Season expectations 2017-18

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We significantly improved under Bruce as opposed to under RDM, Garde, Sherwood and the mauling the club took and was still taking.

[PeterWithesShin]

Our passing is still shit, as are our set pieces, pass and move is still an alien concept in B6, as is moving into space off the ball, we rarely score and don't create much. Midfield and attack still look totally disjointed only the defence is decent and has improved in 9 months. There seems no tactics or ideas on how to score apart from get it wide and hope. Those things worry me, as does watching Walsall pass the ball better than us.

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We significantly improved under Bruce. It's an inescapable fact. We won 15 games. More than we won in the previous two seasons and the previous 86 league games.

Take some to digest that and just how shit we were. Shit does not quite do it justice. The club wasn't on its arse it was decomposing.

[PeterWithesShin]

By playing the likes of Burton and Rotherham instead of Chelsea and Man City. Winning more games in division 2 than we did in division 1 isn't a sign we have improved or will be promoted.

[AV5nobs]

Inheriting the 3rd worst side in Prem history and then RDMs botch job is certainly an improvement in regards to where / how we ended up last season.

There have been double relegations of squads not as bad or toxic as ours last summer.

[Hairbandinho]

A dull uninspiring 11th with a new manager in December

[PeterWithesShin]

Finishing 13th with the most expensive squad in the history of the division, what a time to be alive!

[AV5nobs]

3rd worst Prem squad in history,
Probably most toxic. Taking over 3
Months in, 11th all day long.

[AV5nobs]

Finishing 13th with the most expensive squad in the history of the division, what a time to be alive!

Because Bruce was responsible for Richards, Gabby, Lescott, Vertout, etcs contracts?

[PeterWithesShin]

3rd worst Prem squad in history,
Probably most toxic. Taking over 3
Months in, 11th all day long.

Of which few of that squad, management, coaches etc were left by September, and we finished 13th and were one of the lowest scorers in the division. Closer in points to the bottom 3 than top 6. World's worst ever big improvement imo.

[PeterWithesShin]

Finishing 13th with the most expensive squad in the history of the division, what a time to be alive!

Because Bruce was responsible for Richards, Gabby, Lescott, Vertout, etcs contracts?

Lescott had gone, Veretout was out on loan. So they played no part in us finishing 13th, either through contracts or being on the pitch.

[cheltenhamlion]

My personal expectation is that we should piss our way out of the division with the squad at our disposal. Do I realistically expect that to happen? No.

Until he releases the shackles on midfield it will be dull, grinding football and play offs at best. The man is a dinosaur.

[AV5nobs]

Comparing results against Chelsea and Man City are certainly an improvement aren't they.

Prefer to focus on Performances against Brighton than Rotherham, but hey, it's an easier life to be negative.

Brucey we trust.

[cheltenhamlion]

Comparing results against Chelsea and Man City are certainly an improvement aren't they.

Prefer to focus on Performances against Brighton than Rotherham, but hey, it's an easier life to be negative.

Brucey we trust.

We drew with them twice.

[PeterWithesShin]

Comparing results against Chelsea and Man City are certainly an improvement aren't they.

Prefer to focus on Performances against Brighton than Rotherham, but hey, it's an easier life to be negative.

Brucey we trust.

We won 3 out of 12 games against the top 6 last season. 5 out of 20 against the top 10.