RePress-ed

[dave.woodhall]

http://thebirminghampress.com/2018/09/season-of-mellow-unfruitfullness-for-villa/

Carry on...

[Three Spires Villa]

Good stuff. In the nicest way I hope you are wrong and he goes soon

[frank]

Good article, Dave. I was at the game and your description is depressingly accurate. Steve Bruce will go this season, that much is obvious. Like Three Spires Villa, I hope it's sooner rather than later.

[Villa in Denmark]

I tend to agree about the month's notice.

I think our new CEO will need to get a replacement lined up before issuing the P45 in the next international break unless Bruce suddenly gets us playing like Barcelona.

[Three Spires Villa]

I tend to agree about the month's notice.

I think our new CEO will need to get a replacement lined up before issuing the P45 in the next international break unless Bruce suddenly gets us playing like Barcelona.

I do think that is sensible but (making myself look stupid) I would get rid now, the longer Steve Bruce is in charge, more of the season and games we waste. Not my call, but if it was I would end his management tonight.

[Steve67]

I agree with Dave.  Whilst I too would end his tenure tomorrow morning, I think they feel a sense of duty to allow him to pick a fully fit side that he put together.  I think we will get a draw and a win in our next two games and then they will take it from there.  Treading water until the next time we lose.  Bruce is under pressure now every time we drop a point.  Especially if we do it in the way we did it yesterday.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I tend to agree about the month's notice.

I think our new CEO will need to get a replacement lined up before issuing the P45 in the next international break unless Bruce suddenly gets us playing like Barcelona.

I do think that is sensible but (making myself look stupid) I would get rid now, the longer Steve Bruce is in charge, more of the season and games we waste. Not my call, but if it was I would end his management tonight.

We've got 6 very winnable and valuable points to play for, better pick up the points and thank him on his way out the door.
For me, apart from the fact he should have been sacked 15 months ago, ignoring that he should never have been given the job to begin with, he's not the man to take us forward unless stability is the end game but that game being played in the Championship.

[olaftab]

I tend to agree about the month's notice.

I think our new CEO will need to get a replacement lined up before issuing the P45 in the next international break unless Bruce suddenly gets us playing like Barcelona.

Last two seasons history tells us that he will have us playing like Barca for about 3 matches and then like Small Heath for the next 7.

[olaftab]

Good read however I do hope he is still not about two further bad results from departure.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I hope you're wrong, Dave. I look forward to reading an Extra-pressed in the next few days.

[brian green]

I agree with Rudy.  The tenure of Bruce has been the death of a thousand cuts.  He has benefited from those in authority buying into the promotion specialist theory in which team performances are of secondary importance.  It has not worked because football and football management has moved on at such a pace Bruce has been marooned like an ice age mammoth.  He should have gone fifteen months ago but changed his promotion specialist get out of jail card for a stability is the key one but delivered neither stability nor promotion.  His third metamorphosis came when the club changed hands and his current get out of jail card is not the right time for a new manager with all the other club upheaval.  Every day he remains as Villa manager is a day further from our recovery.

[darren woolley]

Another good read Dave.

[Hookeysmith]

I agree with Rudy.  The tenure of Bruce has been the death of a thousand cuts.  He has benefited from those in authority buying into the promotion specialist theory in which team performances are of secondary importance.  It has not worked because football and football management has moved on at such a pace Bruce has been marooned like an ice age mammoth.  He should have gone fifteen months ago but changed his promotion specialist get out of jail card for a stability is the key one but delivered neither stability nor promotion.  His third metamorphosis came when the club changed hands and his current get out of jail card is not the right time for a new manager with all the other club upheaval.  Every day he remains as Villa manager is a day further from our recovery.

so perfectly put Brian - none more so than the last line

[berneboy]

I agree with Rudy.  The tenure of Bruce has been the death of a thousand cuts.  He has benefited from those in authority buying into the promotion specialist theory in which team performances are of secondary importance.  It has not worked because football and football management has moved on at such a pace Bruce has been marooned like an ice age mammoth.  He should have gone fifteen months ago but changed his promotion specialist get out of jail card for a stability is the key one but delivered neither stability nor promotion.  His third metamorphosis came when the club changed hands and his current get out of jail card is not the right time for a new manager with all the other club upheaval.  Every day he remains as Villa manager is a day further from our recovery.

Do you mind saving any fuss, Brian, and always add my name to your thoughts?

I agree with every word - as always.

[oldtimernow]

 I am imagining the sounds of Vivaldi's 4 Seasons played on Nigel Kennedy's best violin...

only played by Steve Bruce wearing boxing gloves!