Saw this on an official Newcastle post on Facebook too :
Bruce's 12 excuses of Christmas:
12 weeks of fixtures.
11 tired players.
10 in defence.
9 silly mistakes.
8 players injured.
7 cases of covid.
6 days til new year.
5 weather problems.
4 forward passes.
3 unlucky decisions.
2 lazy midfielders.
And a cabbage face without a bloody clue!
Would love to get some points here and this weekend before two pretty tough matches in Man City and Liverpool but I think we’re going to turned over here.
"I was in bed for ten days and couldn't do anything. I had it quite bad so to have two or three days training and play a game in the Premier League wasn't easy but the lads stuck to it and came through with the three points."