KaKa Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Must have missed this "People" i.e. Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Must have missed this Just as well Hayden because we don’t have the midfielders to get up and join in so far up the field anyway in yourself and the equally ponderous Shelvey. As awful as our striking options are, we are even worse in midfield especially centrally. Almiron isn’t a winger and nor is the French fella either, for me they are wide forwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirtleyMag Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I'm really struggling to remember the last time we really played well, the whole game? Not results wise there have been a few good results, just not down to good football? West Ham for 70 minutes is about the longest spell we’ve managed to play well for this season but that’s about it. Rafa’s last game at Fulham was the last time we were good from start to finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 daily mail now saying Bruce lied about ASM injury - he was dropped rather than injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hayden yesterday, ASM today. hopefully this is the beginning of the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Boy Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 This has been a standard Bruce season. Good start, load of injuries leading to downturn in form, underwhelming January, now the fallout with a key player, who will be replaced by a British player who works harder but has a fraction of the talent (Tom Cleverley or Robbie Brady, come on down). All that's needed now is the disappointing cup exit and the slight upturn in form at the end of the season. He'll probably either emulate Rafa's best season or do slightly better, which he'll never shut up about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Strange how all these stories that were getting thrown about earlier in the season around how all the players liked bruce etc and training was a hoot have now died away. Can't wait for the 'truth' to come out the worse things get or the nearer the end of the season it gets. Those out of contract or ones getting dicked about like the Longstaff brothers will have shit to say. on a side note.... this guy is really starting to do my head in. Fucking fraud of manager and shit-stain of a human being. No-one is keeping Rafa's name more alive than he is with his constant references to last year. Everything he does is self-serving. Gives it all "I deserve respect", "over 300 games" bullshit and does stuff not even a first year rookie manager would do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 This has been a standard Bruce season. Good start, L L W D L D L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 If Rafa was given the roughly 60M to sign who he wanted it would have included Rondon (staying), and a handful of additions and maybe a few loans. We'd be on a minimum of 40 points right now, which is good for 8th place. We'd have seen a very strong team carrying on from the end of last season's form - the place buzzing - the cup run likely would have happened too - and we'd be starting at the 10 or so matches to go thinking ... bloody 4th place is on 45 points right now. We've got a real chance to quality for Champions league at best or Europa at worst. There is real sign of progress and kicking on. BUT NOPE. "I'ts never enough with Rafa" said MA and he basically went nuclear option on Rafa for not signing off on this weird Joelinton deal, for wanting Rondon signed - the club's best player last season and wanting to raise the wage structure. Insane. Just purely insane. So, post nuclear option he gets turned down by Arteta and probably Viera, and decides - lets just give this team and a 40m striker to Steve Bruce. A man with a glittering resume of absolute fuck all as a manager in the PL. And given the club know so much about it's own people, hire this fake Geordie who none of us actually really ever liked - who managed Sunderland and didn't give a single fuck about us in his time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Jim Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 If Rafa was given the roughly 60M to sign who he wanted it would have included Rondon (staying), and a handful of additions and maybe a few loans. We'd be on a minimum of 40 points right now, which is good for 8th place. We'd have seen a very strong team carrying on from the end of last season's form - the place buzzing - the cup run likely would have happened too - and we'd be starting at the 10 or so matches to go thinking ... bloody 4th place is on 45 points right now. We've got a real chance to quality for Champions league at best or Europa at worst. There is real sign of progress and kicking on. BUT NOPE. "I'ts never enough with Rafa" said MA and he basically went nuclear option on Rafa for not signing off on this weird Joelinton deal, for wanting Rondon signed - the club's best player last season and wanting to raise the wage structure. Insane. Just purely insane. So, post nuclear option he gets turned down by Arteta and probably Viera, and decides - lets just give this team and a 40m striker to Steve Bruce. A man with a glittering resume of absolute fuck all as a manager in the PL. And given the club know so much about it's own people, hire this fake Geordie who none of us actually really ever liked - who managed Sunderland and