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I hate the club that I love.

Is this going to be a feature every game, @9Shearergol[/member]? I've already changed my position and explained it more than once. I’m not taking the piss mate, I genuinely need to hear from positive fans (not you samp) Good craic. However, it's now portrayed in the press and media that it's now the players fault. It used to be the fans fault but now it's the players. Ask any of the experts and Bruce is doing a great job. It's not Ashley or Bruce for this shambles. Oh no, its the fans and players of the team are at fault. This club is a mess. Had a zoom thing tonight with some friends during the match, were you on it as that's exactly what was said. No, not me. Just my own old man ramblings. I hate the press and media. They have made out from day one that it is us the fans that are to blame. Its disgraceful. However they are now attacking the players. It's not Bruce, Ashley or Charney. Oh no, it's us. I hate this club that I love.

According to some on here we were in no danger of relegation due to having a massive 18 points in December. I mean, what were they thinking? You know who you are.

Is this going to be a feature every game, @9Shearergol[/member]? I've already changed my position and explained it more than once. I’m not taking the piss mate, I genuinely need to hear from positive fans (not you samp) Good craic. However, it's now portrayed in the press and media that it's now the players fault. It used to be the fans fault but now it's the players. Ask any of the experts and Bruce is doing a great job. It's not Ashley or Bruce for this shambles. Oh no, its the fans and players of the team are at fault. This club is a mess.

I would have Brice as manager over this buffoon. Whoever he is.

A draw probably. Might even be 2-2. Then Bruce will praise the fantastic point gained "and hopefully shut a few people up". F@ckin idiot!

The hope is probably that this 'new set of eyes' will advise Bacon boy where the team is lacking, and give ideas/options how to improve it. But, as it seems Bruce isn't fully onbaord with this appointment, he'll probably ignore the advice and things wont change. At that point we may see Bruce pedalled and this new 'coach' step up. Hopefully not too late though. This is what I think.

We were just as s*** last season as well when you couldn't stop telling people people Bruce was doing a good job This run has been worst than last season. At no point did I say Bruce did a good job. I said last season, he did an okay job. Stop lying Nobody, not a good look. I think you actually claimed Bruce had “Done a good job with team spirit”. That seems to have vanished now for some reason. Perhaps he hadn’t done a good job with that supposed team spirit after all? No the team spirit is f***ed now. Clearly not playing for him. I know confidence is a huge thing in football but I wonder what’s changed this season for that teams spirit to completely go? We played shit football last season but we definitely had good team spirit and we never went on massively bad runs (worst was 3 losses then we picked up 4 points from next 2 games away to Wolves and home to Chelsea). We always picked up a result when we needed one. This season Bruce has nothing tactically and the team spirit looks shite now. We need to get Bruce out and somebody new in. We can improve but if nothing is done, we will pick up 1 point from 5 games at best and be totally fucked tbh. We fluked our way through last season, it wasn't down to Bruce doing an okay job. The rotten football we were serving up was always going to catch up with us results-wise, and playing that sort of horrible football meant that team spirit was bound to flag when the luck ran out. It was entirely predictable, and that's why so many on here didn't take that much notice of the points or league position. It could never be sustainable without a manager who knew what he was doing. Well said.

We were just as shit last season as well when you couldn't stop telling people people Bruce was doing a good job I totally concur. Even when Bruce was fluking some unbelievable results you could see the football was atrocious. How some on here couldn't see that just beggars belief. Hello Samp.

"Peppered with shits". Quite apt.

No chance!

2-1 defeat.

I would have you in the team instead of Joelinton.

What happened? Last time I listened it was mainly Caulkin avoiding any direct criticism of his pal Bruce tbh. He's been as weak as fuck in relation to Bruce's performance by the way and so has Waugh. The less said about that berk who facilitates it, the better. He's a total fucking doughnut. You couldn't be anymore wrong about Caulkin and Waugh. I suggest that you give The Athletic a read.

That looks spot on. It would be my selection also.

Does that mean we've progressed on last season? It can't be done overnight man.

Anyway, back on topic. Joelinton is absolutely shite! He contributed nowt in the whole of 90 minutes.

I honestly thought you were quoting Steve Bruce for a moment.

Not a hope in hell!

"But we'll sit in and invite pressure". You mean like EVERY single game we have played under Bruce?

3-0 defeat. However, Bruce will blame the referee, the linesman, VAR, the fans, Rafa and the a bad back pass from Yedlin. Have I missed anything..... shit forgot Covid.

Absolutely nailed it!

This is a great point. Under Rafa we had Schar and Lejeune pushing up and picking out a positive pass. We were far more organised and attacking using this system. Bruce couldn't wait to get rid of Lejeune and used Schar very sparingly or out of necessity. Bruce is clueless and you can see him look flustered when probed on technical football issues. Get rid or get relegated!

This.