Next Villa manager

[aldridgeboy]

Quite pleased with Bruce.
Always came over as a good bloke. Even when he managed that other lot.
Has a good history of getting clubs out this division. The bottom line is that's what we need. He's probably the ideal man at the moment for us.
Good luck to him let's get behind him 100 per cent.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Sorry, no matter how many times it gets said, Bruce is not the "realistic" choice. Sod that. We should aim to attract a manager who is successful and do so with football that doesnt make your eyes bleed.

No I am not going to restate the string of other suggestions that are better, apprently they are willfully being ignored at this point or disregarded as "unrealistic" because in the minds of some we can only attract the most predictable plodders in the business with no chance of anyone progressive or modern.

I want a good manager who makes us exciting to watch AND win games. Given we are the biggest club in this division and one of the biggest clubs in the world thats realistic.

More dross this time in the shape of Bruce is just marking time for the next manager , why bother, he enthuses nobody and his teams play forgettable tripe which maybe capable of grinding out results but at the cost entertainment.

Take your "realistic" and shove it. I want good.

[ChicagoLion]

Can some one explain what Bruce's style of football is? I have not watched his teams play except against us.

[sickbeggar]

HOOF!!

[ozzjim]

Basically get 2 or 3 players who can deliver a ball and get it in the box. 

Interesting that Dr Tony had started following Phil Nevill on Twitter, who appears to be good mates with Alex Bruce

[QuintonVilla]

I hold more of a grievance against Bruce for that goal against Sheffield Wednesday than for managing Small Heath.

[LeeB]

HOOF!!

Even if that were the case, if hoofing the ball up quicker led to the ball ending up in the opponents net more often I'd take it, certainly above the abstract unthreatening passing moves we've been treated to for what seems like forever.

[wittonwarrior]

Needing proof of Bruce on his way, Ian Atkins has joined Villa as Chief scout a position he held under Bruce at Sunderland

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm happy to say I like Steve Bruce, quite liked him as a player, always comes across as a decent bloke in interviews, remember him telling the BBC reporter that they would struggle to get any highlights out of a 0-0 against Villa and I also think he's a decent manager.

Apart from liking him as a player, I can't argue with that. You said it; he's 'decent'. Nothing more, just decent and decent seems to be the height of our ambitions. No doubt some time in the future he'll be replaced by David Moyes. He's decent too. And while we're at it, credit to Pullis, he's done a decent job keeping the Baggies up.

Aston Villa. Decent. I guess if that's the plan it shouldn't be too hard to achieve.

[brian green]

I agree with every word ciggies I base my reluctance to welcome Steve Bruce on the following

He has never been a top manager.

He has never produced high quality football from any team he has managed.

He is a comfortable man, a wealthy man, a 55 year old man, living in his comfort zone, soon to have the added comfort of a Villa contract in his pocket.

We talk rightly and at length about motivating the players.  What is going to motivate Steve Bruce?  His gravy train like RDM's, Garde's, Sherwood's, Lambert's, McLeish's, Houllier's and MON's rolls on.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm happy to say I like Steve Bruce, quite liked him as a player, always comes across as a decent bloke in interviews, remember him telling the BBC reporter that they would struggle to get any highlights out of a 0-0 against Villa and I also think he's a decent manager.

Apart from liking him as a player, I can't argue with that. You said it; he's 'decent'. Nothing more, just decent and decent seems to be the height of our ambitions. No doubt some time in the future he'll be replaced by David Moyes. He's decent too. And while we're at it, credit to Pullis, he's done a decent job keeping the Baggies up.

Aston Villa. Decent. I guess if that's the plan it shouldn't be too hard to achieve.

His record in the Championship is more than 'decent'.

[Jimbo]

If we're the biggest club in the division, how come we don't get the biggest home attendances? And how come we can't beat smaller clubs? After all, bigger clubs than us usually have no trouble giving us a whacking.

I reckon we should put this 'big club' thing to bed until we start acting like one on the pitch. And that means, y'know, winning some games.

[Zouch Villa]

I think it's a little unfair to describe Bruce as a hoof-ball merchant.  Clearly he's in favour of a more direct stile of play (maybe more in the M O'N mold), but not at as one dimensional as Pulis.

My feeling is he's the type of manager to work to his players strengths rather than to force them to fit in with his preferred style.

[VillaAlways]

I'm happy to say I like Steve Bruce, quite liked him as a player, always comes across as a decent bloke in interviews, remember him telling the BBC reporter that they would struggle to get any highlights out of a 0-0 against Villa and I also think he's a decent manager.

Apart from liking him as a player, I can't argue with that. You said it; he's 'decent'. Nothing more, just decent and decent seems to be the height of our ambitions. No doubt some time in the future he'll be replaced by David Moyes. He's decent too. And while we're at it, credit to Pullis, he's done a decent job keeping the Baggies up.

Aston Villa. Decent. I guess if that's the plan it shouldn't be too hard to achieve.

His record in the Championship is more than 'decent'.

I'd take decent over absolutely shit which is what we are at the moment

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Interesting that Dr Tony had started following Phil Nevill on Twitter, who appears to be good mates with Alex Bruce

Neville was only saying last month that he wants his first job as manager of a team. Should we be concerned?