Fair play if that's your opinion.
Personally, I will never respect him. He did nothing in my eyes to earn it. I think we finished 5th in spite of him, not because of him.
Mid table would suggest multiple wins. Just can't see us scoring enough goals to make that a reality. The Rafa system might avoid some defeats but I can't see it producing enough wins.
There's a reason that Bruce has one of the the worst managerial records in Premier League history. We've managed a win today against an absolutely abject Man Utd. Bruce's team will revert to type. The post Rafa set up will fade away eventually. He wont be able to rely on that for too long.