Elephant Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I’m always the first one to admit I was wrong - and now it seems like I just should have listened to my first reaction, which was that he could fit in well. He has learned from his mistakes and improved our game. Hopefully it will continue like this, because we have lots of crucial battles ahead and although now it feels great, only one bad set of results sends us back where we came from. Long way to go still, I’m not getting too excited yet, but at least now we have manager who doesn’t repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Proving any doubters wrong. With his favoured 11 on the pitch we see just what he wants to get out of them, let's face it, Villa were stunned in the first half, in the second half, yes it wasn't pretty, but, we saw the game out. The premier league form table is speaking for itself. The transformation of Joelinton under this manager is incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryred Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I told you all he was good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Geordie Ahmed said: Remember when someone said going from Bruce to Howe was like going from a 40" to 42" TV More like radio to 55” OLED Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: No matter how results go from here on out, a few posters should hang their heads in shame for the shit they posted. I am certainly not gong to forget. This is how you want to support this club? I’m just glad we won and for me this is not a competition of who wins ””the best fan award”. Or well, if it is, then I’m out, because I like this place for the good atmosphere and great posts - and especially the great conversation I’m eager to read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Said in the match thread but I will say it again in here. We have picked up 10 points from the last 4 games compared to 11 points from first 19 games. Eddie Howe deserves great credit for turning this shitshow around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Silenced the doubters. Well done to him and the players who look like they'll run through brick walls for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 One thing he's not getting much praise for is for how good we've been defensively, in the last 5 games we've only conceded 3 goals, given his reputation when he first came in, that year off has clearly taught him a few things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 There wasn't many doubters to begin with. He's class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Elephant said: This is how you want to support this club? I’m just glad we won and for me this is not a competition of who wins ””the best fan award”. Or well, if it is, then I’m out, because I like this place for the good atmosphere and great posts - and especially the great conversation I’m eager to read. No I don’t. At least you admit yoy overreacted. Some on here have been utterly insufferable, and will Just slink away and pretend that they didn’t spout garbage. I will certainly remind them. Edited February 13, 2022 by Vinny Green Balls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: No matter how results go from here on out, a few posters should hang their heads in shame for the shit they posted. I am certainly not gong to forget. You might be right, not really thought about it, but now is not the time. Edited February 13, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Just now, Ikon said: You might be right but now is not the time. I respectfully disagree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) I may be getting ahead of myself here but there's just a Rafa/Keegan 2nd stint feeling about this three match run. Just feels like he's now had enough time to get it drummed in to the players what he wants, and it's starting to show. Most evidenced by the press doing its job more and more. I do wonder if the horrendous conditioning of the past two years is what's causing our players to start dropping like flies though, with how much more he's asking of them. Although that obviously can't be leveled at the Trippier injury. Edited February 13, 2022 by wormy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, timeEd32 said: More like radio to 55” OLED Bruce and his 3 Steves were more like CRT TVs and he is shaped like one too .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: No I don’t. At least you admit yoy overreacted. Some on here have been utterly insufferable, and will Just slink away and pretend that they didn’t spout garbage. I will certainly remind them. sewpa suportah, no one can touch you, you are a blessing of a man, truly a one of a kind, everyone should bow down in the dust, lay down and let you walk over. I spouted shit and aint afraid to admit it, but you come off like a fucking cunt man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Huge week and I have no complaints about the way we've played in these two home games, today not as stylish as midweek but game management and defending a lead comfortably boxes ticked today in a big way. I'm still not fully convinced by some of the selection decisions (Lascelles seemingly only missing out by necessity today) but he's banished some of the knackers like Clark, Ritchie etc and the new buys all look great, other than Wood who doesn't look like he has a goal in him despite helping the shape a lot. I was more critical than most and the next few games will be interesting to see if we can maintain the form, but I'm a hell of a lot more reassured with EH than I was even a month ago and I have to hold my hands up to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Its the improvement in effort and application from the players he inherited that shows the difference between this manager and the last one. Every one of them has improved. Shelvey can't get into games the way he's supposed to but his efforts are up, Jo is a new man, Willock is getting better, Lascelles was better in the last two games, Dubs, Fraser all better. Edited February 13, 2022 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 At the very least, he is underlining what an absolutely hopeless fraud Bruce is. Of course we all knew this. But his ducking defenders in the media… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 He's turned it completely round. Wonder if anyone in the media is gonna start calling out the notable improvement in every department compared to dross served up by the fat wanker who came before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, worthy said: sewpa suportah, no one can touch you, you are a blessing of a man, truly a one of a kind, everyone should bow down in the dust, lay down and let you walk over. I spouted shit and aint afraid to admit it, but you come off like a fucking cunt man. I may come off as one, but you are a bonafide one. I am only going to keep this in the Eddie Howe thread though. Edited February 13, 2022 by Vinny Green Balls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Geordie Ahmed said: Remember when someone said going from Bruce to Howe was like going from a 40" to 42" TV The 40” must’ve been one of those black and white ones from the 60s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Still a "bottler"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Cabbage heed strikes me as the kind of manager who tells the players to bacon up that sausage when discussing their nutrition. Steve Bruce is symptomatic of the old boys club disease that runs through English football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Took the piss out of Lampard and Gerrard five days apart, lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pilko said: Huge week and I have no complaints about the way we've played in these two home games, today not as stylish as midweek but game management and defending a lead comfortably boxes ticked today in a big way. I'm still not fully convinced by some of the selection decisions (Lascelles seemingly only missing out by necessity today) but he's banished some of the knackers like Clark, Ritchie etc and the new buys all look great, other than Wood who doesn't look like he has a goal in him despite helping the shape a lot. I was more critical than most and the next few games will be interesting to see if we can maintain the form, but I'm a hell of a lot more reassured with EH than I was even a month ago and I have to hold my hands up to that. I've said it before but I do think he winged it a lot at the start, and blagged the interview. I think a lot of the weird stuff early on was probably down to bad info being fed to him by people already at the club. I love high intensity football, it's notoriously difficult though and Howe seems to have instilled it into one of the most mismanaged and lazy groups of players in the Football League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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