Gallowgate End

Was no good for Rafa’s system but would be a big upgrade today.

 

Agree think he would fit in quite well with the current setup.

If we went to Fulham and gave £30m to bring him back I think we’d finish top 8.

 

you think he'd score at the same rate against PL defenders in a team that doesn't create chances for its strikers?

Yeah he’d fit right in with a team that are 20th for amount of crosses put in the box

I don’t even think prime Shearer would get more than 10 under Bruce.

Shelvey would have been fuming if Spurs got away with that

Don't understand why Mourinho didn't just drop Dier into a back three to match up with Spurs.

Or just get Dier off the football pitch.

That first half from Spurs with the ball was Bruce level bad

Dier absolutely horrific to watch.

Shearer would have put that in.

Dier just isn’t good enough on the ball to play for a top side they can’t play into him.

Declan Rice would look the same.

Can't believe Watford have been so bad this year. Think a lot of their players are quite good.

Their expected points is way higher than their actual points so think they've just been unlucky

 

Leicester's results way outperformed their xG until recently also

What about us oh wait I already know = Bottom.

Our next 6 matches are probably 0 points? 18 to play for and thinking we have no idea how these will do.

 

No chance imo, with this defence - we'll pick up points from somewhere.

Newcastle have led for the 3rd least amount of minutes at home this season makes our home run seem even more unbelievable

Bruce must be the luckiest manager we’ve ever had.

You’d have to worry about Bournemouth with 6 losses in 7.

Their usual high goal rate is down on previous years they were always going to be in big trouble if they lost that.

If Villa go down.

Not a Fulham 2.0 though hmm.

10 points clear currently and 11 points clear in the last 2 seasons.

= Midtable club

I wouldn’t mind if there were some people at the club to make you hope Newcastle will become more but there isn’t.

I don't think Villa will go down, probably 16th-17th. Southampton are terminal, its only a matter of time they finally go down

 

Not sure about this. Overall they are bad but they have Ings who scores goals so I think they will stay up.

They played us off the park when we played them but who hasn’t.

Pep trying to get the Man City fans to be passionate

Years and years of 10th-17th can’t wait.

I’d rather be in Everton position and have the potential of actual improvement with a world class manager with financial backing.

Nothing to enjoy the club is going nowhere.

The luck is unsustainable you can’t keep being that bad and keep winning matches playing that bad.

 

Anywith with a brain can work out Bruce won’t take Newcastle anywhere longterm.

 

Obviously he won’t. We won’t go anywhere long term with any manager.

 

The quality of football is literally no different to the last 3 seasons.

 

Wrong we were the top scoring team in the Championship.

 

And the 4th highest scoring team in the second half of last season scoring 27 goals in 17 matches(Only Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal scored more).

 

If you can’t notice the difference between the second half of last season and the first half of this season goals wise then wow.

 

Only 2 teams have scored less.

 

We played Fulham before Christmas last season, drew 0-0 and had zero shots on target.

 

We were class 2nd half of last season, but we had some stinking games first half of season tbf.

Will we ever be the 4th highest scoring team in the league for half a season under Bruce?

I don’t see that type of improvement just unsustainable luck.

The luck is unsustainable you can’t keep being that bad and keep winning matches playing that bad.

 

Anywith with a brain can work out Bruce won’t take Newcastle anywhere longterm.

 

Obviously he won’t. We won’t go anywhere long term with any manager.

 

The quality of football is literally no different to the last 3 seasons.

Wrong we were the top scoring team in the Championship.

And the 4th highest scoring team in the second half of last season scoring 27 goals in 17 matches(Only Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal scored more).

If you can’t notice the difference between the second half of last season and the first half of this season goals wise then wow.

Only 2 teams have scored less in the first half of this season goals wise it’s the complete opposite to the second half of last season under Rafa.

The luck is unsustainable you can’t keep being that bad and keep winning matches.

Anywith with a brain can work out Bruce won’t take Newcastle anywhere long-term.

Bored to tears here.

Abysmal from Brucies mags

They’ve spent all week on the training ground to serve that up.

Not even earned a corner.

dummett as left wing back.

Well Bruce did say he’d be expansive

Love Big Dunc

It’s getting harder to work out who is the most thickest, the owner or the fans, I’m calling it a draw for now with 0 zero shots on target. But 53k fans went home happy enough.

I just find it hard to believe that the same player who looked like a million dollars under Rafa has suddenly become rubbish. He's got quality, there's no doubt about it, but he probably needs to work under clear instructions in a team which knows what their gameplan is.

Lost his mentor.

You’d struggle to find players that have improved under Bruce.