These 3 Wins On The Bounce

[Loramski]

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That’s what I was getting at, I’ve loved the 9 points, long may the wins continue. It’s the ‘one extreme to the other’ posts that have entertained me, the ‘happy mediums’ seem to be in the minority. I did give my take on it in the match thread the other night. Beginning of the season I said the old Pete Wingfield song ‘18th With A Bulut (sic)’ would be an improvement on previous campaigns. However he’s significantly improved on our league placing, BUT, now he’s done that I would like him to loosen the shackles. Surely we can be a bit more adventurous now, a sort of shit or bust thing. We can afford to lose now, can’t we? but as long as we start ‘having a go’, Bulut should avoid too much flak.

So if we change everything for Swansea, 'loosen the shackles' but lose by 3 or 4 then you don't think Bulut will get any flak? This board will melt and posters will be demanding he should resign on the spot. And some of the posters doing it will be the ones who were making out the Bristol City win was a let down because we didn't play any football.

[Der Kaiser]

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It's good to see City winning games, and clear of any relegation worries with time to spare.
But the football on show - well, that's something else.
Can't see us selling many season tickets if the current dire displays continue.
Watching paint dry is almost a better option.

The same was said last season and the season before that, if we can't sell the same amount after a much improved season than the previous two then our fanbase really are just glutton for punishment :hehe:

I predict a similar amount will be sold as season, unless we can win 6/7 of our last 10 in which case people will only remember our form for the final 1/4 and sales will increase.

[splott parker]

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So if we change everything for Swansea, 'loosen the shackles' but lose by 3 or 4 then you don't think Bulut will get any flak? This board will melt and posters will be demanding he should resign on the spot. And some of the posters doing it will be the ones who were making out the Bristol City win was a let down because we didn't play any football.

Aye, perhaps, I was hoping against hope:hehe: long may the messageboard mayhem continue. It’s a wonder the messageboard survived the Cup Finals & promotions:hehe:

[Bobby Dandruff]

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We are better than 14 other teams :thumbup:

Can you imagine what the other 10 must be like?! lol

[Loramski]

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Aye, perhaps, I was hoping against hope:hehe: long may the messageboard mayhem continue. It’s a wonder the messageboard survived the Cup Finals & promotions:hehe:

It's mental. I'm glad this board doesn't reflect the fan base as a whole, we'd have been the first team in history to get booed off after winning a local derby last weekend. Then the players and Bulut would've been chased off the pitch after winning three in a row last night.

[the other bob wilson]

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What I want to know is when and why did something happening consecutively become "on the bounce"? For the first fifty years of my life it was "in a row" or "on the trot", now it's on the bounce and it's driving me mad! :hehe:

Also, why can't I say that my team has been playing boring, negative football for about a decade now - it's the truth. Until Russell Slade came along I was very much in the as long as we win I don't care camp, but I'm not any more - modern Cardiff City sides have done that to me.

[splott parker]

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What I want to know is when and why did something happening consecutively become "on the bounce"? For the first fifty years of my life it was "in a row" or "on the trot", now it's on the bounce and it's driving me mad! :hehe:

Also, why can't I say that my team has been playing boring, negative football for about a decade now - it's the truth. Until Russell Slade came along I was very much in the as long as we win I don't care camp, but I'm not any more - modern Cardiff City sides have done that to me.

Just did a bit of investigating, ‘on the bounce’, meaning suddenly or in quick succession was first used in Hardy’s ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ in 1886. Although in sport it seems it came into fashion in the 1990s. ‘On the bounce’, ‘On the trot’? Perhaps the City could be coining a new phrase, ‘On the dourness’:hehe:

[the other bob wilson]

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Just did a bit of investigating, ‘on the bounce’, meaning suddenly or in quick succession was first used in Hardy’s ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ in 1886. Although in sport it seems it came into fashion in the 1990s. ‘On the bounce’, ‘On the trot’? Perhaps the City could be coining a new phrase, ‘On the dourness’:hehe:

So, it's probably been in use for longer than in a row and on the trot. That does surprise me. I associate Jeff Stelling with on the bounce, he was the first person I noticed using the term about twenty years ago.

