Lansdown Out

[Guest Tosey]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

[Dastardly and Muttley]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

Fishing time already?

Seriously, present the fans with a viable alternative to SL and a fair few would be interested, but there are none at the moment. So are you suggesting that he goes, calls in his debts and leaves us with an even bigger fight on our hands?

EDIT: Spelling.

[Guest Tosey]

you telling me that if he PUBLICLY put the club up for sale (not just says he will listen to any proposals in the evening post at the bottom of the article) that there wouldnt be any takers?

[Dastardly and Muttley]

you telling me that if he PUBLICLY put the club up for sale (not just says he will listen to any proposals in the evening post at the bottom of the article) that there wouldnt be any takers?

Not too many businessmen would want a lower league, 3rd tier football club that is currently in need of large board level investment each year just to keep it afloat.

The money needed for us just to cover losses would put off most people, then you factor in the expectations of a large fan base. Even more money on signings, wages and agents fees which would again put off a lot of people.

Anyone seriously interested in BCFC or football in general knows that if a serious offer was made for almost ANY club in our position, the chairmen would seriously consider it. SL doesn't need to put the club up for sale publicly, it's already in the shop window for prospective buyers.

[BB.]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

Look, I know your disappointed that we haven't signed Ashton, I can assure you that his transfer to us falling through came as a shock to us all, but we can get through this set back together!

Anyway....

I don't think we have sold Ashton Gate, just changed the make up of the company or something. It's all a bit over my head this buisiness talk.

I'm not overly impressed with the progress of the Club since he took over and I don't like the way he is putting families and debenature box fans above all other types of fans.

His vision for the type of Club he wants us to be seems a long way of the vision I would like him to have.

Allow for all I say. There is plenty of room at Aston Gate for this to happen.

Also, I would like all teams to have players who actually are from the area that they are representing.

[BS3_RED]

Not too many businessmen would want a lower league, 3rd tier football club that is currently in need of large board level investment each year just to keep it afloat.

The money needed for us just to cover losses would put off most people, then you factor in the expectations of a large fan base. Even more money on signings, wages and agents fees which would again put off a lot of people.

Anyone seriously interested in BCFC or football in general knows that if a serious offer was made for almost ANY club in our position, the chairmen would seriously consider it. SL doesn't need to put the club up for sale publicly, it's already in the shop window for prospective buyers.

And when i win all £125,000,000 tomorrow night i will invest £25,000,000 of it in getting rid of Lansdown

[Drew Peacock]

I smell gas

[Guest Bradley Orrs No1 Fan]

If Gary Johnson decides Lansdown is suplus to requirements, is he able to put his name on the transfer list?

I've always wondered if this was possible.

Any thoughts.

[i_am_red]

I smell gas

couldn't be further from the truth mate

[BB.]

If Gary Johnson decides Lansdown is suplus to requirements, is he able to put his name on the transfer list?

I've always wondered if this was possible.

Any thoughts.

Lansdown is the current "Don" of BCFC, so if GJ did try to put SteveL on the list he would be in hot waters to say the least.

Let me put it this way, I wouldn't want to be in GJ's shoes if he tried ousting SteveL. Horses heads may be found where his wifes head once lay.

GJ is probably third in command at AG... Someone else will know how it works more than me though.

[Guest Bradley Orrs No1 Fan]

I smell gas

You may want to make a phone call about that, it could be a leak.

[Guest Tosey]

I smell gas

wrong there mate. bin goin down ther for quite a few years now.

just answer two questions:

a) have you enjoyed any games at ashton gate this season apart from last saturday (and i mean really enjoyed, like the old days, or even jus a couple of years ago when the fans had a rapport with nearly every team member)

b) if you have enjoyed more than one then surely you'll agree this is the most disappointing season since osman (barring the 7/8 months under pulis) ?

[Drew Peacock]

wrong there mate. bin goin down ther for quite a few years now.

just answer two questions:

a) have you enjoyed any games at ashton gate this season apart from last saturday (and i mean really enjoyed, like the old days, or even jus a couple of years ago when the fans had a rapport with nearly every team member)

b) if you have enjoyed more than one then surely you'll agree this is the most disappointing season since osman (barring the 7/8 months under pulis) ?

