Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Hazelboy said: I'd confidently like to add these 4 to the 'out of the running' list please. Oh please do! Would shake the malaise just a bit, but yeah..feels like we need something big but can't see it. Club just feels in a rut atm. Drift and now best manager we've had in years has been sacked senselessly. Edited November 1, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Why do people keep mentioning Potter? He was linked to Napoli recently. There’s wishful thinking and then there’s “Yeah, I reckon I could land a plane. Easy.” 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 I'm getting the impression the longer this goes on that Tinnion's cunning plan has backfired somewhat. If you are going to have the 'balls' to sack a manager that everyone apart from you can see is doing a good job in difficult circumstances at least have a coach lined up to announce as his replacement. To leave a void leading up to two crucial fixtures (lose them and we are looking well and truly downwards) is downright negligent. As someone on another thread said, if I was Curtis Fleming I would do the press conference for the Wednesday game, tell it how it is and then tell the Lansdowns to stick their club where the sun don't shine. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 36 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Maybe it'll be some blockbuster appointment that none of us see coming. One of the folllowing: Bielsa, Hassenhuttl, Lopetegui or Potter. I'd still think Pearson merited the opportunity to see what be could do with some money medium to long term and as injuries returned hopefully short term, at least 3 of those are out of work. In practice though would any of those remotely be happy to work under Tinnion for one. Whether I believe any of the above, of just trying to post positivity to lighten the mood.. I imagine it'll be someone uninspiring, inexperienced or both. It’s like a monstrous edition of the Masked Singer. Jonathan Ross guesses Taylor Swift or Beyoncé, but it always turns out to be the barmaid from Emmerdale. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, mason said: Brighton; 7th in prem, well established Brentford 10th prem, play some good stuff C Palace in prem; didnt we beat them in the play offs once Forest; just F.F.S how have they left us behind Wolves; werent we right up behind them near the top of the championship once. Wont mention the likes of Bournemouth/Burnley who we played regularly on there way up to the top div. Point being ffp or not we should be up there with these teams right now; as for the players, if we were up challenging the top six and top 2 for a season or two they wouldnt be in such a rush to join Bournemouth etc as they would see we were seriously making a challenge ourselves. We lack ambition and SL`s poor judgements have us going around and around, it wont make any difference, who ever takes over as manager, as we will cash in on our best players and get only the same promises of better things to come....................... Let's forget Bournemouth for a moment, they went up in breach in 2015 and benefited from PL and Parachute Payments ever since. Thereby smoothing their path back up. Nottingham Forest are historically a bigger club, won the playoffs. Well done- we never quite pushed it to the level but was quite important that they went up. Crystal Palace are probably historically bigger than us. The big fail was Hull 2008 but more accurately the failure to strengthen correctly in January 2008 when flying. Burnley, hit on the crest of a wave in 2009 and unlike when we hit the wall after losing a Cup semi final in 2018, they actually went on and won the playoffs that season. Thereafter Parachute Payments and PL money have helped them greatly, superbly run too for a good chunk of that period. Brighton and Brentford did well. Are impressive, Brighton for their infrastructure in place some time before us. Brentford I dunno, traded excellently..but then the players they signed we could have signed, they were not that expensive a lot of them or a vastly different profile. Wolves are a historically bigger club but you might want to check again how they attracted some of those they did. We didn't have Mendes helping to supply players and an ex Valencia and Porto boss to help coach them!! Our contacts in 2017 were what? Lee Johnson as head coach and who? Mark Ashton? Ffs. Were we looking at players like Maupay, Benramha, Watkins, Jensen, Norgaard etc when they were affordable. Doubtful! Pukki on a free to Norwich, Klich to Leeds why not to us. Giving Lee Johnson the budget and letting him sign or even try and mould a lot of the players we had into a cohesive unit? Big mistake. Edited November 1, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Sir Geoff said: I'm getting the impression the longer this goes on that Tinnion's cunning plan has backfired somewhat. If you are going to have the 'balls' to sack a manager that everyone apart from you can see is doing a good job in difficult circumstances at least have a coach lined up to announce as his replacement. To leave a void leading up to two crucial fixtures (lose them and we are looking well and truly downwards) is downright negligent. As someone on another thread said, if I was Curtis Fleming I would do the press conference for the Wednesday game, tell it how it is and then tell the Lansdowns to stick their club where the sun don't shine. Probably the first time in history Tinnion has ever featured in a sentence containing the word “cunning”. Not the first time- Tinnion featuring in a sentence containing the word “dense”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mason said: Condensed version; SL has messed up with his choices, which is why they are where they are and we are still here, forever going around and around Probably January 2008 the big opportunity when FFP didn't exist. Other than that..your post is somewhat reductive. Why didn't we try and scout people like those I listed. Mind you perhaps Lee Johnson wouldn't have seen them flourish under his tenure. Not entirely his blame, look at the Ashton Vale fiasco. Edited November 1, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW8 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 John Mousinho at Portsmouth may be an option but I think we’ll struggle to prise him away… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Probably the first time in history Tinnion has ever featured in a sentence containing the word “cunning”. Not the first time- Tinnion featuring in a sentence containing the word “dense”. I was going to replace Tinnion with Baldrick but guessed people may realise what a 'dense' decision maker I was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Maybe it'll be some blockbuster appointment that none of us see coming. One of the folllowing: Bielsa, Hassenhuttl, Lopetegui or Potter. I'd still think Pearson merited the opportunity to see what be could do with some money medium to long term and as injuries returned hopefully short term, at least 3 of those are out of work. In practice though would any of those remotely be happy to work under Tinnion for one. Whether I believe any of the above, of just trying to post