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The club is in a mess and has been for a long time. When owners and their son wield so much power it is always going to be a problem. In any organisation there needs to be accountability and sadly SL answers to no one, and JL to his Dad. With Wickes closing we've now got the distraction again of more rebuilding off the pitch. The vanity project that is Bristol Sport is becoming a behemoth hanging over everything. BCFC are constantly struggling, the Bears too. No possible sale of the organisation can ever happen apart from US interest who buy into the whole franchise/organisational structure. That's not likely to happen. We are stuck. As I have said before I don't see LM as a solution and we should have stuck with NP. You could feel and see his relationship with the players by their comments after he left. JL and BT have got a lot wrong and need to admit that. It takes balls to be honest. The run-in could cause us real problems with the current squad/form/attitude. Sadly, my final prediction is 18th. Just another wasted season. Anyway, if you want a chuckle. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/q8D6szQZneaMNDnp/?startTimeMs=2040

If you look at our run in over the next few weeks we could be falling like a lead balloon. Not looking good.

I've seen nothing to suggest Manning can achieve anything. The problem is at the top. We are years away from a promotion challenge, again!

Should have been 3. Comedy defending from Vyner.

Wednesday have been better in every department. As others have said we look like a bottom 3 side.

Which is why we are back at the start of another rebuild project. More pillars and BS from the lansdowns. Oh, and a soon to be advertised season ticket renewal.

Sloppy and predictable first half. Pring looked unfit as does Sykes. Vyner slow to react for both goals. Need a better 2nd.

This is not about a penalty miss or the performance. We had a chance to progress in the home tie and didn't have a single shot on target. Pens are a lottery, if Naki takes his chance then we may have gone through. We are a mid table championship team going nowhere due to poor decision making at the top. As someone who has supported City for 53 years I cannot see us in the top flight in the next 10.

Great result. Real confidence boost and 4 - 3 - 3 seems to be paying dividends at the moment, especially with Sykes!

Happy New Year to everyone. Just a reminder that I offer support to anyone if you need a confidential chat. I am a clinical therapist with experience in dealing with a wide range of mental health issues. I work solely online which is actually very beneficial, as you can access support on your phone, tablet or computer. I am fully insured, CRB checked, and although it my job I offer a few free sessions to OTIB. Message me to find out more. Hoping for a good performance on Sunday. COYR.

I do think that psychologically we are weak, I'm not quite sure what the sports psychologists are doing at the club because it's not working. I work in the mental health profession and have been a football coach and feel frustrated that this side of the squad is not improving. It's about mental toughness, confidence, decision making, recovery from injury and a whole host of other areas. The other problem we have, as others have said many times, is that many of the players aren't good enough at this level. That comes down to recruitment. The academy is providing good prospects but last night proved there is little strength in depth. It's going to be long frustrating season.

Happy to chat with you if it helps. I pop in here now and again to offer people a bit of support. I'm an experienced hypnotherapist and life coach.

I would be happy to help if available. As you know I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and season ticket holder. Although after last night's performance I wonder why I bother! ? Message me for a chat.

If Chris Martin is the answer I dread to think what the question is? A blind elephant ? has more mobility.

First half plenty of nice possession but gave the ball away too often, particularly Zak. Needed to get into more dangerous situations. Set pieces need to be better too. 2nd half was dire. 0 shots on target. 58% possession, over 300 passes and nothing at the end. We are too predictable and will struggle to finish any higher than mid table. I could do with a drink after watching that.

I am a psychotherapist and am happy for you to message me to find out more. Hope for another 3 points away today.

It's what happens when you type Sykes without reading glasses and smith looks the same!

Our biggest problem getting pens is that we rarely attack the box. Much of our play revolves around passing across the box or moving the ball to create space. If we had played driving at defenders forcing them to make decisions. Naismith and Sykes looked like good signings. Hull were very physical from kickoff and we need to match that. Frustrating but it's only game 1.

Just a reminder that I offer mental help support to people in this thread. Feel free to reach out if you want to chat and find out more about how hypnotherapy can help with stress, anxiety, etc. You can find out about what I do here. https://www.timetothinkhypnotherapy.com I usually charge for initial consultations but will do them free for anyone on this thread as well as a couple of free ones after that. Good end to the season yesterday and just renewed my season tickets for 22/23. COYR.

I missed this Dr. I'm not regular on the forum. Most professional sports clubs/athletes have psychologists but clearly they have a limited impact. We can see this from the number of elite athletes who suffer from mental health problems. I approached BCFC under LJ but got nowhere. I also had a meeting with the assistant manager and head of sports psychology at another Championship club, initially this was positive but it was the sports psychologist who wouldn't take it any further. I am 100% certain that I could have an impact on players as I do with the clients I see, however many people are clueless about what hypnotherapy does and why it works so effectively. They are influenced by misconceptions based on the media and people like Derren Brown. Still, 5 - 0 yesterday was a good end to the season.

What does COD bring to the team? Awful today. Particularly defensively. One great goal away at Norwich, that's it for me. 45 goals shipped in now. Defensively we are terrible. We all know why Fulham are where they are but we are so weak physically. On to Cardiff.

Great to hear. It can be life changing. Many people still don't understand how it works and why it can help. I'm trying to change that.

Hi, sorry to hear what you've been through. I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and offer people in this group free sessions to help them out. If you would like to message me, I would be happy to help. Many people have no clue about hypnotherapy and how it works. It has helped me massively over the last few years, dealing with the loss of my daughter Aoife and son Lucas in 2014 and coming to terms with partial deafness. That's why I trained, so I can help others. You can find out more at www.timetothinkhypnotherapy.com . All the best, Chris.

Hi, a good win today. Always makes the world seem a better place. I am a clinical hypnotherapist and offer a free session to help others in the group. Hypnotherapy can really help with grief and many other issues. Let me know if you would like to chat and get some support. Kind regards Chris. www.timetothinkhypnotherapy.com

Thankfully I was at the Panto today at the Hippodrome, far more entertaining for my son than a December defeat at home. Anyway I am still offering a free hypnotherapy session for members of OTIB. If you need some support feel free to contact me. If you doubt that it works have a read of the following from a recent client. I was struggling with anxiety and depression at the time, often abusing my body with alcohol, amongst other things, as a means of escape and avoidance of my problems. During the sessions I felt I had a much greater understanding of how the brain works, why we feel the things we do and essentially I was able to see the bigger picture when it comes to tackling some of life's difficult scenarios that tend to pop up at the most inconvenient times. I felt very relaxed and focused after the hypnotherapy sessions, it was quite amazing in all honesty, as I was slightly skeptical at the beginning. Now I have much greater control over my thoughts and as a result, much greater control over my actions. I have noticed a significant change in my mindset, which is now completely solution orientated rather than just focusing on and drowning in my own problems. I am far more productive, happier and have a much clearer head. I have improved to such an extent that I have noticed myself having a significant positive impact on those around me, purely through how my mindset has changed. Chris is very good at asking you the right questions to make you think and really flip the polarity of your mindset from negative to positive. The hynotherapy sessions themselves are very relaxing and an excellent way to de-clutter/de-stress your mind, you will feel as though you are a new version of yourself. It varies from person to person but after about 2 months of weekly/fortnightly sessions, I was in a much better place overall. If you are on the fence about it, I would encourage you to try it as you have nothing to lose.