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“I saw a mate of mine this morning and he said it’s the best we’ve played in two or three years. I said, ‘Really? I’m not so sure about that, but if that’s what you think….’.

 

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If you read that without knowing who said it you'd swear it was Pardew.

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It can't be a coincidence that all of these PFMs were former centre backs or try hard midfielders.

 

They'll talk out of the side of their mouths about attacking football, but deep down they want to fill their teams with clones of themselves to prove some sort of point or something.

 

Probably spent their whole careers resenting the adulation the 'lazy flair players' got.

 

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Steve Bruce has signalled his intention to play attacking football this season after seeing Newcastle launch their Premier League campaign in style with victory at West Ham.

 

A new-look Magpies side which included debutants Callum Wilson, Jeff Hendrick and Jamal Lewis claimed a deserved 2-0 win at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, with Wilson and Hendrick both scoring.

 

However, it was the brand of football they played which most pleased head coach Bruce after he had to abandon his plans to bring a more expansive approach to the club last season.

 

He said: “I saw a mate of mine this morning and he said it’s the best we’ve played in two or three years. I said, ‘Really? I’m not so sure about that, but if that’s what you think….’.

 

“We’re going to be a little bit different this year. I said last year that we would try to change and I didn’t think we were ready for it.

 

“With the players now that we’ve brought in and also the players that we’ve brought in in the last 12 months, the squad is bigger and better and we’ll try to be the way we were against West Ham.

 

“Now, it may be a little bit different against the really big boys of the league, but that’s the way we want to try to be.”

 

Owner Mike Ashley was in attendance at the weekend after launching a broadside against the Premier League following the collapse of the proposed Saudi takeover on Tyneside, and it emerged on Monday that the sportswear magnate has instructed lawyers Blackstone Chambers on the matter.

 

Asked if he had spoken to Ashley after the game, Bruce said: “No, I didn’t see him afterwards but believe he was delighted. It was good to see him enjoying watching his team win and play, and good for him.

 

“As I’ve said many, many times, we’re better with the owner on board than not on board, so good, I’m glad he enjoyed his Saturday night.”

 

Bruce will make wholesale changes when Blackburn head for St James’ Park on Tuesday evening for a Carabao Cup second-round tie, with former Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser in line to make a debut as defender Ciaran Clark returns from injury.

 

Bruce said: “There are some players who need a game. The squad is big enough now to make those changes and let’s hope we can get through to the next round.”

 

Ahh, so we stopped playing attacking football last season after all. Wonder why we stopped against Blackburn though?

 

You can tell that interview was before the Blackburn game, because we were comprehensively outplayed by them on the night. Other than the goal, we were chasing shadows all night, and we were playing quite a few first team players from last season.

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If we had a decent manager in charge, I’d probably stupidly overlook what’s happening at ownership level. I know the two go hand in hand where Ashley’s concerned but we’re a half decent manager away from at least being something worth following on the pitch again. I’m not even talking Rafa level, Eddie Howe or some young manager with a good footballing philosophy would do. I know that makes me gullible etc but I’m sick of hating the club. Annoying.

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You could employ a young up and coming new thinking kind of modern manager, or you go for a merry go round dinosaur English git.

 

Hair Island

Pardew

Bruce......

 

We never ever learn.

 

Well, we don’t care about success, which is a little bit different.

 

That is very very true.

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