TBG

But Bruce said he's not a puppet and has the final say on transfers so by his own admission he's happy with the sqaud and should be able to cover for such situations.

Run faster.

Back to basics next week

It's been a lovely day out seeing us play a team like Arsenal. Got to remember we were in the Championship two years ago

The lads don't know where they're meant to be playing but at least they're having fun in training.

Need to pull up our socks this second half

Did a good job has Glazer up there. Backed his managers and put his money into the club. Only hate him cause he's American.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49297120 Purely coincidental

Yet you don't go on to point out why is a club signing players solely as a PR exercise.

Least he'll be fit enough for another club.

Manager when Ole takes you down to League One

Need to grind out some results in the league first before we can start dreaming about the magic of the cup and the lovely days out it brings. Not sure about you guys but I hope we get drawn against the likes of Man Utd. What a visit to Old Trafford must be.

After the Liverpool game, so 5 games.

Come December he'll be telling the media that Maximin needs to start rolling up his sleeves and socks if he want to get back in the side.

Of course there's a likelihood that the players are wanting to remain positive. But I doubt very much that there'd be as many soundbites if the training was genuinely awful, or that his gameplans were bizarre etc. I'm generally a very positive person though, so I appreciate I'm fighting a losing battle on here trying to convince anyone that everything is anything other than awful. The way I see it, there is still a lot to support there. Some good players that I grew really fond of under Rafa... they're still there. Plus a few exciting signings (two of which look really promising on first viewing). And I will give Steve Bruce some time to see whether he has any ability to get the best out of them. Life's too fucking short to be angry all the time. Do you honestly think players would say anything negative about Bruce to the likes of NUFCTV or the clubs preferred media partners? Honestly hope we're on the end of some Pardew esque hammerings this season cause Bruce is tactically inept. But hey the happy clappers should still be happy the lads putting a shift in.

It's already been mentioned several times that we were already one of the fittest teams in the league. Running a bit faster isn't going to win us matches.

The absolute scenes on the touchline and in the stands when a finally fit Carroll comes on in the 89th minute to pull it back 1-1 with Norwich after being outplayed most of the match. Local Hero echoes around the stadium, with Bruce giving the fans what they want, a wave, before giving an interview to Rio Ferdinand. Rio acknowledges the poor results so far this season due to not having that bit of luck you sometimes need down the bottom of the table. Bruce claims he's stopped the rot and today he saw the kinda graft and fight he wants to see from his side as Newcastle record their first point, 24 games into the season.

thats probably woodwards/glazers plan Can probably see him walk out on the job if things doesn't go his way and blame this as being a big factor. Sell a key player late with no chance and time for replacement. Should spend some of his own money if he loves the club as much as he says. He's got enough.

Ahahahahahah that's a good one.

There's something clearly wrong with you if you're regularly using the Chronicle comment section. Most sane people can only handle scrolling down the ad infested page once or twice.

This one might go well into the night. [move]SO STAY TUNED TO SKY SPORTS NEWS FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES ON DEADLINE DAY.[/move]

That's the mentality you're dealing with.

2 in 9 for England.

I speak for all of us when I say the only thing we love more than seeing us get beat 4-3, is a Geordie wearing the famous number 9. Get it off Joelinton and back on one of our own.