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Max definitely should have done better but I'd be far more worried about the defending personally. From that position and with the movement of our players we should never have let that shot get away.

Not great from O'Leary but realistically that's just down to piss poor defending.

All us first 5 mins, positive start.

I hadn't but they sound ace, really decent they are. I'll give Sprints a go also.

Definitely won't be to everyone's taste but loving this lot at the moment.

It's an interesting point that thought. In many ways I'd argue the manager sometimes is the culture of the club. If Alex Ferguson had left 3 or 4 years into his Man Utd stint, his 'culture' wouldn't have stuck around, it would have moved on. That doesn't mean Ferguson did a bad job, it just means that a football club's identity/philosophy changes with whoever is in charge at the time. And on the same note, results collapsed when he did eventually leave. You could add Don Revie to that, Jose Mourinho, etc. Basically, although I see your point, I can't really think of many instances where a football club's culture/work ethic has continued consistently regardless of manager. I think ultimately whoever is at the top kind of sets that standard.

The thing that baffles me is what exactly is the basis for letting him go? They might dress it up as a performance thing, but who in their right mind thought we’d be in the top 6 this season with the budget and squad we have? And it will make it all the more perplexing if they do that, despite letting other managers perform far worse for far longer on higher budgets. It all just looks like a manufactured smokescreen to hide the truth, but one that no one is buying.

If this happens, it’s far and away the stupidest thing the Lansdown’s have done. Forget giving LJ a 5 year deal, or handing over the keys to the club to an egotistical charlatan, or employing the manager’s brother as the scouting ‘network’, or giving Holden the job over Hughton. This would top the lot for me, and I’ve been a happy clapper on here, always supporting them all the way. Extremely, extremely frustrating. Thanks for the update btw KITR.

I'd be amazed if the guy who KITR/Harry is referring to is Tins, that makes literally no sense. Don't Nige and Tins have a decent relationship? I'd imagine it's someone more non-playing staff related, though admittedly don't know much of the structural setup of the club. On a side note, I tend to defend SL and the like a fair bit on here. I think at times the reaction can be over the top and downright nasty. But I can't deny that this is extremely frustrating - Pearson has done an outstanding job in a situation where many managers would be in a relegation battle or worse. I can't really remember a time when the fans have been so united over a manager that the board didn't want, so this will be an interesting one to see play out. If Pearson is let go in an unreasonable fashion, then it will say everything about our lack of success as a club over the past 15 years or so.

That second comment is just... no irony whatsoever

For anyone looking for the answer

A World Cup captain no less.

The story about Lita and Clayton Fortune during the play-off final is quite fascinating. Can't say I particularly blame him.

Interested to see this. I've heard pretty questionable things about him from reading this forum over the years, intrigued to see how he comes across.

Funny that, seeing as 16 others seem to agree with me. Either we're all wrong, or maybe 'Sir Geoff' should learn to read.

There's absolutely no need for the rudeness The OP was probably a bit inappropriate. But mainly there were plenty of examples during the meltdown on lack of spending around deadline day, it is 8am and I am not going to trawl through for you. I just think we'd do best to stick to fair criticisms (of which there are plenty) rather than personal digs and insults.

The tide has quite clearly turned on SL but a few of the comments over the past few weeks/months have been bang out of order imo. He's still human at the end of the day, one who almost certainly has been well-intentioned throughout his tenure, even if success hasn't come in the form that we'd like. By all means criticise performance, decisions, and the rest, but a few of the personal things are a step too far tbh.

Yep all Hamilton's fault that one. It was quite interesting to see/hear from the drivers after the race. Ocon apparently vomited in his car on lap 15, a couple struggled to get out of the cars afterwards, and according to Lando a few fainted in the medical centre after the race. I assume it's to do with the g-forces considering it's not really an F1 track, but it goes to show how much of a physical sport it is.

I'm on Street View somewhere up in Bradley Stoke too. You don't know it's coming, you just have to be ready to act like an idiot if you do spot it!

Up the Ireland

Didn't he joke about the referee running off celebrating too?

Believe it or not there are still people updating it on Facebook groups with databases of players from today.

Ultimate Soccer Manager 98-99 was right up there, great game.

Bristol is surprisingly similar to somewhere like Melbourne. If you like food, street art, quirky bars, that sort of thing, you'll love it here. Although the public transport here is shocking in comparison .

In my 30's now and FM still consumes far more of my leisure time than it should!