Bring Back Basso

[cityfan]

Not looking good is it

Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team

Bring back Akinde and get him in the team

Carey must get control of the defence and lead as a captain

Hartley should be the captain

Play Sproule and Haynes

2-0 down and without being too pessimistic, it is not looking good and our performances, by results, are trending down

[Riaz]

Absolutely.

Agree with all of that

[Tunley Legend]

First things first I think it might just be time for Delboy to skin out.

[cinker]

Absolutely.

Agree with all of that

Yes, I do. But it isn't going to happen is it

[cityfan]

Don't see why not.

What we should do is run a poll and ask everyone on the boards to cast a vote, simple as, but is does require everyone to vote so it becomes the opinion of the masses

For me it's quite simple really, the changes that need to be made within the squad we have.

No I don't see the players every day

No I am not a Manager

We don't really have alot of time if we lose tonight

Results will not come immediately with changes

But performances, confidence and opportunities will

I don't believe the team is not despondent because the poor form has run for too long now. That alone will drag City down. It does in any business and this is a business

[cityfan]

Not looking good is it

Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team

Bring back Akinde and get him in the team

Carey must get control of the defence and lead as a captain

Hartley should be the captain

Play Sproule and Haynes

2-0 down and without being too pessimistic, it is not looking good and our performances, by results, are trending down

Even more likely now in my opinion

[Esmond Million's Bung]

FFS, There is only one place to 'bury the Basso hatchet' and that is where it belongs in the traitor Senor Basso himself, Whatever the rights and wrongs Basso wrote the transfer request himself, unless of course the SC conspiracy theorists believe GJ forged it. So once and for all what do we know about this.

1) Basso slaps in a WRITTEN transfer request and just to put the boot in just before the season starts.

2) His own agent said Basso should have signed the new contract on offer.

3) Basso is transfer listed.

4) NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES.

5) Gerken gets injured, Basso plays, The club confirms they are still talking to Basso.

6) Basso refuses to change his position and is dropped when Gerken returns to fitness.

7) Still NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES.

8) Basso now says that the club did'nt inform him of a premier league club offer for him, Strange one that unless BCFC won a high court super gagging order, How come the media did'nt report this one, You can't fart in the premier league without the media finding out.

9) Basso is banned from the dressing room.

10) Basso's agent claims that there is a club who want to sign him, but only if BCFC tear up his contract, BCFC call his bluff and guess what NO OFFER.

11) January's window opens and NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES, Sorry yes of course i'm forgetting the mighty Premier League club Exeter and Basso turned them down.

12) The emergency loan window opens, So far NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES.

13) Basso will be 35 in April and has had virtually a year out of the game, The position of goalkeeper is probably the most technical of all of the positions on the pitch and a year out will almost certainly make his return more difficult, You only have to look at how long it took for him to get to the position he was in before he blew it, it probably took around 4 to 6 months before the fans thought he was better than 'flapper' and many during that time called for 'flappers' return.

14) I think Basso has become deluded about his own ability, Dreams are fine, But need to be achievable. Premier league or international standard he ain't and a year out scratching his arse won't help.

He's gone and he's a traitor, good riddance.

[Desso]

"Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team"

A good source has said that Basso likes it here but doesn't want to play for us as long as a certain person is still here. Make of that what you may.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

"Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team"

A good source has said that Basso likes it here but doesn't want to play for us as long as a certain person is still here. Make of that what you may.

So what, are you saying the a goalkeeper that NOBODY wants is bigger than the whole club.

[eskay]

"Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team"

A good source has said that Basso likes it here but doesn't want to play for us as long as a certain person is still here. Make of that what you may.

Still more to the story than meets the eye I think.

[Roger Red Hat]

A good source has said that Basso likes it here but doesn't want to play for us as long as a certain person is still here. Make of that what you may.

That bl00dy Robbored!

[Riaz]

At the end of the day, he's being paid by the club and he's by far the best keeper at the club....

Play him - hopefully he'll help us stay up and then he can leave.... we can then look for another keeper... or give henderson a go.

