Grasshopper

4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

You even said yourself before kick off that Bruce had selected the correct team (for only the second time ever in your view). 

Yes, Jedi has played well before at CB. Bruce played a high line - I would have thought even an idiot knows you dont play a high line

4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Now you are having a dig he played Jed at the back. Thats why your views hold no credibility.  

I asked if YOU wanted to see Jedi at the back.

BTW - Playing jedi at the back is ok when we dont have to deal with pace or over the top balls - again Bruce hanging a player out to dry

4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

I can't stand Bruce as a manager but some of your posts are cringe worthy and make you sound like you know nothing what's so ever about football. 

Merrs xmas to you to

I‘ll ignore that and revert you back to my opinions that say we wont get promoted if bruce isnt sacked

I have a feeling we are going to see Hutton as CB in  back 4

                            SJ

   Elmo Hutton Chester Taylor

                    Whelan Jedi

          Snod Hourihane Adomah

                           Davis

or

                            SJ

           Hutton Chester Taylor

                    Whelan Jedi

Snod Grealish Hourihane Adomah

                           Davis

If Bruce hands in either of those team sheets the Dr should sack him on the spot

7 hours ago, briny_ear said:

Those 15 minutes of shit defending against Sheff U could turn out to be very damaging to our prospects.

 

more like 15 months of shit management

1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Because Logic dictates that if we recruit a guy that hasn't managed for 20 years and have an assistant that hasn't even got his coaching badges yet they will still do a better job than Steve Bruce. 

yep, some people just don't wanna do logic. 

Which part of „BL as temporary boss till DrT appoints a new manager“

Even a 20year out of date BL is more tuned in to some sort of football style than a useless Brucasaurus

even ‚arry would get more out of us v Brentford & BristolC than Bruce ffs

or do you want to see Jedi at CB again? more RB‘s than strikers

FFS Bruce cant even „tactic“ a way through a home game with a 2 goal lead after 10mins

Get rid now

ANYBODY in

Even tro

29 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

Then we’re ****. 

The same way we’re **** if we get a new manager in and it takes him 2 months to embed his new style, or the players aren’t happy because we sacked a manager they liked, or he buys new players in January and they don’t gel for a few games. 

 

We we could be **** either way. 

well

at least the new guy would have a headstart over all the other clubs at f******** it upp

1 minute ago, srsmithusa said:

What if we keep him and the result stays crap?  What then?

@srsmithusa no matter how often you say it, some people just dont wanna do logic

3 minutes ago, Keyblade said:

I personally wouldn't let it get to the point where it looks like we won't finish in the playoffs but I take your point.

But here's my issue with it. The goal of making the playoffs is to ultimately win them and get promoted. It looks like we absolutely won't do that under Bruce (which is assuming we make it there in the first place). We're halfway through the season and we haven't beaten a single top 6 team. Our record against the top 6 (excluding us and including Sheffield United) is:

P6 W0 D3 L3 

No way we're going to get promoted playing like that against the top team. So why even persist with him if our ultimate goal?

KB, there‘s far much logic in that post

Merry xmas Tony

Btw. Trigger......pull

Really?

what a difference a day makes

slowly but surely the „we‘ll get up through the playoffs with Bruce“ is rearing its ugly head.

This is not Bruce‘s fault it‘s Christmas‘s fault

Christmas Out

1 hour ago, Stevo985 said:

Where have I said we shouldn’t change the manager?

One doesnt have to look far

1 hour ago, Stevo985 said:

 

I dont think we should fwiw. But that’s a different point to the one I was making

its after the empty couple of lines

and

Before „fwiw“

1 hour ago, rodders0223 said:

Stop spunking money on shit, clear the decks, get bold, fresh ideas and young vibrant coaches around the place, along with the implementation of youth academy players and prospects from abroad, and lower down the leagues.

I would also stop all this bollocks talk about promotion and come to terms that we are going to be down here for a few years...and start budgeting accordingly.

 

No doubt we will go out and spunk a load of money in January though on the gamble of promotion and FFP fines.

thanx

I started this thread with the hope of hearing suggestions from VTers to say „What I would do is.......“

But as Stevo typically brought the thread down to gutter level.

