Popular Post omariqy Posted December 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2017 The normal Bruce backers will say it is hysteria but many of us saw this coming. You can't play the way we play and expect to go a whole season getting 2 points a game and getting autos. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 16, 2017 Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2017 I think it would be difficult to replace him for the right man at the moment - there's no money to spend, not a massive amount in the squad that can be turned into money and every chance that a new man would get the sack for not getting this squad up - if I'm the right manager and I want to take over this club, I wait until the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Just now, omariqy said: The normal Bruce backers will say it is hysteria but many of us saw this coming. You can't play the way we play and expect to go a whole season getting 2 points a game and getting autos. Yep. Nothing suggested he could maintain form like that all year 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Just now, OutByEaster? said: I think it would be difficult to replace him for the right man at the moment - there's no money to spend, not a massive amount in the squad that can be turned into money and every chance that a new man would get the sack for not getting this squad up - if I'm the right manager and I want to take over this club, I wait until the summer. Why he should have gone end of last season or after the first few games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, villianusa said: For me he is, until the end of the season. Could be a real fire sale then as our best players get picked off - failure this season could take many years to recover from ☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 16 minutes ago, andym said: No surprise, because this is what he has always done. His style is to buy a load of players, and then just throw various combinations of them onto the pitch in the hope that one of them will click. He will never get us to play effective pass and move, to actually develop a team style of play that players can just slot into when we get injuries, because he doesn't know how to, and more crucially, he doesn't want to. I keep saying exactly this in some FB groups. Often met with support the team or piss off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villianusa Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Eastie said: Could be a real fire sale then as our best players get picked off - failure this season could take many years to recover from ☹️ You could be right, but if we are in the play offs at the end of the season, I think we will be okay. I see us going up through the playoffs, if all our players are fit. We are having rotten luck with them at the minute. I didn't see the game today, but the team looked unbalanced to be from the start. I don't like managers just chucking in players because they are good, we need a system that works and stick to it. I think we had that when Codger was out first time. When he came back it changed, and we haven't got it right since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Has to be sacked. We have no chance of promotion with this guy in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Counting down the days until I can go to VP with some hope we might actually play some football. That's the thing, let's be honest. I get no enjoyment in watching villa play these last few years. I absolutely can't identify with this team. I started supporting villa when i was 9, the season utd pipped us to the league. My god we played such exciting football with exciting players. I don't live in the area, in fact I live in ireland. A 9 year old me getting into football wouldn't follow this team in a million years. Bruce is not what we need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 minute ago, villianusa said: You could be right, but if we are in the play offs at the end of the season, I think we will be okay. I see us going up through the playoffs, if all our players are fit. We are having rotten luck with them at the minute. I didn't see the game today, but the team looked unbalanced to be from the start. I don't like managers just chucking in players because they are good, we need a system that works and stick to it. I think we had that when Codger was out first time. When he came back it changed, and we haven't got it right since then. We've not beaten any of the teams in the top six yet in a playoff scenario you see us going up. Your winging it mate. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Never rated Bruce and didn't want him from the beginning but I honestly think if we had Warnock or Rowett instead, or most other managers in the Chamionship with the exception of a few, we'd be no better off. We need a fairly exceptional manager to turn us around which Bruce never has been and if he's replaced I just hope it's not for another sub standard candidate which would be just another waste of time and energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 He's made some awful decisions while in charge but I really think starting Onomah as striker today tops them. Still struggling to get my head around what he was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Farlz said: He's made some awful decisions while in charge but I really think starting Onomah as striker today tops them. Still struggling to get my head around what he was thinking. There wasn't much. He picked the most physically strong player and stuck him there and went for the same abysmal football approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, omariqy said: The normal Bruce backers will say it is hysteria but many of us saw this coming. You can't play the way we play and expect to go a whole season getting 2 points a game and getting autos. Been saying this since the start of the season. Been clear as day since day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 16, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2017 Out out out out. It's going to be a long slow death by suffocation unless we just fire the gun now and put him and us out of our misery. If he doesn't go now he will most surely go in a few months so why wait? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Onomah at striker really shows a problem with Bruce. He is incapable of changing his tactics. Derby knew exactly how to play against us. Bruce would rather play a tall center mid at striker, instead of a pacey natural striker just because Bruce is incapable of playing any style other than hoof ball. Teams know how to play us. Even with Davis we are toothless because Davis is double marked all match. We need a plan B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Been saying this since the start of the season. Been clear as day since day 1. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Been supporting Bruce but not starting a bloody striker is undefinable embarrassing shampblic and mcleish like. Whelan for me is massively at fault today's loss. However that was a bad move playing onomah ahead of hogan. Onomah was utter shit and I mean SHIT. He would have been playing snodgrass up top than onomah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, sidcow said: Out out out out. It's going to be a long slow death by suffocation unless we just fire the gun now and put him and us out of our misery. If he doesn't go now he will most surely go in a few months so why wait? Media pundits will say mean things about us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Which striker would you have played? The injured ones? Or Agbonlahor? Clearly the injured ones - every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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