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He claims the contract doesn't expire at the end of the season

This is going about, it's a total lie, he didn't say it. But to think many have lapped it up shows it's quite plausible eventually! We tweeted FT at 4:56, this came out 7 mins later... do you really think he's spoken to the media that soon, the team etc?

"Pleased with a lot of our play... the big decisions went against us"

"The club website explained that Bruce has no 'fresh injury concerns' ahead of the weekend, but there was one noticeable absentee from the gallery. Wilson did not feature in any of the latest training pictures, and the head coach explained the decision to substitute the number nine against West Ham was due to a fear of 'fatigue'. The 29-year-old has struggled with hamstring injuries since February, and Bruce is evidently wary of risking another setback for his leading goalscorer. There is no indication at this point that Wilson is unavailable for the weekend, but his suggested absence from the training session will likely raise questions over his availability." https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jamaal-lascelles-joe-willock-wilson-21356911

It's worked on some people

I think it's the same parent company that own both "National World" formerly? JPI Media, this one's an online-only competitor to the Chronicle etc "We are part of JPI Media, one of the UK’s leading regional media organisations. As such, we won’t report on the news through a London lens."

Full transcript for anyone missing it. I wouldn't risk it without an Adblock, so a few of the questions... https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-willock-newcastle-shearer-transcript-21345748 How straightforward was the permanent move from Arsenal? To be honest with you, it wasn't straightforward at all. It was a big step for me in my career to leave my boyhood club, and move away from my comfort zone. I feel the Newcastle fans, the team and the manager made the decision easier. The love I have for Newcastle is immense, so it made the decision very easy for me towards the end. How hard was it to leave? Was it just a case of getting more football at this stage of your career? For me, it was all about the whole sort of feeling I got when I played in front of the fans. The whole feeling when I stepped out at St James' Park, the love I had for the club never left me. It was always in the back of my mind and in my heart that there was something missing, and it was Newcastle United. I spoke to my team and my agent and my father, I said it's best for me to make the next step in my career and go back to Newcastle United. What made you want to move to Newcastle? The thing that pushed me over to sign was the fans. I have a strong connection with the fans, and I was getting loads of messages from fans on all social media platforms. They showed me how much they appreciated me, and I felt that connection when I played in front of just 10,000 people in St James' Park. That was the sort of thing that helped me make the decision. We've been a region starved of success. It's been so long since they've had anything to cheer, you would absolutely love to give those fans something to cheer in terms of a trophy? Of course. That's something that when I came here, I said to myself as one of my goals. I'm coming to Newcastle to help win a cup or something to bring back to the club. I feel like we have the manager and team to do it, and I'm looking forward to starting that journey. When you played for us last season, what position did you like best? Do you like midfield or do you prefer a free role? I like to play in midfield and have the licence to go forward and get in the box. The position the manager plays me in is probably perfect for my attributes, and the things I can offer. The number eight box-to-box is my position, and I feel I can offer a lot to the team. Do you watch Love Island? Yeah, of course I do! In my spare time I have now in my hotel, I will be watching Love Island a lot. It's amazing. I'm sure you would relish playing in a North East derby. Do you know all about it? For sure, I've seen the rivalry going on for years. It's something I would love to play in, I'm not saying they should get back in the Premier League! I support and love Newcastle, so it's not something I'd love to see. But to play in that game would be amazing. How much of an influence was Steve Bruce in bringing you to the club, and what is your relationship like? He's a man I respect highly. He had a wonderful career, and a wonderful managerial career. When he speaks, you listen. When I spoke to him, he's always honest with me and he's someone I respect a lot. We have a really good relationship, and he was vital to me coming back to the club. What are his strengths as a coach? He has good player relationships with each and everyone of us. He's honest with us, he never beats around the bush and tells you how it is. He's a man that's very advanced tactically in modern-day football. How much influence has Graeme Jones had on you too? He's another staff member I really get on with as well. He's a coach that has a lot of ideas on how to play, and someone I respect a lot too. What are your long-term ambitions? I want to continue to help people, whether I can in a few years help young kids with a charity or help kids that come from unfortunate backgrounds to be inspired to live out their dreams in football. That's a main goal of mine. What Marcus Rashford has done is amazing, and something that can only inspire other players like me to do. It's something that's an amazing act that helped a load of young kids.

We're asking players if they watch Love Island... people are probably a lot different shouting into a void on Twitter after a defeat vs talking directly to Bruce so I expect very little backlash or diplomacy. Just be fair on him as if people do call for his head Talksport etc will pounce on it like they did for the 'death threats' comment (despite a few weeks earlier saying he got loads of fan mail from fans?)

Really marginal but I think he's offside by the time the ball's crossed

Sunderland have played Burton 8 times in competitive games including tonight. 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9902287/Steve-Bruce-pushes-Newcastle-sign-Hamza-Choudhury-loan-Leicester.html It’s understood they would listen to offers for the likes of Sean Longstaff, Jeff Hendrick, Fabian Schar and Ciaran Clark as they look to recoup funds and free up space in the 25-man Premier League squad. Choudhury made 22 appearances for Leicester last season but only ten in the Premier League. He has two years left on contract and Leicester are open to negotiating a deal.

Grealish's goal helped win us the Championship in 2017 (Bruce managed them then!) and we beat them 6-0 when we came back up in 2010 so I'd say we've had our 'revenge' on them

Here's one, the pigeon's still there

Bruce was actually interviewed before Big Sam so hopefully

Charnley told the Chronicle: “What we have said is it is about priorities. There is a pot of money. Where is the greater need? At this time it’s on field. “It’s not unreasonable, the pot of money can only go so far. You go and spend it on the training ground, it means there is less to spend on the team. “Spend it on the academy, there is less to spend on the team; spend too much on wages, there’s less to spend on the team. “That doesn’t mean we don’t spend in all those areas, because we do, but our view has been at this point in time, the priority is what goes on to the field.” The year after Rafa Benitez (In his Athletic column in September [2019] he wrote: "They told me they didn’t want to invest in the academy or the training ground.") left the club citing infrastructure as a significant reason for leaving, we spent 200k on infrastructure. It's pitiful and it starts from the top; a good manager only papers the cracks until Ashley's gone. Look forward to the questions anyway, there's a comment he said last year about the club not stagnating (on field we've finished on 44 or 45 points for 4 seasons in a row, and that doesn't take into account match-to-match performances). The takeover talk above is like a perpetual limbo, furloughs and the like where we don't know if our owner will last the season. Don't envy that job one bit

Yeah that's him

There was a Fulham fan pretending to be a Newcastle fan on, the last time they did calls from fans... claiming Bruce had done a magnificent job, kept us stable and/or punching above our weight. Called Raheem and he's a friend of Ollie Ashley... so yeah probs will be staged