Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[rob_bridge]

C- for me thus far this season. August was D- and September and B. A draw/win today can turn the minus into a C/C+ mind. A loss keeps him where he is.

[Villa75]

7 out of 10, so far this season.

Win today and he's up to an 8, as it's a big game away from home.

[Clampy]

An unbeaten run is nice, but not the be all and end all. League position is sacrosanct. We could draw the next twenty and be on an amazing unbeaten run, but nowhere near our aim of promotion. Conversely, we could lose five of our next twenty, win all the others, and be top of the league.

At present our position, outside the top six, isn't good enough. We have taken massive strides in recent weeks to improve our standing, and long may it continue. If we go up, Bruce will have succeeded. If we finish lower than sixth, he'll have failed. Anywhere else and his performance is open to debate.

Anything other than top 2 is a failure, there really is no excuse with the resources and time he has been given.

I'd accept going up through the plays offs if it happened.

[ChicagoLion]

An unbeaten run is nice, but not the be all and end all. League position is sacrosanct. We could draw the next twenty and be on an amazing unbeaten run, but nowhere near our aim of promotion. Conversely, we could lose five of our next twenty, win all the others, and be top of the league.

At present our position, outside the top six, isn't good enough. We have taken massive strides in recent weeks to improve our standing, and long may it continue. If we go up, Bruce will have succeeded. If we finish lower than sixth, he'll have failed. Anywhere else and his performance is open to debate.

Anything other than top 2 is a failure, there really is no excuse with the resources and time he has been given.

I'd accept going up through the plays offs if it happened.

I would take it, if the alternative is staying.
Each year getting out of this league is going to get more difficult.
It also makes preparation for the PL much more difficult.

[PaulWinch again]

Fucking pathetic tonight. Did nothing to respond. Awful.

[SoccerHQ]

As soon as we play a decent team in this division all last season's problems come to the fore again.

Really annoyed how he set us up from the first whistle today. For what we've spent just playing for a 0-0 and barely crossing the halfway line isn't good enough. We're not playing away to Barcelona ffs.

[CT]

First acid test and we failed miserably.

[aj2k77]

Didn't just fail, got pissed on the way their and ended up asleep in a field somewhere covered in our own shit. Reality check, diabolical performance, comprehensively out played and out thought. Clogger Bruce has spent 2 weeks doing fuck all, again.

[Villa75]

We've 'turned a corner', and fallen into an open beer cellar, a la Uncle Albert.

At least he knew what he was doing though.

[PaulWinch again]

This performance has been that bad that even with our recent run he should be back under pressure.

[aj2k77]

This performance has been that bad that even with our recent run he should be back under pressure.

He should always be under pressure when we are pissing around outside the play off positions. Play offs were/are a bare minimum, so he's failing to achieve the bare minimum. Quite simply the 12 months under him have been nowhere near good enough. Whatever spin he likes to put on it, results and performances have been shite.

[Villa75]

6/10 for the season. Schooled by Wolves.

Not good enough Bruce.

[mr underhill]

has he gone yet?

[OzVilla]

So much for his pre-match comments about last years game, it looked like a fairly routine 2-0 home win to me.
 
A disappointing reality check. Luckily results went our way elsewhere.

[Ads]

7/24.

About 5 points and places for where we ought to be.