Steve Bruce (now unemployed)

[toontownman]

58 minutes ago, SweMag said:

A person close to one of the first team players at NUFC told me some weeks ago that Bruce had lost the dressing room back in March. The same person told me this morning that the situation is unchanged. The players don’t like him and they can’t see how he could be in charge for another season. They think he’s tactically clueless.

Put money on Bruce rooting out any players that don't like him and replacing with guff this summer. He has to go.

[NEEJ]

Alex Bruce, what a little chump.

[ScottishMagpie]

That reminds me...... Is operation hunt the mole still ongoing?

[HaydnNUFC]

His thick cunt son and many in the media have completely forgotten the various soundbites in which Bruce has had a go at the fans for merely being football fans. Just from the top of my head from this season,

Saying in the written press section of a press conference before we played Burnley at home 'ah, so all of a sudden we have to think we're Liverpool do we?' after being asked what he thought about us having 3 shots on target in our first 3 games of the season.

Calling the fans who were critical of the team's performances 'keyboard warriors' despite the Internet being the only way fans can talk about their team in the midst of a global pandemic.

Calling criticism 'histrionics' before we played Man City away just after we were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage by a Championship side who had made many changes to their team on the night.

Calling criticism during a run which would turn out to be 2 wins in 21 games 'mass hysteria'.

He's a total cunt and renders it basically impossible to give him any credit for our run after the Brighton away defeat. He can fuck off.

[Danh1]

If my account wasn’t banned on Twitter already, it would be after the tirade of abuse I would be hurling at that despicable no mark little cunt Alex Bruce.

Steve Bruce is a fat hypocritical oaf and his son is no better. Crying in TalkSport about his fatha getting abuse and then going on like that. If he kicked the bucket I wouldn’t shed a tear. Fucking prick. 

[Pons Alias]

F'ing sick of comments on Twitter and online about 'Newcastle Fans' from know-nowts.
 

[et tu brute]

One hope I’ve got for the start of next season if he’s still here (I would say he will be) is the fact he was getting stick off quite a few in the Sheffield game (I certainly wasn’t expecting that). Just got to hope that enough of the sheep who do attend also carry this on. Wednesday suggests that this may hopefully be the case. I’ve not talked to one person (quite a few including a good few season ticket holders) who have any other opinion than one of that Bruce should not be in the job even after the so called decent results these last few games. 

[GeordieDazzler]

One of the replies to the Alex Bruce tweet sums everything up perfectly about Steve. He's lowered the bar then congratulated himself for reaching it. 

[Guest]

It’s the ‘he’s matched Benitez’ shite that I hate.

 

If Benitez had spent £100m plus after that Fulham game two years ago and there’d been literally no progress, he’d rightly be getting criticised.

[RodneyCisse]

1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said:

It’s the ‘he’s matched Benitez’ shite that I hate.

 

If Benitez had spent £100m plus after that Fulham game two years ago and there’d been literally no progress, he’d rightly be getting criticised.

Difference is with Rafa we probably wouldn’t be far of top 7.

[Guest HTT II]

1 minute ago, RodneyCisse said:

Difference is with Rafa we probably wouldn’t be far of top 7.

Give Rafa that kind of money and this season we’d be up there with West Ham IMO, then he’d get sacked for qualifying for the Europa League...

[Guest]

At the very least we’d be in that little group with Leeds, Villa & Everton. He’d also have considered that as failure himself. This knob would be lauded for it.

[Guest HTT II]

28 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

At the very least we’d be in that little group with Leeds, Villa & Everton. He’d also have considered that as failure himself. This knob would be lauded for it.

Aye Rafa clearly saw NUFC as a top 6 club

[ATF]

3 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

It’s the ‘he’s matched Benitez’ shite that I hate.

 

If Benitez had spent £100m plus after that Fulham game two years ago and there’d been literally no progress, he’d rightly be getting criticised.

And the laughable thing of comparing points totals two and three years later. Complete irrelevance. 29 points would've kept you up this season. The points required for first was 13 points fewer than last season. On the other hand, the points total required for top half of the table was higher than last season. In other words, points totals are changing all the time because the teams and the context of the league are changing all the time. 

Add ASM, Wilson, Willock and an improving Almiron to Rafa's counter attacking team - obviously there would be improvement. Almost certainly a sizeable one. Especially given he'd spent two years in the Premier League with attackers who either had pace but no quality, or quality but little pace, or mainly just little of either.

[gdm]

11 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said:

His thick cunt son and many in the media have completely forgotten the various soundbites in which Bruce has had a go at the fans for merely being football fans. Just from the top of my head from this season,

Saying in the written press section of a press conference before we played Burnley at home 'ah, so all of a sudden we have to think we're Liverpool do we?' after being asked what he thought about us having 3 shots on target in our first 3 games of the season.

Calling the fans who were critical of the team's performances 'keyboard warriors' despite the Internet being the only way fans can talk about their team in the midst of a global pandemic.

Calling criticism 'histrionics' before we played Man City away just after we were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage by a Championship side who had made many changes to their team on the night.

Calling criticism during a run which would turn out to be 2 wins in 21 games 'mass hysteria'.

He's a total cunt and renders it basically impossible to give him any credit for our run after the Brighton away defeat. He can fuck off.

Add in whinging about people comparing him to Rafa then he compares himself to ‘the mighty’ Rafa

 

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by gdm

[LV]

4 hours ago, GeordieDazzler said:

One of the replies to the Alex Bruce tweet sums everything up perfectly about Steve. He's lowered the bar then congratulated himself for reaching it. 

