GrahamC Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, transfer reader said: Are we aiming for top 6 then? If only someone had mentioned this before! Really not sure it needs to be brought up every half an hour regardless of what the thread is. Because we were lied to, like the top ten budget stuff. I’m glad you think it’s great because it looks very mediocre to me. Huddersfield aren’t very good, but as we escaped a very clear penalty shout against us, it was a point that we deserved, at most. Edited December 9, 2023 by GrahamC 14 Quote Link to comment
Cov 77 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: No, we have a top 6 squad already. Will you ever give it a rest ffs Edited December 9, 2023 by Cov 77 2 Quote Link to comment
Full nelson Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Top six side this. 3 Quote Link to comment
And Its Smith Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lew-T said: You really are a ball bag Dave. Eh? I point out that manning has done worse than pearson and you call me a ball bag. Weirdo Quote Link to comment
fisherrich Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) Not impressed! The only positive to take from that game is that most City fans will now realise that the Lansdowns need to get out of Bristol asap. Edited December 9, 2023 by fisherrich 4 3 Quote Link to comment
George Rs Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 I take what Jon said about top six with less then a pinch of salt. Looking away from that, under Manning so far I’ve seen us be more aggressive, controlled games better and fewer (all be it still to many) silly mistakes. He came in after the Cardiff game where we were 4 points off play-offs and we are still currently 4 points off play offs. It’s clear to see the style of football he wants to implement will need us to bring in more quality if we want to play this way effectively, hopefully that will happen in January. Hopefully we go up to Blackburn and have some more fortune in front of goal, as we could’ve easily scored 2/3 more today. Take a point and move on. COYR 13 2 Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Soo much better with Pring on the pitch This is where I need the journalists to ask the question, why was he left out in the first place? Quote Link to comment
Bris Red Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) We are what we are. A workman like battling team that lacks quality, money needs to be spent but we knew all this under Pearson. Manning won't get anymore out of this team (in terms of the fantasy dream of top 6) than Pearson did without spending. Personally im just so glad that Nige did the job he did because for all our lack of quality we never give up and battle till the end. At least Manning has that base to build from as we would be up shit creek beyond belief had Pearson not done all the work he did and this current management team inherited the squad we had in 2021. Edited December 9, 2023 by Bris Red 5 1 Quote Link to comment
Full nelson Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, BCFCGav said: Fair play to the people feeling positive after that. After we equalised we made nothing for nearly an hour. Not sure what’s happened to our attack but it isn’t good. 1 point from 9… it’s season over isn’t it? We’re not going up or down. Will be absolutely funny when we lose at Blackburn and Qpr win and they are 3 points behind us. Jeez. Top six. 2 Quote Link to comment
1team Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Let's not ignore the fact that Huddersfield were terrible. If we can't take 3 points from that we need to start looking over our shoulder. 1 Quote Link to comment
transfer reader Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, GrahamC said: Because we were lied to, like the top ten budget stuff. I’m glad you think it’s great because it looks very mediocre to me. Huddersfield aren’t very good, but as we escaped a very clear penalty shout against us, it was a point that we deserved, at most. Where did I say great? Ironic for you to say we were lied to, and to then misrepresent my own views. I even said it wasn't a stellar performance, but it was positive and you could see when Manning is trying to do. Ok, we were lied to. That's been discussed thoroughly already and it doesn't need to be brought up in every single ******* post. None of us like being lied to, but we also don't need to harp on about it constantly either. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
FNQ Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 We played OK.. but let’s be honest, Huddersfield are crap and will go down. Really disappointed with only one point against such a poor side. 1 Quote Link to comment
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Keep mentioning top 6 everyone, it's definitely not getting tedious. Nobody, not even Jon Lansdown, thinks we're currently capable of it. Quote Link to comment
Bazooka Joe Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: Agreed, three defeats in a row would have seen a meltdown. Spot on. Surely no-one can complain about Manning getting us 5 points out of a possible fifteen? 2 Quote Link to comment
Harvey86 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, George Rs said: I take what Jon said about top six with less then a pinch of salt. Looking away from that, under Manning so far I’ve seen us be more aggressive, controlled games better and fewer (all be it still to many) silly mistakes. He came in after the Cardiff game where we were 4 points off play-offs and we are still currently 4 points off play offs. It’s clear to see the style of football he wants to implement will need us to bring in more quality if we want to play this way effectively, hopefully that will happen in January. Hopefully we go up to Blackburn and have some more fortune in front of goal, as we could’ve easily scored 2/3 more today. Take a point and move on. COYR I had to double check that! Makes losing to Norwich and not getting the 3 today feel worse though tbf Quote Link to comment
Graham76 Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Seeing people on this forum getting triggered every time they see a "top 6 squad" comment :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment
W-S-M Seagull Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: 5 points in 5 games. One fewer than Pearson achieved in his last 5 games. Sorry mate but it seems you're trying to be deliberately controversial. In those last 5 games we lost by a single goal to Leeds and Ipswich and lost to Cardiff with barely 11 fit players. But you know this. We should have took 9 points from QPR, Norwich and Huddersfield. We took 2 points. Dress it up however you want but thats shit. 7 3 Quote Link to comment
