The Fish
Winger
That's not true mate. Bruce convinced Newcastle to pay £20m for Wilson, bring in Fraser, Hendrick, Lewis, etc. Benitez was allowed to build in the Championship, but his hands were tied in the Premier League.Yes, I understand why you'd want a better manager, but I don't get the hate for Bruce. It's not his fault he's a bang average mananger. He's not done much worse than Rafa and not had the same level of investment or say in signings,
No one blames Shearer or Benitez for their relegations because the damage had already been done in both those seasons. (I know some of your managers managed a great escape).but Rafa is still popular with the majority of your fans. And no one holds that relegation against Shearer. What's so awful about Bruce, especially considering he is a Geordie and NUFC fan, doing his (limited) best?
Bruce just didn't ever endear himself to the fans. Always blaming someone else for the failings on the pitch, having digs at the fans, and honestly, the football was on the whole some of the worst I've seen in my life.
There's only a few that would get into other Premier League teams' first 11s. But he still had them playing beneath themselves.Also, your current squad is horrible. There's only 2 or 3 of them worth keeping and your marquee signing (that Bruce had nowt to do with) is probably pound for pound the worst value signing in your history.