Give Bruce another year

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bruce-quinny-show said:
Cest it is hard to keep up with you, in August it's praise of the new signings, October it's conspiracy theories, January it's the dawn of a new era, and May it's Bruce out, doom gloom etc. I know stats can be twisted to support any argument for example , you say 1 win in 11 ? I say 2 wins in 4, you say no progress made which at first glance that may look obvious but if you widen the picture it looks a bit different, I think if you look at getting into the top 8 as an indicator we have made massive improvement. Last year we finished 17 points from 8th as we sit today we are 4 points away. On the day we "escaped relegation" it was the same day the team in 10th "escaped relegation". This season we have seen points been shared out like never before, it took 86 points to win the league last year this year it took 77. the gap between top and bottom is as narrow as it has ever been. I am not saying well done to Steve Bruce for the downturn in recent results but I am saying it is not as simple as that, you know that with a full strength squad we were very difficult to beat and played some decent football. I still say the worst thing to happen to us (in a strange way) was beating Chelsea at the bridge as it raised everyones expectations to a level beyond our reach. Cest I know that if we have a decent start next season you will be praising the team, manager, chairman and owner as will most of us. But if we have a poor start I guess we can all say Cest was right.
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But the signings were good enough; the money was provided; the manager had full control of team matters and above all he enjoyed full support (well 95% anyway).

The Boardroom was united; we had 2 full seasons in the EPL behind us and everything was focused on progress.

We finish the season in some turmoil; a split fan base; rumblings in the boardroom with attacks on missing fans and an owner less than impressed by the managers own words.

You can say I make stats sound as I want them but they are the full picture? How does no wins in 14 or 1 win in 11 sound when they are 2 seasons in a row?

I concede that Bruce isn't going to be sacked and we will have to hope I am totally wrong mate. I don't want to be standing here in 7 months time saying "I told you so" because that means SAFC are struggling. However, I think SB has been given a fair shake and has failed 2 years running to improve the club. If I saw glimmers of light I'd happily cling to them. All I can see is us being OK to Christmas then throwing the towel in again from January. 4 of the last 6 years have gone thus for Bruce and its not good enough IMO.


PS - of course I'll be singing the mangers praise if he does well. Whats the problem with that? Its SAFC I support not individuals. They come and go. If Bruce does well then SAFC do well. What makes you think I don't want that too?

Success is rewarded with praise and failure with a kicking.

Thats life in any job.
 
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