Dont make me laugh, when did Bruce drink in Sunderland pubs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,when he was fifteen? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/socce...-avoiding-sunderland-pubs-duck-183454615.html When Steve Bruce was named Sunderland manager in 2009, a certain segment of the club's fans had a problem with having a manager from Newcastle, opposite side of the bitter Tyne-Wear derby. And when the club sank down towards the relegation zone after significant investment during the 2011 summer transfer window, that problem was exacerbated to the point where Bruce was sacked in November. Of course, Martin O'Neill came in and immediately turned the club's fortunes around, bringing them back to the top half of the table, but Steve Bruce believes he was forced out not because of abysmal results, but because of that tribal hatred. From the Newcastle Evening Chronicle: "I must admit that being a Geordie came back to haunt me," said Bruce, now ready to open his heart on a painful experience in an exclusive interview. "The hatred I suffered was unbelievable. It was brutal, it really was. "In fairness it was a minority of Sunderland fans who abused me but it was way over the top and very hurtful. "I can't change my upbringing. I am who I am and proud of it. But I paid a big price. [...] "I had to batten down the hatches and lie low. I didn't go out to my local pub. "I didn't want to invite abuse." The man couldn't go to his local pub! Well, he didn't want to go to his local pub. The horror! Sure, with the money he was making he probably could've just built his own pub inside his house like Peter in that one episode of Family Guy and invited only people who would be nice to him, but this is still an unspeakable travesty. Steve: Knowing football fans, you probably did receive some terrible abuse, but if you want to illustrate just how bad it was, the pub example probably isn't the best one to use.
He was losing games and his tactical knowledge was zero. Nothing to do with him being a Geordie, he's just trying to cover his lack of manegerial skill.
Which pubs did SB drink in then? don't remember seeing him in the Arms or the Cauld Lad even when we were winning games. The bloke is doing more damage than good with these interviews and statements just let it lie Steve FFS.
Bruce comes across as a man looking for a job , and blaming everybody but himself for getting the sack from his last one. If you shut up Steve , potential future employers may forget about your poor results in 2011. But we won't forget them , not because of where you were born , but because of the results. Accept it and move on mate.
We all know he continued to drink in his local pub, in Ponteland. So we'll add gobshite to inept, cluelesss, hapless, useless, brainless etc
I think the Chronicle have twisted his words in an attempt to portray SAFC fans in a bad light (not like them eh!)..What he is actually saying isthat he was unable to go out to his local, which will have been in the Ponteland area, because he received abuse from Mags for being the Sunderland manager... The part about getting abuse from a minority of Sunderland fans for him being brought up a Mag was seperate from the other bit.
