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Was this comment that got to me the most

Talksport asked what the greatest problem was at Newcastle, I get that it's easy to bite but the top few comments were "the fans - they expect European football every year, the squad's too weak for Bruce to work with" etc all these lies that are so mainstream, it isn't worth fighting it sometimes

Bingo!

Nick's joined us this evening

https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/saint-maximin-statement/

Much more reassuring news than the letter which turns out to be rehashed, with subtle new details in. Not cans, not yet, but it's a step in the right direction with relations gradually starting to improve. Qatar drops all lawsuits against Gulf nations too. If beIN are allowed to broadcast in Saudi legally again then that's the start of something more substantial I think

In fairness... https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bein-sports-email-premier-league-18130327.amp?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&__twitter_impression=true

That beIN letter in full

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9095727/Steve-Bruce-admits-criticism-hurting-Newcastle-players-urges-create-siege-mentality.html More of the same from before but it adds a little before the 'make people shut up' line "‘The criticism hurts them but I hope I can create a mentality to make sure we roll our sleeves up and shut a few people up,’ he said."

Don't know what this means. Like Edwards might be a w***** but at least he can actually f***ing write. Fair. Lee claims he just didn't want to elaborate

"The one thing you want them to do is roll your sleeves up, recover and have a go. It's City which is very difficult but I thought their attitude was excellent." Like clockwork

Isolating Joelinton doesn't work, almost never has. More reason to be convinced we're not scoring tonight, it's a keep the goal difference high kind of mentality. The level we're at, sadly.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-bruces-future-who-makes-19514230 "With the Magpies heading into the festive period with 18 points on the board, Bruce will get the chance to go into a trio of tough games against Man City, Liverpool and Leicester, and probably beyond unless Ashley has a drastic change of mind." "He will be guided by managing director Lee Charnley, close aide Justin Barnes and PR guru Keith Bishop, but until recently, the club's muted board members felt that Bruce was more than capable of leading the club to a mid-table finish." "The other big factor in Bruce's favour is that Ashley likes the Toon boss as a person, and with his restricted transfer kitty going unquestioned, unlike the days of Benitez when everything turned into a political shoot-out, the United manager is reading from the same hymn sheet as the owner. "It is unlikely that Bruce will ever push too hard on the door when it comes to transfer funds because he knows he is doing his dream job and his profile as a Premier League boss is still intact after a few years in the Championship." Oh and they went for a steak in September apparently

Yeah he's said dust ourselves down already this evening "We haven't done enough. We have to accept what's coming our way and dust ourselves down for what is a huge challenge ahead of us in the Premier League. They come thick and fast but I can't hide my disappointment because we have a great opportunity today to get into a semi-final." / https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-bruce-press-conference-live-19508722