StewieGriffin Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Jono62 said: In that instance, I would blame Shelvey as he took the free kick too quickly. I thought exactly that when I watched the clip of the Carragher analysis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I feel for Bruce, actually. He's a good guy but he's not a Premier League quality manager and his hometown club's supporters despise him. It's a dead end situation, but he'll keep collecting his wages if given the chance. Just like Allardyce, who probably couldn't believe his luck when Baggies rang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 4 hours ago, maqroll said: I feel for Bruce, actually. He's a good guy but he's not a Premier League quality manager and his hometown club's supporters despise him. It's a dead end situation, but he'll keep collecting his wages if given the chance. Just like Allardyce, who probably couldn't believe his luck when Baggies rang. I disagree, he may not be the elite level manager, but he kept his team in the premier league. Last season in here many people had Newcastle as favourites to go down, he got them to safety relatively comfortably. I think there are worse managers out there. The problem for bruce is that his style of football is so turgid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Zen Posted March 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2021 4 hours ago, maqroll said: I feel for Bruce, actually. He's a good guy but he's not a Premier League quality manager and his hometown club's supporters despise him. It's a dead end situation, but he'll keep collecting his wages if given the chance. Just like Allardyce, who probably couldn't believe his luck when Baggies rang. Probably. But he really doesn’t handle criticism very well at all, and can be a horribly snide word removed. I personally don’t have any time for him, after years of having him down as ‘nice guy, average manager’. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: I disagree, he may not be the elite level manager, but he kept his team in the premier league. Last season in here many people had Newcastle as favourites to go down, he got them to safety relatively comfortably. I think there are worse managers out there. The problem for bruce is that his style of football is so turgid Favourites to go down because he was the manager. Their squad is not bad. At all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted March 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2021 I agree with the previous posts. Years ago I'd have accepted "nice guy, rubbish manager" now I've flipped to "mediocre manager, and a bit of prick". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 6 hours ago, maqroll said: I feel for Bruce, actually. He's a good guy but he's not a Premier League quality manager and his hometown club's supporters despise him. It's a dead end situation, but he'll keep collecting his wages if given the chance. Just like Allardyce, who probably couldn't believe his luck when Baggies rang. Definitely not a good guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just tuned in to watch this sh*tshow Come on West Brom, stick a nail in that Bruce coffin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 How are Paul Dummett and Ciaran Clark still Premier League starters in this era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 06/03/2021 at 03:09, maqroll said: I feel for Bruce, actually. He's a good guy but he's not a Premier League quality manager and his hometown club's supporters despise him. It's a dead end situation, but he'll keep collecting his wages if given the chance. Just like Allardyce, who probably couldn't believe his luck when Baggies rang. Though Steve Bruce is from the north-east, I don't think Newcastle is his hometown, I think he's from a town in a different county, in Northumberland. So they're his home region team. About today's game, interesting to see Andy Carrol didn't even get put on as a sub and that Gayle didn't make the starting lineup either. Hayden and Fraser started, their names ring a bell but I don't know anything about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 Fairplay a point away at a relegation rival that should see them finish above the Baggies and Blades just a question of Fulham now. Ashley will be pleased the fans will be sticking pins on their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 06/03/2021 at 07:28, mikeyp102 said: I disagree, he may not be the elite level manager, but he kept his team in the premier league. Last season in here many people had Newcastle as favourites to go down, he got them to safety relatively comfortably. I think there are worse managers out there. The problem for bruce is that his style of football is so turgid Paul Lambert kept us in the PL for a few years in a row, do you consider him a top flight manager?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, robby b said: Though Steve Bruce is from the north-east, I don't think Newcastle is his hometown, I think he's from a town in a different county, in Northumberland. So they're his home region team. About today's game, interesting to see Andy Carrol didn't even get put on as a sub and that Gayle didn't make the starting lineup either. Hayden and Fraser started, their names ring a bell but I don't know anything about them. It's the north-east, if you're from west or north of Newcastle then Newcastle are your local team. Corbridge is only about 15 miles away from Newcastle, and he's clearly a Geordie in how he speaks etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 It'd be just like us to gift them 3 points on Friday right when Fulham are snapping at their heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 32 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: It's the north-east, if you're from west or north of Newcastle then Newcastle are your local team. Corbridge is only about 15 miles away from Newcastle, and he's clearly a Geordie in how he speaks etc. strangely I think he has changed his accent since going there, not saying one is real or one is fake but I have seen Newcastle fans say he is trying to put more on the Newcastle accent to fit right in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: strangely I think he has changed his accent since going there, not saying one is real or one is fake but I have seen Newcastle fans say he is trying to put more on the Newcastle accent to fit right in The thought had occurred to me that it seems a touch more pronounced as well to be honest. That being said, even if it is more pronounced, it might not be a conscious thing - I definitely strengthen my accent when I'm around other people with strong local accents, but I usually don't realise I'm doing it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Sam-AVFC said: Paul Lambert kept us in the PL for a few years in a row, do you consider him a top flight manager?! Lambert was a word removed and has proven since not to be up at that level. Bruce has stayed up with numerous clubs. He’s twice the manager lambert is (not hard admittedly) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I would love to say they are gone but they have pulled so many flukey results out the bag the past 18 months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 11 hours ago, rodders0223 said: I would love to say they are gone but they have pulled so many flukey results out the bag the past 18 months. If we beat them I think they’ll drop. Brighton will score a few past them I imagine and then they have 5 very tough fixtures. They really need 4 points from the two games. Fulham won’t go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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