Anyone watch SOD's interview after last nights game? This is not a dig at SOD being our manager, lets get that straight, But i have listened to all his interviews before and after games and they are never that great nor get you excited, but last nights was the worse i heard. It makes me wonder what goes on in his head, he was the most flippant i have ever seen him! It actually made me wonder weather he realises or is even interested in our plight, position and trouble. Was his appointment one of, we will go down , can you get us through to next seasons start in L1? Has he sent all the youngsters out because they'll all be the starting line up next season? L1 is going to be bloody hard and all relegated teams always under estimate the lower league teams ( human nature) and think they'll win, and all that leagues team see relegated teams as a scalp to take. I know its not all over but for the fat lady singing, but i am a little worried already!!! over to you peeps......discuss.
I think his interviews are some if not the best I have listened to. Quiet, understated, thoughtful , stoic v the knee jerking sulky crap many come out with. Jon Lansdown chased him for good reason. His cv shows he will be equipped whatever division. He is here on his terms as he pulled himself out of contention for the job once because he didnt like the way the club operated formerly. Sadly City are bottom but for the first time for long time a clear picture is emerging of how city will run off the pitch and what hopefully what that puts in place on it.
'He is here on his terms as he pulled himself out of contention for the job because he didnt like the way the club operated formerly" When did this happen?
According to O'driscoll City were in touch before and after talks he declined formerly applying for the job. He is a bit more than the XI manager. All that stuff about process, strategy outcomes is a long term story. At Doncastor he was the main man and involved in all levels.
"According to O'driscoll City were in touch before and after talks he declined formerly applying for the job" Explain? He has formerly applied for the job on the last 3 occasions as far as I can remember?
News to me as well, I can't remember him turning us down. I'm a supporter of Bristol City Football Club and support all managers we have here regardless of what I think. I hated it when we got Millen but supported him why because he was manager of the club I support. But can someone please tell me what SoD has done in his career to get this massive bollock licking support? Because from what I have seen so far is he's organised the team for a few games not hard considering the ****ed up bollocks we were in. He has not strengthened apart from Moloney, because no ****er has complained about his other signing Brian Howard when the **** does he ever play? It McClueless got ****ing ridiculed for Morris can't see much difference between them apart from Howard don't use twatter so much. Rant over now if these teams around us win today I'm gong to ****ing lose it completely
Sean O'driscoll was approached by BCFC in the past, not sure what occurred. Sean O'driscoll appeared to be going to Blackpool till the intervention of Jon Lansdown. His approach to football is more methodical than spend, spend, we are short, need more, lets freshen it up with more faces, spend, spend more a case of think, plan, organise and cut cloth accordingly. The days of BCFC haemoraghing money are coming to a close. To adapt to challenges being enforced clubs also need planners AND coaches/managers.
"Sean O'driscoll was approached by BCFC in the past, not sure what occurred. Sean O'driscoll appeared to be going to Blackpool till the intervention of Jon Lansdown" "thats not pulling himself out because he didn't like the way the club operated formally" is it? This is the first time I have heard this mentioned and would like to know when and where, as I was of the impression he had applied for our managers position on the previous occasions it was available to both parties?
"His approach to football is more methodical than spend, spend, we are short, need more, lets freshen it up with more faces, spend, spend more a case of think, plan, organise and cut cloth accordingly" I know how He feels! I might take a similar philosophy myself next season..
It just seems to me that, everyone at Bristol City from SL down through the Head Coach and the playing staff, are content for our Club to end up in the third tier of English Football. Mike Fricker when he was chairman in the early 1990's said this to the old "Football Council" (precursor of today's "Fans Parliament"; He preferred Bristol City to be a big fish in a little pond (Div 3) than a little fish in a big pond (Div 1 or 2). I understand SO'D may be trying to keep spirits up among the players but he does not seem to be aware of how all the club's supporters are feeling right now. A limp performance and bad result last night just does not seem to make any difference to the way he projects himself in interviews. Has he given up on staying up? Or did he ever believe it was a realistic possibility? We are nose-diving like an out of control aircraft into Div 3 (League One) and is it happening simply because the club want rid of all the high wage earning loafers that we have as a playing squad? Other clubs have trimmed wage bills, like Derby who SO'D praised in his pre match interview, without the trauma of relegation so why the hell could Bristol City not follow suit! I just feel very angry at present.
