Dr Jinx

He’s huffing and puffing a bit more tonight and his face looks more red. Think the pressure is getting to him finally.

The banter tonight is pure cringe. I’m pretty sure she also called our player “Bright Gayle”

The bint on BT commentary is doing my head in

He just has a complete lack of integrity. Others have had those traits too, you really need it to be a bullshit artist of being a crap football manager. Whatever his agent is on, it’s not enough

Being fit is no excuse for not being able to kick a football properly. Honestly amazes me the amount of excuses are put forward for this utter donkey. Oh I quite agree with you, I’m done with offering excuses for him but the fact is we’re stuck with him for the foreseeable. We should try and get the best from him until he can eventually be peddled for an “undisclosed fee”

However I do think he’s not fit enough either. That’s definitely a factor. He’s never going to be a great footballer but I don’t think we’re seeing the best “Joelinton” that he can be. Rafa would sort him out, all the extra training, he’d shed a few pounds and gain an extra step, we’re not talking massive gains here but something noticeable at least

His £80,000 per week should take the edge off a bit, you'd think. Not as easy as that. He was on his own for quite a while. Lockdown for most of it too. You can have all the money in the world but failing to adjust can have an adverse effect on performances in a game of such marginal gains. Mind, its not an excuse as to why he's absolutely s*** like. Just more evidence of the club being ran at the bare minimum. No he hasn’t, he’s got his lady living with him and a whole troop of pals hanging around his gaff. As per his Instagram.. He knows he’s not gonna succeed in this league, he doesn’t have the pace for it, or the mentality to use his strength to really give defenders a hard time. Sure he can do the odd nice touch on the ball but he’s a fucking Brazilian.. He’s earning more here than he ever did before, I reckon he’s just going through the motions and doing what I would do in that situation which is fuck about and have fun. He knows he’ll get another gig in Germany when this fiasco is done with

You’d think if we lose to Villa he’ll have to go. I don’t think the compensation figure was ever an issue, it’ll be about 2 million. The problem is, what was he 13th choice? All those candidates who said no before, they’re hardly going to step in now. The only ones who would take a job like that would be the same level as Bruce, a Sherwood or someone equally dismal. Nobody that could save us, so it’ll be Graeme Jones, and he’s already here..

I haven’t watched Barca in a year or two. When did Messi stop going past people with the ball?

Wow

About 2 weeks late to a story that they still get wrong. Italian football isn’t worth nearly as much as the exposure from the PL. Spanish football is even worse as far goes a closed shop and French football isn’t worth the hassle to compete with PSG. I think the Saudis would have gone for Man Utd if they’d been available and maybe they would have if they were still outside the top 4 but revenues will be good for them this season and next. We’re the only other option really. If they still want a club to compete in the PL we’re the best available option.

Jesus, openly admitting the team are only fit for 60/70 minutes of football.

If the buyers could have a word and were also of the persuasion that Steve Bruce was the right man for the job, you’d have to question what sort of owners they’d be. I think getting the club for 80 million cheaper and not having to go through the PL owners bullshit might be an acceptable plan b for them. You can be sure Mike Ashley will time it so he can pocket the parachute money before any transaction is completed

Has anyone worked on shooting with him?

How very chronicle to print something that was news last week and widely covered as if it was some sort of new information.

Playing for a 0-0 is about as best as we can hope for. We’re toothless up front. Part of me just wants the team to crash and burn because I want Steve Bruce to have another relegation on his cv. But actually when I think of it, he’s going to have a list of excuses why it happened, none of which “were his fault” - injuries, Covid, the fixture list, social media abuse, a media agenda etc etc. Things which only conspired against him of course, not the teams who will pip us to safety. The idea of him slithering away from any criticism makes my blood boil. He’s the worst of them, someone who plays the Geordie card but actually despises his roots. I’m struggling to comprehend how he has so many “friends” in terms of ex players and media folk. How can they not see through his absolute self pitying horseshit persona he’s cultivated. And then I remember “football people” aren’t all that bright really.

?‍♂️ Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s accurate. Would explain why some of the more senior players look like they couldn’t give a shit, Lascelles in particular.

Nicked from Facebook

Is the 4th highest earner at the club behind Joelinton, Andy Carroll and Shelvey

The legal update last week indicated that they were still at the table too. That’s the part I’m not doubting, it’s the rest that I can’t see any other way around. But that’s also why I’m not a high paid sports law professional. We lose the case and I suspect it’ll be all off at that stage, either way I’m sure we’ll know within 2/3 months

A long winded read, but I’ll just say, if it was a straight forward as that we’d already have new owners.. and a new manager, players etc. Even look at the recent information in the Khashoggi thing about them using aircraft that PIF had bought. It totally undermines any argument that KSA have no control over them.

You take Wilson out of this team and it’s not even half as talented as the one that got relegated in 2016. Relegation is a certainly. In fact, a good opportunity to double your money while it’s still evens with the bookies. Even if they sacked Bruce in the morning I think it’s too late, they don’t have anyone else lined up, and what on earth would another less than ordinary coach do with this shit heap of a squad?

I had more hope of staying up in 2016 than I do with our current situation.

Here’s the question I’d love to ask any or all of those pundits who keep claiming Bruce is a good manager and he’s “doing a great job” Of all the clubs he’s managed, name one set of supporters who speak highly of him and would have him back at their club?

The idea of the club burning to the ground doesn’t scare me. The fanbase and the city will always be there, ready to go off again like a petrol bomb under the right conditions. Aside from all the obvious faults of Mike Ashley the thing is that even if his heart was in the right place and he was interested in success, he literally can’t help himself by making wrong choice after wrong choice. He trusts whoever is giving him advice far too much.