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Author Topic: Bruce Sacked at last (now official)  (Read 2571285 times)

Offline curiousorange

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9015 on: December 23, 2017, 07:28:41 PM »
Bruce can something off. I hate the something.

Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9016 on: December 23, 2017, 07:29:38 PM »
What a response in the second half....

Offline sickbeggar

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9017 on: December 23, 2017, 07:30:00 PM »
6 points out of 15. give us all an early christmas present Dr. Tony.

Offline berneboy

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9018 on: December 23, 2017, 07:30:48 PM »
I really want him to go.
Now.

Offline paul_e

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9019 on: December 23, 2017, 07:33:48 PM »
Runs like this were always my worry, he's done it at a every club he's been at, he just has winless streaks that undermine everything. If I could spot encouraging signs in the performance I'd be less concerned but we're just so flat.  They were play with Wingbacks and Adomah was ripping them apart on the left for about 10 minutes but as soon as they responded to that we became clueless and they easily hung out for the point.

Offline paul_e

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9020 on: December 23, 2017, 07:44:22 PM »
What will happen now is we'll win 3-4 in a row and the pressure will ease for a while then we'll have another shit run and the pressure will build all over, it'll just repeat until the end of the season and whether we're in a winning run or not in the last few games will decide whether we make the play offs or not.  I've said all along 5-8th and if we do make the play offs it's a coin flip.  Lots of people have spoken about sacking him being a gamble but there's not been much talk of the gamble of keeping him when his limitations are so visible.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9021 on: December 23, 2017, 08:03:41 PM »
3-4 In a row? Love the optimism

Offline ez

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9022 on: December 23, 2017, 08:05:30 PM »
But he's a promotion expert. We can't fail.

Offline curiousorange

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9023 on: December 23, 2017, 08:14:31 PM »
I've reached the stage now that even though it would probably end in heartbreak, Dean Smith might be the option.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9024 on: December 23, 2017, 08:17:13 PM »
I've reached the stage now that even though it would probably end in heartbreak, Dean Smith might be the option.

I'm sure in 3 days time we'll be watching Dean's team pass us to shreds like they normally do.

Offline Three Spires Villa

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9025 on: December 23, 2017, 08:19:27 PM »
Slaven Billic? Would he come?

Offline sickbeggar

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9026 on: December 23, 2017, 08:21:14 PM »
We've got no money to spend in Jan, so not sure why we need to commit to paying a new manager now. give it to Terry for 5 months, at least he seems to know how to pass the ball.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9027 on: December 23, 2017, 08:24:43 PM »
If we don’t go up, which I fear we won’t, the obvious choice would be to go for someone who can fashion a progressive wide with young players. We’ll be relying on that with ffp I imagine

Not sure who that is though

But I still can’t see the point in getting rid of Bruce now. I just can’t see who the candidate is who’s likely to have a better chance of getting us up this season

In th summer I’d have said the one realistic candidate was jokanovic. But Fulham are going terribly this year

Offline itbrvilla

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9028 on: December 23, 2017, 08:27:23 PM »
Slaven Billic? Would he come?
No thanks. Another charlatan.

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Re: Bruce out?
« Reply #9029 on: December 23, 2017, 08:36:00 PM »
my fear is Pulis, he's available and we have Wyness

 


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