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1 hour ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Although I heard that some bridges were burned with Scudamore following the treatment of Phil Alexander who was his recommendation. 

I’d be interested to know how Scudamore thinks Bristol City could overcome the massive disadvantage of competing against parachute payments, something introduced while he was in charge of the Premier League.

RB host just implied the club lied about front foot football, ballsy 

5 minutes ago, downendcity said:

Are you saying that you believe that Pearson was sacked because of results and/or league position? 

I don't think either were anything to do with it, but the club were never going to say the real reason, were they?

No, NP claims he wasn’t told why, and that only later he found out it was league position. JL was reluctant to confirm anything, probably because our league position wasn’t bad given the circumstances with injuries.

I don’t believe for a second it was the primary issue, rather that months later they just can’t keep up with their own spin. 
 

Bizarre dancing around regarding the “top 6” claim, some pretty good insight into our position ref Twine and Conway. Here’s hoping 

Seconds after being challenged on NP being sacked for results (while he was in what, 8th place?) did he say 10th-12th is about where we should be

That was a howler but spurs were never gonna score otherwise, Arsenal looked so comfortable at the back 

3 minutes ago, cotswoldred2 said:

And another 'lest we forget' 

Not a fan of nuance? A really enjoyable win today but I doubt we’ll have an easier game next season. Still, 3 points is 3 points, especially as it takes us a place higher, leapfrogging Cardiff

Decent performance, yes Rotherham didn’t offer much and  nor did they park the bus, but some of the interplay up front was good, great movement and probably should have scored one or two more.

23 minutes ago, mozo said:

If anyone has seen the brilliant TV comedy series, The Thick Of It, that's kind of how I imagine the sacking of Nige. 

First of all, the board members, led by Jon, probably passed on the message to Nige in a vague and cowardly way, then scarpered and hid in a store cupboard whilst Nige stomped around the HPC demanding answers. After Nige drives off, they come out to brainstorm how they're going to communicate the sacking without pissing off the fans, which of course spectacularly fails.

“Well that was a ******* disaster”

This raises a lot more questions than it answers. Now more than ever we need details from the club on what lessons they have learned from this debacle.

1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Tommy Conway is nowhere near ready for a step up (and not sure he ever will be) and would be better off staying here at the moment.

He won’t get Prem football (or wages) by staying here even if he plays into his forties,  the worst that happens if he takes the chance of a Prem move is he doubles his money (or more) and ends up on the bench for a year before dropping back down a much richer man and with some Prem experience. This is the reality that City are competing with sadly. I’d love for him to stay but can’t see it 

4 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

When you add the context that it was Marshall who said promotion was the aim THIS SEASON it is a strange comment......

I’m interested to know who they intend to hold accountable for this failure, and how.

He’ll have seen his international ambitions stalled by this season’s calamity and probably already has rumblings of interest from other clubs that will get a tune out of him. Can’t imagine him signing a deal, though I’d love it if he did.

6 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

After his prison stint..

Wikipedia says he signed for Swindon Supermarine in 2019 but hasn’t made an appearance, I assume the stint at Supermarine didn’t work out and he quit football for building work?

Always irritating to see referees gesture at players to get up when they’ve actually been fouled, incredibly obnoxious. 

Same lino from our game with Norwich?

And another!

Glad I stuck this on three goals already 

I certainly agree that next season has to be a good one, after writing this one off so cheaply. Over to you JL and BT!

Rashford has surely played himself out of the Euros, been rotten all season. 

14 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Let’s ram it down Rotherham’s throats next week.

I’m going. Put your house on 1-0 win for the away side

Just now, Fontaineofallknowledge said:

If we continue at this rate of improvement I fancy top 6 at least next season. Really excited to see what Liam can achieve with a pre season and a striker!

Wish I had your optimism we’re on a great run while some players are playing for contracts, but let’s see how the summer goes. We’ll lose our best players as usual, so here’s hoping we get some lower league gems in to replace them, to complement Bird and Stokes.

Sounds like a top performance against a top team, and more green shoots for next season.

One goal in the first half an hour in all the 3 o’clock kickoffs! Hopefully things liven up.

8 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said:

Rovers new GK speaks on club philosophy...

If the fans do not fit, your stadium is still shit.