Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[ozzjim]

 The general view was that he had done a good job at Everton and was actually a positive wasn't it?I think he's clearly willing to make tough calls and run the club when Xia isn't around.  We had a complete power vacuum and very little football experience with Fox etc al. Keeping Little and having Round too seems to mean we have a bit more leadership and know how.

Fingers crossed Bruce works well. 

[jwarry]

nicked from the Guardian. I quite like the last bit but we need to get back ASAP

Bruce has yet to meet Villa’s Chinese owner Tony Xia but has spoken with the 39-year-old on the phone and will meet him when he travels to England next month. “He [Xia] said to me that he wants Villa back in the Premier League sooner rather than later,” Bruce said. “His plans after that are staggering and he’s got finances to be able to achieve that.”

Sounds like if Brucey plays his cards right.....

[Jimbo]

It's worth remembering that hard work doesn't just mean physical work. You have to work hard to get a PhD, as Dr Tony knows. I hope they work hard on the training ground to understand how teams win games, as well as on the pitch to put it all into practice.

[damon loves JT]

Klopp's middle name is Norbert

Kenny Dalglish's is Mattheson. They read it out when he collected the freedom of the city of Liverpool.

[Jimbo]

The boneheaded Morlocks of Bordesley are not best pleased by all this.

[Clampy]

The boneheaded Morlocks of Bordesley are not best pleased by all this.

I saw this last night. Every waking hour is spent thinking about us, it's so sad.

[Clampy]

He's an immensely likeable bloke based on what you see in the media and I'd guess players would like him too. My guess is Dr Xia picked RDM but Bruce has been Wyness' choice all along. Now he's got his man and it feels like we've got, on paper, a pretty solid group of what the media would deem 'football people' running the place. Now results.

Please let's start winning some football matches, that's all i ask.

That's the main thing for me. Forget about where we're going to finish for now, just get some wins on the board.

[Witton Warrior]

I still expect a rendition of 'Stand up potato head' when we're 3-0 up on Saturday.

I'm desperately trying to work in some "Spud-U-Like" reference...

Simple...

Spud-U-Like my lord, Spud-U-Like....

Anything but that tune....

[badluckeric(gates)]

He's an immensely likeable bloke based on what you see in the media and I'd guess players would like him too. My guess is Dr Xia picked RDM but Bruce has been Wyness' choice all along. Now he's got his man and it feels like we've got, on paper, a pretty solid group of what the media would deem 'football people' running the place. Now results.

Please let's start winning some football matches, that's all i ask.

That's the main thing for me. Forget about where we're going to finish for now, just get some wins on the board.

Spot on! But hopefully we give him time and don't expect wins and plain sailing right off the bat (though that would be nice) just think he will definitaly turn us round but may need 4 or 5 matches to start seeing results.

[eamonn]

Observations from the press conference:

1. Priority was getting championship experience during the summer transfer window.  A bit disappointing, as discussed at the time, if you have a squad of championship players then the chances are you'll stay in the championship.

2. The length of contract is either not agreed or unknown.  I think this is a good move.  Try before you buy etc and may allow us to upgrade at the right time.

Unfair as they tried to do both. Kodjia, McCormack and others have the championship experience but could play in premier league easy

Didn't Kodjia and Tshibola turn down PL teams in the summer? The "buy Championship players and that's where you'll stay" cliché is a bit dubious anyway. We've bought the best Championship players and a blend of top-flight fringe or well-regarded players which (apart from taking punts on players abroad) is the best we can reasonably hope for as things currently stand. It's also, on paper, enough to make us one of the strongest teams in the league. Replicating that on grass is where Bruce comes in.

[mr underhill]

Steve looked and sounded a little nervous at the press conference and who can blame him given the clusterfucks that have happened since 2010. Having said that I came away with a similar feeling to those I had when MON was giving his introductory interviews. No guarantees, I know, but I think Bruce is the best option for us in the short term.

[Bad English]

I can't believe he is just five years older than me.

[Hookeysmith]

nicked from the Guardian. I quite like the last bit but we need to get back ASAP

Bruce has yet to meet Villa’s Chinese owner Tony Xia but has spoken with the 39-year-old on the phone and will meet him when he travels to England next month. “He [Xia] said to me that he wants Villa back in the Premier League sooner rather than later,” Bruce said. “His plans after that are staggering and he’s got finances to be able to achieve that.”

Which is exactly what the outgoing Hollis said also about both team and local area

Lets get back and I am sure exciting times are ahead of us

I was a little underwhelmed at first but the more I think about it he could be a perfect fit for us and he will
never have been as well supported by an owner like he will be if he succeeds

I am excited for tomorrow

[nodge]

Didn't Bournemouth buy championship players when they were in the championship? And Swansea before them and Southampton before them and anyone else who was in the championship before they got promoted?

[Hookeysmith]

Oh and who was the first question raiser - all he kept going on about was Blues Blues

twat