Tony's Tweets

[Chris Jameson]

I hope he's had Twitter taken off him.

[john e]

I reckon we will get an announcement around teatime, either today or tomorrow.

be great if they pinned the announcement to the Aston Villa gates like they do at Buckingham Palace for deaths, births and marriages

[PeterWithesShin]

I reckon we will get an announcement around teatime, either today or tomorrow.

be great if they pinned the announcement to the Aston Villa gates like they do at Buckingham Palace for deaths, births and marriages

I bet they won't ask McCormack to do it.

[Ads]

I reckon we will get an announcement around teatime, either today or tomorrow.

You really think they'll bin him now or in the next couple of days?

[cdbearsfan]

Yes.

[olaftab]

I do hope so.

[Brend'Watkins]

Based on Xia not being on twitter for a week and a hunch?

I'd need a bit more than that.

[cdbearsfan]

None of us have much to go on, Bruce is only Xia's second manager. So it's largely guesswork.

My hunch is based on the fact that RDM was binned when he lost the fans, which has now, undoubtedly, happened with Bruce.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd be surprised if talks aren't going on at the club about Bruce's future and the situation we're in. Bruce's last 9 league games are W1 D3 L5. RDM's last 9 was W0 D6 L3.

[Risso]

And it's not really just 'three games'. It's a continuation of last season's rotten form.

[Brend'Watkins]

I hope you're right but I'd like to think that it was on his mind before the end of last season and he has someone suitable in mind to takeover immediately.  I don't think that's the case though.  So for me, sacking him now is unlikely as much as I'd like it to be the case unless of course he has been proactive.

[tomd2103]

I'd be surprised if talks aren't going on at the club about Bruce's future and the situation we're in. Bruce's last 9 league games are W1 D3 L5. RDM's last 9 was W0 D6 L3.

The upcoming international break would be a logical point if it is going to be done.  We have three games between now and then and failure to improve in those would surely see the curtain brought down on Bruce's time here.  The fact that we have three games in a short space of time might just prolong his stay until then.   

[cdbearsfan]

I think that's a possibility. However, if we leave it until after the Bank Holiday weekend, we have a matter of days left before the transfer window slams shut ( (C) Jim White)

I'd rather get it done ASAP.

[PeterWithesShin]

If the club are thinking along the lines of "he has 3 games to turn this round" then he's already done as they've lost confidence in him.

[tomd2103]

I think that's a possibility. However, if we leave it until after the Bank Holiday weekend, we have a matter of days left before the transfer window slams shut ( (C) Jim White)

I'd rather get it done ASAP.

Agree.  If it is even being considered then it should be done in time to give the incoming manager some wriggle room in the transfer window.  Although the international break would make sense in terms of timing, I'm not sure he will be able to survive a bad defeat at home to Norwich on Saturday.