Bruce Sacked at last (now official)

[Ozzjim]

If we'd have gone up, we'd only be creating an even bigger (hard to believe I know) problem for us down the line.

Does anyone really think that squad would have had a cat in hell's chance of staying up without £150m+ of investment and a new manager and structure around how to spend it?

We'd have been leveraging ourselves even more than we have for the last 3 years.

You know it's a sobering thought isn't it.

[Allan C]

If we'd have gone up, we'd only be creating an even bigger (hard to believe I know) problem for us down the line.

Does anyone really think that squad would have had a cat in hell's chance of staying up without £150m+ of investment and a new manager and structure around how to spend it?

We'd have been leveraging ourselves even more than we have for the last 3 years.

You know it's a sobering thought isn't it.

That’s my thoughts too. The squad is a Championship squad with the exception of Grealish. Bruce cannot be blamed obviously for the financial position but the people who hired him can be as Bruce is responsible for forming the squad and playing dark age football which was ultimately a failure.

[andyh]

And Bruce can fuck off as well.


I’m getting angry with it all now.

[Richard E]

And Bruce can fuck off as well.


I’m getting angry with it all now.

I wonder if Alex Bruce still thinks his old man hasn’t been a failure.

[ChicagoLion]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

[Clampy]

The finger can be pointed at quite a few people. No-one person is to blame.

[ChicagoLion]

The finger can be pointed at quite a few people. No-one person is to blame.

The mind numbing negative tactics are down to the manager.

[SheffieldVillain]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

[ChicagoLion]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Its sort of amazing that people are still defending him.

[SheffieldVillain]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Its sort of amazing that people are still defending him.

I think it's partially because he's very obviously a really decent human being that people give him more slack than other managers might have. But unfortunately, in our case, nice guys finished fourth. And that has cost us.

[Clampy]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Also on the flip side, if the club knew deep down we couldn't afford for example John Terry but went ahead and got him anyway, then who's fault is that? Like I said, no-one is blameless.

[ChicagoLion]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Also on the flip side, if the club knew deep down we couldn't afford for example John Terry but went ahead and got him anyway, then who's fault is that? Like I said, no-one is blameless.

For some reason You take criticism of Bruce personally.

[Clampy]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Also on the flip side, if the club knew deep down we couldn't afford for example John Terry but went ahead and got him anyway, then who's fault is that? Like I said, no-one is blameless.

For some reason You take criticism of Bruce personally.

Not at all. Like I said, no-one is blameless. Not sure which part of that you're struggling with.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Also on the flip side, if the club knew deep down we couldn't afford for example John Terry but went ahead and got him anyway, then who's fault is that? Like I said, no-one is blameless.

Certainly not Bruce's

[ChicagoLion]

Of course Bruce is culpable, he was given the resources to get us up, he fucked up with his negative approach to the game. In the 3 play off he games we managed 1 fucking goal.
Yes the stuff off the pitch is not down to him but he is responsible for what went on the pitch and he failed.

The stuff off the pitch is partially down to him too. As the 'football expert' he was given the money to invest in areas of the squad he thought needed it on players he thought good enough. In many cases, he chose the wrong areas and the wrong players and has wasted a sack load of cash. His negative approach has also cost us the income promotion would have brought. So on the pitch, off the pitch he is culpable along with the others.

Also on the flip side, if the club knew deep down we couldn't afford for example John Terry but went ahead and got him anyway, then who's fault is that? Like I said, no-one is blameless.

For some reason You take criticism of Bruce personally.

Not at all. Like I said, no-one is blameless. Not sure which part of that you're struggling with.

well as long as you are happy.