Charlie BCFC Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 4 minutes ago, Superjack said: Not a choice that it looks likely they will have to make. Ok? Don’t really understand why a win makes you want to stop going but it’s not my money at the end of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Robin Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 We are just back in LJ territory again - whenever Manning is on the ropes we will come up against a team worse than us or having an off day and we'll somehow manage to dig out an uninspiring win that buys him time and promotes the 'things are turning around', 'give him more time/players/etc' mantra. It is so frustrating when it was clear back then that LJ was never going to truly progress us and it is clear again now with LM. The most important ingredient for success is that 'we are all in this together' - we are bored, souless and divided again and I have never felt so hollow after a win as I did today because it's just history repeating itself again. 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 9 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said: Goodbye then, don’t come back if we do well! If you are happy spending your weekends watching that then good luck to you! I don’t think there is any risk to worrying about them doing well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 10 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said: Goodbye then, don’t come back if we do well! What a childish comment. If the crowds drop (or rather ST sales) to todays level where do you think we’ll end up then? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreThePigs Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 42 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: That was bloody terrible. Literally the worse performance of the season. Unfortunately all it’s done is give Manning breathing space. Making that my last visit to the gate this season. Can no longer sit through it and cant celebrate even when they win. “Unfortunately”. That says it all. Your heart must have sank when the goal went in. Pathetic. 3 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 23 minutes ago, Fuber said: Disagree - Birmingham remain the most complete away performance I've seen this season alongside Leeds. I can appreciate when opposition play well. Both were examples of being too good for us. Plus Naaki Wells missed a sitter late on to make it 1-1 and a possible draw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 21 minutes ago, petehinton said: Which is the total opposite of what we were told he was here to do. I think that’s everyone’s issue. Either, he was the wrong man for the (top 6) squad, and shouldn’t have been hired in the first place as he wasn’t the right fit. So they hired the wrong bloke for the ‘new identity we have from first team down to u11s’. Or, they totally change the squad and ‘new identity we have from first team down to 11s’ for him because it doesn’t suit him, but they have more faith in the manager than the squad, so will let him have oversight on a total overhaul on it over the next probably 2 years. Whatever scenario they pick, they’ve got it wrong. But you know as well as i do that what we were told is bullshit, everyone knows this squad wasn’t good enough so you shouldn’t have an issue with Manning about that. Blame Tinnion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 5 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said: Ok? Don’t really understand why a win makes you want to stop going but it’s not my money at the end of the day I've already stopped going. Until the Lansdowns leave. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 33 minutes ago, Tim Monaghan said: Because that’s my opinion. He needs a summer to bring in some of his own players etc. He’s trying to build something. I don’t expect you to agree with me and that’s fine. Thought he was brought in to improve what we had. Not re build it. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 32 minutes ago, Superjack said: Three points. Virtually confirming survival this year and relegation next. Not necessarily relegation next season. If it’s this bad by October then Manning will be gone. SL will react, unless influenced by Tinnion and will appoint a totally different manager / coach. The cycle will repeat itself with wild swings between managerial styles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, WeAreThePigs said: “Unfortunately”. That says it all. Your heart must have sank when the goal went in. Pathetic. I’m not gonna lie, I wouldn’t say it sank but I certainly didn’t celebrate or get remotely excited. Hence my decision not to go again this season. I can’t get behind this brand of football. I can’t get excited with an undeserved 1-0 win at home where we’ve had 23% possession (based on bbc website). Like I said to someone else, if you enjoyed that this afternoon then good luck to you. 6 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: Not necessarily relegation next season. If it’s this bad by October then Manning will be gone. SL will react, unless influenced by Tinnion and will appoint a totally different manager / coach. The cycle will repeat itself with wild swings between managerial styles Yay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 We've had games under Manning where we've put in good performances and not come away with a win. Today the total opposite. My issue with Manning today was his tactical decision on the patient press. His subs did work though, and we did win. I do think the players have collectively lost a lot of confidence during this run (and the subsequent negativity). Cornick surely can cross a ball, but not today. O'Leary can surely kick better than that? Williams can surely break up play without fouling... etc. Maybe this win can be the turning point in our fortunes though? Tough game on Saturday. Let's see how that goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Monaghan Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 5 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Thought he was brought in to improve what we had. Not re build it. That’s an argument to take up with JL, not me. I don’t care about the reasons he was bought in, I just care about where it’s heading moving forward. I can see what he’s trying to do and he will need the summer. Time will tell I guess. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 13 minutes ago, Out of his pie crust said: Wins a win. Poor performance but rather have 3 points than none That applies to all City fans. Listening to RB on the way back one caller mentioned that fans pay to be ’entertained and that was desperately missing today despite the 3 points and I have some empathy with him. It was an easily forgotten match since the last poor performance that I don’t remember. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, Tim Monaghan said: That’s an argument to take up with JL, not me. I don’t care about the reasons he was bought in, I just care about where it’s heading moving forward. I can see what he’s trying to do and he will need the summer. Time will tell I guess. Exactly Tim, and I really think it's important to separate an analysis of Manning, and the rubbish that the board said four months ago. We know they were chatting shit. Let's move on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 33 minutes ago, Tim Monaghan said: Because that’s my opinion. He needs a summer to bring in some of his own players etc. He’s trying to build something. I don’t expect you to agree with me and that’s fine. I would hope that Manning watched Swansea play the way he seems to want us to play and might realise how ineffective it can be without the best players in the division. Swansea didn’t have a single shot on target all game and our only effort on target was the goal. If you wanted to see how football dies, this would have been prime evidence! 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 I was hoping to make the long and very expensive journey to AshtonGate towards the end of the season to make sure I saw a Nige game, before his possible retirement. Sadly, will now not be wasting time and money in coming. Football is in the entertainment business, win or lose. As reported by those there today, we are far short of playing in a way that might encourage me to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 We are all delighted with the win and the result was the be all and end all admittedly today BUT there does have to be SOME decent football too. The last THREE home games cannot become the norm otherwise no point watching it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 If today’s exhibition was of two young ‘progressive’ managers going head to head tactically then I’d happily go for another dinosaur next time around. 3 years of rebuilding to finally get a good feeling about the club again only for it to be completely destroyed in a matter of months thanks to a call centre boy way out of his depth. 8 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 2 minutes ago, mozo said: Exactly Tim, and I really think it's important to separate an analysis of Manning, and the rubbish that the board said four months ago. We know they were chatting shit. Let's move on. Let’s ignore what the clueless spouted You don’t think we’ve regressed since he came in ? Seriously ? Lets move on ..... and let him do what LJ did and carve out the best bits of the squad (Manual p43 para 4) whilst he tinkers with his vision 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 We won a game we had to win. That’s all that matters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 5 minutes ago, Malago said: We won a game we had to win. That’s all that matters. It’s not ‘all that matters’ though , is it 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 6 minutes ago, Malago said: We won a game we had to win. That’s all that matters. It really isn't. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Enjoyed the fact that we won but hated the way we played. This possession football is duller than dishwater and less exciting than watching paint dry. That’s entertainment? I think not! Good grief, the best bits today were the worst corner in living memory (thanks Swansea - especially from Gardner-Hickman after his kicking straight over the goal line before it even got to the penalty box has been clearly outdone) and the sprinkler not turning off at the start of the second half! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 24 minutes ago, Rob k said: But you know as well as i do that what we were told is bullshit, everyone knows this squad wasn’t good enough so you shouldn’t have an issue with Manning about that. Blame Tinnion It’s certainly better & has the potential to be more entertaining than we are seeing though, imho. It’s good enough to not have seen enormous regression under. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said: It’s not ‘all that matters’ though , is it It was regarding staying in the championship. If we’d lost today our championship future really would have been a lot more precarious. Not getting relegated might not matter to you, but it does to me. 3 minutes ago, Superjack said: It really isn't. It really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Just now, Malago said: It was regarding staying in the championship. If we’d lost today our championship future really would have been a lot more precarious. Not getting relegated might not matter to you, but it does to me. And looking a bit further past that.... Doesnt matter does it ..... As for your wet attempt at sarcasm I am confident I’ve seen more relegations than you have , so yes it does matter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 (edited) Great that we win. Always. But that was another absolutely diabolical performance to watch. I will always get a ST, not because of being a ‘super fan’ but purely for the social it allows me and my mates, but if it weren’t for that I wouldn’t be bothering. It’s gutless, it’s soulless and beyond boring. People are losing the will watching this shite, people around where we sit who are usually 100% supportive whatever are likewise and Mother’s Day or not, that crowd today should give the owners a serious warning of what’s to come if this level of performance continues. Edited March 10 by lenred 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, Malago said: It really is. Yeah right. So the club can go to hell in a handcart with clueless and incompetent leadership and a head coach that's out of his depth, but it's all okay because we won today. Just how long do you think it will be before what you fear becomes reality? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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