[Red_Mat]

"Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team"

A good source has said that Basso likes it here but doesn't want to play for us as long as a certain person is still here. Make of that what you may.

That's not true. Basso is completely ignored and trains alone. He doesn't want to be there and nobody wants him there. The guy wanted to move to a 'bigger' club, ideally one in the Premier League.

Quite simply, Basso does not want to play for us. You can't 'bury the hatchet' and select someone who wants to leave as much as he does.

[cityfan]

This is not a Basso thread in isolation. Please look at the other points as well. Specifically, about Basso though, he could assist us till the end of the year and then, of course, go

Why is no one commenting on Sproule, Haynes, Hartley and Carey as well as big John? The thread was about multiple players

[markyou]

Not looking good is it

Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team

Bring back Akinde and get him in the team

Carey must get control of the defence and lead as a captain

Hartley should be the captain

Play Sproule and Haynes

2-0 down and without being too pessimistic, it is not looking good and our performances, by results, are trending down

It would be no worse than last nights line up.

[Red_Mat]

This is not a Basso thread in isolation. Please look at the other points as well. Specifically, about Basso though, he could assist us till the end of the year and then, of course, go

Why is no one commenting on Sproule, Haynes, Hartley and Carey as well as big John? The thread was about multiple players

Ok, then, aside from Basso not wanting to play for us...

Not looking good is it

Bury the hatchet with Basso - Put him back in the team

Bring back Akinde and get him in the team

Carey must get control of the defence and lead as a captain

Hartley should be the captain

Play Sproule and Haynes

2-0 down and without being too pessimistic, it is not looking good and our performances, by results, are trending down

How can Carey lead as captain, when you've given the armband to Hartley!? Surely that would undermine him somewhat...?

Haynes is now out ill, and Sproule has proved regularly, in my opinion, that he doesn't affect games consistently. He's proved much better coming on and using his pace against a tiring defence.

Playing Akinde could be a masterstroke, but I'm not sure bringing a youngster at this stage would make things better. Yes he's proven to be more effective in the odd burst than both Saborio and Agyemang, but he hasn't played in a long run for us and his inexperience at this stage could be a negative thing.

I don't dislike him, I think he's going to be a good player. But how many strikers can we play?! Everyone is calling for Akinde, or Clarkson, or Maynard, or Haynes, or Sproule, and realistically, we can't play more than three of these players.

[Nibor]

1) Basso slaps in a WRITTEN transfer request and just to put the boot in just before the season starts.

2) His own agent said Basso should have signed the new contract on offer. Not true - evening post said that not Basso.

3) Basso is transfer listed.

4) NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES. As far as the club tell us

5) Gerken gets injured, Basso plays, The club confirms they are still talking to Basso. Keeps three clean sheets incidentally?

6) Basso refuses to change his position and is dropped when Gerken returns to fitness.

7) Still NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES.

8) Basso now says that the club did'nt inform him of a premier league club offer for him, Strange one that unless BCFC won a high court super gagging order, How come the media did'nt report this one, You can't fart in the premier league without the media finding out. Not true, GJ said that not Basso.

9) Basso is banned from the dressing room.

10) Basso's agent claims that there is a club who want to sign him, but only if BCFC tear up his contract, BCFC call his bluff and guess what NO OFFER. Not true, club make public offer, there is no comment from any agent

11) January's window opens and NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES, Sorry yes of course i'm forgetting the mighty Premier League club Exeter and Basso turned them down.

12) The emergency loan window opens, So far NO OFFERS or ENQUIRIES.

13) Basso will be 35 in April and has had virtually a year out of the game, The position of goalkeeper is probably the most technical of all of the positions on the pitch and a year out will almost certainly make his return more difficult, You only have to look at how long it took for him to get to the position he was in before he blew it, it probably took around 4 to 6 months before the fans thought he was better than 'flapper' and many during that time called for 'flappers' return.

14) I think Basso has become deluded about his own ability, Dreams are fine, But need to be achievable. Premier league or international standard he ain't and a year out scratching his arse won't help.

