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Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16470 on: July 25, 2018, 06:44:59 PM »
'Fun' facts.

Bruce is the first Villa manager to have 3 attempts at getting promoted from division 2.
We've never spent 4 consecutive seasons in division 2. Twice before we've spent 3 seasons in division 2 and left it at the end of the third season both times. Once relegated and once promoted.

I don't think you can count the first season, and he got about as close as you can to doing it last season without actually doing it.

Offline Herman

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16471 on: July 25, 2018, 06:45:09 PM »
Will the mediocrity ever end?

Online paul_e

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16472 on: July 25, 2018, 06:45:53 PM »
I totally understand the decision but he's fucking lucky, I honestly believe that if the window went until the end of the month he'd be gone. I also think his own inept transfer policy last season has probably saved him this year because it's just too much work for someone else to come in and make the signings we need.

Offline dicedlam

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16473 on: July 25, 2018, 06:46:54 PM »
If we're not looking good for automatic promotion after 10/15 games he'll be given his marching orders.


10/15 games wasted yet again.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16474 on: July 25, 2018, 06:47:24 PM »
Of course you can count the first season, and we may as well have finished 15th last season as the end result was the same, another season in this shitpot league.

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16475 on: July 25, 2018, 06:47:31 PM »
First major decision and it's a crippler.Gutted.

Online paul_e

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16476 on: July 25, 2018, 06:47:36 PM »
'Fun' facts.

Bruce is the first Villa manager to have 3 attempts at getting promoted from division 2.
We've never spent 4 consecutive seasons in division 2. Twice before we've spent 3 seasons in division 2 and left it at the end of the third season both times. Once relegated and once promoted.

I don't think you can count the first season, and he got about as close as you can to doing it last season without actually doing it.

He got 35 games and bought 6 players in January and you're willing to give him a complete free pass for it?

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16477 on: July 25, 2018, 06:48:36 PM »
Bruce in by the looks

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16478 on: July 25, 2018, 06:48:36 PM »
I wanted him gone but really hope he proves me wrong and we storm this division under him.

Online Tuscans

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16479 on: July 25, 2018, 06:48:46 PM »
As the only other option being touted around was Henry if we're to believe that then I'm ok with Bruce staying.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #16480 on: July 25, 2018, 06:50:38 PM »
And the Daily Star announcement the other day of a done deal with Henry??

Offline john e

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #16481 on: July 25, 2018, 06:51:08 PM »
we've wasted the last two seasons going nowhere and building nothing stable

lets waste another one


Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: Bruce out
« Reply #16482 on: July 25, 2018, 06:52:30 PM »
Well not particularly inspiring, but they now need to do the work needed to improve the squad.

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #16483 on: July 25, 2018, 06:52:47 PM »
More of the same awaits.

Offline The Moose

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #16484 on: July 25, 2018, 06:53:01 PM »
We go again......third time lucky 🤣

 


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