Bristol City 2-2 LCFC - Post Match Thread

[oxtonfox]

2 minutes ago, Corky said:

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

 

Our full back options are so poor.

I did wonder why we let Woyo Coulibally, who looked half decent, go. Makes you wonder why he was our solo signing last January. So many things at this club that you can’t fathom. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

5 minutes ago, Corky said:

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

 

Our full back options are so poor.

"Drain the swamp" etc, and everyone was delighted when Justin left by the way.

[Tommy Fresh]

That effort by Ayew towards the end properly sums him up, only bothered about his own stats

[southfox66]

Just no consistency to our season just stop start all season, I'm sorry but the manager just isn't up to the job he never was and never will be 

[Jattdogg]

Busy day at work just seen the score.

 

Not surprised.

 

Season is over. We cant beat a promotion chasing rival when 2 nil up then we wont go anywhere (even if we make playoffs).

 

Have a good night lads, just accept we suck and find something else to do with your valuable time.

[Paninistickers]

1 minute ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

"Drain the swamp" etc, and everyone was delighted when Justin left by the way.

I liked JJ, but 13m was tremendous business 

[Nods]

1 minute ago, southfox66 said:

Just no consistency to our season just stop start all season, I'm sorry but the manager just isn't up to the job he never was and never will be 

Yeah, it's almost as though we aren't very good

[Nods]

2 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

"Drain the swamp" etc, and everyone was delighted when Justin left by the way.

He was crap as well

[MPH]

I’m not saying Marti is a brilliant tactician, but we can’t expect to go to Bristol City and control the whole game. We don’t have a very good record there and they’ve been having a decent season..  I’m not happy with how we played second half but maybe some of it was because of how they came at us?

 

we’re not a very good team so  not sure why some people expect us to go to Ashton Gate and play them off the park all game..

 

[Tommy Fresh]

The subs made reminded me of Wrexham at home where they didn't work and we just surrendered control 

[oxtonfox]

Just now, southfox66 said:

Just no consistency to our season just stop start all season, I'm sorry but the manager just isn't up to the job he never was and never will be 

You may be right and that is the easiest short term solution cos we’re not going to get rid of a load of worthless players very easily.

I think we should just aim not to get relegated with the points deduction coming. More or less write off this rotten season and start to put some promising youngsters into position for the remainder. Sunderland did pretty well wih the youngest squad in the division last year. Look where they are… 

[Corky]

4 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

That effort by Ayew towards the end properly sums him up, only bothered about his own stats

You can't knock a striker with 90 goals from 580 career club games.

[Tommy Fresh]

1 minute ago, MPH said:

I’m not saying Marti is a brilliant tactician, but we can’t expect to go to Bristol City and control the whole game. We don’t have a very good record there and they’ve been having a decent season..  I’m not happy with how we played second half but maybe some of it was because of how they came at us?

 

we’re not a very good team so  not sure why some people expect us to go to Ashton Gate and play them off the park all game..

 

We weren't exactly dominant in the first half, we just dared actually venture past the half way line

[Sol thewall Bamba]

3 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I liked JJ, but 13m was tremendous business 

Where have you pulled that number from haha

[Nods]

15 minutes 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

 

 

 

Southampton looked good under Still. Their underlying stats always suggested they were close. They were fluffing big chances every game. The new guy has come in, instilled a bit of belief, they've had some results and it has snow balled. 

 

You can't just look at one success story and assume it would be the same for us. Spoiler alert: it wouldn't.

 

 

[Analysethis]

2 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

How many seasons you hoping for?

Give him one more transfer window when he can offload some more dross and bring in some new talent.

 

The problem is if we get a new guy in, he may not have the same belief in the kids and wheel out the names who always let us down (Faes, Soumare, WInks etc).

 

We are asking a bloke who inherited a relegated club, didnt even join us until MId July as the powers at be pissed about with sacking RVN, two weeks AFTER the players started to return for pre-season training. We then lose all our best players like Vards. El Khanouss and Mads! Seriously, lets give him one window. As important as those players we bring in, its who we get shot of. We really need those players who tried to get out but couldnt (Faes, Winks, Kristensen) gone and take Daka and Soumare with him. Cancel the loan of Carranza as well FFS!!

[izzymuzzet]

Don’t want to go up this season and realistically with the points deduction we won’t be in the running. 
 

With that in mind the only thing I really care about this season is the young players getting more experience - as long as we don’t go down. No Winks and Faes left on the bench tonight is another positive. 
 

Not at all convinced by the manager as his in game management has been pretty poor. But would rather see where we are at the end of the season than hit panic stations just as he’s finally started to trust the academy boys again. 

[HankMarvin]

8 minutes ago, Nods said:

Southampton looked good under Still. Their underlying stats always suggested they were close. They were fluffing big chances every game. The new guy has come in, instilled a bit of belief, they've had some results and it has snow balled. 

 

You can't just look at one success story and assume it would be the same for us. Spoiler alert: it wouldn't.

