as rare as rocking horse shit.

What are we doing?

2 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

No one actually believes LJ would be appointed as manager again do they? 

I can hear myself saying "I don't believe it" as I read it on the official site.

37 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Exaxctly.  People talk of the following that can play there:

Wells

Cornick

Bell

Weimann

That is quantity. We need QUALITY

An attacking midfielder would hopefully enhance what we currently have up front (and might make us worth watching), so that would be my priority. I'd be disappointed if we can't address this before the window shuts as I think it was something we were crying out for even when we had Scott. 

I certainly don't buy into the "why buy another striker, we can't play them all". Drop/move on one from your list as some just aren't up to it, even if they run around a lot. I'd love to see some quality up front, at the moment I'd settle for some effectiveness.

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

 

High Performance Centre indeed. 

I hope that was a full strength Sheffield United against our under 12s or something similar !

2 hours ago, Neuilly said:

Anyone know what parking is like around by the HPC? 

No parking on site so looking for suggestions. 
 

Cheers

If the passing in training is anything like it was on Saturday, I'd say parking around there could be an expensive experience.

11 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Oh yes, agreed.

Should be more central, should be bigger.

Agreed. The singing corner might have been okay for Trevor and Simon, but it's no good for us. It needs to be behind the goal like it always used to be.

6 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

1-1 is the statistical likelihood atm.

I'm sure that will change, but I don't much fancy ending the season on 46 points!