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Guys.....Have you seen enough yet? Admire all your positivity but most of the anti LJ brigade have seen the writing on the wall for a long long time. We don't all hate the club and want us to lose, we don't want our glass to be half empty, we want to be filled with joy when we win (if we win) but a lot of fans and some who have seen this all before at City can't let blind faith rule our heads. 

This has to end tomorrow (if it hasn't already). We need to unite to show the powers that be that enough is enough. We have been more than patient in the ground but we continue to be served up the same poor performances with the same mistakes.

There is no magic happening behind the scenes. This is football management at its absolute most pathetic. 

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Just now, Cheesleysmate said:

Guys.....Have you seen enough yet? Admire all your positivity but most of the anti LJ brigade have seen the writing on the wall for a long long time. We don't all hate the club and want us to lose, we don't want our glass to be half empty, we want to be filled with joy when we win (if we win) but a lot of fans and some who have seen this all before at City can't let blind faith rule our heads. 

This has to end tomorrow (if it hasn't already). We need to unite to show the powers that be that enough is enough. We have been more than patient in the ground but we continue to be served up the same poor performances with the same mistakes.

There is no magic happening behind the scenes. This is football management at its absolute most pathetic. 

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Agree but the players really let LJ down

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1 minute ago, Flint says No said:

Agree but the players really let LJ down

Yes they have. They are all over the shop, but the buck stops with the man in charge. He is the manager and has to manage, sort it out but he can't seem to be able to stop the rot and therefore he cannot manage. What he should do is resign and admit that he is not up to the job. The longer he stays all he does is destroy any chance of us staying up and that is wrong. If they won't sack him he needs to do the honourable thing otherwise he will be completely loathed!

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1 minute ago, Cheesleysmate said:

Yes they have. They are all over the shop, but the buck stops with the man in charge. He is the manager and has to manage, sort it out but he can't seem to be able to stop the rot and therefore he cannot manage. What he should do is resign and admit that he is not up to the job. The longer he stays all he does is destroy any chance of us staying up and that is wrong. If they won't sack him he needs to do the honourable thing otherwise he will be completely loathed!

Sometimes it's just the dynamic gets to that stage.

Everyone gets afraid to make mistakes. They don't want to be the one in the firing line.

Only chance we have now is to change LJ. Frankly it is a shot to nothing right now.

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All true, but if he goes, it's probably 4 or 5 games without a manager and then just 10 or fewer games left for the new man to turn it round

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2 minutes ago, The Journalist said:

I hate this. Why so divisive?

We've all had enough of losing. We all want Bristol City to win. Isn't that enough?

 

Being a Happy Clapper is not just about being supportive - it is about being deluded.

When something is so clearly wrong, you have to stand up for change.

Standing up for change - when it is needed is what is in the best interest of the club.

Managers come and go.

 

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3 minutes ago, cityexile said:

Sometimes it's just the dynamic gets to that stage.

Everyone gets afraid to make mistakes. They don't want to be the one in the firing line.

Only chance we have now is to change LJ. Frankly it is a shot to nothing right now.

It's got to happen or we are as good as down anyway. 

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1 minute ago, Taxi for Johnson said:

Being a Happy Clapper is not just about being supportive - it is about being deluded.

When something is so clearly wrong, you have to stand up for change.

Standing up for change - when it is needed is what is in the best interest of the club.

Managers come and go.

 

tfj

And fans do have every right to express their dissatisfaction as they pay good money and expect value, entertainment, a return on their investment!

Even big Sam admitted at Palace that the fans had every right to voice their frustrations.

There is whinging for the sake of whinging but then there is genuine frustration when fans can see their beloved club going down the khazi.

Our fans should be commended for their patience inside the ground, but that hasn't worked so it is now time to make a stand. 

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2 minutes ago, Rednwhiterob said:

Why not crack on with supporting the club instead of trying to drown your sorrows by having a pop at other fans?

I'm sorry but I don't want to see my team go down without a fight. Trying to stay positive has had no effect at all. In fact, we are getting worse!

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5 minutes ago, Ashtonwurzel said:

Not necessarily, there could be someone lined up on standby.

Perhaps, but after all the criticism of SL for being too loyal, it really would be ironic if he had been lining someone up all along.    

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5 minutes ago, Rednwhiterob said:

Why not crack on with supporting the club instead of trying to drown your sorrows by having a pop at other fans?

Do you realise the hard working folk of Bristol pay 'actual' money to watch these games?

If nothing else - football is supposed to be entertaining.

Watching City now is like masochism. When you have slammed the door on your cock for over half a season, it's time to stop.

That's the difference between masochism and watching City.

Bollocks: I've tried to explain, and I am tired and going to bed.

Hurufffffff.

:mf_sleep:

 

 

tfj

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1 minute ago, Roger Red Hat said:

Agreed. We looked every inch a relegation 'team'.

Id suggest tonight that we'd struggle to hold our own in the pissing Vanarama or whatever it's called these days. Thank god it wasn't us playing Lincoln or Sutton at the weekend.  We'd have been hammered. 

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I really did want him to turn it around but he's completely lost the plot and fear that if he doesn't go now then any shred of credibility and respect he had will be lost completely.

Really hope this doesn't become a toxic forum full of people arguing about who was right all along or he should be given more time etc.

Hope we can all stay rational and grounded and have proper meaningful debate without people going too over the top.  Here's hoping :P

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1 minute ago, Taxi for Johnson said:

Do you realise the hard working folk of Bristol pay 'actual' money to watch these games?

If nothing else - football is supposed to be entertaining.

Watching City now is like masochism. When you have slammed the door on your cock for over half a season, it's time to stop.

That's the difference between masochism and watching City.

