"There's no miracle cure for poor form": Bristol City boss

“Most teams in this league experience a bad run of form at some stage in the season.
Players will get upset with their performances and the management team will be frustrated.
It can be repetitious hearing the same old excuses but........DM and the Doc are the men for the job and I mean MEN. I think Mcinnes is dealing with the frustrations very well when talking with the press. Deep down he must be feeling the same frustrations as all of us when he sees his players experiencing a bad run of form and things going aginst us. We just have to keep the red flag flying high.”

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“Mr Lansdown is a businessman first and foremost it is the wealth he has amassed that allowed him to buy Bristol City.

For me when he bought BCFC he had a plan mapped out for the club , the most important being the much delayed new stadium , until that stadium is built or not ,it is crucial on how much money he is prepared to invest in players and wages, with it in my opinion he will invest the money required to obtain the quality of player to secure premiership football , without it he will not invest that money, so City will bounce along avoiding relegation ,the best outcome on offer.Some who comment on City believe that a new stadium is not important , and instead on what they perceive as money that should be spent on the playing side, but is that the way Mr Lansdown sees it , i think not. All benefactors want a legacy and the stadium may well be his.

Jack Walker has also been mentioned on what can be achieved with a wealthy benefactor , but his buying success was circa mid 90s, when it was possible for a man of his wealth to achieve, he could not do so circa 2012 the stakes have been considerably upped.

At present City supporters are looking at another season avoiding relegation.Why, is Mciness really the man to take city to better times i have my doubts, along with those running the club businessmen are they in anyway qualified to make the right decisions football wise, i doubt that too ,as for the playing side City are in desperate need of quality in midfield, why do the people running the club,not phone Mr Wenger as he seems to have an abundance of quality midfielders who need regular Football ho may well looking to be loaned out ,Fringpong and Essen being two,”

“@Redferryman:Why is it that Steve Lansdown, an incredibly successful entrepreneur in one field of business venture (Hargreaves - Lansdown), is prepared to countenance recurrent abject failure in another business venture(Bristol City FC)?

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What everyone needs to remember is that you don't need to know anything about football to own or indeed, join the Board of a football club.You need money or a contact.

Disagree?

SL made his money in partnership and in financial services, going public at a great time.Different skills entirely for running an £11m small business with very limited funding streams in an industry that often pays out 125% of it's income in wages alone before any other costs.

Then give me the compelling business logic behind the appointment of Jon Lansdown & Guy Price.Nothing against either man but what are their qualifications/expereince v others in similar positions at other clubs?”

“i agree, we all know the weaknesses.
what we dont know is why we are unable to get the midfielder and commandin defender we need.
the management can`t find them?
the players don`t like the set up?
the wages aren`t good enough?
there has to be a reason why the last two managers have had to put up with playing players out of position?”

“Just a thought...

...forget about identifying players which we need in order to stem the flood of goals which we are conceding or the lack of a commanding and creative midfielder. We all have our own ideas about who we would prefer. Indeed, don't you you think Derek McInness and Tony Doherty have their OWN ideas, too? Of course they do, and their ideas are probably a darn-sight more incisive than ours!

So, why is it that, after a dozen-or-so games, we continue to leak goals for fun than the club has not bought someone to remedy the situation? You can bet that McInness has discussed the situation with Steve Lansdown. So why is no one acting to resolve the problem?

Why is it that Steve Lansdown, an incredibly successful entrepreneur in one field of business venture (Hargreaves - Lansdown), is prepared to countenance recurrent abject failure in another business venture(Bristol City FC)?

As I say, perhaps we ought to forget enquiring about the players we need - but rather ask if there an ulterior agenda developing in the background? A little reassurance would not go amiss from the Board. The silence is deafening!

As I said last week, a benign and generous autocrat is STILL an autocrat! But a little courtesy from Mr Lansdown would go along way to reassure the fans about his commitment and the club's status. We have heard quite enough from Mc Inness recently - now what about Mr Lansdown?”

“lets have a look at the positives and negatives.
Taylor holds the ball up well and gets his head on most things/
Stead works extremly hard and his movements out wide and seeing a pass are good.
Bostock sniffer in chief very good inpct player.
Davies scoring goals beginning to work well with Stead causing trouble with good movement.
Adomah great going forward, quick feet, needs to improve finding space, difficult for the fullback to find him.
Skuse gets his foot in, excellant work rate, good defensive cover, but lacks that killer ball going forward.
Pearson must work harder and demand the ball more. Sometimes doesnt get back and doesn`t command in mid field.
Wilson off the pace and finding it difficult at RB
Foster jack of all trades doing his best but struggling in all positions other than RB
McManus needs to get fully fit but needs some help.
Nyatanga and Wilson not yet up to the required standard, Both ball watch in the box,
Woolford doesn`t defend well enough.
Anderson plays on the wrong wing.
Briggs quick but early days.
Morris/Kilkenny. not good enough/
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE A MID FIELD PLAYER TO STOP US BEING BULLIED AND CAN PASS THE BALL FORWARD?”

“@redcapred:

Quite happy they were out and there's a big difference between having a drink and getting slaughtered and fighting (Romeo Browns)

The photos I've seen show them with fans and looking quite jovial-I'd rather see that than have them behave like stand offish bores.

Now, if they've done wrong, they'll be punished because it's hardly been kept quiet.”

“@Marmeliser...

Ahh to be fair i understnd now what you are saying. I'm sure if the people involved ever admit to it, gets reported elsewhere, it will be played down massively, which is what you would expect. What gets me is the fact that these lads are in a bar in the first place on a sunday afternoon, i know we as fans dont in anyway own them, but they earn a very good wage and i dont think its much to ask that when we are virtually rock bottom of the league they are fit and fresh come monday morning to start training.
On Jody Morris, talk about del doing a mate a favour, what on earth does that boy bring to the party....

The club at the minute is a shambles..”

“I'd like to think a drinking session might forge some bonds - but better they were all down the pub rather than breakaway groups. And we are hardly talking the quality of Robson, McGrath and Whiteside here (Ralph Milne maybe...)

Shows as usual that the modern footballer has no interest in how they or seen or how they represent the club that pays them over inflated wages. By all means go out when you are actually performing on the pitch - or leave yourself open to all sorts of ridicule.

Jody Morris - signed out of sentiment and fast becoming the epitome of City 2012...”