Wallsendmag Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Just now, Donut said: None I believe. Look... Im not excusing this shite away form but to say things are the same as under Bruce is far fetched. Back then he would change nothing when we went down. All we had was a faint hope that Maximin, WIlson or perhaps Almiron could carve out something out of thin air to get a result... usually a draw. I'm saying the away performances are. And they are. We don't look like scoring, can't keep clean sheets, and our general play lacks any sort of intensity and is pedestrian. The away performances are very much akin to what we watched under Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 1 minute ago, Wallsendmag said: I'm saying the away performances are. And they are. We don't look like scoring, can't keep clean sheets, and our general play lacks any sort of intensity and is pedestrian. The away performances are very much akin to what we watched under Bruce. I never ever saw a Steve Bruce team play a team off the park away from home. Certainly not Man Utd anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Needs to sack Gordon off and play Barnes and Murphy consistently for a spell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 1 minute ago, Rod said: I never ever saw a Steve Bruce team play a team off the park away from home Ironically, they did once, against Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52072985 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 He's pretty much the anti-Howe player. Slow and weak Technical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Rod said: I never ever saw a Steve Bruce team play a team off the park away from home. Certainly not Man Utd anyway. Played them off the park yet their keeper hasn't made a proper save, so what's the point in that?? Here's some facts for you. 6 points gained from our 9 away games. Failed to score in over half of them. Still haven't even gone to any of last seasons top 4 yet! That's Steve Bruce levels right there. Edited December 26, 2025 by Wallsendmag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Might be win or bust on Tuesday for Eddie, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 (edited) 1 hour ago, dcmk said: Sad and predictable responses in here. Dominated every aspect of the game but couldn't score. Couldn't find any space against their back 6. Poor subs, someone should have taken their chances for us tonight. They let us dominate because they know that we lack creativity and efficiency. We also don't even pass the ball around well, and often just end up losing it. Edited December 26, 2025 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 2 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Played them off the park yet their keeper hasn't made a proper save, so what's the point in that?? Here's some facts for you. 6 points gained from our 9 away games. Failed to score in over half of them. Still haven't even gone to any of last seasons top 4 yet! Yes disappointing but to compare Steve Bruce with Eddie Howe is the most ridiculous thing that I've read on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Just now, Rod said: Yes disappointing but to compare Steve Bruce with Eddie Howe is the most ridiculous thing that I've read on here. Ffs man I'm not comparing them as managers (or men) at all I'm saying our away performances this season are reminiscent of the Steve Bruce era. Which they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Just now, Wallsendmag said: Ffs man I'm not comparing them as managers (or men) at all I'm saying our away performances this season are reminiscent of the Steve Bruce era. Which they are. No they're not. Ridiculous statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 6 minutes ago, Heron said: Needs to sack Gordon off and play Barnes and Murphy consistently for a spell. What about the midfield? That's where the games are won and lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 1 minute ago, Rod said: No they're not. Ridiculous statement. Why even mention Steve Bruce at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 1 minute ago, Rod said: No they're not. Ridiculous statement. Yes they are Rod. In terms of points gained and goals scored they most definitely are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Next to zero chance he can it turn around this season barring a miracle. Deserves until this time next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 1 minute ago, Rod said: No they're not. Ridiculous statement. We haven't gotten smashed like we occasionally did back then, but we literally have less points per game away from home this season than both full seasons with Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Just now, The Prophet said: Why even mention Steve Bruce at all? I mentioned him because that's what our away performances this season (Everton apart) have reminded me of. Can't keep hold of the ball, pretty much a guaranteed loss once we go behind, no cohesive game plan, can't keep clean sheets. Aye there's definitely a resemblance there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Just now, Decky said: What about the midfield? That's where the games are won and lost. What about missing the target from 10 yards in the last two games, placing countless balls into the keepers hands and cutting inside and running into congested dead ends. Sure, our midfield hasn't been as effective as of late, but one common theme throughout the whole season has been that when our wingers perform we win. We aren't winning enough because our attacking outlets, I.e. our wingers aren't performing well enough. Our attacking play was enhanced by our our full backs when they returned. Tino is now out and Miley has been a somewhat decent replacement there to make up numbers as an additional midfielder in a similar vein to Hall (who was our MotM today). But all of our wingers have been underperforming this season - and I say that as someone who heavily supports Murphy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 Absolutely no chance he gets another year if the performances and results stay like this. Reckon he'll leave in the summer if he can't improve us by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 9 minutes ago, Guillaume said: Might be win or bust on Tuesday for Eddie, unfortunately. Feels like a massive game, I doubt the club would do anything but I’d imagine it would turn a new part of the fan base Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 8 minutes ago, Erikse said: They let us dominate because they know that we lack creativity and efficiency. We also don't even pass the ball around well, and often just end up losing it. No team would want us to dominate the ball like that and put cross after cross into the box constantly for the entire match - considering the physical size of our team. We were just total crap in the final third today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 53 minutes ago, Donut said: His downfall at Bournemouth was bringing in loads of dross. See Elanga and Ramsey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 (edited) Best manager for the job. Someone that can provenly elevate a team beyond their means into Champions League places, cup finals and cup wins. That's all we've got and all were allowed to have. All anybody else could do is hope to achieve the same so why bother with the upheaval. Edited December 26, 2025 by Jonas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 (edited) 8 minutes ago, dcmk said: No team would want us to dominate the ball like that and put cross after cross into the box constantly for the entire match - considering the physical size of our team. We were just total crap in the final third today. Only 3 teams in the league has underperformed their xG more than us this season. It's a theme at this point. It was pretty obvious that they chose to sit deep. I don't blame them, most of their attacking threats were out with injury or had gone to AFCON. Edited December 26, 2025 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 3 minutes ago, Heron said: What about missing the target from 10 yards in the last two games, placing countless balls into the keepers hands and cutting inside and running into congested dead ends. Sure, our midfield hasn't been as effective as of late, but one common theme throughout the whole season has been that when our wingers perform we win. We aren't winning enough because our attacking outlets, I.e. our wingers aren't performing well enough. Our attacking play was enhanced by our our full backs when they returned. Tino is now out and Miley has been a somewhat decent replacement there to make up numbers as an additional midfielder in a similar vein to Hall (who was our MotM today). But all of our wingers have been underperforming this season - and I say that as someone who heavily supports Murphy. I agree with everything you've said but the whole team is off it if we're honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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