deejeck Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Stick the fat cunt on gardening leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Gardening leave doesn't work. His contract is indefinite for life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Can't run down the clock on him because the clock extends forever. What a fucking joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 May cost less to carry on paying his salary for life and peddling him out of the club, I mean seriously .... the state of him.... he is hardly going to live to a very old age! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, KDT said: Hopefully it's an extra few days to get things straight with a new DoF and Manager and Bruce is peddled on Monday. Yeah the only thing I'm really bothered about here is the fact that it puts a dampener on Sunday. He's obviously gonna go, they either: A, didn't feel that it was sensible to leave the team without any management structure going into the game; B, they want their replacement sorted beforehand; or C, there's some logistical/financial issue in preventing them pulling the trigger immediately - including, potentially, something to do with their own corporate management structure, on account of the sudden breakthrough. It's probably a combination of all three tbh but any one of these reasons are perfectly valid; even A, when you consider they're approaching this with more of a level head than us lot who despise him. It would only be a concern if they were thinking that they wanted to take a look at him with a view to him continuing in post. There's nothing to suggest that's the case and I see absolutely no reason as to why they would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I wonder if the PA announcer tries to make a thing out of it being Steve Bruces' 1000th game as a manager... you know, bring him onto the pitch for the crowd to lend their feelings..... Oh I hope so, it will be glorious as he parades around, arms raised in appreciation while the whole stadium echoes to the sound of BOOOOO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed210 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, mofo said: I know everyone wants him sacked immediately, but he is vastly experienced at managing teams struggling to stop up. In reality is there anyone you would rather have? Other managers available haven’t got the experience of struggling at the foot of the table and that to me speaks volumes! One thing Bruce does not do is walk away from a challenge, give him a chance FFS!! worst post in the history of the internet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, pinkeye said: I wonder if the PA announcer tries to make a thing out of it being Steve Bruces' 1000th game as a manager... you know, bring him onto the pitch for the crowd to lend their feelings..... Oh I hope so, it will be glorious as he parades around, arms raised in appreciation while the whole stadium echoes to the sound of BOOOOO! Said it before but I'd honestly much rather everyone just sits in silence. Would make him feel so small to hear crickets in a crowd of 52,000 people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 So if it’s true, £5.6m isn’t enough for him. Greedy, selfish bastard. Another great thing to thank Ashley for, a 3 year rolling deal ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) If we win on Sunday, I'm not opposed to him sticking around for a few games if we're in decent form. Picking up wins and staying up in objective number one. The new owners need to get a decent structure in place with the right man. That might take time. Lose on Sunday and his position is untenable though. You could even argue that if we fail to win. I don't want us to panic and appoint some chump. Its easy to sit there and say 'anyone is better than Bruce' but we're in trouble here and we've got a poor squad. We might still appoint someone who is default better than Bruce but still not good enough to get us going. Lampard might be in that category. Edited October 15, 2021 by Doctor Zaius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejeck Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Gardening leave doesn't work. His contract is indefinite for life. 9 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: Can't run down the clock on him because the clock extends forever. What a fucking joke. Hadn't really considered the exact logistics of it. Steve Bruce on a perpetual loop - wow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 29 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Okay, I've changed my mind. We can celebrate and have a carnival atmosphere. But I also want us to give him dogs' abuse all game so he can't leave the director's box. Even if we're winning. Fuck him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ed210 said: worst post in the history of the internet It's clearly tongue in cheek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, reefatoon said: Bloody hell, just popped sky sports news on while having my brekkie and had to switch it straight off. Bunch of nobody’s talking about how bad Bruce has been treated, how good a manager he is and how good a man he is, and shit you not they were talking about how he lost his parents. Absolutely unbelievable shit being spouted. He really does manage to have these people swallowing his utter tripe. Fuming now, and his shit press conference is not going to help my mood. This is probably a (minor) part of the reason he is still here. Wouldn't surprise me if Staveley and co are reluctant to sack him with his 1000th game coming up to ward off negative media reaction. They know the press will be gunning for them anyway, why add fuel to the fire when they don't have a replacement lined up? I know it pains us to acknowledge it, but they probably feel it would be respectful to let him get this one out of the way before binning him. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if they don't sack him until the DoF is in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jordan said: So if it’s true, £5.6m isn’t enough for him. Greedy, selfish bastard. Another great thing to thank Ashley for, a 3 year rolling deal ffs. Can anyone explain in simpleton terms what this means/how the contract works? Normally when I hear "rolling contract" I associate that with easier and cheaper to terminate. I know the Athletic put out an article back in July which apparently gives some clarity on it, but at that time I didn't really care if he was here for another season or 10 as long as Ashley owned us so didn't really pay attention to what was said on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, Conjo said: Can anyone explain in simpleton terms what this means/how the contract works? Normally when I hear "rolling contract" I associate that with easier and cheaper to terminate. I know the Athletic put out an article back in July which apparently gives some clarity on it, but at that time I didn't really care if he was here for another season or 10 as long as Ashley owned us so didn't really pay attention to what was said on here. I’m assuming because it’s a rolling 3 year contract the minimum term is always 3 years hence the large payout. Generally rolling contracts would be 1 months notice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 A 3 year rolling contract is so bad man, fucking clowns Charnley etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: This would make all the sense in the world, as to why there appears to be such a lack of clarity over things. Ashley has stitched them up proper to ensure Bruce gets a bunch of money off them. Terrifyingly, this also lets us know that there was absolutely no chance Bruce would have ever been sacked under Ashley had he remained, as it looks like the pay off is massive. I've changed my mind again. I know we need the points, but I hope if Bruce is still here that Spurs show us up big time and he gets pelted all game. He's a disgrace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 got to admit, nice last piece of fuck you all by Ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, neesy111 said: A 3 year rolling contract is so bad man, fucking clowns Charnley etc. Also fairly criminal for Bruce to sign up to it and saddle the club with infinite Bruce debt. Not that I’m saying I wouldn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Conjo said: Can anyone explain in simpleton terms what this means/how the contract works? Normally when I hear "rolling contract" I associate that with easier and cheaper to terminate. I know the Athletic put out an article back in July which apparently gives some clarity on it, but at that time I didn't really care if he was here for another season or 10 as long as Ashley owned us so didn't really pay attention to what was said on here. It sounds like after each year the contract resets to three years, and so essentially, it can never be run down. It's a never ending contract. Basically Ashley hired Bruce to be here forever, until he managed to sell the club and then Bruce would be rewarded with a full payoff due to the contract never running down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: When you talk about a nice guy, this is where you differentiate between those who have some principles and those who just want to put on a public facade of someone decent. Ruud Gullitt would normally be considered arrogant, but he had enough self respect to walk away without any compensation when he was sacked. - and that was when there was probably a lot less money around in the game. Bruce despite being a millionaire several times over, is hanging on for every penny, and screwing his "local club" in the process. The fat cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 years notice period Guess his salary is relatively low. Ashley would never have sacked him so for him it was a great deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said: Also fairly criminal for Bruce to sign up to it and saddle the club with infinite Bruce debt. Not that I’m saying I wouldn’t. But you're not already a millionaire. He is. If he had any self respect he'd have walked when we lost to Sheffield United, or when we lost to Leeds - a run of 11 games without a win. Or he'd walk now - 8 games into the season and no wins. At least Gullit walked. This guy is simply a total cunt. Proper Toon fan though apparently... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 At the end of the day £8m is nothing now, as much as I want Bruce to suffer I don’t see why they would quibble at 70% v 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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