Fat waste of space, tactically inept cabbage head Steve Bruce sacked by Newcastle United

[Kid Dynamite 7833]

  On 13/01/2020 at 14:41, ewerk said:

Brewcey ball

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All joking aside, last seasons chart would be similar

[RobinRobin 12688]

Hopefully someone will oblige by providing those figures.  I doubt it somehow, but am prepared to be proven wrong.

[Alex 37328]

Should do a chart for the Bruce defenders where one axis is football knowledge and the other is desire to just attract attention 

[wykikitoon 23351]

  On 13/01/2020 at 22:13, Kid Dynamite said:

 

 

All joking aside, last seasons chart would be similar

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@Happy Faceh'way lad, get on it

[Kid Dynamite 7833]

  On 14/01/2020 at 07:03, Alex said:

Should do a chart for the Bruce defenders where one axis is football knowledge and the other is desire to just attract attention 

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I'm just here to cut through the fog of Rose tinted spectacles... 

 

Is Rafa a better manager than Bruce? Clearly

 

Did we look a better team in the first half of last season? Yes, at times. Chiefly due to Rondon. 

 

However, we were in the relegation zone around this time last season, we routinely had 30% possession in games and it was only Almiron coming in that gave us the impetus to go on a run in the new year. 

 

The narrative that all things Bruce = Bad and all things Rafa = Good is mental and only serves to justify the "Delewded Jordie" accusations 

[Dr Gloom 23967]

even when we were losing under rafa, the players looked fit and drilled, there was positional discipline and barely any injuries. that's gone. these days our wins feel fortuitous and you get the sense that our next 5-0 walloping is only ever just around the corner. 

[Dr Gloom 23967]

that's not a rose-tinted view of the situation

[Alex 37328]

  On 14/01/2020 at 09:52, Kid Dynamite said:

 

I'm just here to cut through the fog of Rose tinted spectacles... 

 

Is Rafa a better manager than Bruce? Clearly

 

Did we look a better team in the first half of last season? Yes, at times. Chiefly due to Rondon. 

 

However, we were in the relegation zone around this time last season, we routinely had 30% possession in games and it was only Almiron coming in that gave us the impetus to go on a run in the new year. 

 

The narrative that all things Bruce = Bad and all things Rafa = Good is mental and only serves to justify the "Delewded Jordie" accusations 

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Thanks for the input but I’ve already plotted your position 

[trooper 940]

Brucie's just having a bit of bad luck at the minute 

[The Fish 11349]

  On 13/01/2020 at 22:13, Kid Dynamite said:

 

 

All joking aside, last seasons chart would be similar

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Not the same chart, but to give a comparison 18/19 vs 19/20 so far

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ewerk 33660]

[PaddockLad 19367]

Fuckin hell, it's like Happy Face never existed 😳

[Rayvin 6147]

Anyone checked in on HF recently? Is he doing ok?

[ewerk 33660]

He gave us up for the fame of Twitter.

Now it looks like he's given up Twitter too. You'll probably find him on Tik Tok these days.

[Ugly Mackems 134]

"Brucie, Brucie, give us a wave!"

 

Bellowing from the strawberry corner last night. 

Has the ghost of Rafa finally been usurped!? 

[Kid Dynamite 7833]

  On 15/01/2020 at 13:14, The Fish said:

Not the same chart.... 

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[Dr Gloom 23967]

  On 15/01/2020 at 14:47, Rayvin said:

Anyone checked in on HF recently? Is he doing ok?

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@Happy Face are you alright hun?

[thebrokendoll 10580]

  On 15/01/2020 at 15:42, Ugly Mackems said:

"Brucie, Brucie, give us a wave!"

 

Bellowing from the strawberry corner last night. 

Has the ghost of Rafa finally been usurped!? 

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been sat there six hours.

think you might need to check your hook matey.

[Ugly Mackems 134]

  On 15/01/2020 at 22:08, thebrokendoll said:

 

been sat there six hours.

think you might need to check your hook matey.

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What hook would that be? 

 

Personally thought it would never happen....nowt as fickle as fans? 

[Tom 14113]

  On 20/02/2009 at 14:00, bobbyshinton said:

From May. I do not do rumour put your money on it.

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Paddy Power keep telling me my bet lost. I’m not having it Shints! 

 

Fuckers owe me £4

[Monkeys Fist 45839]

  On 15/01/2020 at 22:45, Ugly Mackems said:

What hook would that be? 

 

Personally thought it would never happen....nowt as fickle as fans? 

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[The Fish 11349]

  On 15/01/2020 at 17:26, Kid Dynamite said:

Pedantry

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Sure, you can avoid the obvious if you want, but it just makes you look at best ornery, at worst stupid.

Edited January 18, 2020 by The Fish

[Kid Dynamite 7833]

  On 18/01/2020 at 15:19, The Fish said:

Sure, you can avoid the obvious if you want, but it just makes you look at best ornery, at worst stupid.

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Ornery hornery. 

 

My shins are sore from celebrating our winner 

[strawb 4671]

You can celebrate winners all you want mush, I’m sure a lot of the people on here who dislike Bruce did too.

 

The problem with swallowing what is being served up is it’s indicative of the regime, we survive on a whim or a shoestring. You can’t honestly believe we deserve to be where we are in the league based on the showings this seasons? 
 

Unless there is either a change of heart from Ashley and he properly supports the team, or he leaves this is as good as it gets. This is the culmination of Newcastle United, aim for safety and everything else is a bonus. It’s not what I thought of when I first started supporting a football team, it’s not what Sir Bobby or Kevin Keegan or Rafa Benitez thought when managing us. 
 

I actually like a lot of our players, they graft and they can defend very well and generally are a likeable bunch. But this aiming for survival is draining and honestly drains the fun from the game.

 

Enjoy the win, I did because fuck Chelsea and I’m glad for the players. 

[Dr Gloom 23967]

Ornery - is that a type of English tapas?