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17 minutes ago, Norn Iron said:

Mine is still unopened but without the foil!

How times have changed. When the Courage brewery was there, Real Estate was an American term. 

I've still got one unopened but it surely would be awful now, and probably poisonous. . Probably gone flat just like our club since those heady days. Has anyone actually drank it, even when it was new?

We don't have a great success rate with the "bootroom" policy.

Was he the man that picked the team and made the substitutions on Saturday? If Nige has been unwell for a while is it Flemming who has been running this side lately?

If yes to both or either of these questions, then it's a big no from me.

My take for what its worth. No point in Shakespeare if Nige isn't going to be able to continue. We cant approach anyone else in case Nige does continue.  So basically we haven't got a clue what to do. Who will do the January window if Nige is still unwell and uncertain about returning?  Can things get much worse?  Of course they can, and probably will.

Is it possible there was going to be an announcement but something went wrong regarding terms for instance?

No source here but this is fact!  Robbored is right................sadly.

I reckon Nige started this off cos he's bored at home.

11 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:

The only hope we have and the press conference i will get excited about is Steve telling us he has sold the club.

To Jon

2 minutes ago, DaveF said:

From SSN:

City have a shortlist of three names they would like to speak to about becoming their new manager; Dean Smith, Frank Lampard and Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl. 

Nice try.  City????? Any particular one?

6 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Why is it annoying if I remind posters that OS is the most reliable ‘source’ of them all?’

Can you post the facts on here please as soon as you have them and can everybody else shut up. Over to you Robbo, we're all ears.

Just now, richwwtk said:

Isn't Chris Hughton available now? 

Trouble is that everyone on the list of available managers have been sacked for failing at their jobs

3 minutes ago, Steve Watts said:

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! 

Be more specific

2 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said:

But the style of football??

Would you sit through 6 months of packed defences just to possibly stay up?

Would you sit through 6 more months of what we have just to possibly go down. ?

I'm pretty sure it won't be Warnock but if we want to get points any way we can  , what's wrong with his way if it keeps us up. Short term it's win win if he keeps us up cos we're going down as we are now.

Perhaps we need to foreign next. That will take months though. 

If it is Nige leaving on health grounds them let's wish him well. His time here would have done his health no favours. Wouldn't expect a new name though,  City don't work that quick unless this sequence of events has been brewing for a while.

Who is going from Middlesbrough  to Cornwall via Bristol I wonder?

18 minutes ago, spudski said:

Wow...some really thoughtful replies. Can't acknowledge all of them, but I'm glad it's made for an interesting thread. We all obviously care, that's shown in the comments. Thank you.

My support started with my dad taking me when I was about 7, 65 years ago. I was hooked. Like most I took time out of watching to play local football, then marry and raise a family, and shift work made a season ticket not viable. But the result still mattered and made or spoiled the weekend. Not now however. Yes I'm a long standing season ticket holder,  a Senior Red, a shareholder, and a member of the community Trust. So I still support my club and attend every home game although no longer away matches. The difference now is that the result doesn't matter to me because when I leave the ground, I leave any passion behind. The football is so bland now and the game I grew up loving is no more. Yes there have been highs like promotion, Wembley, Man Utd etc but they are just blips to me. My heart is no longer in it and to be frank its becoming a chore. I watched a game yesterday at Ashton Park between 2 teams of 7 year old. It was honestly the most enjoyable game I've seen in BS3 in about 4 years!!!  This is really quite sad.

I wonder what is being discussed at Lansdown Towers tonight?

If we wait a week or so for Shakespeare it may be too late.

Jon has been given the football club to play with while Steve concentrates on the Rugby.  Trouble is that Jon now wants another toy because this ones broken. Dad wont help him mend it so Jon is having a sulk somewhere.  This is tongue in cheek mind.

Chill out guys. Its Sunday. This is Bristol City. Whats the rush? Lets take our time etc etc etc....

Although I wouldn't be against NW short term, if Nige stays unwell, I think the problems are far far deeper than the head coach/manager. The club have been regressing, or at least not progressing, for a number of years and you have to look for the common denominater during that time. I think we all know where that takes us. I don't want SL, and his backing, to go, but it has to change and quickly.

The man has an impressive promotion record, managed over 1000 games, has a no nonsense approach to the players, diverts media attention to himself, and would certainly kick ass if he was here. People on here still say stick with what we have and get relegated. His record speaks for itself but as SL doesn't like him,  then its debate over. 

1 hour ago, headhunter said:

This latest episode  of the FBC Podcast reviews the Coventry shambles: https://foreverbristolcity.podbean.com/e/city-achieve-a-new-low-coventry-a-reviewed/ 

Shoot me down by all means but the sudden, unexpected [?] availability of Neil Warnock, aka Colin, presents City with an opportunity that should they take it is not as daft as it seems.

Nige, despite a shocking record in the 30 or so games he has been in charge, still garners a lot of support from many City fans but clearly he has some health issues - in over 50 years of watching City I can't recall a single time when a manager has missed a game through ill health. Can anyone put me right on this? Nigel is now on his 2nd spell of sick leave in less than 4 months and it makes one wonder that when he took the job was he fully recovered from his bad health issues he experienced in Summer 2020. Is it Covid again? If it is then he's had it 3 times now - unlucky or what? As Ian suggested on the podcast he could well be suffering the debilitating effects of long Covid.

My suggestion is this - the club allow Pearson to take 6 months off on sick leave and bring in veteran boss [at 72 he's 14 years older than Nige]  Neil Warnock to stave off relegation. Give him a £1m bonus if he does it - the cost of relegation would be at least 5 times that.

On the podcast some said "but Lansdown doesn't like Warnock"  - that's not the point, you are bringing him to do a specific job. In my day job I have parachuted in to companies many executives who would never be the CEO's choice for a permanent role but when there is a specific job to do you hire the best available to fix the problem on an interim contract.

Come the summer Nigel should be fully recovered and he can resume the project - I can see him taking a job upstairs with a new young coach and an experienced Head of Recruitment who can deal with the slime ball characters that he doesn't want to deal with - the agents!!

Anyone got a better idea? No-one loses face with this suggestion and who else has the experience to get a performance out of this bunch of wasters!

We must be on 25 points at the half way stage so that the transfer window allows the 3-4 signings necessary and to achieve that we should actively be looking to move on one or more from Bentley, Kalas or HNM.

 

 

Same thought entered my head. I've suggested Warnock here before so I would not be  against it. Plus it would finally answer the question about Neil Warnock,  what if...?