Bristol City 2-2 LCFC - Post Match Thread

[oxtonfox]

1 minute ago, GorlestonFox said:

James was absolutely pooped.

 

He needed to come off, but it shouldn't have been Daka

 

Should have either moved Hamza into midfield or use Page or Ricky P

 

Bringing Daka on when our midfield was getting over run? Come on man

 

We’d have been better off if he’d put a hippo up front instead of Patson. 

[Pliskin]

Just now, Lcfcwigstonblue said:

Who thought letting Iversen go was a good idea at the club?

He’s not very good? 

[Tuna]

2 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

Thomas just doesn’t have the physicality for this level. It’s like his body never developed past 14 

He's a terrible one on one defender, barely wins a duel.

[Nods]

6 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said:

He went there after 10/15 minutes of playing Bobby in there, anyone in their right mind knows BDR is not a CM.

 

He reacted so late it was unbelievable 

And it all started to go so well the moment he made that change?

[HankMarvin]

Just now, when_you're_smiling said:

Yes. There’s probably war criminals I’d rather have than a lot of our players.

Now is not then, look at the posts on Southampton under still saying at least we are better than them. If one of the worst teams in prem history can turn results round in the blink of an eye by sacking their manager I believe we could certainly do a lot better and before any one says they spent money they also sold £120m worth

 

 

 

[GorlestonFox]

Just now, Lcfcwigstonblue said:

Who thought letting Iversen go was a good idea at the club?

Jakub Stolarczyk

[CrazyKopCorner]

If Ricardo is done then don’t put him on the bench 

[Tuna]

2 minutes ago, Lcfcwigstonblue said:

Who thought letting Iversen go was a good idea at the club?

We turned down £4 million from Palace, then let him go on a free. Another from the LCFC back catalogue of shambolic decisions.

Edited 10 December 2025 by Tuna

[sm1]

2pts thrown away yet again by Marti. 

[GorlestonFox]

Just now, Nods said:

And it all started to go so well the moment he made that change?

To be fair to Hamza. Once he stepped into the midfield along side Skipp. Yes, it improved. We actually HAD a midfield.

[Hammo]

Not sure how Cifuentes sleeps tonight after that hideous display of mismanagement in the second half that threw away two points.

 

Bristol City were all over us from the 46th to the 95th minute and he was utterly incapable of doing anything about it. In fact all he did was make it worse, and we were lucky in the end to get a point.

 

He got away with his misguided second half tactics against Derby but not tonight. I just want him gone.

 

 

 

 

[HankMarvin]

4 minutes ago, Analysethis said:

Lets see what Martis like with a decent transfer window behind him.

How many seasons you hoping for?

[oxtonfox]

1 minute ago, sm1 said:

2pts thrown away yet again by Marti. 

I’d venture there were 11 players who you could add to that accusation.

[Lookatthebluesky]

6 minutes ago, jbflcfc said:

What was Luke Thomas doing that whole game?!

Honestly & I mean this, he has got to be the worst footballer in that league, I mean what does he even do? He’s always the wrong side of the man, shits himself under pressure & tries to pull the blokes shirt off his head & stupid positions.

What anyone sees in him I honestly don’t know..

He’s crap but somebody has deemed him worthy of a new 4 year contract. This decision epitomises our piss poor player recruitment/retention

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

Frustrating second half. I'd have been happy with 4 points from the last two games, but the game management is so poor.

[Analysethis]

7 minutes ago, lfu said:

Instill some resilience in the players beforehand so that when we do concede, we don't then panic, shit the bed and concede again? Call players over to deliver instructions on the sidelines to counteract the changes the opposition have made that are working so well it's almost as if Marti's prematch analysis and tactical sessions include nothing about "what if the other team try and exploit our weaknesses?"? Go over those weaknesses in training with his backroom team?

How do we know he doesnt prepare them pre-match?

 

To me, this squad isnt good enough. Thomas had two loan spells and most of us thought he was cooked at our club. He showed great quality with Derby, was dogshite tonight. That cant be Marti`s fault. He has been found out. He is to me a low level Championship player. If he wasnt a local lad, we would be hammering him every week. Its not just LT fault, so many are not good enough.

 

If we were playing Football Manager the likes of Daka, Winks, Fatawu would be worth millions. Kristensen, Soumare again would be sort after. Unforunately, with the esception of Fatawu, another young guy who is still not at his best since a serious injury, the rest are useles..

 

Lets give Marti a window to offload some of the aforementioned and hopefully get some JJ level talents in!

[Blarmy]

Guff 

[Corky]

Ricardo is done as a full back. Unfortunately, Choudhury is dreadful.

 

Our full back options are so poor.

[HankMarvin]

1 minute ago, LeePhilpottsBaldSpot said:

Frustrating second half. I'd have been happy with 4 points from the last two games, but the game management is so poor.

But the bigger picture suggests problems ahead, 4 points gained 

39 shots conceded 

[Nods]

1 minute ago, GorlestonFox said:

To be fair to Hamza. Once he stepped into the midfield along side Skipp. Yes, it improved. We actually HAD a midfield.

It's not enough to stem the flow. With Hamza in there (who yes, got in the way a bit), what happens next? He doesn't have the composure or the technique to get on the ball, slow the game down and gain control of the game. It just ends up back with them and they're onto their next attack. 

 

No manager gets this group of losers promoted. 

 

He's found a decent enough starting 11 and we'll win enough to stay up. He's showed no evidence that he's tactically astute enough to take us very far, but to his credit he is freezing out toxic players and we are showing some improvement as a result.

 

Don't put yourself through the bother, honestly. We're finishing somewhere between 12th and 18th. 

 

Not much point anyone getting their knickers in a twist to be honest. We're rubbish. Sack Marti in the summer and try again next year.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

3 minutes ago, Lookatthebluesky said:

He’s crap but somebody has deemed him worthy of a new 4 year contract. This decision epitomises our piss poor player recruitment/retention

Doesn’t it just. That’s the standard the powers at be find acceptable. How far we’ve fallen. 

[when_you're_smiling]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

Now is not then, look at the posts on Southampton under still saying at least we are better than them. If one of the worst teams in prem history can turn results round in the blink of an eye by sacking their manager I believe we could certainly do a lot better and before any one says they spent money they also sold £120m worth

 

 

 

There might be a short term gain yeah if you get a new manager bump. Even RVN won his first game. That’s even before we go through the better options Southampton. We’d kill for someone like Armstrong at this level.

 

Long term - you reckon our defence and whatever the **** it is leads our attack is good enough to challenge? No chance.

[Tommy Fresh]

Hamza seemed the only one arsed about trying to keep them in their own half towards the end

[oundlefox]

It’s close to Christmas and not a lot of spare cash kicking about but I’ll quite happily pay for a one way ticket to AFCON for Daka 

[Paninistickers]

If you're gonna grind it out, you've gotta pop an extra midfielder in. With the resources available, that was Faes to sit in there. 

 

As for Like Thomas. After a rare performance above humiliation on Saturday, it was back to basics for him. I've never seen a pro get his body in so many unusual angles. It's like having Prof Steve Hawkings at left back.