Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[Monty]

Apparently forward planning is 'fannying around'. Fuck's sake.

Yeah that's it let's fucking think forward 3 years ahead when we're sitting 19th in the championship and have won 4 league games in 50. Fucks sake

Christ alive man, did you have cocaine for breakfast? Calm down.

[johnboy]

Welcome Steve and best of luck

[andyh]

Apparantly prior to taking over Bruce has requested that the home and away dugouts be changed back to how they were and Dr Tony has sorted it for him. Lambert changed them to how they are now when he took over, but Bruce believes it to be bad luck.

But the 'away' seats are not heated whereas the home ones are.

Our poor loves will freeze in the winter but the opposition will now be all toasty !!

[The Fish]

I think he will get you promoted, but perhaps not this season. The league leaders are already 15pts (Playoffs 10 pts)ahead and Bruce will likely need time to get his ducks in a row. Brighton, Newcastle and Norwich will all strengthen in the January window to confirm their position at the top and I'd expect teams like Huddersfield, Bristol and Birmingham to gamble on spending to stay in the Play Off places.

I was surprised that Bruce wasn't announced before the International break, as that would have given him time to work with your squad. As it stands he's only got, what, 2 full days with the team before his first game at home to Wolves. And two more fixtures coming within a week before a massive Halloween game.

Just the opinions of a friendly Geordie.

Of course, it's a long season and Villa have the financial clout to spend in January, but will you be able to overtake all those sides? You certainly have the firepower, even if it's not clicking yet (joint 3rd worst att in the league).

I think Bruce is a safe choice, he will get you up even if it's next season, but I think given the position you're in, you had the opportunity to take a leaf out of Southampton's book without flirting with financial ruin. Lay the foundations for a legacy, maybe put faith in a young lower league manager, put money into the coaching & youth systems, get rid of the deadweight and begin anew.

I guess I just see Steve Bruce as a Wigan/Bolton appointment, not an Aston Villa man.

[Jimbo]

Apparently forward planning is 'fannying around'. Fuck's sake.

When your bathroom is full of rusty, leaky pipes, you turn off the water at the mains and fix them before you start thinking about installing a new bathroom.

What we need right now is a plumber, not an award-winning designer of avant-garde bathroom suites.

[SheffieldVillain]

I was surprised that Bruce wasn't announced before the International break, as that would have given him time to work with your squad. As it stands he's only got, what, 2 full days with the team before his first game at home to Wolves. And two more fixtures coming within a week before a massive Halloween game.

Would it have though? A lot of them are away on international duty anyway.

[The Fish]

Would it have though? A lot of them are away on international duty anyway.

Surely a couple of days with the coaches, the doctors and some of the squad is better than no days with any?

[SheffieldVillain]

Would it have though? A lot of them are away on international duty anyway.

Surely a couple of days with the coaches, the doctors and some of the squad is better than no days with any?

Or maybe a couple of days for him to plan and get his ideas in order is of more use? Either way, a couple of days here or there makes little or no difference.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Nothing on the OS?

Tone tweeted that it would be announced today

did he say bruce?

[PaulTheVillan]

Nothing on the OS?

Tone tweeted that it would be announced today

did he say bruce?

He didn't. I would be surprised if it were anyone else

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Apparently forward planning is 'fannying around'. Fuck's sake.

When your bathroom is full of rusty, leaky pipes, you turn off the water at the mains and fix them before you start thinking about installing a new bathroom.

What we need right now is a plumber, not an award-winning designer of avant-garde bathroom suites.

However you can take a shit on a brand new sparkly bog even if its not connected.

Well, that's what I've just done in Homebase anyway.

[The Fish]

Or maybe a couple of days for him to plan and get his ideas in order is of more use? Either way, a couple of days here or there makes little or no difference.

Well, sure he'll need to plan, but to plan he'll need information. He'll need to know fitness levels and injuries, he'll need to know if a first team player can perform in a new role, or if they lack the flexibility, he'll need to know if a squad player can do that role. To know that, he'll need to speak to coaches and doctors and players, surely?

The more time Bruce has to work with your team before each fixture, the better? Or are you writing the Wolves game off?

[ozzjim]

Apparently forward planning is 'fannying around'. Fuck's sake.

When your bathroom is full of rusty, leaky pipes, you turn off the water at the mains and fix them before you start thinking about installing a new bathroom.

What we need right now is a plumber, not an award-winning designer of avant-garde bathroom suites.

About to say the same. Round and Sir Brian need to spend the next 2 years doing just what Southampton did.  Finding the next man and putting in a structure for longer term planning.  Bruce is very much the here and now.  I will be disappointed if when the time comes the club have not already identified the future.

[Gareth]

Through the entire process there has not been a standout candidate, for me I think that's fatigue about being here again and again and again.  We aren't used to being in this position and it is imperative that we get stability as this season is far from dead, Bruce is as good as any in bringing that stability.

Personally care less about his Blues links but there will be those, particularly the Twitter warriors who will drone on and on about it....zzzz

If as seems inevitable now it is Bruce the key is a) we all get squarely behind him and b) we recognise that until January he cannot address the fact that we don't have a competent right sided centre half and we are a decent standard central midfielder short. 

Some of the recruitment in the summer was very good but I have thought every game that we try and shoe horn one too many attacking players into the line up, we know Bruce is more conservative so hopefully we will end up with a much more balanced line up going forwards.

[aj2k77]

Bruce will do us alright. Best appointment we've made in a long while.