Many Newcastle United fans have been talking about the latest tweet from Craig Hope that recently emerged on social media.
Hope’s latest tweet concerned the fact that Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin will not feature for the Magpies in their upcoming Premier League game against Crystal Palace as he sustained a muscle injury during a recent training session.
Dressing room sources have told Hope that even before Saint-Maximin picked up the injury, Steve Bruce was about to drop him. This tweet also carried a link to an article that the journalist had written for the Daily Mail.
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Hope’s tweet caught the attention of many Toon fans. They made their opinions very clear about Saint-Maximin’s situation.
What did Newcastle fans make of Craig Hope’s tweet about Allan Saint-Maximin?
Things just get worse and worse I’d understand if there was someone decent to take his place ???? I despair
— AJ Dixon (@ajdixon1992) November 27, 2020
If ‘sources’ are speaking out then the dressing room is well and truly lost. He has to go
— MonkeyMagic (@ProMediaHD1) November 27, 2020
I hope your wrong because i can not wait for brucey to have a go at you
— Joss?? (@JossNufc) November 27, 2020
Sounds exactly like what happened with Pardew
— Ryan Reid (@RyanReid) November 27, 2020
The article claims that Bruce was looking to drop Saint-Maximin because of a lack of form in recent games. The piece says that it has been felt inside the club’s dressing room that the Frenchman hasn’t performed at a high level ever since he signed a new six-year contract at St. James’ Park (as per Daily Mail).
For the game against Palace, Bruce will also have three players out who are in self-isolation. Some other Toon fans also talked about this update.
Give him 2 weeks before he puts transfer request in
— Adam M (@adzy_90) November 27, 2020
Bruce has to go
— Andy Slaughter (@AndySlaughter) November 27, 2020
Some of these Newcastle fans are blaming Bruce for the situation involving Saint-Maximin and they are making their annoyance very clear towards the manager.
The winger signed a new contract on 14th October and since then, he is yet to score or assist in the Premier League. However, he did pick up pretty impressive ratings against Manchester United and Wolves (as per WhoScored).
This shows that his overall performances haven’t exactly dropped and he has only failed to contribute in front of goal. He has still been the club’s second-best performing player in the league and because of that, his absence could be a blow for the Magpies.