I can see one of two possible outcomes for Bruce.1. He doesn't get us promoted next season, in which case he gets sacked.2. He does get us promoted next season, and then we have a relegation struggle and he gets sacked the following season.The future's so bright!
Quote from: Tokyo Sexwhale on March 19, 2017, 01:50:36 PMI can see one of two possible outcomes for Bruce.1. He doesn't get us promoted next season, in which case he gets sacked.2. He does get us promoted next season, and then we have a relegation struggle and he gets sacked the following season.The future's so bright! It will be a difficult one for Dr Tony if we do go up.There is precedent....Jokanovic got Watford up but the club decided to not offer him a new deal.I guess it would demand on how next season went...if we walked the league then it would be very difficult to dismiss him...just scraping through the play offs and things would be a little easier.As I've said consistanty I like Steve Bruce and certainly didn't want him sacked as to me he's the best manager for the job in this division.However the issues we saw for 6 weeks after xmas would be even more exposed in the premier league as we saw when he spend decent money at Sunderland and Hull in his 3rd seasons in charge and they both got worse.Dr Tony Xia is an ambitious man...I really don't think he'd be content to finish 17th in our first season back in the PL whenever that is, he'd want to be pushing for the top half as I'd imagine he'd push an ambitious transfer strategy given what we did this summer as a championship club.If letting SB go is needed to push us forward more it will happen, however harsh it is.
Quote from: Tokyo Sexwhale on March 19, 2017, 11:44:44 PMThe highest win % of any full-time Villa manager!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aston_Villa_F.C._managersCrikey according to that George Ramsey was manager for 42 years!
The highest win % of any full-time Villa manager!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aston_Villa_F.C._managers
Don't forget though, that here we have Wyness and Round in place; Bruce didn't get that sort of support at any of his other promoted clubs. This is the biggest job he's had, at a club with a batter infrastructure than those at Sunderland, Hull or them lot down the road.We appear to have a strategy now, and with those senior people in post, working with and supporting Bruce, I would like to think it will work and it won't all be reliant on the manager.
Quote from: Drummond on March 20, 2017, 02:24:17 PMDon't forget though, that here we have Wyness and Round in place; Bruce didn't get that sort of support at any of his other promoted clubs. This is the biggest job he's had, at a club with a batter infrastructure than those at Sunderland, Hull or them lot down the road.We appear to have a strategy now, and with those senior people in post, working with and supporting Bruce, I would like to think it will work and it won't all be reliant on the manager.I'd agree with this. Having experience in there and a bit of stability is vital and it's why for me it would have been unwise to kick Bruce's arse out the door after the blip we had.
I agree - never mind the quality, feel the width. I don't care how we win - as long as we win.
It certainly feels good.
Quote from: Clampy on March 20, 2017, 08:04:25 PMQuote from: Drummond on March 20, 2017, 02:24:17 PMDon't forget though, that here we have Wyness and Round in place; Bruce didn't get that sort of support at any of his other promoted clubs. This is the biggest job he's had, at a club with a batter infrastructure than those at Sunderland, Hull or them lot down the road.We appear to have a strategy now, and with those senior people in post, working with and supporting Bruce, I would like to think it will work and it won't all be reliant on the manager.I'd agree with this. Having experience in there and a bit of stability is vital and it's why for me it would have been unwise to kick Bruce's arse out the door after the blip we had. Has anyone ever taken over a Steve Bruce side and turned them into a free-flowing high-tempo side? Has anyone looked at the leftovers from his time at a club and thought " there's a squad that could be great with a couple of additions"?