Guest covmag Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Don’t wear fucking shorts tomorrow fat cunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I was thinking about the "Where there is unity" flag today and it upset me. I want to do the same, similar theme but it will say on the left side "Where there was unity and belief" then on the right side "There is only misery". Same styling. It wont make any difference but I imagine Caulkin would pick it up and do a piece on the comparison probably. Maybe a Picture of the squad celevrating on the left and a picture of Bruce in a tracksuit and despondancy after conceding on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzgerald Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 All the unity and wor flags were amazing. All undone now in the space of a few weeks due to Ashley and Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 getting rattled by Michael Chopra, ffs. a new low. where the fuck is his self respect? this guy is not as thick skinned as pardew. he'll resign or accept a pay off but publically they'll say he resigned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 He never looks the healthiest. He'll probably keel over and the media will blame the Newcastle fans for driving him to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I'd love for that to happen to Mike I'd take the week off work and smoke myself to another dimension in celebration. Just imagine... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 He's not got the brass neck to ride this one out, he'll quit sooner rather than later, he's no Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 From BBC website: Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said he will not "applaud, credit or reward" his players for effort alone after their home defeat by Leicester. Just know our fucknugget of a manager in his post match interview (after a severe butt fucking) will blurt something about "improved effort" compared to last week's horror show as if it's something he should be credited for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 stop feeling sorry for yourself, dude. Stop acting like you're the victim: Steve Bruce needs to get Newcastle's house in order before he can demand an end to criticism Steve Bruce already has big issues he needs to address on and off the pitch Just two games into his reign there are already murmurings of player unrest There was an alarming lack of effort in defeat by Norwich - Bruce must halt it By CRAIG HOPE FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 21:37, 24 August 2019 | UPDATED: 22:54, 24 August 2019 It has been suggested that Steve Bruce is getting a rough ride for a manager just two games into a new job, the Newcastle head coach has repeatedly said so himself. The fact it is just two games, however, is the aggravating factor - for how can so much appear to be in danger of unraveling so quickly? Two games is the cause for scrutiny, not a reason to ignore. The level of effort - or rather, the lack of it - during last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Norwich was indicative of a group of players towards the very end of a manager's reign, not the very start. That is why it has caused alarm - two games. Steve Bruce already has the air of a beaten man, just two games into his Newcastle tenure +5 Steve Bruce already has the air of a beaten man, just two games into his Newcastle tenure. Newcastle were beaten 3-1 by Norwich City last weekend after a dismal performance It is a myth, too, that supporters have already turned on Bruce. They have not. At no point has Bruce or his players been jeered or derided inside the stadium. If anything, the performances have provoked apathy, not anger. Bruce says no other manager in the country is subject to the level of scrutiny he is under at Newcastle. Really? Perhaps he needs to ask himself why he feels there is so much attention at such an early juncture. For remember this - if there is no confusion over the introduction of substitute Jetro Willems on the opening day against Arsenal, which played a part in the concession of the winning goal, it is not written or spoken about. If the team does not then lose all semblance of shape and direction and if players are not exchanging quizzical looks between themselves, it is not written or spoken about. If the team does not go to Norwich and perform so abjectly that Bruce accuses them of 'not putting their boots on', it is not written or spoken about. If defender Paul Dummett does not come out and suggest he knew there was a problem among the players as early as the warm-up, it is not written or spoken about. If Bruce does not call in the squad for training the following morning in response to the display, it is not written or spoken about. If striker Yoshinori Muto does not reveal he felt isolated in the system at Norwich, it is not written or spoken about. In short, get your own house in order and there is less reason for inspection. Already it feels as if a narrative is emerging of this being an impossible job. It is not. Bruce needs to recognise that and shut out the noise which would appear to be distracting him from the task of organising and motivating a set of players who have proved they are more than capable of competing and surviving in the Premier League. His pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's trip to Spurs was dominated by talk of Michael Chopra, the ex Newcastle striker who claimed on radio this week that senior players had told him they did not know their jobs on the pitch. Bruce, understandably, was angry and defended himself with some vigour. But why not simply brush it off and move on? For all of the mentions of Chopra, not once did he talk about Spurs striker Harry Kane. He also failed to grasp that Dummett's comments - and the coverage of them - was not a direct criticism of the mechanics of the warm-up put on by his coaches, which again, he defended with gusto. Finally, after 10 questions on the subject, he conceded that a player insinuating there was a mentality issue before kick-off was a concern. Bruce has not suddenly become a bad manager. There is ample time for him to succeed and win the trust of players, supporters and observers. But he cannot feel like a victim, for the scrutiny he so dislikes has largely been self-inflicted. Win or draw on Sunday and there will be praise, even an improved performance in defeat would be well received. For contrary to what Bruce may suspect, he is being judged in isolation of the job he is doing at Newcastle. To that end, only he and his players can make life more comfortable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Get in Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Craig Hope is my new hero. Also, is Brucey the most lily-livered of all the managers we’ve had? Even Carver and JFK had an outsized ego that made them think they were superhuman and battled criticism with inherent narcissism. This dude is folding like a house of cards 2 games in and is talking about Michael Chopra ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Loved that Craig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Or is Hope in on the whole "Operation - shield Ashley from flak"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I think he's probably right in saying that today's performance is more important than the result, but I think if both are poor next week will be hell for Bruce and he was warned by a lot of people including one of his best mates not to take the job. He thinks he's managing Newcastle United in reality he's head coach of the Sports Direct work team and I would have a lot more respect for him if he walked away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 What one-liners will we get today after our humping? I'm going to go with "you have to remember that this side was in the Champions League final a couple of months back". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Or is Hope in on the whole "Operation - shield Ashley from flak"? Ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 "Spurs are in a completely different league when it comes to player spending" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Class from Craig hope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Class from Craig hope borderline perfect, apart from this "Bruce has not suddenly become a bad manager." yeah he's been one for ages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Hope is spot on there. Rafa would have controlled the situation, shielded the team and not get emotional. The few times Bruce has spoken he has shown a weak mentality which will trickle down to the squad. He will have a breakdown in next few months if he is struggling now, he has not experienced anything yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Hope hasn't really laid into him there, he's only pointing out that Bruce is making a rod for his own back by being so sensitive to criticism. It's been said enough that Rafa went through awful spells in the last couple of seasons, the difference is he didn't give that much time to opinions because he was very clear on how to fix things on the training ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I absolutely love Rob Lee, possibly my favourite player ever, but he is being a complete cock on Twitter in trying to back Bruce up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Rob Lee man. So fucking disappointing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I absolutely love Rob Lee, possibly my favourite player ever, but he is being a complete cock on Twitter in trying to back Bruce up. He's basically right in what he is saying, but if Bruce cared about Newcastle United and its future he would never have took the job in the first place, he's actually done more harm than good and by Christmas his reputation in the city will be ruined, Steve Bruce will not live out his formative years in the North East of England through shear vanity and greed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I absolutely love Rob Lee, possibly my favourite player ever, but he is being a complete cock on Twitter in trying to back Bruce up. He's basically right in what he is saying, but if Bruce cared about Newcastle United and its future he would never have took the job in the first place, he's actually done more harm than good and by Christmas his reputation in the city will be ruined, Steve Bruce will not live out his formative years in the North East of England through shear vanity and greed What is he saying then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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