palmer1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Let's suppose LJ is offered a better job - which of you would turn down the chance of a better job, better money in an area where you've been happy and are well thought of? His Dad was well thought of. LJ took tonnes of abuse because he was a 'Daddy's boy' who was undroppable. Edited February 4, 2016 by palmer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Plenty of people stay loyal, even when better jobs can be on offer. Especially when they have been supported to the extent he was. A fair analogy would be that he failed his [extended would be fair) probationary period, but was still kept on. Edited February 5, 2016 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 You have to wonder though if he will keep getting jobs. If he moves again but fails at Bristol City maybe clubs in the future will look at him & go for another option that might spend more than 12 months at a club. That's pretty much what finished Dowie off in management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Alan Nixon says he's gone in 48 hours done the dirty on then when they kept the faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 He's got something as a manager. His ability to create an environment where players underperform for weeks and then turn it round to a tight knitted winning ethic where the sum of it all exceeds the individuals' ability is remarkable. I wonder if he's bi-polar or has a similar disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 That's pretty much what finished Dowie off in management It never did Steve Bruce any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Don't Scare Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I can't believe how much airtime this is getting on our forum. I mean genuinely who gives a :censored:?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 He's just been named Manager of the Month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I can't believe how much airtime this is getting on our forum. I mean genuinely who gives a :censored:?? If there is one thing we will do well it is harking back to the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I assume we will have already sold the sell on clause:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 If there is one thing we will do well it is harking back to the past. He got 7 points from 14 matches prior to this winning run, including 9 league defeats in a row. The board stuck by him despite results and the overwhelming majority of fans wanting him out. He has since won 6 in a row, although out of that only Millwall were from the top half of the table I think. Off the back of those wins he may now be getting a job in the division above. Even if you ignore him being our ex-manager I still think it's an interesting topic about loyalty and whether it should have any place at all. Makes a change from arguing about where money from the johnny machine in the new stand goes to. If he goes now, will he be given the same amount of support at future clubs if he goes through a bad run again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'm not sure if his methods will translate well to that higher level and their owner seems to be a man in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 https://twitter.com/gids1980/status/695547413419851776 Given permission to speak with Bristol city! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robboman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 http://mobile.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-2939354.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) I can't believe how much airtime this is getting on our forum. I mean genuinely who gives a :censored:?? What? Watching Barnsley squirm. Confiming what we said at the time about his loyalty. Hoping they go into freefall. Dare to even hope drop right back into the relegation mire like we did. They are only 11 points clear What's not to like?! I am enjoying quite a lot, thank you. And it could help us. And better to focus on that, than all the negativity surrounding us. Edited February 5, 2016 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 http://mobile.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-2939354.aspx Any sign in Tesco...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 A classic Lee Johnson move. I've turned round this football club so on to the next one and let Barnsley burn. Me Me Me and how to get on without actually winning anything. Got to admire the little :censored:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 He got 7 points from 14 matches prior to this winning run, including 9 league defeats in a row. The board stuck by him despite results and the overwhelming majority of fans wanting him out. He has since won 6 in a row, although out of that only Millwall were from the top half of the table I think. Off the back of those wins he may now be getting a job in the division above. Even if you ignore him being our ex-manager I still think it's an interesting topic about loyalty and whether it should have any place at all. Makes a change from arguing about where money from the johnny machine in the new stand goes to. If he goes now, will he be given the same amount of support at future clubs if he goes through a bad run again? Indeed! God forbid a message board talk about something Oldham related like a chap who once managed us! I think Opinions4U sums it up nicely above. He strikes me very much as an up and down manager. For me, he was losing the plot a bit before he left but a couple of wins in Jan/Feb steadied the slide. But he could have had a settle side but instead brought in a player (Daniel Johnson) who was decent but didn't suit his own system. Add to that Paddy Kenny and it :censored:ed everything up. His desire to bring in Ched Evans stuck in the throat (it's since been admitted on GMR that he went back to Corney and asked if he could be brought in) and his efforts in putting his 100-day dossier together while we went on another slide showed the smarmy little git for what he is. I don't ever see him being a manager who builds a decent side and wins a promotion. He's the sort that will do average at a bigger side and after a bit they will get rid when he can't take them to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 How he has blagged himself that job... He is a salesman of the highest order. Huge job at a wealthy club with big ambitions when he's been largely average/poor at both clubs he's managed in League 1. Integrity and loyalty were, to me, values he lacked in his move to Barnsley; this one is a bit different, given their fans wanted him gone just a few weeks ago and this probably his dream job. They'll still feel betrayed - he's left them where they started after the owner stuck by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'll be honest, lads. I miss him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) How would our fans feel if the Board (I doubt they have the foresight of structure) put out this statement: http://mobile.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-lee-johnson-2939404.aspx I'd bet that Barnsley will go after Mark Cooper, and I'll be gutted when they get him. He'll get the best out of their players - Johnson has done a :censored: job when you consider the budget he'll have there. He won't be wheeling and dealing at Bristol. Reckon he'll be out of his depth at that level. Edited February 5, 2016 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'll be honest, lads. I miss him... Got to agree, it was nice going to a game with an ambitious manager that we knew could manage well and give us a chance of winning any game... going to the likes of Bristol City away and thinking you could get all 3 points. I envy his huge ambitious self, fair crack to him and hope he does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_Coconut Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Steve Bruce was just the same in his early days as a manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 How would our fans feel if the Board (I doubt they have the foresight of structure) put out this statement: http://mobile.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-lee-johnson-2939404.aspx I'd bet that Barnsley will go after Mark Cooper, and I'll be gutted when they get him. He'll get the best out of their players - Johnson has done a :censored: job when you consider the budget he'll have there. He won't be wheeling and dealing at Bristol. Reckon he'll be out of his depth at that level. It's a good statement that. The club has a clear goal and structure in place and they recognise individuals will come and go so will be planning for continuity. Unlike our scattergun approach to recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitygoo Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 What is our sell on clause if he goes and have we sold it for a bag of chips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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