Bruce leaves for Wigan.....but

[thesilverfoxlfc]

....is he worth 3 million compensation

Seems alot for an average manager at best...crazy really

[Reece]

He's got a huuuuuuuge ****ing head.

[Craig_H]

Great deal for Brum...who's new owner would've most likely sacked him and had to pay him off anyway.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Yeah, but that new owner is fooking sneaky id say....something not right about him, and Bruce knows it


Also its amazing how Whelan can fork out 3 million for compensation for Bruce but ask him to spend 3 million on a player and you'd be lucky to even get half that

[dww]

The BBC say up to £3m - no idea how this is calculated, it may well be that Whelan knows that the real figure will be much less.

[Pacman]

Brum should go for Paul Jewell.

[dww]

Brum should go for Paul Jewell.

I suspect that the new owners will want a foreign coach in an attempt to attract bigger name players.

[Pacman]

I suspect that the new owners will want a foreign coach in an attempt to attract bigger name players.

So do I but I would go for Jewell. I rate the guy as a manager and I would like to see him given a chance at a bigger club (bigger than Brum) because he is potentially a future Liverpool manager.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

I suspect that the new owners will want a foreign coach in an attempt to attract bigger name players.

Like Man City did with Sven, and look whats happening so far

[Shaggy]

The BBC say up to £3m - no idea how this is calculated, it may well be that Whelan knows that the real figure will be much less.

Whelan's on SSN now and he's confirmed that £3m is exactly right.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Whelan's on SSN now and he's confirmed that £3m is exactly right.

Suppose he has extra cash after selling off Wigan RL

[dww]

Whelan's on SSN now and he's confirmed that £3m is exactly right.

In that case it is a lot of money. It's not as if Bruce has built a sustainable youth setup or is reknowned as a class coach who improves players greatly. He is a solid manager who will probably make the team competetive but you have to think there are better managers out there if you are willing to pay that much.

Unless Bruce has such a good relationship with Wenger in terms of loaning players etc. that this is of itself an asset worth having I suppose.

[Marky]

McLeish to B'ham and you heard it here first.

[dww]

McLeish to B'ham and you heard it here first.

Educated guess or information from somewhere?

[Diego]

i think bruce just needed a bigger challenge, i doubt he could have made more of birmingham than he already has, i think it's a good piece of buisness to both clubs, i think he can improve wigan and keep them afloat in the premier league. wigan can perform much better than they already are and i think bruce will be an imense improvement. if he can keep them in the league he'll be well worth the 3 million...