AntrimBlack
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I would not have much faith in them if they did not realise that a new manager would need to be in before the summer
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Xia has spent the money to bring in the best players. To achieve what he wants he now needs to spend the money to bring in the best manager he can. He needs to stop messing about and wasting money employing and sacking managers who are not up to the job.
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The fans have no input and virtually no influence. Until it gets beyond bearable, then fan protests have some influence. This `fickle fans' thing has stuck with us. Throw shit at a wall and some will stick. On the contrary, we as fans, have been very patient considering what we have had to put up with during and since Ellis's time, and our expectations are very reasonable. The fans with unreasonable expectations are those supporting the top clubs who are living on past glories, not us, who expect very little. You only have to read through the threads to see how reasonable our expectations are.
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When people are talking about giving Bruce until the end of the season, or even just going with him for whatever number of games, either to achieve stability or not to be seen to change managers again, I would point out that we are uncomfortably close to the relegation places.
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I'm sorry, Mantis, but I don't believe that that makes sense. I think the managers are either hogtied by lack of funds or just are not good enough.
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I don't think there are mental issues. It is just down to the manager. The job is too big for him and the other recent managers.
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You may as well go ahead and start one, Sam. The present incumbent is a dead parrot.
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Of course they are. I was speaking in general. They would obviously not be precluded, just would not be a shoo in because of an Aston Villa connection.
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There is a highly paid management team for that. Unfortunately they have not done too well so far.
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Dear God, no, no, no.
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A bit needy, Michael.
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A very important decision coming up for Xia. Bruce is a dead man walking, and Xia has to get the next appointment right.
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Absolutely not. We need professionals from wherever they come, not a bunch of Aston Villa luvvies.
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This guy has been no bloody help at all.
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You are half right. Aston Villa have bought some of the best players in this league. The club could not have done more. So that leaves Bruce.
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I expected that this season. Or at least the playoffs.
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You are the guy who would deserve it above all others.
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This. Bruce will feel that he has to keep Johnstone at number one.
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Well put. I agree.
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Or he was happy enough to play and had no thoughts of leaving. You see it one way, I see it t'other. Getting boring for everyone else now, so we'll agree to differ.
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Well, he was still happy to remain with us for 3 months after Battara was sacked. He left in January after Johnstone was brought in. So, yes, Bruce's decision.
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That would keep us in the Championship for another year. Very easy to get marooned down there. Down here, I should say - still not quite used to it.
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The fact that he is a Manure player is probably his biggest asset.
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He is not our player. Why would we give him 12 months to learn when he is only here for 5 months.
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No. Bruce replaced him with Johstone and he moved away.
