Originally Posted by
baggiematt
Val used some youth and did so quite well I thought. But he decimated us by his recruitment strategy, bringing in no pace or creativity. Some say he didn't have the money, but I see a bloke who used what little we had on players not up to the standard and targeted the wrong types of players, i.e. did we need Mowatt and Mulumby?
Many sides have a negative net spend but have done well in bringing in good loans or cheap deals, like Bournemouth and Middlesborough who are stronger than when the season started. That's good management.
Bruce has been a shambles both in terms of team selection and tactics. The three main performers under Val were TGH, Kipre and Clarke of which none are now getting a look in. What I don't get is why he's reluctant to play TGH but played that plonker Castro who pretty much cost us the match with his dire defending for the first goal. Castro hasn't been knocking on the door in the U23's is my understanding. O'Shea isn't fit and cost us against Middlesborough. Is Bruce even attending training?
Our next appointment and the business we do in the summer is going to be critical for our league survival. Get it wrong and we're f*cked.