Thought v Huddersfield was pretty good, Barnsley not bad either. Not the atmosphere of last Saturday, but as has been said on another thread you only get good atmosphere against certain clubs and in certain situations.

You don't get many games any season that are like "the old days". The old days were always better, even in the old days. Do you want a chairman like Stephen Kew again?

[Guest city3rovers2]

I know we still lost, but that game againt Chesterfield, when we lost 4.2, but actually got behind the team and yelled and shouted and sang positive things, I really enjoyed that. That really was a turning point for the team. We then lost 2.0 to Donny, then played Bradford off the pitch, and lost by a fluke goal, and then we beat huddersfield, and things have looked better since. 1 loss in 10, a defeat to what were one of the driving forces in this league until very recently, only losing to one of the top teams, and still scoring two goals... I think things are a hell of a lot better than they were 2/3 months ago! And why is that? GJ has brought the players round to his way of thinking. Who emplyed GJ? Well, I think, I think his name was Steve, something...

[Guest Tosey]

but as has been said on another thread you only get good atmosphere against certain clubs and in certain situations.

the point is if lansdown had the ambition we would still be mixing it with these sort of clubs. are stoke or cardiff any bigger than us? plymouth? even reading?

[Ian M]

Thought v Huddersfield was pretty good, Barnsley not bad either. Not the atmosphere of last Saturday, but as has been said on another thread you only get good atmosphere against certain clubs and in certain situations.

You don't get many games any season that are like "the old days". The old days were always better, even in the old days. Do you want a chairman like Stephen Kew again?

The Walsall & Rotherham games weren't that bad either.

The Port Vale game was strange, 20 mins in 4-0 up, spent the rest of the game on the back foot!

[Guest Tosey]

I know we still lost, but that game againt Chesterfield, when we lost 4.2, but actually got behind the team and yelled and shouted and sang positive things, I really enjoyed that. That really was a turning point for the team. We then lost 2.0 to Donny, then played Bradford off the pitch, and lost by a fluke goal, and then we beat huddersfield, and things have looked better since. 1 loss in 10, a defeat to what were one of the driving forces in this league until very recently, only losing to one of the top teams, and still scoring two goals... I think things are a hell of a lot better than they were 2/3 months ago! And why is that? GJ has brought the players round to his way of thinking. Who emplyed GJ? Well, I think, I think his name was Steve, something...

so at the 4/5th attempt (if you exclude the 3 wise men debacle) we MAY have a man to get us promoted. think most of us could manage that in six years don't u?

[Ian M]

but as has been said on another thread you only get good atmosphere against certain clubs and in certain situations.

the point is if lansdown had the ambition we would still be mixing it with these sort of clubs. are stoke or cardiff any bigger than us? plymouth? even reading?

We've spent money in the past and failed to get promoted.

In the meantime plenty of clubs have got promoted whilst spending a fraction of what we spent.

I'm happy to unearth gems from lower leagues and promote from our youth side IF the current manager is up to the task of producing a winning team out of them. However, for this to work we have to ensure from now on that we don't just sell our better players as each season without getting promoted goes by (eg Lita)

[Guest Tosey]

However, for this to work we have to ensure from now on that we don't just sell our better players as each season without getting promoted goes by (eg Lita)

translation:

however for this to work we have to get rid of the man that has sold all of our best/bristolian players

[Guest city3rovers2]

That's not Steve's fault. But no, you're right, he should go. He should go, now. And he should take all his money, and, oh, I know, you should stump up the few million to get the club out of the pile of poo it would go flying into. Come on mate, do you really think it's a good idea for him to leave? At the end of the day, six years isn't all that long. give him ten/twenty years, and then criticise him. We came clse under Wilson, we came reasonably close, despite appearances, under Tinman, and I really do believe that next season, GJ will have us sorted. This club will go belly up without Steve, and if that;s what you want, you carry on. The man is not perfect, he has made mistakes, but we would be in a far worse place without him.

[Guest Tosey]

That's not Steve's fault. But no, you're right, he should go. He should go, now. And he should take all his money, and, oh, I know, you should stump up the few million to get the club out of the pile of poo it would go flying into. Come on mate, do you really think it's a good idea for him to leave? At the end of the day, six years isn't all that long. give him ten/twenty years, and then criticise him. We came clse under Wilson, we came reasonably close, despite appearances, under Tinman, and I really do believe that next season, GJ will have us sorted. This club will go belly up without Steve, and if that;s what you want, you carry on. The man is not perfect, he has made mistakes, but we would be in a far worse place without him.

