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Offline curiousorange

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17370 on: August 18, 2018, 05:22:52 PM »
I cannot picture this Villa team winning the league. Unfortunately I don't think these players can either.

Offline Bad English

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17371 on: August 18, 2018, 05:24:36 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.
No. Bollocks! I saw enough today.

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17372 on: August 18, 2018, 05:26:20 PM »
Bruce ain't no Bielsa.Hell's bells he's no Pulis!

Offline Ads

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17373 on: August 18, 2018, 05:27:48 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.
No. Bollocks! I saw enough today.

Key word there is bollocks.

Offline john e

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17374 on: August 18, 2018, 05:29:00 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.

I’m entitled to something better than Bruce

I was at Liverpool away 1976 and the home friendly against Rangers so I’m owed

Offline Risso

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17375 on: August 18, 2018, 05:29:09 PM »
As in the word most used to describe the standard of our play under Bruce.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17376 on: August 18, 2018, 05:30:32 PM »
We'll scramble 4 points out of the next two I'm sure.

11 points from opening 5 isn't too bad.

Problem is we just don't play with any decent style. Boro have a style even if it's horrible to watch and Leeds have played two decent teams off the pitch so far.

Can see us muddling through to xmas and then a change will be made as I imagine the new owners will value style aswell as results.

Offline CT

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17377 on: August 18, 2018, 05:30:47 PM »
We'll certainly be passed to bits on Wednesday, if our previous meetings with Brentford are anything to go by.

A vision of what could be perhaps?

Offline Ads

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17378 on: August 18, 2018, 05:31:19 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.

I’m entitled to something better than Bruce

I was at Liverpool away 1976 and the home friendly against Rangers so I’m owed

And I've got a 4 and half hour journey back via the motoring equivalent of a mine field that is the A14. We're all.owed something.

Offline Ads

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17379 on: August 18, 2018, 05:32:56 PM »
We'll scramble 4 points out of the next two I'm sure.

11 points from opening 5 isn't too bad.

Problem is we just don't play with any decent style. Boro have a style even if it's horrible to watch and Leeds have played two decent teams off the pitch so far.

Can see us muddling through to xmas and then a change will be made as I imagine the new owners will value style aswell as results.

Its the sort of points return that means you're promoted without going to Wembley. Still, if we don't beat Sheffield United, Bruce out!

Offline robleflaneur

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Re: Bruce staying
« Reply #17380 on: August 18, 2018, 05:34:25 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.
Which would be correct if it wasn't for the same negative tactics  and faults from a Bruce team.
A central defender at full back.Elmo is not a wide attacking option.Inability to link midfield with a sole striker.
Has he improved any player since his arrival ?
Conor,Angela ,Bree and Hogan basically discarded after playing well for their clubs.
Why wait until we have our inevitable bad run(s)?

Offline john e

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17381 on: August 18, 2018, 05:36:44 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.

I’m entitled to something better than Bruce

I was at Liverpool away 1976 and the home friendly against Rangers so I’m owed

And I've got a 4 and half hour journey back via the motoring equivalent of a mine field that is the A14. We're all.owed something.

have a good journey back bud

I’m in Ilfracombe having a beer by the harbour

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17382 on: August 18, 2018, 05:38:11 PM »
What a bunch of self entitled fannies we look sometimes. 7 points from 3. Sack him!

At least wait until we fucking lose.

It’s coming Ads. We’ve seen this movie before. Win a few, performance dips, ideas run out, draw a couple, go on a losing streak. We have now entered the draw phase. The defeat isn’t far behind.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17383 on: August 18, 2018, 05:40:02 PM »
Anyway he’s not going anywhere for a bit. He keeps banging on about being a few players down and he’s not wrong there. But once he gets them he better get going. Otherwise he’ll be out on his arse.

Offline dave shelley

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Re: Bruce out!
« Reply #17384 on: August 18, 2018, 05:46:16 PM »
Expecting Bruce to alter his footballing philosophy to the modern day is like contracting tuberculosis and asking the doctor to cure you with fucking leeches!

I suspect another lesson in pass and move coming up on Wednesday.   I can't wait to see the back of him, nice man though he no doubt is.

 


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