Guest Carrick18 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Phil Neville is a tragic pundit. Can't manage for shit either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Earned a chance. Dear me. He's a woeful manager and always has been. He's been managing for 22 years and he's promoted 2 teams from the Championship and lost an FA Cup final. That's it. He's not won a single thing as a manager and he's go the worst win % in PL history. He's palpably and demonstrably dogshit as a manager as always has been. He's done nothing in his previous 21 seasons to even deserve another crack at the PL in July 2019 with any club. To credit him now is ignoring 21 years worth of evidence that he's very poor at his job. It's a blip. It happens now and again, it's happening now, he isn't suddenly a good manager who's flipped a switch and decided to be good for 30 games. If people want to give him credit then they're more than welcome. If he repeats it for the next 3 or 4 seasons here or elsewhere and proves it's not a bit of a fluke then I'll change my mind. Absolutely spot on. :clap: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Honestly I won’t be shocked if they give him a year. However, if FFP rules are to be relaxed then I can’t see this consortium putting full trust in him to spend big and we might only have 2 seasons of that so why would they waste that opportunity. He took us to safety, exceeding all expectations. Whatever happens he can never be spoken of as being the worst manager we’ve ever had, far from it actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Honestly I won’t be shocked if they give him a year. Absolutely no chance. In the context of everything going on, this upcoming window could be a golden opportunity to completely reshape the team and for new owners to really hit the ground running. They’re not going to invest the money they have and keep Bruce around to oversee it. Be shocked if he’s not gone within days of this season finishing, assuming all goes to plan with the takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 They might keep him on, but a year? Not a hope, he'll be gone with the first bad run. Why even waste it though? The league is so piss poor that with decent investment we could hit a EL spot next year like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Blood pressure through the roof watching that ugly cunt Phil Neville and that egg headed prick Murphy sucking Bruce off on MOTD. If anyone listens to Talksport they will know that Jim White has managed to convince Murphy that he was some sort of football genius, instead of the permacrocked bit part player he really was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Yeah, after 10th & 13th we should have been looking to improve and push on after staying up and consolidation. As it happens we’re still 13th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He’s insignificant TBH, the only important thing is the getting rid of Ashley. Whether they fire Bruce immediately or in a few months is just a detail. He has to go by the end of the season. If he suddenly gets a run of good results, it would make sacking him very difficult, and that also means the likes of Rafa or Pochettino would probably make other plans. the end of season with no danger of relegation is perfect for Bruce, other teams won't necessarily be playing for anything, and no pressure on us, so we will probably perform better than when there's a vocal crowd in the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He will be let go at the end of the season with a nice payout and I will wish him well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butcher Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He will be let go at the end of the season with a nice payout and I will wish him well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He'll be replaced - and should be, let's be honest. He's not a manager to take you where the club will want to go, and never will be. Having said all that, I've been impressed with how he's done in some areas this season. Defensively, I expected us to collapse, but we're disciplined and motivated, and he even seems to have sorted getting us back to a back four without looking like the team is suffering from late-stage rabies. I'm also impressed with how well he's conducted himself amidst a back drop of a lot of pressure and speculation. He's been very polite and professional. It's slightly tragic that I even have to say that as a positive, but post-Pardew, Kinnear and Carver, it's worth mentioning. Still, replacing him is the only way to go - but I wish him all the best for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He'll be replaced - and should be, let's be honest. He's not a manager to take you where the club will want to go, and never will be. Having said all that, I've been impressed with how he's done in some areas this season. Defensively, I expected us to collapse, but we're disciplined and motivated, and he even seems to have sorted getting us back to a back four without looking like the team is suffering from late-stage rabies. I'm also impressed with how well he's conducted himself amidst a back drop of a lot of pressure and speculation. He's been very polite and professional. It's slightly tragic that I even have to say that as a positive, but post-Pardew, Kinnear and Carver, it's worth mentioning. Still, replacing him is the only way to go - but I wish him all the best for the future. He would drop us in a heartbeat if Man Utd came in for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag_in_NZ Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Fuck him, don’t forget the way he treated Sheff Wed and who he knowingly signed for and has acted as the mouthpiece for over the last year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He's earned his substantial pay-off. That's all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Short memories all around. We've been incredibly shit in 90% of the games this season. Our points total is beyond miraculous given the nature of our performances. Bruce deserves