Well, my views on Steve Bruce haven't weakened since last May. If anything they've become stronger.
After six games this season we begin to get an idea of what awaits. At the current rate City will not get 77 points, which last year would mean finishing ninth. Similarly, they'll end up scoring about 61, which is what the mid-table clubs achieved. Bournemouth scored 98, Watford 91, and even Brentford who finished fifth scored 78.
Sorry, but Steve Bruce wasn't good enough in 2014 - 15, and he isn't good enough now either. The sooner he's replaced the sooner things will change. Until then, expect more of the same mediocrity.
Mind you, I'm not holding my breath. Assam Allem made a gamble when he became involved with Hull City, and it didn't come off. Now he's left with a business that's going nowhere financially and he's at a loss what to do. My forecast is a mid-table finish next May and a gradual decline like Wigan, Bolton, Blackburn and Cardiff. Welcome back to The Football League.