Groundhog63 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Menace said: UK politics Tbf, aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 28% win percentage in the premier league. He's an absolute fraud, and it pisses me off that the got paid millions to be so crap. Actually, it pisses me off everytime I remember he exists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) 5 minutes ago, St. Maximin said: I know I’m being a right pedant but that’s not a direct quote. He did imply this though and said plenty of unpleasant things about Rafa too. Bruce did recommend Howe though apparently. So we should really be thanking him as the main reason we won the Carabao Cup. "Howe's the bacon, did you say" wasn't a recommendation Edited March 24 by Groundhog63 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, St. Maximin said: Not wanting to sound preachy… but it kind of feels wrong laughing at the bloke now given his tragic family situation (which has led to a criminal investigation). On this, it's truly terrible what has happened with his family. I don't think anyone would, or did, laugh about that at all. And it's not preachy, it's a useful reminder that there are real human things going on outside football. I reacted to his OTT response to the measured comments made by Gayle about football, when he was asked about him in an interview and then some terrible memories of how he acted as a football manager for his spell here. No matter my own dislike of how he managed us, or even why he took the job in the first place, that's all secondary to real life but I think everyone here knows that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Aye a £300M takeover will listen to Steve Bruve on who should replace him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I really don’t understand why clubs tie themselves to these contacts where they have to pay millions to sack someone. It’s mad. Surely the manager needs the club more than the club needs the manager? I’d have thought performance clauses where they can be sacked below a certain league position would be much more common. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Abacus said: On this, it's truly terrible what has happened with his family. I don't think anyone would, or did, laugh about that at all. And it's not preachy, it's a useful reminder that there are real human things going on outside football. I reacted to his OTT response to the measured comments made by Gayle about football, when he was asked about him in an interview and then some terrible memories of how he acted as a football manager for his spell here. No matter my own dislike of how he managed us, or even why he took the job in the first place, that's all secondary to real life but I think everyone here knows that. Yeah, I agree with all that - and Gayle’s comments were all measured (unlike Bruce’s salty response). More saying on a personal note the timing didn’t seem right, but that’s not a criticism on anyone else. We all saw what he was like as a manager and it’s still a good thing these comments from Gayle have come to light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liammc414 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) A Villa fan once told me "You have no idea how it feels to be managed by Steve Bruce until you're managed by Steve Bruce." Truer words have never been spoken. Oh, how I and many others tried to warnt he West Brom fans what they were in for, they didn't listen at first, eventually they fully understood how it felt to be managed by Steve Bruce. No fanbase gets out alive. Of all the Steve Bruceisms, the one the rattled me the most was before we played Man Utd in 2021 where he was defending his decision to go to Portugal during the international break. Because Krafth, Dubravka and maybe one or two others got called up, he decided there was no point having the lads in training as we prepared the face a team full of internationals and whose manager most certaintly didn't take the time off. As far as the interview is concerned, Dwight Gayle was about as delicate as he could've been, it didn't come across as disrespectful at all, he just gave his honest opinion. I'd like to see if Schar, Ritchie, Fraser, Shelvey and Longstaff agree with Gayle or Bruce. Bruce is far worse than Pardew imo, his tenure was far more depressing, from the moment he walked in he couldn't handle being in Rafas shadow and since he's left all he's taken shots at the club and kept up his 'woe is me' sob stories. The most thin skinned tub of blubber that's been shat into existence. Edited March 24 by liammc414 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Agbhonlahor should be sterilised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 “He did get involved in training, he did put on sessions” hardly a huge endorsement when he was the head coach is it, you thick cunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 If your biggest supporter is Gabby, you’ve got problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: “He did get involved in training, he did put on sessions” hardly a huge endorsement when he was the head coach is it, you thick cunt He's always been an idiot him - bad craic his patter about Galye too - tosser! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Jeff talks utter shit too on that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Funny how Gayle just factually recalling Steve Bruce not doing tactics is disrespectful but Bruce's childish and spiteful response is great. Die in a fire cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 minutes ago, Paully said: Jeff talks utter shit too on that He's well liked and gives it the nice guy act but he's definitely weird when it comes to his mates. His last season doing Soccer Saturday there was a game where they were showing after full-time and he said "the fans aren't directing this at the manager and players, it's at the board," while on screen they had "Manager Out" bedsheets and were singing you're not fit to wear the shirt. Can't remember who it was mind, might have been Everton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just seen the interview, god what a fucking massive loser. I guess the criticism must hit so bad as the truth hurts. Thank god we no longer have cunts like this associated with the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 It's telling that of all the clubs he's managed, it's probably only Wigan (maybe?) who probably hold him in any form of esteem. He's protected by his mates in the media because he's one of Fergie's boys - riding off the back of a very successful team in the 90s. A bit before my time but from what I gather he was a pretty good player. Shame he's a pretty shit bloke. He's universally disliked by Birmingham, Villa, Sunderland, West Brom, Sheff Wed & Newcastle fans. The ones that he hasn't been binned by, he's fucked off at the first opportunity of something 'better'. It won't be long before Blackpool fans can't stand the bloke either. Complete and utter cunt of a bloke and I can't even call myself a Newcastle fan when he was manager. I watched about 3 games after chucking a season ticket that I had for 17 years prior. Used to be absolutely delighted when we lost. Thank fuck Gayle missed that chance too, btw. The thought of this cunt leading us out at (albeit an empty) Wembley is enough to make your skin crawl. I suppose one thing we can be grateful for is the fact he unravelled all of Benitez's work and made us shit enough to be bought for what seems a relative pittance in hindsight. Fair play to Gayle for respectfully calling him out. I can't wait for a talk in with Paul Dummett in 2035 to hear what it was really like in those dark days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 38 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Agbhonlahor should be sterilised. Don’t bite to this guy, he’s absolutely nailed the ‘being thick but clever enough to provoke reaction with controversial soundbites’ act. In fact just don’t listen to talksport at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 40 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Agbhonlahor should be sterilised. I have never seen a still image of Gabby where he isn't visibly stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 @Rich I'm changing the title back to Captain Steak Bakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Just now, Mike said: @Rich I'm changing the title back to Captain Steak Bakes. Quite kind TBH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 This whole notion that Steve Bruce deserves huge respect because he’s old and has been in football a long time. Gayle was asked the question and gave a tactful answer, I’m sure he could have gone a lot further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoOGazOoO Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 43 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Agbhonlahor should be sterilised. Agbonlahor is an absolute fruit cake as well. Cannot stand the bloke, probably one of the thickest people in football, who bizarrely, gets to share his views! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) We all know people with lots of experience who are useless and don’t do anything. Some of us might even be one Difference is we don’t get defended for being shit and made a millionaire when we get sacked. Edited March 24 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Bruce has always had loads of mates in the media, how he’s been allowed to fail over and over against so successfully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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