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And have a clueless owner. Bruce was obviously a disastrous appointment to anyone with an appreciation of his level of ability, track record and character.

Nil points

I just dont understand how a young lad can go to a new country and lead the line for a new club in a league he has no experience of, and not score bucket loads of goals after 2 games. I mean, doesn’t he know we paid 40 mill for him and have huge expectations?

I think if you give a shit these days it’s because you haven’t been paying attention to what our owner has done to the club and what TV rights have done to the game in general. There’s literally no point in supporting a club that has thrown the towel in before a ball is kicked - we’re literally set up to fail, just not badly enough that we get relegated. The sad thing is Ashley is not only killing the current support, he’s going to kill it for future generations too. Once any hope of competing goes, and the realisation of being treated like mugs dawns, people find other things to do with their time and money, and that filters down to their kids. I think we’ll see that process accelerate now that Rafa’s gone.

It’s surely drawable from here

Bruce’s record speaks for itself. It’s an idiotic appointment just like Kinnear. He’s a terrible premier league manager, who is not improving with age and is certain to get us relegated. The only question is whether Ashley sticks with him or sacks him; because Ashleys a cunt’s cunt it’s pretty nailed on he won’t sack him unless he fails to win promotion.

He’s always supported NUFC, except when he wasn’t. When he wasn’t is his entire career as a player and manager until his recent appointment.

His first season will also be his last.

They’ve had 12 years to do something in these areas. It’s not that they can’t afford to spend on these assets, it’s because they view them as unnecessary expenditure. The idea that every spare penny has gone on first team players is a lie. Shame on you Charnley.

We all know that if Ashley was serious about taking the club forward, Rafa would still be there. I hope it all blows up in his face, the thick fat cunt

It’s almost like Bruce is a shit old manager who’s completely out of his depth

tbh I expected us to be shit and clueless. The score line was a pleasant surprise this morning.

What a good description. I expect when Charnley slams his car door at SJP it all falls to bits just leaving the seats and steering wheel intact

At least Bruce will have a drinking buddy now. Who’s also a bit handy when theres aggro at the KFC after a night on the piss

Jesus Christ

I think with Bruce it’s more likely to be four four fucking two

absolutely none of that will happen but I like your chutzpah

Yep, that sounds about right Or he starts like an express train and gets a season ending injury in game #5.

I didn’t say he was a nobody, I said he was unproven and inexperienced, which he is. He’s basically played one season in a foreign league. He’ll have to adapt to a new league, new team mates and new grounds. What he would have benefited from is an experienced striker used to playing for us and in the PL. I dunno, someone like Rondon. As it is, we’ve bet the house on this kid, you can be sure we won’t spend any decent money on any other strike partner. We’ve seen “amazing prospects” come and go at the toon, and most of them have ended up shite for us (and successful elsewhere). It means fuck all

Which is funny because someone like Rondon - who is supposedly bad value in Mike’s world - could be the difference between relegation and staying up. Instead he’d prefer to gamble on the form and fitness on a largely unproven and inexperienced Brazilian kid. Who may or may not have a resale value in the future. What he doesn’t seem to realise is that for every Aguero or Suarez there are hundreds if not thousands of Sparrowhawks and Cordones.

The only reason he had to write a cheque in the championship was because his mismanagement got us relegated in the first place.

Appalling article. Doesn’t challenge any of Ashley’s self serving lies. The only thing that’s true is that he’ll own the club until he dies.

That or a season ending injury within a month

I very much doubt Steve had anything to do with it. Other than his appointment requiring a diversionary signing for the terminally thick or gullible