CityGill Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) All “behaviours” we lack. For me, it’s not about the quality of our players, because Ipswich have just showed us that mentality is what makes a promotion side. There is something wrong with the mentality of our club as a whole. Bristol City feels like a “nice” club to come and work. You will be treated well, nobody will deride you for not performing. The club mentality is a reflection from the staff we have at the top of the club. We don’t buy players who have the mental strength we need. There is nobody to lead, to take a game by the scruff of the neck, to put that game changing tackle in and grab their own teammate and scream in their face when they misplace a 6 yard pass. This is not meant to be a reflection on the Ipswich match, if I’m honest I watched the match and thought good attempt city, but I was jealous of Ipswich’s passion. Edited March 5 by CityGill 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 We NeVR rEpLaCeD tHe DoC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce5nine Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Woke club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Well done to Mark Ashton. Personally never had an issue with the guy. Credit where it’s due, has built a strong recruitment strategy with Luke Werhun. Difference is they got the management right and owners appear to have not interfered. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Shauntaylor85 said: Well done to Mark Ashton. Personally never had an issue with the guy. Credit where it’s due, has built a strong recruitment strategy with Luke Werhun. Difference is they got the management right and owners appear to have not interfered. I'm not sure I'd ever say this out loud but I have this season wondered if Mark Ashton wasn't actually the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, One Team said: I'm not sure I'd ever say this out loud but I have this season wondered if Mark Ashton wasn't actually the problem. You've just said it on a forum thread watched by 13 people, how out loud wouldn't you say it? He was a big part of the problem. The model he was working to here would have been ok if we knew how to recruit properly (like Brentford), he was in charge of the books and he made himself head of recruitment. So overspending and poor recruitment sat with him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Red Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 9 minutes ago, One Team said: I'm not sure I'd ever say this out loud but I have this season wondered if Mark Ashton wasn't actually the problem. It does make you think is it the mad King and his Bristol sport empire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 18 minutes ago, CityGill said: All “behaviours” we lack. For me, it’s not about the quality of our players, because Ipswich have just showed us that mentality is what makes a promotion side. There is something wrong with the mentality of our club as a whole. Bristol City feels like a “nice” club to come and work. You will be treated well, nobody will deride you for not performing. The club mentality is a reflection from the staff we have at the top of the club. We don’t buy players who have the mental strength we need. There is nobody to lead, to take a game by the scruff of the neck, to put that game changing tackle in and grab their own teammate and scream in their face when they misplace a 6 yard pass. This is not meant to be a reflection on the Ipswich match, if I’m honest I watched the match and thought good attempt city, but I was jealous of Ipswich’s passion. Bar the occasional promotion from the third tier, this just about sums up the last 40 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Banjo Red said: It does make you think is it the mad King and his Bristol sport empire I'm not sure it's a thought anymore, the only constant is that it's us (fans) or him (owner), and as far as I can tell under his ownership we don't have any say in how the club is run so it can't be us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityGill Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) I look at the interviews from our owner, chairman, and technical director and I don’t see the vision or passion to set a direction for the whole club. We are a static club at the moment. A forever mid table club. Quite frankly, it’s boring. As fans, it’s hard to get excited and I feel that in BS3. The only thing to look forward to is a cup run. The only way I can see out of this rut is a relegation or a change at the top who can inject some passion and excitement. Let’s be honest, we are nowhere near a promotion! I am not anti Lansdown or Anti Tinnion. I am very grateful for the continued investment from our owners, but they need to appoint someone at the top who has passion and vision then leave them to do their job. Edited March 5 by CityGill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Sorry, when did I miss the interviews with SL, JL and BT? All gone into hiding as usual when the sh1t hits the fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Red Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, CityGill said: I look at the interviews from our owner, chairman, and technical director and I don’t see the vision or passion to set a direction for the whole club. I am not anti Lansdown or Anti Tinnion. I am very grateful for the continued investment from our owners, but they need to appoint someone at the top who has passion and vision then leave them to do their job. They are money men ,not football men and when we had one they booted him out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfitInMyPocket Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 We had that already before the regime change. All we needed was a bit of creativity in the middle and wide areas and we could have been a top half side knocking on the door of the playoffs. It's gone from resilient to soft touch. From determined to switching off. Passion and fight to frustration and togetherness to a divided fanbase. We had everyone pushing in the same direction, the ship was turning. We've scraped another iceberg. Best hope we stay afloat. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley is our king Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 38 minutes ago, CityGill said: All “behaviours” we lack. For me, it’s not about the quality of our players, because Ipswich have just showed us that mentality is what makes a promotion side. There is something wrong with the mentality of our club as a whole. Bristol City feels like a “nice” club to come and work. You will be treated well, nobody will deride you for not performing. The club mentality is a reflection from the staff we have at the top of the club. We don’t buy players who have the mental strength we need. There is nobody to lead, to take a game by the scruff of the neck, to put that game changing tackle in and grab their own teammate and scream in their face when they misplace a 6 yard pass. This is not meant to be a reflection on the Ipswich match, if I’m honest I watched the match and thought good attempt city, but I was jealous of Ipswich’s passion. Funny because we were just beginning to show all those things under Nige.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 36 minutes ago, One Team said: I'm not sure I'd ever say this out loud but I have this season wondered if Mark Ashton wasn't actually the problem. You think Ashton hand picked LJ & Holden? No chance! Those appointments had SL & JL written all over them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red from afar Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 30 minutes ago, Galley is our king said: Funny because we were just beginning to show all those things under Nige.... I think we were showing it most of the season under him. I'd stopped worrying about conceding last minute winners, soft goals from free kicks etc We just seemed solid, wiling to run through walls for each other and generally switched on most of the time. We'd become the team who would generally finish the stronger. Everything seems so brittle again and that's my main concern, as it took ages to sort it out last time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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