David Brent Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 57 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: We all know we're not signing anyone so why rub salt into it and tweet this. What’s wrong with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, David Brent said: What’s wrong with it? No idea. This thread is a tad confusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 9 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: We all know we're not signing anyone so why rub salt into it and tweet this. Yeah, disgusting, someone should lose their job over this, Lansdown put your crayons back in your pocket (to be fair it seems like he has with the away kit), no ambition, bastards................what is the issue again? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 9 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: We all know we're not signing anyone so why rub salt into it and tweet this. They do that the night before every game. This is getting a bit silly now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpexile Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 01:09, Super said: This won't end well. My thoughts also, I have had a gut feeling for a while that Nige will walk if not backed having done all the hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 10 hours ago, David Brent said: What’s wrong with it? Hope we win today as if we lose and lose badly I can only imagine what Nige press conference will be like. Come on City, let’s go out and with a positive performance today. 2K of us travelling early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 Nige won’t walk. He’s not that type or character. He will just look ahead and know he won’t be here next season and can sail off into the sunset with peace of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 23 hours ago, BUTOR said: I completely understand annoyance. Especially if you’ve been witness to what people feel is now a cycle repeating itself for many years over. It must be maddening. But I’m talking about some of the more shadowy conspiratorial stuff. Inferences that the Lansdown’s are plotting NP’s downfall or have lined up his successor with a war chest ready to burn. I don’t feel that some of the things being said reflect the actual reality of the situation, or what we’ve heard from the lips of NP. I defintely don’t think I’ve ever seen a managers words be quite as hyper analysed. To me he just seems content to be getting on with the job and has faith in the players he has. Why don’t the very positive things he says in press conferences get quoted and stuck up online? Rhetorical question, but as it did yesterday a small, potentially negative snippet being plastered everywhere before the full presser is even available massively adds to the imbalance of opinion. What I don’t want is for us as a fan base to write off a season and squad that could yet prove positive before they’ve even had a chance. The manager has faith in them, most of us have faith in the manager, so let’s see how they develop. The need for clarity I fully appreciate and that would put a lot of questions to bed. That silence is really something that feeds wayward narratives too. You have to hope it’s coming. Well said. And I hope everyone gets behind NP and the team in the ground and leaves the negativity for here. They need our support. They are all working their socks off to do well - they are having to cope with injuries as well - so let’s get behind them and see what we can achieve this season. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 The Exiled Robin on Twitter is getting all the likes from BT on what a great window we have had. Appears to me there is a divide happening with just Nigel and the fans feeling frustrated over the window. Not sure BT should be liking fan posts as a senior employee of the club to be honest. Imagine that happening at Arsenal or Man C! It wouldn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, bpexile said: My thoughts also, I have had a gut feeling for a while that Nige will walk if not backed having done all the hard work. He's got a bit of a history of tough relationships with owners, and of walking out on (a) club. Mandaric pissed him off at Leicester, he went to Hull, but then walked out on Hull to go back to Leicester. All was well there until of course the incident with his son, and the board announced that "the working relationship between Nigel and the Board was no longer viable." At Derby Pearson was suspended due to an internal issue, reportedly an argument, again with the owner Mel Morris, over using drones at training. Not sure what happened in Holland but he then left Watford with two games to go, reportedly after a "frank exchange of views" between Pearson and Pozzo. Now it could be that Nigel has simply encountered many of the eccentric and erratic personalities that make up the body of football club owners. Maybe he's just too goddam saintly and can't help but speak truth to power, even if it gets him sacked on a regular basis. But, if there's a pattern of play here, then the common denominator is one gilet clad bloke with a curmudgeonly style. If this adventure in Bristol ends with an argument between Pearson and Lansdown, one which Pearson loses, then that will very much fit the form book of his managerial career. Edited September 2, 2023 by ExiledAjax 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 12 minutes ago, eardun said: Well said. And I hope everyone gets behind NP and the team in the ground and leaves the negativity for here. They need our support. They are all working their socks off to do well - they are having to cope with injuries as well - so let’s get behind them and see what we can achieve this season. I'm with you on this. Yes we are all disappointed that we didn't replace Semenyo or Scott, but it's not the fault of the players we have and we must get behind them. I think the season is going to be hard enough without them having to battle the fans as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said: The Exiled Robin on Twitter is getting all the likes from BT on what a great window we have had. Appears to me there is a divide happening with just Nigel and the fans feeling frustrated over the window. Not sure BT should be liking fan posts as a senior employee of the club to be honest. Imagine that happening at Arsenal or Man C! It wouldn’t. A good thought provoking tweet/question I thought - here: https://twitter.com/TheExiledRobin/status/1697896467149500808 And Tinnion can interact with it in any way he likes in my view - I don’t see the issue. Presumably the whole point of these guys being on social media is to interact with fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) It does feel very similar to the Cotterill situation. The board making things tricky for the manager who is popular, but is probably not their choice in terms of someone to work with. I would not be shocked if someone like Russell Martin is our manager this time in a year.. and miraculously has more money to spend. Edited September 2, 2023 by Phileas Fogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 57 minutes ago, eardun said: A good thought provoking tweet/question I thought - here: https://twitter.com/TheExiledRobin/status/1697896467149500808 And Tinnion can interact with it in any way he likes in my view - I don’t see the issue. Presumably the whole point of these guys being on social media is to interact with fans. I said this on another thread but my issue is not that I think we’ve had a poor window but that I think we were only one or two signings away from a really good window. However I think the business we didn’t do - specifically not adding more creativity in midfield - could really derail our season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 I’m surprised that others are surprised we haven’t signed anyone else. I’m sure Pearson said in an interview about a week ago, that all business was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 31/08/2023 at 16:47, Tafkarmlf said: Morale must be shot to crap Apparently not! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Portland Bill said: I’m surprised that others are surprised we haven’t signed anyone else. I’m sure Pearson said in an interview about a week ago, that all business was done. I'm surprised that you're surprised that others are surprised we haven't signed anyone else. Long experience has taught me never to be surprised by City fans' thinking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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