didn't give a single fuck about us in his time. Absolutely spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 If Rafa was given the roughly 60M to sign who he wanted it would have included Rondon (staying), and a handful of additions and maybe a few loans. We'd be on a minimum of 40 points right now, which is good for 8th place. We'd have seen a very strong team carrying on from the end of last season's form - the place buzzing - the cup run likely would have happened too - and we'd be starting at the 10 or so matches to go thinking ... bloody 4th place is on 45 points right now. We've got a real chance to quality for Champions league at best or Europa at worst. There is real sign of progress and kicking on. BUT NOPE. "I'ts never enough with Rafa" said MA and he basically went nuclear option on Rafa for not signing off on this weird Joelinton deal, for wanting Rondon signed - the club's best player last season and wanting to raise the wage structure. Insane. Just purely insane. So, post nuclear option he gets turned down by Arteta and probably Viera, and decides - lets just give this team and a 40m striker to Steve Bruce. A man with a glittering resume of absolute fuck all as a manager in the PL. And given the club know so much about it's own people, hire this fake Geordie who none of us actually really ever liked - who managed Sunderland and didn't give a single fuck about us in his time. I am absolutely certain that Rafa would have put a team out to defeat Rochdale and Oxford. I personally think we would probably be on maybe 5 points more. I just wish this Ashley/Bruce saga would blow up and die. Let's start again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hayden yesterday, ASM today. hopefully this is the beginning of the end. Nah, keep Bruce in the job. The more long term damage he does to the club and squad, the better. I want him to make it really difficult for us to recover from his tenure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hayden yesterday, ASM today. hopefully this is the beginning of the end. Nah, keep Bruce in the job. The more long term damage he does to the club and squad, the better. I want him to make it really difficult for us to recover from his tenure. Not just that but for the most part he's driving more fans (customers) away and fans are finding common ground for the first time in years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Even on a good day he's shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Even on a good day he's shit. Perfectly put. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 “I’m not big on tactics” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Clueless fuck. He took off Almirón to make a statement about him being in charge. He then took off ASM and the Lazaro for players you bring on when you’re holding onto a lead, and that what we just did, just held onto a lead when we were 3-0 up. Fucking disgrace, if it’s not his inept tactics, it’s now his ego getting in the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I despise him with every ounce of my being. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Clueless fuck. He took off Almirón to make a statement about him being in charge. He then took off ASM and the Lazaro for players you bring on when you’re holding onto a lead, and that what we just did, just held onto a lead when we were 3-0 up. Fucking disgrace, if it’s not his inept tactics, it’s now his ego getting in the way. He took off Almiron to rest him like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Fat nonce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Even when we're seemingly cruising to an easy win he has to fuck it up and try to give them the initiative back, fat wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Clueless fuck. He took off Almirón to make a statement about him being in charge. He then took off ASM and the Lazaro for players you bring on when you’re holding onto a lead, and that what we just did, just held onto a lead when we were 3-0 up. Fucking disgrace, if it’s not his inept tactics, it’s now his ego getting in the way. He took off Almiron to rest him like Took him off to make a statement. If it was about rest then ASM who he claimed was injured a few days ago would have been taken off before he was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He didn't even name the right subs either - glaringly missing a defensive midfielder in Hayden who should have come on for Bentaleb to calm things down and sit in front of the back 4. Lazaro was tiring and Ritchie should have come on for him to keep the width and help out defensively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Clueless fuck. He took off Almirón to make a statement about him being in charge. He then took off ASM and the Lazaro for players you bring on when you’re holding onto a lead, and that what we just did, just held onto a lead when we were 3-0 up. Fucking disgrace, if it’s not his inept tactics, it’s now his ego getting in the way. He took off Almiron to rest him like Nowt wrong with taking him off at 3-0, the problem was there was no shape once Shelvey came on. It was like he just chucked him on without any instructions at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He's a lucky boy that his subs didn't cost us the game in the end. They very nearly did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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