I now believe he came here on a let's hope we can stay up rather than make us stay up. I thought his after match comments yesterday were weird beyond belief and how he can defend his approach to away games is incredible. Perhaps his instructions from others is what rules the roost - who knows anymore? Certainly a total change in philosophy is required next season and let's hope that the footballing powers don't show up to bite us in the backside.
But what has he done? I can remember Doncaster coming once tearing us a new one, all the other times they were just content on sitting back. Trimming the wage is what Dereck McInnes was doing hence buying young players but as far as a lot of people are concerened he's a ****er. But SoD has also bought to the club so called trimming the wage bill another player that don't play Brian Howard but he's a god amongst some! He is a good manager I'm not disputing that but I do worry that he's good when things are going well, but not when the chips are down. As many said we don't care if we lose 3-0 but we tried to win I could tell after 20 minutes we were going to be proper ****ed last night. He had a very short time in January I will give you that but he has been in the game long enough to see tidy players that could be bought or loaned. He had the loan window but still nothing. He is relying on players that put us in this position for three years running now. But back to the original comment when did he turn us down?
Reading between the lines, it sounded like there was some finger pointing going on by some of the players in the de-brief immediately after the game last night. It sounded like SoD was not at all happy with the attitude to and response to the defeat by some... It also sounded a little strange to hear him say that we controlled periods of the game as even Adam Baker didn't really argue with the commentators comment that we were well and truely mashed. As for the bit where he pretty much said "****ing hell" live on the radio, I would like to know what the City boys who were singing "City till I die" were doing
What I remember of Doncastor was how at ease their players were on the ball. I don't remember them being negative at all. The job he did at Doncastor was eye opening, as they went beyond what would be looked upon as their logical potential. Another good job done at Bournemouth. His spell at Forest hardly a blot on his cv. Managers like Martin O'neil did less to get to clubs like Leicester. Overall what I do like is his emphasis on player development through clubs, Steve Lansdown is heavily financing City's academey to level two standard. This will mean BCFC will have the highest ranking academy v Rovers, Argyle, Swindon etc and at the peak of this pyramid like structure heading to the first XI you need a figure to oversee the progression. Mr O'driscoll fits that bill. I hope what will see eventually ios the academy becoming a form of regional excellence, and a spread of players West - South West eventually appearing alongside development squad. This requires long term focus, planning etc - Mr O'driscoll appears to provide that. As a coach myself I am interested particularly in the above. Symmetry in development has to be improved, players should not be lost to the Gas. BCFC can no longer rely on the largesse of Steve Lansdown so the head coach/manager needs to spend smartly. He is used to dealing within budgets which will have to be adhered to due to FFP. City have 30+ players!! It is about time we had a coach to coach them properly, and City have improved due to obvioulsy now getting drilled on the training pitch. At this point I expect the cupboard is bare. City lost a mere fourteeen millon last season, wheeling comes later when contracts are up. If it was my money and I was bankrolling City I would say no more. But back to the original comment when did he turn us down? When he joined he made a comment about City now being "right". The impression was that previously they were wrong. It has been rumored in the past that marquee sigings are not always the choice of the person picking the first team.
SOD is most defiantly the man to sort this mess out,i would love him to get us playing the Donny way there football was brilliant to watch. Have we got the players here i don't think so,major changes next year under Sean. One thing for sure he has a massive job to do. I truely believe we have the right man to sort this club out,will we come straight back up,the right man is in charge,will we have the right plsyers in one season i'm not so sure.
What i am really worried about is the state of our beloved club financially, there will be a drop in money from crowd sizes, season ticket sales etc, i get worried we are returning to the dark days of the 80's. I hope i am being overly pessimistic here, but it does worry me after being there before.I dont think a team full of youngsters will be the answer in a very hard combative league like L1, but who do we attract at that level? who will we keep? who will leave? The chopping and changing of the board is supposed to be for the good of the club, and SL says its at its best place for years!! is it really???
It will go back to what it should be then, young hungry players coming through and not rotting in the reserves - being given the chance to get on the field and play for the club with pride and desire and most importantly of all, PLAYING GOOD FOOTBALL Do this and mix it with a good degree of success next year and I don't think that the crowds will suffer that badly and who knows, we have been starved of joined up football for 4 seasons now so if we do revert to it, they might actually improve...