[splott parker]

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What I want to know is when and why did something happening consecutively become "on the bounce"? For the first fifty years of my life it was "in a row" or "on the trot", now it's on the bounce and it's driving me mad! :hehe:

Also, why can't I say that my team has been playing boring, negative football for about a decade now - it's the truth. Until Russell Slade came along I was very much in the as long as we win I don't care camp, but I'm not any more - modern Cardiff City sides have done that to me.

Replying to your second paragraph. Of course you can say that the football is boring & negative. By the same token, others can say we’re on the verge of ‘ManCityness’. The differing views make the board more interesting, however bizarre some posts are. At least they’re about football rather than ‘Dripford’, ‘20 miles an hour’ or ‘Rubbish collection’.:thumbup:

[the other bob wilson]

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Replying to your second paragraph. Of course you can say that the football is boring & negative. By the same token, others can say we’re on the verge of ‘ManCityness’. The differing views make the board more interesting, however bizarre some posts are. At least they’re about football rather than ‘Dripford’, ‘20 miles an hour’ or ‘Rubbish collection’.:thumbup:

True. I thought the first half against Stoke was quite good, but, that apart, we've still been boring in our last three games, the only difference being that we've been dull and boring while winning and I appreciate that's enough for some.

[llan bluebird]

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Not sure what the greatest fib is "£350million a week to spend on the NHS" or "I don't mind losing as long as we play good football"

Its a results business, We do well our crowds increase, hang around the relegation zone they go down. DJ's team played some amazing stuff in front or 12K but i used to leave so frustrated when we just blew a 2-0 comfy lead than a Bulut's boring mundane 1-0 to the city.

I think Bulut is a very effective manager, he has taken a squad of by the sounds of it, overly paid lower championship/top L1 players and made them top 10 due to his ability for the team to beat teams of a similar base.

We have a solid enough platform, just needs to add some (expensive) sparkle in the final third

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Not sure what the greatest fib is "£350million a week to spend on the NHS" or "I don't mind losing as long as we play good football"

Its a results business, We do well our crowds increase, hang around the relegation zone they go down. DJ's team played some amazing stuff in front or 12K but i used to leave so frustrated when we just blew a 2-0 comfy lead than a Bulut's boring mundane 1-0 to the city.

I think Bulut is a very effective manager, he has taken a squad of by the sounds of it, overly paid lower championship/top L1 players and made them top 10 due to his ability for the team to beat teams of a similar base.

We have a solid enough platform, just needs to add some (expensive) sparkle in the final third

Good post, Bulut is the best Manager we've had since Warnock the others caused a hell of a lot of damage to the squad, he's done well to turn things around with a transfer embargo and tiny budget.

Left-back was a real problem, we look better now without Collins.

[the other bob wilson]

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Good post, Bulut is the best Manager we've had since Warnock the others caused a hell of a lot of damage to the squad, he's done well to turn things around with a transfer embargo and tiny budget.

Left-back was a real problem, we look better now without Collins.

What tiny budget is that? Our Chairman certainly doesn't think it was tiny, let's see what next year's accounts say before jumping to conclusions. If we managed to get the likes of Ramsey, Grant, Turnbull and Wilson-Esbrand here on a tiny budget then someone on the recruiment side is doing a brilliant job.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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What tiny budget is that? Our Chairman certainly doesn't think it was tiny, let's see what next year's accounts say before jumping to conclusions. If we managed to get the likes of Ramsey, Grant, Turnbull and Wilson-Esbrand here on a tiny budget then someone on the recruiment side is doing a brilliant job.

Nitpicking, it's relative, at least you agree with the rest, he's made a massive improvement and saved us from a Derby-type future and relegation.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Left-back was a real problem, we look better now without Collins.

I found this quite amusing!

Last season, Collins played a few games, looked decent, then missed the rest of the season. One of the reasons some fans gave for our struggles was that Collins was injured and some thought we'd signed a top player.

This season, I don't think many would be disappointed if Collins left at the end of the season!!

How things can change in football!