Ivorguy Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said: If we were fan owned, we'd all be penniless and living on the streets trying to fund the annual losses. Do you know nothing about how other countries function? Guess you are a BS employee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayOutWest Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 If promotion was really the ambition of the club, then why setup a budget for basic survival? Its not as if there is any confidence that this board is capable of finding a replacement. I for one am not getting my hopes up. Track record of "exhaustive searches" is pretty shite with the exception of Nige. I for one will really miss him. Stevo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 The latest of many brain-dead decisions. Shameful. I wonder what how much our Director of Football supported Nige. About as much as he supported Danny Wilson all those years ago, I would think. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City_USA Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said: If we were fan owned, we'd all be penniless and living on the streets trying to fund the annual losses. You mean like all the fans / owners of the Green Bay Packers? It's not easy. But it can be done successfully 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 The board said ”it’s to do with recent bad results” hea having to play kids who probably aren’t quite ready because he has received much in the way of investment! we probably weren’t going up this season but we weren’t going down with him at the helm! properly in shock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, WayOutWest said: If promotion was really the ambition of the club, then why setup a budget for basic survival? Its not as if there is any confidence that this board is capable of finding a replacement. I for one am not getting my hopes up. Track record of "exhaustive searches" is pretty shite with the exception of Nige. I for one will really miss him. Stevo This is why JL's statement is a joke. Who is better than NP to get promotion to the Premier League? I doubt whoever they replace with won't have a CV like Pearson's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Even in our days of ‘big spending’ the reality was our accounts showed how our wage budget was only ever, top half, top 10 approximately. Given the club have reduced that wage bill budget drastically, how can they justifiably expect a top 6 finish? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheddarReds Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 I wonder if it has crossed the minds of the Lansdown's that the results might have been better if Nige was able to spend a small proportion more of the money brought in by Scott and Semenyo sales.... I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Do you know what? I think I might be done with this club for a while. I live an hour and a half away, in Maidenhead, and the distance usually makes things easier to rationalise. But there’s nothing rational about this. What “recent results”? A 0-1 home defeat to an Ipswich side who’ve had the second best ever start to a Championship season, where we were probably worth a point? A 2-0 away defeat when we only had 12 fit players and had to name 2 GKs on the bench? Before that, we beat Coventry, Rotherham and Plymouth whilst losing to Leeds, Leicester and Stoke. Only the Stoke result can be considered as a surprise or disappointment. I’ve felt we’ve put up a fight in every game this season, despite being able to name a full eleven of injured players. The youngsters have been promoted in a way I’ve never seen before. The football clearly had a style and a plan, to be a high-pressing counter-attacking side. The wage bill had been cut. We’d performed well despite selling key players. The board could really not ask for anything more from a manager and they’ve been itching to do this for weeks. It stinks. I hope, for the club’s sake, there’s someone lined up and a decision is made in the next week or so. If there’s not one standout candidate, then at least a shortlist ready to go. Eustace, Rowett, Beale and even Ainsworth should be brought in for an interview, then take your pick from there. I fear they’ll make a run at Lansdown’s wet dream of Mark Robins. One last splash with him before SL sails into the distance. 7 2 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 I see Dave Rennie has left also. Is that because he's standing by his mate, NP, and decided to walk also? Or has he been let go by the club because they blame him for all the injuries?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Disgraceful. I hate being a fan of this club. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, David Brent said: He can go too It looks like it's been planned for a while, so BT is clearly implicated. I knew one former club employee (sadly no longer with us) who this wouldn't come as a shock to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin2512 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Is Nige olde enough to join the fewers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 The writing was on the wall when CEO left. please NOT Tinnion in charge - not in a sense that I am bothered as I am in a mood of don’t care now what the Lansdowns do because it will all be bad for City. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erndogz Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Gutted with this outcome. Have many players been vocal on socials or have they been silenced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheddarReds Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Gutted. Was a big fan of Nige personally and admired the job he's done in the circumstances. I've been saying for a while it might be the man who comes in after Nige who benefits from his work... pressure on the Lansdown's to get his successor right. I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 @Davefevs are you on Sound of the City tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, George Rs said: Sat here speechless. How such a successful business man can continue to make such awful decisions stuns me. Got no clue where we go from here. Could clearly see the players were all behind the manager in these very tough past few games. Dread to think what could happen now. I'm sure they are as bewildered & sickened as many of us are,myself included - and the players are a very tight group. Hard to read how they will respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayOutWest Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, One Team said: This is why JL's statement is a joke. Who is better than NP to get promotion to the Premier League? I doubt whoever they replace with won't have a CV like Pearson's. I wasn't really looking at promotion as a realistic target. This squad is limited I think we can all agree. Midtable obscurity is what the budget they set would achieve. To think that this team would achieve more is madness. It feels like they are just crossing their fingers for a run of unbelievable luck to sneak into the playoffs rather than having a finacial plan to back Nige adequately. Madness to suggest anything else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montpelierblue Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Crazy world with all your injuries too? I was quite jealous of you having him last season…..doing ok this season too . warnock incoming? :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, CheddarReds said: Gutted. Was a big fan of Nige personally and admired the job he's done in the circumstances. I've been saying for a while it might be the man who comes in after Nige who benefits from his work... pressure on the Lansdown's to get his successor right. I'm not holding my breath. They can shove "their" club... Not remotely interested in whom they now wheel out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 God, imagine if Rovers hired him ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Son of Fred said: I'm sure they are as bewildered & sickened as many of us are,myself included - and the players are a very tight group. Hard to read how they will respond. Great point, hadn't even considered the players reaction until now. They all seemed a tight group to me and loyal to NP. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: yes it's totally unrealistic, as someone else said, he was set up to fail. Case for constructive dismissal. Plenty of witnesses and evidence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasSavage88 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Im not gutted he's gone at all but I am completely and utterly confused about the timing. The ******* nerve of the JL statement the little rat *** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Conveniently for the owners we have had a load of injuries and so lost 5 in 7 (two of which were Leicester and Leeds so hardly surprising given their budgets) so they can say that’s the reason for the decision and of course ensure that they act before players come back and Pearson turns our form around again. They can’t seriously expect us to be sitting in the top 6 at present. They clearly wanted him out come what may. Within the smoke and mirrors we also have the CEO leaving abruptly and Pearson’s health situation and I wouldn’t be surprised if they were connected to the decision. Sorry to see him go given how he has turned the club around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, Keepers Ball said: Think I know who you are talking about. If it is, he allegedly was the reason why Danny Wilson left. Obviously Tins or super Scott, Wilson had to go either way after that shit show at the Millenium Pray tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: Do you know nothing about how other countries function? Guess you are a BS employee Don't dislike the idea on paper of Fan ownership but here the model is what it is and it just doesn't seem feasible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 The sad thing is I am not even surprised. The board have wanted Pearson out for a year. Just been running down his contract and looking for an excuse. Incredibly spineless. I have been prepared to give Steve some credit until now. But he has lost it now. The club is toxic while he is the owner. Just go Steve. Just go. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 79 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Really disappointed by this decision. Pearson has done a cracking job. He saved us from a points deduction and relegation. We couldn’t even win a corner when he arrived, we play some great stuff now and we play as a team!! He got rid of all the overpaid crap from the previous manager. Brought through so many exciting youngsters. Didn’t waste money on developing other clubs players either or panic buy. We have Sheffield Wednesday and QPR to come both winnable which would have put us back into contention. Not sure what else Pearson could have done. This is the worse decision the Lansdowns have made by a Mile. I’m in shock…. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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