This Could Be Rotterdam Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: Let's have it right. It's a private matter for the Bruce family, as it should be. Let them grieve in peace. It has absolutely nothing to do with Sundays game,and IMO is of no concern to both sets of supporters. Let's not make a drama out of family grief. That isn't my intention at all. My comment referred only to the fact that should (very very unlikely) there be anything distasteful from the blues fans I'm certain our fans will react,as will the players.so let's have it right, I was replying to a post suggesting everyone gives him a good reception if he is there and hoping the blues fans do the same. It isn't making a drama, im saying I'm certain everyone will be respectful, quite the opposite of a drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, This Could Be Rotterdam said: That isn't my intention at all. My comment referred only to the fact that should (very very unlikely) there be anything distasteful from the blues fans I'm certain our fans will react,as will the players.so let's have it right, I was replying to a post suggesting everyone gives him a good reception if he is there and hoping the blues fans do the same. It isn't making a drama, im saying I'm certain everyone will be respectful, quite the opposite of a drama. My point is , it should not be an issue at all . What as our manager"s personal grief got to do with either Villa supporters or Blues ? IMO, nothing. So the less said about the matter the better, I think. At the end of the day, as I said, it's a personal matter, it's not about sympathy, more about privacy, which I've no doubt will be respected by both sets of supporters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 3 hours ago, This Could Be Rotterdam said: That isn't my intention at all. My comment referred only to the fact that should (very very unlikely) there be anything distasteful from the blues fans I'm certain our fans will react,as will the players.so let's have it right, I was replying to a post suggesting everyone gives him a good reception if he is there and hoping the blues fans do the same. It isn't making a drama, im saying I'm certain everyone will be respectful, quite the opposite of a drama. I feel confident both camps will respect the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, TRO said: I feel confident both camps will respect the situation. It's a shame it takes a sad occasion in someone's life for fans to refrain from aiming personal abuse at them. But I guess that's just the nature of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 10 hours ago, TRO said: I feel confident both camps will respect the situation. Apparently there is going to be a round of applause from the fans on 4th minute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Manager of the month for January, and well deserved. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted February 9, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Manager of the month for January, and well deserved. An absolute rollercoaster journey - 565 pages ago he was about to be sacked and not one voice stood by him - quite incredible. Well done Bruce! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted February 9, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2018 The death of his father is tragic. Having lost mine in the recent past I know it's a horrible experience. The silver lining for Bruce and us is that I hope the players are that extra bit motivated on Sunday. And too the crowd. Football doesn't matter compared to life, but winning that game will give us all a bit of pleasure, including Steve. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 For the first time since he became manager i'm saying.. well done Bruce! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Jareth said: An absolute rollercoaster journey - 565 pages ago he was about to be sacked and not one voice stood by him - quite incredible. Well done Bruce! You obviously missed my posts. Well done Steve - much deserved. Let’s hope it’s not the high point of his season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, briny_ear said: You obviously missed my posts. Well done Steve - much deserved. Let’s hope it’s not the high point of his season. I know right, don't tar everyone with the same brush, there were plenty of people not calling for his head after every defeat or poor performance!! Also, who says he was about to be sacked?! Revisionism at its best right there. Edited February 9, 2018 by bannedfromHandV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Jareth said: An absolute rollercoaster journey - 565 pages ago he was about to be sacked and not one voice stood by him - quite incredible. Well done Bruce! It would have been justified too. But credit to the club for sticking with him and for Bruce for sticking at it. Jobs far from done yet though. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 13 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It's a shame it takes a sad occasion in someone's life for fans to refrain from aiming personal abuse at them. But I guess that's just the nature of the sport. I think it is all down to individuals, but as you know one bad apple can influence many more. The funny thing is, even we can't all get behind our manager, never mind the opposition. However, in the main both sets of fans respect Steve. I was having a beer with 2 noses the other night and it was really cordial and interesting....not ALL fans on either side should be sterotyped, after all said and done, we are all Brummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 35 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It would have been justified too. But credit to the club for sticking with him and for Bruce for sticking at it. Jobs far from done yet though. How have you arrived at that conclusion? Surely, the situation right now dictates that to have sacked him at any point prior to now would almost certainly have been to the detriment of the club? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, briny_ear said: You obviously missed my posts. Well done Steve - much deserved. Let’s hope it’s not the high point of his season. Me too.....but i did have a wobble in December. I ought to know better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 52 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It would have been justified too. But credit to the club for sticking with him and for Bruce for sticking at it. Jobs far from done yet though. I think events have come to pass, that it wouldn't have been justified and thats why the club make more measured decisions that us fans would. a good run or bad run is not always totally reflective of the state of the club, its sometimes just a snap shot......maybe during the bad run the hierarchy knew what good work was being done behind the scenes, but it had not found its way on to the pitch at that time. we as fans are a bit trigger happy at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: How have you arrived at that conclusion? Surely, the situation right now dictates that to have sacked him at any point prior to now would almost certainly have been to the detriment of the club? Maybe justified was the wrong word. I would say harsh but understandable. I'm assuming the original post was referring to the start of the season. We looked very poor for quite a long time in the second part of last season which continued in to the start of this season. It was a struggle to see how he would turn it around. We'll never know if it would have been detrimental to the club if he had been sacked early in the season. I agree it would have been if he was sacked in December and I was against that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, TRO said: I think events have come to pass, that it wouldn't have been justified and thats why the club make more measured decisions that us fans would. a good run or bad run is not always totally reflective of the state of the club, its sometimes just a snap shot......maybe during the bad run the hierarchy knew what good work was being done behind the scenes, but it had not found its way on to the pitch at that time. we as fans are a bit trigger happy at times. Hindsight is 20/20... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I don't think we can say whether sticking with Bruce was justified or not until the season ends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 4 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Manager of the month for January, and well deserved. That is fantastic for him and us. A couple more would be nice. His troubles at home will be more important to him, of course, but at some time he will be able to look back at it with satisfaction. You will all know I am not a fan, but he certainly deserves that accolade. I believe he will take us up, probably automatic, so job will be done, and no one can argue with that, and he will have to be accorded due credit, even by we who have doubted him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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