Reivax_Villa

Woah! Deja Vu..

Looking back. it would have been nice if we had started last Summer with a young progressive manager and gave him a modest budget and a two year plan of getting us promoted he perhaps could have built something here. The last two appointments now appear to have been rushed. Two managers brought in for two different reason and now we are inevitably on to our third manager under one year.

If we sell him to Sunderland he is going to score at least 10 for them this season.

I don't think it has a great affect to be honest. The high volume of foreign players that we had 2 years ago was one of the reasons why we got relegated lol

Hmm what about FFP? Say if we tried to lure Rodgers for example that would cost quite a bit

Can we afford a compensation package for Bruce and an employed Manager?

Personally I cannot see this happening. We lack goals and effectiveness i've said it many times on here

Alan Pardew would not be a bad shout I reckon that he could get us playing and scoring loads. Only issue is that he is not good at building a squad long term. Jokanovic for me should be the number one target BUT how does this affect the FFP situation?

But he's "Out of date" right? Okay..

RDM was Xia's choice do you want him to get sacked too? Also SB was recommended by Steve Round. How do you know Wyness is out of date, do you know what he does at this football club?

What also worries me is that he is going to continue to sell and buy players but this going to make no difference.. Karanka perhaps?

He's at Espanyol

Have a scope around the forum and you will see that there a suggestions questioning his role at this club..

Should we hang on to him? We might end up with a manager that could get the best out of him..

A tactician A football philosopher There are a few of those in Germany right?

So what else has he done wrong at his day to day role to get sacked?

Hold on second Why are we calling for him to be sacked? What has he done wrong? As a CEO he has done a tremendous job at this club i.e the running, commercial appointments ect. The reality is that Steve Bruce has been given everything that he required to succeed and he has failed.. that is not Keith Wyness's fault.

Steve Bruce saying that he has only been at the club for the best part of 6 months

We're in a tough predicament right now. We had a pre-season that consisted of great PR with a mission statement of promotion. We all were told the things that we wanted to hear and there has been a lot of gloss over this summer. The tone has changed from; " Building a squad capable to mount a challenge " " Needing time to settle " "Needing Pre- Season to create a style" "Buying the players that can handle the pressure" All of the above have been excuses not only from Bruce but by Keith Wyness. The problem that we now have is that this is our second game this season and many could say that we are jumping the gun of wanting Bruce out.. Maybe we should not have renewed his rolling contract at the end of last season? So what happens now? We sack him, hire a new manager and expect promotion? - I genuinely think that if that happens then it is a footballing miracle. He stays and proves us all wrong? He stays and we finish mid-table and lose half of our squad next summer because of FFP We sack him, hire a new manager but he needs a year to rebuild this squad that has already been rebuilt? - This could potentially damage the dressing room but I am sure we are use to that though aren't we? I do think the biggest problem that we have is the manager. I think that his coaching squad is threadbare and totally inept but that's just my opinion. If I had my way I would not have renewed his rolling contract last season and would have tried to pinch Jokanovic from Fulham and gave him a full pre-season. Despite Jokanovic being unhappy at Fulham, I don't think that we are in a position to get him right now because a lot of managers perhaps views this club as a managers graveyard which currently... it is. I still think that automatic promotion is a stretch for this season, as I have said many times on here (Despite being challenged), we do not have the squad capable of mounting a challenge nor do we have the best squad in the Championship.

Bruce will not be going anywhere this month This season is going to be a very bumpy ride lol We're a play off team at best..

This is when the season really starts now. On paper we have better players but Cardiff will battle and match us in every way. If we can win this game ugly this will show us all that we have the mental toughness to see out this season. If we lose this game then its not the end of the world but what it will show is that SB still has a lot of work to do. The real question would be; Has Bruce done everything that he can? or is there more for him to do? Very interesting game, but for me. No Sky TV, no home supporters or big occasion. Our real Championship season starts in Cardiff this Saturday at 3pm against a proper Championship side. Come on Villa!!

He looks to have put a bit of size on. Physically he is maturing. He could be first team player this season.

I don't think he's ready for the next. He looks very good.

I wonder how much work is being put into our Academy. I have read that there have been some things done behind the scenes. Furthermore we want 6 academy players to be part of our first team squad this season. I read somewhere that Dortmund want £135 million for Dembele and an uncapped english player (Gray) was signed for £18.5 million. The prices are crazy at the moment and I would like to think that building from within would but us in a better place for the future. Hopefully this academy plays a key role in the philosophy of this football club