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Newcastle Utd (and Viz)

longers said:
Reading this back I was feeling bad for him but the “tactically inept cabbage head“ quote had me in stitches



Even though they get paid well being a football manager really is a thankless job unless you absolutely smash it, dunno why anyone would want to do it... well the money I guess but other than that god knows.
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Hang on... he voluntarily labelled himself "useless, a fat waste of space, a tactically inept cabbage head" ?

This is unbelievable stuff from the big man.
 
Theoneandonly said:
Yeah their fans are so annoyed. 25 mil plus player sales per season.

Apparently the new owners got to the club and have realised there is more to do than they knew, it's apparently a massive mess and they need more investment backstage. So that's where all their money is going. Levelling the most basic facilities up to standard.

Steve Bruce is also staying on until they can convince someone to take on the project.
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strike 300 you're out
 
Paulo Fonseca is quite a short price in the betting for the next manager. Don't know much about him to be honest but if someone like that came in now not knowing much about the PL and having the current rabble for a squad, possibly added to in January, but a rabble all the same they will surely have a very good chance of being relegated......hopefully
 
Feel sorry for Bruce. Him and benitez records in the PL were the same. (Ignoring the season benitez got relegated with them).

44 points first season, 45 points second season.

Bruce spent £126m in just over 2 years. (40m of which was joelinton which wasn't even his signing as he joined the week Bruce signed and had been agreed before he took over).
Benitez spent £153m in just over 3 years.
So Bruce backed with slightly more on average but not much in it. .
(This is according to their purchased players on transfermarkt)

Yet Bruce gets loads of abuse and benitez is a saint to them.
 
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Daveysgingerlovechild said:
Let's not feel too sorry for Steve Bruce. He's hardly a paragon of virtue. He jumped ship pretty quickly at Palace when it suited him, he knows the game right enough.
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Lured by the “charms” of Karen Brady who in turn jumped ship to the commercial opportunities at West Ham.
Of course, as they all keep repeating on auto pilot; “It’s all about the fans”.
 
Runub said:
Paulo Fonseca is quite a short price in the betting for the next manager. Don't know much about him to be honest but if someone like that came in now not knowing much about the PL and having the current rabble for a squad, possibly added to in January, but a rabble all the same they will surely have a very good chance of being relegated......hopefully
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I only really know him from seemingly being linked with us every year for the past decade. Was looking for a bet but he's way too short odds to have any value.
 
Marius57 said:
Feel sorry for Bruce. Him and benitez records in the PL were the same. (Ignoring the season benitez got relegated with them).

44 points first season, 45 points second season.

Bruce spent £126m in just over 2 years. (40m of which was joelinton which wasn't even his signing as he joined the week Bruce signed and had been agreed before he took over).
Benitez spent £153m in just over 3 years.
So Bruce backed with slightly more on average but not much in it. .
(This is according to their purchased players on transfermarkt)

Yet Bruce gets loads of abuse and benitez is a saint to them.
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Well that is how their warped minds work up there...They punch horses as well you know? :eek:
 

Marius57 said:
Feel sorry for Bruce. Him and benitez records in the PL were the same. (Ignoring the season benitez got relegated with them).

44 points first season, 45 points second season.

Bruce spent £126m in just over 2 years. (40m of which was joelinton which wasn't even his signing as he joined the week Bruce signed and had been agreed before he took over).
Benitez spent £153m in just over 3 years.
So Bruce backed with slightly more on average but not much in it. .
(This is according to their purchased players on transfermarkt)

Yet Bruce gets loads of abuse and benitez is a saint to them.
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Benitez was seen as against Ashley whilst Bruce was seen as Ashley's puppet

Doubt it was really that simple, but perception is everything I guess
 
Marius57 said:
Feel sorry for Bruce. Him and benitez records in the PL were the same. (Ignoring the season benitez got relegated with them).

44 points first season, 45 points second season.

Bruce spent £126m in just over 2 years. (40m of which was joelinton which wasn't even his signing as he joined the week Bruce signed and had been agreed before he took over).
Benitez spent £153m in just over 3 years.
So Bruce backed with slightly more on average but not much in it. .
(This is according to their purchased players on transfermarkt)

Yet Bruce gets loads of abuse and benitez is a saint to them.
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Rafael - 10th and 13th in Premier League
Bruce - 13th and 12th

Rafael - 42.5% win rate
Bruce - 28.9% win rate.

Rafael - - 7 mil net spend in 3 seasons.
Bruce - +94 mil net spend in 3 seasons.

Bruce signed off on Joelinton. It was his first transfer decision.
 

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