Newcastle United fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest news concerning Toon manager Steve Bruce.
This comes after Newcastle news Twitter account @NUFC360 shared a post on their page relaying news originally published in a report by Luke Edwards for The Telegraph.
The report claims that Bruce is “convinced he will be Newcastle United manager at the start of next season as he gently applied pressure on owner Mike Ashley to sanction the transfers needed to turn the team into a top-ten side next season.”
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Newcastle fans who were quick to share their reactions to this news.
Here’s a sample of Newcastle fans responding to the post:
Steve Bruce is convinced he will be Newcastle United manager at the start of next season as he gently applied pressure on owner Mike Ashley to sanction the transfers needed to turn the team into top ten side next season. #nufc [Luke Edwards – Telegraph]
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) July 24, 2020
So we going to spend 20mil on an actual ST, Buy a decent RB, a LB, and a good winger, and a new central midfielder, the also add some much needed depth?
I won’t hold my breath ?— Matthew (@JB4t00n) July 24, 2020
Words I did not want to hear!!!!!?
— Gary wakefield (@Garywakefield9) July 24, 2020
Bruce was appointed as Newcastle manager back in July 2019. Since then, the 59-year-old has gone on to take charge of 44 matches for the Toon in which he has managed to register a points-per-game average of 1.25.
After 20 years in management above top 10 in the PL is uncharted territory for bruce, that won’t change under ashley, he’s just not interested in taking the club forward. Never has been & wont sanction the money to do it now he’s sold up.
— vic bates (@victorbates) July 24, 2020
In his first season in charge of Newcastle, Bruce has guided his team to 13th place in the Premier League table with 44 points having won 11, drawn 11 and lost 15 matches with a game to go. In their final league match of the season, Newcastle take on league champions Liverpool at St. James Park on Sunday.
And so the long decline to oblivion begins
— David Taylor (@davidtaylorHG1) July 24, 2020
To get us out of reverse gear he means? Bringing in Likes of Joelinton Bentelab etc will hasten our demise even further
— Paul Daglish (@daglish_paul) July 24, 2020
Now that it has been reported that Bruce has “gently applied pressure” on Newcastle’s owner Mike Ashley to give him the green light to allow Bruce to make the appropriate transfer signings this summer, as well as convince him that he is the right man to take the club forward, this sparked a huge reaction on Twitter, with many Magpies fans sharing their thoughts on the news.
Hahahahaha good luck with that ??????????????????????
— Rob Salter (@RobSalter9) July 24, 2020
Will Steve Bruce be Newcastle's manager next season?
Yes
No
If this is happening, I’m done
— Henrique Netto (@henriquenettoo) July 24, 2020
Looking at the replies to this post from this group of Newcastle fans, it appears that the majority of them are not pleased by the idea of Bruce and Ashley remaining at the club for next season.