It's a relief to find that it's not just United fans who are so invested in their entirely negative opinion of their own club that they actively hate it when good things happen, and then come up with excuses for why even the good things are shite.Play like trash for 90 minutes, isaac hayden wanders onto the end of a cross on accident in stoppage time, perfect gameplan from brucie. I weep for the dafties who think this is sustainable or even on purpose.
Perfect example of a result which does not match the game at all. Gifted them a point tonight.Newcastle aye!?
They're bizarre
It's the fact that they did pretty much the exact same thing on the weekend too... They're just shit, but yet not.Perfect example of a result which does not match the game at all. Gifted them a point tonight.
They're a weird side for sure. The whole game was dominated by us until the 93rd minute where we shat it because we're Everton. It's one of those where luck will get them by this season perhaps but next season they will be absolutely fighting relegation if they persist with the same tactics.It's the fact that they did pretty much the exact same thing on the weekend too... They're just shit, but yet not.
Oi!I deleted it because I couldn't be bothered to debate it with you, but you were feverishly spamming smilies while working out your clear anger management issues, so here we are. It says a lot about someone when they can't have a reasonable debate without devolving it into a mud slinging contest.
Reading comprehension? Original stuff! Someone's feeling sassy today. Ah a purple patch. That's a nice way to avoid reflecting on your predictions you were going to be horseshit after your lord and saviour ditched you. Not a suprise though; it's pretty evident you have issues with working things through...
If you're going to reply to me again, try to do it with a little more decorum; it makes for a far more enjoyable conversation.
This is true. I felt it a betrayal just typing it.Oi!
I'm the only one allowed to be sassy round here!
Now run along.This is true. I felt it a betrayal just typing it.
He was offered that in 04? Why on earth did he pass on that?Was incredibly stupid not to take the job in 2004 when Robson left. With Given, Dyer, Bellamy, Shearer, Butt, Kluivert, Milner, Robert, Bowyer etc., it was potentially a top 4 job. He hasnt been offered a job as good since.
No! You're not my dad, Colin, no matter what mum says.Now run along.
No idea what the reasoning was. The way they treated Bobby Robson was probably a factor.He was offered that in 04? Why on earth did he pass on that?
They were severely overachieving even when things were good.Starting to unravel now. They got a bit of a cushion so should be safe. But people go overboard with the praise.
Or people go overboard with the negativity? Works both ways.Starting to unravel now. They got a bit of a cushion so should be safe. But people go overboard with the praise.
Of the 33 Premier League managers to have managed over 200 games in the league, Steve Bruce has the second worst win percentage. A dizzying 28.1%.Or people go overboard with the negativity? Works both ways.
28.1% ... Looks terrible. Then factor in the club's he has been at, clubs who yoyo and don't finance to stay in the prem and it's quite easy to see how a number can be that low. It's not as if he has managed a bunch of worldies.Of the 33 Premier League managers to have managed over 200 games in the league, Steve Bruce has the second worst win percentage. A dizzying 28.1%.
Couple that with the state of Newcastle’s squad and I would far rather bet on the negative side than the positive.
It still doesn’t change the fact that this is a terrible Newcastle squad managed by a guy who has a worse win percentage than Allardyce, Pulis, Curbishley, Pardew or even Joe Kinnear.28.1% ... Looks terrible. Then factor in the club's he has been at, clubs who yoyo and don't finance to stay in the prem and it's quite easy to see how a number can be that low. It's not as if he has managed a bunch of worldies.
Yes, the squad is poor, but that seems to be ignored for some reason. He took over a weaker side than Rafa had and is outstripping him. Rafa was praised to high heaven for he did at Newcastle. Bruce? Well, it's reluctant acceptance that he's doing an OK job. He's doing well at Newcastle: his managerial record prior to his arrival has no baring on that.It still doesn’t change the fact that this is a terrible Newcastle squad managed by a guy who has a worse win percentage than Allardyce, Pulis, Curbishley, Pardew or even Joe Kinnear.
He has managed similar clubs to that lot, and has been backed at a number of them.
Even at Wigan, probably his weakest PL side before now, he had Melchiot, Figueroa, Edman, Kirkland, Valencia, Scharner, N’Zogbia, Rodellega etc...
The mix makes fearful reading for Newcastle fans, and then you throw in the fact that the game has moved on and left these sort of managers methods less effective than ever, and there are big problems on the horizon.
It’s not all Brucies fault, as you say, he hasn’t had any big teams, but look at what he has done in the PL and then look at his squad.
I think there is probably a player/players I would have from every team in the league at United, bar Newcastle.
You've just said it, a terrible squad and he is still in top half of table. Where did you get his win %age btw? I just checked wiki and he's at 38.1% ? Obviously some of that is championship too.It still doesn’t change the fact that this is a terrible Newcastle squad managed by a guy who has a worse win percentage than Allardyce, Pulis, Curbishley, Pardew or even Joe Kinnear.
He has managed similar clubs to that lot, and has been backed at a number of them.
Even at Wigan, probably his weakest PL side before now, he had Melchiot, Figueroa, Edman, Kirkland, Valencia, Scharner, N’Zogbia, Rodellega etc...
The mix makes fearful reading for Newcastle fans, and then you throw in the fact that the game has moved on and left these sort of managers methods less effective than ever, and there are big problems on the horizon.
It’s not all Brucies fault, as you say, he hasn’t had any big teams, but look at what he has done in the PL and then look at his squad.
I think there is probably a player/players I would have from every team in the league at United, bar Newcastle.
I looked up his PL win percentage on google and it was the first result. An article on BBC Sport about his career by numbers.You've just said it, a terrible squad and he is still in top half of table. Where did you get his win %age btw? I just checked wiki and he's at 38.1% ? Obviously some of that is championship too.
Infact Sunderland was his worst club at 29%?
Poor guy. He's actually quite a decent manager, but you'd think he's Iain Dowie or Paul Jewell the way fans talk about him.Looks like he's going to be fecked off.
Not looking like that and with that accent. Too late for him.Poor guy. He's actually quite a decent manager, but you'd think he's Iain Dowie or Paul Jewell the way fans talk about him.
Maybe he needs to hire some consultants to improve his personal brand.
I think a lot of Newcastle supporters felt that because Benitez had managed at some much bigger and more glamorous clubs, he bestowed on their club a flavour of a greater stature; a degree of validation amongst the big boys.I don't get the cult following Benitez got there...