It really won't. I'm desperate to get out of this division, not desperate enough to risk spending money we don't have and end up once again facing what we did 6 months ago though.
Quote from: Villa75 on February 10, 2019, 08:43:19 PMQuote from: Brassneck on February 10, 2019, 08:04:27 PMQuote from: Villa75 on February 10, 2019, 07:55:25 PMNot the "pre season" excuse again, please!?We've got top professionals, with many years in the game, training our fit athletes. The overweight Steve Bruce would not have been in charge of their training regime any more than he would have been responsible for their dietary needs - thank god.What I'm seeing on the pitch is not a team playing fantastic, flowing football for 75 minutes before, unfortunately, running out of steam and letting the opposition back into games. In Fact, from the word go in most matches, it looks more like a team that is confused and unsure of exactly what they should be doing with all of their energy.Of course Bruce would have been in charge of the training regime. Are you seriously suggesting that these fitness coaches make it up as they go along or focus on what they want to without consulting Bruce?You've posted some absolute crap on here over the past few weeks - Presumably to provoke reactions but the above nonsense is your most ridiculous yet.You're talking shit.Steve Bruce wouldn't know a modern training regime if it hit him in his ugly mug.Bruce was, and is, an old fashioned 'Manager' with a coaching team in charge off fitness.Guardiola/Pochettino he is not!So you concede that Bruce doesn't know modern training regimes yet claim that the wasted summer (under the previous "old fashioned" manager is not a valid reason for our lack of energy and that just because they are professional footballers, they should be able to run for extraordinary lengths of time. Oh and despite being "top professionals" you claim they don't know what they're doing.Priceless.
Quote from: Brassneck on February 10, 2019, 08:04:27 PMQuote from: Villa75 on February 10, 2019, 07:55:25 PMNot the "pre season" excuse again, please!?We've got top professionals, with many years in the game, training our fit athletes. The overweight Steve Bruce would not have been in charge of their training regime any more than he would have been responsible for their dietary needs - thank god.What I'm seeing on the pitch is not a team playing fantastic, flowing football for 75 minutes before, unfortunately, running out of steam and letting the opposition back into games. In Fact, from the word go in most matches, it looks more like a team that is confused and unsure of exactly what they should be doing with all of their energy.Of course Bruce would have been in charge of the training regime. Are you seriously suggesting that these fitness coaches make it up as they go along or focus on what they want to without consulting Bruce?You've posted some absolute crap on here over the past few weeks - Presumably to provoke reactions but the above nonsense is your most ridiculous yet.You're talking shit.Steve Bruce wouldn't know a modern training regime if it hit him in his ugly mug.Bruce was, and is, an old fashioned 'Manager' with a coaching team in charge off fitness.Guardiola/Pochettino he is not!
Quote from: Villa75 on February 10, 2019, 07:55:25 PMNot the "pre season" excuse again, please!?We've got top professionals, with many years in the game, training our fit athletes. The overweight Steve Bruce would not have been in charge of their training regime any more than he would have been responsible for their dietary needs - thank god.What I'm seeing on the pitch is not a team playing fantastic, flowing football for 75 minutes before, unfortunately, running out of steam and letting the opposition back into games. In Fact, from the word go in most matches, it looks more like a team that is confused and unsure of exactly what they should be doing with all of their energy.Of course Bruce would have been in charge of the training regime. Are you seriously suggesting that these fitness coaches make it up as they go along or focus on what they want to without consulting Bruce?You've posted some absolute crap on here over the past few weeks - Presumably to provoke reactions but the above nonsense is your most ridiculous yet.
Not the "pre season" excuse again, please!?We've got top professionals, with many years in the game, training our fit athletes. The overweight Steve Bruce would not have been in charge of their training regime any more than he would have been responsible for their dietary needs - thank god.What I'm seeing on the pitch is not a team playing fantastic, flowing football for 75 minutes before, unfortunately, running out of steam and letting the opposition back into games. In Fact, from the word go in most matches, it looks more like a team that is confused and unsure of exactly what they should be doing with all of their energy.
so here's a thought - and I'm not advocating it personally - would it have been better to have kept Bruce this season, given that we don't have the players to play the way Smith wants them to?
Quote from: mr underhill on February 11, 2019, 09:33:55 AMso here's a thought - and I'm not advocating it personally - would it have been better to have kept Bruce this season, given that we don't have the players to play the way Smith wants them to? No, obviously not. I want Smith to succeed, and think that ultimately he will. Doesn't mean that I think he's doing a good job at all at the moment though.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on February 10, 2019, 11:49:43 PMIt really won't. I'm desperate to get out of this division, not desperate enough to risk spending money we don't have and end up once again facing what we did 6 months ago though. I've no desire to see us spending £12m on complete duds like Hogan ever again, but instead sensible investment to improve our chances of making the play offs this season. The centre of defence has been improved, but as we saw on Friday, the stark reality is that if both full backs are crap, and the midfield in front of them offers no protection, then you're still going to ship goals.
It's like fucking groundhog day on here, with some people.
Quote from: Risso on February 11, 2019, 09:27:09 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on February 10, 2019, 11:49:43 PMIt really won't. I'm desperate to get out of this division, not desperate enough to risk spending money we don't have and end up once again facing what we did 6 months ago though. I've no desire to see us spending £12m on complete duds like Hogan ever again, but instead sensible investment to improve our chances of making the play offs this season. The centre of defence has been improved, but as we saw on Friday, the stark reality is that if both full backs are crap, and the midfield in front of them offers no protection, then you're still going to ship goals.So you wanted us to spend money on who exactly? Whatever, we'd have been increasing the wage bill too as the only defender that went out was Bree. We're stuck with Taylor, should have let Hutton go in the summer after all, and have Elmohamady who can play in various roles, Jack (not Grealish) of all trades.You make these points as if it's the easiest thing in the world, when the reality is different.
Quote from: Villa75 on February 11, 2019, 09:32:29 AMIt's like fucking groundhog day on here, with some people.You never fucking said a fucking truer fucking word.
Quote from: Drummond on February 11, 2019, 12:06:29 PMQuote from: Risso on February 11, 2019, 09:27:09 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on February 10, 2019, 11:49:43 PMIt really won't. I'm desperate to get out of this division, not desperate enough to risk spending money we don't have and end up once again facing what we did 6 months ago though. I've no desire to see us spending £12m on complete duds like Hogan ever again, but instead sensible investment to improve our chances of making the play offs this season. The centre of defence has been improved, but as we saw on Friday, the stark reality is that if both full backs are crap, and the midfield in front of them offers no protection, then you're still going to ship goals.So you wanted us to spend money on who exactly? Whatever, we'd have been increasing the wage bill too as the only defender that went out was Bree. We're stuck with Taylor, should have let Hutton go in the summer after all, and have Elmohamady who can play in various roles, Jack (not Grealish) of all trades.You make these points as if it's the easiest thing in the world, when the reality is different.We agreed a deal for Fer, so the money was clearly there. I never said it was easy, but that’s why Smith and the directors get paid the money they do.And have you seen Elmo play this season? He’s been an absolute disaster.