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Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4065 on: August 15, 2017, 09:22:11 PM »
He's a dead man walking isn't he

What a mess. God knows who we get in now. Tony's gonna have to accept that auto promotion is unattainable this season, so maybe we focus on building a proper team for now. Play offs may still be possible, maybe.

But what this means for the Terry project is anyone's guess. Nor our chances of keeping Kodjia and anyone else with decent value, given FFP

What a disaster

Offline Richard

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4066 on: August 15, 2017, 09:22:28 PM »
Get rid after the game enough is enough

Offline villabear

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4067 on: August 15, 2017, 09:22:40 PM »
I really don't know what to think anymore. Bottom line is he's had money and it's his team. End of.

Offline Ger Regan

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4068 on: August 15, 2017, 09:25:44 PM »
It's quite remarkable, his tactical flexibility appears to range from getting the keeper and defence to lump it to a striker whose strength is not in the air, to getting the keeper and defence to lump it to wide men whose strength is not in the air. Between that and making a defence worse, it's quite impressive in a way.

Go, now.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4069 on: August 15, 2017, 09:26:30 PM »
Guaranteed he'll say the same shit after the match as he's been saying since he arrived.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4070 on: August 15, 2017, 09:28:16 PM »
We need someone in quickly before the transfer deadline. Go get Allardyce may not play attractive football but he wins games.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4071 on: August 15, 2017, 09:28:16 PM »
He's a dead man walking isn't he

What a mess. God knows who we get in now. Tony's gonna have to accept that auto promotion is unattainable this season, so maybe we focus on building a proper team for now. Play offs may still be possible, maybe.

But what this means for the Terry project is anyone's guess. Nor our chances of keeping Kodjia and anyone else with decent value, given FFP

What a disaster

Last season showed we can't allow the season to drift up to October.

Incredible we've spent 60m and Kodjia is our only top class player in the final third at this level. Shambles.

I think SB will limp through to Saturday and if he dosen't win that he'll be toast on Monday morning.

Offline TonyD

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4072 on: August 15, 2017, 09:29:24 PM »
Ha ha ha ha.  Clown.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4073 on: August 15, 2017, 09:30:50 PM »
It's some achievement to make us worse than we were under RDM, but Bruce has managed it.

Offline chrisw1

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4074 on: August 15, 2017, 09:30:53 PM »
Time to go.

What a fucking shambles when even 4 x promoted SB can't sort us out.

God knows who the next victim brave enough to throw his career away on us will be though.

Offline CT

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4075 on: August 15, 2017, 09:31:11 PM »
Now, right now.

I wonder when we we are finally going to reach our lowest point?

Next season when all the money has gone

That's my concern too. New manager, backroom staff, more fucking players. Somewhere, it's going to go pop.

Offline The_ads

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4076 on: August 15, 2017, 09:35:19 PM »
What really grinds my gears is we've spent £££££ on Hogan whose either injured or fucking hopeless yet McCarthy can pick up Waghorn and Garner for peanuts and Warnock can get that Laing fella. Whole thing is a farce. We are broken

Offline phantom limb

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4077 on: August 15, 2017, 09:37:52 PM »
I was in favour of sticking with him but I don't think there's any point, nothing has changed, we're insanely boring to watch, don't score, can't pass, can't defend and most of the players seem like they don't know what they're supposed to be doing, or just can't be arsed. Also if a team scores first against us you might as well just go off and do something else instead of watching the rest of the game.

I don't who should replace Bruce, what formation is best or what players they should pick, it's just completely drained all of the interest out of me. I just couldn't care less any more, hopefully someone will let me know if we start looking even vaguely competent again in the future.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4078 on: August 15, 2017, 09:40:56 PM »
Now 1 win in 9 from the end of last season, a record that got RDM sacked and that he's already survived once.

I honestly can't understand how anyone can possibly think it's worth sticking with him, what are they expecting to see change in the next few games that he's not given a shit about for 10 months?

Fuck him off before they leave the changing room and find someone who can start changing our style.  It's a year too late but it might still be enough if we act quickly to get this useless fucker out.

Offline ClarrieBlue

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #4079 on: August 15, 2017, 09:42:32 PM »
I was in favour of sticking with him but I don't think there's any point, nothing has changed, we're insanely boring to watch, don't score, can't pass, can't defend and most of the players seem like they don't know what they're supposed to be doing, or just can't be arsed. Also if a team scores first against us you might as well just go off and do something else instead of watching the rest of the game.

I don't who should replace Bruce, what formation is best or what players they should pick, it's just completely drained all of the interest out of me. I just couldn't care less any more, hopefully someone will let me know if we start looking even vaguely competent again in the future.
I think you must have read my mind. They have sucked all the life out of me now. We are going nowhere fast. We are in the same boat as when he took over. It's crazy but I think only another change can alter our trajectory,

 


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