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Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9840 on: January 01, 2018, 07:50:47 PM »
It absolutely shows what this team could do.


which shows how hopeless bruce has been with the players he has

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9841 on: January 01, 2018, 07:54:44 PM »
It absolutely shows what this team could do.


which shows how hopeless bruce has been with the players he has

Indeed - practically admitted this wouldn't have been his team had others not be slightly injured

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9842 on: January 01, 2018, 07:55:04 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9843 on: January 01, 2018, 08:04:41 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Who mentioned luck? Every single other team have injuries. Maybe we try and rush some back that aren't ready.

Having outspent practically everyone in the division over the last 18 months, if we go up it will have little to do with luck and if we don't it certainly won't be.down to bad luck,

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9844 on: January 01, 2018, 08:07:43 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Is anyone saying we are lucky today? Really? Or are you trying to be antagonistic? He gets pelters when he deserves them. But even his fiercest critics, and believe me I'm not fan would say he's not lucky at all today for the win. Every manager needs a bit and we got a little bit early on, and were brilliant after that. So for the most part Bruce and his team got the result because it was encouraged and we were tactically sound.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9845 on: January 01, 2018, 08:10:50 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Is anyone saying we are lucky today? Really? Or are you trying to be antagonistic? He gets pelters when he deserves them. But even his fiercest critics, and believe me I'm not fan would say he's not lucky at all today for the win. Every manager needs a bit and we got a little bit early on, and were brilliant after that. So for the most part Bruce and his team got the result because it was encouraged and we were tactically sound.


Long may this continue . hopefully he will have seen this and grasp the nettle

Offline FanNOTCustomer

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9846 on: January 01, 2018, 08:11:32 PM »
We are still 14 points behind Wolves who have a game in hand.  :-\

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9847 on: January 01, 2018, 08:12:46 PM »
We are still 14 points behind Wolves who have a game in hand.  :-\

why is that relevant right now?

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9848 on: January 01, 2018, 08:14:02 PM »
Get rid. He picked that team today and made the substitutions, if he'd done that every match we'd have won them all 5-0 or something like that. He got lucky or something like that.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9849 on: January 01, 2018, 08:16:55 PM »
We are still 14 points behind Wolves who have a game in hand.  :-\

Exactly what i expected to see on this thread.
We're all doomed....

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9850 on: January 01, 2018, 08:17:56 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Is anyone saying we are lucky today? Really? Or are you trying to be antagonistic? He gets pelters when he deserves them. But even his fiercest critics, and believe me I'm not fan would say he's not lucky at all today for the win. Every manager needs a bit and we got a little bit early on, and were brilliant after that. So for the most part Bruce and his team got the result because it was encouraged and we were tactically sound.
Have you read the posts above mine?  One uses the actual word and Rob heavily infers it with his comments about selection

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9851 on: January 01, 2018, 08:18:22 PM »
Better.

Fantastic result and a good performance, credit where it is due Bruce did well today.

We are now again achieving the bare minimum required of any Villa manager in this division (play off position). I will change my Bruce out vote if he gets us into automatic promotion places. Even then I still want gone for start of next season.

But great seeing us perform lie we should be doing most weeks!

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9852 on: January 01, 2018, 08:21:26 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Is anyone saying we are lucky today? Really? Or are you trying to be antagonistic? He gets pelters when he deserves them. But even his fiercest critics, and believe me I'm not fan would say he's not lucky at all today for the win. Every manager needs a bit and we got a little bit early on, and were brilliant after that. So for the most part Bruce and his team got the result because it was encouraged and we were tactically sound.
Have you read the posts above mine?  One uses the actual word and Rob heavily infers it with his comments about selection


He has been lucky in his team selections. He stated it clearly at the weekend about Elphick who has been brilliant now in both wins. He was lucky having to play Davis because Gabby was injured. So there's nothing wrong with that. You mentioned when he wins he's lucky. That's not what anyone has suggested.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9853 on: January 01, 2018, 08:26:00 PM »
When we win he’s lucky.  When we lose he’s shit.  Do you realise how absurd this stance is?

Yes, there can be an element of luck in selection or on the field, but it seems the bad luck we suffer in terms on injuries etc just doesn’t count?

He’s won promotion 4 times before.  If we go up this year it won’t be down to luck.

Is anyone saying we are lucky today? Really? Or are you trying to be antagonistic? He gets pelters when he deserves them. But even his fiercest critics, and believe me I'm not fan would say he's not lucky at all today for the win. Every manager needs a bit and we got a little bit early on, and were brilliant after that. So for the most part Bruce and his team got the result because it was encouraged and we were tactically sound.
Have you read the posts above mine?  One uses the actual word and Rob heavily infers it with his comments about selection


He has been lucky in his team selections. He stated it clearly at the weekend about Elphick who has been brilliant now in both wins. He was lucky having to play Davis because Gabby was injured. So there's nothing wrong with that. You mentioned when he wins he's lucky. That's not what anyone has suggested.
That’s exactly what you’re suggesting.  He stumbled across the team and got lucky.  But when he lost Grealish, Jedi, Green, Kodjia etc and he wasn’t unlucky, just shit.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #9854 on: January 01, 2018, 08:28:11 PM »
It's an excellent step, now keep it up.

 


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