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Yes, in as much as it's from Richard Keys's tweet. He doesn't indicate where he got that line about good men needing support.

Mike Ashley is standing with him ‘in their darkest hour good men need support’. Fuck off, chest shit lover.

Bruce will still struggle to convince many fans he is the right man for the job, long term, even with a win at the Amex Stadium, but he will silence all but the most rabid critics - for a while at least. More importantly, what he will do is offer encouragement to the more fair minded that, whatever has happened in his second season as manager, Bruce can at least clear up the mess they are in. That is all that matters now. We could win ten nowt and I'd still think he's a useless fat cunt.

It is - a massive shift from his usual shite, self-preserving narrative. If he does get the push, the decision is already far too late. They never learn.

I know that this is stating the obvious, but who exactly is wildly hounding him out? Empty stadiums means that he's had the easiest run of any manager in the last twenty-odd years, he's spent £100m, and yet has still managed to make a gargantuan shitshow of it all.

I'm sure it's nice for them that they've won a trophy, but we're talking about a competition where in the last twenty-odd years Carlisle have made it to the final half a dozen times, and won it twice. A decent chunk of football fans probably didn't even realise that the game was taking place.

Luke: so sharp that he'll cut himself.

Experience. If you do something for twenty years, then you have twenty years experience. If you've done something for twenty years and you've been consistently shit at it, then you have twenty years experience, but you're fucking shite at what you do. And you're a fat cunt.

That, and also the fact that he has now said this several times. He clearly thinks it's a deflection tactic.

This appears to be the latest rhetoric, the "6 or 7 teams in the shite" line.

Agree with this. He wasn't a particularly great appointment, but I wanted him to do well. Actually had high hopes for him after that home game v Norwich. McClaren has a better CV than the two of them put together. The only thing that Bruce excels at is being a cunt.

Bookies now think it's us who will go, along with West Brom and Sheff Utd. Fulham have lengthened to 4th favourites. Can't argue with that at all.

When we're defeated by West Brom on Sunday, it's pretty obvious that Bruce will claim that it's all Craig Hope's fault.

Where the fuck do you even start with this!? Why does Edwards think that this is a good thing to tweet about Bruce? Why does Bruce think that it's acceptable to have a fight with someone who has called him a name? It's worse than school yard stuff.

I feel "popular" needs context here. Popular with who? Not his local barber

It's no wonder that they appear to be blowing out of their arses after about 70 minutes.

For anyone who is interested in Luke's article. Spoiler - Second sentence contradicts his sensationalist tweet from earlier. Newcastle United put takeover talks on hold after double injury blow in relegation battle Exclusive: Miguel Almiron has suffered knee ligament damage, Allan Saint-Maximin has a groin tear and both will be out for up to six weeks By Luke Edwards 2 March 2021 • 11:33am It tells you everything about how acutely the loss of Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint Maximin has been felt at Newcastle United that all takeover talks have been halted until the club know what division they are going to be in next season. In truth, that call had been made by owner Mike Ashley and his lieutenant,Justin Barnes, before it emerged two of Newcastle best players would be missing for up to six weeks with knee and groin injuries respectively, but it highlights how perilous things have become. With the club sitting fourth from bottom in the table, just three points above a revived Fulham, the pausing of takeover conversations, which have been ongoing behind the scenes for much of the season - and not just with Amanda Staveley’s Saudi Arabia funded consortium, which is still waiting to learn whether Ashley’s wins his arbitration case with the Premier League - is common sense. That arbitration hearing is yet to begin, but until Newcastle know what division they are going to be in next season, Ashley is not thinking seriously about takeovers and other potential buyers have been told as much. There is no point trying to sell a business for £340m when both buyers and sellers do not know whether that price is realistic or ludicrous. If Newcastle are relegated to the Championship for a third time under his stewardship, Ashley will not be able to sell it for anything like that amount - with estimates suggesting the value will fall by at least £100m as soon as Premier League status is lost. Therefore it is understandable why focus has shifted solely to the Magpies battle against relegation with their chances of winning that fight hit badly by the injuries to Almiron and Saint-Maximin. Almiron has suffered knee ligament damage, while Saint-Maximin has a groin tear after both picked up injuries in the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend. Miguel Almiron receives treatment on the pitch Miguel Almiron has got knee ligament damage CREDIT: AFP Both will need weeks of careful rehabilitation to recover and are highly unlikely to play again until the start of April at the earliest. The loss of both forwards, who will join leading goalscorer Callum Wilson in the treatment room, is a huge blow to under pressure manager Steve Bruce. This had been correctly billed as the crucial part of the season for the Magpies as they fight to stay in the Premier League, with a trip to West Bromwich Albion this weekend followed by a trip to Aston Villa and then a potentially pivotal trip to Brighton and Hove Albion before the respite of a two-week international break. When club football returns in April, Newcastle play Tottenham, Burnley and West Ham before a trip to Liverpool. Both players should be back by then and there is a chance their recovery could be quick enough for them to feature immediately after the international break but it will depend on how they respond to treatment. Wilson has an outside chance of being fit enough to play against Brighton, but Bruce will be reluctant to risk aggravating his hamstring problem by rushing back too soon with so many games left to play. Almiron and Saint-Maximin, along with Wilson, have scored 60% of Newcastle’s goals this season. But as well as scoring 16 out of Newcastle’s 26 league goals, the trio are also responsible for nine out of their 17 assists. It means Bruce goes into games labelled “must win” without his three best and most effective attacking players. A defeat at West Brom will lead to calls for him to be sacked and although Ashley remains reluctant to go down that route, he may feel a change is the only option with so much money at stake. Premier League latest standings 2020/21 (bottom five) Interestingly, though, some of those in positions of power at St James’ Park have pointed out in meetings that a change in manager did not save Newcastle in 2009 or 2016. Supporters would argue that is because Ashley left it so late to make the change, but Alan Shearer had eight games to save them from relegation and Rafa Benitez had ten. Could Ashley, who likes Bruce, just stick rather than twist and see what happens? Bruce, though, knows this is judgement time for him and will have to cope with the loss of key players and hope he can still get the results he needs. Wilson has not played since the 3-2 win over Southampton on February 6 and there is a chance the England international could be back to take on Brighton on March 20 but he will not be rushed back prematurely. Sources, though, have told Telegraph Sport that there is some relief behind the scenes that the injuries were not even more severe, with fears Almiron’s knee injury could have been so bad it ended the Paraguay international’s season. It has served to crank up the pressure on Bruce and his players to beat WBA this weekend, with Sam Allardyce’s side one of only three below them in the table. Newcastle are likely to stick with the same formation which will mean Dwight Gayle replaces Almiron through the middle of the front three and Ryan Fraser comes in for Saint-Maximin. The alternative would be to start with Andy Carroll with Fraser or Gayle playing off him, with a return to a back five in the hope of grinding out a win at the Hawthorns.

IF there is any truth in it then the timing is interesting for those on the long terms ST deals. Two days after the closure of the annual cancellation window, so if someone chose to cancel now then presumably they'd forego the right to any further refunds?

I haven't taken much notice of what Edwards has been saying lately, but hasn't he been pouring cold water on the takeover talk for months now? Therefore, from his perspective, what has actually been halted?

Aye, Baby Lego Head can get to fuck.

Just had a look to see where NUFC sit in the ten year coefficient ranking. Not entirely sure what I was expecting as I don't confess to understand it, but seeing us sat below Hull, Swansea and Wigan is a bit of a kick in the nuts.