The turtle Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 very very difficult conditions to play football in!! yet in that first half some good stuff. exactly what want to see. annoyingly, done on the counter!! when one of the staple rules is control! very much putting that down to management failure, for not anticipating that situation. (i hate that word control as it seems to mean just keeping the ball at the back, which is a bit meh, then acting surprised that chaos is always a part of football) Great start to second half, really came out with correct mindset. and got what deserved from the first half! However, failed to push on...did not create enough in second half, don't think tested keeper even once. Huddersfield were poor today (bit of credit due for making them look it) with the team, there were positives today....at half time it was a case of how are we losing? (always a good sign, minus not scoring) playing really well. However, if you want top 6 failing to win today 1 point from 9 According to Upper management KPI´s this is not good enough. pressure should be building in house, and it is of their own making. Quote Link to comment
Rob k Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, FNQ said: We played OK.. but let’s be honest, Huddersfield are crap and will go down. Really disappointed with only one point against such a poor side. This is where i am - lots of good possession without creating much after the first 20. It was frustrating. Huddersfield really were a poor Side Quote Link to comment
And Its Smith Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, W-S-M Seagull said: Sorry mate but it seems you're trying to be deliberately controversial. In those last 5 games we lost by a single goal to Leeds and Ipswich and lost to Cardiff with barely 11 fit players. But you know this. We should have took 9 points from QPR, Norwich and Huddersfield. We took 2 points. Dress it up however you want but thats shit. Pointing out that manning is doing worse than pearson is controversial. You are a parody now mate 1 2 Quote Link to comment
GrahamC Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, transfer reader said: Where did I say great? Ironic for you to say we were lied to, and to then misrepresent my own views. I even said it wasn't a stellar performance, but it was positive and you could see when Manning is trying to do. Ok, we were lied to. That's been discussed thoroughly already and it doesn't need to be brought up in every single ******* post. None of us like being lied to, but we also don't need to harp on about it constantly either. No, it really does. This was the justification for the change, we were undercooked after international breaks (another lie) & underperforming, should be aiming for top six, best squad in years was another one. So far it looks like regression rather than progress but you see a positive in drawing with a side in the bottom four because we escaped a clear penalty if you want. 5 1 Quote Link to comment
The Original OTIB Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, fisherrich said: Not impressed! The only positive to take from that game is that most City fans will now realise that the Lansdowns need to get out of Bristol asap. They spend the majority away from it already. 1 Quote Link to comment
The Swan and Cemetery Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Wasn’t a thriller, they were poor, we were a bit better, but not great final third (reasonably common under both NP and LM). But given the weather conditions, not sure that’s the game to be passing much judgement on. Quote Link to comment
Supersonic Robin Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Soo much better with Pring on the pitch Pring surely has to start ahead of Bell next week. Bell has been absolutely awful for weeks now. Quote Link to comment
George Rs Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, Harvey86 said: I had to double check that! Makes losing to Norwich and not getting the 3 today feel worse though tbf Yes I totally agree, buts that’s what I mean about bringing in quality. I’m relatively encouraged by the way we’ve played the last two games, that if we get some quality in we can push on and win these types of games. In comparison to Pearson, I’m less sure he could’ve got us playing even better with more money. At the end of the day, johns “top 6 squad” comment has tarred the start of Mannings reign completely. Quote Link to comment
W-S-M Seagull Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, And Its Smith said: Pointing out that manning is doing worse than pearson is controversial. You are a parody now mate I see what you've done here. Quote Link to comment
Northern Red Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said: But given that JL used it as the justification for firing Pearson, we should keep mentioning it. Regardless of one's views on Pearson's sacking, it would be great for us to finally start holding the board accountable for their questionable footballing decisions. I agree about holding them accountable, I'm just not sure what repeatedly posting it on every thread no matter the subject actually achieves. 2 Quote Link to comment
transfer reader Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, GrahamC said: No, it really does. This was the justification for the change, we were undercooked after international breaks (another lie) & underperforming, should be aiming for top six, best squad in years was another one. So far it looks like regression rather than progress but you see a positive in drawing with a side in the bottom four because we escaped a clear penalty if you want. I saw a positive in the performance, particularly the first half but am frustrated and disappointed that we didn't make the most of it. Really not difficult to grasp that and isn't an excuse for you to lie about my views when you're using being lied to as an excuse to being a relentlessly odious ****. 1 Quote Link to comment
Supersonic Robin Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, Harvey86 said: I’m more worried that we’ve struggled in the main against Rotherham(under Pearson), Sheff Wed, QPR and now Hudds. In fact I’d say only against Plymouth did we look particularly convincing. Wouldn’t consider us definitely safe As frustrating as we can be, we're definitely not one of the 3 worst sides in the division. I don't think we have to have any concerns about relegation. 1 Quote Link to comment
TV Tom Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Eh? I point out that manning has done worse than pearson and you call me a ball bag. Weirdo You might have a point if Manning ever goes 16 home games without a win 2 Quote Link to comment
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