Ten Reasons Why...

[fingers]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

OK, we all know that he has to deliver, and results are right at the moment.

We're 5 or 6 games into the season with a new squad. If it's not working in 2 months time, then look at it again.

Support the team. Support the manager.

[Jacs]

[The Casual Connoisseur]

Sounds like the perfect assistant to me!

He clearly needs help.

[ziderfarmer]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

OK, we all know that he has to deliver, and results are right at the moment.

We're 5 or 6 games into the season with a new squad. If it's not working in 2 months time, then look at it again.

Support the team. Support the manager.

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good comments wait for the tinnion haters.....

aint one of them but they will go on bout his tactics and stuff. truth be told the players are good enough to no what tactics go with what formation. just close that gap at the backand we will start winning

[Guest Ron]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

If he was a true fan he would resign now, knowing that someone else can do better for the club.

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

One of the big faves - Haven't lived up to that early on, eh? We've now made it twice as hard for ourselves because of being off the pace, with the best team "on paper" in the division, bar Forest.

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

It worked because he realised he buggered up his tactics...

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

And we still lounge in 20th!

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

Were you under a rock when all the posts about Lita not being on the bench at Cardiff came on? Willson was a fool with Lita.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

And look where it has got us!

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

Attacking football, when we get it out of our own half, which usually results in poor crosses/mishit shots.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

Cut him off the wage bill with a big fat pay cheque as support. And he shouldn't have signed him in the first place then!

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

If he knows it so well, why is he such a failure as a manager?

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

OK, we all know that he has to deliver, and results are right at the moment.

He doesn't know when to shut up, to put it another way.

Give it 2 months? We've given it 14 already

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[XBOXMAN69]

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

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3. Why didnt he play bridges from the start? By having to change things so early it just goes to show he wasnt aware of the oppostion tactically!!

5. Wilson can take just as much credit about Lita as anyone else. If anything he held him back and stopped him from burning himself out.

7. He may be committed to it, but where is it???

8. Why buy him in the first place if he knew he was trouble??

[Port Said Red]

truth be told the players are good enough to no what tactics go with what formation.

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Is that right? Must be just a fluke that Mourinho succeeded where Ranieri failed then.

[Wurzel of Oz]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

OK, we all know that he has to deliver, and results are right at the moment.

We're 5 or 6 games into the season with a new squad. If it's not working in 2 months time, then look at it again.

Support the team. Support the manager.

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Good post Mr Millen!!

[fingers]

I think we're all agreed, City haven't performed as well as we'd like this season.

That stands to reason.

However, this is Tinnion's first few games with "his squad": a team that he's built to go out and play his brand of football.

Just because we've had a few results go against us, doesn't fundamentally alter the good things that Tinnion has done for the club, especially with his transfer dealings: operating a "better squad" than previously and cutting some of club's debt in the meantime.

I say that he should stay for a time yet: a couple of wins and we could be 6th, not 20th. It's far too early to start bandying around the league table as a justification.

My "Ten Reasons" post was put up to look at some of the positives he brings to the job.

Give it another 2 months and look at it then.

[Mr Gow]

Any one going to give ten good resons to sack him now !!!

[Bristol Boy]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

Then, on that basis, if he jacks, I'll get the job?

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

His dealings have seen us sign eight players and only two made the team Saturday.Brooker was signed last year and that's his best signing to date.Perhaps the hype should have been temepered with realism because it looks misplaced.25 Out & 15 in and, frankly, we're no better, if not worse

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

That worked the majority of his substitutions are like for like and they don't work

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

and then selling them as he's unable to retain or manage them?

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

That was more Wilson than Lita.We could all see the kid was good.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

Hard work isn't always good work.Don't confuse effort with acheivment.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

That I'll agree with but at what cost?

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

Agree.

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

That doesn't stack up.If he knows the opposition so well and thinks things out, how did we finsih up with Carey marking Platt for 45 minutes Saturday???

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

The choice isn't Wilson or Tinnion, though is it.Have you considered that they could both have been the wrong choices?

We're 5 or 6 games into the season with a new squad. If it's not working in 2 months time, then look at it again.

Wow, about eight more games then? You must really believe in the guy and this "new players thing's" a bit laughable when only two of the new players started Saturday, isn't it

Support the team. Support the manager.

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I support the club.

Managers & Players are highly paid and come and go.

I've seen dozens and I'll probably see dozens more, if I don't have a coronary watching this lot, which is highly likely

Blind faith & unconditional support will only make matters worse.

Players & Managers alike must know when they're not doing it and we're paying customers, not slaves.

Like I said, about five more games barring disasters.

[ziderfarmer]

Is that right? Must be just a fluke that Mourinho succeeded where Ranieri failed then.

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so ifyou were a defensive midfielder would you run upfront like a striker???

mouriniho is a manmotivator but having said that if i was in a team that had that money i would play me arse off cos next week they could buy someone to replace me. that is what tinnion has tried to do to that team down there twom players for every position.

not to mention czech was ranieri signing, drogba, makele, robben, cole, duff, lampard, czech, drogba and robben had signed but couldnt join until summer. when he left moriniho had these players ready for him. o and crespo.

[Port Said Red]

Give it another 2 months and look at it then.

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2 months is it now? Thats 18 games into the season, what if the form doesn't improve and we are too far behind to make the play offs? Thats another season gone and another £1.5m into debt (unless we sell someone unexpectedly). We can't afford this can we?

[Guest]

10 games, 2months, till xmas, till end of season, 4 years the results and attendances will decide

[havanatopia]

Fingers you wrote:-

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

If we assume you are right on this one then this could turn out to be negative and not positive; what does he know of the Championship level of football then??

If he was so knowledgeable at this level for the purposes of management one could strongly argue that he should be doing a darn site better.

He may also work tirelessly but that counts for nothing if he does not work smartly.

the verdict is still out but he has been in the job 14 months as another post said.

[BCAGFC]

1. He's as big a fan of Bristol City as anyone on this forum: if we lose, it affects him as much / more than any of us. We're not likely to see that in any other manager we appoint.

2. His dealings in the transfer market appear, on paper, and to the majority of fans on here as excellent. His dealings got the club hyped back up for the start of the season, and made us go off as one of the big faves in this division.

3. He can act decisively if things aren't going his way. The substitution of Luke Wilkshire was brave, but worked on Saturday.

4. He has shown a strong inclination to make the most of the Academy, giving plenty of young-uns their chance.

5. His player judgement can be exceptional at times: he turned Lita from a player who couldn't make the bench under Wilson into a million pound England player.

6. He works tirelessly for the club: better than half a day Wilson, who buggered off on holiday as soon as the season was going. Tinnion spent that time getting his squad sorted.

7. He is committed to playing attacking attractive football. Whilst, I admit that hasn't always been the case, the football's been more entertaining than under Wilson.

8. When his player judgement was not quite so good (Dinning!), at least he acted, got him off the wage bill and shipped out elsewhere. Which is precisely what Wigan couldn't do for 2 seasons.

9. He knows this level of football inside out, having played and managed at this level for so long: how much would a John Gregory know about Colchester's back 4?

10. He's an honest man who wears his heart on his sleeve: he shows exactly the passion that many fans demanded after 4 years of anaemic Wilson.

OK, we all know that he has to deliver, and results are right at the moment.

We're 5 or 6 games into the season with a new squad. If it's not working in 2 months time, then look at it again.

Support the team. Support the manager.

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Brian, why do you keep on changing your usename?.

BCAGFC

[greenun]