Bruce Sacked at last (now official)

[Gareth]

Honestly hope we do sell Hutton then Bruce can't just keep reverting to the guy who runs around a lot

[Hookeysmith]

So genuinely - how many games does he have before he should walk?

Hull
Colchester (LC)
Cardiff
Reading
Norwich
Bristol City
Brentford (Sept)
Boro

7 league games and the cup?

If we do not have min 15 - 17 points and next round of cup then I think times up

[ChicagoLion]

So genuinely - how many games does he have before he should walk?

Hull
Colchester (LC)
Cardiff
Reading
Norwich
Bristol City
Brentford (Sept)
Boro

7 league games and the cup?

If we do not have min 15 - 17 points and next round of cup then I think times up

So he could win 4 out of 7 league games and draw 1 or 2 you would sack him?
Bizarre.

[Richard]

My thoughts too ChicagoLion

[paul_e]

We might as well work to the same schedule as last year and give him until the October international break regardless*.  That's 11 games so would mean he'd had a full season of league games.  At that point top 8 and within about 3-4 points of the automatic spots is the absolute minimum we should accept.  To be in the mix for automatic promotion you need about 1.8 points per game so that's 20 points from those 11 to be roughly on target and a minimum of 16.  If he can't manage that then we're not getting promoted under him.

*within reason, 5-6 defeats on the bounce at any point and he (along with any other manager we may have at this level) should be out regardless, runs like that cannot be acceptable if we're serious about getting promoted.

[Gareth]

Am I right in thinking that some want us to have a bad start so that Bruce gets sacked?

[Dave]

Am I right in thinking that some want us to have a bad start so that Bruce gets sacked?

My guess is that you are definitely not right.

[paul_e]

Nope but on the "Bruce out?" thread having a discussion about the minimum requirement from the first 10 games or so seems perfectly reasonable.  The question mark in the title makes it clear that the idea of the thread is to ask where people would set their line in the sand.

[ChicagoLion]

Am I right in thinking that some want us to have a bad start so that Bruce gets sacked?

My guess is that you are definitely not right.

Don't think Bruce is the right man but I hope he is an outstanding success.

[TheTimVilla]

We might as well work to the same schedule as last year and give him until the October international break regardless*.  That's 11 games so would mean he'd had a full season of league games.  At that point top 8 and within about 3-4 points of the automatic spots is the absolute minimum we should accept.  To be in the mix for automatic promotion you need about 1.8 points per game so that's 20 points from those 11 to be roughly on target and a minimum of 16.  If he can't manage that then we're not getting promoted under him.

*within reason, 5-6 defeats on the bounce at any point and he (along with any other manager we may have at this level) should be out regardless, runs like that cannot be acceptable if we're serious about getting promoted.

Brighton finished second last season with 93 points from 46 games, so that's 2 points per match.

[PeterWithesShin]

I hope i'm eating a massive plate of humble pie for having any doubts come May.

[ChicagoLion]

It's a horrible dilemma, if after 10 games we are not n track for automatic promotion, then do you stick or twist and hope he still has enough guile to get a play off shout.
Don't expect to be any great change in the way we play though.

[itbrvilla]

[itbrvilla]

Had this stuck in my head think it was 'I'll be gone by November'

[eamonn]

Am I right in thinking that some want us to have a bad start so that Bruce gets sacked?

My guess is that you are definitely not right.

Very wrong in fact.