positivity to lighten the mood.. I imagine it'll be someone uninspiring, inexperienced or both. Bielsa manages Uruguay doesn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, mason said: You mean the fiasco where SL said along the lines of; redevelopment was out of the question and then redeveloped? asked for opinions on the new redeveloped Eastend Stand then did what he wanted anyway. While I`m on was there ever any poll/meet/ discussion on the his dream of Bristol Sport or was that just because he could? asking for a friend. We first went for Ashton Vale in 2007. We had at least one public inquiry. Dunno if the 2nd was ever heard...how long should we have kept pushing on Ashton Vale? Almost 6 years between the announcement of plans and the Plan B. ie November 2007 to September or October 2013. The redeveloped East End, I will have to look back at. 50 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said: Bielsa manages Uruguay doesn't he? Yes, good spot. Cross him and tbh them all off. It'll probably be someone uninspiring, vastly inexperienced or both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Here it is. No expense spared 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Billy Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 I think we will announce the new head coach late tomorrow or early Friday. With the line that Curtis will take the team on the weekend and the new coach will watching from the stands. They don’t want to appoint to early as they would have to lead the team on the weekend and with the potential hostility best to let it simmer out a little. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Here it is. No expense spared Looks like the coach that Fletch and Godber get forced to break out of Slade Prison in, then sneak back inside with, in the Porridge movie. This is on topic as it was during a football match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted November 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Well, Lampards out of the running now so thats 4 or 5 that we know won't be getting the job. Give it another week and we'll know around 10-12 that won't be getting it. But we probably still won't know who is actually getting the job.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keflav Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Well what ever we do manager wise, just remember this is Bristol City prepared to be very underwhelmed.... its the Bristol City Way.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Whoever it is, we now know BT and JL both think this squad is good enough foe promotion. So I guess we are looking for a miracle worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) To be fair promotion can mean many things. It can mean winning the title. Finishing 2nd having been strong throughout. A charge to 2nd, ie failing that comfortably 3rd or 4th and winning the playoffs. Or scraping into the playoffs final day, 6th place and winning. Much else in between as well. I assume when they say promotion, they mean the lottery of the play-offs and winning them. Edited November 2, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: To be fair promotion can mean many things. It can mean winning the title. Finishing 2nd having been strong throughout. A charge to 2nd, ie failing that comfortably 3rd or 4th and winning the playoffs. Or scraping into the playoffs final day, 6th place and winning. Much else in between as well. I assume when they say promotion, they mean the lottery of the playoffs. Not really guv, promotion means promotion. It’s a tangible thing. They think this team should be in the Premier league next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Been giving this some thought and the club seem to have tried all kinds of different coaching setups so i think the only one left to try is the junior football coaching model where one of the players parents steps up into the role. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: Not really guv, promotion means promotion. It’s a tangible thing. They think this team should be in the Premier league next season. I honestly think the only chance for the foreseeable of promotion for a non Parachute Payments club will be the playoffs. From 2019-20 to present, just 1 side has broken the top 2 who aren't in receipt of Parachute Payments which was Bielsa's Leeds in 2019-20. Ipswich may yet split this but do they have the longevity. If not, Leeds especially will step up. Edited November 2, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted November 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: Not really guv, promotion means promotion. It’s a tangible thing. They think this team should be in the Premier league next season. Jon been passing the waccy baccy around. He's gonna get grounded by Dad when he finds out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyAB Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Maybe we're after Manning who has to serve a one-match ban this weekend anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Island Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 23 hours ago, Hazelboy said: I'd confidently like to add these 4 to the 'out of the running' list please. Whilst adding luke williams wade elliot nathan jones and jamie mcallister to the in the running list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 27 minutes ago, Show Me The Money! said: Been giving this some thought and the club seem to have tried all kinds of different coaching setups so i think the only one left to try is the junior football coaching model where one of the players parents steps up into the role. Thoughts? DaveFevs for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: DaveFevs for me. He's too busy working on his new murder mystery TV show. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa_bcfc Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 I’d go to the Brighton CEO and ask them for some advice on who to approach. They seem to make good manager/chief coach decisions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, aa_bcfc said: I’d go to the Brighton CEO and ask them for some advice on who to approach. They seem to make good manager/chief coach decisions. Bit like going to Lewis Hamilton to advise on a new family car. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 On 01/11/2023 at 15:39, Mr Popodopolous said: Maybe it'll be some blockbuster appointment that none of us see coming. One of the folllowing: Bielsa, Hassenhuttl, Lopetegui or Potter. I'd still think Pearson merited the opportunity to see what be could do with some money medium to long term and as injuries returned hopefully short term, at least 3 of those are out of work. In practice though would any of those remotely be happy to work under Tinnion for one. Whether I believe any of the above, of just trying to post positivity to lighten the mood.. I imagine it'll be someone uninspiring, inexperienced or both. I think your last sentence summed it up perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sludge Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Has anyone ITK ruled out Jamie McAllister yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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