Steve Bruce

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Roland Deschain said:
1. It'll make no difference. Bruce is there, as he has (finally) rightly said, to keep the club up. It's what made Rafa leave, it's why we have Charnley, why Keith Bishop is a "senior figure". It's a diabolical mess, with only one way out.
2. We will always, always be in "serious trouble" while Ashley remains. The bloke in the dugout is an absolute irrelevance. The scouting set-up is an absolute shambles, and the playing squad is - as Bruce is finding out - a relegation squad. We took a few players, all from relegated clubs. We signed some absolute donkeys from abroad, the one decent player has demonstrated his attitude.
3. The problem we now have is that the "revelation" of being perennial under-achievers and relegation-dodgers, which all Toon fans already knew (but didn't want to know), is 'out there'. Every agent, every player can now see it laid bare. Come to NUFC, it's a relegation battle. Trophies, Europe, progress or ambition are outlawed here.
4. There's simply not even a semblance of a plan. Again it comes back around to Mike Ashley being a ****ing abhorrent individual - he thinks you can get a couple of players, throw Bruce in and stay in the Prem. There's no ideal from the top to grow the brand, to expand revenues, to build for stability in the future by looking to youth or the facilities or the scouting.

That's why we have Charnley, it's why we then have Bruce. It's why we even had Rafa, safe bet for protecting the investment. The mistake was Rafa was an anomaly, a blip that made it seem we might be striving for more, when in reality survival was the only goal. You could have Pochettino, Mourinho, Ancelotti, the result would be the same. Should Bruce go, we will turn to Neil Warnock, or whoever is most likely to keep the club in the PL.

It could be solved overnight, but there's only ONE way out. Ashley could lower the asking price to something reasonable and just **** off. Rid the football world of his odious presence.

He won't. So we remain in this constant purgatory.
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Welcome back Roland. We need your wisdom on this board.
 
I’m gonna say nufc is dead. Without a takeover. We are dead. SB is going down in history as our worst ever manager. And all he is thinking off is th ££££
 
Geordieginola said:
I’m gonna say nufc is dead. Without a takeover. We are dead. SB is going down in history as our worst ever manager. And all he is thinking off is th ££££
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Would you take relegation and a failed promotion bid if it meant a takeover?
 
Geordieginola said:
We can all accept Bruce is just toeing the line. But it’s embarrassing the **** he comes out with.

Two more defeats and he’s gone.
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Doubt it.

These games against top teams are free hits. He’s under zero pressure from Ashley or Charnley: I’d be astonished if either had even bothered to speak to him.

losing to Sheff Utd is a different story, but we probably won’t. Remit is crystal clear. 17th or above and you’re fine.
 
By the close of play tonight newcastle will be 15th, so thepundits will now jump as they have to blaming Ashley again and saying Bruce's job is keeping the club up... I suspect they'll say we've got games in hand and if it wasn't for covid Bruce would be doing better

15th with Liverpool and Leicester up next.
 
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