the situation which allows the majority of the fans to give Bruce a chance.

If he can produce miracles despite the Ashley influence and despite the fact that through no fault of his own he, an average Championship manager, has replaced one of the finest and most popular managers world wide, then he will be accepted or at least tolerated as long as he's getting more out of the team than expected.

I feel that had he arrived to replace Phartdew or MacMuffin at the time when their tenure was overdue then he might have had a good welcoming part.

As it is he has really got to conjure up the rabbit out of the hat to even look as though he has more than an even chance of being accepted.