Whens the name and image change?

It's the moderators who are clearly upset about Sean O'driscoll and any number of players. That negativity is infesting nearly every thread.

It is you who choose how the forum will operate e.g progressive or negative. Moderators on another site chose the progressive, and on occasions that crested positive reactions effecting support. Positive enough for this site to use their imagery.

Positive moderators influences positive direction. Negative moderators ...

 

I understood that a moderator's function is to do exactly that - to moderate language, personal insults to other posters, to remove or edit, comments which are offensive in terms of racism, sexism, religion and any that infringe or break the laws of the United Kingdom and the EU or comments which while legal, are just in bad taste.

Surely they are not there to steer debate in a pre-arranged direction?

If so that is censorship of the mind, spoken and written words of the members. The EU and Great Britain are free, democratic countries where everyone has the right to free thought and free speech so long as that does not contravene the enacted laws or infringe upon everyone else's rights.


Now here is my take on the current situation at Ashton Gate.

Like most City supporters, I welcomed the appointment of Sean O'Driscoll as Head Coach and all of those he has brought to Bristol City.
I'm also comfortable with the signings he has made since January this year. I believe that given enough time, SO'D will produce a first team squad that entertains us and produces a degree of success, such as promotion to the Championship sometime during the next two or three seasons.

I am also encouraged by the passion/fighting spirit, call it what you will, of the team this season and of the performances of very young and inexperienced members of the squad. I do not expect promotion this season as it is a completely new and young squad. But I do not want us flirting with danger at the bottom either!

I am not so comfortable about the results since last February, like many other City fans on here like Wizered, Angelic, Invermere, Hawk to name but a few.

We are entitled to express our concern about the fact that the team has had only win in the last 15 league games and I suspect that we are all voicing the same concerns that Steve and Jon Lansdown must be discussing with Sean O'Driscoll behind the scenes. If they are not, than that would concern me even more because they cannot be content with the points total.

SO'D repeatedly says that "Football is a results driven industry" and he knows very well from his experience at Forest, that lack of enough positive results, leads to the demise of the Head Coach. At the moment he is fortunate that SL has a greater patience and understanding of the problems he is facing than the owners of Forest did last Boxing Day.

I will be positive enough about the future when, in mid September on my permanent return to Bristol, I go to Ashton Gate and pay for a season ticket.

 

What complete nonsense.

It's an opinion - end of story, just as you have your own, or are you saying we should all be happy clappy and ignore the bleeding obvious ?

However, I am not suggesting for a minute that you should agree with me and my opinions because having the ability to come up with alternative views is what makes us individuals.

Positive results on the football field will encourage positive threads on a football forum - simples. As Cidered says above, if the Lansdown's and Dawe's of this world are not already gently voicing their disquiet at the last 15 results with SOD then they are also failing in their duties.

I dont want SOD to go, the same as I didn't want Del to leave either. What I do want is a team that is capable of winning a few games of football back to back, and that's still the one thing we dont have.

 

Agree with the last few posts, we all have our own minds (well most of us) and are able to express our opinions and I for one make up my own mind as to whether I want to post a negative or positive comment and am not the slightest bit swayed by the views of the moderators or others on this site. To suggest that the moderators are affecting what I or most people think about the club is absolute rubbish.
It's a "Free" forum for "Free Thinkers" long may it stay that way keep up the good work.






Edit.......Nothing edited, I pressed the wrong button...

 

'I understood that a moderator's function is to do exactly that - to moderate language, personal insults to other posters, to remove or edit, comments which are offensive in terms of racism, sexism, religion and any that infringe or break the laws of the United Kingdom and the EU or comments which while legal, are just in bad taste'

To You Mods - FFS take no notice of anyone who disagrees with the above comment from Cidered.

And thanks.

 

totally agree keep up the good work. I am naturally optimistic and it does annoy me at times when people on here moan about our form or selections. But it is their right to do so and express their opinion. Even though some of it is justified I think to myself that was the last game, it is now down to the players and management to improve.

Starting with an away win this saturday !

 

If this board is not used to promote a certain type of view why not state so instead of using images that are? This forum is more negative than otib theres barely a laugh on it. It's a vehicle for whining or what??? What's it point?? Load of words but no influence ed on anything. Is that it?

 

More negative than OTIB Give this guy a medal.

 

The mods on otib don't start threads about the empty words of the coach.
The forum was used to raise money for the Atyeo flags.
It's not very good but it does do the odd thing.

Now not 606 does?

Don't need the medal.

 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion - the postings on this board are actually quite well balanced (unlike the OTIB one which I do not like) - the Mods here do a great job (and that includes the Rovers guys as well).

Personally I don't like "player bashing" when it gets personal - my position is that I rate Fontaine (but acknowlege a drop in performance in the last 12 months), but don't rate Kilkenny. However, when Kilkenny wears a City shirt i will support him to the hilt - I have NEVER BOOED a player in a City in my life. People accuse players who do not play well of not trying, but a Pro not trying is a very rare event, we must all try to remember that.

As far as the club is concerned - we have had to undergo a massive change - the journey was never going to have a "quick fix" - however, I think there are very encouraging signs for the club we all love. I do think SoD is the right man for us and we will get there in the end. The more impatient fans have to realise that some things can't be turned around overnight.

 

The player bashing on here is relentless and boring to read.The choice of banner (Eastend!!) doesn't sit with player bashing.

I will admit to booing Tony Dinning and throwing in a few choice words as well. I don't see the point though.Dinning was an exception at Luton.

 

It's a free country.

No one, at least as far as I'm aware, forces any of you to read or respond to posts, or asks you to create new threads.

 

OTIB is the clubs official forum. It has club official's on it and the sites only aim is for Bristol city fans to use. Not606 is open for every football team in England, It's not ran to raise money for flags. Im a normal city fan who sits in the EE. Im not a website expert who can make a place where you can raise money for flags. This is a place where you can say what ever you want (providing its not offensive) It is nowhere near as strict as OTIB and we don't have to do things for the club. I gave BCFC £160 at the beginning of the season. I am entitled to my own opinion as are you. If you want to post something positive then do it.

 

You don't have to do anything but the image right at the top is about that isn't it???

 

The banner at the top was done by a former poster who passed away. Out of respect it is kept there.

 

Isnt a forum for debate like whats being done now, what difference does it make if its one of the mods thats starts a controversial topic or myself.
If you dont like a topic dont read it and create your own you will find plenty who will agree.

As for OTIB whats happend to it the last few years its turned to poo and i think this forum is now gaining a lot of its peeved off posters, used to be very good but now seems the mods have gave up there.

 

I don't understand the comment about images. Would somebody please enlighten me. Thanks.

 

He's referring to this picture

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and just to add that banner was there before our forum had a moderator. I really don't see the problems. Its a picture of a bird ffs.....