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Author Topic: Bruce Sacked at last (now official)  (Read 2415022 times)

Malandro

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17145 on: August 06, 2018, 07:49:21 PM »
Farrow & Ball mahogany.

Offline Allan C

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17146 on: August 06, 2018, 08:16:17 PM »
We can write his post match poor results comments now.
wor we knew it were goin to be difficult with the financial situation and all that.
Well it is going to be difficult isn't it?
Derby, Stoke, Middlesborough, Albion, Forest & Leeds have all spent money and look strong.  We have lost 2 of our most influential players and a decent striker and solid keeper from a team that wasn't good enough last season.  It looks very likely that we will also lose our best player in the next few days.  Of course it will be tough, what on earth do you expect Bruce to say?
How about sorry we’re still in this awful league, it’s mostly my fault here’s my resignation

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17147 on: August 06, 2018, 08:32:26 PM »
20 years as a manager and didn't know that rotating players is beneficial.

Offline Risso

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17148 on: August 06, 2018, 08:45:55 PM »
20 years as a manager and didn't know that rotating players is beneficial.

Sssshhhh, we're lucky to have his experience.

Malandro

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17149 on: August 06, 2018, 08:47:32 PM »
Bruce out thread.

Online PaulWinch again

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17150 on: August 06, 2018, 09:21:51 PM »
‘Bruce has steadied the ship’ fuck off.

Online GarTomas

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17151 on: August 06, 2018, 09:31:00 PM »
‘Bruce has steadied the ship’ fuck off.

Like an anchor does maybe.

Online paul_e

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17152 on: August 06, 2018, 09:48:50 PM »
Tonight was another performance that sums Bruce up for me, whether we win, lose or draw the main aim seem to be to kill the game as a spectacle and then try to sneak it through bad defending or having the extra bit of quality. It works fairly often but it's fucking horrible to sit through.

Offline four fornicholl

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17153 on: August 06, 2018, 09:54:32 PM »
Tonight was another performance that sums Bruce up for me, whether we win, lose or draw the main aim seem to be to kill the game as a spectacle and then try to sneak it through bad defending or having the extra bit of quality. It works fairly often but it's fucking horrible to sit through.
Tick.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17154 on: August 06, 2018, 09:56:05 PM »
Win lose or draw it’s pretty much the same performance.

Online GarTomas

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17155 on: August 06, 2018, 09:56:18 PM »
It’s 6 or 7 we lost now.

Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17156 on: August 06, 2018, 10:08:26 PM »
It's great that you've all written us off before a ball is kicked.

Leeds and Derby are just fighting it out amongst themselves for the title, both clearly streets ahead of everybody else.

Your the only one I see keep saying this
I'm starting to think you actually believe it



I’m just getting in before anybody else, must win game on Saturday etc.

Online TheTimVilla

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17157 on: August 06, 2018, 10:21:23 PM »
It’s 6 or 7 we lost now.

And Grealish was injured for 6 months last season

Offline Steve67

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17158 on: August 06, 2018, 10:30:27 PM »
We didn't do a lot wrong.  We only lost one game.  We were so close.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17159 on: August 07, 2018, 09:40:37 AM »
We didn't do a lot wrong.  We only lost one game.  We were so close.

I agree. He steadied the ship in his first season and took us to the play off final last season where we lost to a team a lot of people on here were eulogising about all season. He deserves another shot and it made sense to keep him given the fact the takeover happened so close to the start of the season. We have made a good start and if that continues he should be kept on. If we aren't doing well around Christmas or if we don't go up one way or the other at the end of the season I am pretty sure the new owners will act and replace him. Which is a decision I would agree with in those circumstances

 


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