number37 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I think the overall point is, and it's crazy it needs to be highlighted again, that being a nice person bears no reflection at all on professional ability. None whatsoever. So Steve Bruce paying Andrew Flintoff's bar bill means he (Bruce, not Flintoff, for the avoidance of doubt) now has a greater understanding of the merits of a 3-4-3 over a 3-5-2 with wingbacks? Steve Bruce helps an old lady cross the road and so now he's won 60% of his 1000 (one THOUSAND) league games? Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful British manager ever because he spent more time volunteering at local food banks than he did at the training ground? No! Some skills are simply not transferable. I'm the nicest guy ever, ask anyone at work, I'm notoriously polite but there's no way in the world they're wanting me to try my hand at performing open heart surgery simply because I rock up with a smile and I'll share my coffee from time to time. Steve Bruce is now the footballing face of a £300 million Saudi investment in full view of pretty much everyone inside and outside of football. They're not going to tolerate him for as long as we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, reefatoon said: Soccer Saturday has Merson and Sherwood on. Going to be utter drivel spouted by these morons so brace yourself. I watched it, I think I'd rather watch the takeover discussed by the cast of East Enders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ankles Bennett said: Have to say I'm very uncomfortable with people saying they "hate" Bruce! Hate is a very emotive word!!! I dislike him due to the teams results but i certainly don't hate him. I seem to recall hearing a story where some obscure celebrity was in Dubai having a meal and his card was rejected when trying to pay and Bruce who was also in the same restaurant paid his bill even though they had nevet met before, and also refused to allow repayment, so not the actions of a hateful person by any means ! The problem with this story, is firstly that Flintoff then took Bruce out the next night in return, so he was in fact repaid. And secondly, even if he hadn't been repaid, spending a few quid to suck up to a sporting superstar is one thing. But how about, on the other hand, according to a charity allegedly acting as a slum landlord to someone with no money or star status? That would be pretty despicable behaviour for any human being. But I detest him regardless of the truth of either of those stories. He's a sly hateful liar and an idiot. Edited October 16, 2021 by Abacus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I really hope he just gets ignored on Sunday, it’s amazing someone so bang average can get to 1000 games; that’s some effort. We all know he’s gone so let’s make Sunday about the club and the future. My problem with Bruce is that he was a supporter and walked away (he’s also a bit of a snake, man child and out of touch manager etc) there’s something in the water in Manchester. Bruce, Bobby Charlton and to a lesser degree Bryan Robson (but still fairly strongly) gave up on their roots and planted their flag in Manchester. That’s fine but Bruce can’t then become Newcastle manager and reclaim his Geordieness. He stood on the terraces with his dad, he was at the Rangers match, he went to the final, he lived in Daisy Hill. I feel truly sorry for his family who will be there on Sunday. Ignore him and be thankful he’s gone. If he’s there the next home that’s the time I’ll really worry. He’s going to be painful to listen to on Sunday, ignore, ignore, ignore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Jeff Stelling has mentioned that we have a horrendous fixture list in December against Liverpool, Man U, etc. I did wonder if the owners might be tempted to leave Bruce in charge to get those out of the way but quickly realised that would be suicidal. We could be well adrift at the bottom of the table if he's here for another month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) And actually, just to follow on from that point, it's not just his arrogance and thin skinned delusion, I'm going to come back to the lying point and his sheer contempt for the fans he supposedly represents. Here is one obvious lie. When he managed Sunderland, he claimed that it had never been his dream to manage Newcastle. But when he came here, whilst acting disgracefully towards Shef Wed, the narrative was that he'd be mad to turn down the dream chance to manage his boyhood club. You might think he had to say that when at Sunderland. But whichever way you look at it, he was clearly lying to one whole set of fans or the other. But I think he actually went one further, because it's clear that the real reason he came here was that he'd have been mad to turn down such a compensation package. I have noted that we are described time and again as his "boyhood club". I think we all know that his adult club, where he shifted his allegiances, was Manchester United, his real dream job. I think that repeating "boyhood club" is a snakey way of trying to suck up to Newcastle fans and also create a false narrative for journos to lap up. Whilst he goes out for dinner with Bryan Robson and his Man U mates as a Man U fan after we lose to them, and pining for his life in his big house in the North West, fleecing every other club with lies to pay for it. Edited October 16, 2021 by Abacus . