Liam Manning - CONFIRMED NEW HEAD COACH

[Zuni]

3 minutes ago, Cov 77 said:

Honestly most people under 60 won’t know who he was 

I'm under 60 and remember him as a nasty racist and homophobe.

Is that the guy ?

[RedJim]

1 minute ago, One Team said:

Completely agree. This must be their last throw of the dice surely? 

Bloody hope so, done with them. 

[W-S-M Seagull]

6 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

You use this guy with 85 followers on X to substantiate your blinkered view that MK were correct in sacking the guy we may be recruiting? I think you’ll need to do better than that!
 

All day you’ve been talking yourself into a hole from which you may never escape. I too was far from happy with the sacking of NP et al, but he’s gone now and he ain’t coming back. If Manning is to be the new appointee then he’ll get my full support because  I support Bristol City - whoever comprises that in that moment of time.
 

Not that you’ll take my advice but I think that you should to do the same. 

I'll be delighted if my concerns end up being unfounded and that Liam Manning leads us to the Premier league like Jon Lansdown thinks he can. 

As I said earlier, I'll be the 1st to sing his name if he is a success. 

I'm sorry that my concern for the future of the club that I support, is such a big issue of yours.

If I can't air my concerns here, where can I? 

[RedRoss]

1 minute ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'll be delighted if my concerns end up being unfounded and that Liam Manning leads us to the Premier league like Jon Lansdown thinks he can. 

As I said earlier, I'll be the 1st to sing his name if he is a success. 

I'm sorry that my concern for the future of the club that I support, is such a big issue of yours.

If I can't air my concerns here, where can I? 

Trust me, you've more than done that.

[Notbarrymanc]

3 minutes ago, Zuni said:

I'm under 60 and remember him as a nasty racist and homophobe.

Is that the guy ?

He had his ashes mixed into paint and got himself painted onto the outside of a pub he owned in some manc shithole. Which was nice. 

[lenred]

9 minutes ago, Cov 77 said:

Honestly most people under 60 won’t know who he was 

Well I’m well under 60 and I do.  

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

8 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'll be delighted if my concerns end up being unfounded and that Liam Manning leads us to the Premier league like Jon Lansdown thinks he can. 

As I said earlier, I'll be the 1st to sing his name if he is a success. 

I'm sorry that my concern for the future of the club that I support, is such a big issue of yours.

If I can't air my concerns here, where can I? 

I guess that's where there is a perhaps a difference between you and some others.

There are those who may well sing his name whilst he's striving to be a success and not waiting until he's already succeeded.

Fair play to the Sheffield Wednesday fans who were singing Danny Rohl's name after two games and bottom of the division.

P.s did you wait to sing 'Nigel Pearson Cider Army' until after he left? Pretty much all of Ashton Gate did having not bothered for two and a half years.

Edited November 6, 2023 by Marina's Rolls Royce

[Cov 77]

7 minutes ago, Zuni said:

I'm under 60 and remember him as a nasty racist and homophobe.

Is that the guy ?

Yes point trying to make is no one bar an knob would relate decent young man with a fat racist from the 70’s 

[steviestevieneville]

1 hour ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I hope this can you to understand where I'm coming from. 

We have a set club style. He has to fit into that. He doesn't get to change the style and have time to change it.

It’s not set though , it can’t be , that’s not possible & he’s not a rigid coach , he said so. High press , attacking football yes. There’s are lots of ways that can be achieved though  

[Cov 77]

1 hour ago, Gratz260689 said:

He’s been in the Chelsea set up for the last 20 years worked under tuchel etc I’d imagine that’s a better pedigree than getting sales at MK dons,

Oxford forum guy says Oxford players were told tonight he’s going , announcement tomorrow 

[frenchred]

23 minutes ago, Zuni said:

The last people to be picking a new Head Coach/Manager for their team is the fans !

Sorry Steve, forgot it's your club

[Hayfield8]

14 minutes ago, RedJim said:

Exactly. And the cycle repeats. Nothing will ever change until the Lansdowns go.

Yep, complete deja vu. We'll be here again in a year or two.

[Zuni]

Just now, frenchred said:

Sorry Steve, forgot it's your club

Apology accepted.

