WBA at home match thread

[Dolman_Stand]

8 minutes ago, marcofisher said:

West Brom have far too much quality on the pitch to be where they are. Expect them to make playoffs with this new manager. 
 

Real acid test will be beating those teams around and below us really.

Not many of them left

[Fordy62]

2 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said:

 

Maybe, maybe not - but there was one person in charge of transfers, scouting and what agents we’d buy players from, and that person wasn’t Johnson 

Standard Johnson apologist response. Didn’t he himself suggest that he had the ultimate sign off?

[marcofisher]

Just now, Dolman_Stand said:

Not many of them left

Nope, that’s the reality of where we are as a club.

[REDOXO]

Just now, Barrs Court Red said:

 

Maybe, maybe not - but there was one person in charge of transfers, scouting and what agents we’d buy players from, and that person wasn’t Johnson 

Here we go. It’s Johnson’s fault..no it’s Ashton’s fault. Both of the ******* need to stay out of South Bristol. 
 

However Pearson is not above criticism as are Steve Lansdown, playboy Lansdown and a bunch of yes man board members. 

[collier]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

Standard Johnson apologist response. Didn’t he himself suggest that he had the ultimate sign off?

Johnson is definitely as much to blame as the rest of them. It was a collective **** up by many people at the club that has now left us in the dark ages!!

[The Journalist]

8 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

In fairness I didn’t think King did that badly, not at fault for the 1st goal a combination of a forward playing at RWB and Vyner being asleep.

The lack of any bite or creativity in midfield worries me now. 

It’s the optics of it - he doubled down on it and it’s the sort of decision, if the result goes wrong, that’ll turn a board/fanbase.

[bcfc01]

Confidence finally gone (mine, that is).

Not too bothered about the loss today as I expected it, they are a much better team than us with a tactically competent manager.

But its the manner of the losses, the performances, coupled with his strange line ups with players out of position and looking like it most games and the rambling explanations. The substitutions are also a bit weird (but its true that supporters say that at every club). We have regressed and I don't believe there is anything to blame on that front other than the manager. 

I wanted Pearson when LJ got the elbow and I've kept faith up till very recently, but the player selections and chucking others under the bus whilst playing crap is undermining him and just alienating supporters and that leads to calls for him to get gone, which in normal circustances would happen.

I've lost confidence in him.

Yes, the legacy he had to pick up was a poison challice, but we are a long way down the line from that now and I'd expect better performances than we have endured. Can't see him getting the sack (can the club afford that anyway) and I hope he turns it around, but I really can't see it.

 

[luke_bristol]

I don’t think I’ve ever left the gate so disillusioned, and I was at the 0-6 v Cardiff and 2-5 vs Doncaster

11 strangers vs a very average WBA side

[Sir Leigh of Somerset]

20 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

I’ve been very mute re Pearson but I don’t think it’s getting or going to get any better. Who do we bring in? Not the best job in the world but to any manager out of work it’s a job.

Cotts!

[Barrs Court Red]

3 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Standard Johnson apologist response. Didn’t he himself suggest that he had the ultimate sign off?

What’s a standard Johnson apologist? Guy was about 2 years stale by the time Lansdown was forced to act, but I’d rather mail him for his failings, not that of others. 

[Numero Uno]

12 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

In fairness I didn’t think King did that badly, not at fault for the 1st goal a combination of a forward playing at RWB and Vyner being asleep.

The lack of any bite or creativity in midfield worries me now. 

Wrong on the first goal. Overhit pass and O’Leary has to come forward and collect it but he went back which is why both Vyner and King looked at him as if to say “what the **** are you doing?”.

[AshtonRobin21]

Started the game with a midfielder playing as a centre back.

Finished the game with a different centre back, playing as a midfielder. 
 

Meanwhile, we have last seasons 22 goal top scorer playing right-wing back. 

Things do not look good, at all.

[Redrascal2]

Makes you wonder who City will get in as a CEO. Why would anybody any good want to run this shit show orchestrated by a Manager who now seems well past his sell by date. If the the Board, sorry Steve Lansdown, cared he would take action now in getting rid of Pearson. In January start a new CEO and Manager and hope they can revitalise the team and give supporters something to get excited about. Otherwise we are sleep walking in to League 1.

[MC RISK77]

18 minutes ago, Sturny said:

I want Nige out but Holden showed us a completely new low, the worst was under him 

I do agree - always did feel for Holden though that he had to manage us without the fans.

