The Steve Bruce appreciation thread

FYI scale A+ (winning trophies) to E- (getting relegated with a wimper)

 

C

 

Right. Here we go. Deep breathe.

The football has been awful at times.

But I’m giving Bruce credit. He’s got the best out of the lads we had available.

We finished 12th.

So **** it.

Well done Bruce. Credit where it is due.

 

Well done mate

 

As someone who wanted to shotgun his face off and murder his entire family

12th is very good

 

Bruce out

 

Bruce in! Oops

 

Uncanny really. Bruce amassed 89 points in 2 PL seasons. Rafa amassed 89 points in 2 PL seasons. Bruce probably produced better football, Rafa the better goal difference.

I think both did a good job in the circumstances of working under this owner.

However id want neither as our manager next season. It’s high time we saw some modern football.

It is bizarre though how the fans treat Bruce in comparison to Rafa all things considered. I don’t think either did anything amazing. I don’t think there is much doubt Rafa is the better manager, but that being the case you’d think the fans would actually respect Bruce for managing to match up nicely.

I’ll accept Bruce proved me wrong. I thought we looked like we were dropping like a stone but he turned it around. They played some decent stuff too.

Bruce out.

 

Bruce has better players. And a goalscorer

 

Bruce chats considerably more ****

 

He has Joelinton

Rafa put most of his team together. Bruce had to use someone else’s.

Would ASM shine under Rafa? Not sure, he doesn’t really like mavericks.

There are always differences, bottom line is their records are virtually identical.

 

Rafa had a goalscorer in Mitro but thought goal difference was more important that actually winning a game, Fat Sam in.

 

Very true but irrelevant. I mean have you heard Klopp and Pep on? They just talk bitter rubbish most of the time.

 

Well, ye said it was bizarre that the fans treat Bruce considerably different than Rafa. I think Bruce's **** chatting is the main contributing factor. It is talked about more than the football.

 

To be honest Rafa talked bollocks all the time. They all do.

He is defo judged by different standards due to reputation. On actual performance it’s bizarre.

 

I hate Mondays.

 

If by Monday’s you mean Shight Gayle, I’m with you.

 

I’m judging it on the end of season performance. As I’ve said I would do.

10 games ago we looked dead. Now we are something like 17 points clear.

I am giving Bruce the credit for this. And also his coaching team.

Willock has been a massive plus.

Bruce said judge me at the end of the season. So I am.

We finished 12th, played some garbage football but it’s all about results.

I give him a B.

 

I think people forget we have a really decent squad we should be higher and should never have been where we were. **** me our aspirations really have been destroyed as a club and a fan base.

 

and had a net spend of tens of millions and didn’t develop players.

Rafa improved lots of players and made a profit.