Bristol City thread

[CharlieAdamno1Fan]

Who do you think Lansdown should appoint then?

Doesn't matter it going to be someone who is out of there depth

 

[miagsygas]

I had to come on here and take a look, as the City twitter & OTIB meltdown has been pretty hilarious.

Congrats to you guys for managing not to completely lose your shit.

It's pretty obvious he has to go. It's not as if he has a blinding CV or history that he could turn it round, he seemed a punt when you turned to him in the first place. I know you can question Lansdown's footballing knowledge, but surely even a business man, particularly one that good, can see something failing and realise that it needs to be changed, even if he is emotionally invested in Johnson?

Genuine question, as i'd say you have two options if you fire him.

Do you take a firefighter type, say Warnock - maximises your chance in staying up but not exactly inspiring for the future for City fans. Or a manager with a lot of potential who may not save you but puts the club in the best hands moving forward. Lansdown doesn't have the best of records appointing, surely it's time he found someone to do this.

Have a feeling you'll end up with Appleton.

LJ's ploy of signing a £300,000 worth snake sized distraction only paid off for a couple of weeks.

 

[Ciderup]

I had to come on here and take a look, as the City twitter & OTIB meltdown has been pretty hilarious.

Congrats to you guys for managing not to completely lose your shit.

It's pretty obvious he has to go. It's not as if he has a blinding CV or history that he could turn it round, he seemed a punt when you turned to him in the first place. I know you can question Lansdown's footballing knowledge, but surely even a business man, particularly one that good, can see something failing and realise that it needs to be changed, even if he is emotionally invested in Johnson?

Genuine question, as i'd say you have two options if you fire him.

Do you take a firefighter type, say Warnock - maximises your chance in staying up but not exactly inspiring for the future for City fans. Or a manager with a lot of potential who may not save you but puts the club in the best hands moving forward. Lansdown doesn't have the best of records appointing, surely it's time he found someone to do this.

Have a feeling you'll end up with Appleton.

LJ's ploy of signing a £300,000 worth snake sized distraction only paid off for a couple of weeks.

We need to get rid first Miagsy otherwise we have had it. If we could get a 'fire fighter' in to keep us up and then look again, it might be the best scenario. Would / could a Hoddle or a Redknapp do that job? The popular option is Rowett but we will have to wait and see. Other names mentioned are Warburton, Adkins, Pearson and your own Clarke.
When's DC out of contract?

 

[Indian Dan]

Those names wouldn't inspire me much - the merry-go-round choice. If I was a fan of a club with spanking stadium, good fan base and an owner with deep pockets, I'd be looking for a young-ish, top-end ex-player in the Gerrard mould.

Failing that, Luke Williams.

 

[miagsygas]

We need to get rid first Miagsy otherwise we have had it. If we could get a 'fire fighter' in to keep us up and then look again, it might be the best scenario. Would / could a Hoddle or a Redknapp do that job? The popular option is Rowett but we will have to wait and see. Other names mentioned are Warburton, Adkins, Pearson and your own Clarke.
When's DC out of contract?

Here's hoping he doesn't have a release clause!

Seriously though, I doubt that would go well at all. He'd rightfully come in and try and change everything, which is all well and good but can go both ways and as what happened with our relegation to the conference, isn't always the way. Then it wouldn't be long until the "those lot down the road lost? happy days" comments got rehashed.

Rowett does seem the "obvious" candidate but who knows, he's still young and far from a sure thing yet. The last success you had, albeit brief, was Cotterill who seemed headstrong enough to make sure things were done his way until Ashton was brought in. So surely you need to find someone in that mold, which wouldn't be Rowett for my reckoning.

For the record, i think City stay up if they get rid, there is enough ability in your squad and i think there are worse teams, its obvious Johnson has lost the dressing room though.

 

[Ciderup]

Those names wouldn't inspire me much - the merry-go-round choice. If I was a fan of a club with spanking stadium, good fan base and an owner with deep pockets, I'd be looking for a young-ish, top-end ex-player in the Gerrard mould.

Failing that, Luke Williams.

In an ideal world Dan, that would be the case but we need to get out of trouble and a young inexperienced man, although nice, is not what we need at the mo, hence my thought about an experienced short term guvnor.

Here's hoping he doesn't have a release clause!

Seriously though, I doubt that would go well at all. He'd rightfully come in and try and change everything, which is all well and good but can go both ways and as what happened with our relegation to the conference, isn't always the way. Then it wouldn't be long until the "those lot down the road lost? happy days" comments got rehashed.

Rowett does seem the "obvious" candidate but who knows, he's still young and far from a sure thing yet. The last success you had, albeit brief, was Cotterill who seemed headstrong enough to make sure things were done his way until Ashton was brought in. So surely you need to find someone in that mold, which wouldn't be Rowett for my reckoning.

For the record, i think City stay up if they get rid, there is enough ability in your squad and i think there are worse teams, its obvious Johnson has lost the dressing room though.

I think you're right FWIW and we KNOW this team can play superb football, as they did earlier this season.
Last night was so bad, it really was shocking!

 

[JJH]

Those names wouldn't inspire me much - the merry-go-round choice. If I was a fan of a club with spanking stadium, good fan base and an owner with deep pockets, I'd be looking for a young-ish, top-end ex-player in the Gerrard mould.

Failing that, Luke Williams.

Got to be Rowett or Warburton mate. Appoint a manager to match the clubs supposed ambition for once.

 

[miagsygas]

Got to be Rowett or Warburton mate. Appoint a manager to match the clubs supposed ambition for once.

Will they be happy to have their wagon hitched to Ashton though? Not full control of transfers, head coach role yadda yadda.

