Bruce Gone!!!

I know i haven't blogged in a long while since i first posted but i feel the need to have my say about bruce rather than ranting on twitter. First of all the main feeling i have is a great sense of relief after recent results and fan insubordination that the club and mainly Ellis Short have been able to recognize the need to change something and had the stones to wield the axe freely. Although i am perfectly sure that the club have considered every option in sacking Bruce i do have an uneasy feeling about the next manager and i am left with a great taste of bitter disappointment that the job hasn't worked out for Bruce. He can surely be labeled as a great person a certainly warm and welcoming man who probably wouldn't say boo to a goose, unfortunately for him though what Sunderland AFC need right now is a man who can handle the expectation and the weight of wearside on his shoulders...a man such as Martin O'neill. O'neill has often been linked with the frequently vacant seat at the Stadium of light and has never been able to take over for one reason or another, but i truly feel that this time if he is offered the job O'neill would take the job and would be welcomed by the Sunderland faithful with open arms. He is a modern day Brian Clough a mercurial creature the stuff of legends and fables as far a SAFC have been concerned in the past but he may now truly be the stuff of fact; he would certainly be the man to reinvigorate a team sadly lacking in confidence the players would be well drilled tactically and even the slightest mistake would have serious consequences from a manager who would certainly be able to handle any ego maniacs in the dressing room and would hold on to our talismans for dear life such as Stephane Sessegnon. Where a big money bid may have forced Bruce's hand O'neill would stand firm in the face of the board and demand yet more funds rather than dismantling everything that has been built at the club. Whoever takes over at the SOL will be stepping into a pre made job with perfect foundations for a strong future.