Article on Bruce

[The Cultured Mackem]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...rland-new-deal

first line sums it up for me.

Lets not forget where we were when Sbragia left

[daveydavey]

Alot of the know it alls praising this news where calling for his head circa this time last year.

This fucking messageboard.

[The Cultured Mackem]

If you take any notice of this article we owe Ellis Short a debt of gratitude to

Originally Posted by daveydavey

Alot of the know it alls praising this news where calling for his head circa this time last year.

This fucking messageboard.

Stubber?

[daveydavey]

Originally Posted by The Cultured Mackem

If you take any notice of this article we owe Ellis Short a debt of gratitude to

Didn't need to read the artical to realise that, but of course.

Originally Posted by The Cultured Mackem

If you take any notice of this article we owe Ellis Short a debt of gratitude to



Stubber?

Toosb/Stubber etc etc etc

[The Cultured Mackem]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...fer-money.html

according to this article, Bruce signed after assurances from Quinny and Short that money from Bents transfer would spent on bringing new players in this summer

[BaldockMackem]

Originally Posted by daveydavey

Alot of the know it alls praising this news where calling for his head circa this time last year.

This fucking messageboard.

To be fair this time last year it looked like we were going to get relegated

[daveydavey]

Originally Posted by The Cultured Mackem

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...fer-money.html

according to this article, Bruce signed after assurances from Quinny and Short that money from Bents transfer would spent on bringing new players in this summer

I never ever take a national paper seriously on these sort of things. Don't believe for one moment the Daily Telegraph has got an inside source on SAFC so how would they know this!?!?

Anything outside of the Echo press wise I trust only direct quotes.

[The Cultured Mackem]

Originally Posted by daveydavey

I never ever take a national paper seriously on these sort of things. Don't believe for one moment the Daily Telegraph has got an inside source on SAFC so how would they know this!?!?

Anything outside of the Echo press wise I trust only direct quotes.

it sounds plausible to me

he will not want the rug pulling from under him like Moyes

[daveydavey]

Originally Posted by BaldockMackem

To be fair this time last year it looked like we were going to get relegated

To some, maybe. I thought the football we played at the start of last season was superior to alot of the stuff we've played this season and it was clear as day we were better than Portsmouth, Hull and Burnley.

We had horrendous injury problems at the time and despite this were playing some OK stuff but conceding in the last minute every other game.

I'd have been tempted to jack it in if Bruce had gone say after the Pompey game away which is when I believe the post was made.

[maradona kebab]

Originally Posted by BaldockMackem

To be fair this time last year it looked like we were going to get relegated

We were safe by march, and the issue was we werent winning enough for the bairns, bigots and bollox spouters. The aforementioned were regarding draws as losses to validate their agenda-driven point of view.
Given the material he was left to work with ( demotivated, disorganised, no bottle ) that we finished 7th bottom was very very creditable

Originally Posted by The Cultured Mackem

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...rland-new-deal

first line sums it up for me.

Lets not forget where we were when Sbragia left

This bit is incorrect
and the fact that 82% of their £65.5m annual turnover is spent on player wages, they are heavily dependent on Short's enduring input.
The 82% includes non playing wages.
Player wages constitute 71% of turnover at the time of the last accounts