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2 wins from 17 matches. How anybody thinks that Bruce deserves a chance is beyond me. That’s before you get to the fact that he’s plainly a complete and utter cunt, hideous to listen to and worse to look at.

Should take 28 days off Arsenal since they’re always top on the first day tbh.

He probably got the story from either Henry Mauriss or a nice family member.

Luke Edward's "understands" the majority of players remain loyal to Bruce He pretty much disputes every single point of the Mail story. He's so far up his arse it's unreal

Bruce has to be sacked now, he’s continually had digs at the players by blaming them for losses and I think it eroded at his authority but choosing to do this to Ritchie was a complete error (or master stroke if you think he’s just angling for a pay out at this point). Our form should have got him the sack but now losing the dressing room it’s surely over. Edwards is an absolute fuckwit btw, hopefully Newcastle fans remember this and it ends the losers career as a NE football journalist. Honestly don’t get what he’s getting out of kissing up to Bruce, not had a single interesting story and has lost whatever credibility he had.

On the last point, it says he apologised to players and staff, not to the Cabbage Also suggestions in the article that the players have already been to Penfold - not sure how that will pan out, but clearly, whatever Edwards' spin, Cabbage has lost the dressing room (and will continue to do so). While players may clash physically on the training ground, Managers Head coaches should not be the instigators of physical confrontations, especially not these days. Old school reaction from a dinosaur.

Sacking incoming in three, two... months.

Nice bloke though.

I remember reading about that period and wondering why the hell people voted those cunts in four times. Now I’m living through the same and I’m none the wiser.

15 seconds if you had your second bollock?

The "Starmer = Kinnock" argument looks increasingly persuasive. Enjoy the 1980s, everyone!

I can see Fulham winning tonight and putting a lot pressure on the team for Sunday’s jurassico.

Probably easier to swallow being subbed when it’s lead to a change that sees your team get a result tbf. And then Rafa would often start Ritchie in important matches and he’s play well so that balanced it out in a good example of, gosh, man management that led to everyone reaping the benefits. I know that was your point but still.

Or players like Lascelles will make it clear that there's no point in cutting our nose off to spite our face in the middle of a relegation fight by downing tools to get rid of the cabbage. I'd say it must be nice to live in such a binary world as Edwards, but he likely thinks himself, falsely, quite the Machiavellian.

The only reason why I mentioned Benitez is because it is quite funny that certain people kept saying that it is much better to have a nice bloke in charge who is good at man management than the whinging Spaniard. At least Benitez was honest with his criticism to drive the club forward while Bruce is just trying to protect himself.

Is it not like kids at school loving the push-over teacher, because they got away with murder. But when they're older it was the stricter teachers that they respected the most?

But will Serco have to return any of the money? Of course fucking not.

Insanity. He’s also acting like this is the first time Bruce has tried to throw players under the bus. While perhaps this is the first time he’s called individuals out, he basically labeled the team as shit back in November and gave a “what am I supposed to do with this lot” type of response to questions. Sorry like, I find it extremely hard to believe the players wouldn’t be happy if this useless tosser got sacked.

A stone cold implacable defence of Steve Bruce 2 wins in 17....

We have unrealistic expectations based in the above not being true, surely. We’ve had 3 less seasons in the Premier League than Liverpool too. Also where is the footballing leviathan that is Everton?

Knew blaming Ritchie would see shit hit the fan. That, coupled with his treatment of Darlow and the scapegoating of the players for weeks now results in a completely lost dressing room. Probably best for everyone he gets his payout now before he has a heart attack on the pitch

Beginning of the end hopefully

Aye. Lived on the Mexican border in a patch of land that used to be Mexico. Was "definitely not racist" but tweeted shit like #blacklifesdontmatter. I dont mean to sound cold or callous but I think I just felt the earth get lighter.

These are like if you asked me to draw the celebrities they’re meant to look like from memory.

Matt Cardle is Adam Sandler btw.

Cunts gonna cunt.

Eric Morecambe you could dig Eric Morecambe up and he’d still look more like Eric Morecambe

CYP

Last one is Meenzer

You can if you’re a little bitch, like Edwards.

Aye, if you set out to wind people up, you can't cry to teacher when they get wound up.

Dont know if any of you have seen this but it really looks like Bruce says 'just fuck off' there

More good news...

I see Brexit will have no effect on the NI peace process then. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/04/brexit-northern-ireland-loyalist-armies-renounce-good-friday-agreement