fifamad Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Zatman said: Who is better. Francis, Bruce, McCleish or Redknob Bruce won promotion with blues a couple of times & beat us 4 times in the prem. Mccleish won the league cup with them (beating us in the process), promotion aswell. Both of these managers we employed after Blues had them lol. Don’t see what you’re point is anyways as they now have one of the best managers in the league and are above us even though we have spent ridiculous amounts of money over the last 3 seasons. Edited December 24, 2018 by fifamad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 15 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Exactly, and yet we have folk on here thinking we won't make the Auto places. We won't get anywhere close. We would need around 85 points, which means we can only afford to drop around 10-15 points more all season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: We won't get anywhere close. We would need around 85 points, which means we can only afford to drop around 10-15 points more all season. After today, I conceed that our Auto chances are too far gone and even if we had won today it was still only keeping the door ajar as it were. But the result combined with our performance and lack of squad depth just makes it impossible. There is no excuse to why we cannot make the playoffs and that is now the only realistic target for us which is achievable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Don't worry blues will be coming down with the christimas tree (insert Kenneth Williams gif here) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 12 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: After today, I conceed that our Auto chances are too far gone and even if we had won today it was still only keeping the door ajar as it were. But the result combined with our performance and lack of squad depth just makes it impossible. There is no excuse to why we cannot make the playoffs and that is now the only realistic target for us which is achievable. I agree, the playoffs are a difficult but achievable target. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifamad Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Shropshire Lad said: Anyway, on topic - small heath will finish below us this season. Which we’ll all be content with. With the money we have spent over the past 3 years (over 100m) it would be astonishing if we didn’t finish above them, would be a huge embarrassment. We should be aiming for a lot more than finishing upper mid table, with the funds ploughed into this squad anything other than promotion is a huge failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 24, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, fifamad said: With the money we have spent over the past 3 years (over 100m) it would be astonishing if we didn’t finish above them, would be a huge embarrassment. We should be aiming for a lot more than finishing upper mid table, with the funds ploughed into this squad anything other than promotion is a huge failure. Well you must have been left red faced for a number of years now, as plenty of teams have underspent compared to us and finished higher in the league. The 2016/17 season must have been a killer for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) In fairness if the season finished now Sha would have had a fantastic season for such a small tinpot club with a poxy fanbase. Unfortunately for them, and plenty of the thick bastards seem to have forgotten this, there are still 23 games left. They'll soon find their usual level well behind us and somewhere mid to lower table. Edited December 25, 2018 by markavfc40 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 They have a crazy knack of getting new managed bounce, then sacking them and going again. Their squad seems to be permanently shit but new managers seem to get a tune out of them for a few months each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Normally resulting in a survival by 1 point or on goal difference because they managed to skank an own goal during a 5-1 loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 But it is embarrassing that we are even below them with both clubs resources. But 100% of that is down to bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2018 There’s no prizes for being above us at Christmas. Lets see where we are in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 39 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: But 100% of that is down to bruce I don't mean to reopen the Bruce thread, but it obviously isn't 100% down to Bruce, unless Bruce somehow psychically made Elmohamady head the ball to Roofe the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I don't mean to reopen the Bruce thread, but it obviously isn't 100% down to Bruce, unless Bruce somehow psychically made Elmohamady head the ball to Roofe the other day. At least that would be an explanation for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 6 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I don't mean to reopen the Bruce thread, but it obviously isn't 100% down to Bruce, unless Bruce somehow psychically made Elmohamady head the ball to Roofe the other day. Yeah let's write off the other 10 games bruce was managing us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah let's write off the other 10 games bruce was managing us.. Not writing anything off, but if ten games is enough to judge Bruce this season, then it's also enough to starting judging Smith (for good and bad). Anyway this is off-topic for the thread so I'll leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifamad Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Upto 7th & +10 gd!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Can't believe they beat Stoke. Putrid to watch Blues. Stoke really good ball players. 33% possession at home. Same crap as us under Bruce. It's not sustainable, it's no good to watch, and you'll never do anything useful with it. Waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 They could well have done us a favour today as I expect Stoke to be well in the mix for a play off place come the business end of the season. Sha will fade away but hopefully they can take more points off the teams we'll be competing for promotion with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Stoke play the game of thwir lives against us yet both times against the blosers they play pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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