Dolman Block B Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 At last. A SQUAD!!! It don’t seem to matter who we start with then take off we have the replacements who give their all. Still think we will fall short of a playoff place but the momentum is as good as I’ve seen. And that smirk on LM face at the final whistle said it all. Well done lads. ️ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just need about 38/40 like this tonight between August and May one year in the next year or three, and we can all .... forgive Brian. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Now let’s back it up against QPR and Sheff Wed, 2 tough games where they are likely to sit back. Proud of the boys tonight, we were excellent. COYR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 The only “but” I can think of is that our inconsistency is such that we could well go and have a stinker against QPR! That’s nothing but speculation though, I really cannot fault anything about tonight. Every single fan on this forum has earned the right to enjoy this result. We’ve been through some hard times and this is what keeps us smiling ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 34 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said: 31% possession ... We can ignore that, and the number of passes they completed. It's the goals that count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Hopefully City will going on a roll - 2 wins from 2 with QPR and the Owls next up both below us in the table flowed by Cardiff at AG. Another three wins and we’ll definitely be in the running for a pray-off spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Crayola Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I wasnt overly enthusiastic with the line-up of James and Williams but tonight proved they can play together without sacrificing impetus. Both of them immense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just now, Crimson Crayola said: I wasnt overly enthusiastic with the line-up of James and Williams but tonight proved they can play together without sacrificing impetus. Both of them immense. That's the weird thing, we look at the line up and it doesn't look right, but it works. Most City fans would say that Bell and Mehmeti aren't the best options for the wide forwards, but they combined for the first goal, and we won at a canter, so I guess they can be the answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 2 minutes ago, Crimson Crayola said: I wasnt overly enthusiastic with the line-up of James and Williams but tonight proved they can play together without sacrificing impetus. Both of them immense. Both deserve new contracts imo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 44 minutes ago, Out of his pie crust said: Clickbait Front foot clickbait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just so happy for everyone involved tonight. They totally deserved that result. Everyone did their job. Williams for my MOTM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Now we need to bet QPR and Sheffield Wednesday. As you know, we don't play well against teams that park the bus. We need to find a way though them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Outstanding win & performance. Chalk n cheese compared to Leeds game. Thought LM gambled with 4 subs in a short period and with a fair bit of time left but it looked seamless! Still think we're lacking that bit of quality in the final third which could be the difference come May but the new guy looked tidy in the short time he was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairweather Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 39 minutes ago, redkev said: Russel Martin being interviewed, what a big headed cock I liked his interview tbh. I was just looking at his back story- abusive father, who was in and out of jail. Cleaning toilets, Set up a foundation in Brighton etc etc. admittedly I went to hot yoga tonight so I might be in the wrong mindset but I concluded he is a decent man. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 6 minutes ago, mozo said: That's the weird thing, we look at the line up and it doesn't look right, but it works. Most City fans would say that Bell and Mehmeti aren't the best options for the wide forwards, but they combined for the first goal, and we won at a canter, so I guess they can be the answer. Mehmeti is too frustrating and inconsistent for my liking. Did well for the goal but after that was wasteful and a bit headless including a needless foul when their player was deep in their own half near the corner flag. He's still young and clearly has talent but has a way to go to be in a promotion pushing side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 54 minutes ago, transfer reader said: I laughed as soon as I saw the thread title. Superb to a man today. And as was just alluded to buy Jamo, Manning set the team up with precisely the right plan. The only blip being Leeds but aside from that, LM has got us set up well to win games. What happens on the pitch is down to the players and showing they are capable of implementing what they are coached to do The squad now looks far stronger and the depth has helped LM to rotate and keep the players as fresh as possible The next 2 games will be tough against teams fighting for their lives but with the likes of Twine, Sykes & Dire available to provide that goal threat and creativity there is no reason not to be positive, thereafter Ipswich & WBA aren’t teams we should be fearful of providing we reach the levels that we achieved this evening Tonights game and performance has set the bar, the challenge is to maintain that to the end of the season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engvall’s Splinter Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Plenty of posts on here tonight @italian dave and deservedly so. Superb from minute one till the death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, JAWS said: Mehmeti is too frustrating and inconsistent for my liking. Did well for the goal but after that was wasteful and a bit headless including a needless foul when their player was deep in their own half near the corner flag. He's still young and clearly has talent but has a way to go to be in a promotion pushing side I fear Mehmeti will fall down the pecking order if McCrorie, Twine, Bell, Sykes & Dire get opportunity’s and perform well. I appreciate he’s still young but this is a results business and performance is everything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Gutted to have missed tonight as i'm out the country - but what a win and a great week...dare to dream. Keep it going COYR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kit Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Its difficult to pick faults there tonight. First half was pretty even both teams looked fairly good. 2nd half was immense, and was as good a performance as I can ever remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 13 minutes ago, JAWS said: Outstanding win & performance. Chalk n cheese compared to Leeds game. Thought LM gambled with 4 subs in a short period and with a fair bit of time left but it looked seamless! Still think we're lacking that bit of quality in the final third which could be the difference come May but the new guy looked tidy in the short time he was on. I was thinking he needed more legs on the pitch at 60 mins and he did exactly that and also again 10-15 mins later. Good call and did the right thing at the right time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, mozo said: You were bang on right that I shouldn't have written off this game Bazunu was 30 minutes late charging out of his area….thought he was gonna hack Mehmeti down! That would’ve been funny! 