Now most managers out there near the top flight are fairly good. However, there are obvious ups and downs in football, so whilst a manager may have a good pedigree, he may struggle at certain clubs. It's nothing against the natural ability of the manager - sometimes managers and teams, or managers and clubs, don't click. After a bad period, they may go on to another club and do very well.
However, I've been reading about Bruce's history, and frankly it just seems ****e from start to finish. I'm astounded this man has been seeked out for so many managerial jobs, and I'm even more astounded that Newcastle repeatedly went for the guy to take over from Sir Bobby and Keegan.
He's managed these 7 clubs so far:
1998–1999 Sheffield United
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town
2001 Wigan Athletic
2001 Crystal Palace
2001–2007 Birmingham City
2007–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Sunderland
Allow me to share some examples of what happened at each club:
1998–1999 Sheffield United
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town
2001 Wigan Athletic
2001 Crystal Palace
2001–2007 Birmingham City
2007–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Sunderland
You guys know the rest.
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Now I've highlighted the positives: he secured promotion to the EPL twice. However, his entire managerial history smacks of Bruce's limitations and what he's only capable of doing:
- Getting mediocre mid-table results
- Getting promoted from the Championship
- Surviving relegation (sometimes)
- Mediocre spending ability
There's absolutely nothing there which is remotely positive. No real 'onwards and upwards' achievements and never anything more than mid-table results, with a suspicious habit of finding his teams in lengthy runs of bad form.
You just have to look at what every footie fan knows of Bruce now, and then compare it to his managerial history, to find that it's virtually the same in so many respects. Even with the one opportunity he had to manage a big club like Sunderland with a BIG budget (especially compared to his other past clubs) he was still stuck in his poor ways.
Until I see evidence, I have to reason to believe that Bruce will ever be suitable as a manager for a team which has ambition to improve and thrive in the top flight.
However, I've been reading about Bruce's history, and frankly it just seems ****e from start to finish. I'm astounded this man has been seeked out for so many managerial jobs, and I'm even more astounded that Newcastle repeatedly went for the guy to take over from Sir Bobby and Keegan.
He's managed these 7 clubs so far:
1998–1999 Sheffield United
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town
2001 Wigan Athletic
2001 Crystal Palace
2001–2007 Birmingham City
2007–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Sunderland
Allow me to share some examples of what happened at each club:
1998–1999 Sheffield United
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town
2001 Wigan Athletic
2001 Crystal Palace
2001–2007 Birmingham City
2007–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Sunderland
You guys know the rest.
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Now I've highlighted the positives: he secured promotion to the EPL twice. However, his entire managerial history smacks of Bruce's limitations and what he's only capable of doing:
- Getting mediocre mid-table results
- Getting promoted from the Championship
- Surviving relegation (sometimes)
- Mediocre spending ability
There's absolutely nothing there which is remotely positive. No real 'onwards and upwards' achievements and never anything more than mid-table results, with a suspicious habit of finding his teams in lengthy runs of bad form.
You just have to look at what every footie fan knows of Bruce now, and then compare it to his managerial history, to find that it's virtually the same in so many respects. Even with the one opportunity he had to manage a big club like Sunderland with a BIG budget (especially compared to his other past clubs) he was still stuck in his poor ways.
Until I see evidence, I have to reason to believe that Bruce will ever be suitable as a manager for a team which has ambition to improve and thrive in the top flight.