Suggest and discuss not provoke and insult please

BL would (hopefully) ONLY BE IN CHARGE for 2 games or so

The reason I‘d take BL with JT assissting is

JT would be the ideal link between manager and players. BL would pick the line up (JT doing that wouldnt be good as he would not be „one of them“ then he‘d go back to being one of them when a new boss comes in)

A mixture of club legend with someone „in touch with the modern game“

20 minutes ago, Eastie said:

I don’t think there are many left defending Bruce now - myself territini and tro have all seen enough  to see change is needed now .

we just need to sway grasshopper

I‘ve been driving the hard line since Cardiff in Jan. It just shows how stubborn the logic is on VT.

But I‘m not giving up on Y‘all. I‘m 100% committed and determined to get you all under my Grasshopping wings.

Soon cometh the day

57 minutes ago, Eastie said:

I can’t see Bruce resigning - he will take the pay off and then launch a barrage of excuses as to why he failed all of which will blame anyone but himself 

100%

Instead of argueing the toss.

What would YOU do?

Just now, Vive_La_Villa said:

Well yes they would. 

Those 3 aren't going to come in and transform the team in 2 days. 

same old shit then?

Just now, av1 said:

Chris Wilder

thanx

1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

With all due respect this is why nobody listens to us fans. 

see above

So who runs things for the next game then (in 2 days) ?

Clements, Calderwood or Agnew

2 minutes ago, av1 said:

I'm with you on sacking Bruce. But replacing him with 2 guys that have been out of the game for 20yrs would be suicide. It didn't work for great man himself (Graham Taylor), and it wouldn't work with Little. 

Dean Smith or Lee Johnson would both be huge upgrades on Bruce and i believe both would crawl through shit for Villa job. 

I‘m only interested in BL as an immediate solution whilst we find a new manager

1 minute ago, osmark86 said:

And if your new appointments fails, would you swallow your pride?

That really isnt the point.

In my job I‘m the boss. I dont have a 100% appointment success record, it‘s not humanly possible. But as a boss you keep making decisions till you either get it right or go out of business. I‘m still hanging in there over 25 years later

My thoughts are clear

Bruce out

But what happens then?

So here‘s what I‘d do.

I‘d ask BL IT to take temporary charge with JT as assistant

I‘d go through the coaches and check who does what and how good (or bad) they do it.

I‘d then clear out one by one.

I‘d get on to Round to draw up lists of who is available (managers coaches)

Then I‘d re-employ Steve Hollis to gather info of how to go forward

I‘d keep Wyness and Round for now to  do admin and work load - no decisions from them and see how the temporary team goes.

Any backchat or shit from anyone and they are out the door.

I honestly think that when Hollis came in, he simply got people in who were good, were honest and had integrity. Wyness & Bruce appear to be „Jobs for the boys - in it for the money - f*** the results“ I‘d seriously consider re-hiring Bernstein, King, Hollis and Steve stride.

I think the Dr has to go at this 2 fold.

1 - Our season is not lost. We have the players to get in the playoffs. we need a manager to keep us in there with a style of football that at least gives us a fighting chance in the playoffs against 2 teams who are good enough to finish 3rd-6th. Even 2nd may not be „gone“ with a new boss. 2nd->8th is gone with Bruce.

2 - work on a blue print for long term success NO more quick fixes.

I would also be a bit dastardly. F**** it we have nothing to lose. Let it publicly „slip out“ that we have a short list of Warnock, Rowett, Lee Johnstone, ShefU (name please?) Dean Smith. Lets rock the boat a bit, stir some shit, de-rail our rivals. Once we‘ve sacked Bruce we‘ll be Media public enemy nr 1 anyway, so F**** ‚em. Give em sommat to write about.

This is a great chance for someone with a concept, philosophy and Balls.

We are Villa

Does anyone see the similarities

a - Bruce buys Hogan -> we really go to shit

b - Bruce gets Agnew in -> ???????

Just as much as I think Hogan is not the problem. Neither will Agnew be the problem.

Problem nr 1 is Bruce

Problem nr 2 is Wyness

Problem nr 3 is - DrT must be present at VP BMH to at least oversee that things are progressing. If he can find a Levy or the guy who was at ManU then Chelsea, then he can sit back and let a pro run the show. Untill then we have no leadership and will therefore not have any kind of concept or philosophy for the future

Bruce Out

Wyness Out

Comcept & Philosophy in

8 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said:

Appoint Brian Little?!  No thanks.

We need someone NOW

BL would do it till we find someone

Bruce must go immediately