Bollocks: I've tried to explain, and I am tired and going to bed.

Hurufffffff.

:mf_sleep:

 

 

tfj

I get that. But the thread is just having a pop at other fans.  There are already countless Johnson out threads.

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Irrespective of your views on whether you want Johnson in or out, how does anyone get rid of the absolute dire mistakes we make? 

Tonights game was undoubtedly one of if not the worst performance this season but the 2nd goal, I mean it defies all logic. It worries me if Johnson does go that whoever comes in is left with the same Achilles heel. 

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Just now, Rednwhiterob said:

But how does having a pop at other fans change this?

I don't think I was having a pop? My original post said that I admired the positivity and that even though there are many of us who are negative it is not because we want to be negative. Happy Clappers has been associated with those who want to support whatever is happening on the pitch. I was just asking if they still see any light at the end of the tunnel?

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17 minutes ago, The Journalist said:

I hate this. Why so divisive?

We've all had enough of losing. We all want Bristol City to win. Isn't that enough?

 

There seems to be diversity in the dressing room according to Lee Johnson tonight, i wonder what or who has caused this?

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8 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said:

I'm sorry but I don't want to see my team go down without a fight. Trying to stay positive has had no effect at all. In fact, we are getting worse!

And yet, if we'd come back tonight and earned an unlikely draw, it would've been the worst possible result for the club

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2 minutes ago, Rednwhiterob said:

I get that. But the thread is just having a pop at other fans.  There are already countless Johnson out threads.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

:facepalm:

 

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1 minute ago, Cheesleysmate said:

I don't think I was having a pop? My original post said that I admired the positivity and that even though there are many of us who are negative it is not because we want to be negative. Happy Clappers has been associated with those who want to support whatever is happening on the pitch. I was just asking if they still see any light at the end of the tunnel?

Ok fair enough.  Happy clappers seen enough yet wasnt a particularly tactful opening if I may say.

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1 minute ago, Rednwhiterob said:

Ok fair enough.  Happy clappers seen enough yet wasnt a particularly tactful opening if I may say.

It seems to be a name that has stuck. I'm just interested to know if anyone who has supported LJ still feel the same after that lacklustre 90 minutes. All of the pundits are saying that we are dire and in serious trouble. 24 passes for Fulhams first goal and we never got close to them. 24 passes for an away side? That is incomprehensible. They are Fulham, not Barcelona!

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1 minute ago, Cheesleysmate said:

It seems to be a name that has stuck. I'm just interested to know if anyone who has supported LJ still feel the same after that lacklustre 90 minutes. All of the pundits are saying that we are dire and in serious trouble. 24 passes for Fulhams first goal and we never got close to them. 24 passes for an away side? That is incomprehensible. They are Fulham, not Barcelona!

 

22 minutes ago, Shtanley said:

I'm still a happy clapper 

King Canutes great great great great great illegitimate grand daughter.

:grr:

 

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37 minutes ago, Flint says No said:

Agree but the players really let LJ down

There were some awful performances. 

- Geiffer. He is dog turd. Take some convincing otherwise. Palming shots out to penalty spot and kicking makes Basso look the best distributor. Don't rate at all. 

- Matthews. Disgusting. Ship him back tonight, whether we pay his wages or not. Get rid. Not worth having around. 

- Hegeler. Dreadful. Honestly think he was instructed to stand off, given Taylor's comments about them being the highest passers. Our plan seemed to me to be to mark the option not press the man. 

Of the rest did they ever at any point know what formation they were playing or their role in that formation? I don't think so, so I don't think he was let down. I think he confused the situation. He got it wrong - by my unprofessional eye which appears to be to stand off - and the buck lies with him. 

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3 minutes ago, ooRya said:

Very easy to blame the manager, but every single player on the pitch tonight should be ashamed of themselves. I can't believe people were applauding them at the end. 

But it is his job to MANAGE, not serve up the same shit week in week out

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Still not sure what a happy clapper is?

Embarrassing tonight . No pattern of play and a team that lacks commitment and passion. Our manager should've been gone after the Forest game . He is tactically inept. Our players play with no pride in their jobs and seem not very interested in the cause, the majority would be comfortable at league one so why should they care, paid loads and gutless. It takes two to tango , we have none .  We the fans have been very patient 

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3 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said:

But it is his job to MANAGE, not serve up the same shit week in week out

Do you honestly think lee Johnson coached them to do what they did for Fulham's second goal?  I'm sorry but the players have to be a lot more accountable for that dross tonight. 

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Gutless,passionless and no organization.I would feel a bit better if the players gave it everything but that was beyond dire.

Fulham made it look like a training exercise and we are now looking like a team resigned to going down.

The mistakes were horrendous and you can only blame the players for that but to me we had no game plan and not once did I see a player with real desire clench his fist and say "bloody come on lets get into them".

For anyone to say after tonight that they think we won't go down I suggest they have a rethink.I am getting fed up coming away from a game with the stench of defeat up my bloody nose.

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27 minutes ago, Alan Dicks said:

There seems to be diversity in the dressing room according to Lee Johnson tonight, i wonder what or who has caused this?

Ashley Banjo?

:facepalm:

 

Sorry!

Out of interest, I was there tonight, but I'm actually interested to hear what those who listened in the radio thought.  Did it reflect how awful we were tonight?

Someone on Radio Bristol tonight said were okay first half, closing them down well....really?

I wanted to applaud Fulham at 90 minutes, but didn't want people thinking I was applauding City players.  They were excellent, and made us look poor.  I'm just glad they didn't go for the jugular - it could've been 6, 7 more.  Don't go by the stats, please, they could've opened us up at will.  Second half they toyed with us, still trying to play out from the back even though we had for 'forwards' trying to stop them....we still couldn't.

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