pinkeye Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Remember Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi group inherited Mark Hughes as sitting manager at Man City when they took over and the truth of the matter is surely that Steve Bruce is just a fat Mark Hughes...... Hughes lasted from September - December before he was peddled out. I know that Bruce represents a lot of what we hated about what will be referred to in the future as "the Ashley years" but, we know he will be gone at some point in the future. Our owners have already stated that they have ambitious plans and that is enough for me to be more relaxed over who is running the current team. The relegation fears should be behind us soon - even if by January we are still hovering around the bottom a couple of decent signings to plug some gaps in the squad will see us OK until the end of the season, this year is about stabilisation... next year we should see real progress and advancement! I don't really care who is in the dugout on Sunday, I am going to have a day to remember regardless!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I really want him gone before Sunday. Not been to a game since 2016 and can’t wait for it. Seeing that oaf in the dugout will put a dampner on the game no matter what the result. Last week was such a relief that Ashley was gone, Bruce is the final person which needs disposing for it to feel like a totally fresh start. Does anyone think Charnley still being involved may be why he’s still here? They’ve got a reportedly good relationship and I worry the consortium might be leaning on him forminformation whilst they restructure the upper end of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 minute ago, pinkeye said: Remember Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi group inherited Mark Hughes as sitting manager at Man City when they took over and the truth of the matter is surely that Steve Bruce is just a fat Mark Hughes...... Hughes lasted from September - December before he was peddled out. I know that Bruce represents a lot of what we hated about what will be referred to in the future as "the Ashley years" but, we know he will be gone at some point in the future. Our owners have already stated that they have ambitious plans and that is enough for me to be more relaxed over who is running the current team. The relegation fears should be behind us soon - even if by January we are still hovering around the bottom a couple of decent signings to plug some gaps in the squad will see us OK until the end of the season, this year is about stabilisation... next year we should see real progress and advancement! I don't really care who is in the dugout on Sunday, I am going to have a day to remember regardless!! Difference is though, City weren’t second bottom without a win when they took over. There’s no footballing reason to justify keeping Bruce in the job. 7 wins in 37 games is completely unacceptable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I hope the fans tear Bruce to strips and send a message to the new owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, pinkeye said: Remember Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi group inherited Mark Hughes as sitting manager at Man City when they took over and the truth of the matter is surely that Steve Bruce is just a fat Mark Hughes...... Hughes lasted from September - December before he was peddled out. I know that Bruce represents a lot of what we hated about what will be referred to in the future as "the Ashley years" but, we know he will be gone at some point in the future. Our owners have already stated that they have ambitious plans and that is enough for me to be more relaxed over who is running the current team. The relegation fears should be behind us soon - even if by January we are still hovering around the bottom a couple of decent signings to plug some gaps in the squad will see us OK until the end of the season, this year is about stabilisation... next year we should see real progress and advancement! I don't really care who is in the dugout on Sunday, I am going to have a day to remember regardless!! It was a completely different scenario. Hughes was highly regarded at that time. Bruce is at the end of a 1000 game stinking run and has been utter wank for years. Hughes deserved to hold his job for a bit at the time, for them to see what he can do. Everyone knows what you will get from Bruce. Edited October 14, 2021 by reefatoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I know it's probably seen as tempting fate, but I really have no idea how anyone can really be worried in the slightest about relegation. We know just how bad you have to be to go down and for me it would take Bruce being here until Christmas and for Newcastle to still be in the bottom 3 at that point for it to seem like a legitimate threat that the owners couldn't buy their way out of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Jordan said: Difference is though, City weren’t second bottom without a win when they took over. There’s no footballing reason to justify keeping Bruce in the job. 7 wins in 37 games is completely unacceptable. Well the difference was that it happened without anyone having the slightest clue it was going on and it also happened some weeks into the season ahead of our take over... I completely agree that there seems to be no reason to keep Bruce in his job and his record is absolutely disgraceful... I am just not letting that detail get in the way of what is going to be a glorious future which starts on Sunday at 4:30pm.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Jordan said: Difference is though, City weren’t second bottom without a win when they took over. There’s no footballing reason to justify keeping Bruce in the job. 7 wins in 37 games is completely unacceptable. I doubt they are keeping him in the dugout for footballing reasons. It's probably more likely one or both of the following... 