10/20 years? u serious?

don't give me all that rubbish about how he has sorted the finances. we wre losing 2/3m a year 7 years ago when we went down, this year its reported weve just lost another 2m yet all the big earners he moaned about years ago ie lavin beadle holland mercer jones etc have all gone and were losing nearly the same amount.

explain what has he actually done for this club?

[Guest Bradley Orrs No1 Fan]

b) if you have enjoyed more than one then surely you'll agree this is the most disappointing season since osman (barring the 7/8 months under pulis) ?

To be fair, this season has been better than last season. Has anything this season been as bad as the Walsall, Chesterfield and Luton games from last year? Maybe Swansea, but at least then we knew Tinnion was a goner. With Tinnion in charge it felt like we were going nowhere, at least now Johnson seems to be trying to build something (despite some of the poor results)

Oh yeah, and Tinnion was Lansdown's fault as well.

[Guest alex1089]

Whose going to want to buy this club, make it stable and keep the academy open?

[Guest Tosey]

the same sort of people that took over reading, built stoke/swansea/darlington new stadiums. the same sort of people that are putting money into forest to buy new players. the same people that have developed plymouths ground. people like sam hamann that were turned away.

and don't forget, we were in the same position as pompey when lansdown/mandaric took over the respective clubs. difference being, mandaric invested!!

[Guest Bradley Orrs No1 Fan]

Whose going to want to buy this club, make it stable and keep the academy open?

I've emailed a couple of Russian billionnaires to gauge interest levels. Perhaps if enough of us do the same, one of them might buy out Lansdown.

[Lordofthebling]

You have supported the club since 1988?

Think back to 1982 and then tell me you want to see Lansdown out.

[Guest yateady]

If Gary Johnson decides Lansdown is suplus to requirements, is he able to put his name on the transfer list?

Any thoughts.

would this for a undisclosed fee by any chance?

[Guest Bradley Orrs No1 Fan]

You have supported the club since 1988?

Think back to 1982 and then tell me you want to see Lansdown out.

If Lansdown walked away tomorrow we'd still be in business. And there will always be someone to save the day. Look at all the clubs who have had money problems recently. Have any of them gone bust? Saying we could go bust if Lansdown quits is scare-mongering and it strengthens his position.

[Chappers]

And presumably the fairies are waiting with a pot of gold? 1982!!!!!!

[Guest ashtonyate]

I've emailed a couple of Russian billionnaires to gauge interest levels. Perhaps if enough of us do the same, one of them might buy out Lansdown.

Good get any intrested but when you look at city it would be a better investment than Clesky and a lot more of the top flite teams.Some one came in he could buy the whole lot for under 8 million.

This area is a prim spot for a premership club the next nearist club is 80 miles away so thats a big area to get fans from and with a top prem side you could get your 50,000 gates easy just wants some one to make it happen and thats never going to be Lansdown

[Dorset_Cider]

I smell gas

I don't ........ why do you?

[Chappers]

This area is a prim spot for a premership club the next nearist club is 80 miles away so thats a big area to get fans from and with a top prem side you could get your 50,000 gates easy just wants some one to make it happen and thats never going to be Lansdown

Are we on Fantasy Island? You really over-esimate the Bristol Public, it will be too expensive/ too difficult to park/ too many people/ my dog needs a walk, any excuse. Last time we hit the big time, crowds dropped after the initial novelty wore off. And look at the Premiership, you can virtually predict what is going to happen every season, it is REALLY DULL. Now, who predicted Southend and Colchester as top two???

[Drew Peacock]

I don't ........ why do you?

No you are right, I think I was mistaken.

I came to that conclusion because Tosey's comments on this and the Dean Ashton thread seem so detached from reality that I thought it was a sag wind up, however I do now think he is sincere.

[Guest shire_redz]

At the end of the day, we all wish SL had the nous to go with his huge wad. The club has gone backwards a long way but he is minted and we have no alternative. THE END.

[Moth Eaten Pillow]

the same sort of people that took over reading, built stoke/swansea/darlington new stadiums. the same sort of people that are putting money into forest to buy new players. the same people that have developed plymouths ground. people like sam hamann that were turned away.

and don't forget, we were in the same position as pompey when lansdown/mandaric took over the respective clubs. difference being, mandaric invested!!

