How are we all feeling?

[Father Dougal]

Re: How are we all feeling?

I do think unless we are down and out then bulut should start next season. Even if we only just stay up he should be allowed to stay in my opinion.

We can't have another manager sacked in october/November for only being mid table. Wouldn't surprise me though.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: How are we all feeling?

I do think unless we are down and out then bulut should start next season. Even if we only just stay up he should be allowed to stay in my opinion.

We can't have another manager sacked in october/November for only being mid table. Wouldn't surprise me though.

The thing with Bulut is he was very obviously a Dalman appointment as opposed to a Tan appointment. Therefore, I don’t think he’ll be given much leeway. I may be wrong about that, but time will tell.

[Tuerto]

Re: How are we all feeling?

More than happy that City won but let's be realistic it was against Sheffield Wednesday who apart from Barry Bannan look piiss poor.

I think we can see positive aspects of football trying to be played, the tempo at the moment is a concern though. The team also doesn't look fit (?) but Bulut needs time to get his ideas across.

One thing that is causing me acid reflux is McGuinness and Goutas, probably the whole back line. Their positioning is not great and basic balls played through channels seem to split and open City up far too easily.

A wins a win. Hopefully restore some confidence to the squad to boost their home form.

McGuiness gets a bit of a free pass from City fans. I didn't see the game yesterday and i've not seen enough of Goutas, but i've seen plenty of McGuiness and i don't rate him, i don't feel comfortable with him. He gets square on to play, hardly ever sideways on which hampers his short movement and the ability to adjust his body in tight situations, that's why he's always throwing himself about, it looks good, but it's desperate stuff that isn't sustainable. And when it's brought up, inevitably the reason given is that he's a championship defender! **** me, fans are as soft as shit.

His successful stint at Sheffield Wednesday helped his cause, we are suckers for it, same with wintle, he was lauded by us lot during his spell at Blackpool because of a few comments on a message board.

[Father Dougal]

Re: How are we all feeling?

The thing with Bulut is he was very obviously a Dalman appointment as opposed to a Tan appointment. Therefore, I don’t think he’ll be given much leeway. I may be wrong about that, but time will tell.

Yep this worries me.

If dalman was telling the world we would "sell out" all home season tickets (he didn't know how many that was but that didn't stop him) due to the players coming in then what on earth was he telling tan what to expect? Was he telling him to sign the likes of Ramsey and grant (bet hes expensive) so we can come 18th again and be in a relegation fight? Hmmmmm.......

[dml1954]

Re: How are we all feeling?

McGuiness gets a bit of a free pass from City fans. I didn't see the game yesterday and i've not seen enough of Goutas, but i've seen plenty of McGuiness and i don't rate him, i don't feel comfortable with him. He gets square on to play, hardly ever sideways on which hampers his short movement and the ability to adjust his body in tight situations, that's why he's always throwing himself about, it looks good, but it's desperate stuff that isn't sustainable. And when it's brought up, inevitably the reason given is that he's a championship defender! **** me, fans are as soft as shit.

His successful stint at Sheffield Wednesday helped his cause, we are suckers for it, same with wintle, he was lauded by us lot during his spell at Blackpool because of a few comments on a message board.

This resume of Mcguiness is just plain wrong and indicates to me that you wouldn't know a good player if you tripped over him. At least you admit that you didn't see yesterdays game but it sounds to me that you haven't seen many others either. He is only 22 years old and this is only the start of his first full season playing in the Championship and will be only his second full season ever in league football. If he carries on his development then he will become a top quality player but if people like you got your way he would be hounded out into obscurity. Get off his case.

[Dave Blue]

Re: How are we all feeling?

Hard to tell to be honest. We seem ok when under the cosh at a better team but we can’t even put away a lowly side at home. It’s games like yesterday that expose the weaknesses rather than your Leicester displays. I think the exuberance at the end was sheer relief rather than expectations of better things. We still have a long way to go but there is potential

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: How are we all feeling?

He is only 22 years old and this is only the start of his first full season playing in the Championship and will be only his second full season ever in league football.

Wrong.

[dml1954]

Re: How are we all feeling?

No difference.

Having watched three full league games and highlights of a fourth, I’ve no idea how City are going play under Bulut. The entire side looks slow, ponderous, hesitant, unsure. There are occasional hints of promise, but I can’t see any genuine patterns of a playing style developing.

We’ll obviously have a better idea after ten or more games, but I haven’t seen much to get enthusiastic about so far.

As for yesterday, that was a poor performance against a poor side. City got lucky in the end, but the victory doesn’t hide the obvious deficiencies.

Hopefully, the win will give the side more confidence and direction. But I’m hoping for much better football during the coming months because so far it’s been very far from decent.

So, only four games into the new season and City’s no 1 ‘fan’ is already proclaiming that individual players are crap, the team is crap, the manager is crap, the tactics are crap, any team that we beat are crap and any team that we lose to are even more crap. Including Alnwick and Collins, there were seven players starting yesterday who didn't play for the first team last season, plus another three or four on the bench. I really think that this being a City supporter is too much for you. You would be better off taking up knitting or something similar. You appear to have a total lack of acceptance of the main reality in football which is that it takes time to gel a new team together and time to establish a way of playing in the managers style to suit the available players. Once again you try to suck any enjoyment whatsoever out of a win. Why ?

[The Lone Gunman]

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So, only four games into the new season and City’s no 1 ‘fan’ is already proclaiming that individual players are crap, the team is crap, the manager is crap, the tactics are crap, any team that we beat are crap and any team that we lose to are even more crap. Including Alnwick and Collins, there were seven players starting yesterday who didn't play for the first team last season, plus another three or four on the bench. I really think that this being a City supporter is too much for you. You would be better off taking up knitting or something similar. You appear to have a total lack of acceptance of the main reality in football which is that it takes time to gel a new team together and time to establish a way of playing in the managers style to suit the available players. Once again you try to suck any enjoyment whatsoever out of a win. Why ?

Wrong.

[life on mars]

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I'm feel we are asking too much too early , of course the players are knackered apparently a tough pre season, straight into away games at Leeds and Leicester, that we run ourselves into the ground . QPR passed us off the park again tiring, the Wednesday who are bottom and went for it.

Oh and many new signings who are not match fit.

[NYCBlue]

Re: How are we all feeling?

Feel like it's a big week for us.

Kieffer will help of course and could be a real game changer. Kieffer confirmed and a CB (kipre) would be decent and should see us stay up.

Has Kipre been in the WBA squad at all this season?

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: How are we all feeling?

Has Kipre been in the WBA squad at all this season?

He’s played every game. Scored for them yesterday.

[Trigger]

Re: How are we all feeling?

Relief we got the win but I'm still feeling we will struggle. We have so far made extremely difficult work of two of our relegation rivals at home.

Hopefully with time the players will get a better understanding. It all looks a bit off at the moment, patches of decent play but a lot of loose play and players not quite on the same wavelength.

Really hoping that win helps them a lot and I'm proved wrong.

[NYCBlue]

Re: How are we all feeling?

He’s played every game. Scored for them yesterday.

So we can put that to bed.

[splott parker]

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This resume of Mcguiness is just plain wrong and indicates to me that you wouldn't know a good player if you tripped over him. At least you admit that you didn't see yesterdays game but it sounds to me that you haven't seen many others either. He is only 22 years old and this is only the start of his first full season playing in the Championship and will be only his second full season ever in league football. If he carries on his development then he will become a top quality player but if people like you got your way he would be hounded out into obscurity. Get off his case.

‘ Random poster on messageboard hounds professional footballer into obscurity’ .........What power we have, eh!