The Steve Bruce appreciation thread

Just seen Ben 10 post and 100% agree

 

#bruceout

 

This is a genuine quote, word for word:

“We’ll never say it’s an achievement to finish 12th for a club of our stature but it’s an achievement.”

 

I bet he said the word ‘fortunately’ as well today. His ego man… awww **** sake. The worst premier league manager and he thinks he’s on par with Pep.

 

Seriously?

 

Come on mate. I am no Bruce fan (I think everyone knows that) but we have to give him credit for us finishing 12th.

Im not wumming either I can’t stand the man. And we know he is going to get ****ed off by the media.

But I didn’t expect us to finish anywhere near 12th.

So it’s credit (I feel sick) due when it’s due pal.

 

Bruce has come out and had a little pop at the fans again.

I personally have defended him, but every time he gets the chance he takes public digs at the fans s and that's not wise. If he just Stfu he'd win more people over.

I think it's clear to anyone that Jones coming in was the turning point and bruve chose him., so I give him credit for it, but I really dislike his bitchty comments.. He's as bad as them.

 

And people struggle to realise why he's disliked more than Rafa

 

What has he said.

To be fair he’s had a lot of stick (honestly believe it or not I gave him a tiny bit).

And he deserved most of it at the time.

But there comes a point where you (as a manager) have to have the intelligence to take the higher ground.

His track record is of failure.

This season has been mental.

At any other club he would have been sacked for that run of results and its pure luck he wasn’t (because Ashley doing want to do things we want him to do).

And he’s done a good job since.

He should take that as success for his own ego.

You can never slag off your own fans.

 

He's the guy that makes it personal and then doesn't like it when they are after him further down the road.

He's been at it since we beat Tottenham last season in his 2nd game. Ie he took a little swipe... Then when it's not going well he says they're entitled to complain, but the very minute he's got himself in a place of safety he's back to telling the fans to **** off on TV..

I've given him credit, but I've now figured him out and I think he's an arsehole.

 

You have officially flipped. Or is it flopped.

 

Totally down to Jones pure and simple you can see the timing is perfect. Bruce is on record as saying at the time he didn’t know anything about the Jones appointment. It was clearly Charnley appointing above his head as he couldn’t coach footballers and was out of his depth.

he’s a manager I despise and who blames the fans and the players when he should take responsibility.

sorry mate but I wouldn’t give him the steam off my piss.

He is a bigger **** stain on our club than the plat club bogs.

bruceout..

 

No I've not at all.

I've given him credit I have argued his case the majority of the season apart from when we had that dreadful run.

I'm noticing that he say there saying he he accepts the criticism when we've had such a bad run for months, but the minute he's had the chance he's told the fans to **** off and exposed to me that he was being dishonest all those months.

In reality he's been talking out his arse and about accepting criticism! He's basically been sitting hoping it turns around so he can say **** you.

 

Look at his Premiership record if you are in any doubt how woeful this dinosaur is.

 

I hate the man. Dispise him. Would love him to be sacked. I think he’s a fraud. I think he’s a dick. I think he’s a chancer. I think he’s a Mong.

But he’s got us to 12th somehow.

I have no idea how.

 

What has he said mate. I’ve not seen or heard it yet. If he has slagged the fans off after today then it shows his true colours.

He is supposed to be one of us after all.

 

Still need a better manager, something more progressive. Like I say I think Potter linking up with Jones is a good way to go. Regardless of takeovers, we need to play a more modern brand of football instead of just edging by. And I mean when the pressure is on, Fulham faltering as much as winning, helped the players relax. Obviously Willock has been stunning. As was having ASM and Wilson back. But he’s entitled to those players as Rafa was to Rondon, Perez, Merino. I just think you can do it a different way, and it be more enjoyable. It’s been pretty grim attacking wise overall for a while now. Actually Wilson, ASM, Almiron, Willock has finally brought excitement. Imagine having a quality box to box playmaker (mobile not like ****ing Shelvey) and holding midfielder behind that. Problem is it’s a squad game so if your manager is relying solely on players or defensive tactics you are gonna have peak and trough seasons as tight games go against you or your team is lost without the better players. I think an attacking team who is more reliant on being a team would be a better watch. Regardless you need a Wilson or Rondon of course. Leeds have been a good watch and only really had one rough spell. Brighton have been a good watch up to putting the ball in the net. I suppose it’ll be Bruce unless there’s a takeover so we will need a great summer transfer wise.

 

Jones got us 12th not Bruce.

Bruce did not choose Jones. Why do we know that? Look back at all his sulking he did at the time. He then realised that he's going to get the credit and allowed Jones to continue whilst at the same time taking credit for appointing him despite this being totally contradictory of what he had previously stated about the appointment.

Well here we are now and people sucking him off. Bruce wins. How stupid are our fans?