PortlandOwl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yes. Obviously nobody knows how it will go but can't really afford to gamble on another unknown foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentwalker Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 9 hours ago, CrosbyKitchens said: If Bruce comes in I’d be absolutely delighted. Anyone who wouldn’t be needs to give their head a bit of a wobble. He did Carlos in the play off final and has a huge amount of respect for the club and the fans. Mostly agree but, Carlos did Carlos in the final. Totally bottled the tactics that served us well all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I’d seriously question anyone’s intelligence who’d be unhappy with this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I don’t envisage the football being up to much, but he has other redeeming attributes I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimisticowl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, agentwalker said: Mostly agree but, Carlos did Carlos in the final. Totally bottled the tactics that served us well all season. It’s far better on the nerves to wait for the truth than to assume it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: I’d seriously question anyone’s intelligence who’d be unhappy with this Yes and we live in a world where our Owner/advisors/CEO have been involved in hiring Carvalhal, Luhukay, Luzon, Peeters, Riga. If their next appointment is someone called Bruce we will have been very lucky indeed judging by how much they take notice of things said on social media, I don’t like seeing fans saying that Bruce would be a bad appointment Edited December 25, 2018 by Owls-Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, gurujuan said: I don’t envisage the football being up to much, but he has other redeeming attributes I suppose Bruce is by no means a long ball merchant, not really sure why he’s got this rep on here He set villa up not to lose when he first came in because they were in dire straits, 5 wins in 18 months or something Edited December 25, 2018 by FreshOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 35 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: Bruce is by no means a long ball merchant, not really sure why he’s got this rep on here Can't remember any of his teams playing long ball even when they were underdogs like his Birmingham/Wigan teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortlandOwl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 minute ago, uɐıɹɐqɯıɹ⅁ said: Can't remember any of his teams playing long ball even when they were underdogs like his Birmingham/Wigan teams. I've actually nothing against long ball tactics. Seem to remember it working quite well for Wilkinson. Surely the end product ie the result is the main thing. It is after all a results business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, stevewhiterose said: I've actually nothing against long ball tactics. Seem to remember it working quite well for Wilkinson. Surely the end product ie the result is the main thing. It is after all a results business. Surely we, football’s moved on since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I think there’s an obsession with playing it out from the back but our side can’t really do it. Nothing wrong with passing forward quickly into some target men types and playing your football in the final third. If you can get marauding centre halves playing out from the back and joining midfield it’s great and works a lot better but if they aren’t comfortable doing it then there’s no point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Yes. He has no idea when players are unavailable so will field them regardless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Owl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bluesteel said: I think there’s an obsession with playing it out from the back but our side can’t really do it. Nothing wrong with passing forward quickly into some target men types and playing your football in the final third. If you can get marauding centre halves playing out from the back and joining midfield it’s great and works a lot better but if they aren’t comfortable doing it then there’s no point. I agree I think we looked more direct Vs Preston, I don't mean longball, I mean less passes sideways and backwards. Westwood also kicked it out long more towards midfield rather than to one of the back four. It made for more attacking and interesting football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Just now, Rev Owl said: I agree I think we looked more direct Vs Preston, I don't mean longball, I mean less passes sideways and backwards. Westwood also kicked it out long more towards midfield rather than to one of the back four. It made for more attacking and interesting football. Obviously Westwood is a bit “ring rusty” but quite a few of his kicks went into the stands. Westwood is the best keeper in the club but Dawson has better distribution IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Do any sides use a target man as such? I know we do, and Scotland, but to be honest, it’s pretty embarrassing Surely a centre forward has to offer more than just holding the ball up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 The reported wage scares me when you consider we're reportedly in a mess with FFP. Happy with Bruce, yes definitely but more importantly, will he have any scope for manouver in the transfer market, without that it doesn't matter who our manager is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, agentwalker said: Mostly agree but, Carlos did Carlos in the final. Totally bottled the tactics that served us well all season. Carlos never had a tactical plan b. In fact, the usual sub was Adthe at 70+ mins Edited December 25, 2018 by Socialist_Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BECKS-TO-BUD Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 23/12/2018 at 19:26, Mystic Neg said: I'm happy with it and I don't think it was a kneejerk reaction. Think it was happening well before the forum took place. I can't see us doing any better at the moment. You make me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 6 hours ago, gurujuan said: Surely we, football’s moved on since then If Steve Bruce gave us a season as good as HW did in 83-84 using long ball tactics then that would be just fine and dandy with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Neg Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 hours ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: You make me laugh. In my defence, I'm trying to get my head around the shitstorm too. I posted the quoted message at 9.30pm on Friday when I still thought nothing would change. Since then we seem to have got more of a squad available and it looks like it's poo or bust. Best of luck to the boys and Bruce if he's employed too. Happy New Year - WAWAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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