You definatly ain't got a clue - he was a crook with no buisness sense. Why on earth did Darlington need a 28,000 seater stadium?

[Guest Mikenoski]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

Idiot! :@

[BigTone]

you telling me that if he PUBLICLY put the club up for sale (not just says he will listen to any proposals in the evening post at the bottom of the article) that there wouldnt be any takers?

Sure there would be some interest but who's to say we don't end up with another Peter Ridsdale. Surely better the devil you know.

[Red Cloud]

always makes me suspicous of post's like these, only registered a couple of days ago!

this has been in the past the classic sign of a sag trying to stir up trouble!

[Guest ashtonyate]

Are we on Fantasy Island? You really over-esimate the Bristol Public, it will be too expensive/ too difficult to park/ too many people/ my dog needs a walk, any excuse. Last time we hit the big time, crowds dropped after the initial novelty wore off. And look at the Premiership, you can virtually predict what is going to happen every season, it is REALLY DULL. Now, who predicted Southend and Colchester as top two???

When we were in the first division the crowds were good considering that we were at the wrong end of the table most of the time.

If teams like Wigan can be bank rolled to a top half of the table side, with all the premershipe teams around the Manchester area i am sure this area would be able to support one.As i said city would make a better investment than Clelsky.

[Guest Ron]

you telling me that if he PUBLICLY put the club up for sale (not just says he will listen to any proposals in the evening post at the bottom of the article) that there wouldnt be any takers?

Yes I'd love to take over a crappy club with £9 Million debts..

And don't give me bs about how that's his fault too, without SL and KD dipping their hands into their pockets we'd be in big trouble.

[Guest ashtonyate]

Yes I'd love to take over a crappy club with £9 Million debts..

And don't give me bs about how that's his fault too, without SL and KD dipping their hands into their pockets we'd be in big trouble.

But is Lansdowne dipping his hand in his pockek or ours in the long run, and if he dident make so many cock ups we would not be in the mess we are in.

[Guest i remember dickie rooks]

I don't think that Steve L wants new investment. When I offered to invest my lottery winnings last season he didn't want to know. Even when I told him that if I won another tenner the following week I would invest that too

[Guest Ron]

But is Lansdowne dipping his hand in his pockek or ours in the long run, and if he dident make so many cock ups we would not be in the mess we are in.

As I have said before, Roman Abramovic makes mistakes but there would be none of these threads if he was our chairman, and remember he has a board that have "Been there, done that" with most things.

[BCAGFC]

but as has been said on another thread you only get good atmosphere against certain clubs and in certain situations.

the point is if lansdown had the ambition we would still be mixing it with these sort of clubs. are stoke or cardiff any bigger than us? plymouth? even reading?

We did have our 1 MASSIVE chance to be mixing it with those sort of clubs-

and we BLEW IT BIG TIME. :@

Our club is in a mess both on and off the field (although on the field we are getting there- VERY SLOWLY) and it will take quite a while to turn things around but we have the right manager to do this, if we have the right chairman- TIME WILL TELL.

BCAGFC

[rednotblue]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

A POO WELSH TEAM THAT ARE CURRENTLY FOURTH IN THE LEAGUE??

ROTHERHAM ARE 23RD AND THEREFORE BELOW US GILLINGHAM ARE 12TH IN THE SAME DIVISION AS US. HOW IS THAT PROGRESS???

BRIGHTON AND CREWE ARE ON THEIR WAY DOWN TO LEAGUE ONE. PROGRESS IS IT??

LUTON, STOKE, PLYMOUTH AND CARDIFF ARE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GRANTED AND WIGAN ARE IN THE PREM. GRANTED THEY HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS BUT THE ONLY TEAM I ENVY ARE WIGAN

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

DEAN ASHTON IS BRISTOL BORN THEN???? I HADN'T REALISED??

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

NO WE HAVEN'T SOLD ASHTON GATE. ITS STILL OWNED BY BRISTOL CITY HOLDINGS PLC (OR WHATEVER THE NAME IS)

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

SO GET RID OF LANSDOWN AND THEN WANT. BRING BACK SCOTT DAVIDSOON??

