Interesting.....

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Bruce said:
He said: "It's a bit easier. Hurt is the wrong word, I suppose. I get disappointed for the ones around me who care a little bit about me.

"It hurts them more than it hurts me. I have been in it a long time. It becomes water off a duck's back.

"I couldn't quite get to grips with the intensity of it so soon, but there you go."

However, Bruce has been in the game long enough to know that the respite may last only as long as the positive results continue, the occupational hazard of modern football management.

He said: "Pressure? We are always under pressure. There are only so many Premier League managers and it was my turn.

"There would probably be 19 others delighted it was my turn.

"We need to go and win on Monday and then probably the attention will focus on somebody else who is unfortunately having a tough time at that particular moment."

Monday night will see Bruce return to familiar territory as he takes his team to promoted Norwich, where he played with such distinction to win his move to Old Trafford.

Such are the vagaries of his job that should the Black Cats win at Carrow Road, they will have enjoyed a better start to their league campaign than they did 12 months ago.

Bruce said: "It just shows you what it is. I can't stop that, unfortunately.

"That's why I scratched my head for a few weeks. It's quite incredible, but that's the way it is, it's the way it is managing here.

"It surprised me a little bit, but I wasn't too surprised that it was coming my way."
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Can anyone confirm that bit in red?
 
Yeah just looked at that:

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2010-2011/custom-table

It's a good site this as you can customise your table to retrieve stats for loads of stuff like this

Last season: P6 W1 D4 L1 F 9 A10 7pts
This Season: P5 W1 D2 L2 F 6 A 4 5pts

So if we win on Monday by any amount then it will be a better start than last season - as I've said before - A large amount of the "BoB" are raising their heads more because we were beaten by the mags than anything to do with the results - had that game been against Man Utd I still think peope would be more behind Bruce
 
I think with last season, although we only beat City in the first 6, that was a stand out result.

In those 6 games, the 4 draws were the opener against Brum, where we would have won had Catts stayed on, but the other draws were impressive, Arsenal + Man United home, plus Liverpool at Anfield.

Even after that, was a decent draw away to Blackburn, then a win at home to Villa, so when you look at the calibre of oppo, the fact a few were away, it was impressive in that way.

The 5-1 came next like...
 
Amazing how much relief a win brings, I would certainly think 4 points from the next 2 games is very realistic.

A win on Monday and this will relieve even more pressure off us for the West Brom game at home and hopefully see some very good football.

What a difference a week makes!
 
It would be like emptying your balls for the first time in two years.
 
Since being back in the premier leaque after 6 games we have had the following points:

07/08 - 7
08/09 - 7
09/10 - 9
10/11 - 7
11/12 - 5, 6 or 8

(I keep a spreadsheet to compare!)
 
Bruceys Beak said:
I think with last season, although we only beat City in the first 6, that was a stand out result.

In those 6 games, the 4 draws were the opener against Brum, where we would have won had Catts stayed on, but the other draws were impressive, Arsenal + Man United home, plus Liverpool at Anfield.

Even after that, was a decent draw away to Blackburn, then a win at home to Villa, so when you look at the calibre of oppo, the fact a few were away, it was impressive in that way.

The 5-1 came next like...
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And everyone started shouting Bruce Out again... Funny isn't it
 
Bruceys Beak said:
I think with last season, although we only beat City in the first 6, that was a stand out result.

In those 6 games, the 4 draws were the opener against Brum, where we would have won had Catts stayed on, but the other draws were impressive, Arsenal + Man United home, plus Liverpool at Anfield.

Even after that, was a decent draw away to Blackburn, then a win at home to Villa, so when you look at the calibre of oppo, the fact a few were away, it was impressive in that way.

The 5-1 came next like...
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Liverpool (A), Newcastle (H), Swansea (A), Chelsea (H), Stoke (H)

Draw at Liverpool was obviously a good result, the Derby is unpredictable ( and would have been better if we had played them later on in the season imo), Swansea was disappointing but not end of the world, chelsea was expected, and Stoke was an excellent result (vs expectations of how hard we thought it would be..).

But yeah, the opposition was harder 12 months ago over the 1st 6 games however, if we beat Norwich our start to the season wont have been too shabby this season either.
 
Hate the way he keeps critising "up here" all the time. He's getting the stick because of the end of last season and the losing carried on. Hopefully we've put a rocket up his arse :)
 
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