Christian Purslow - Resigned

[dave shelley]

And then the club gets accused of double dealing, being disrespectful to Bruce, going behind his back......etc etc etc?

If they  have the appetite (balls) to sack him, the should have the courage of their convictions and get on with it.
If it means caretaker manager for the next 2 games into the break, so be it.

It wouldn't surprise me if Bruce was sounded out for the job while RDM was here. It's not a nice way to do things but he knows how it works.

And, as we all know, that's the way football conducts itself.

[Villa in Denmark]

And then the club gets accused of double dealing, being disrespectful to Bruce, going behind his back......etc etc etc?

If they  have the appetite (balls) to sack him, the should have the courage of their convictions and get on with it.
If it means caretaker manager for the next 2 games into the break, so be it.

It wouldn't surprise me if Bruce was sounded out for the job while RDM was here. It's not a nice way to do things but he knows how it works.

And, as we all know, that's the way football conducts itself.

That's The Championship forya.

[Jon Crofts]

Not really interested in anything other than doing the right thing for Aston Villa to be honest and right now sacking potato head is the right thing to do.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Any chance of any positive moves by the CEO and new owners before we go any lower ? Nero, fire and fiddle springs to mind

[TonyD]

Any chance of any positive moves by the CEO and new owners before we go any lower ? Nero, fire and fiddle springs to mind

Certainly not filling me with confidence. 

[Drummond]

And then the club gets accused of double dealing, being disrespectful to Bruce, going behind his back......etc etc etc?

If they  have the appetite (balls) to sack him, the should have the courage of their convictions and get on with it.
If it means caretaker manager for the next 2 games into the break, so be it.

It wouldn't surprise me if Bruce was sounded out for the job while RDM was here. It's not a nice way to do things but he knows how it works.

And, as we all know, that's the way football conducts itself.

That's how business conducts itself. Contingency planning.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

I’m pretty sure Blose announced Zola the same day they sacked Rowett! It goes on all the time. Also Liverpool sacking Rodgers once Klopp had indicated that he’d be willing to come.

[PaulWinch again]

Bruce has also had ample time to address his failings. He can’t have any complaints if we’re sounding out replacements.

[Des Little]

This bloke will be held up for thieving a wage if he doesn’t do something this week.

[Pvb1968]

 
Totally agree.

[andyh]

The question is, are the board looking at table and seeing us 15th but thinking, nah, he’s doing ok. Only x points off top spot, we’ll be fine with Bruce. He’s got 4 promotions so knows what he’s doing.
In fact, he knows more than us, we are new to this game so we completely put our faith and trust in him.

I am becoming more fearful that this is the case.

[Drummond]

The question is, are the board looking at table and seeing us 15th but thinking, nah, he’s doing ok. Only x points off top spot, we’ll be fine with Bruce. He’s got 4 promotions so knows what he’s doing.
In fact, he knows more than us, we are new to this game so we completely put our faith and trust in him.

I am becoming more fearful that this is the case.

No they won't. Money and success is too important.

[dave shelley]

The question is, are the board looking at table and seeing us 15th but thinking, nah, he’s doing ok. Only x points off top spot, we’ll be fine with Bruce. He’s got 4 promotions so knows what he’s doing.
In fact, he knows more than us, we are new to this game so we completely put our faith and trust in him.

I am becoming more fearful that this is the case.

I think that if you are the owner(s) of a sporting team and are looking at anything other than top spot  then you shouldn't be the owner(s).

[Ads]

Nobody can seriously believe the owners think 15th is acceptable after 10 games.

They've spent all this money, signed the players we have, made the appointment of CEO they have to be a lower mid-table Championship side? Not a chance. Not a single chance.

Beyond that, almost certainty, we can only speculate.

Whoever comes next needs to be a decision taken very carefully as we've made some appalling choices post O'Neill.

[dave shelley]

I'd just been thinking something very similar to this and was going to post it but then I saw your post Ads.  I agree.  Why on earth would two businessmen pay millions for something and then just let it waste away?  They won't.  We can only wait and hope and at this stage that's something we're all getting used to.