Championship 2018-2019

[The Bear]

Rowett will be gone soon. 

[ScouseFox]

we are leeds we are leeds we are leeeeeds 

[ScouseFox]

aston villa ahahahah 

[Countryfox]

3 minutes ago, ScouseFox said:

aston villa ahahahah 

 

Paul Gallagher ...   

[gurru991]

Steve Bruce Sacked !!!!

[RonnieTodger]

Poor bloke, what a year for him

[StanSP]

4 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Poor bloke, what a year for him

dreading the amount of cabbages that may be smuggled in on Saturday for people that don't want Puel at our club any more  

[Langston]

Results haven't been great but the table is so, so tight and he knows the division, had to put up with having his hands tied until the last few weeks of the summer window and has put together a very tidy squad for that level.

 

A great job for whoever gets it because they aren't anywhere near a crisis and have a ridiculous amount of quality for that level.

[Super_horns]

The cabbage did for him then?

 

 

[Arriba Los Zorros]

Feel for Steve Bruce, didn't deserve the sack at all and Villa weren't doing badly by any stretch of the imagination. Weird decision and I imagine they'll regret it.

[Leicesterpool]

24 minutes ago, Arriba Los Zorros said:

Feel for Steve Bruce, didn't deserve the sack at all and Villa weren't doing badly by any stretch of the imagination. Weird decision and I imagine they'll regret it.

Villa were playing defensive football with attacking players, to be honest it doesn't look good conceding three goals to the bottom club and throwing away two opportunities to win the game. Bruce did good job in stabilising the club after really rough spell and making them promotion chasing force, but when came to the big moment they'd bottle it like in the play off final.I think now it's between Dean Smith or John Terry getting the job.

Edited 3 October 2018 by Leicesterpool

[The Bear]

Booo. I wanted him to stay. 

[whoareyaaa]

John Terry lined up for the job, don't know how true that is

[surrifox]

1 hour ago, Arriba Los Zorros said:

Feel for Steve Bruce, didn't deserve the sack at all and Villa weren't doing badly by any stretch of the imagination. Weird decision and I imagine they'll regret it.

Bruce is a decent manager with a good track record in the championship . I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to see him back in the Prem with someone before Villa manage it 

[Fox92]

I like Bruce. Backed him to take Villa up. His record in the Championship is good.

 

He'll get another job I'm sure. 

 

Tough year for him though after his parents.

[ealingfox]

Oh god please give it to Terry that'd be bloody hilarious. 

[surrifox]

I've seen a couple of televised WBA games , their defence seems so slow to recognise danger and whilst that was a brilliant strike and a well worked second , their defence is going to screw their promotion prospects unless they sort it 

[cambridgefox]

Barnes goal.

Absolute class.

[Vacamion]

 

Any team yearning for solid progress and possible promotion would, you might think, give Bruce a go.

 

 

[Alf Bentley]

My mate who supports Villa will be delighted with the news that Bruce has been sacked.

 

The gist of his complaints seemed to be:

- over-large squad, including players on high wages who never even play;

- underachieving as they already have ample individual quality, but unbalanced squad & not playing as a team;

- lack of consistency and character in the team over a long period of time;

- too much play going through Grealish (he'd like them to sell Grealish & build a more balanced team);

[Nalis]

Forest went from 5th to 11th just by conceding that late goal in the 'as it stands' league table,  just shows how tight the championship is.

Edited 3 October 2018 by Nalis

[spacemunky]

15 hours ago, Nalis said:

Forest went from 5th to 11th just by conceding that late goal in the 'as it stands' league table,  just shows how tight the championship is.

I was surprised when I looked and saw them in a playoff spot. Happier how it finished though.

 

Wednesday blew a 2 goal lead too, which knocked them back down with Forest.

 

Sheff U off to a great start, like they did last season. 

Edited 4 October 2018 by spacemunky

[SemperEadem]

Dem Blayards are flying.

[Dan LCFC]

Yeah every time I check the table I'm thinking what the **** when you've got a Forest, Norwich or Sheffield Wednesday in there. All teams I thought had started badly.

 

I wonder if Birmingham are actually going to have an OK season. Their record so far is 1-8-2, after a hard start and they've been frequently quite unlucky apparently.

 

The door is well open for promotion this year. If Villa or Stoke got their act together they could do it. Massive ifs though, especially Stoke.

 

Villa mate at work reckons that Bruce was lining up a defence with just the one player in their actual position.

[Wymsey]

I actually wouldn't rule out Hull or Reading either as outsiders if they they start to have a good run now and other results go their way.

 

Shame about Preston, as thought they were decent last season.