Not convinced that Bruce is the man to turn us around. If it’s a multi year plan with some ups and downs I don’t think his brand of football will keep people interested during that period.
Personally I’d look at Dean Smith who has put together teams on budgets playing good football with an emphasis on developing younger players.
Quote from: GarTomas on June 15, 2018, 08:28:16 AMNot convinced that Bruce is the man to turn us around. If it’s a multi year plan with some ups and downs I don’t think his brand of football will keep people interested during that period.Then who is it that will play a ‘better’ brand of football and get us promoted with the seemingly financial constraints we are under?
Quote from: GarTomas on June 15, 2018, 08:41:43 AMPersonally I’d look at Dean Smith who has put together teams on budgets playing good football with an emphasis on developing younger players.But isn't the thing that for the most part he hasn't put together the team, it's been done chiefly by the data mining / analytics guys they have there? I would be wary about extrapolating success at an analytics-soaked club like Brentford to a more "analog" old school chaotic mess like ours.
Quote from: Allan C on June 14, 2018, 11:15:33 PMI have never been so desperately despondent about supporting the Villa. My dad and uncles used to tell me about how bad things were in the mid to late sixties until HDE took over. I started going in 69 so I’ve seen some bad times too. This is definitely my mid sixties. 2nd division, bankrupt and about to sell our best players with a dinosaur as a manager. Does it get any worse than that?Oh toughen up for crying out loud (no offence meant though). The club will fight on and continue and we’ll come back stronger however long it takes. I don’t know about anyone else but all this crap we’ve had to endure has made me love the club even more.
I have never been so desperately despondent about supporting the Villa. My dad and uncles used to tell me about how bad things were in the mid to late sixties until HDE took over. I started going in 69 so I’ve seen some bad times too. This is definitely my mid sixties. 2nd division, bankrupt and about to sell our best players with a dinosaur as a manager. Does it get any worse than that?