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Offline wittonwarrior

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20295 on: September 29, 2018, 05:28:42 AM »
Bruce was spot on with his comments after the match "we deserve more" too right we do e.g. a  decent manager.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20296 on: September 29, 2018, 07:20:31 AM »
Even Dr T had the sense to pot RDM after similar results over a similar period of time. There is no point waiting any longer.

Offline Ads

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20297 on: September 29, 2018, 07:26:13 AM »
He was sacked at the October international break. I hope the same happens now.

Offline andyh

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Offline Abbeyfealeavfc

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20299 on: September 29, 2018, 08:43:25 AM »
Is Bruce on a rolling contract? If so does he have to be given a period of notice to terminate this contract, if the owners want to avoid financial liabilities? Bruce clearly looks like he is playing out time, picking unbalanced teams. If notice has been given, start date and duration will obviously affect end date. I wish that were today! Bruce Out!

Offline Lastfootstamper

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20300 on: September 29, 2018, 08:58:44 AM »
I don't think he's fishing for the sack with his selections. He could quite easily be comfortable in his position, for not just now but also long-term, by utilising the squad he's assembled to do the job he's been employed to do. Nobody wanted him to be anything other than a success here.

No, his team selections are down to him being arrogant/lazy/stubborn.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20301 on: September 29, 2018, 09:01:57 AM »
He has sucked every last bit of pleasure out of being a Villa fan of late.  Things have long past the point of no return, he has to go.

This.

I watched the boxing instead 2nd half i was bored to tears

Offline brian green

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20302 on: September 29, 2018, 09:07:05 AM »
We desperately need some sign from the ownership that our catastrophic decline is being addressed.  We really are in very deep trouble if they have bought into the stability myth. 

Offline The Edge

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20303 on: September 29, 2018, 09:08:55 AM »
I don't think he's fishing for the sack with his selections. He could quite easily be comfortable in his position, for not just now but also long-term, by utilising the squad he's assembled to do the job he's been employed to do. Nobody wanted him to be anything other than a success here.

No, his team selections are down to him being arrogant/lazy/stubborn.
The way I see it he wants out. He can't ressurecct the villa it's too big for him. He's hanging in and waiting for a pay off. That's it. Fucking gobshite.

Offline andyh

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20304 on: September 29, 2018, 09:11:24 AM »
Is there anyone left who is prepared to defend him ?
It seems that most have now decided it’s time for him to go.

Offline Richard

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20305 on: September 29, 2018, 09:18:08 AM »
I think the only thing saving him is how tight the division is and that despite drawing far too much against mediocre sides we are not at all cut adrift from the auto spots - yet !

Offline brian green

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20306 on: September 29, 2018, 09:21:08 AM »
The arse lickers in the media and the other washed up multi millionaires on the manager go round will never turn on him.  Mutual defence of the indefensible is how their gravy train keeps rolling.

Offline Villan For Life

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20307 on: September 29, 2018, 09:32:03 AM »
Surely his square peg, round hole approach cannot be allowed to continue? We have dispensed with managers who have produced sequences nowhere as bad as this one!

Offline VinnieChase84

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20308 on: September 29, 2018, 09:38:49 AM »
He has sucked every last bit of pleasure out of being a Villa fan of late.  Things have long past the point of no return, he has to go.

This.

I watched the boxing instead 2nd half i was bored to tears

Sadly this is where I am at right now also. If I didn’t have a ST I would not bother on Tuesday night that’s for sure. Just so so fed up with it all

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Bruce out!!1@"*!1£$% NOW!
« Reply #20309 on: September 29, 2018, 09:48:43 AM »
I'm an ST holder and I simply can't face going on Tuesday, it's all so predictable and mind numbing.

 


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