toontownman

Nice to see Graves is up to speed with the papers from several days ago. Hopefully someone in place for Palace but I doubt they would make the interim statement they did if we are very close to appointing someone full time. Maybe a little "under promise, over deliver", if we are lucky and they are just covering all bases in case something falls through.

oops yes for the most of you. still tomorrow for me for another 32 mins!

Northern echo echoing the mirror and star stories that Bruce still hasn't heard from the new owners since the Spurs game and will be back in training tmrw and preparing for palace. hope they are wrong.

They will find a work around. They all always do. Loop hole city.

Bunch of the papers are running stories about us interviewing people. Its gone from initial reports of him likely going, to he is definitely going. Now it's not even a question. It is just who is next and who is being talked to. If he isn't out tmrw it is an absolute shit in the face for Bruce and purposeful indignity keeping him hanging like McClaren was. I'm here for both but hope he is out and doesn't turn up tmrw. Everyone is ready to move on. Should be noted these type of high level business people work with their cards close to their chest it's quite likely just whispers and guess-work on a lot of things. We will only hear what they want us to hear imo.

To be fair, he could have been told he is sacked earlier today. They might have been spending the rest of the day working on his replacement. Bruce might have to play up false pretences until it is said otherwise, announced by the club or a replacement confirmed. Still I don't see the need to have him "play along". Having him at training would continue to be a detriment for everyone any way you try and spin it.

assume nothing at this club.

Saw this guy in the airpot. Ron Brought his own dossier for the interview tonight. Said he was "hopeful".

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steve-bruce-newcastle-manager-owners-25252417 Who knows when the Mirror spoke to him but at that point apparently Bruce hadn't spoken to the owners regarding anything.

Could be that Bruce is gone..its just taking a long time for the dream team of Rooney, Lampard and Terry to agree to wages to take his job.

ManDoon is Switzerland... wait that is a sign. FAVRE IN!

Tick tock. Ando is going to get a slap from his bosses. Pure madness if Bruce is even at training tomorrow, let alone taking the Palace game.

Not convinced its Favre or Fonseca either all three of them have been criticized for their lack of defensive organization. Pretty torn between Favre and Fonseca. If there wasn't the whole ASM rumours I'd save Favre has the experience and calm we need right now. He is also great with younger players. Fonseca seems more of a gamble but could be inspired. Howe is someway behind both for me but I would have accepted him with open arms a few months ago and he absolutely will have been improving himself in his break from management. He is meticulous. Surprised AVB isn't being pushed more, he is a maverick but I think he would be great.

Just the pure renewed hope and excitement I am feeling right now. It is like the takeover never happened a week and a bit ago. That is how dark Bruce managed to make that week and a half lol.

SSN Breaking news: 18 premier league clubs have blocked NUFC from sacking Steve Bruce.

Off topic but this confused the hell out of me for a second when scanning for graves updates!

Awaits Bruce to roll up to take training tomorrow. Hope it is true. We all just need to move on mentally. Even if its to attack the next appointment!

Isn't everyone left guessing why Bruce is still here as well? It is all guess work and there are likely lots of logical reasons he hasn't been removed, more than the negatives thrown out here. It is human nature to hit the panic button and run to the negatives, we have been conditioned to it under Ashley. We are also all trapped in a glass wall of emotion throughout our fanbase (someone else can gif). Even take away what was the most emotional game since SBR's passing imo, we have come so close to this happening, the euphoria of it actually happening when we were reaching our lowest ebb now the excitement has turned to impatience. It will all come soon people. We have agonized long enough to wait a bit more. We should cherish this wild west moment!

Not according to Fraser but that is certainly only one side of the story! https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/09/ryan-fraser-bournemouth-newcastle-united-steve-bruce I would have no problem with Howe in the interim tbh. Rather Howe than Gerrard, Lampard or Martinez. If we are striking out He has had a long time out of the game readying himself for his next project, time if he is meticulous as all reports of his coaching suggests, to reflect on what went wrong and how to improve his weaknesses. He has worked and got the best out of Wilson and Fraser. It would be a come down. Favre, Rangnick, AVB even are a different league but Howe would be ok for now imo.

Maybe it is Favre but he didn't want his first match to be against the club he turned down at the last minute in the summer!

Forgot to get his permission to sack Bruce before he got on the plan. DAMN.

Some trolling here surely. Might as well stick with Bruce.

Fonseca is the worst of all linked for his teams defending isn't he? Should fit in nicely. Favre or AVB for me if its off the scrap heap. We will get Big Phil Scholari lol

Yep mcparland and brown are PCP advisors/employees rather than the whole ownership group. Might have changed. Maine PIF have their own too?

Bruce is am absolutely vacuum of all renewed hope and excitement. Needs gone absolutely immediately. They gve him his 1000th game now need to get rid. Regardless of whether they are close to being able to identify/approach a new manager leaving Bruce here any longer is a detriment to everyone.