Kanj Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 His team is Chelsea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 His team is Chelsea I'm not convinced Ashley's interested in football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Just seen the result. It's going well I see. Zippin beer in Panama as I type. It is what it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Last season, 4 games in ten days, 20 players used: Dubravka - 360 mins Lascelles - 360 mins Dummett - 360 mins Ritchie - 351 mins Diame - 323 mins (then injured) Yedlin - 276 mins Rondon - 270 mins Hayden - 259 mins Atsu - 252 mins Perez - 249 mins Schar - 216 mins Fernandez - 136 mins (then injured) Kenedy - 112 mins Muto - 99 mins Ki - 90 mins Joselu - 90 mins Manquillo - 84 mins Shelvey - 48 mins Longstaff - 17 mins Murphy - 9 mins This season, 4 games in ten days, 19 players used: Dubravka - 360 mins Fernandez - 360 mins Schar - 349 mins (then injured) Lejeune - 344 mins Joelinton - 344 mins Almiron - 333 mins Hayden - 244 mins Shelvey - 225 mins (then injured) Manquillo - 225 mins (then injured) Willems - 225 mins (then injured) Carroll - 180 mins S Longstaff - 166 mins Yedlin - 163 mins (then injured) Dummett - 90 mins (then injured) M Longstaff - 90 mins Muto - 90 mins Gayle - 88 mins Krafth - 47 mins Atsu - 47 mins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 You’ll have to tell me the conclusion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Oh, more injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 The figures and the general rotation policy is pretty similar. So the disparity in injuries is either purely about luck or the players are generally less fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Yeah, imagine it’s a few things. Worse coaches, analysts etc. Players less motivated to play on. Bringing people back early out of desperation. Maybe a bit of bad luck as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Less rotation of attacking players. Last season Rondon was the 6th most used player in Rafas squad with 270 minutes played. This season under Bruce Joelinton (344 mins) was 4th most used player and Almiron (333 mins) 5th. If ASM hadn't already been injured, he would have been in the christmas period now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Bruce out. He has no business being a PL manager and certainly not here. Says it all when he is the best that Ashelys NUFC can get. Let him stay and give the match going fans what they want and what Ashley deserves. Even better, keep the "promotion specialist" on in the championship and see how Ashley reacts when instant promotion fails for the first time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 What about minutes played prior to these 4 games in quick succession? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 He’ll do well to avoid 6 defeats in a row. Norwich at home could be huge for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It'll be a 'cup final'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 He’ll do well to avoid 6 defeats in a row. Norwich at home could be huge for him. If he losses these four it’ll be 8 losses in the last 10 games. Wolves❌ Chelsea❌ Everton❌ Norwich Arsenal❌ Unfortunately Ashley would be more likely to give him a contract extension than sack him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 He’ll do well to avoid 6 defeats in a row. Norwich at home could be huge for him. If he losses these four it’ll be 8 losses in the last 10 games. Wolves❌ Chelsea❌ Everton❌ Norwich Arsenal❌ Unfortunately Ashley would be more likely to give him a contract extension than sack him. why unfortunately? burn it all down, lead the way agent bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Its comments like this from the media and pundits that make you want Bruce to lead Newcastle to relegation this season. https://twitter.com/LukeEdwardsTele/status/1212661650865762304 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The irony in using "context is irrelevant" in a sarcastic manner to defend Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The fact 50k are in the ground content and condoning steve fucking Bruce as our manager in 2020 in the premier league just shows how much Ashley has eroded expectations. The ground sounded like a morgue today on telly Hi tubes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Anyone with a bit of sense knows how this all ends and ignores the likes of Luke Edwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Its comments like this from the media and pundits that make you want Bruce to lead Newcastle to relegation this season. https://twitter.com/LukeEdwardsTele/status/1212661650865762304 Patronising cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Little Waster Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Anyone with a bit of sense knows how this all ends .... " Large Doner lurdsa onions garlic n chilli sauce , jockeys whips n 2 cansa curk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Anyone with a bit of sense knows how this all ends and ignores the likes of Luke Edwards. Nah, continue to question why he's acting the cunt. He's quick with the whole "Well, well, I thought Bruce was shit" line whenever we scrape a win. People need to challenge these arseholes on their flawed rhetroric. Greg is making a good fist of it on Twitter atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 For the majority of the time getting injuries to your players is down to luck, but for some of these injuries its down to poor squad management from Bruce. Schar, Saint Maximim, Manquillo, Willems and Lejeune they were asked to play 90 mins or multiple games in succession without any rotation or rest. I mean what was the point of buying Kraft if he can't even fill in during the Christmas period. Bruce could have switched to a back 4 and moved Hayden into defence for one match, played the Longstaff brothers more and even introduced a couple academy players to the bench. He is an experienced Premier League manager, Bruce should know rotation is required even if the quality is not there. He said himself last summer he thought Newcastle had an excellent transfer window then when the team started badly, he changed his mind that he doesn't have the quality to play his type of football. After the Crystal Palace match, he said he was happy with his squad again, but when results turned and injuries increased he says he doesn't have the strength in depth to cope with injuries. That in itself has been the problem with Bruce and what Newcastle have lost in Benitez. He is not proactive enough, doesn't think long term for anything and never plans ahead just as long as things look comfortable for him points wise he is happy to let things carry on as they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The irony in using "context is irrelevant" in a sarcastic manner to defend Bruce He's stuck with defending him now, which is unfortunate for him, because any sort of reputation he had as a football journalist has gone down the toilet. Only an imbecile or a bent sycophant would have tried to pass Bruce off as a decent manager. I'm actually impressed by how stunningly bad he is. You can't really appreciate it until you see it up close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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