Guest sicko2ndbest Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bruce 'will not work for Ashley' Geordie Bruce has been at the JJB Stadium since 2005 Steve Bruce does not want to become Newcastle United manager while owner Mike Ashley is at the club, according to Wigan chief Dave Whelan. Bruce is widely regarded as a Newcastle fan and has previously been linked with the St James' Park hot-seat. "There's no chance of Steve going to Newcastle while Ashley is involved, if you ask him he will say the same," Whelan told BBC Radio 5 Live. "There's no doubt he'll leave us but it will be to join one of the big four." Whelan added: "There's only one job that Steve is really, really interested in and that's not too far away from the JJB Stadium. "When Sir Alex Ferguson decides he's had enough at Old Trafford then I fear that Manchester United will come in for Steve. "I don't think they'll get a better manager to replace Sir Alex than Steve Bruce." Bruce, 48, took over from Chris Hutchings in November 2007 and led the Latics to 14th that season. Wigan are currently seventh in this season's table and if they finish better than 10th it will their highest Premier League placing since joining the elite in 2005. bbc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If you say so mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Kidding himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hey Davey boy. Why don't you shut the fuck up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 A nice effort at kicking your nemesis whilst he's down. Classy man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bruce the best replacement for Sir Fuckyouson? I lol'd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Good cause we don't need him here..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fading star Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Good cause we don't need him here..... Who do you think will be managing NUFC next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Shouldnt he be saying that Bruce is staying at Wigan for a long time, instead of talking about where his next job is going to be. Odd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Good cause we don't need him here..... we dont need to be in the premiership much longer either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I really don't like Whelan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Good cause we don't need him here..... we dont need to be in the premiership much longer either Why not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If people likes Whelan more than Ashley they need their head to be examin.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bruce 'will not work for Ashley' Geordie Bruce has been at the JJB Stadium since 2005 Steve Bruce does not want to become Newcastle United manager while owner Mike Ashley is at the club, according to Wigan chief Dave Whelan. Bruce is widely regarded as a Newcastle fan and has previously been linked with the St James' Park hot-seat. "There's no chance of Steve going to Newcastle while Ashley is involved, if you ask him he will say the same," Whelan told BBC Radio 5 Live. "There's no doubt he'll leave us but it will be to join one of the big four." Whelan added: "There's only one job that Steve is really, really interested in and that's not too far away from the JJB Stadium. "When Sir Alex Ferguson decides he's had enough at Old Trafford then I fear that Manchester United will come in for Steve. "I don't think they'll get a better manager to replace Sir Alex than Steve Bruce." Bruce, 48, took over from Chris Hutchings in November 2007 and led the Latics to 14th that season. Wigan are currently seventh in this season's table and if they finish better than 10th it will their highest Premier League placing since joining the elite in 2005. bbc Nothing to do with the way that Ashley is trying to screw JJB Fitness Clubs into the ground. None of the "Big 4" will touch Bruce, if they do replace their managers they'll go for people with Champion's League experience, not someone who has zero experience outside English football. If he wants a chance to manage a Champion's League team he's going to either have to leave the country or get a currently lower placed team up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 ok dave mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 A bit more Dave Whelan launches broadside at Mike AshleyGraham Chase Dave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic chairman, accused Mike Ashley, the Newcastle United owner, of having “no class” yesterday and vehemently denied that there was any prospect of Steve Bruce, the manager, being tempted to leave the club for St James’ Park. Whelan — who is renaming Wigan’s ground the DW Stadium from next season after his new business venture, through which he has bought the fitness clubs from JJB, his former company — is angered by the behaviour of Ashley, who is a stakeholder in JJB and runs Sports Direct. “I don’t trust him as far as I could throw him,” Whelan said of Ashley. “He’s got what he deserved at Newcastle. Newcastle are a very big club and you don’t go in there and lower all the standards. He turns up wearing a replica top in the boardroom. No class whatsoever. The minute he arrived there and turned up in the boardroom in a replica shirt and jeans and a pair of trainers, the club was gone.” Whelan maintains that there is no chance of Bruce working for Ashley at Newcastle. “I don’t think you will ever get Steve Bruce going to a club that is run the way Mike Ashley runs it,” Whelan said. “He knows he could go and he knows he could go to Newcastle. Would he go? No chance. He loves being at this club. He is happy here. “I know he will go in the end and if I was Man United when Sir Alex [Ferguson] decides to hang up his boots, I don’t think there is any doubt they will come.” Times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustynrg Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Laughable to think any of the top 4 would take Bruce - especially Man U Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'd bet a quid that he's the next manager of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sadly, this kind of petty stuff is more likely to make Ashley bring in Bruce than our current dire situation is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Deluded old fool re: the Manu stuff, but he's right that the bloke will never come here whilst this set-up is in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fading star Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 “I don’t trust him as far as I could throw him,” Whelan said of Ashley. “He’s got what he deserved at Newcastle. Newcastle are a very big club and you don’t go in there and lower all the standards. He turns up wearing a replica top in the boardroom. No class whatsoever. The minute he arrived there and turned up in the boardroom in a replica shirt and jeans and a pair of trainers, the club was gone.” Bruce going to MU might be rubbish, but this is uncomfortably near the mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 You know that Steve Bruce is going to end up managing Newcastle one day. Dave Whelan hates Mike Ashley so what? Old news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 How does Whelan know what Ashley wears in the boardroom? But he's right in principle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks for the heads up, cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheKingOfNewcastle Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 "There's no chance of Steve going to Newcastle while Ashley is involved, if you ask him he will say the same," Whelan told BBC Radio 5 Live. Sadly, there's no chance of anyone even remotely half-decent who would touch us with Ashley in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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