Bruce Sacked at last (now official)

[VillaAlways]

Bingo!

Bruce: “I am convinced with the squad we have assembled we will be there or thereabouts again. It’s always tough, it’s the Championship, but I am quietly confident.” [express & star] #avfc

[sickbeggar]

I keep saying this after every bad result but sadly i still don't think today will be enough to get him binned with the results above us going our way. After Bristol C maybe......

[TheMalandro]

Pay off, that's all he wants.

[SaddVillan]

Worth considering this up and coming bloke with a connection to Villa Park:

Brommapojkarna
Mellberg was appointed manager of Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna in November 2015, signing a two year-contract and taking over following their recent relegation to the third tier of Swedish football.

Brommapojkarna won the Division 1 title during Mellberg's first season in charge and won their second successive promotion the following year, in October 2017, to return to the top flight, Allsvenskan. After the season, Mellberg chose not to renew his expiring contract with Brommapojkarna.

[ktvillan]

He must have used that excuse about not moving the call quickly enough 4 times this season. That’s his fault surely

As is the fact that we've been doing it for two years

[olaftab]

In his interview on WM He basically said I am not going anywhere sack me if you want to.

Did you go today, pal? I wasted that £6 I was on about. AVTV was just as bad as the game itself. So so boring, and a whole host of players I really don't enjoy watching. Hutton, Jedinak, Adomah, Elmohamady, Hourihane, take a bow. Useless and one paced.

And of course, the jersey royal and his band of merry c***s on the touchline. It's 2:30am here and I'm a very disgruntled Villa fan. Again.

Goodnight Axl. I have sent a PM.

[mike]

On a separate issue, how come so many teams seem to be able score with an experienced centre half like Jedinak in our defence? We can’t blame Steve for that.

[olaftab]

On a separate issue, how come so many teams seem to be able score with an experienced centre half like Jedinak in our defence? We can’t blame Steve for that.

That is really funny mike.

[kentishvillan]

I'd say the personal abuse is quite muted and any vitriol directed at his style of play, lack of tactical nous, failure to recruit to some semblance of a plan and his continual game of shift-the-blame.

[/quote]

Muted personal abuse you say ? Pretty sure I’ve seen him called a ******, potato head, fat wanker and worse on this site. Must be mistaken then.

[Legion]

[Rigadon]

I have defended Bruce up to quite recently, as he stabilised a club in free fall and was what we needed 2 years ago.  I also thought that the summer, with the massive turbulence that we endured as a club, wasn't the right time to bin him.

But it's time for him to go now.  The football (only really good for a whole game on a few occasions) is the same despite who the players are at his disposal, and not in a good 'Barca way of paying' way.  Attritional but effective at best, turgid at worst, but always rather unconvincing.  We've had some late, late shows this season to grab draws and wins, and without those we'd be in a really poor position now.   

A new broom is required as I can't see Bruce pulling this back. 

[West Derby Villan]

I have defended Bruce up to quite recently, as he stabilised a club in free fall and was what we needed 2 years ago.  I also thought that the summer, with the massive turbulence that we endured as a club, wasn't the right time to bin him.

But it's time for him to go now.  The football (only really good for a whole game on a few occasions) is the same despite who the players are at his disposal, and not in a good 'Barca way of paying' way.  Attritional but effective at best, turgid at worst, but always rather unconvincing.  We've had some late, late shows this season to grab draws and wins, and without those we'd be in a really poor position now.   

A new broom is required as I can't see Bruce pulling this back.

I agree with this 100%

[chrisw1]

It was a dreadful performance, absolutely awful.  Everyone was shit except for Chester.  If you can’t get players of that quality to even get the basics right then it’s a lost cause.  Time is up, we need a change and we need it now.

[Toronto Villa]

Puts himself in the same sentence as Pochettino let alone of the most successful managers of the past 20 years. Arrogant fucker.

[Richard E]

It was a dreadful performance, absolutely awful.  Everyone was shit except for Chester.  If you can’t get players of that quality to even get the basics right then it’s a lost cause.  Time is up, we need a change and we need it now.

I thought Chester had a mare today by his standards. His distribution was all over the shop.