toontownman

Highly unlikely if Jones has been given permission today to join his coaching team. This unfortunately. I actually thought he would be gone after today's loss but seems like Ashley is trying to give him every chance. A new coach coming in likely means at least another month. ?

Don't talk nonsense. In his own words last time Bruce looked he hadn't lost the dressing room. Fuck knows where the players are at though.

He looked nervy from day one but he has absolutely zero confidence at this point. You can see he is gone anytime he is on the ball.

Wow. Agent schar strikes

Countdown until he rushes ASM on to the field and injures him?

While he is atrocious I appreciate Andy Townsend taking the time pointing out Hayden playing CB and us playing 3 cbs and a back five, and the contradicting my way quotes.

Back 3? MY WAY

The timing is purely coincidental but we can keep everything crossed the takeover goes through and he stays available long enough. No guarentee Benitez is who the owners would want. Just agonizing coincidence imo. I like the potenital pressure angle for Bruce with Rafa lurking though.

Exactly. Likewise the rehashed Eddie Howe quotes have been put out there with agenda too, maybe by his agent or press with an agenda. Expect Pulis to get in on the game if we lose today.

Hughes angling for a job now backing Bruce and ashley. Watch Bruce fluke a win today and buy himself another month or so while Rafa ends up somewhere like Villa.

So much fun. Not only does it mean Ashely is probably doubling down on keeping Bruce, it ironically means he will have more compensation to pay out in a month when we are bottom three and he has to sack Bruce and co.

Not from us.

7 figure compensation being reported in stopping Ashley sacking him Wouldn't that be the case with EVERY manger, likely in the Championship and Premiership? It was widely reported he was going to be the lowest paid manager in the league when he took over. Still raking in 1m a year and a year and a half on his contract.

The PR offensive is in full swing. Absolutely insane baseless support and finger pointing going on to protect poor Steve. How dare we demand better than Bruce. He deserves better, said pundits and supporters just wouldn't hire him for any of our clubs, happy to support him at ours though.

Primed. Ready. He's coming.. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19018258.enough-rest---mark-hughes-ready-management-return/ Pearson is likely the best we can realistically hope for from the bargain bin. Given his previous relationship with the club I can certainly see them calling on him until the end of the season. The problem with that is we need to always take the best of our worst picks then downgrade by four or five to approach where Charnley and Ashley will look. Hughes or Pulis would be horrific. Still likely thinking too high in terms of quality.

You got to fight... for your right, to compensaaaaaaaaaaaa-tion.

Ian Wright more upset than Shearer (who is obviously fucking seething inside) "Normally you like to joke with a win to your rival, it's not funny though. I have a lot of friends that are Newcastle fans, I would like to tease Alan about the result. I can't do that. I'm serious, I can't tease Alan when they play like that. It's not funny (cue host chuckle).. No I'm dead serious. Shearer - "It's ok, I'm not your friend."

Sacked on 11 March. Benitez got 10 games to keep us up. Sack him now, get someone in and they've got 20 games. To any person with a semblance of intellect, it has to happen. He is showing more improvement than the team then. 8 for Shearer, 10 for Rafa, 12 for Ron Atkinson?

Whats the better ASM is rushed back for the Villa game!

Think he will go if we lose for Villa. Won't go tomorrow unfortunately.

May 8th? Think I would take waking up and tmrw being may 8th

You know he will get an out because it's Arsenal. There will be an excuse against Villa too. He will get that game guarenteed. If we don't fluke something I think he will be sacked.

We'll be told "it's a difficult place to come" again, like with the cup game. Personally I'd then like the reporter to remind him there's a global pandemic and the stadium IS FUCKING EMPTY. And Arsenal are fucking shite.

"Players have let the club down. Can't fault the effort but this is what I have been battling against, the mentality is deeply embedded and we need to be better. Thought we were turning it around before that third goal went in, which shouldn't have stood. It all went against us again."

We tried to be more progressive. That wasn't hard considering we have regressed since day 1 of Rafa being gone lol.