Tinmans Love Child Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Riaz said: If he said he expects us top half fair enough... With the next two games coming up - i expect us to be top half. But if they think we should be chasing promotion, they are deluded Especially as the top 2 are miles clear so at best we are looking 1 of 4 playoff places along with about 12 other similar teams! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, brad blit said: Didnt really acknowledge the work that Pearson done, and simply went on about the Fans being great and supporting the team come Saturday. Only interesting remarks were regarding the next Manager/Coach and wanting someone who would bring a "fast paced, progressive, pressing" method, and that it was the first time they were looking for certain traits in a coach so they already have a short list. He’s terrified about the backlash. His face looked so worried, like a kid telling lies to his parents in the hope he doesn’t get found out. All of the components required to be a successful team and he’s removed the one we needed the most. clueless 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, TV Tom said: A couple of things (tin hat on again), i've seen him on camera before and he's painful to watch and should never be fronting anything in front of a camera he is far, far, far out of his depth. I haven't and won't watch this "performance" but what i don't understand are all the personal and vitriolic abuse aimed at him, i get that the majority are furious and frustrated at what's happened but most of you are better than that. I've had 55 years of following City so like a lot of you seen the good and the bad (and the very bad) so i was here a long time before SL was on the scene and hopefully will have a few more years after he's gone, keep it classy lads (awaiting the happy-clapper & snow-flake comments) He deserves it. Arrogantly described fans views as “noise” while CEO, and unbelievably has trolled fans on Twitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, petehinton said: Ahhh the club PR machine is oiled up and ready to go It's not even true - our average attendance then was around 12-13k, so a 120% increase would give us an average of around 27k now?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Monaghan Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, TV Tom said: A couple of things (tin hat on again), i've seen him on camera before and he's painful to watch and should never be fronting anything in front of a camera he is far, far, far out of his depth. I haven't and won't watch this "performance" but what i don't understand are all the personal and vitriolic abuse aimed at him, i get that the majority are furious and frustrated at what's happened but most of you are better than that. I've had 55 years of following City so like a lot of you seen the good and the bad (and the very bad) so i was here a long time before SL was on the scene and hopefully will have a few more years after he's gone, keep it classy lads (awaiting the happy-clapper & snow-flake comments) No, I agree. JL actually has a medical issue with his throat, so the abuse he gets for that isn’t called for. I don’t agree with some of the decisions, especially this one, but let’s not get personal, we’re better than that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) Lead balloon Edited October 31, 2023 by Riaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: They think the squad is good enough? Terrifying. That’s the nub of for me. If I take what they are saying at face value, they clearly genuinely think that we should be sitting comfortably in the top 6 at this point in the season. I don’t know anyone else who thinks that. This probably also explains why they don’t want to invest in any more players - we have everyone we need already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 31 minutes ago, Northern Red said: If he's struggling there then imagine him with the Paxman-esque interviewing rottweiler that is, erm....Ed Hadwin. Twentyman would’ve had him on toast! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 We should of been watching an interview about Nige's contract extension and plans for Jan and the season ahead. Instead we get this. I've watched it 3 times and I still can't see from a football matters perspective how any of it makes sense. This appointment better be shit hot and hit the ground running. I won't be holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, spudski said: No I agree with you. I think what he says and the judgements he and the board make on the playing side have been a joke over the years, but it shouldn't get personal towards him. Like you I've noticed his demeanor in front of camera...some people are naturals, some aren't. It's obviously a nervous thing. Regardless of whether we agree with him... He's between a rock and hard place when being interviewed as it comes across so awkwardly. Unintelligently, in football terms. What is this style he talks of? What does he mean when talking about playing one way throughout the club? Whats the model? There was no model of play when Lee Johnson was here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UREDS_91 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, IAmNick said: It's not even true - our average attendance then was around 12-13k, so a 120% increase would give us an average of around 27k now?? Seems like Gaslighting runs from the top down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 I feel utterly bereft that we've lost Nigel and still got these clowns. WHY OH WHY OH WHY couldn't they continue existing in the background and let Nige bring the success. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Seems like Lansdowns are clueless about football And the good decisions he's made have been out of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Laughably bad. Only 2 minutes long yet so obviously edited. Comes across as what he is, a complete lightweight. Even in a short edited video he manages to make the following embarrassing statement that we are looking for “the first time” for someone who will have a clear idea of how we want to play. **** me, sell up. Connor Roy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 I've got a very unnerving feeling they've sacked him now to give CF the two easiest games possible in the hope he wins them and they can appoint from within again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Harry Posted October 31, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) I’m glad we are looking for a progressive, front foot, pressing coach. Most other clubs are looking for regressive, back foot, non-pressing coaches. So firstly, those words are just nonsense. Regards the playing style. Jon refers to us now having an identity that the new manager will be recruited into. And specifically that this is the first time they’ve had that clear vision. One