Brucie's bonus press conference
Lee Marshall: "OK folks, you know the drill, no takeover questions, no Mike Ashley questions and keep it clean, please, after all, we aren't Joe Kinnear! OK, Newcastle United manager....Steve Bruce!"
Steve Bruce: "Hi everyone, pleased to meet you all again."
Chris Waugh: "Hi Steve, how does...."
Knight Ryder: "Cough, fucking cough!.....(glares at Waugh)....Welcome to the Toon, Brucey. Trinity Mirror regional sports writer of the year, Lee Ryder here, How does it feel to be back wor kid?"
SB: "It feels great to be honest, I've always loved Newcastle as they were my boyhood club. Growing up as a Geordie it was my dream to play for them. In fact I can't think of anyone in here more Geordie than myself to be honest with you! Hahaha."
Knight Ryder: "What aboot me? Ah was a toon army footsoldier long before ah was a shit hot award winning sports journalist. Are you more Geordie than me?"
SB: "Where you from, son?"
Knight Ryder: "Seaton Delaval."
SB: "Hahaha. I'm definitely more Geordie than you, sonna. I'm from Daisy Hill in Walker, as a kid if you were on a bike it was either stolen or in danger of being stolen. We weren't poshies from the coast!"
Luke Edwards: "Is it true you personally transformed the career of a young Andy Robertson, the Liverpool full back and Klopp has you to thank for Liverpool's fantastic champions league winning season?"
SB: "Well that's very kind of you, Luke....."
Knight Ryder: "So how many times did you wag it from school then, Walker hardman?"
Lee Marshall: "One at a time, please gentleman!"
SB: "Well, ah helped Andy out but I'm sure Jurgen had a bit to do with it as well. Also ah wagged it about twenty times."
Knight Ryder: "Twenty? Is that it? Ah wagged it about thirty times all through school, wor kid. How's that Geordie asseseman, err, assismin, err working going now, like?"
SB: "Twenty times in just the 2nd year of Benfield school, kidda."
John Carver: "ARE YOU MORE G...G...GEORDIE THAN ME! EH? AHLL TEK ANY CUNT ON! (HIC!) FUCK YIZ AHLL. AH SHOULD BE UP THERE, (HIC), UP THERE!"
LM: "Hi security! Lee Marshall here, can someone please escort JC back down to the kitchens, please. Think he's been siphoning off the guests whisky again. Cheers."
George Caulkin: "How much of the decision to take the job was based on your parents being from here?"
SB: "Well it played a part, I couldn't have....."
Knight Ryder: "That was just in the juniors! Twenty times in the juniors! Ask Mala, he'll tell ya!"
SB: "Err, I couldn't have made it without the support of my folks."
Keith Downie: "Understand reports say that Mike Ashley will give you a £100M war chest. How much was his backing and steadying the ship as well as being a sound businessman a factor in you taking the job?"
SB: "Obviously a big part but I've full control of the club transfers and everything."
Lee Marshall: "Sorry, everyone..... (Whispers).....Steve, Lee Charnley says he'll agree to a pay-as-you-play deal for Carroll and that's all you can have. Carr's doing the rest."
SB: "For fucks sake, err, I mean Lee charnley's trying to get a couple of my targets as we speak. Hopefully can get them over the line."
Lee Marshall: "Ok folks, that's it for today, well see you next time."
Knight Ryder: "How many tabs did you smoke at school, then? Eh? Eh How many....?"
Lee Marshall: "Sorry, Lee, that's all for now."
Knight Ryder: "Laters."