OK guys I'm running a little Brucey bonus competition this week All you have to do is predict the number of times Bruce's uses any of the following words or sentences during the west ham pre match presser 1. Unfortunately 2. The one thing I've always said is 3. Nonsense 4. It's an accumulation of points 5. Look 6. Roll up our sleeves 7. Dust ourselves down 8. It's good to see 9. I'm not making excuses or that's not an excuse 10. Take zaha out of crystal Palace Rules You have a Maximum 20 picks for the full presser a point will be given for every one you correctly predict If you predict the exact number of times Bruce uses the word or sentence you will get 3 points You will lose a point if he doesn't use the word or phrase you predicted at all.
I'll go 1st 1. Unfortunately 4 2. The one thing I've always said is 3 3. Nonsense 1 4. It's an accumulation of points 1 5. Look 5 6. Roll up our sleeves 1 7. Dust ourselves down 1 8. It's good to see 1 9. I'm not making excuses or that's not an excuse 2 10. Take zaha out of crystal Palace 1 11. I've seen signs of improvement lately
" I'm a fat f*cking cabbage heed who knows f*ck all about football, however I'm the best sleeve roller upperer in the business so cut me some slack " It's a long shot.
1. Unfortunately 3 2. The one thing I've always said is 2 3. Nonsense 2 4. It's an accumulation of points 1 5. Look 2 6. Roll up our (wa) sleeves 1 7. Dust ourselves (waselves) down 1 8. It's good to see 2 9. I'm not making excuses or that's not an excuse 1 10. Take zaha out of crystal Palace 1 11. I've seen signs of improvement lately 1 12. Positives 3
Ah so we've already had "a bit of a worry" mentioned. I want some genuine Bruce horseshit, the kinda wannabe Winston Churchill meets Abraham Lincoln crap he sometimes comes out with like: "I can't fault the lads effort" "we're in this together" "the enormity of the task ahead" "they're giving their all in training" "they know they've got to play for the shirt" And other assorted ****.
Bet nobody got these: "I got home last week and my good lady had cooked me Sunday lunch," said Bruce. "By the time we were getting sat down, Mitrovic had just scored for Fulham. "By the time I had my apple pie and custard, they got beat 3-1.
He usually saves my 2 favourites, 6 and 7, for after the game I'll go with 1. Unfortunately 4 2. The one thing I've always said is 1 3. Nonsense 2 4. It's an accumulation of points 1 5. Look 5 8. It's good to see 1 9. I'm not making excuses or that's not an excuse 1 And I'm going to customize it a bit, and add 5 "difficult"s
Didn't read the thread, unfortunately I didn't realise he'd already done it. I'll have to dust myself down for next week and get in quicker, make no mistake