Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[paul_e]

Even when he picks the right players he's got them playing in the wrong positions or not playing as a team.  Even when we were ok in the first 40 we created very little and it never looked like anything more than individual quality.

[PeterWithesShin]

"We'll be fine when we gel". Problem is there is zero evidence we are a single step closer to it. Defense is still a shambles and is an accident waiting to happen, midfield creates virtually nothing and struggle to pass to each other, strikers rarely look like scoring on the odd occasion they get the ball. At our best just lately we look a bit organised before falling apart. Bruce continually waits until 10 minutes after a game is lost before changing anything. Despite the amount spent on players we look one of the worst sides in division sodding 2.

Current run PL10 W0 D2 L8 F5 A18 (includes Spurs cup game)

[ozzjim]

He's going to take us down again at this rate.

[supertom]

You can see the Reaper over his shoulder. He's gone past the point of salvation now. He's gone. Whether now or May, he's gone. But for the sake of staying up, he may have to go now.

[ez]

5 games to turn it around?

[john e]

He's going to take us down again at this rate.

unfortunately he's ever so good at that as well as getting teams up

[LukeJames]

The only stability and continuity we have at the minute is that of losing games, he's not changing this round, he doesn't know how.

[supertom]

Just remember it wasn't too long ago that Man City were in the third tier, and they came back and ended up...

oh...just...fuck it...

I'll get me coat...

[Ian.]

I'm nonplussed at how many people on this site still actually believe that Steve Bruce is going to turn this around
there is literally zero evidence whatsoever that that is going to happen

I agree there is zero evidence on display right now, I completely get that and am as pissed off with it as everyone else. However on past jobs there is evidence Bruce can do a good job here.

Fucking hell what is it that's so bloody wrong with the managers who take the job here? I just don't get it.

[sickbeggar]

He's like the anti-SGT.  Whereas the former managed to get rid of the crap and improve the players who stayed from the relegated side with some astute signings, Bruce buys a whole new team who don't perform and manages to alienate the existing players. At least half that dressing room aren't playing for him and the other half may as not be either

[Rigadon]

You can see the Reaper over his shoulder. He's gone past the point of salvation now. He's gone. Whether now or May, he's gone. But for the sake of staying up, he may have to go now.

I saw that too...  Good lord, another one.

[Sexual Ealing]

He's not the major problem, but we won't fix what's wrong at the club without someone better than him.

[PaulWinch again]

Well his managed to make us look fragile at the back and toothless up front. If you're those two things in combination you're in a lot of trouble. His inability to apparently change anything means it's time to go.

[wince]

Fuck him off

[SoccerHQ]

5 games to turn it around?

I think he's done if we don't beat Rotherham away as they really are hopeless and all but down.

Even if he wins that he's probably on probation until end of March as there's an international break then and following is I think 7 games in April so if we wanted to make a change to give another short term lift that would be the time I'd suspect.