58 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: In terms of performance , the opponents a pp club , on their run , the way LM set us up and the individual and collective performances , and the result to round it off ,that’s about as good as it’s come for a few years probably Well done LM and every player who executed the game plan so well - that’s the standard we should be aspiring to now ️ Yep. Near flawless. Dont want to call any player out tonight, but Matty James was top, top-drawer tonight. Strong as an Ox too. 54 minutes ago, redkev said: Russel Martin being interviewed, what a big headed cock Can’t wait to watch that later. +++++ Sorry everyone for the thread, I hit submit on the final whistle, and legged it to the car to listen to BBCRB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 26 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: We can ignore that, and the number of passes they completed. It's the goals that count. Martin-Ball - 68% possession of which 60% of it was in their own third. Don't ever play like that LM. The press / block of Knight and Conway backed up by Mehmeti on Manning and Bell on KWP was near-faultless, allowed Jamo and Williams to play high. Beautiful. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 After tough home games against West Ham, Forest and Leeds, in a way Southampton were the perfect opposition. They want all the possession but struggled against a high press and over-committed when coming forward with a defence and keeper for whom defending wasn’t their strongest attribute. Plus a great performance by so many players, but a special shout out for Hayden Roberts, who had a stormer to the extent we didn’t miss Pring at all. That’s saying something! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Hampton Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Dr Balls said: After tough home games against West Ham, Forest and Leeds, in a way Southampton were the perfect opposition. They want all the possession but struggled against a high press and over-committed when coming forward with a defence and keeper for whom defending wasn’t their strongest attribute. Plus a great performance by so many players, but a special shout out for Hayden Roberts, who had a stormer to the extent we didn’t miss Pring at all. That’s saying something! Definitely. A less physical player than Pring but a really great performance and more than deserves his place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 6 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Martin-Ball - 68% possession of which 60% of it was in their own third. Don't ever play like that LM. The press / block of Knight and Conway backed up by Mehmeti on Manning and Bell on KWP was near-faultless, allowed Jamo and Williams to play high. Beautiful. Thought we pressed well on triggers Not pressing constantly burning energy but when we did we pressed as a unit And James and Williams bossed it in the heart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 That was enjoyable. We have had spells, minutes even halves where we have been good and it looked like the sort of football Manning wants, tonight was pretty much 90 minutes. Yes even those spells where they had the ball , yes they created a couple of chances & hit the top of the bar, but to a man we defended with calmness and quality. I thought the press worked well , let them play but when we went we went as a team. How many times did Williams nick it , or James come stealing in. Dickie oozes class and I thought Tanner stood up to a stern test really well. I still get annoyed with Mehmeti , but credit where it's due , he had much more impact tonight . Special mention for Haydon Roberts, thought he was excellent tonight. From the first few games he looked like he carried more threat than Pring , and some of the link up play was very promising . You have to praise Manning too, the Subs did exactly what he would have wanted, each one having a positive impact and keeping us on the front foot © . The one poor game was the officials . The Lino on the Lansdown side could not spot an offside all first half and the Ref thought there was a rule where you couldn't book a Southampton player. 4 separate shirt pulls and they got away with them all. Still I won't let it upset me tonight. Just need to do something very Un City like and beat QPR Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted February 13 Admin Report Share Posted February 13 I reckon tonight’s bench is amongst the best we’ve had at Championship level and will only get stronger with the return of Pring, Twine and Atkinson. It’s the hope that kills you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 24 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Bazunu was 30 minutes late charging out of his area….thought he was gonna hack Mehmeti down! That would’ve been funny! Yep. Near flawless. Dont want to call any player out tonight, but Matty James was top, top-drawer tonight. Strong as an Ox too. Can’t wait to watch that later. +++++ Sorry everyone for the thread, I hit submit on the final whistle, and legged it to the car to listen to BBCRB. James is such a clever player. Not the quickest but has an extra yard in his head. Every team needs one like him. I really hope we see sense and sign him up along with Williams now they are both proving their fitness. Just shows how much fitness does to bring the best out of a player. It took a while for both of them but they are purring at the moment 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, Ian M said: I reckon tonight’s bench is amongst the best we’ve had at Championship level and will only get stronger with the return of Pring, Twine and Atkinson. It’s the hope that kills you! Midfield is best I can remember in a long long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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