 

 

If they looked good under him and it was as simplistic as you make it sound he wouldn’t of been sacked.

one win in 10 suggests otherwise 

 

“If Southampton’s season so far has felt like two separate campaigns stitched awkwardly together, that is because, in many ways, it has been. 

The first - under Will Still - was built on caution and control, shaped by a coach whose reputation had been forged in the trenches of French football, organising underdogs to resist superior opponents.

The second - under Tonda Eckert - has been defined by risk, tempo and release. Same squad, but a radically different energy.

 

Southampton often looked like a team braced for impact, rather than one delivering it. Possession circulated without incision, attacking players were constrained by structure - the results never quite compensated for the stasis.

Eckert’s arrival has been quieter but far more disruptive.”

 

Sounds familiar 

Edited 10 December 2025 by HankMarvin

[Nods]

24 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

What a load of bollocks, Ricardo isn’t done, he isn’t being given a chance to even get going, he’s being played one week and not the other….

 

And Hamza hasn’t worked? What are you on about, it’s his natural position, he isn’t a RB, he can’t play there….. Hamza hasn’t worked proven at this level he is capable of playing in the CDM role. 
 

And Daka a smart move? Have you watched him? Page played  ball in behind for him, and he just lost a physical battle. Daka is dreadful, it’s got nothing to do with playing balls for him, because he can do **** all with it when he gets there. 
 

There were alternative decisions he shouldn’t have made that he didn’t, there was moving smart about it….. it was poor management. 

 

Ricardo is being played one game and not the next because the guy would literally break if he did  Have you watched him this season? His legs are jelly.

 

R.e Hamza. I'm saying it didn't work. He literally played a big chunk of that game in CDM and it barely changed a thing. Conceding still looked inevitable. And then it happened anyway.

 

Yes, Daka is shite. I agree. Maybe you're starting to understand our problem. We have rubbish footballers. 

 

What's the alternative? Carranza? He's been fantastic. 

 

Evans? Possibly, but he's a totally unknown quantity. You can't with any certainty say that bringing Evans on changes the outcome tonight.

[kingfox]

God knows why he thought taking James off and putting BDCR at CM for 10 minutes would work, a very bizarre switch. 
 

But I can see why certain fans are criticising the quality of the squad, because imo it has two glaring issues. 
 

Striker - We have no striker who can hold the ball up, relieve pressure and carry us up the pitch. Ayew’s trait of trying to relieve pressure is falling over and trying to win a free-kick. 
 

Central Midfield - As much as we want shut of them, not having Winks and Soumare as options on the bench to try and gain some midfield control back was strikingly evident tonight. We’ll just have to grin and bear that situation until January comes around, and hopefully we have enough leeway to revamp the midfield a little bit. 

[westernpark]

Fairly happy with that. Think we’re starting the transition with younger players coming in and others finally being phased out. Not bothered about the manager, there are bigger issues and we’re not going up or down.

[HankMarvin]

3 minutes ago, Nods said:

Maybe you're starting to understand our problem. We have rubbish footballers. 

A problem exacerbated by a rubbish lower half championship manager 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

43 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

Thomas is the type of player that if he has a good game, he should instantly be dropped for the next game. Time and time again he shows he can't put two good halves together, let alone two good games together 

Our choices at full back are diabolical on both sides (sorry Ricky P is not the player he was) it’s just another example of poor management, future planning etc that we’ve been left with such mediocre players. 

[PAULCFC]

52 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

We need some control and he takes off James for Daka 

I've been all for giving Marti some' slack with what he's got to play with..........but that sub tipped me over the edge.......out!

[Nods]

Just now, HankMarvin said:

If they looked good under him and it was as simplistic as you make it sound he wouldn’t of been sacked.

 

“If Southampton’s season so far has felt like two separate campaigns stitched awkwardly together, that is because, in many ways, it has been. 

The first - under Will Still - was built on caution and control, shaped by a coach whose reputation had been forged in the trenches of French football, organising underdogs to resist superior opponents.

The second - under Tonda Eckert - has been defined by risk, tempo and release. Same squad, but a radically different energy.

 

Southampton often looked like a team braced for impact, rather than one delivering it. Possession circulated without incision, attacking players were constrained by structure - the results never quite compensated for the stasis.

Eckert’s arrival has been quieter but far more disruptive.”

 

Sounds familiar 

I can't even be arsed to argue with someone who can't understand the difference between the word 'of' and 'have' tbh. 

 

Leicester's 'style' has been unfashionable since around 2021. You think a new manager comes in and flicks a switch to sort that mid season?

 

Southampton may have taken the handbrake off with this new gaffer, but they were always a better footballing side this year than we are. Still didn't quite get it right, but the fact remains they were only some poor finishing away from racking up the points. Can't say that for us. 

 

Everyone on here was pointing to Southampton's business in summer as an example of what we should be doing. They spent about £50m in the summer. Do you need reminding how much we spent?