scoobos 298 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Oh the nostalgia of this comment from a WBA fan: "Last night the approach seemed to be - keep it tight for 70 mins and try to snatch a winner by putting on a couple of subs. Forest's well organised, young , energetic and well coached side must've thought it was their lucky day. " 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1260 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 After reading that thread on their forum, I came up with two conclusions. There is a low level of literacy amongst their fanbase and there are still a lot of them who can't see what a complete fraud Bruce is. In the same vein as Edwards, there is still a fair few of them saying the players just aren't good enough and there's nothing Bruce can do with them. I don't imagine I've watched a West Brom game since we last played them but I'm willing to bet that given they were second earlier in the season and certainly had a very realistic chance of a playoff place when Mrs Doubtfire was appointed, they have players who, properly coached and motivated, could achieve more than the point a game he's managed with them so far. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) I just don’t get how anyone can defend him in any way. Legitimately every fan base of every club he’s been at have exactly the same complaints about how their team plays, their lack of fitness, massive downturn in form etc yet there’s this need to blame the players first by some fan bases. I know our fan base also put some blame on the players but Bruce was always the clear main issue. Edited April 19, 2022 by Howay 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43066 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Has he been there long enough to start blaming the fans yet, though? Just wait until Little Alex gets punchy on Twitter, defending Daddy against the imaginary threats and insults. The Brucey Playbook 1- Get job 2- Eat crisps 3- Blame previous manager 4- Nice bit cake 5- Blame players 6- Pie? Don’t mind if I do! 7- Blame fans 8- Sit back and wait for compo The only tactics he’s ever used 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, David Kelly said: After reading that thread on their forum, I came up with two conclusions. There is a low level of literacy amongst their fanbase and there are still a lot of them who can't see what a complete fraud Bruce is. In the same vein as Edwards, there is still a fair few of them saying the players just aren't good enough and there's nothing Bruce can do with them. I don't imagine I've watched a West Brom game since we last played them but I'm willing to bet that given they were second earlier in the season and certainly had a very realistic chance of a playoff place when Mrs Doubtfire was appointed, they have players who, properly coached and motivated, could achieve more than the point a game he's managed with them so far. Although they’d been on a poor run of form I think they were 6th when he took over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2991 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 12 hours ago, Howay said: How the fuck do these blokes keep getting jobs? Old men with fresh ideas. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Alex said: Although they’d been on a poor run of form I think they were 6th when he took over They thought they were on a poor run at least, Bruce has opened their eyes to what is possible given absolute focus on doing fuck all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said: Has he been there long enough to start blaming the fans yet, though? Just wait until Little Alex gets punchy on Twitter, defending Daddy against the imaginary threats and insults. The Brucey Playbook 1- Get job 2- Eat crisps 3- Blame previous manager 4- Nice bit cake 5- Blame players 6- Pie? Don’t mind if I do! 7- Blame fans 8- Sit back and wait for compo The only tactics he’s ever used This is shockingly accurate tbf. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Howay 12496 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9454 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 if I was a twitterer I reckon I'd probably follow angel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31195 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) She at least owes me a blowie for stealing my stat. You too, Howay. Edited April 24, 2022 by ewerk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scoobos 298 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 20:45, wykikitoon said: http://westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=26689.1325#msg852453 Some of the comments We tried to tell them! Cheers again for sharing this, I've got a wry smile out of it every day since.. But this is a belter today: "We are up sh*t creek without a paddle and there is a hole in the canoe and non of us can swim and we haven't got life jackets and the water is full of crocodiles." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4222 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Any club, including us, that hires him deserves what they get. And he absolutely deserves being exposed in the way he has been at many clubs now, as a completely hopeless lazy incompetent 'manager'. That he drags his useless son everywhere with him tells you everything you need to know about how the guy will run the place. We're bloody fortunate to have moved onto infinitely better things but just reading his name is still a bit of a trigger Are decent coaches really that hard to find? I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to land another championship job. Perhaps another couple of those before he moves onto league one. Am inglorious reunion with a certain club perhaps. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, scoobos said: Barnes had, of course, swam the Amazon. Upstream. Greggs had offered sponsorship but he didn’t want it. That would be cheating. He’d done it alone, totally unsupported; The Barnes Way. All he had was a Zippo lighter, some fishing line and a Swiss Army knife, gifted to him by his first chairman after another successful relegation fight. Steve tied the line off to his Speedos and along its length he’d thread tempting pieces of his calloused feet. Irresistible to piranhas, each night he’d feast on them after his 45 mile swim. Edited April 26, 2022 by trophyshy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43066 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, trophyshy said: tempting pieces of his calloused feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20713 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 34 minutes ago, aimaad22 said: Any club, including us, that hires him deserves what they get. And he absolutely deserves being exposed in the way he has been at many clubs now, as a completely hopeless lazy incompetent 'manager'. That he drags his useless son everywhere with him tells you everything you need to know about how the guy will run the place. We're bloody fortunate to have moved onto infinitely better things but just reading his name is still a bit of a trigger Are decent coaches really that hard to find? I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to land another championship job. Perhaps another couple of those before he moves onto league one. Am inglorious reunion with a certain club perhaps. It's the same as Fat Sam. Apparently he's criticised Everton of their merry go round manager game. That CUNT has made a living off the way they operate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4222 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Oh Fat Sam McClaren was in the new the other day. We've been through some turgid shite over the years alright. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 1 hour ago, aimaad22 said: Are decent coaches really that hard to find? I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to land another championship job. Perhaps another couple of those before he moves onto league one. Am inglorious reunion with a certain club perhaps. I honestly think it’s laziness and risk aversion on the part of owners, you see managers like Graham Potter, Chris Wilder, and Eddie Howe from lower leagues (or unfashionable clubs in the case of Potter) come into jobs and do far better in terms of play style, and results, than the turgid old boys club of Bruce, Allardyce, Hodgson, Hughes, Pardew, etc, yet it’s rare an owner takes a ‘gamble’ so just goes with what people (pundits) see as a safe pair of hands. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aimaad22 4222 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Howay said: I honestly think it’s laziness and risk aversion on the part of owners, you see managers like Graham Potter, Chris Wilder, and Eddie Howe from lower leagues (or unfashionable clubs in the case of Potter) come into jobs and do far better in terms of play style, and results, than the turgid old boys club of Bruce, Allardyce, Hodgson, Hughes, Pardew, etc, yet it’s rare an owner takes a ‘gamble’ so just goes with what people (pundits) see as a safe pair of hands. Aye that has to be it, but it's still strange to see owners not carrying out proper due diligence with what the cost of failure in the Premier league is now. Hodgson is another good shout. Got in at Liverpool ffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35572 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 15 minutes ago, Howay said: Angling for his payoff already 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31195 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) He pretty much said he’s not moving because he’s going to get the sack. Edited April 26, 2022 by ewerk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43066 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Bruce is far and away the worst manager, by any and every measure, that we’ve had post-Keegan. Which is some achievement when you think we had Joe Fucking Kinnear. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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