[Simon bristol]

We are shite,, there isnt any great surprise, whoever comes in will be pretty shite cause were bristol city and we couldnt run a piss up in a brewery,, and we haven’t got the money to get anyone decent.

[Firstyardleftinbed]

8 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Confidence finally gone (mine, that is).

Not too bothered about the loss today as I expected it, they are a much better team than us with a tactically competent manager.

But its the manner of the losses, the performances, coupled with his strange line ups with players out of position and looking like it most games and the rambling explanations. The substitutions are also a bit weird (but its true that supporters say that at every club). We have regressed and I don't believe there is anything to blame on that front other than the manager. 

I wanted Pearson when LJ got the elbow and I've kept faith up till very recently, but the player selections and chucking others under the bus whilst playing crap is undermining him and just alienating supporters and that leads to calls for him to get gone, which in normal circustances would happen.

I've lost confidence in him.

Yes, the legacy he had to pick up was a poison challice, but we are a long way down the line from that now and I'd expect better performances than we have endured. Can't see him getting the sack (can the club afford that anyway) and I hope he turns it around, but I really can't see it.

 

Echo this entirely. Pearson was (in my view) the right choice at the time and I'm sure he's done a lot in the background to sort out the previous mess but the basics havent improved enough on the pitch. Still far too easy to play against and tactically very predictable. He'll need to do a hell of a lot to turn it round from here and I just cant see it happening.

[Banjo Red]

4 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said:

I do agree - always did feel for Holden though that he had to manage us without the fans.

Inherited the shit show left behind by the midget and Swiss Tony. Feel very sorry for the guy.

[JBFC II]

1 minute ago, Banjo Red said:

Inherited the shit show left behind by the midget and Swiss Tony. Feel very sorry for the guy.

Let’s resort to insults now why don’t we, cos that’s just what we need right now…

[bexhill reds]

12 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Wrong on the first goal. Overhit pass and O’Leary has to come forward and collect it but he went back which is why both Vyner and King looked at him as if to say “what the **** are you doing?”.

I was gauging it from the TV pictures which showed the Vyner of last season facing goal trying to catch the runner that had come from behind him. Either way a shit goal to concede

[aa_bcfc]

21 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Standard Johnson apologist response. Didn’t he himself suggest that he had the ultimate sign off?

Yep. He said it twice when I was there. 

[Banjo Red]

7 minutes ago, JBFC II said:

Let’s resort to insults now why don’t we, cos that’s just what we need right now…

Behave go and have another quality street.

[One Team]

WBA showing far more pace and quality than us but even then it’s was awful defending and two poor decisions from O’Leary that gave them the goals. Whilst it’s still a relative minority the first Pearson out chants could be heard clearly today. Will changing him really make a difference? 

[Tin Soldier]

31 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

What Board?  That is a key component of our problem

There is no “Board”. SL is the Board, and if you don’t like it ……

Shambles of a club. KCUF Bristol Sport. It is killing Bristol City.

[JBFC II]

Just now, Banjo Red said:

Behave go and have another quality street.

So you think calling Johnson a midget and blaming him for where we are 2 and a half years later is providing a positive input?

Right..l

[Banjo Red]

1 minute ago, JBFC II said:

So you think calling Johnson a midget and blaming him for where we are 2 and a half years later is providing a positive input?

Right..l

Don't forget my insult to Ashton as well.

 

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

56 minutes ago, The Coach said:

He’s a big part of the reason why we are in this mess now. As in Ashton and Lansdown

Fair. That's what I meant by the shit part. But at least we got a few decent performances and there was a bit of positivity around Ashton gate

[The Coach]

Just now, Bas's perfect hattrick said:

Fair. That's what I meant by the shit part. But at least we got a few decent performances and there was a bit of positivity around Ashton gate

We got a couple decent performances based upon millions and millions spent, and a player turnover greater than 50 during Johnson’s reign. Basically spunked money away to be average then fell into a poor squad. 
 

Only Bristol City

[JBFC II]

5 minutes ago, Banjo Red said:

Don't forget my insult to Ashton as well.

 

Would class that as more of a jibe than a blatantly derogatory word to be honest

[Banjo Red]

1 minute ago, JBFC II said:

Would class that as more of a jibe than a blatantly derogatory word to be honest

If I offended you I apologise and wish you a merry Xmas.

Very pissed off at the moment with the football.

[City_USA]

Just listened to Barton's post match interview.

What an absolute belter. 

Classless