1. The sign off for £8m sacking needs PIF approval and that process is brand new and not yet slick to do it as quickly as we all would like. 2. Amanda and co wanted to speak to everyone at the club and get a plan together for the next move, which may involve having replacements and other structure considerations ready first before they pull the trigger on Bruce. Second from bottom this early in to the season isn't that much of a factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Looks like he’ll be here on Sunday sadly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, pinkeye said: Remember Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi group inherited Mark Hughes as sitting manager at Man City when they took over and the truth of the matter is surely that Steve Bruce is just a fat Mark Hughes...... Hughes lasted from September - December before he was peddled out. I know that Bruce represents a lot of what we hated about what will be referred to in the future as "the Ashley years" but, we know he will be gone at some point in the future. Our owners have already stated that they have ambitious plans and that is enough for me to be more relaxed over who is running the current team. The relegation fears should be behind us soon - even if by January we are still hovering around the bottom a couple of decent signings to plug some gaps in the squad will see us OK until the end of the season, this year is about stabilisation... next year we should see real progress and advancement! I don't really care who is in the dugout on Sunday, I am going to have a day to remember regardless!! @LV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facundo Ferreyra Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, kisearch said: Greatest TV show ever made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejeck Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Really hoping that we hear something today, but one way or another we'll definitely know by this time tomorrow because isn't the club obliged to do a pre-match press conference? They'll have to hoy someone in front of the cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, kisearch said: I know it's probably seen as tempting fate, but I really have no idea how anyone can really be worried in the slightest about relegation. We know just how bad you have to be to go down and for me it would take Bruce being here until Christmas and for Newcastle to still be in the bottom 3 at that point for it to seem like a legitimate threat that the owners couldn't buy their way out of. As long as we are in the bottom 3 we are in with a chance of going down, we need points ASAP considering the run we have in December as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Literally a bit pissed off he's still here. He's going to be in the dugout on Sunday isn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I suppose the other aspect of this is really about whether they give that much of a shit about relegation in the long term. They’ve sat and watched us flirt with it for the past 2 seasons and their commitment to the club has continued. I wonder whether they would rather the structures were in place first, rather than knee jerk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorCoarse Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Theyve already seen us escape relegation twice under Bruce so with a Jan transfer window on the horizon it looks like they'll trust him to do the same again . Poor optics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 That net spend after the absolute pittance that Rafa was given to work with man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Trying not to worry until he does his press conference tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Honestly think the jubilant atmosphere on Sunday will just aid the resentment towards this twat. Everyone round me this season has joined in with anti-Bruce chants and laughed as they’ve done so. Like with Knobhead Uncle Pards, I think the sadists (of which I’m one) take a massive amount of enjoyment from griefing him and making him feel uncomfortable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Who’s spent more? Shithouse Six and Everton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 If Bruce is still here on Sunday he will get no stick at all from the fans as they'll be too busy celebrating the takeover. In a perfect world we would be 0-1 down at half time and they'll sack Bruce before the second half starts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) It's the fact that if he is still here on Sunday, we are going to have to listen the the fuckwit pundits and commentators constantly going on about his "1000'th game, how he has done a great job, how he should be kept on" bollocks. It's just absolute shite that non of us want to hear. He has fuck all to do with how big a day Sunday will be, and it will be completely derailed by his dickhead pundit buddies bigging him up at every opportunity. Just tell him to fuck off now so we can forget about him. Edited October 14, 2021 by reefatoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I hoped he'd be gone already and/or by Sunday, still do. But if he isn't, so be it. Give him his 1000th match, and lets hope we win and he can sign off (and F*ck off into the sunset) on a win, like Pardew did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, jackyboy said: If Bruce is still here on Sunday he will get no stick at all from the fans as they'll be too busy celebrating the takeover. In a perfect world we would be 0-1 down at half time and they'll sack Bruce before the second half starts I'm pretty okay with that first bit to be honest. It's not ideal but he's a dead man walking and an insignificance in the long run, would rather we focussed on the positives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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