That’s a really good summation. Would love someone to send that to Simon Jordan and all the other WUM jocks in the media.

Preferably etched onto a hand grenade. 

[Paully]

21 hours ago, Mikky said:

Watching Aguero yesterday made me think back to one of Brucies darkest days (2:40)

 

 

[Paully]

13 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said:

His thick cunt son and many in the media have completely forgotten the various soundbites in which Bruce has had a go at the fans for merely being football fans. Just from the top of my head from this season,

Saying in the written press section of a press conference before we played Burnley at home 'ah, so all of a sudden we have to think we're Liverpool do we?' after being asked what he thought about us having 3 shots on target in our first 3 games of the season.

Calling the fans who were critical of the team's performances 'keyboard warriors' despite the Internet being the only way fans can talk about their team in the midst of a global pandemic.

Calling criticism 'histrionics' before we played Man City away just after we were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage by a Championship side who had made many changes to their team on the night.

Calling criticism during a run which would turn out to be 2 wins in 21 games 'mass hysteria'.

He's a total cunt and renders it basically impossible to give him any credit for our run after the Brighton away defeat. He can fuck off.

Absolutely spot on plus the pathetic "mighty Rafa" comment - him and his son are utter bellends

[Paully]

4 hours ago, HTT II said:

Give Rafa that kind of money and this season we’d be up there with West Ham IMO, then he’d get sacked for qualifying for the Europa League...

Said exactly that when out watching it on Sunday that we'd be where West Ham were!

[Darth Crooks]

The club don’t want it do they? Takes someone who’ll fight for better and they’re more than happy with sycophantic, grateful chumps from yesteryear who’s main motivations, like Ashley, are to feather the nest and apparently feel superior/one up on we - the little people. 

Toon toon.

 

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by Darth Crooks

[AyeDubbleYoo]

This season has been an absolutely perfect Ashley season. In his mind we can probably lose another 4 games next season. 

[nbthree3]

It's done enough to convince the casuals that Bruce has done a fantastic job. Seen few recommending him as manager of the year for keeping us up when everything looked lost (because of him getting us there to begin with). And the attack from Alex Bruce on Hope is just defending against the antagonistic Mail in their minds 

[TRon]

What an embarrassment Bruce is to this club. His son is always going to be seen as the mouthpiece, saying the stuff his dad can't say publicly. But fuck me, he should tell the daft sod to shut up, it's always going to come back on him anyway. Just fucking pathetic. 

[LionOfGosforth]

This club is really just not good for your health under Ashley. Stooge managers lacking even a smidge of humility and integrity and constantly on the defensive telling the fans to eat humble pie because a few games were won, regardless of the season being 90% dog shit, an entire media (save for the odd journalist with a bit of common sense and perspective) that tells us to stop moaning and be grateful for what we have, fans of other clubs constantly telling us we're deluded for wanting our club to try to be a bit better (Leicester never happened looks like) and on top of all that, a good percentage of our OWN FANBASE licking up the projectile spewed from the manager, seemingly unaware or too thick to notice the depth of the decline. At a certain point (reached pretty much the moment Rafa walked away for many and before for some), there's just no sense in involving yourself and being emotionally invested at all until the ownership changes. Not news I know but the realization dawns at different times and on different days sometimes. I've reached the point where his every statement upticks my blood pressure.

Bruce is his own worst enemy. I've said it before but the man is incapable of learning from his mistakes. 20 years in management and he's still coming out with the same cliched nonsense, the same defensive tripe, the same rhetoric that is never challenged and only amplified by media, and when it is challenged, he just cries and whines about being attacked like a big fat baby. After a largely dreadful season, saved only by individual performances that brought a smattering of eye-catching results but to those who watch every week, no obvious design, plan or strategy, Bruce could have had someone knock up a decent statement about wanting to improve next season, to build, something to at least give a semblance of indication that deep down he knows it's not been great. It wouldn't have convinced everyone but it would have been something out of the ordinary, a recognition we can and should do better. How surprising he didn't bother and instead came out with more insulting rubbish. Another kick in the bollocks for the fans. Never known a supposedly professional man be so oblivious to his own failings, so thick and condescending. Has nobody in 20 years that he'd listen to, ever told him to change his fucking pathetic tune? 

It's all very sad when you boil it down. Myself and many I grew up with (many many on here as well i'm sure) have been going to games since the 70's in some cases. Weekends made or ruined by the scoreline, magical memories made throughout the Keegan playing and management eras, the Bobby era etc. This current shambolic era just isn't worth it to your health bottom line. I've tried not to care about results, tried to wish relegation on us so Ashley would go. It's exhausting and terrible. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS CLUB IS CAPABLE OF WHEN RUN PROPERLY AND WE DON'T NEED OUR THICK AS PIG-SHIT MANAGER AND OUR FUCKING AWFUL AGENDA-DRIVEN MEDIA TELLING US OUR PLACE.

Sorry for the caps, this has boiled up within me a bit this morning. When i'm pissed off, brevity isn't my strong suit. Started out a short post on the effect on personal health and it evolved a bit

tl:dr - Bruce, his son, the media at large and a percentage of our own fan base are cunts and if it gets to this point, which it has for me, it's all just not worth the toll on your physical and emotional well-being.

 

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by LionOfGosforth

[Yorkie]

Nailed it as usual.