BRADDO Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, bigdan2003 said: Either way, swfc and Chansiri showed more class and respect towards him than he did towards us. Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 He is a Geordie. They are small minded and insular. Best he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrinker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 16/07/2020 at 08:37, Miffed said: Did anything ever happen with the alledged dispute over compensation? Was just about to post the same. As I remember, DC refused permission to talk and was going after Ashley in the courts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Baffles me how people are still suprised that he left this absolute shitshow for his home town club in the Premier League. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, KivoOwl said: Baffles me how people are still suprised that he left this absolute shitshow for his home town club in the Premier League. I'm not surprised. He's got previous for walking out on clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Crap how he went about leaving, but I'd take him back. At this level, there's not many better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, SiJ said: Crap how he went about leaving, but I'd take him back. At this level, there's not many better. Agreed The division this year is incredibly weak, Id have backed him to have got us in the top 6 this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 The only problem I have with Bruce is the fact that we should have got him as soon as he Left Dull city. We would have gone up that season instead of surrendering to Huddersfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, adelphi1867 said: The only problem I have with Bruce is the fact that we should have got him as soon as he Left Dull city. We would have gone up that season instead of surrendering to Huddersfield. That's with a big dollop of hindsight though. Not many teams would sack a manager having missed out on promotion in the play off final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Proper manager. Was starting to sort us out. Huge huge shame. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, SiJ said: Crap how he went about leaving, but I'd take him back. At this level, there's not many better. I wouldnt take him back. You wouldn't be able to shake the feeling his heart wouldn't be in it and wouldnt stay long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, SiJ said: That's with a big dolop of hindsight though. l Not many teams would sack a manager having missed out on promotion in the play off final. Not so, I made that call as soon as he left Dull. On here and at the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 16/07/2020 at 00:34, lanzaroteowl said: Well those I know do and all their mates who comment on their posts do also. Maybe they are just a small anti Bruce cliquè He has kept them in the Prem which is all they can expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, matthefish2002 said: I wouldnt take him back. You wouldn't be able to shake the feeling his heart wouldn't be in it and wouldnt stay long. Doesn't seem to stay anywhere very long. he'll end managing Watford one day, they'd be ideal for him. Great manager at this level, but what he did in his time at Hillsboro wasn't rocket science. Getting rid of those who offered little apart from draining the resources was common sense and the type of player he signed had been mentioned on here for years. I thought he'd be off as soon as any other offer came along - he's all for himself, but would happily have eaten humble pie if I was wrong. It's interesting that although he's a local boy, a lot of toon fans can't take to him, Bobby Robson he clearly ain't, Edited July 17, 2020 by Sergeant Tibbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Earlsfieldowl said: He has kept them in the Prem which is all they can expect. I think they are a bit deluded and think that European football is the destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinowl Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 What actually happened with them poaching Bruce and the Newcastle debacle? Did we not pursue it in the end ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrh Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Did we ever get any money for Bruce? Can't remember whether that court case went ahead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 18/07/2020 at 04:35, SiJ said: Crap how he went about leaving, but I'd take him back. At this level, there's not many better. Sums it up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbone Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Was anyone else really disappointed with him not releasing a statement to thank and apologise to the fans? I'd say probably 99% of our fan base are hostile towards him, but if he took 2 minutes to make a statement, a lot more (not most) would have had respect for him. All he had to say was "I'm very grateful for the opportunity the chairman here gave me and he really supported me when I had a torrid time in my person life. I'm sorry to have left without getting the job done of taking Wednesday back to where they belong, but I couldn't turn down the chance to manage the club I support, as I don't know if I'll get it again, I wish you all the best for the upcoming season" I found it really usual that he didn't do this, he must know how shi tty it is what he did and how hated it would make him. Why not spend a few minutes to show some humility and regret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Opportunity missed, genuinly think we would have been top 6 at least. Not because this squad is good enough, but he would have made more progress with necessary recruitment. Once he left, our preparations went into stasis in terms of recruiting and coaching. Bullen kept it ticking over, but with no real plan and our delay in appointing a manager effectively wasted the season. Not of our doing, but we didn't help ourselves when Bruce abandoned us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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