 

[JJH]

Will they be happy to have their wagon hitched to Ashton though? Not full control of transfers, head coach role yadda yadda.

Hopefully mate, but it's irrelevant really as Johnson won't get sacked yet.

 

[Indian Dan]

From the outside it still seems unlikely you'll go down even with Johnson in charge.

But you lot know better than me, obviously.

 

[miagsygas]

Hopefully mate, but it's irrelevant really as Johnson won't get sacked yet.

Surely if you lose against Newcastle, those Villa and Burton games are massive for you and would be negligent for Lansdown to go into them with Johnson.

 

[JJH]

Surely if you lose against Newcastle, those Villa and Burton games are massive for you and would be negligent for Lansdown to go into them with Johnson.

Would be pointless then as we'd be down anyway, may as well stick with him then.

It's such a clusterfuck honestly.

 

[roversfan2001]

3 wins in 5 MONTHS people yet he still survives.

And one of them's against us so it doesn't really count - we're even worse [emoji38]

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[Ciderup]

And one of them's against us so it doesn't really count - we're even worse [emoji38]

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See you in League 1 then (apart from the game at your place soon ).

 

[El Guapo]

Got to be Rowett or Warburton mate. Appoint a manager to match the clubs supposed ambition for once.

I would say Owen Coyle is more your level. Neil Redfearn maybe? Steve Clarke would be good.

 

[JJH]

I would say Owen Coyle is more your level. Neil Redfearn maybe? Steve Clarke would be good.

Rowett's shit isn't he anyway so he'll be our level, was no good for Brum. You're not allowed an opinion on those three you mentioned as you watching Channel 5 highlights doesn't count unless you watch their teams week in week out.

 

[.V.]

Leicester City can sack their manager less than 10 months after winning the league, but Bristol City can't sack Lee Johnson.

 

[CharlieAdamno1Fan]

Leicester City can sack their manager less than 10 months after winning the league, but Bristol City can't sack Lee Johnson.

Leciester don't have a young up & coming manager

 

[El Guapo]

Rowett's shit isn't he anyway so he'll be our level, was no good for Brum. You're not allowed an opinion on those three you mentioned as you watching Channel 5 highlights doesn't count unless you watch their teams week in week out.

He is not a 'shit' manager at all. I'm not sure that he would give his job up with Sky to manage in League 1?

 

[JJH]

He is not a 'shit' manager at all. I'm not sure that he would give his job up with Sky to manage in League 1?

Shit football though, it's better with Zola and #theresultswillcome.

 

[El Guapo]

Shit football though, it's better with Zola and #theresultswillcome.

Short term pain, long term gain.

 

[Krazy8]

Short term pain, long term gain.

All about them #longtermgains

 

[hodge]

Leicester City can sack their manager less than 10 months after winning the league, but Bristol City can't sack Lee Johnson.

Yeah who sacks a manager within 10 months of winning a league

 

[.V.]

Yeah who sacks a manager within 10 months of winning a league

Not quite the same given Cotts won the league below the Championship but couldn't manage the step up.

 

[Walkley_Owl]

Genuine point, what is Lansdown thinking, he's chucked a hell of a lot at City in recent years combined with his previous on going investment, why risk dropping a division after the ground upgrades, the monies lost would be horrific.

Fan attendance will drop off and in recent weeks that's been apparent anyway, acting now could save £5m plus and not set you back 2 years.

 

[Gerry Gow]

Genuine point, what is Lansdown thinking, he's chucked a hell of a lot at City in recent years combined with his previous on going investment, why risk dropping a division after the ground upgrades, the monies lost would be horrific.

Fan attendance will drop off and in recent weeks that's been apparent anyway, acting now could save £5m plus and not set you back 2 years.

No doubt the attendance will drop but to be fair to the City faithful so far, they have still turned up in numbers.

I honestly couldn't see any other manager in this league lasting long as LJ has with the amount of money we've spent. We spent 1.6 million on a Swedish nobody, he's not in the squad and there is talk of LJ sending him back. You couldn't make it up!

Selling Luke Ayling to Leeds for a low fee and replacing him with Mark fucking Little. I really don't know whether to laugh or cry? How long can it go on for!

Teams like Birmingham punching above their weight on no budget and it seems like City are just throwing it away..

 

[Ciderup]

Leciester don't have a young up & coming manager

Nor do we.

 

[hodge]

Genuine point, what is Lansdown thinking, he's chucked a hell of a lot at City in recent years combined with his previous on going investment, why risk dropping a division after the ground upgrades, the monies lost would be horrific.

Fan attendance will drop off and in recent weeks that's been apparent anyway, acting now could save £5m plus and not set you back 2 years.

One of Lansdown's traits is that he often tries to give managers as much time as possible before giving them the sack, generally this hasn't worked well as in my memory I can't remember someone having turned it around. Given the Johnson's are personal friends of his he wants Lee to succeed, however its well past the point where he should have been sacked now.

 

[El Guapo]

No doubt the attendance will drop but to be fair to the City faithful so far, they have still turned up in numbers.

With Bristol City on a one-way ticket back to League 1, are you looking forward to playing Rovers again next season? Suppose its dependant on if they come up via the playoffs, big if though.

 

[JJH]

Genuine point, what is Lansdown thinking, he's chucked a hell of a lot at City in recent years combined with his previous on going investment, why risk dropping a division after the ground upgrades, the monies lost would be horrific.

Fan attendance will drop off and in recent weeks that's been apparent anyway, acting now could save £5m plus and not set you back 2 years.

Sacked if (when) we lose at Newcastle on Saturday apparently.