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dn1982

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  1. We won’t have a steady ship or a ready squad though. Johnstone Hutton Terry Snodgrass will all go. We will have to sell players to replace others and to navigate FFP. If we could keep the squad together I’d be ok with Bruce staying but if it’s decimated id want a manager that would use our kids. Bruce isn’t that man.
  2. First half we did ok. 2 nil flattered them but we weren’t no where near the tempo we needed and that’s why they’d scored. 2nd half I expected Bruce to get into them then we’d make a fist of it but then he lost the plot and went to 3 at the back. Bruce was pitch perfect v Wolves and he aswell as the player were not at it last night we’d can’t afford it to happen again.
  3. We just have to concentrate on ourselves. I think we can be 2nd by the time they play Derby.
  4. There’s more to it though. Cardiff have to play Wolves and this week have 2 tough away games. There’ll be a few more twists and turns and shock results before we get to the promised land.
  5. I liked Westwood but I think Birkir is a bit more positive so I’ll change its to makes us play faster and better.
  6. Can Jedi keep up his high standards 3 times in a week? I’d prefer a fit firing Jedi for Bolton so I’d play Birkir tonight as I think we’ll have a lot more ball and think he ticks us over better.
  7. I know but that’s oart and parcel of being the big club in the league. Personally I don’t look at if we on TV just can I make it and after Saturday I’ll be doing everything not to miss another one.
  8. I’ll take that over the next 10 games with the one exception of us beating Cardiff.
  9. I understand your point about picking and choosing but we need to get Villa Park as full as possible for the lesser games as well. Tomorrow is now even bigger than Saturday so I hope fans who can but are unsure make the effort. We need to get that buzz every game hopefully it’ll be enough to get us up and then we can keep it next season in the PL.
  10. Nothing has ever stopped teams from having their squads in place before the season starts or not selling players after a certain date. This is just another way to hinder promoted teams for me. If you get promoted through playoffs you are immediately up against it. These new rules will be thrown out after a team loses its better players to foreign leagues but can’t replace them a season our windows are shut. The EFL trying to match the PL is stupid aswell. Championship teams could’ve got better deals if dropping down was only option for certain players which would make the league stronger. The loan system doesn’t work either. Look at players like OHare and RHM these players need short term loans at lower levels to get used to the physicality. A one size fits all model for the leagues doesn’t work. When we go up we will need half a 1st team never mind shipping players out and getting a solid 25 man squad. Hopefully we are planning for all eventualities but it’s goung to be a chaotic summer either way.
  11. When we played Wolves we let them run the show and conceded the midfield. Bruce got it badly wrong. He’d previously changed our team against weaker opposition but this time I think we will be very similar to the Blues team and with the same shape. Taylor LB Grabban upfront and with Jack back and a vociferous crowd I think we will win. If Jack stays fit we will get automatic.
  12. I don’t understand the thinking behind giving a player time who isn’t going to be here in the long run. We aren’t a development team. Same goes for Axel. If he is better than what we have fine but we shouldn’t ever be looking to develop a kid from somewhere else. Bruce has cited our kids not being ready yet gives game time to others who aren’t that much better if a team all.
  13. I actually quoted the dictionary definition of proactive! It’s not just attacking all the time. Look at how we played v Blues. We bossed the game from start to finish. Compare that to how we played v Preston. You can say it’s because we had players missing but every team has that issue at times. We are supposed to be one of the better teams in this league. We should be bossing more games than we do. There’s not many team so we should worry about nullifying as we should make them worry about us. Call it what you want. Proactive Positive attacking it doesn’t change the fact in this league we shouldn’t be afraid of any team.
  14. creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened! so you can be proactive from the start. You can’t be reactive from the start so I think I’ve got the definition correct. Bruce sets us up not to lose more often than not and then reacts. I even stated we are better when we go at teams when we take the initiative and when we take control. Too many times we don’t do that. We’ve got lucky a few times recently and if we are to get 2nd we need to be proactive.
  15. Picking teams and setting them up to attack from the outset is being proactive. It’s not just about in game management. In a lot of games it’s let’s keep it tight and see how we go but we are far better on the front foot.
  16. I believe since Bruce has been having family issues Calderwood has been running things more day to day and that’s affected the influence Agnew has been having on the team. We need to get be able to play like we did against Blues without Jack. Not picking Onomah and Whelan will help this as both slow play down to much. We are a far better side playing at a high attacking tempo.
  17. Bruce was brilliant today. He played Onomah to give them a chance then made us play appaingly for an hour then next he let them think they’d win by going 2 1 down so he took Onomah off and told Snoddy to run the show. No luck involved. Not even when they had chances off the line it was all part of the plan.
  18. You have to play taylor if you are not going to play a proper left wing. At least he’s gives a left foot option there. Onomah is crap and Whelan looks dead on his feet as usual. Bruce proving yet again he hasn’t a clue and is just making it up as he goes.
  19. For a club up against FFP to buy so called development players is stupid! Bree must be having 2nd thoughts about coming here now.
  20. There isn’t a squad limit in the Championship Once you have registered them they are yours. In the PL there’s a limit of 25 so they get redone after the transfer window.
  21. Last season wasn’t enough exciting and it’s onky been the last 7 wins that have got a bit of excitement building. The next 14 should be memorable let’s hope it’s for the right reason.
  22. I doubt any of us expected to win 7 on the trot but we have now got ourselves in a cracking position with 14 games to go. We can’t afford a blip though so tonight is massive. A win and we forget about Saturday but if we don’t the pressure starts to crank up. We’ve got enough depth in our squad to not allow 2 injuries to derail as much as it did on Saturday so it’s a big game for Bruce tonight. Most of us would agree he messed up on Saturday so I hope tonight we don’t let them gain any initiative in the game. Last night 2 of our brightest prospects yet again tore up the u23’s they should be involved more. We need an attacking threat off of the bench and I don’t think Davis gives us that. We are at home tonight go at them. We need 30 pts for automatic and can get 12 in the next 4 if we are at it.
  23. It’s good to be back in the fight for 2nd. Can see it going all the way but if we keep up at 2 pts a game it’s ours.
  24. Having that extra flair on the bench would help. An OHare or RHM with his pace would give us something. Teams will now know no Jack and Wes fall apart so even in the team he’ll be targeted.
  25. I never said defensive or negative but changing 6 players around to cover 2 injuries is over cautious. I think first half they hadn’t a clue how we were setting up so it took them a while to get on top I actually thought we started well. I think we need to be braver and be confident we are good enough to go toe to toe with any team in this league. Having 2 players out would’ve gave them a boost but shaking up the team so much hurt us. We haven’t got any top teams away now so hopefully we will pick our best players in their best positions from now on.
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