Ah, interesting. The only experience I have of legal system is neither close to this field nor is it in the UK haha (a family member is a lawyer, I'm not a wrong-un). I appreciate your perspective (I've assumed you work in that field given your posts). Thank you. I've been lurking on this thread for a few days now, but haven't the time to go back or try to ascertain who is joking or being serious with their claims. Roy certainly seems a bit of a character...
Welcome to the forum. Don't under any circumstances listen to these people. If you require any screenshots then I'll be happy to provide them.
Yes I had seen you offer those before, but I was unsure of the context. I'm hoping it's about your voracity as a source of takeover news, so by all means fire away.
To save him the bother, here's a summary.... Billions and Billions Millions and millions It might be off It's off It's on We're ****ed It's happening It's not happening Mike and Steve aren't that bad after all and repeat.....
Tactically? I mean we'll never know for sure, but I thought it was painfully obvious we adopted Jones' methods against Everton at Goodison Park. There's no conceivable way Bruce just decides to abandon his preferred 4-2-3-1 for a diamond and strikers that run wide, and I don't imagine he had season tickets to Luton Town. We carried that on against Crystal Palace and Southampton where I saw certain players excel in a system that wanted to press and be proactive, but from there I saw it revert to a point where I didn't at all think Jones was leading things, but he was a small influence. A lot of the truly awful play was masked by Joe Willock being a complete all-rounder and showing us how poor our current options were (Longstaffs aside, must protect the kids). By the end, it was likely a fusing of the two mens' ideas, but leaning heavily towards Bruce.
I should also add, I think Jones was the only man actually training these players which may have helped. Usually, I'd say there's no shame in an older manager utilising a young assistant to modernise his tactical ideas, but that older manager is often a good statesman. Bruce is not. In fact, of all the managers I've lived through at this club, I can't think of many, if any, that are quite so bad in front of the media. I'm not even talking as a fan here; I'm referencing his habit of needlessly riling people, saying the wrong thing, and starting fights. Yes, his old hat cliches are annoying, but he seems to say the worst possible thing at all junctures. I've never met a man that won so much as a player that is also so easily beaten as a manager.
