Call me disloyal

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This is so weird, this anti-Bruce thing.
Yes, we had a bad patch after Xmas, but it wasn't a bad season. We finished 10th, we have a decent squad, and we will buy this summer.
He's not the greatest manager in the world, but nor is he the worst. If I could press a button and swap him for O'Neill I would. But would I rather have Pardew, Jol, Hughes, McLeish, Hodgson, Allardyce, Grant, i.e. any of the realistic alternatives? No, of course not.



What anti Bruce thing?

Bruce the man seems to have earned the respect of many. Bruce the manager just isn't "cutting it".
In fact he's turning out pretty much as I thought he would, an average manager who would consolodate our premier league status and positiion.

This is not anti Bruce this is stark reallity. If we are going to make our mark in Europe Bruce is not the man for us and he will eventually have to go.

I I have no qualms about Bruce managing the team for the moment but I'm glad he's not my bank manager
 
the season hasn't started yet fella so chin up!

Bugger the OP. You must have the best user name ever

This is so weird, this anti-Bruce thing.
Yes, we had a bad patch after Xmas, but it wasn't a bad season. We finished 10th, we have a decent squad, and we will buy this summer.
He's not the greatest manager in the world, but nor is he the worst. If I could press a button and swap him for O'Neill I would. But would I rather have Pardew, Jol, Hughes, McLeish, Hodgson, Allardyce, Grant, i.e. any of the realistic alternatives? No, of course not.

Its not weird mate, its Bill, the only surprise is he says he is sober, now thats a worry
 
Bill got to ask what odds did you get, is that an accumalator? I for one never bet on Sunderland to win anything couldn't take the double disappointment, Always bet on the Mags not to win anything.
Respect your decsion but couldn't do it myself as you said would feel disloyal and hope to god you lose your tenner.
 
What anti Bruce thing?

Bruce the man seems to have earned the respect of many. Bruce the manager just isn't "cutting it".
In fact he's turning out pretty much as I thought he would, an average manager who would consolodate our premier league status and positiion.

This is not anti Bruce this is stark reallity. If we are going to make our mark in Europe Bruce is not the man for us and he will eventually have to go.

I I have no qualms about Bruce managing the team for the moment but I'm glad he's not my bank manager


Well that would make him the best Sunderland manager in my lifetime cause no one else has come close to achieving a worthwhile stint in this division.
 
all my skunk work mates hope this too :emoticon-0111-blush

gonna bet £10, on Bruce to be sacked before xmas.
Sunderland not to win either derby
Sunderland to be bottom six at xmas
Sunderland just escaping relegation

bookies love mug punters
 
Good on yer Bill. I have critisised Bruce one more than one occasion on here myself. The thing is, especially after the gossip this morning, I like what I'm hearing about the ambition shown by SAFC.

If he doesn't get it right this time we all know he will be shown the door. Its too late to get shot now. We just have to hope that SAFC have got it right this time.

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Bill got to ask what odds did you get, is that an accumalator? I for one never bet on Sunderland to win anything couldn't take the double disappointment, Always bet on the Mags not to win anything.
Respect your decsion but couldn't do it myself as you said would feel disloyal and hope to god you lose your tenner.

Only passed the message to my retired mate, dont think all parts of the bet will be accepted, have had similar before, but will advise, and a tenner to be proved wrong, CHEAP MONEY, a double Bacardy and coke is all.
 

Thought you mioght say that Bill. Not saying MON is a bad manager far from it but the below is taken from a long and indepth article from the Villa Blog that looked at his time in charge with lots of stats. Does any of this sound familiar to you.

Conclusion
What can we tell from these numbers? What we know already, but this almost constitutes proof. Villa under O’Neill are very impressive during the first part of the season. However, the squad is not being utilised.

Too many players are starting too many games, and substitutes are not being used nearly as often as they should be. We can also see that at some point during the season, O'Neill's Villa side are pretty much guaranteed to go on a long run with few wins to show. This always occurs later than in the season.

Coincidence? Look at the numbers again though, look at the worrying statistic for this season - whereas in previous years, our annual "bad run" has started in late January or February, this season we've started one in December. Even more worryingly, this trend is appearing year on year and nothing is getting done about it.
 
I am going to be blunt. The writer of this article is a complete TWAT.

Well let me be blunt, your opinion is your own, no problem with that, having read yor woeful attempts at posts, I can sort of see where you are coming from.
****IN NOWHERE. I express myself on this site, am agreed with or dissagreed with, such is the nature of the site, BUT if you called me a twat to my face, [ which you wouldnt ] your keyboard warrior teeth would be somewhere near your rectum, Sunshine, retribution will be swift and harsh.
 
Well let me be blunt, your opinion is your own, no problem with that, having read yor woeful attempts at posts, I can sort of see where you are coming from.
****IN NOWHERE. I express myself on this site, am agreed with or dissagreed with, such is the nature of the site, BUT if you called me a twat to my face, wich you wouldnt ] your keyboard warrior teeth would be somewhere near your rectum, Sunshine, retribution will be swift and harsh.

Bill it's getting old now.