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

APOLOGIES FOR SANE AND NORMAL PEOPLE FOR THE CAPITALS BUT I NEARLY EXPLODED WHEN I READ THIS DRIVEL.

I thought we had moderators to filter this sort of stuff!!!! :razz:

the same sort of people that took over reading, built stoke/swansea/darlington new stadiums. the same sort of people that are putting money into forest to buy new players. the same people that have developed plymouths ground. people like sam hamann that were turned away.

and don't forget, we were in the same position as pompey when lansdown/mandaric took over the respective clubs. difference being, mandaric invested!!

Didn't the council build Swanseas stadium as the Ospreys and Swansea play there

Sam the Sham who WOULD have sold Jerome if an offer came in over January, the same man who publically said Gabbidon and Collins and Earnshaw would never be sold and oh they've been sold.

Yeah I'd love Sam instead of Steve

[Guest Payney]

Yes I'd love to take over a crappy club with £9 Million debts..

And don't give me bs about how that's his fault too, without SL and KD dipping their hands into their pockets we'd be in big trouble.

Well, they are 'running' our club and therefore directly liable for the huge debt we seem to have built up over recent years. Therefore I think it is safe to say that it is THEIR fault!

Unless, perhaps its the fans fault, the one's who pay crazy prices for tickets, shirts, bricks in the new stand, season tickets seats that they can't have next year because SL and his buddies want better seats, etc etc!

Yep, it probably the fans fault..............for putting up with this poor leadership for so long!

[Guest Ron]

Well, they are 'running' our club and therefore directly liable for the huge debt we seem to have built up over recent years. Therefore I think it is safe to say that it is THEIR fault!

Had we won the play-off final we would be in much less debt, maybe even scraping into the black. Lansdown took a gamble to try and get us over that final hurdle by breaking the wage budget, but it didn't come of anything because the players went missing. SteveL did more than many would to get us promoted but it didn't work because of the players. Investing in Danny Wilson in the first place put us in debt but everyone would have thought it was a good idea at the time, with Tinnion coming in, the club was in severe debt and looking to stop losing money, so he didn't gamble on another big-gun with a huge salary, because he believed Tins could do the job. He couldn't, and now he's gone he has gambled on GJ who is paying dividends at present.

I accept Steve cannot be void from blame but the main people who have got us in debt would seem to be Danny Wilson, Brian Tinnion and the squad of the 03/04 play-off final.

[Andy082005]

Who has had enough of being a second rate team whos only highlight of a dreadful campaign is getting revenge on a poo welsh team beating them 1-0 after losing 7-1 at their place. since lansdown has been in charge we have seen reading stoke wigan cardiff plymouth luton crewe brighton rotherham gillingham etc etc gain promotion while we have stood still.

in lansdowns 6 years at the club we have less bristol born players in the team than when he took charge.

in his 6 years we have had NO development of ashton gate even though there have been a long list of promises.

we have now sold ashton gate!

How long are we going to wait? another 6 years? I'm not ready to stand by and let this happen to MY club. anybody who has seen the protests aimed at the boards of derby and southampton in recent weeks will have seen the publicity it can gain.

whos prepared to stand up and fight for this club?

and fight for a new board!!

Personally mate, I couldnt agree with you more. As ive said before, no ambition and no way forward with this club, I still stick to my guns and say, for all the talk of Reddy and Hayter...they had no intention whatsover of buying new players in permenantly.

In 6 years, its been one fiasco after another, whethers its something as big as the stadium development...or something as small as the polo shirt offer. The Liam Rosenior botch up, the Tinnion farce, the fact we have an academy which costs £2m a year and benefits either teams in the league above such as Preston or Hull.....or it benefits Forest Green Rovers!!!!

Only 6 years ago, Brighton were bottom of what is now league two, had no stadium and were close to going bust. Yet here they are now, in the league above us. The same goes for countless other teams

He may be a smart business man, but when it comes to running a football club, he doesnt really have a clue.

[Guest Ron]

As ive said before, no ambition and no way forward with this club

Yeah, no ambition, no way forward. That's why we just splashed out a few hundred-thousand quid on a new manager

[Bristol Rob]

[Andy082005]

Yeah, no ambition, no way forward. That's why we just splashed out a few hundred-thousand quid on a new manager

a corner which Lansdwon was forced into. An appointment like this should have been made 18 months ago, but we went fgor the cheap option remember. Not wishing to exhaust that conversation any more though.

