Rip west brom

[boingy]

Dead from the neck up. If we end up with Steve Bruce that will just about sum it up.

[Johnny on the spot 1]

Rather have Bruce than the **** er we just got rid of , I remember all the fuss over big Sam coming but if we as a club could have kep't him & backed him we wouldn't be in this mess now I'm convinced of that ,

[Leicesterbaggie]

While Steve Bruce wouldn't be my choice, it does look as if he will be appointed. If so, we must back him and give him every opportunity to get us out of the mess that the owner, the board and the previous manager have got us into. Not an easy job!

[bordering]

Rather have Bruce than the **** er we just got rid of , I remember all the fuss over big Sam coming but if we as a club could have kep't him & backed him we wouldn't be in this mess now I'm convinced of that ,

We are where we are - no point looking back though think Fat Sam is available.

But my concern is this is not long term planning.

Val was supposed to be a long term plan - it didn't work that's for sure but the need for a long term plan remains.
A plan to get us playing the Baggies way- attractive , exciting stuff.

So we need a long term plan & a manager who buys into it

Bruce cannot be that answer surely? look at his record - see what the Geordies say about his tenure.

This season's gone - play offs at a scrape but we won't get promotion - anyway we would be battered week in week out in the Premiership.

I know Lai is the problem as he needs to get his money back asap but Bruce won't do that - do you think he will?

[Dubbag]

For all we know...this could be a match made in heaven....go on Brucy........let's go on a 20 match unbeaten run till the end....

[boingy]

Rather have Bruce than the **** er we just got rid of , I remember all the fuss over big Sam coming but if we as a club could have kep't him & backed him we wouldn't be in this mess now I'm convinced of that ,

Well, don’t expect exciting forward thinking football. Nobody likes his “style” so I’ll look forward to your comments as the season progresses.

[Dubbag]

This is going to work out great......I though he was badly treated but remained dignified when been sacked by Newcastle...How nice would it be if we get promoted and take the place of Newcastle.....
As they say...'You couldn't write this stuff'

[Leicesterbaggie]

I agree, I think that he was treated badly by Newcastle and acted in a dignified manner. Whether he does well, if appointed, for West Brom remains to be seen. What we must do though, is to give him every chance to succeed.

[DaveP67 is back!]

I agree, I think that he was treated badly by Newcastle and acted in a dignified manner. Whether he does well, if appointed, for West Brom remains to be seen. What we must do though, is to give him every chance to succeed.

You are spot on, whoever gets the job needs the backing of the fans from the off, sadly if it is Bruce then I fear with our lot he will get a couple of home games before things get bad…

[Lindenbaggie]

This is going to work out great......I though he was badly treated but remained dignified when been sacked by Newcastle...How nice would it be if we get promoted and take the place of Newcastle.....
As they say...'You couldn't write this stuff'

At this point in time, yes, it's quite possible.

But the most significant thing out of all this, is that Lai is taking the bull by the horns. To preserve his investment, he now knows it was a big mistake to appoint an inexperienced chairman and CEO, and has turned to a more established football person to help him out, in other words, another Mark Jenkins. Now, I know Jenkins wasn't universally popular, but I don't think the club would be in its present position had he stayed. I don't know this Gourlay, but lets hope he can take a proper grip without causing alienation within the ranks, or we could go the way of Sunderland if we're not carefull.