Next Villa manager

[Toronto Villa]

Nothing screams 'Championship Club' than appointing Steve fucking Bruce to keep you in it.

You really could write a book on mismanagement on how we got to this.

Fuck me.

Is that what his track record suggests? Have his previous clubs remained in the Championship?

[PeterWithe]

Nowt wrong with that, you can get the Sports Argus on line these days to see who's hot in the festival league.

Chuffing Ada, Steve fucking Bruce.

It's gonna take a while.....

[PeterWithe]

Nothing screams 'Championship Club' than appointing Steve fucking Bruce to keep you in it.

You really could write a book on mismanagement on how we got to this.

Fuck me.

Is that what his track record suggests? Have his previous clubs remained in the Championship?

I really do admire your optimism. It has been beaten out of me but I can t knock you for keeping going, even on the doorstep of Steve fucking Bruce.

[brontebilly]

But Bruce resigned from his last role rather than waiting for compensated failure.

True, although promotion with the squad they had should have been the minimum requirement. If Hull had lost the playoff final he might have been fired but to be fair they were by far the better team on the day.

Also dealt pretty well with the Livermore drugs ban, the anarchy between owner and fans, rehabilitating Hernandez. Hull were in free fall when he took over first too and they gave Arsenal a massive fright in the cup final unlike our pathetic efforts a year later.

Bruce won't be an innovative coach and the dreaded 3 centre halves could be tried again. But his track record is more than a decent fit for where we are right now.

[Toronto Villa]

Nothing screams 'Championship Club' than appointing Steve fucking Bruce to keep you in it.

You really could write a book on mismanagement on how we got to this.

Fuck me.

Is that what his track record suggests? Have his previous clubs remained in the Championship?

I really do admire your optimism. It has been beaten out of me but I can t knock you for keeping going, even on the doorstep of Steve fucking Bruce.

I would suggest it isn't optimism, rather pragmatism.

[ozzjim]

Nothing screams 'Championship Club' than appointing Steve fucking Bruce to keep you in it.

You really could write a book on mismanagement on how we got to this.

Fuck me.

Is that what his track record suggests? Have his previous clubs remained in the Championship?

I really do admire your optimism. It has been beaten out of me but I can t knock you for keeping going, even on the doorstep of Steve fucking Bruce.

I would suggest it isn't optimism, rather pragmatism.

Agree. With the squad we have, I think it is unlikely Bruce will do any less results wise than he did in this league with Sunderland or Hull. It may improve once he gets a couple of his own midfielders in, but I think given his track record, we will start winning more often than not.

[QuintonVilla]

He will take us up this season.

[Axl Rose]

He will take us up this season.

I hope so!

[Phil from the upper holte]

Have we still got that European scout that spent his time living in Australia?

Ha no. No one even knew he'd moved

[mike]

Reality check. The route to top five in Europe, or whatever grandiose ambition was touted, starts with Steve Bruce.

[sid1964]

I just cannot see Bruce taking us up this season

Watch out for the return of Richards / Gabby!

We need a manager that only sorts out the team, but will unite the club with the supporters (I thought that was what the club were supposedly trying to do?)

I wont applaud him / sing his name (how can we after all the abuse we have given him over the years?), for me he will be a page in our history, and then we will move on to the next one

I have to smile at the comments on his performance on that SKY sports programme on Sunday, of course he wants to manage us on a couple of million a year, a fool would!

[Clampy]

I just cannot see Bruce taking us up this season

Watch out for the return of Richards / Gabby!

We need a manager that only sorts out the team, but will unite the club with the supporters (I thought that was what the club were supposedly trying to do?)

I wont applaud him / sing his name (how can we after all the abuse we have given him over the years?), for me he will be a page in our history, and then we will move on to the next one

I have to smile at the comments on his performance on that SKY sports programme on Sunday, of course he wants to manage us on a couple of million a year, a fool would!

I doubt he needs the money.

[kippaxvilla2]

I think we have to accept the real possibility that in fact we won't go up this season.  Right now I'd accept a general upturn in results, consolidation, then a serious push next season - in line with the so called original two year plan.

[passitsideways]

The way I see is we need a noticeable improvement in performances between now and January, then get in at least a couple of midfielders who can do the business in the Championship (whether that be purchase or loaned from a PL club), and then hopefully make a push for the playoffs, and from there, anything can happen of course.

[dave.woodhall]

Reality check. The route to top five in Europe, or whatever grandiose ambition was touted, starts with Steve Bruce.

The route to Rotterdam started with promoting the reserve team coach.