Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[ez]

I'm starting to see Steve Bruce as the last chance saloon for us. If he can't get it sorted, well i dread to think where we'll end up.

[Ads]

He's got a very serious job on to keep this rabble in the league.

I'm tired. Very tired of this all now. I don't want to go anymore.

[Richard E]

He's got a very serious job on to keep this rabble in the league.

I'm tired. Very tired of this all now. I don't want to go anymore.

Agree with that last line 100%.

[supertom]

If he didn't know he had a job on before, he definitely knows now. He gets the benefit of only having a few days, but very bloody quickly he needs to realise that given the sheer crapness of our CM options, he's got to play a 3 man there. There's no other way.

[croatian]

He's got a very serious job on to keep this rabble in the league.

I'm tired. Very tired of this all now. I don't want to go anymore.

I feel your pain mate. Long time ago....wish bruce luck, but too much now...

[Toronto Villa]

TV old chap, there was nothing in my post that suggested I thought, or wished him to fail.  Please check my post on this thread (page 27) welcoming him.  He is at a crossroads for the club, and a crossroads in his own career.  Nothing provocative or extreme about that view.

Brian I haven't suggested at all that you have indicated that you want him to fail. Just that you have made it clear you are not a fan. Which is fine. I just think we all need to rally together because the job he has is absolutely massive. And that's before we take today's display into consideration. I just don't agree that he will be mercilessly pilloried as you put it because I have to think it's clear to all concerned the health of the club on the pitch is just awful. Bruce will need our support to get this turned around.

[Ad@m]

Post match interview on Pravda is interesting (https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/10/15/manager-verdict-bruce-wolves)

Steve Bruce spoke to the media following the 1-1 draw with Wolves.

His views in full are below.

On the overall performance…

There’s a lot of work to be done – and that’s probably why I am sitting here.

To be fair the attitude of them – the blocks and the saves – you couldn’t fault.

We tired badly, which was alarming.

We had two people – Micah and Tommy – struggling with injury, which affected us a bit because it would have been nice to bring on Big Rudy or Jordan or Leandro to give us a bit of a spark.

But unfortunately the substitutions we had were defensive ones and we couldn’t change the game.

On whether there are issues with fitness…

That’s an easy one.

I wouldn’t like to say that against any other manager.

But it’s fair to say that some could be in better condition.

I think that’s only right.

On whether there’s a mental fragility…

The hardest part I have had in management has been getting over a relegation.

It’s very, very difficult.

We have now only won four games in 55 matches – which is an alarming statistic.

It’s my job to find a formula to win, fund a formula to be successful in the Championship.

We have decent players here who are finding it difficult with the weight of expectation.

We have to turn that around – that’s why I am here.

That’s why I hope I will be here in a few years because we have to turn that around and stop the slide. A couple of wins would do that.

On the game giving him an understanding of what needs doing…

I can understand now why they concede late. It’s blatantly obvious.

We will go to work on that but it’s difficult in this league because obviously we play against Tuesday.

We will do absolutely everything we possibly can to make us better equipped to play in the Championship.

To play in the Championship now you have to have to have an intensity to your play just like in the big league.

On coming in early enough to bring in changes..

I sincerely hope so – and we can only get better.

On injuries to Micah Richards and Tommy Elphick…

They are both calf injuries.

I would have thought both have no chance for Tuesday.

On the injuries scuppering attacking changes..

That was the difficulty. It obviously causes you a problem.

On his reception by the fans…

I thought they were absolutely fantastic – I thank them.

It’s a wonderful club with a wonderful support.

They are finding it tough at the moment but it’s my job to put a smile on their faces and given them the team that they warrant. I will do everything I can.

On the fan support…

It’s been bleak for a while of course.

They are not used to seeing their team play at this level. 

It’s a big club with a big expectation.

With that you have to go and perform to a level we know they are capable of.

That’s a bit of confidence and mentality. We will get there.

On Mile Jedinak’s substitution…

With hindsight the reason I didn’t play Jordan Ayew and Leandro Bacuna was because they had huge, big delights.

Mile Jedinak had one too, from Australia – and came back on Friday morning.

Maybe I should have left him alone.

I wanted his experience. It’s fair to say it’s tough to fly back from Australia and perform in a big football match.

It was a mistake from me.

[Monty]

Reasonable from Bruce, but 'Jordan Ayew and Leandro Bacuna was because they had huge, big delights' is mysterious.

[sickbeggar]

On Mile Jedinak’s substitution…

With hindsight the reason I didn’t play Jordan Ayew and Leandro Bacuna was because they had huge, big delights.

Mile Jedinak had one too, from Australia – and came back on Friday morning.

Maybe I should have left him alone.


eh?

[curiousorange]

"With hindsight the reason I didn’t play Jordan Ayew and Leandro Bacuna was because they had huge, big delights."

They must have been the only people at VP who had any kind of delight.

[dave shelley]

Flights.  Not too hard to work out.

[sickbeggar]

Flights.  Not too hard to work out.

I know but i prefer huge big delights.

[Toronto Villa]

On Mile Jedinak’s substitution…

With hindsight the reason I didn’t play Jordan Ayew and Leandro Bacuna was because they had huge, big delights.

Mile Jedinak had one too, from Australia – and came back on Friday morning.

Maybe I should have left him alone.


eh?

I think he is referring to flights during the week. Not delights

[Matt C]

Flights

[Matt C]

Can't argue wth much of what he says there.