praise for finding out that a front three of Almiron, ASM and Joelinton would give us a chance of counter-attacking eventually, but it took him forever to get there. He was given a shitload of players before the season, the football has been abysmal and that shouldn't be altered just because there was a long break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Relax man, he hasn't done as shite as well thought he would do & he hasn't done a great a job as all his media pals have made out. When MbS & Staveley bin him off he'll be history and we won't have to worry about him again. He'll do an interview in the Daily Mail in 12 months time about how he's looking to get back into management and the only reason we never took to Bruce properly was because he wasn't Rafa blah blah blah. Calm down everyone, it's Monday, the takeover is happening soon and the sun is out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Relax man, he hasn't done as shite as well thought he would do & he hasn't done a great a job as all his media pals have made out. When MbS & Staveley bin him off he'll be history and we won't have to worry about him again. He'll do an interview in the Daily Mail in 12 months time about how he's looking to get back into management and the only reason we never took to Bruce properly was because he wasn't Rafa and managed Sunderland blah blah blah. Calm down everyone, it's Monday, the takeover is happening soon and the sun is out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Short memories all around. We've been incredibly shit in 90% of the games this season. Our points total is beyond miraculous given the nature of our performances. Bruce deserves praise for finding out that a front three of Almiron, ASM and Joelinton would give us a chance of counter-attacking eventually, but it took him forever to get there. He was given a shitload of players before the season, the football has been abysmal and that shouldn't be altered just because there was a long break. Again I'll say it: 12 home goals conceded. Joint best in league. You're going to pick up points with a home defence like that (take out Leicester and it's 9 goals conceded in 14 games man - that's class). Football hasn't been great to watch for most of the season, but we've never been in any serious trouble. We picked up wins when we needed them. Bruce goes at end of season, and I would delighted with Poch/takeover and new chapter. He won't stay but he doesn't deserve disrespect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Bruce will walk into another Premier League job after this. We have been utterly shite and lucky but he'll still get another chance at a Premier League team. He'll get them relegated and that'll probably be the end of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Go and watch the Oxford game again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFlat Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 He'll be replaced - and should be, let's be honest. He's not a manager to take you where the club will want to go, and never will be. Having said all that, I've been impressed with how he's done in some areas this season. Defensively, I expected us to collapse, but we're disciplined and motivated, and he even seems to have sorted getting us back to a back four without looking like the team is suffering from late-stage rabies. I'm also impressed with how well he's conducted himself amidst a back drop of a lot of pressure and speculation. He's been very polite and professional. It's slightly tragic that I even have to say that as a positive, but post-Pardew, Kinnear and Carver, it's worth mentioning. Still, replacing him is the only way to go - but I wish him all the best for the future. Absolutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It hasn't looked that bad with 4 in the back. Infact i enjoyed bits yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 I'm as anti-Bruce as anyone, but you've got to admit that was a thoroughly decent performance. For me it's not just about the on-field stuff, it's the lack of drive to kick on as a club and his constant "Little old Newcastle have done alright against the big boys" attitude that irks me. You just know another season of Bruce / Ashley brings relegation, assuming ASM would be off in the summer, sold for a handsome profit that will be used as our entire budget. We'd bring in Nathan Redmond and pretend we tried for Ryan Fraser. Striker wise we'd be lucky to bring in someone like Benteke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Short memories all around. We've been incredibly shit in 90% of the games this season. Our points total is beyond miraculous given the nature of our performances. Bruce deserves praise for finding out that a front three of Almiron, ASM and Joelinton would give us a chance of counter-attacking eventually, but it took him forever to get there. He was given a shitload of players before the season, the football has been abysmal and that shouldn't be altered just because there was a long break. Yep . Genuinely as jammy as I've ever seen us too. So many games where we picked up points but undeservedly so. Literally zero games where we lost points undeservedly. Off he fucks, for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Short memories all around. We've been incredibly shit in 90% of the games this season. Our points total is beyond miraculous given the nature of our performances. Bruce deserves praise for finding out that a front three of Almiron, ASM and Joelinton would give us a chance of counter-attacking eventually, but it took him forever to get there. He was given a shitload of players before the season, the football has been abysmal and that shouldn't be altered just because there was a long break. Yep . Genuinely as jammy as I've ever seen us too. So many games where we picked up points but undeservedly so. Literally zero games where we lost points undeservedly. Off he fucks, for me. 12 home goals conceded in 15 home games is jammy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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