Apparently Bruce to remain as manager
Henry was great gossip but why sack Bruce?
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Perhaps sense has prevailed
posted on 26/7/18
Yep, sense at last. Bruce failed to get promotion, but we still did pretty well; you don't get to the playoff final without having a pretty good season overall.
A number of things stopped us going further. A poor start to the season. Jack and Kodjia coming back from injuries. A few too many matches where we slumped for no apparent reason, including the final. Without some of those we'd have gone up, even if we weren't really ready to.
I think we can have another good season, challenging for promotion, so long as we keep our best players. It's now up to Bruce. If things don't go right, then the owners can change things, in a less unsettled atmosphere than the present, and after they've got to grips with the club.
posted on 26/7/18
Excellent news for the rest of the championship.
posted on 26/7/18
I think Bruce deserves one more season, we were a mess when he came in and didn't know how to win, his first season was disappointing but last season on the whole we were consistent and came very close to promotion (though I think with the squad we had, we should have gone up).
On the other hand, Bruce serves up pretty dull football and in two attempts has failed to get us back to the Premier League despite managing some of the best players in the league. I think he has to get it right this season and to hit the ground running. We can't get off to the start we did last season and have to grind out results when we're not playing well. If we're a long way from automatic promotion say halfway through the season, I'd be tempted to show Bruce the door and bring in a younger and more progressive manager.
posted on 28/7/18
Latest is Bruce has been told he doesn't have to sell ant players. Great!!! Kack and Chester are almost certainly staying.
posted on 29/7/18
Kack
posted on 29/7/18
See mail saying Potters may offer cash and player for Chester?
Really
For all our troubles shaqiri has gone so who else do they have?
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posted on 29/7/18
Darren Fletcher? I would take a punt on him tbh but probably wouldn't leave
posted on 30/7/18
comment by Andy Grays cc... Deano and Dalian remember utv (U4819)
posted 1 day, 6 hours ago
Kack
Whoops! Unfortunate typo.
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posted on 4/8/18
Terry Henry what a shambles villa are and the season hasn't even kicked off yet!
posted on 4/8/18