If we have exactly the same squad as this year, as well as a fit Grealish for the whole season, I have no doubt in my mind we'll get automatic promotion next year with Bruce as manager.
But we're going to lose Johnstone, Terry, Snodgrass, Grabban and maybe even Grealish.
Is Bruce capable of dealing with that? Not a chance.
But then again, getting a new exciting manager in for the start of the season is going to be a risk. Look at Fulham this year - they only clicked at the end of November. We could get a new manager in and we might be out of the picture even before the halfway point.