The Official Bristol City v Preston North End Match Day Thread

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

HT

[BehindTheGoal]

5 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

A pity we have to carry the donkey til 2020

I know right.. such a burden.. 

[The Nest Egg]

Wow. The sad fact about this whole situation today is that I predicted it the moment I saw the lineup- I said to my girlfriend that we would get slaughtered on the left flank due to Joe currently acting like he belongs in a padded cell and Tomlin not being able to do defensive duties while he tries to carry the team. I then expect LJ to say 'we were unlucky' in his press conference and then not changing the lineup. Engvall won't play. O'Dowda and De Girolamo will remain in their spots of having afternoon tea with Lord Lucan. Sadly predictable, yet the only guy on the planet that seems to be unable to see this is the bloke in charge of the team.

[Bar BS3]

4 minutes ago, Redandy said:

How can you criticise Johnson? Are you serious. Look at the results.

Ah yes. Because LJ has been fully responsible for all our recent 1 goal losses. 

Not sloppy mistakes, bad finishing or bad refereeing. 

I see you point..!

[bristolcitysweden]

Not every month we play half decent

[GodEmperor Palpatine]

20 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

Where are the happy clappers now?

We not only can, but must, turn this match round.

it is not just embarrassing it is only too familiar of City at this level

like the bridesmaid but never the bride, City seem doomed to have the default position of a third division side.

Come on lads, put a bit of spirit into your play and turn this round

 

 

 

Happy clappers jibe again?!

Pathetic

[tinman85]

Johnson is out of his depth. Clear for all to see. If he wasn't best mates with Mark Ashton he wouldn't have that contract. Why he won't try 3.5.2 is beyond me at home. We don't keep clean sheets with 4 at the back anyway! Clueless 

[cityexile]

Depressing. Struggle to score goals, and looking very fragile when defending. Everyone looking at that team sheet would have worried about our left side.

Just have to hope for better in second half.

[daored]

5 minutes ago, Newquay-Red said:

Wow. The sad fact about this whole situation today is that I predicted it the moment I saw the lineup- I said to my girlfriend that we would get slaughtered on the left flank due to Joe currently acting like he belongs in a padded cell and Tomlin not being able to do defensive duties while he tries to carry the team. I then expect LJ to say 'we were unlucky' in his press conference and then not changing the lineup. Engvall won't play. O'Dowda and De Girolamo will remain in their spots of having afternoon tea with Lord Lucan. Sadly predictable, yet the only guy on the planet that seems to be unable to see this is the bloke in charge of the team.

Unfortunately your right 

[42nite]

4 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

Ah yes. Because LJ has been fully responsible for all our recent 1 goal losses. 

Not sloppy mistakes, bad finishing or bad refereeing. 

I see you point..!

But he picks an out of form player, and plays him out of position.  (Left back)

There may be others?

[ciderbeans]

3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2

 

******* 3-5-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joe jordans teeth]

3 minutes ago, Dark Wood Covert said:

Happy clappers jibe again?!

Pathetic

Agree,it's like the pillocks who when a player scores come on here saying where are the haters now,it's tiresome 

[bristolcitysweden]

Quite sure we will turn it around and comfortably win 3-1.

 

[Northern Red]

6 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

Ah yes. Because LJ has been fully responsible for all our recent 1 goal losses. 

Not sloppy mistakes, bad finishing or bad refereeing. 

I see you point..!

Ignore him. He's never once posted anything positive about anyone connected with the club.

[Charliesboots]

3 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Quite sure we will turn it around and comfortably win 3-1.

 

Love it Tommy

[old_eastender]

5 minutes ago, Newquay-Red said:

Wow. The sad fact about this whole situation today is that I predicted it the moment I saw the lineup- I said to my girlfriend that we would get slaughtered on the left flank due to Joe currently acting like he belongs in a padded cell and Tomlin not being able to do defensive duties while he tries to carry the team. I then expect LJ to say 'we were unlucky' in his press conference and then not changing the lineup. Engvall won't play. O'Dowda and De Girolamo will remain in their spots of having afternoon tea with Lord Lucan. Sadly predictable, yet the only guy on the planet that seems to be unable to see this is the bloke in charge of the team.

