Ben Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The Jones stuff could just be he wants a job closer to home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Don't think there's any connection with Bruce's comments yesterday. He's always bleating on about Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Graeme Jones, fwiw, is from another football planet. I've spoken to him. He's close with Graham Potter, they both studied Martinez after retiring and Jones then recommended Potter to Östersunds FK, the club where he made is name in Sweden, when he (Potter) was still a teacher at Leeds Met. Thinking about all this it's a bit intriguing to see what Jones will do and how he'd work with Bruce. I'm quite convinced he's not someone Bruce has asked for considering his background. Can add to the stuff I wrote here earlier that Jones is a big NUFC fan, might be one of the reasons he is joining. Listening to Graham Potter for many hours when interviewing him, and drawing conclusions from his footballing mind, I have no idea how his skills or ideas would fit into Bruce's training regime or (non)tactical setup. One of my favourite quotes from Potter was when he described his experience of coaches in the English league system and said "the coaching never happens" in too many cases, following an argument that too many managers throughout the system was given jobs because of their networks (i.e. who could they potentially sign), not their methods. And so him and Jones, who played together at Boston United, started their coaching careers with that sort of insight. They basically wanted to be the opposite of Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 It's just like a good painter and decorator driving past a tired looking building and asking the owner if he wants it tarting up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks for the insight on Jones, mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Benitez was also more than happy to keep Cathro on when McClaren went, fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Benitez was also more than happy to keep Cathro on when McClaren went, fwiw. Absolutely. Good point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Benitez was also more than happy to keep Cathro on when McClaren went, fwiw. Yep, only left because he got offered the Hearts job. Benitez even took us up to play his Hearts side in a friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Merson has more kids than brain cells. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Listening to bruce on the radio explaining what he meant by "my way" was vomit & rage inducing,basicly blaming rafa again,what a prick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Listen, this alcoholic here says that Steve Bruce, who’s won fuck all in his long career, is a TOP manager. We should really listen to what he has to say! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Merson has more kids than brain cells. 7 brain cells Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 That Rafa rant yeaterday was pure digusting. Just by reading it you could guess he was raging with anger for some reason. Yes he has always bleated about Rafa but yesterday, to use his own words, he threw the hand grenade in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Geordies are never shy about letting a manager know what they think but I haven't heard any boos in their home games this season so he must be doing something right. - Paul Merson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Geordies are never shy about letting a manager know what they think but I haven't heard any boos in their home games this season so he must be doing something right. - Paul Merson He said that? Not surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Is Greame Jones just a rumour or is it official? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Is Greame Jones just a rumour or is it official? No confirmation from anywhere. Only tweets by the journos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Geordies are never shy about letting a manager know what they think but I haven't heard any boos in their home games this season so he must be doing something right. - Paul Merson He said that? Not surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Steve Bruce is a top manager, stop blaming him, his player have let him down - Paul Merson. Geordies are never shy about letting a manager know what they think but I haven't heard any boos in their home games this season so he must be doing something right. - Paul Merson He said that? Not surprised. FFS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The cunt still doesn’t know how to set up this team. 5 at the back again. Brill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The c*** still doesn’t know how to set up this team. 5 at the back again. Brill. We are where we are and Villa a very good side. They beat the champions 7-2! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just seen Mark Hughes comments. Saying we’re a unique club in that expectations always seems to be higher than our potential. Guess it means he won’t be coming here then anytime soon, which is a good thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 How can people still be saying that? I actually feel like it's been debunked a fair few times in the last two or three years by reputable, mainstream journalists/broadcasters, thanks, I assume to fans shouting about it enough on social media and it finally being recognised. Yet till it gets trotted out so frequently in equally mainstream contexts. It's such bollocks, man. Fucking wake up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just seen Mark Hughes comments. Saying we’re a unique club in that expectations always seems to be higher than our potential. Guess it means he won’t be coming here then anytime soon, which is a good thing I disagree. His comment confirms that he's thick enough to still accept a job to work under Ashley, despite everyone in the english footballing world knowing how Ashley operates. What a daft cunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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