Steve Lansdown Interview.

I'm not one who dislikes LJ for who his Father is or the fact that he played for us.

However I think his job is safer than Vladimir Putins and as a Manager his record is hardly going to have a queue of clubs trying to take him away from us.

I just don't rate the bloke.

 

So tell us what he's done wrong so far.

 

Angelic - ignore.
AD always ask questions, just ask Wiz.

Unless he can answer 'what he's done wrong so far' eg
Engvall, numerous crocks, Hegeler, O'Neil, Djuric, Captain Bailey Wright, almost 40 signings.

When he's answered that lot ask him to explain Diony and our January window.
Oh and the £500k fine, nearly forgot

And then do as I - ignore the silly old buffer.

 

Hey...how about asking what he's done right......oh yes, he has us playing competitively in one of the best leagues in the world.......small point some have forgotten to mention..oops!!

 

Onefor you beat me to it, trouble is you have to be very careful about upsetting Wiz and his spokesperson RP.

 

Taken us from being a team challenging for the top 6 to mid table obscurity
Overseen some fairly awful signings
Overseen the sale of our best players
Overseen or been part of recruiting average replacements
Apart from that he's doing a sterling job

 

Don't mention Sterling.

 

Some on here certainly dont realise what a fantastic league we are in & what a terrific coach/manager LJ is.

 

When are you moaners ever going to learn, if a player wants to leave you cant stand in his way, all three, Flint, Bryan & Reid wanted to leave...In fact I believe we have a better team now. coyr's

 

Taken us from being a team challenging for the top 6 to mid table obscurity (And the last manager to do that was? GJ and the time before that?)
Overseen some fairly awful signings (And some very good signings (Tammy being one)
Overseen the sale of our best players (If they want to go then they have to...but also for very good profit)
Overseen or been part of recruiting average replacements (we wait and see on that one)

Apart from that, has taken an over decades of a yo yo club from 2nd tier to 3rd tier and turned us into a competitive championship club!
Forgot to mention that did we?!

 

I've been upsetting RP since LJ was a player for us!!!

 

Last season was our best finish in this league since the 2009-10 season, I'd say we've always been a mid table team

 

I've missed you

Thought you were waiting for the 10 games before you wisely comment

 

It was also Lee that took us into the top 6
Also I’ve seen some pretty good signings
Our best players wanted to go , can’t see he had much choice
Two games is far too early to judge the replacements, bearing in mind the 3 that left went to top end championship or premier league we are not going to get replacements of that quality.
With all other points answered that just leaves your final remark, “apart from that he’s doing a sterling job”.

 

Come on 1For - LJ 'has turned us into competitive championship club', be fair.
It's Lansdown's fiscal backing that has kept us 'competitive' so far.

He won't, like some believe, be afraid to get rid of LJ if he doesn't see progress.

 

You know as well as I do, you can have the backing, but that alone doesn't bring success. But I agree with your 2nd point, SL won't be afraid to get rid of LJ if we look to be going backwards or doesn't see progress....and so he shouldn't...But although I am very thankful for the millions he's put into our club, he's not been the greatest, appointing the right managers in the past (GJ & LJ aside)!!!

 

I cant see why peeps are knocking Lee or SL or indeed any other backroom staff...…
EVERY one on here knows that players have their moments which last for a couple of games... a double handful of games or a whole season!
we could easily have sold all of the 3 departee's a season ago and pocketed a handsome £8 -10m … and most on here would have been either bleating about bad business or crowing about good business !!!
we have a limited number of opportunities of actually buying a player … and should we see an Engvall / Fammy / Kodija/ Milan or "OTHER" playing well and having a possible bit of improvement, skill set that "might fit in" we take a chance...……….. we did with Fammy / Kodija and it PAID off ….. sometimes like Mags you have to take a small profit and hope for a sell on clause!
It is the peeps in the background that do the " yes man " stuff, of course LEE HAS A SAY . but he doesn't sign the cheques, merely has to try and get them in the squad and being worth their salt ……………………… and all 92 clubs have the same problem … that's how we picked up Wiemann, LIKE MILAN / Mags for us he didn't really fit in ………… so take a deep breath and keep it for cheering on city, Lee, players, other coach's and SL ………..

 

The only problem with those stats, is they don't take into account the division they were in at the time....SC's look good, but that was in league 1.