He made good signings...

But they didn't perform, heskey, upson etc etc. This can happen to any manager, once a team gets into consistant bad form its near on impossible to turn the corner. there is countless examples of this.

Posted By: Alan on October 10th 2007 at 15:27:26

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why does everyone hate steve bruce? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:07:52
- Not everyone can remember Bruce when he was here (General Chat) - Army Boy, Oct 10, 15:38:53
- I like steve bruce... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:19:09
  - exactly (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:19:59
    - Christ - SCC and Alan agree. The board intelligentsia concur... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 10, 15:23:00
    - The sign of a good manager for me.. (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:22:33
      - With how much though Alan? add some of the money he's forked out on players (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:31:35
        
        You can spend the money... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:40:19
        
        so why were they underpeforming in the Prem? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 10, 15:41:23
        
        who exactly.. chelsea or birmingham? (n/m) (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:49:28
        
        Brum (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 10, 15:52:50
        
        its like anything football club really.. (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 16:00:04
        
        so when you say (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 10, 16:03:42
        
        i'm saying he managed it well enough.... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 16:09:08
        
        any football* (n/m) (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 16:00:39
      - he spent shitloads on Gary McSheffrey who saved his job (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:23:06
        
        which 9 times out of ten is what any club during a bad spell doe's... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:25:23
        
        yes cos we will have £5m to spend when we are deep in the shit (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:29:15
        
        i never said he was the man for us... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:33:50
    - an explanation of how he relegated them in the first place? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:21:31
      - hardly blessed with the best squad in the world was he... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:23:33
        
        he spent a lot of money on it though (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 10, 15:33:02
        
        entertaining football is not always the way into the premiership... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:35:00
        
        True, but just signing Arsenal and Chelsea rejects when they either not that good (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:28:01
        
        i love the way... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:33:05
        
        I'm saying that he has negative tactics Alan, on sky last season against Stoke (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:39:51
        
        our we looking for a manger to get us in the premiership and keep us there though pants? (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:44:22
        
        with 20m, yes he can. Still unsure what he can do without though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:49:32
        
        well dont forget he proved his credentials (sp) (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:52:52
        
        are we* (n/m) (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:44:56
        
        ROFL - HE FUCKING SIGNED THEM! SO SURELY THAT PROVES MY POINT (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:24:28
        
        He made good signings... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:27:26
        
        so Grant is not a bad manager? (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 10, 15:34:53
        
        it was time for grant to go... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:37:45
        
        you just said he has a very average squad (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:29:38
        
        i said his SQUAD was not the best... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:31:53
        
        oh fuck off - you and SCC have to be on the wind up (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:32:43
        
        BLUBTASTC!!!!!!!!!!! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:33:54
        
        FACT, Savage and Dubbery carried Bruce to make you think he's great (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:40:40
        
        who made the signings... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:45:59
        
        Dugarry, not Dubbery (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:41:26
        
        they are very similar players (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:42:27
        
        bit like you did saying Johnson hasn't scored this season? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:57:45
      - with pretty much unlimited funds (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:21:59
        
        define unlimited (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:22:24
        
        There spending seems never ending (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:23:27
        
        their (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:24:56
        
        thanks - argument won (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:25:17
        
        but their spending did end (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:25:47
- Why are you such a shit wind up? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:13:21
  - lol he's a current premiership manager (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:15:51
    - mentalist (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:18:30
- he's the next Peter Reid (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 10, 15:12:24
- Because........................ (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 10, 15:11:50
- cause he looks like Mr Bentupface. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Oct 10, 15:11:24
- he had a grudge against Johnson (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 10, 15:10:41
  - johnson is an average premiership striker at best... (General Chat) - Alan, Oct 10, 15:30:05
  - yeah johnson on fire in the premiership... (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:11:58
    - not done bad though has he (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:14:45
      - everton fans think he's shit (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:16:17
        
        and i don 't believe he's scored this season (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:17:28
        
        baits come faster than patsy kensit in any of her films (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:20:09
        
        well it's a fact! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:21:24
        
        scored against Newcastle sunday (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 10, 15:35:34
        
        ohhh that's not true Mikey, he's really popular there (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:16:57
        
        prove it (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:17:47
        
        prove Everton fans think he's shit (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 16:06:04
        
        all of them? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 10, 15:16:54
        
        Mikey knows... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 10, 15:18:14
        
        10 actually! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 10, 15:19:03
      - especially when compared with Morrisson! (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 10, 15:15:56
  - not that a grudge against Johnson is a bad thing, of course (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 10, 15:11:06

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