[W-S-M Seagull]

5 minutes ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

I guess that's where there is a perhaps a difference between you and some others.

There are those who may well sing his name whilst he's striving to be a success and not waiting until he's already succeeded.

Fair play to the Sheffield Wednesday fans who were singing Danny Rohl's name after two games and bottom of the division.

I've said this countless times today. 

But as the club have set an expectation of challenging, then he doesn't get the chance to strive to be a success. He has to be an instant success.

[bcfc01]

26 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

 

Not funny.

Bit shit really.

[W-S-M Seagull]

1 minute ago, Hayfield8 said:

Yep, complete deja vu. We'll be here again in a year or two.

And needing a Nigel Pearson to once again sort out the chaotic mess that's been created by an inexperienced person.

[redsquirrel]

20 minutes ago, Cov 77 said:

Honestly most people under 60 won’t know who he was 

colin as his assistant  strippers at half time, im liking this

[Rudolf Hucker]

4 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

As I said earlier, I'll be the 1st to sing his name if he is a success. 

turncoat

noun

1. a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

    

4 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I'm sorry that my concern for the future of the club that I support, is such a big issue of yours.

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn what you think. You have far too high an opinion of yourself if you think that the concerns you’ve stated, then repeated, endlessly, are a “big issue” to me. I’m merely suggesting that, for your own well-being, you move on. 

[Glen hump]

28 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

28 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

28 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

[Hartleysbeard]

32 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

That’s pathetic. Embarrassing as you say. 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Hartleysbeard

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

Just now, W-S-M Seagull said:

I've said this countless times today. 

But as the club have set an expectation of challenging, then he doesn't get the chance to strive to be a success. He has to be an instant success.

The club sets an expectation of challenging along with about 60 other clubs.

He has to be an instant success according to who?

Most fans will who actually bother to attend will give him a fair chance so long as they see what he's trying to do. 

The Lansdowns have appointed 3 Managers in 8 years ( until as and when Liam is appointed) so I think it's fair to say they also give them a chance often long after the fans have lost faith.

[ChubStixx]

Neither excited, nor disappointed with the appointment. It might work, it might not, but I obviously hope it does. Think he's got a tough old job on his hands. 

[RedRoss]

11 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I've said this countless times today. 

But as the club have set an expectation of challenging, then he doesn't get the chance to strive to be a success. He has to be an instant success.

So Wednesday fans don't have the aim to stay in the league? Rohl doesn't have that expectation set by their board? Of course he does but they cheered him on after losing 3 out of 4 because he's new and showing improvements. The same applies to Manning the aim is promotion why wouldn't it be. If we don't do that it'll be the context of performances, where we end up ect that'll decide whether he's been a success or not. Your just being pedantic saying he has to have instant success. We should cheer him on and give him time to put his stamp on the team.

Edited November 6, 2023 by RedRoss

[Hayfield8]

36 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said:

Saw this. Embarrassing, I reckon. Takes the Mickey out of our new manager’s status and then goes on to spell Peyton Manning’s name wrong. Shame, as they’ve done decent ones before.

 

That's brilliant, sums up the fans reaction nicely. 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Hayfield8
Clarified whose reaction

[ray savino]

Know very little about this guy but need to give him a chance obviously. Let’s hope the powers that be have really done their homework on this one and he is the real deal. I liked Nige for his forthright views and whilst the board probably won’t admit it, I reckon some of those things will have hit a nerve with them. They might show a bit more nous going forward. 

I always said in previous posts over the past year that I could see Nige being the person to steady the ship, put some foundations back into what was becoming a mess of a club after the Ashton / Johnson / Holden regimes. But it seemed more and more clear that he was never going to be able to work with the current ownership longer term.

Over the last couple of weeks, despite liking and appreciating Nige, I was kind of glad he was going, more to do with that fact that it was plainly obvious that he was never to be given a longer term deal. What I am also glad is that this really puts the onus on the ownersip to own their decision and recruitment decision in this case. I don’t wish them to fail, quite the opposite I want it to be a blinding success. It might show that they have really thought about what they want for this football club for once. The proof as they say is in the pudding, so let’s hope it was all lip service to the fans.

