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Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8655 on: December 13, 2017, 04:52:06 PM »
I haven't seen Burnley since we dropped so I have no idea. Have they been playing well or just got some lucky hoofball results? That is not a loaded question, I genuinely don't know.

Dyche makes the best of what he has. It’s a great quality. There’s nothing lucky about being 4th in the PL table after 17 games. It’s just very impressive.

They've been very good for a few seasons now under Dyche.  He's a brilliant manager.  I honestly think it's his voice holding him back from a job with one of the big 5 or 6 clubs!
He’s definitely got the face for radio, not the voice though.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8656 on: December 13, 2017, 07:00:18 PM »
I haven't seen Burnley since we dropped so I have no idea. Have they been playing well or just got some lucky hoofball results? That is not a loaded question, I genuinely don't know.

Dyche makes the best of what he has. It’s a great quality. There’s nothing lucky about being 4th in the PL table after 17 games. It’s just very impressive.

You're right but a goal difference of +4 suggests it's not born out of entertaining footy.

Again though I would point to making the best of what he has. And if you can’t afford Sane or Lukaku then you go with players like Chris Wood, Vokes or Gray and have a solid, disciplined side to get results.

Offline Tom_Mc9?

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8657 on: December 13, 2017, 07:08:12 PM »
They scored a beautiful team goal at Everton. That's as much as I know but as he clearly does not have the resources that other teams have, well done to him.

Should we go up, I can see him being a Villa manager in the future.

Offline mallo

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8658 on: December 13, 2017, 08:02:30 PM »
Back on topic a little - I had a dream last night where we lost 6-0 against St Mirren and was appalled. He’s definitely sacked in my dreams. Having said that we lost 8 to Chelsea and I don’t remember being as angry. Therefore my expectations are higher - regardless of the manager that’s a good thing.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8659 on: December 13, 2017, 08:20:02 PM »
I haven't seen Burnley since we dropped so I have no idea. Have they been playing well or just got some lucky hoofball results? That is not a loaded question, I genuinely don't know.

Dyche makes the best of what he has. It’s a great quality. There’s nothing lucky about being 4th in the PL table after 17 games. It’s just very impressive.

They've been very good for a few seasons now under Dyche.  He's a brilliant manager.  I honestly think it's his voice holding him back from a job with one of the big 5 or 6 clubs!
Voicist! That's a new one

Offline brontebilly

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8660 on: December 13, 2017, 10:27:13 PM »
I haven't seen Burnley since we dropped so I have no idea. Have they been playing well or just got some lucky hoofball results? That is not a loaded question, I genuinely don't know.

Dyche makes the best of what he has. It’s a great quality. There’s nothing lucky about being 4th in the PL table after 17 games. It’s just very impressive.

They've been very good for a few seasons now under Dyche.  He's a brilliant manager.  I honestly think it's his voice holding him back from a job with one of the big 5 or 6 clubs!

After the Moyes experience at Old Trafford, I'd be stunned if one of the top clubs went for someone like Dyche, or any over achieving manager of a lower ranked club, over the next 5 - 10 years. When Arsenal eventually find the gumption to dump Wenger and start competing seriously again, it will be Simeone or someone like that.

Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8661 on: December 13, 2017, 11:58:51 PM »
I haven't seen Burnley since we dropped so I have no idea. Have they been playing well or just got some lucky hoofball results? That is not a loaded question, I genuinely don't know.

Dyche makes the best of what he has. It’s a great quality. There’s nothing lucky about being 4th in the PL table after 17 games. It’s just very impressive.

They've been very good for a few seasons now under Dyche.  He's a brilliant manager.  I honestly think it's his voice holding him back from a job with one of the big 5 or 6 clubs!
Voicist! That's a new one

Its held me back for years. If I had a better accent I would be king of the universe by now.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8662 on: December 14, 2017, 02:03:28 PM »
Dyche could have learnt even more about management if his timing was slightly better. He was a youth team player at Forest when Clough was boss and narrowly missed being bossed by SGT in the great man's second spell at Watford.

Offline The Moose

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8663 on: December 16, 2017, 04:52:05 PM »
Same old shit, week after week. No idea. Out.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8664 on: December 16, 2017, 04:55:29 PM »
He just doesn’t have what it takes to get us promoted. It’s every bit a gamble to stick with him as it is to spend the money and bring in another manager. I’m fucking tired of this.

Offline themossman

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8665 on: December 16, 2017, 04:57:25 PM »
Good run looking more like blind luck and Adomah playing out of his skin than anything else.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8666 on: December 16, 2017, 04:57:59 PM »
2 points from the last 9 hardly play off form let alone automatic promotion.
We can not beat teams at the top end of this division so even the play offs will not deliver promotion.
We should get rid but we won’t.

Online PaulWinch again

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8667 on: December 16, 2017, 04:58:57 PM »
We're shit far too frequently.

Online andyh

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8668 on: December 16, 2017, 04:59:15 PM »
A few weeks ago he said, the ‘real’ season starts here. Up till December everyone is just jockeying for position.
Well, since the ‘real’ season started we have been fucking crap.

Offline garyshawsknee

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #8669 on: December 16, 2017, 05:00:22 PM »
His points per game is not gonna be enough to catch top two. With our squad we should be doing fat better. Derby are no world beater, their team is a ghost team if the top division and they were pretty comfortable for most of the match. Do us all a favour Dr X, get rid.

 


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