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Pretty much summed up perfectly there.

I think we'd be around 10th. So genuine question, if he gets backed in the transfer market in summer, why would you want to get rid of him? Where do you think we should be finishing? Because that would be around his ceiling. I want to the club to get back into Europe. I want us to progress and get better and better. But this all comes back to me saying he's done okay this season, and posters making deluded arguments about how he's been a "failure". Tron saying losing 55% of your league goals is "meaningless guff." It's a terrible argument, that makes no sense. Our last 3 seasons: 44 points 17-18 45 points 18-19 44 points 19-20 (with a game to go). So say the Saudi takeover goes through, Bruce gets £200m to spend - you still think we finish 10th? Probably a bit higher but I wouldn't have confidence in Bruce to deliver on the investment to get us into Europe. Spending that kind of money you need a higher quality coach to get the most out of it imo. That's fair enough. Cheers for responding

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I think we'd be around 10th. So genuine question, if he gets backed in the transfer market in summer, why would you want to get rid of him? Where do you think we should be finishing? Because that would be around his ceiling. I want to the club to get back into Europe. I want us to progress and get better and better. But this all comes back to me saying he's done okay this season, and posters making deluded arguments about how he's been a "failure". Tron saying losing 55% of your league goals is "meaningless guff." It's a terrible argument, that makes no sense. Our last 3 seasons: 44 points 17-18 45 points 18-19 44 points 19-20 (with a game to go). So say the Saudi takeover goes through, Bruce gets £200m to spend - you still think we finish 10th?

WTF man?

Nearly at thread two guys, keep it up.

I think we'd be around 10th. So genuine question, if he gets backed in the transfer market in summer, why would you want to get rid of him? Where do you think we should be finishing?

I've only just realised who Mauriss is He has links to my company from a few years back, so I can probably do some decent digging.

I think we'd have been worse off personally. ASM has carried this team, neither Rondon nor Perez have that ability. I agree. Just wondered what Samp felt given that Bruce has been "hampered" this season.

So samptime29[/member] - where do you think we would have finished this season had we kept Perez and Rondon and not bought Joelinton and ASM? Under Bruce I mean, not Rafa. Top 6?

Looks like social distancing went well for his funeral anyway

Yeah but he hasn't played as well. The players not playing as well is on them, and them alone. Bruce has done a good job if you think about how the players have decided to use their own shitty tactics. They've played to their standard. Rafa got them exceeding their ability. Good managers are capable of that. Just look at the number of players that went on to better things once Fergie was finished with them. Edit: Calling him Fergie seems incorrect. I'm certain that was his affectionate nickname during his career, and yet now it doesn't seem right, at all. That was weird. I'm okay now but that was weird. Ok, I obviously need to use safety winks today.

Yeah but he hasn't played as well. The players not playing as well is on them, and them alone. Bruce has done a good job if you think about how the players have decided to use their own shitty tactics.

"You can't call the manager shit because the players he's been managing have been shit" You reckon Perez and Rondon would score as many under Bruce then? Or Joelinton wouldn't score more in a Rafa team? Wish I'd read the posts which already made this point

"You can't call the manager shit because the players he's been managing have been shit" You reckon Perez and Rondon would score as many under Bruce then? Or Joelinton wouldn't score more in a Rafa team?

He’s done at this level that’s for sure.

Scoring less goals and conceding more? Yeah, I wanted that.

How did Southampton do against these? That's the real barometer.

We're all still watching this

We linked with him yet then?

Would anyone take 1-0 to them and an early finish?

Carroll AND Joelinton. Exciting times.

Joel Leentoon gonna come on.

Our game plan has been to stop them, clearly. You're giving us too much credit My post was riddled with sarcasm.

Almiron's dive?