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Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3720 on: August 12, 2017, 10:21:43 PM »
I was definitely on the side of giving him a good run of games this season

Today has shaken that hugely

Sacking him after a few games - the fourth season in a row we've sacked a manager mid season - just screams of panic

To be honest I'm just despondent and not sure what difference it makes.

Basically I think it depends who's available  - e.g. If we think we can get jokanovic

But at some point when clearly talented players, managers etc fail utterly you have to think there's just a fundamental problem that we can't overcome

I'd like to be angry and believe that if only we got rid of Bruce we'd be loads better. But I'm just disappointed. Again.

To be clear I very much am panicked. I hope Xia is too.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3721 on: August 12, 2017, 10:22:36 PM »
Folks can remove their previous vote and then vote again if they want.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3722 on: August 12, 2017, 10:23:02 PM »
The poll choices require changing as the last two options are out of date.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3723 on: August 12, 2017, 10:31:17 PM »
not to worry Clampy and Adds and Mr Smith will be on soon to reassure us things will turn out fine given a bit more time

How pathetic and juvenile but not surprising.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3724 on: August 12, 2017, 10:35:11 PM »
not to worry Clampy and Adds and Mr Smith will be on soon to reassure us things will turn out fine given a bit more time

How pathetic and juvenile but not surprising.
That's not very reassuring  :o

Online Clampy

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3725 on: August 12, 2017, 10:39:05 PM »
not to worry Clampy and Adds and Mr Smith will be on soon to reassure us things will turn out fine given a bit more time

How pathetic and juvenile but not surprising.
That's not very reassuring  :o

It's a shame the obssessed need reassuring.

Offline garyfouroaks

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3726 on: August 12, 2017, 10:41:41 PM »
A depressing worrying start. But Bruce has only been with us half a season. There comes a point when change itself becomes the problem.

My view  is that he should have a full season at the very least.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3727 on: August 12, 2017, 10:41:43 PM »
According to the Times today we offered the job to David Wagner last season after we potted RDM and he turned us down.

Food for thought maybe thinking we can just click our fingers and in work managers will come running to camp in the North stand car park.

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3728 on: August 12, 2017, 10:43:24 PM »
not to worry Clampy and Adds and Mr Smith will be on soon to reassure us things will turn out fine given a bit more time

How pathetic and juvenile but not surprising.
That's not very reassuring  :o

It's a shame the obssessed need reassuring.
Obsessed no! Consistent yes.
Your guy took a hell of a beating, please feel free to defend him though.

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3729 on: August 12, 2017, 10:44:09 PM »
According to the Times today we offered the job to David Wagner last season after we potted RDM and he turned us down.

Food for thought maybe thinking we can just click our fingers and in work managers will come running to camp in the North stand car park.

Maybe he thought the club was in too much of a fragile state to take over. We were left with a bare skeleton of a club when we were relegated after all.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3730 on: August 12, 2017, 10:44:40 PM »
I thought posting on posters was banned? Ruins threads. We are all pissed off but can we leave this shit out?

I urge Xia to act sooner rather than later. Even if we appoint Pearson. He cannot possibly do worse than Bruce.

Online LukeJames

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3731 on: August 12, 2017, 10:45:00 PM »
A depressing worrying start. But Bruce has only been with us half a season. There comes a point when change itself becomes the problem.

My view  is that he should have a full season at the very least.

if it was change for the sake of it then i'd agree with you, A full season would be around late October time. I genuinly believe we'll be facing atleast a 3rd season here if we leave it that long.

Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3732 on: August 12, 2017, 10:45:52 PM »
Not quite bare. We had a cupboard full of rotting over priced shite nobody else wanted as well! :)

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3733 on: August 12, 2017, 10:46:42 PM »
I thought posting on posters was banned? Ruins threads. We are all pissed off but can we leave this shit out?

I urge Xia to act sooner rather than later. Even if we appoint Pearson. He cannot possibly do worse than Bruce.

Posting on posters? Isn't that Villatalk?

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #3734 on: August 12, 2017, 10:46:49 PM »
not to worry Clampy and Adds and Mr Smith will be on soon to reassure us things will turn out fine given a bit more time

How pathetic and juvenile but not surprising.
That's not very reassuring  :o

It's a shame the obssessed need reassuring.
Obsessed no! Consistent yes.
Your guy took a hell of a beating, please feel free to defend him though.

We lose 3-0 and someone drags 3 posters names's up to try and make a point? Sounds slightly obssessed to me. Each to their own though.

 


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