alexf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 One thing that really bugs me is the line about Bruce "matching" Rafa last season that keeps getting trotted out. It's blatantly obvious to all of us that the deep embedded tactics of Rafa carried the team and the it ran itself last season and would have finished where it did by default. What would have been good would be if you take the team forward and improve on the previous. Rafa was building something and there's little doubt in myind we were getting better year on year. It's actually impressive how quickly Bruce undid all the good work before him. He would have actually been better off riding the coat tails of Rafa longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Martinez isn't coming here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 We'd have undoubtedly finished considerably higher last year if Rafa was manager. Every team bar Liverpool last year was either poor or trash. Bruce matched Rafa's best because we didn't need to be anywhere near as good. We were awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This bloke is vile, the sheer disdain he has for fans is palpable The same lines he's coming out with now, he did the same in the past to berate Villa, Sunderland fans etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Without the sound just look at his body language when asked about Jones. He's definitely not happy about it. Especially the first few seconds when he realised what the question is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If this club wasn’t a joke they would have already written the statement before the match and gave him a ring on the flight back letting him know he was no longer manager of Newcastle United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If this club wasn’t a joke they would have already written the statement before the match and gave him a ring on the flight back letting him know he was no longer manager of Newcastle United. If this club wasn't a joke, he never would have been appointed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I remember when I detested Pardew, even at the peak of everyone hating him he still had people defend him. I haven’t seen one person defend Bruce. (Fans I mean, not his fellow dinosaurs in the media) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The Jones stuff is interesting, wonder what it’s really all about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I remember when I detested Pardew, even at the peak of everyone hating him he still had people defend him. I haven’t seen one person defend Bruce. (Fans I mean, not his fellow dinosaurs in the media) I’ve seen idiots on Twitter defending him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi_Hills Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 His vowel sounds are like nothing I’ve ever heard before. Where did he learn that accent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The Jones stuff is interesting, wonder what it’s really all about. I love how upset it made Bruce. That pretty much shows that he will have more say over things if he does come in with Bruce still around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmintheChaos Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I'm sure Ashley wants relegation as a big F you to the fans and the city, it is the only explanation I can think of in him getting the worst striker and manager combo he possibly could with Joelinton and Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Confirms that he’s not involved in being the new guy in and he’s not happy about it. If it was his mate, he would be screaming about it from the rooftop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi_Hills Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I'm sure Ashley wants relegation as a big F you to the fans and the city, it is the only explanation I can think of in him getting the worst striker and manager combo he possibly could with Joelinton and Bruce. Mike wouldn’t know how to sabotage us even if you wanted to. To quote Alan Pardew, “ Mike doesn’t understand football. Sometimes it confuses him.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I did not think he seemed rattled. Could easily just be trying to shoot down anything so as not to get in trouble for poaching a coach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Feels like he said to himself to remember to say he'd seen enough to be encouraged and then said "seen enough" and "encouraged" at least 30 times each? Bruce the Encouraged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Be right Paul Jiggins: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13831122/newcastle-howe-bruce-manager-celtic/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If they go for Howe you can forget about any takeover. In fact if they go for anyone that isnt just here till the end of the season then there is no takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This buffoon keeps going on about how the players don't have enough, effectivelly saying they're not good enough to play football. Constantly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Not convinced Howe would get this team firing and avoid relegation considering the way things went for him last year but we're in abit of an anyone but Bruce situation right now. Obviously much rather the takeover and Rafa but I don't think it matters. If the takeover was real then you'd think money won't be an issue in the way it has been for us for last decade. I mean we're rumoured to be sticking with Bruce because of a measly 1 mil pay out for god's sake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Relegation could set us back years and cost hundreds of millions. Keeping Bruce because he costs money to fire can’t add up in any way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Not convinced Howe would get this team firing and avoid relegation considering the way things went for him last year but we're in abit of an anyone but Bruce situation right now. Obviously much rather the takeover and Rafa but I don't think it matters. If the takeover was real then you'd think money won't be an issue in the way it has been for us for last decade. I mean we're rumoured to be sticking with Bruce because of a measly 1 mil pay out for god's sake. Seen alot of stuff absolutely hammering Howe for Bournemouth going down. Definitely not convinced he would be a short term shot in the arm but he surely can't be any worse. It will he Hughes or pulis or much much worse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Mind just goes back to probably the best performance during the Bruce era. Last year against Bournemouth away. But it was as much them being atrocious as us being decent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I believe we have decent players who would react to a new manager and we'd get a new manager bounce that'd see us safe. Literally anyone, whether it's a PFM like Pearson or even Hughes despite his fucking cancerous patter today or someone less PFM like such as Howe. Whoever comes in after Bruce should he be sacked though will not be the answer long term, as Charnley has a hard on for failed English managers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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