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 See here’s the thing, we all love the club, we support it and want it to be the best it can possibly be. Steve Bruce claims to feel this way too, but the difference between say us if any of us got the chance to be a football manager, if we weren’t up to scratch it would hurt but we’d move aside because it needed to happen. Steve Bruce comes first and love for the club a far second (if even). His ego and settling scores with people for pointing out the obvious seems to be prioritised over actually doing his job, which he’s very limited at achieving success in. I didn’t have any personal animosity towards him when he first took over, I knew he was going to be a poor appointment, we all did, based on his track record. But this dislike, bordering on a hatred has grown steadily over the last 2 years for all the reasons mentioned above. He set his stall and then when it backfires on him he plays the victim card, it’s a detestable trait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 With Man Utd losing again today, maybe not sacking Bruce will turn out to be a master stroke, when Man U sack OGS, and then come in for Bacon boy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I don’t blame Bruce for not walking, he’s £8million reasons not to , none of them walk. In the PL . why twist about it? Just wish he’d choke on a kebab Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, GWN said: I don’t blame Bruce for not walking, he’s £8million reasons not to , none of them walk. In the PL . why twist about it? Just wish he’d choke on a kebab Or @Rockercock… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, TK-421 said: With Man Utd losing again today, maybe not sacking Bruce will turn out to be a master stroke, when Man U sack OGS, and then come in for Bacon boy. I wonder how many experts will suggest Steve Bruce for the Man U job ? ...seeing what a wonderful job he has done here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fantail Breeze Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Shows how thick some of this plastic Man Utd supporters are. Nearly as bad as the one on here. Edited October 16, 2021 by Fantail Breeze Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 See the look on their faces when the (clearly deranged) caller suggested Bruce at Man U? Same cunts who have shouted from the rafters how good he is for the last 2 years. Sly as a box of monkeys, the pair of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: Shows how thick some of this plastic Man Utd supporters are. Nearly as bad as the one on here. Bruce going to Man Utd. Would be glorious. He would legit relegate them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 we're fighting a media backlash already due to the saudi links, but this guy is too thick to understand we need as much positivity and humilty as possible. I hope someone asks him tomorrow if he regrets saying he hopes the journalists covering the club get a slap off their bosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, huss9 said: we're fighting a media backlash already due to the saudi links, but this guy is too thick to understand we need as much positivity and humilty as possible. I hope someone asks him tomorrow if he regrets saying he hopes the journalists covering the club get a slap off their bosses. Making a sly comment about violence to journalists isn't a good luck and just shows how fucking dense that fat cunts head is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 21:31, KaKa said: If he wins he will be in there lobbying to stay as he has been there and done that and can stave off relegation now that the fans are behind him and the players with Ashley gone. And so they may as well keep him to see how it goes until the summer. He will be manipulating things in some manner as long as he is here and is why we need to move this man on. It's why I will be finding it very hard to be excited about Sunday and getting a win over Spurs. The situation is a really messy one. Win, lose or draw, he'll be using his post match interview to sell himself to prospective employers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyprickles Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Alex Bruce and Luke Edwards on the latest BBC football podcast... Gonna hate listen to it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Just now, rickyprickles said: Alex Bruce and Luke Edwards on the latest BBC football podcast... Gonna hate listen to it now. Why would you do that to yourself? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Think he will be canned Tuesday or Wednesday if we win tmrw. Monday if we don't. They seem to want to be as respectful as possible, I reckon they will give him a day before the news should we win tmrw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMal Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I am honestly worried that the fat cabbage is going to have a heart attack in the dugout today, the pressure of the whole match, fans against him etc and his horrendous physical condition has me worried. Obviously I don't want to see the bloke die just fuck off somewhere, imagine the PFM martar he would become if he did go pop, we would never hear the end of it and it would all be the nasty fans fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed210 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Danh1 said: Bruce going to Man Utd. Would be glorious. He would legit relegate them. Imagine the world where Bruce is coaching Ronaldo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Ed210 said: Imagine the world where Bruce is coaching Ronaldo. Imagine the body fat percentage comparison… I bet Ronaldo has never touched bacon or Lurpak in his life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 #BruceforManUtd Get it trending lads! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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