Qualifying for the CL isn’t as vital as it once was due to the prize money in the PL.Chris a few have mentioned the ups and down of following any club, I get that, it's part of football but actively encouraging something that will increase the likelihood of more downs is weird in my opinion.
On your second point about needing success I'm talking about the club needing current levels of income to sustain itself. Its not rocket science, look at Arsenal since they swapped CL money for Thursday money. In the scenario I'm talking about we have 5 really strong clubs, Newcastle, City, Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea, 5 into 4 doesn't go. One well run, successful club will miss out if they make even a couple of mistakes, Utd are a more recent example of quickly it can go wrong. Mistakes at that level are much harder to rectify, they are a lot more expensive than Bony and Jo, mistakes like Ozil, Sanchez and Ronaldo can cripple a club. Post Pep that could easily be you given history also tells us that legendary managers are very rarely adequately replaced.
Toon fan on sky now pretty much defending the abuse Bruce got from them and still calling him a bad manager.
He also reckons this current squad should be competing for a top 6 place
Might stop Kev getting injured on international duty though, so that would be a win-win for usNewcastle fan I know wants Roberto Martinez.
Told him he's being a silly ****.
He’s also one of the biggest frauds in football. How he got given the Belgian golden generation is beyond me. Any half decent manager would’ve got to at least a final with themMight stop Kev getting injured on international duty though, so that would be a win-win for us
Does he want championship footballNewcastle fan I know wants Roberto Martinez.
Told him he's being a silly ****.
"You talk prettier than a two dollar whore"!!
Tyne and WeirdHe also reckons this current squad should be competing for a top 6 place
This is a shame because he seems a thoroughly likeable and decent human being.He's released a statement saying this could be his last job as the amount of abused he's received being Newcastle manager has really affected him and his family. He's really ripped into the supporters
Are we talking about the same Steve Bruce here?This is a shame because he’s a thoroughly likeable and decent human being.
Several of his tenants were recently hospitalised because of mould he didn't deal with in the properties he rents out. He evicted a mum and 2 kids when they complained publicly about it.
He was a massive twat at Sheffield United. Took the job, then said he needed a holiday to recover from surgeries he had before taking the job, then after 6 weeks paid holiday managed a dozen games and quit to manage Newcastle.
He quite regularly tries to pick out individual local reporters to attack them for reporting things which turn out to be true.
I don't think he's a nice man, although I've not met him.
I’ve always thought he comes across as a decent chap. Sure, he’s not shown total loyalty to clubs as a manager, but the industry he works in has zero loyalty.Are we talking about the same Steve Bruce here?
the one I think we are talking about is a c*nt
He's released a statement saying this could be his last job as the amount of abused he's received being Newcastle manager has really affected him and his family. He's really ripped into the supporters