thing - who has been responsible for implementing that vision throughout the club? Well, I’ve seen a very stylish document that explains the philosophy. It was put together when Gould was here and he told me that it was driven by Nigel. So, I guess it would have been nice for Nigel’s work on implementing the club philosophy to have been acknowledged. Regards our ambition. I don’t know a single fan who had any expectations of promotion this season, so their ambition is very different to 99% of the fanbase. But given this is their ambition and there is still 2/3rds of the season left, I am now fully expecting promotion and the new manager and the board will now be judged by me on this clear goal. If we don’t get promoted this season then I will now see it as a massive failure - and I will be blaming Jon. Edited October 31, 2023 by Harry 15 2 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Just now, Atticus said: I've got a very unnerving feeling they've sacked him now to give CF the two easiest games possible in the hope he wins them and they can appoint from within again. That suggestion has freightened me because we know this is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Riaz said: If he said he expects us top half fair enough... With the next two games coming up - i expect us to be top half. But if they think we should be chasing promotion, they are deluded & anyone with half a brain when hearing him say that, would rebut it with “you do know you were 2 points off 5th this time last week?” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudgun Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Dear oh dear, deluded fool. What an absolute load of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Even in a short edited video he manages to make the following embarrassing statement that we are looking for “the first time” for someone who will have a clear idea of how we want to play. Which is funny considering that’s supposedly been the approach since LJ, and all that crap about DNA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said: Was that a preview, trying to find the whole video? Does anyone have a link? No way anyone wants to watch more of that. I couldn’t even bear 2 minutes of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReds Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 They must really be preying for wins against Wednesday no matter who is in charge, because there is no way they expected this backlash. I fear for the youngsters on the pitch on Saturday if we go behind, it could get so toxic and they may take it personally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The chief Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 54 minutes ago, The Journalist said: Our chairman thinks the squad Nigel Pearson has built is "one of the best since I've been involved" - but decides to sack the manager after two defeats in a row, one week after we were eighth in the table and when he has only 12 senior players available. Let that sink in for a minute. He's lying. He's sitting there lying to us. It's absolutely disgraceful. Sums it up perfectly. For balance, he was on a hiding to nothing. We’re angry and p’d off so it would have needed to be some statement to provide any positives. However, JL is patently not capable and does not have the leadership, communication, experience or any of the skills required to be in an executive position. His old man would never have put him in charge of his main stockbroker business. a statement like that is as much as he is capable of. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Harry said: I’m glad we are looking for a progressive, front foot, pressing coach. Most other clubs are looking for regressive, back foot, non-pressing coaches. So firstly, those words are just nonsense. Regards the playing style. Jon refers to us now having an identity that the new manager will be recruited into. And specifically that this is the first time they’ve had that clear vision. One thing - who has been responsible for implementing that vision throughout the club? Well, I’ve seen a very stylish document that explains the philosophy. It was put together when Gould was here and he told me that it was driven by Nigel. So, I guess it would have been nice for Nigel’s work on implementing the club philosophy to have been acknowledged. Regards our ambition. I don’t know a single fan who had any expectations of promotion this season, so their ambition is very different to 99% if the fanbase. But given this is their ambition and there is still 2/3rds of the season left, I am now fully expecting promotion and the new manager and the board will now be judged by me on this clear goal. If we don’t get promoted this season then I will now see it as a massive failure - and I will be blaming Jon. 100% this. The Lansdowns have set the bar now. Top 6 minimum this season. That's the expectation we should all have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: Which is funny considering that’s supposedly been the approach since LJ, and all that crap about DNA. That was back in the good humans era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fammyfan Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Is he actually being serious? He sacks a manager after 2 and a half years work to turn around the club and build the foundations for a push despite having little backing to do so. A squad full of players that are playing for the manager and a fan base that largely have faith in the manager….Then Jon Lansdown sacks him and when called for an explanation/rationale, he declines to go on Sound of the City and does a 2 minute video the next day. The guy needs to get out of our club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 This is bad isn't it...I didn't think it would get this bad. That interview is a slap in the face for loyal supporters of this club. Other than continuing to stick their fingers in their ears, how can they move forward from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Just now, Atticus said: 100% this. The Lansdowns have set the bar now. Top 6 minimum this season. That's the expectation we should all have. No. Not top 6. Promotion. That’s the goal set by Jon. That’s what I will judge him on. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Public speaking or in front of a camera isnt for everyone and it certainly isn't for Jon. I don't know if that should rule him out of being chairman of a big football club? Maybe he should have someone do the talking for him but it doesn't work as it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Robin Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 There's something rather apt about seeing Jon Lansdown do the interview in front of a wall of children's drawings showing disfigured reinventions of the club's badge. 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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