[BaggieSteve]

Please not Steve Bruce, just please no! Mowbray is out of contract in the summer so I'd prefer us to be managed by Mozza and Brunty for the remainder of the season and see if Mowbray would be interested, particularly if Blackburn are not promoted. I've heard Benitez's name - definitely not, if we think VI's football was turgid, listen to fans of Everton and even those of Newcastle who were not pulled into the 'Love Rafa/Hate Ashley' palaver. His football is not in the least attractive. I've also heard McInnes' name mentioned - fortunately, he's just been appointed to Kilmarnock because his football was as bad as VI's in his last 2/3 seasons at Pittodrie.

I would honestly rather not rush into a bad external appointment (do we ever learn) but wait until the summer when the picture becomes clearer. It may mean we don't get promoted this season although who knows, but if we don't, I'd prefer that over what seems to be available on the market right now

I mentioned Benitez (not sure if he's been linked elsewhere).

I agree with you that I wouldn't want him as a full time appointment, as I'd rather we adopted a more attractive style of play.

But I do think if the board had real ambitions about us going up this season, they would go for him.

His trophy haul as a manager is pretty much unrivalled and we're in a rare position where the fact he's out of fashion means we might have a genuine chance of getting him. I mean how often is it that you could even consider a manager who has won everything from from La Liga to the Champions League and just about everything else in between, including the Championship title?

If our board went for him on a short term deal until the end of the season, I'd credit them with at least having a genuine ambition to get us promoted.

I think any decent coach who wants to implement a better style such as Knutson (my choice) or Mowbray would probably need a summer and acquisitions anyway, so we might have more chance of a favourable finish this season going for someone who can organise us. Obviously while improving the style of play to an extent.

I don't for a minute think the board would be ambitious enough to go for him anyway.

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Steve Bruce looks pretty much signed and sealed. But this is West Brom so many a twist is possible.

Where is this news from?

Really hope this is BS, he couldn't even lead Villa to promotion with Grealish and an unlimited pot of cash.

At least he would revert to 4 at the back though. Every cloud... 

My primary concern is the hasty appointment that we later regret - a bit like giving VI a four years contract. Whilst we would be a standing joke if we appointed Bruce, I could just about live with it until the end of the season, on the basis we won’t get promoted. If we managed to go up under Bruce, I guarantee you they would offer him a contract and that would be a right f*ck up.
Of course, if we think promotion is mostly unlikely- I appreciate no one will admit that- then give it to Mozza and Brunty for the rest of the season and don’t bother with an external. Let’s face it, we’re not going to get relegated.