HanoiVillan Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Davkaus said: Swapping the mint ones out for the orange and lime? Bold move. Orange and lime never made sense. The lime ones were so good and the orange ones were so shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, MaVilla said: A Legend in his own lunchtime..........literally. He joins the list of current Managers literally stealing a living, but somehow manage to continue getting jobs, ala Allardyce, Pulis, Bruce etc. It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. to think there were quite a few people on here touting allardyce last season (to keep us up) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. I just imagine the management cartel have some sort of online scam going on, maybe a pop up everytime a manager is sacked. Click now for your tried and tested British tactician. You wake up the next day and they post a Bruce or Pulis type to your club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Steve Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. It's holding back so many younger managers and ex-pros. It's a joke. These dinosaurs need to stay away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. Amazing that Baggies sacked Bilic. Glad we are no longer the tin can operation we were late Lerner/ Xia years and flying through managers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 He set up a back 5 against the league's lowest scoring side, what a cabbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 12 hours ago, maqroll said: He set up a back 5 against the league's lowest scoring side, what a cabbage. That's why they are far from safe. Bruce is in panic mode trying to get to 38 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 In any other season they would be in a relegation scrap with 19 points in 17 games. But the league is so crap this season so they are way clear of the bottom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Quote "Too defensive in the approach? Well we have played the same sort of way and I have changed the personnel at the top end of the pitch to try to give us something a little bit different because we haven't scored enough or created enough. That was my thinking, playing Ryan Fraser and Sean Longstaff as two false number 10s instead of Miguel Almiron and Big Joe. Of course, because of the games we've had I tried to pick a team with a certain freshness. I wanted to see if something different would work. In hindsight what I needed was to get in at half-time to change things around but unfortunately the red card put pay to that." There is no deeper thought or planning behind anything he does other than the current situation isn't working so he should try "something" new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) Thought Longstaff was a defensive midfielder? Fraser is just a winger so that was never really going to work. Always chuckle when Bruce in the post match interviews always says "we gave the ball away cheaply." Well work on it in training then! You wouldn't say the likes of Southampton or forgive me....Leeds have that much better players in defence or midfield but they're far better drilled to keep possesion for decent spells in games because they work on it constantly in the week. A Steve Bruce team simply dosen't do enough work on that on the training pitch, it was the same with us. We have 48% in the play off final and that figure would've been much lower given Fulham were down to 10 men for last 25 years and were dropping deep to defend the 1-0 anyway. Edited January 13, 2021 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted January 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, VillaChris said: A Steve Bruce team simply dosen't do enough work on that on the training pitch, it was the same with us. We have 48% in the play off final and that figure would've been much lower given Fulham were down to 10 men for last 25 years and were dropping deep to defend the 1-0 anyway. I watched this game and can't remember a foul that bad. You'd get less for murder! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 17 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: It's always the same clubs, how do they not all learn?! The British Manager's Association is the biggest swindle out there. Thank God we stuck with Dean rather than go for Allardyce. Might actually get easier for these managers to get jobs as well, as hiring foreigners is more difficult now due to visa requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2021 Talksport was painful this morning, Jim White and Simon Jordan (who at least admits he is close to Bruce) having the same old digs at Newcastle fans "rounding on him" and the "mob" online. Absolute groundhog day stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: Talksport was painful this morning, Jim White and Simon Jordan (who at least admits he is close to Bruce) having the same old digs at Newcastle fans "rounding on him" and the "mob" online. Absolute groundhog day stuff. Do they expect them to be happy about this? It's absolutely dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Do they expect them to be happy about this? It's absolutely dire. What do they expect/who could they get better/would the football be any better with the players/they don't have the money to spend/he hasn't had money to spend all got an run out. I very nearly called in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 6 hours ago, ozvillafan said: I watched this game and can't remember a foul that bad. You'd get less for murder! In fairness, watching it just FELT like 25 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I'm sure he'll get a result soon and shut some people up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted January 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2021 There is a decent breakdown of Newcastle under Bruce on the Sky Sports App today basically saying they are crap and have been since he arrived. Wish I could link it sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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