ChippenhamRed Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Shocker of a decision. Just appalling. 4 Quote Link to comment
SuperDziek Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, George Rs said: Biggest surprise of the evening so far! Good to see Mick Hucknall there as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
Northern Red Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, ChippenhamRed said: Shocker of a decision. Just appalling. Blimey. I eagerly await one of the resident contrarians coming on to say it was the correct decision. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Selred Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Selred said: Bajic coming in for O’Leary. Ignore me. Just odd he’s stripped off at half time. 2 Quote Link to comment
slartibartfast Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Not Banksy said: Look how much he loves it With Mick Hucknel behind him ! Quote Link to comment
cidercity1987 Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said: Shocker of a decision. Just appalling. Wasn't even close to the ball either which was heading straight to the goalkeeper. Just an utterly made up decision 2 Quote Link to comment
Donnies Tackle Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) I’m worried. After 50-odd years of watching the City, I couldn’t care less anymore. Edited December 22, 2023 by Donnies Tackle Misspelling 10 Quote Link to comment
M.D Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Manning needs to prove himself now.. Quote Link to comment
Lack of Action Man Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Selred said: Ignore me. Just odd he’s stripped off at half time. I did the same once. I was asked to leave the hippodrome and never come back. 3 Quote Link to comment
RollsRoyce Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, pillred said: Controversial but this is mostly Nigel Pearson's team, and according to most on here we are not playing well or are not very good, so who are we blaming? What is controversial? Any coach or manager at the club is in the hands of the recruitment team to provide options and solutions. Oh, you are trying to say that Pearson chose all of these players? James/King yes, but all of the others no. He had a final say, but it depends who is proposed to him. Same with Manning, was same with LJ. Though the owners and head of technical, said, on record, that we have a top 6 budget and changed manager because the current squad is good enough for a promotion push. They defined how we play from youth to first team, on record. Then hired someone who did not coach his sides to play in the described manner. That is not Mannings's fault either, though he should have waited for Swansea where his approach would have been more in tune. He jumped from Oxford too early to the wrong club. Our issues will remain the same until the recruitment is substantially improved, and we have a consistent approach to how the club plays football. Yet again, we have changed direction. The squad, without injuries, working to their strengths, like another 10/12 teams in this league, with some luck, and confidence, could fight for 5/6 th place. But it all has to be pointing in the right direction, and it does need luck, mainly with injuries. we are at least getting the penalties now. The team looks confused to me because they are being asked to change how we had planned to play, and for a system they were recruited to (from youth team recall) bit has now changed. So of course they are not performing (yet?) as it is a lot of change to perform mid season. This squad can play better, they did away at Hull earlier this season, where for a large part of the game, we battered them. But that would not fit your agenda, would it. But the same players and the performance was far better than today. So far. It is only half time, and much can change so we may yet see us take the game to them as we did away from home. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, SuperDziek said: Good to see Mick Hucknall there as well. And Benny from Crossroads in the red coat. Quote Link to comment
TomThumb84 Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Andy082005 said: Our ‘Nige’ would have had us on the brink of the play-offs according to the deluded ones….. Two points off the play-offs when he left could well be the definition of “brink” no? Quote Link to comment
Major Isewater Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Hang on a minute the ball’s round. 1 Quote Link to comment
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Top Robin said: How the heck did Hull get Delap, Twine and Connelly...all class players and making the difference. Probably because they pay good wages and we dont. 1 Quote Link to comment
old_eastender Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Wish we would stop the short corners. Quote Link to comment
pillred Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, RollsRoyce said: What is controversial? Any coach or manager at the club is in the hands of the recruitment team to provide options and solutions. Oh, you are trying to say that Pearson chose all of these players? James/King yes, but all of the others no. He had a final say, but it depends who is proposed to him. Same with Manning, was same with LJ. Though the owners and head of technical, said, on record, that we have a top 6 budget and changed manager because the current squad is good enough for a promotion push. They defined how we play from youth to first team, on record. Then hired someone who did not coach his sides to play in the described manner. That is not Mannings's fault either, though he should have waited for Swansea where his approach would have been more in tune. He jumped from Oxford too early to the wrong club. Our issues will remain the same until the recruitment is substantially improved, and we have a consistent approach to how the club plays football. Yet again, we have changed direction. The squad, without injuries, working to their strengths, like another 10/12 teams in this league, with some luck, and confidence, could fight for 5/6 th place. But it all has to be pointing in the right direction, and it does need luck, mainly with injuries. we are at least getting the penalties now. The team looks confused to me because they are being asked to change how we had planned to play, and for a system they were recruited to (from youth team recall) bit has now changed. So of course they are not performing (yet?) as it is a lot of change to perform mid season. This squad can play better, they did away at Hull earlier this season, where for a large part of the game, we battered them. But that would not fit your agenda, would it. But the same players and the performance was far better than today. So far. It is only half time, and much can change so we may yet see us take the game to them as we did away from home. I asked who we were blaming nothing else. Quote Link to comment
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Donnies Tackle said: I’m worried. After 50-odd years of watching the City, I couldn’t care less anymore. I'm getting like that after 70 years. 2 Quote Link to comment
Crimson Crayola Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, Capman said: Why? It is surely perfectly reasonable to hold the club to account for its position. I wonder why there are some ‘supporters’ who are content to accept mediocrity at the club? Hold the club to account needn't mean punishing us with the same old gag every bleeding time. Quote Link to comment
cidercity1987 Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just remember we dominated these in spells in August under Pearson Quote Link to comment
The Coach Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Could fall to 17th by tomorrow night as it stands Great progress under Manning 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Capman Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: It's not that, it's the boring "top 6" think of something else ffs ! If you can think of a similar shorthand for the board have no idea what they are doing and need to go feel free to tell me what it is. The failure of City to challenge and move forward, our total lack of ambition and our lack of a plan is boring. But supporters need to be united in challenging it. Week in, week out. Because up to now the owners are simply not listening. I am not prepared to criticise Manning, the malaise at our club is down to others. 1 Quote Link to comment
RollsRoyce Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, pillred said: I asked who we were blaming nothing else. It's a club thing, it is run by a bunch of amateurs. 5 Quote Link to comment
M.D Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, Top Robin said: How the heck did Hull get Delap, Twine and Connelly...all class players and making the difference. Good player but a very good reason Brighton got rid.. Quote Link to comment
luke_bristol Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Shocker of a decision. Just appalling. Ref needs two weeks off and some retraining in the fundamentals. Quote Link to comment
RollsRoyce Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Hang on a minute the ball’s round. He doesn't seem to be enjoying the front foot football very much. Though he may have to resort to Captain Mainwaring at half time "You stupid boy" (you have to be ancient) Quote Link to comment
old_eastender Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box! Quote Link to comment
Major Isewater Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, old_eastender said: Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box! Box entries is what we want. Quote Link to comment
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, M.D said: Good player but a very good reason Brighton got rid.. Do tell! Quote Link to comment
Banjo Island Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, old_eastender said: Yet another short corner, just get the flipping ball crossed into the box! Corners are totally pointless long or short Quote Link to comment
The Coach Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Good motivational speech from Manning at half time then. We look uninspired as usual 1 2 Quote Link to comment
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