You've only seen one side of the story and you've taken what the club said publicly and also what they fed the press with off the record as the complete accurate gospel.

Here are the only really indisputable facts:

Basso was offered a contract extension.

He didn't sign it.

He is not being selected.

[Guest david wka]

Bring back Benny

[Esmond Million's Bung]

You've only seen one side of the story and you've taken what the club said publicly and also what they fed the press with off the record as the complete accurate gospel.

Here are the only really indisputable facts:

Basso was offered a contract extension.

He didn't sign it.

He is not being selected.

He made a written transfer request. That is indisputable.

Nobody wants him. That is indisputable.

He is almost 35 years old and will have played 4 games in a year. That is indisputable.

By his actions he has limited his options, Even for next season. That is indisputable.

He thinks he is of Premier League quality, But only Exeter have shown interest. That is indisputable.

The indisputable facts are he made a written transfer request only to find NOBODY wants him.

Bearing in mind this is a goalkeeper that Steve Claridge when manager at Weymouth decided was not good enough for them, But GJ took him on and gave him his chance (when nobody else wanted him) GJ kept faith with him, When many on this forum preferred flapper, Some even called him a clown. That is indisputable. and finally the timing of HIS written transfer request was obviously designed to cause maximum amount of trouble for the club.

if the club or the Evening Post had defamed him, He is a footballer he would have sued and would now be away from the club, it's called constructive dismissal. Also are you telling me that ANY interest in him from another club would not have found it's way into the media, That I find virtually impossible.

[RedTauntonian]

Right Lets put the facts on Basso correct.

1. None of us Know the exact truth on what has happened so lets not pretend we do!

2. Basso has played 4 games this season

3. He has only conceded 2 goals in those 4 games

4. He is the best keeper in the club

5. The defence have alot more confidence in him than Gerken

6. He will always give 100 percent when given the chance

And lastly if a new mamager came in tomorrow would he still be frozen out? Im going to say no because he would pick his best team on the ability nothing else, the same happened with Marcus Stewart, and he should of been in the team at the time too.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Right Lets put the facts on Basso correct.

1. None of us Know the exact truth on what has happened so lets not pretend we do!

2. Basso has played 4 games this season

3. He has only conceded 2 goals in those 4 games

4. He is the best keeper in the club

5. The defence have alot more confidence in him than Gerken

6. He will always give 100 percent when given the chance

And lastly if a new mamager came in tomorrow would he still be frozen out? Im going to say no because he would pick his best team on the ability nothing else, the same happened with Marcus Stewart, and he should of been in the team at the time too.

Do you know what, You're right, We should have allowed Marcus Stewart to dictate to the manager what happens at the club and a dreamer of a Brazillian, Why not allow the squad to re-commence their alcohol fuelled behaviour once more, That'll cheer the SC up no end.

After we really missed Stewart did'nt we.

[RedTauntonian]

Do you know what, You're right, We should have allowed Marcus Stewart to dictate to the manager what happens at the club and a dreamer of a Brazillian, Why not allow the squad to re-commence their alcohol fuelled behaviour once more, That'll cheer the SC up no end.

After we really missed Stewart did'nt we.

For the rest of that season yes we did we were awful then just like now and somebody like him would of done a job just like he did down the road at Yeovil.

And who says basso wants to dictate? Actually why were on the word dictate im sure he can do that in the penalty box better than Gerken.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

For the rest of that season yes we did we were awful then just like now and somebody like him would of done a job just like he did down the road at Yeovil.

And who says basso wants to dictate? Actually why were on the word dictate im sure he can do that in the penalty box better than Gerken.

Check the facts, our record when Stewart played and our record when he did'nt.

[Red_Mat]

For the rest of that season yes we did we were awful then just like now and somebody like him would of done a job just like he did down the road at Yeovil.

Actually, after a short while of losing consistently, we improved considerably and finished in the top half, just outside the play-offs, which given that we'd been bottom at one point, was quite good. The reason? GJ got his own way and those who played all pulled together in one direction, unlike we would have done had Stewart and the like continued to play.