I was never a huge LJ fan. He was a decent coach, but the fact that with probably more financial backing and support than any manager since I started supporting City since 1966, his teams always seemed to blow up by the last third of the season when in promising positions. I was never convinced with his apparent man management particularly it appeared with some young players. Nige did appear good at this aspect. Also I got the impression that BT wasn’t particularly aligned with LJ and their views of young players development. 

So is this Manning guy another Johnson Mk 2? Well he’s young and can put a PPT deck together, and has a nice turn of “modern” football phraseology for a start. However, where I think it is very different at the moment is that he is not a known personality to Lee Johnson. It all felt a bit too comfy cosy with LJ and SL and to me, to the detriment of the professional decision making in the club. Manning is coming here with no Bristol City baggage and just the reputation as a promising coach.

As someone else said, Eddie Howe had to start somewhere, likewise Corberan, McKenna, Carrick etc. Just maybe for once this bloke might be the fit for us at the right time.

And that final thing is that classic saying, right person in the right place at the right time. With most managers at our level, there is a bit of hoping all the stars align at a club for them to be a good fit. Let’s hope this is the case with Manning because I want to get back to feeling like the club really does have a tangible plan. As much as I was disappointed about the nature of NP’s dismissal, I do think we’ve got to give the guy a fair chance. Has he got to get promotion this season? Don’t be daft, despite the stuff the board said, that was just a load of PR  guff to justify the Board’s decision to the fans.

I’ve actually come around to the idea that this might be an interesting appointment, and he’s got plenty of time this season to show what he can do with this squad of players. 

One final thing. What do people think of the chances of SL loosening the purse strings and getting in Twine as our playmaker on loan in Jan, with a view to a perm at the end of the season? 

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

1 minute ago, ChubStixx said:

Neither excited, nor disappointed with the appointment. It might work, it might not, but I obviously hope it does. Think he's got a tough old job on his hands. 

Name me one new City Manager in the last 20 years who has had anything but a tough old job on their hands when taking over and that pretty much goes for virtually every club. 

[W-S-M Seagull]

7 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

turncoat

noun

1. a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

    

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn what you think. You have far too high an opinion of yourself if you think that the concerns you’ve stated, then repeated, endlessly, are a “big issue” to me. I’m merely suggesting that, for your own well-being, you move on. 

Quite frankly I don't appreciate the tone of your post and the attack on my character. 

Think that says more about you than me. 

For my own well being, you are now on my block list. 

Thank you for valuing others differing opinions. 

[fisherrich]

11 minutes ago, Glen hump said:

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

That’s embarrassing, almost infantile, shame they usually do something decent 

Typical Lansdown appointment 

[Simon bristol]

6 minutes ago, RedRoss said:

So Wednesday fans don't have the aim to stay in the league? Rohl doesn't have that expectation set by their board? Of course he does but they cheered him on after losing 3 out of 4 because he's new and showing improvements. The same applies to Manning the aim is promotion why wouldn't it be. If we don't do that it'll be the context of performances, where we end up ect that'll decide whether he's been a success or not. Your just being pedantic saying he has to have instant success. We should cheer him on and give him time to put his stamp on the team.

Its the idiots in charge saying we have a top 6 squad that have put the pressure on… with their squad and choice of manager someone needs to be resigning if the top 6 isn’t achieved!

[W-S-M Seagull]

6 minutes ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

The club sets an expectation of challenging along with about 60 other clubs.

He has to be an instant success according to who?

Most fans will who actually bother to attend will give him a fair chance so long as they see what he's trying to do. 

The Lansdowns have appointed 3 Managers in 8 years ( until as and when Liam is appointed) so I think it's fair to say they also give them a chance often long after the fans have lost faith.

If he doesn't produce success with a squad which the owners think is good enough to challenge, then the axe has to fall in the same manner as it did with Pearson. 

The Lansdowns have made numerous appointments like this, none have been a success. Whilst I'm sure Manning is a lovely guy, it's not that I don't have faith in him, it's that the Lansdowns track record at this type of appointment means I don't have faith in them making this appointment.