bawan 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 The Newcastle United job is going to a Geordie boy according to sacked manager Sam Allardyce - Wigan boss Steve Bruce. Allardyce partied until the early hours yesterday - and openly backed Bruce to take over his old job. Allardyce, 53, joined Bruce and Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson in Manchester following his former team's miserable 6-0 drubbing at Old Trafford. The trio downed bottles of champagne and lager at the city's Ampersand club with their wives. The managers chatted until the early hours of the morning and openly discussed Bruce taking over the job at St James' Park. Advertisement One clubber, who was close to Allardyce, said: "You have to say he did not look too sad about losing the job. "Big Sam was certainly enjoying a few drinks and did not seem too upset about Newcastle United's performance. "I think he was starting to spend some of his pay-off! "At one stage, the three managers were all stood at the bar talking as if Bruce was a real candidate for the job. "Allardyce seemed to think there was a fair chance he would be offered it, and they all spoke about him being unveiled at his hometown club. "Bruce was just smiling sheepishly about it. "Obviously this was after the news that Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp had turned it down. "Bruce has only just arrived at Wigan, so you would think he would be a long shot, but they were not talking that way." Geordie-born Bruce was widely tipped to take over in 2004 after Sir Bobby Robson was sacked, but he turned down the job. His wife and family are from Tyneside, and he watched the team as a schoolboy, but has only just started to inspire a revival of relegation-threatened Wigan Bollocks to that aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20150 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 this just gets better and better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big TRon 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Says so much about Allardyce's judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 His wife and family are from Tyneside, and he watched the team as a schoolboy, but has only just started to inspire a revival of relegation-threatened Wigan Get .. in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Says so much about Allardyce's judgement. Or he's stuck some of his pay-off on us going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Or he wants the Birmingham job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Or he wants the Birmingham job. Your memory really is shite isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Or he wants the Birmingham job. Your memory really is shite isn't it. Fucking hell. One of them days. Alright, he wants the Wigan job. Stranger things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Toon 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Maybe under Shepherd, but Ashley surely isn't stupid enough to bring in Bruce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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