This is exactly what we need now, and given how unwelcome Basso would be on the pitch amongst the rest of the squad, don't see how playing him would make them 'pull together'.

[simon uk]

I dont know if Basso coming back in would be the answer or not, but either way, it isnt going to happen, and as soon as his contract is up he will be gone. With regard to Akinde, I cant see him coming in and scoring many goals, I would however much prefer to see our young players given the chance instead of some over the hill never was from somewhere else. Hartley playing instead of LJ would be a start, let alone making him captain - I dont really mind who is captain as long as they do their best on the pitch - how about Skuse - he has probably done more miles of running on the pitch and had more of an impact than the rest of them combined. Haynes and Maynard up front, with Campbell Rice on the left and Sproule on the right with Skuse and Hartley in midfield, and if we go down, at least we had a good go at it.

Not sure who is out of contract this season, but with Sno, Saborio, Agyamang, Basso, Velicka, Trundle and probably 1 or 2 more out of contract, that must be a huge chunk of wages that will be off the books. If we survive, then for gawds sake, get Wilson and Ribeiro in the first team next season!

Oh, and Marcus Stewart was awful, he looked like he could barely run when he was here and scored about 3 goals, how many false messiahs have we had down the years?

[Nibor]

He made a written transfer request. That is indisputable.

Nobody wants him. That is indisputable.

He is almost 35 years old and will have played 4 games in a year. That is indisputable.

By his actions he has limited his options, Even for next season. That is indisputable.

He thinks he is of Premier League quality, But only Exeter have shown interest. That is indisputable.

The indisputable facts are he made a written transfer request only to find NOBODY wants him.

Bearing in mind this is a goalkeeper that Steve Claridge when manager at Weymouth decided was not good enough for them, But GJ took him on and gave him his chance (when nobody else wanted him) GJ kept faith with him, When many on this forum preferred flapper, Some even called him a clown. That is indisputable. and finally the timing of HIS written transfer request was obviously designed to cause maximum amount of trouble for the club.

if the club or the Evening Post had defamed him, He is a footballer he would have sued and would now be away from the club, it's called constructive dismissal. Also are you telling me that ANY interest in him from another club would not have found it's way into the media, That I find virtually impossible.

Again, all of those things you seem to think are indisputable are perfectly disputable - you have only heard one side of the story and you don't have any way of knowing if what the club put in the public domain is accurate and complete.

Basso has not talked publicly about it except to say he is unhappy and intends to move on. Privately he is reported by fans to have given a very different story.

[RedTauntonian]

Actually, after a short while of losing consistently, we improved considerably and finished in the top half, just outside the play-offs, which given that we'd been bottom at one point, was quite good. The reason? GJ got his own way and those who played all pulled together in one direction, unlike we would have done had Stewart and the like continued to play.

This is exactly what we need now, and given how unwelcome Basso would be on the pitch amongst the rest of the squad, don't see how playing him would make them 'pull together'.

How do you suggest GJ is going to get them all to pull together at the moment? He is the one who looks as though he has lost the dressing room.

[the frampton balti]

How do you suggest GJ is going to get them all to pull together at the moment? He is the one who looks as though he has lost the dressing room.

where is the dressing room????

[mikep]

Again, all of those things you seem to think are indisputable are perfectly disputable - you have only heard one side of the story and you don't have any way of knowing if what the club put in the public domain is accurate and complete.

Basso has not talked publicly about it except to say he is unhappy and intends to move on. Privately he is reported by fans to have given a very different story.

I am going to be picky here.

Esmond is right in stating that Basso has put in a written transfer request.

Esmond is probably right that Basso is nearly 35 and has played in 4 games this season. Can't be bothered to check this out.

Everything else is open to debate and until, and if ever, the truth of the matter comes out Esmond is only guessing at what Basso thinks. That is indisputable. I would be seriously worried if ever I had to be tried by jury and there were 12 Bristol City fans weighing up the evidence. Fact and fiction does seem to merge together on this forum.

[Lack of Action Man]

FFS he's not ******* Gordon Banks!