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Author Topic: Bruce Sacked at last (now official)  (Read 2410034 times)

Malandro

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10110 on: January 07, 2018, 09:43:17 PM »
So our chance is as good as the other top six except Wolves. I see.

Yes, indeed it is.  What of it?

Steve Bruce.

What?

What, what.

Bruce.

He's not fit for purpose.

Offline Nunkin1965

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10111 on: January 07, 2018, 09:53:05 PM »
I'm looking forward to this weekends game against Forest.
Apart from the possibility of training ground injuries all of the guys who were deemed too important for Peterborough will return to the team. Bar maybe 2 exceptions according to Bruce all of the others have either played themselves out of the reckoning or are too young to take on such a task of playing in this game. Did he say something post match about the kids being in with the big boys now?

We'll be playing a Forest side who made minimal changes today and managed to beat Arsenal who went down our route and rested the first team. Losing a centre half to a red card today helps us as well if he's suspended. So fitness and recovery wise we are well ahead of them.

I desperately hope that we put on a performance on Saturday and it works out for him.
He doesn't really have anywhere to go this time if it ends in defeat.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10112 on: January 07, 2018, 10:08:11 PM »
Ah right you are.  If he gets us promoted it’s job done.   If he doesn’t it’s failure. 

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10113 on: January 07, 2018, 10:09:50 PM »

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10114 on: January 07, 2018, 10:15:58 PM »
Bruce is a bog standard British manager who has been been good at getting other teams promoted.  As it stands we have a good chance.  If he fails he will be sacked. If he succeeds he will no doubt be replaced.


Offline Ayup

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10115 on: January 07, 2018, 10:19:23 PM »
So our chance is as good as the other top six except Wolves. I see.

Yes, indeed it is.  What of it?

Steve Bruce.

What?

What, what.

Bruce.

He's not fit for purpose.

What purpose is that?

It usually means the purpose for which he is being paid.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10116 on: January 07, 2018, 10:20:05 PM »
Promotion?

Offline Ayup

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10117 on: January 07, 2018, 10:22:21 PM »
Promotion?

That plus leading the way in the Villa ethos. That is all Villa teams playing the same way as the first team. Heaven forbid that would happen.
« Last Edit: January 07, 2018, 10:27:14 PM by Ayup »

Malandro

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10118 on: January 07, 2018, 10:28:46 PM »
So our chance is as good as the other top six except Wolves. I see.

Yes, indeed it is.  What of it?

Steve Bruce.

What?

What, what.

Bruce.

He's not fit for purpose.

What purpose is that?

Entertainment and the purpose of getting our club promoted.

We'll see of course.  Win, win, win, draw, win,loss loss, draw, win, loss, loss, loss and win.
We have the players to top this league.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10119 on: January 07, 2018, 10:33:45 PM »
Heaven forbid we be there or there abouts.  WTF is our ‘ethos’ by the way?  I’ve been going since the early 80s and seen a mixture of styles, players and managers. 

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10120 on: January 07, 2018, 10:41:43 PM »
Clubs who talk about a 'Way' tend to be the ones who massively underachieve. Spurs, Stripeys, Everton come to mind.

Offline Ayup

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10121 on: January 07, 2018, 10:42:10 PM »
Heaven forbid we be there or there abouts.  WTF is our ‘ethos’ by the way?  I’ve been going since the early 80s and seen a mixture of styles, players and managers.
It is something that the CEO wants to operate throughout the club. ‘Ethos’, ‘the Villa way’, call it what you will.
One thing it isn’t is something that has been going for many years. This is a recent initiative.

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10122 on: January 07, 2018, 10:51:09 PM »
Clubs who talk about a 'Way' tend to be the ones who massively underachieve. Spurs, Stripeys, Everton come to mind.

West Ham

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10123 on: January 07, 2018, 10:56:21 PM »
Clubs who talk about a 'Way' tend to be the ones who massively underachieve. Spurs, Stripeys, Everton come to mind.

West Ham

They won the World Cup, survived the Blitz and loved the Queen Mum, Gawd bless 'er. They're exempt.

Offline Ayup

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #10124 on: January 07, 2018, 11:08:00 PM »
She choked on more fish bones than most folk have had hot dinners.

 


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