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Fatigue affects decision making as much as physical attributes. Either way it was an unforgivable mistake but yes you can absolutely blame bad decision making on fatigue.

☝? this is truth, there's no protection for the back 3, Leicester are cutting through at ease, it's all very last ditch. They can't play it ou5 because no one is making themselves available and as soon as pressure builds we hoof it and it's coming straight back. Tactically inept and the second half is only going to get worse.

Lejuene has been out for almost a calendar year and forced to play 3 games in a week because our tactically inept manager hasn't got a Scooby how to change a system and rotate tiring players. The media will lay the blame at the players door though and Brewcie will come out smelling of roses. This is an abomination of football, we should be 4 or 5 down by now.

Can't see anything but a humiliation for Brewcies boys today

Correction: we have some decent players when they're all fit, we need a decent manager to have a decent team. I don't see Ashley buying anyone in January, especially when we've this many points on the board.

Absolutely ridiculous line of defence to say that an empty stadium doesn't affect him. Of course it does, for a start £30m loss is a huge dent in income no matter what other avenues of income are coming in. Secondly, what TV company are going to want to damage the brand by showing games with a backdrop of empty seats? Reducing the broadcasting income too. Ashley hasn't had some master stroke dishing out free tickets, it's another short-termist patch up, popping a plaster on an open artery. Who's going to want to pay for a season ticket in the close season if they can get one for free if they hold out? This was just another way for Ashley to get one up on anyone that protests against him, it's reactionary and vindictive, nothing more, nothing less. All it has done is alienate paying fans and devalued the brand (once again). Ashley has proven, AGAIN, with definitive proof that he is thin skinned and any negative press absolutely bothers him, yet our fans are still too blind to see. Immediate, consistent and unrelenting action will bring change, but he has supporters wrapped around his finger.

I think it's a huge mistake, the game has passed him by.

Well that was fun I echo the above opinion, we all can agree that Ashley is the real problem, Bruce's involvement is up for interpretation and his ability/results are too. Trouble is, you come in after Rafa and you're going to be measured with a Rafa sized stick, no one could truly replace him and anyone that came in after that fiasco was going to get pellets and do you blame the fans for feeling that way? Whether it's Bruce's fault or not it's a huge slap in the face and confirmation that survival is the dizzying heights of ambition, like it or not Bruce's past record is nothing short of discraceful and he shouldn't be here. Whether it's in the PL or tumbling down the tables, one day we will get rid of Ashley and we can all celebrate together, we all have differing opinions on how best to achieve that and what needs to happen. If you get triggered by other people's opinion then maybe you shouldn't be on here, we're all entitled to feel how we want to feel and attacking each other solves nothing. I think Bruce is a waste of space, he's an extension of Ashley, a shill and I want him gone, i want everyone gone until Ashley can't hire anyone any more, if it gets rid of him, I'd accept playing in the 3rd tier of football and I don't enjoy seeing us win because it's not us anymore, its Ashley FC and it doesn't deserve my love. I can understand people holding on to whatever is left and hoping we can stay in the league and be sold, I don't agree with it but I cam empathise. The only thing I can't understand is paying Ashley money to do what he's doing to the club.

Bruce once again proving he can't stamp his own image on the team and can't change a game, Ancelloti proving a good manager can make the right subs and changes to counter the issues on the pitch and we had no answer.

You only get that many individual errors in one game when the players are unsure of their role. This is down to coaching.

Stevie Brewcies Black & White pacifists! Trying to change formation again, stamping his image on this team good and proper

☝? mostly this, I can't accept him, not all through his own fault but because of what we had and what we've now got, once the Rafa ripples due down in that defence he won't know where to turn and we'll be where most of us expected us to be.

This thread is the gift that keeps on giving, so not only are we still comparing a diamond to a cabbage, now we're comparing our form to Leicesters title winning team and suggesting that xG doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things (so long as our defenders play up front)?! Some great regens in this Christmas, loony bin had a ban lift on mobile devices? :lol:

Well I refuse to believe anything until I see Odear[/member] post some slightly dubious WhatsApp conversations.

Fuck me sideways are we actually still entertaining a Rafa/Brewcie comparison? Bruce isn't even in the same universe as Rafa, not fit to polish the great man's glasses. Bruce isn't the worst manager we've had, he's got us in a decent position but he's just another Pardew. This thread is making my eyes bleed, I'm out

Well who'd have thought, not isolating him on the right where he's pretty much useless might get something out of him? Didn't watch the game, not too fussed about it all right now tbh. However, having said that, watching it back on twitter it gave me goosebumps seeing him finally score and the emotion on his face to have finally broken his duck. No one in the league deserved a goal more this weekend than Miggy, so pleased for him. Just can't help but have that niggling wish that it was under different circumstances. I hope things change soon because there's a lot to like about this team, nothing about the club.

Not watching just logged in to see what's happening, fucking stoked for Miggy whether we deserve it or not, that lad fucking does!

Another shitfest no matter the score, without ASM we are absolutely toothless. There's this, then all the free ticket wankers get to enjoy us get botted by an ambitious Everton with a decent manager, fun times ahead this festive period

The absolute deepest he delves into his tactical mind is "he drifted in and out a little bit." What fantastic insight!

Let them get in with it. If they’re lucky they might be able to celebrate 15th position in May. What a day that’ll be... Reckon we might even confirm mathematical safety GW 37, halcyon days indeed!

Seems to be a distinct lack of Brewcie cheerleaders on the forum this evening, I wonder why that is?

And this is what we're dealing with: Dinosaur manager tried dinosaur tactics, what else can he do???

Yeah nothing to do with us having 0 shots on target. TBF the ref never took any shots either, sooo

Prevent a post Christmas GAME collapse?