How did we play today?

[RichardM]

I wish you didn't need to be so childish and personal.

You are right that there is no need for personal abuse, but you are wrong to talk about losing momentum. We didn't have any under Warnock. While we might not look like a team that will challenge for promotion we are much better than we were.

[RonnieBird]

You are right that there is no need for personal abuse, but you are wrong to talk about losing momentum. We didn't have any under Warnock. While we might not look like a team that will challenge for promotion we are much better than we were.

Thank you for that, and I certainly hope I am wrong. Of course we all have different opinions and read things differently but we all have the interests of the club at heart I hope and, as you demonstrate, we can disagree without being disagreeable.

Recent results have been a slight improvement, but I still think that's been at the expense of a general togetherness which might have turned the corner. As I said though, that doesn't matter now because done is done and we certainly mustn't undermine the current manager with hypotheticals about past decisions.

Really, that's all I was saying - that were not looking like a team which will challenge or promotion , and that I think it's realistic for us to aspire to that given recent history , money spent on players , parachute incomes and support levels.

I was just studying the table and in practical terms it's almost impossible now for us to be challenging this year because it would rely on several teams having a complete meltdown together with us winning lots and lots of games against good opponents.

Never mind, as you say we can in the mean time enjoy the more attractive style of football, but we can't and mustn't just cruise along, but formulate an efficient and reliable "usp" which can be expected to achieve the target next season. This may well be the current project coming good, but we can't afford to wait years to find out.

I'd say the acid test would be whether there's some consistency and improved direction towards the end of this season, and if that's not happening then maybe it needs to be re assessed.

I don't post here much because I get frustrated by moronic name calling if someone takes a different view, and the loud mouths get to shout everyone else down, so I appreciate your civil reply.

[City123]

Thank you for that, and I certainly hope I am wrong. Of course we all have different opinions and read things differently but we all have the interests of the club at heart I hope and, as you demonstrate, we can disagree without being disagreeable.

Recent results have been a slight improvement, but I still think that's been at the expense of a general togetherness which might have turned the corner. As I said though, that doesn't matter now because done is done and we certainly mustn't undermine the current manager with hypotheticals about past decisions.

Really, that's all I was saying - that were not looking like a team which will challenge or promotion , and that I think it's realistic for us to aspire to that given recent history , money spent on players , parachute incomes and support levels.

I was just studying the table and in practical terms it's almost impossible now for us to be challenging this year because it would rely on several teams having a complete meltdown together with us winning lots and lots of games against good opponents.

Never mind, as you say we can in the mean time enjoy the more attractive style of football, but we can't and mustn't just cruise along, but formulate an efficient and reliable "usp" which can be expected to achieve the target next season. This may well be the current project coming good, but we can't afford to wait years to find out.

I'd say the acid test would be whether there's some consistency and improved direction towards the end of this season, and if that's not happening then maybe it needs to be re assessed.

I don't post here much because I get frustrated by moronic name calling if someone takes a different view, and the loud mouths get to shout everyone else down, so I appreciate your civil reply.

We're three points off the playoffs.

[Wales-Bales]

We're three points off the playoffs.

We still have to put a decent run together against some good teams. Can we?

[light up the darkness]

We still have to put a decent run together against some good teams. Can we?

It’s ne of the reasons we are glued to the City year n year out. You just never know

[City123]

We still have to put a decent run together against some good teams. Can we?

We've lost 2 since Harris came in and have shown definite signs of improvement, I think we can. To say its "almost impossible" for us to challenge is nonsense

[RonnieBird]

We're three points off the playoffs.

Yea we are, and I applaud your positive view. I also sincerely hope I'm wrong in my reading of the situation.

The trouble is that in order to exploit that position we need to be consistent and focussed to a very high degree and I don't think we are.
It'd rely on one or two teams having a very bad run indeed whilst we were winning away games against leading teams on a regular basis. Stranger things have happened but it seems unlikely now because there's little or no margin for error.

That's my objective opinion, but I was confident that we'd avoid relegation last year and I was wrong about that so let's hope I'm wrong about this too. I'm usually right more than I'm wrong about football, but no one can foresee the future and I admire your positive view, which is one thing we must retain in the future whatever happens.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Thank you for that, and I certainly hope I am wrong. Of course we all have different opinions and read things differently but we all have the interests of the club at heart I hope and, as you demonstrate, we can disagree without being disagreeable.

Recent results have been a slight improvement, but I still think that's been at the expense of a general togetherness which might have turned the corner. As I said though, that doesn't matter now because done is done and we certainly mustn't undermine the current manager with hypotheticals about past decisions.

Really, that's all I was saying - that were not looking like a team which will challenge or promotion , and that I think it's realistic for us to aspire to that given recent history , money spent on players , parachute incomes and support levels.

I was just studying the table and in practical terms it's almost impossible now for us to be challenging this year because it would rely on several teams having a complete meltdown together with us winning lots and lots of games against good opponents.

Never mind, as you say we can in the mean time enjoy the more attractive style of football, but we can't and mustn't just cruise along, but formulate an efficient and reliable "usp" which can be expected to achieve the target next season. This may well be the current project coming good, but we can't afford to wait years to find out.

I'd say the acid test would be whether there's some consistency and improved direction towards the end of this season, and if that's not happening then maybe it needs to be re assessed.

I don't post here much because I get frustrated by moronic name calling if someone takes a different view, and the loud mouths get to shout everyone else down, so I appreciate your civil reply.

Sorry, but this is priceless. I've lost count of the number of posters you've been condescending towards, accused of not having your intellect etc. Everytime you post nonsense, you need to be pulled up on it. Such has been your style in the past.

[RonnieBird]

Sorry, but this is priceless. I've lost count of the number of posters you've been condescending towards, accused of not having your intellect etc. Everytime you post nonsense, you need to be pulled up on it. Such has been your style in the past.

If you say so Eric. I'm here to discuss football rather than my intellect or your manners though, so perhaps we could leave that part of the conversation there ?

[goats]

Sorry, but this is priceless. I've lost count of the number of posters you've been condescending towards, accused of not having your intellect etc. Everytime you post nonsense, you need to be pulled up on it. Such has been your style in the past.

Don’t feel the need to apologise, he isn’t a bluebird. From the stylometry is obvious