Keyblade Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Does it ven ereally matter who at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I think it will be Bruce. He's the solid manager who could get us up and keep us up. I'd love us to gamble on a Wagner or a Dean Smith but we need to get up so it may be best to play safe. We can still go up this year. Our squad is as good as any and as long as we are in touch at Xmas we can have a good crack at automatic but should easily get the playoffs. We've been badly managed and yet should be in touching distance of the top spots. With a new manager and some momentum we can close the gap quite quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonVilla Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 As long as the new gaffer has a name that rhyme's with a model of car that fits into a song regarding his aquisition i'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 hour ago, markavfc40 said: The club have to get this appointment right. In the last 12 months we have had more managers than wins and that is absolute madness. We can’t afford anymore gambles so it is a safe pair of hands in Bruce for me. Four promotions, and one of those just last season. He knows this division and what it takes to get out of it. I think he would have us quickly organised. He also knows all about us as well having lived in the area for so long. He knows how big the club is and the expectation levels. I think he could hit the ground ruining and that is exactly what we need. Long term if the goal is to be in the upper echelons of the Premier League he is not the man but he is the man to take us the first steps to getting there. Good points mark We need a here and now manager.......we can worry about 6th place in the Prem when we get there. his teams know how to get points.....he organises well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Not sure about mentally, but Glen Hoddle would get us right tactically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 20 minutes ago, Nigel said: I think out of those available Woy would be the outstanding candidate! Plays football the right way, bags of experience and done a decent job where ever hes gone. With Liverpool and England? He is also only 2 years younger than Graham Taylor who I would prefer to see come back for a third go at the job rather than to give it to Old Woy. I think Bruce is the likely choice. He would be happy to come and if he gets us up by hook or by crook we could look at the long term situation after that. Big Sam is "between jobs" at best and would not be likely to rush back from Spain to take ours. I cannot see Dyche moving from a club that is in a similar position in the league above us to take a job with us. Wagner and Hughton would be moving from teams who currently look more likely than us to make top 6 this season as would be the case to a lesser extent with Dean Smith. Rowett may be worried about the reaction he would get in moving directly from the dark side of the city to us. So our choice might be Clarke, McCarthy, McClaren, Pearson, Giggs or Neville. Bruce begins to look a front runner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Paul Lambert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'm pretty much resigned to it being Steve Bruce. Sigh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 minute ago, John said: With Liverpool and England? He is also only 2 years younger than Graham Taylor who I would prefer to see come back for a third go at the job rather than to give it to Old Woy. I think Bruce is the likely choice. He would be happy to come and if he gets us up by hook or by crook we could look at the long term situation after that. Big Sam is "between jobs" at best and would not be likely to rush back from Spain to take ours. I cannot see Dyche moving from a club that is in a similar position in the league above us to take a job with us. Wagner and Hughton would be moving from teams who currently look more likely than us to make top 6 this season as would be the case to a lesser extent with Dean Smith. Rowett may be worried about the reaction he would get in moving directly from the dark side of the city to us. So our choice might be Clarke, McCarthy, McClaren, Pearson, Giggs or Neville. Bruce begins to look a front runner? How did Bruce do at LIverpool or England.....oh right yeah ...never even got close. There is a reason for that you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, DevonVilla said: As long as the new gaffer has a name that rhyme's with a model of car that fits into a song regarding his aquisition i'll be happy. Warren Joyce, man utd's U23 manager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 minute ago, Nigel said: How did Bruce do at LIverpool or England.....oh right yeah ...never even got close. There is a reason for that you know! I'm sure if Liverpool were in the Championship they wouldn't be saying no to Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Just now, Nigel said: How did Bruce do at LIverpool or England.....oh right yeah ...never even got close. There is a reason for that you know! Woy got the sack from Liverpool and England, there's a reason for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Just now, villa89 said: I'm pretty much resigned to it being Steve Bruce. Sigh. I wouldn't be. Pearson was nailed on - but Xia plucked RDM from nowhere. I really don't know if Xia would go for someone as 'dour' as Bruce (I think hes the best for us - but Dr Tony might want someone a bit more flash) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Just now, Nigel said: How did Bruce do at LIverpool or England.....oh right yeah ...never even got close. There is a reason for that you know! Bruce might still get the England job if Southgate does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The guy at Barnsley ....heckingbottom ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Not sure why Hoddle's name keeps coming up. He was terrible at Wolves, the dog heads hated him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'll be very happy with Bruce. As I said before, he'll get you a slow, steady, boring promotion. I'm happy with that. Hoddle has been out too long, Allardyce probably won't manage again, McLaren is shite and old Woy plays some of the worst football you could ever have the unpleasantness to witness. If it's not Bruce then I want either Rowett, or Lily Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Lee Johnson is a long way down the betting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 6 minutes ago, sexbelowsound said: Paul Lambert? Honestly not that opposed to the idea, if he can get his head straight. A big if, but I fear he's permanently scarred. Scars that are more likely to reopen at the club where he got them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Bruce would be exactly what we need. Doesn't matter though, it'll be "[new manager] OUT" in 5 matches time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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