Ivorguy Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 It occurs to me that SL is vulnerable to attacks on his ego. How about unofficially renaming The Lansdown Stand The Nigel Pearson Stand; and when new owners arrive lobby for the unofficial name to be made official. 8 3 2 2 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 More cutting edge commentary. Carlsberg don't do 'Gas laugh at the City fans' but if they did...... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuni Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: It occurs to me that SL is vulnerable to attacks on his ego. How about unofficially renaming The Lansdown Stand The Nigel Pearson Stand; and when new owners arrive lobby for the unofficial name to be made official. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 I didn't love him that much! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: It occurs to me that SL is vulnerable to attacks on his ego. How about unofficially renaming The Lansdown Stand The Nigel Pearson Stand; and when new owners arrive lobby for the unofficial name to be made official. Good point. Ill print out the 5 metre tall lettering and you scale the massive frame, climb up, and glue it down. Great plan mate. We will take him down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Bar BS3 Posted November 1, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Get a grip.! He was a bloke, being paid very well, to do a job. Parts of that job he did well - but overall our results under him were pretty uninspiring for 2.5 years..! Definitely surprised at the timing - bit other than that, I've hardly mustered more than a "meh" at him leaving. 21 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Get a grip.! He was a bloke, being paid very well, to do a job. Parts of that job he did well - but overall our results under him were pretty uninspiring for 2.5 years..! Definitely surprised at the timing - bit other than that, I've hardly mustered more than a "meh" at him leaving. So has Lansdowns ownership over 20 years very uninspiring ... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Just now, Street red said: So has Lansdowns ownership over 20 years very uninspiring ... I think people need to be careful what they wish for..! There are many, many examples of far worse than we have had. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll Just in case anyone wants to change their first born's name to Nigel. 2 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: I think people need to be careful what they wish for..! There are many, many examples of far worse than we have had. Anythings better than the this shower our clubs an embarrassing mess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll Just in case anyone wants to change their first born's name to Nigel. I've heard that Jonny wants to change his name to Nigel 'Nigel Lansdown' send that link to him on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuni Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Street red said: Anythings better than the this shower our clubs an embarrassing mess. Really ? Sheffield Wednesday owner asks fans for $2.4 million to pay debt (msn.com) Reading: HMRC lodges second winding-up petition of year against League One club - BBC Sport 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Street red said: Anythings better than the this shower our clubs an embarrassing mess. What a stupid comment.! Ask Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Rovers, amongst many others - just how their ownership is better than ours. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Zuni said: Really ? Sheffield Wednesday owner asks fans for $2.4 million to pay debt (msn.com) Reading: HMRC lodges second winding-up petition of year against League One club - BBC Sport Of course ours adds to that list we are still in debt and all this could back fire massively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: What a stupid comment.! Ask Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Rovers, amongst many others - just how their ownership is better than ours. And if it wasn't for Nigel Pearson and Gould the club would be in a very s*** position. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 12 minutes ago, Street red said: And if it wasn't for Nigel Pearson and Gould the club would be in a very s*** position. Indeed. If we still had them we would be in a better place in every respect. Those two, a bit more cash.. think with NP and Gould we were on the right road, better engagement with fans too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 13 minutes ago, Street red said: And if it wasn't for Nigel Pearson and Gould the club would be in a very s*** position. Yeah probably. That was their jobs, for which they got paid very well. If it weren't them, maybe others might have done better - or worse - who knows.! They both helped steady the ship, but we can't keep treading water & NP has his own health issues to worry about - not that that makes the timing of his removal make any more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Yeah probably. That was their jobs, for which they got paid very well. If it weren't them, maybe others might have done better - or worse - who knows.! They both helped steady the ship, but we can't keep treading water & NP has his own health issues to worry about - not that that makes the timing of his removal make any more sense. Worse I reckon, we were staring FFP breaches square in the face in summer 2021, it was pushing an emergency really. The safety valve of a stadium sale had gone by summer 2021. We would have had one year to spend enough to get up in 2021-22 but not too much that we wouldn't fail. Edited November 1, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleRed Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 No matter who the manager was, the wage bill had to be cut down. You give Pearson and the cricket man too much credit for that. As was mentioned before, a different manager might of done better on the pitch than what Pearson managed to do. Time to get over it and back the new manager and players going forward. Jesus. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Another thread containing posts saying either something along the lines: - be careful what you wish for and / or (re SL) - someone might’ve done better (re Nige) to frame their agenda with no consideration that: - it’s possible to have a better owner too - it’s possible to have done worse too It’s a very blinkered view. 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) @UncleRed A lot of managers wouldn't work under those conditions albeit they have to in that scenario but the job wouldn't necessarily appeal in that way. QPR have been cutting back, look at them! Reading fell foul, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday sought to cut back and look. Edited November 1, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleRed Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Another thread containing posts saying either something along the lines: - be careful what you wish for and / or (re SL) - someone might’ve done better (re Nige) Because 90 percent of people on here believe you can’t get worse than SL and you can’t get better than Pearson, and boy do they go on about it. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleRed Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: @UncleRed A lot of managers wouldn't work under those conditions albeit they have to in that scenario but the job wouldn't necessarily appeal in that way. QPR have been cutting back, look at them! Reading fell foul, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday sought to cut back and look. A lot of managers wouldn’t I agree. But I he wasn’t the only one that would of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Zuni said: Really ? Sheffield Wednesday owner asks fans for $2.4 million to pay debt (msn.com) Reading: HMRC lodges second winding-up petition of year against League One club - BBC Sport I don't like the "careful what you wish for" attitude Some people in life have a worse life than me, does that mean I should not ever feel upset etc? Many people have better lives than me, does that mean they shouldn't feel upset etc about things in their lives because their lives are better than mine? See where I'm going with this? 5 minutes ago, UncleRed said: Because 90 percent of people on here believe you can’t get worse than SL and you can’t get better than Pearson, and boy do they go on about it. You're working late tonight? Edited November 2, 2023 by W-S-M Seagull 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 Some people just love the drama of this.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, UncleRed said: A lot of managers wouldn’t I agree. But I he wasn’t the only one that would of. Others may have taken it on, unsure if a lot who would have taken on the challenge would have done it as well as him...and Gould must take his share of credit too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityboy1954 Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ivorguy said: It occurs to me that SL is vulnerable to attacks on his ego. How about unofficially renaming The Lansdown Stand The Nigel Pearson Stand; and when new owners arrive lobby for the unofficial name to be made official. Funny you say that how could he not replace Des williams"s name after the original stand was named after Des ? Couldave named the south stand at least after him out of decency . Edited November 2, 2023 by Cityboy1954 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Cityboy1954 said: Funny you say that how could he not replace Des williams"s name after the original stand was named after Des ? Couldave named the south stand at least after him out of decency . Unfortunately the Lansdowns don't do the decent thing and unfortunately this isn't just about Pearson it's a load more than that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Cityboy1954 said: Funny you say that how could he not replace Des williams"s name after the original stand was named after Des ? Couldave named the south stand at least after him out of decency . I still call it the Williams Stand. Whilst I obviously appreciate the money he put in to rebuild the stadium, I thought it would’ve shown real class to keep the names of the stands as they were before 2015. Ashton Gate has been our home for over century, it wouldn’t kill anyone to have some visible sign of that on the outside of the stadium or in the seating (Atyeo Stand aside). Still, it’s his toy, he’s going to do whatever he wants with it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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