Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[West Derby Villan]

It's been a while that we have had a manager that can conduct himself on TV with knowledge, integrity and "likeability"

[PaulWinch again]

He's doing a cracking job.

[VillaAlways]

Just love him and clearly the players do too. He's a perfect fit

[purpletrousers]

Just love him and clearly the players do too. He's a perfect fit

To carry on my Leonard Cohen theme:

Hallelujah

It simply feels so good to read these words after so much Villa pain.
Of course there will be tough times, but Oh please let this appointment define your career SB.

[Ads]

This must be our longest unbeaten run in years.

[Tony Erdington]

To go to the second placed team in the division, and be unlucky to not come away with all three points, is imo down to the Gaffer. But the Best thing is I know there is optimism for our Future.

I now think just one addition in midfield, in January, and we wont be far away from saying bye to the chumps league.

Thank you Steve.

[Matt Collins]

Doing a really good job. That was the best performance by some distance so far

And good to see us finding a way of getting four attacking players on the pitch in the second half, without getting overrun in midfield. Admittedly it was against 442.

Not a complaint, but if we'd started with the 11 that finished I wonder if we might have won

I'd like to see that team in the next match, but Bacuna in for Hutton

[Virgil Caine]

Doing a really good job. That was the best performance by some distance so far

And good to see us finding a way of getting four attacking players on the pitch in the second half, without getting overrun in midfield. Admittedly it was against 442.

Not a complaint, but if we'd started with the 11 that finished I wonder if we might have won

I'd like to see that team in the next match, but Bacuna in for Hutton

Agreed, I went and focused on Huttons performance and although slightly better in the second half generally he was dire. I take the point that he 'cares' but there was a couple of times last night he ambled back rather than busting a gut. His distribution remains abject and frustratingly in positions when a good pass or cross could lead to a chance on goal. I think defensively he and Bacuna are on par ( which isn't saying much) but attacking wise Bacuna offers a lot more.

[Steve kirk]

Just watched the post match interview with Steve Bruce, calm, assured, articulate, informative, an all round very likeable bloke, we have finally got it right with his appointment, quietly confident of a top 6 finish, no more looking downwards. UTV

[Uknowthescore]

What I've been most impressed with is how fit the team look they was chasing down everything last night for the whole 90mins and that's surely down to Bruce.

[PaulWinch again]

That result yesterday shows we should be able to basically beat anyone in this league.

[Matt Collins]

We'll have to average 0.3 more points per game than Brighton to finish above them. I can't really see that happening

I do think we should make the play offs

[serbentoflight]

Excellent Performance. Great Management.  This is finally the combination of Manager and Owner we have hoped for.

I don 't think we have the squad for an F.A. cup run AND an assault on the auto-promotion places, so for once I'm hoping for Manure away in the 3rd Round. 

[paul_e]

We'll have to average 0.3 more points per game than Brighton to finish above them. I can't really see that happening

I do think we should make the play offs

We need a run of wins, that was always the case.  5-6 wins on the bounce and we go from a team that should make the play offs to being a team that's right in the mix for the automatic spots.

[DB]

To go to the second placed team in the division, and be unlucky to not come away with all three points, is imo down to the Gaffer. But the Best thing is I know there is optimism for our Future.

I now think just one addition in midfield, in January, and we wont be far away from saying bye to the chumps league.

Thank you Steve.

Yep. Performance last night showed how we keep getting better under him.