[i_am_red]

tomorro's evenin post headline

"FANS WANT LANSDOWN OUT"

[Guest Tosey]

I'm still waiting for a list of the good things lansdown has done for this club to warrant an extended stay as chairman??

[Chappers]

How many other Clubs in our Division are looking at spending £300K on a single player? Just look at how much the Board have backed Managers in the transfer market over the past few years - We have been ambitious, but we failed at the last hurdle, hence the reason why we have to sort out our finances, otherwise we go back to 82. I really fail to understand why so many football fans demand that Chairmen bankroll the Club recklessly, and then complain at any price increases.

[Andy082005]

How many other Clubs in our Division are looking at spending £300K on a single player? Just look at how much the Board have backed Managers in the transfer market over the past few years - We have been ambitious, but we failed at the last hurdle, hence the reason why we have to sort out our finances, otherwise we go back to 82. I really fail to understand why so many football fans demand that Chairmen bankroll the Club recklessly, and then complain at any price increases.

He isnt looking to spend that much? just ask Bournemouth

[Guest Tosey]

I'm still waiting for a list of the good things lansdown has done for this club to warrant an extended stay as chairman??

well? still waiting

[megansdad]

Utter drivel - the one fighting for the club is SL who has put his hand in his pocketand is working hard to achieve success- in my view he offers the best chance of us getting somewhere and I see no other candidates lining up to invest- when there are there's something to ponder until then back the board!

[Guest Ron]

a corner which Lansdwon was forced into. An appointment like this should have been made 18 months ago, but we went fgor the cheap option remember. Not wishing to exhaust that conversation any more though.

We spent god knows how much on an appointment 5 years ago, and look where it got us. SteveL learnt a lesson, you didn't.

[bransonmo]

We spent god knows how much on an appointment 5 years ago, and look where it got us. SteveL learnt a lesson, you didn't.

Ron you may be a website whizz, but you are still very young and your posts ill concieved . I had you on ignore for a year, just thought I would see if you had matured any........No, so back on ignore.

For the record I am sure SL shares our passion for our club,and has invested his money in the club. That money was never free or a gift, it is secured by Ashton Gate. As our debt has grown under his stewardship, so has his power over the club.

SL has a continued good record in the world of business showing good profits, I wish his attempt at running our football club had shown the same success. Its now up to GJ.

[Andy082005]

We spent god knows how much on an appointment 5 years ago, and look where it got us. SteveL learnt a lesson, you didn't.

Do you mean Wilson? the man who gave the club some real stability?? got us into the play offs twice?

The cheap option he employed tore 4/5 years of stability together in 18 months

[i_am_red]

beginning to see toseys argument, any one else?

[Guest revkev]

So Lansdown leaves, is there another City fan with heaps of cash to throw around?

Form an orderly queue now............................

[i_am_red]

yea john maguire

[Guest revkev]

yea john maguire

If this is so why doesn't J McG get on with it?

[i_am_red]

If this is so why doesn't J McG get on with it?

he's washing his hair

[Andy082005]

So Lansdown leaves, is there another City fan with heaps of cash to throw around?

Form an orderly queue now............................

Ive got £6.32 in my pocket....enough to buy three Bas Savages

[Guest revkev]

Ive got £6.32 in my pocket....enough to buy three Bas Savages

with £6.31 to spare...........

[The Fat Controller]

well? still waiting

You don't need a list, one reason is good enough; He's kept this club alive while others around us go into administration etc.

[i_am_red]

Ive got £6.32 in my pocket....enough to buy three Bas Savages

i heard theres a special offer buy one bas savage get 2 fulham rejects on loan

[candygram for mongo]

It is not just SL's fault,in 1986 or 87 we beat Bolton at Wembley 3-0

look at the different fortunes each club has enjoyed since then,Bolton

have left us standing,therefore every chairman since has been just as

unsuccessful or inept depending on which way you look at it.

There seems to be a cancer at this club that has been there a very long time,

Bristol City constantly under achieve, ever since I started to watch them in 1969

they have done,exept for the odd promotion here and there.

The question is who or what can be done to put this situation right.

Do you believe that Luton,Crewe,Southend.Colchester Etc deserve more success

than us,well the reality is that these clubs are doing things right and we are

consistently not