The_Steve Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Football Focus now has Mark Hughes defending Bruce. Do they just have all his mates on speed dial? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Football Focus now has Mark Hughes defending Bruce. Do they just have all his mates on speed dial? To be fair Mark Hughes has a vested interest in ensuring managers like Bruce still get jobs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Genie said: China is the safest place on the planet for Covid isn’t it? Seems a strange reason to want to leave the country. I spoke with a friend in Beijing a few weeks ago and he said it was like normal , bars open no restrictions ....then suddenly last week they’ve started locking down and putting restrictions in again due to a new variant spoke to another mate in Hong Kong today and he said most of it is shut and restrictions in place I couldn’t give you a definitive answer though Tbf , China is always gonna China Edited January 23, 2021 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 47 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: To be fair Mark Hughes has a vested interest in ensuring managers like Bruce still get jobs. surely Hughes would be favourite if Bruce got the sack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, sne said: One of those almost truth or deceptions he keeps spouting to make himself look to be doing better than he actually is. For us it was that we were sitting in relegation spot when he took over (which we didn't) and then he kept on going with that he'd only been here less than year when it was closer to 18 months and then it was only 18 months when it was around 2 years. No millions to spend despite one of the biggest budgets in EFL history and so on and so on. so your saying he didnt have to beg borrow and steal Tammy Abraham and Bolasie when he was here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I couldn’t give you a definitive answer though Tbf , China is always gonna China Its this kind of content that keeps me coming back, every days a learning day on VT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: surely Hughes would be favourite if Bruce got the sack Probably. Christ, how depressing for them. I can't see the likes of Howe taking the job and I'd be interested to see if someone like Thomas Frank would be willing to step up to work for Mike Ashley. Also the day to day there would be a nightmare; I've seen quite a few Newcastle fans moan about their lack of investment in training facilities and, after recently seeing a picture, I can confirm it looks dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Sam-AVFC said: Probably. Christ, how depressing for them. I can't see the likes of Howe taking the job and I'd be interested to see if someone like Thomas Frank would be willing to step up to work for Mike Ashley. Also the day to day there would be a nightmare; I've seen quite a few Newcastle fans moan about their lack of investment in training facilities and, after recently seeing a picture, I can confirm it looks dreadful. well I dont think Newcastle have ever went for a manager like Howe or Frank since Ashley came in. I think Bruce is the only one they ever paid compensation for Rafa, Hughton(who they gave the job by accident and then shafted him) maybe Pardew has been his only successful appointments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 On their forum, this caught my eye. Really? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, AJ said: On their forum, this caught my eye. Really? He signed Hogan instead so was a win-win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJ Posted January 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: He signed Hogan instead so was a win-win If that article is real, even without hindsight, that would be the dumbest idea since Archduke Ferdinand decided to drive around town with the top down. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, AJ said: If that article is real, even without hindsight, that would be the dumbest idea since Archduke Ferdinand decided to drive around town with the top down. I read that he was pushing Jack to Spurs as well. Would make sense because it would mean he would have to play one less creative player 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, AJ said: On their forum, this caught my eye. Really? That cannot possibly have been? If so then I retract all my positive statements I ever made in favor of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Dus worselves down 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) I know a lot of people hate the “expected” stats on here but they were rock bottom of expected points in last years table and that correlates with i saw of them being spawny bastards. They might stay up again by the skin of their teeth but Bruce really is a fraud of a manager. Can see him getting binned and Howe coming in. Edited January 23, 2021 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Will he mention our incoming signing in Sanson in his post match interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Wonder how he's going to crap on his players. He's probably going to mention how he started the revolution at Villa by signing McGinn. Edited January 23, 2021 by The_Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, sne said: Will he mention our incoming signing in Sanson in his post match interview? Well he is from France might be out of his football knowledge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just now, Zatman said: Well he is from France might be out of his football knowledge Yeah mentioning him by name might be a bit much, but that we are making a signing and he's not might come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Elite level coaching. Get it wide. Get it in. Flashbacks so sitting in the trinity and hearing Bruce scream "Elmo!!!" every 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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