Yep and the reason why yet again LJ has stuck Tomlin at the left, is his obsession with playing two holding midfielders in both Pack & GON.

[joe jordans teeth]

3 minutes ago, cityexile said:

Depressing. Struggle to score goals, and looking very fragile when defending. Everyone looking at that team sheet would have worried about our left side.

Just have to hope for better in second half.

If we turn this round 2nd half and get a win then he must be due a contract extension till 2014

[bristolcitysweden]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Ignore him. He's never once posted anything positive about anyone connected with the club.

Bar BS3 is as good as anyone posting I say

[stevep38]

Think Preston will time waste at every possible moment. Fien  injury  ect. 

[Alwaystomorrow]

The reason we are struggling is because LJ's purchases are mainly sitting on the bench as they are not good enough to strengthen the team. Money wasted. With the exception of Magnusson, the rest of LJ's purchases have been  very poor. Paterson, O'dowda, the list goes on. We are fielding pretty much the same team that struggled early last season so why should our current results be a surprise?

LJ is not as good as he thinks he is. Always suspected as much.

 

what will the excuse be this week?

[KeepUpLino]

9 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

Ah yes. Because LJ has been fully responsible for all our recent 1 goal losses. 

Not sloppy mistakes, bad finishing or bad refereeing. 

I see you point..!

Yes he is responsible, he's the bloody manager and after this run of form one thing is becoming quite clear... we're consistently Shit!!!

[brizzlelou]

6 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Quite sure we will turn it around and comfortably win 3-1.

 

Bloody hell! You ever give drink a miss?

[Bar BS3]

2 minutes ago, ciderbeans said:

3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2, 3-5-2

 

******* 3-5-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With what we have at our disposal, I'm inclined to agree. 

I think this could be a pretty solid line up...

GK

Flint, Moore, Magners

korey, GON, Tomlin, Pack, Bryan

Tammy, Engval/Wilbs

Subs/options with Reid, Patterson, COD, Little, Brownhill etc

[eardun]

5 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Yep and the reason why yet again LJ has stuck Tomlin at the left, is his obsession with playing two holding midfielders in both Pack & GON.

Tomlin hasn't played on the left today. Reid is left side.

Played really well first 20 mins. We can win this but need to stop conceding sloppy goals.

[Engvall's Splinter]

2 minutes ago, eardun said:

Tomlin hasn't played on the left today. Reid is left side.

Played really well first 20 mins. We can win this but need to stop conceding sloppy goals.

Regardless, still playing a player out of position. Square pegs round holes again. 

[old_eastender]

3 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

Tomlin has played in the middle.

Tomlin has, predictably, wandered into the middle looking for the ball leaving the left side open (I'm not blaming Tomlin, he is a no.10 and should be played there not asked to cover left midfield).

[Bar BS3]

8 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Yep and the reason why yet again LJ has stuck Tomlin at the left, is his obsession with playing two holding midfielders in both Pack & GON.

 

5 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

Tomlin has played in the middle.

 

3 minutes ago, eardun said:

Tomlin hasn't played on the left today. Reid is left side.

Played really well first 20 mins. We can win this but need to stop conceding sloppy goals.

Taxi...! 

[tezOfCity]

What frequency is this on the radio, having trouble finding it, in central bristol

[BehindTheGoal]

I'm going for Wilbs last minute winner

[spudski]

Tomlin blowing out his arse...running around the pitch like its a playground. Bryan cant cut out a cross. GoN cant deliver a set ball past the first man, Freeman doesn't leave the touchline even when the ball is on the left side. We were fantastic first 20 mins...cant believe we are 1-0 down tbh...too many individuals making errors.