Bruce responded: “If I was a fan I would not have liked what I had seen first half. We are in a difficult run on paper. In the bottom half of the league you will have spells when you don't win. It is how you deal with it. … [Read more...] about Steve Bruce hits back at critics calling for the Newcastle boss to be sacked
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‘Gloves are off’: Steve Bruce lets rip at Newcastle players amid tactics rift
Deconstructing players so publicly is a rare, high-risk managerial strategy but Bruce is clearly at the end of his tether. The Newcastle manager’s desire to shift to a back four is at the heart of tensions within a squad in which a majority of players are keen to stick with the back-five system devised by Bruce’s predecessor, Rafael Benítez. Only last month a delegation of senior professionals asked to return to a default formation Benítez felt camouflaged a collective lack of central defensive pace. … [Read more...] about ‘Gloves are off’: Steve Bruce lets rip at Newcastle players amid tactics rift
Steve Bruce delivers damning X-rated verdict of Newcastle United flops
“Okay, we’ve played a certain way to try to make sure we get the results that we need. It's pragmatic. But I’ve said from day one the way I wanted to play - more on the front foot. I haven’t done it enough. … [Read more...] about Steve Bruce delivers damning X-rated verdict of Newcastle United flops
Top of the box (sets): ADRIAN THRILLS gives his pick of the tempting Christmas treats for the music lover in your life
Henderson even namechecks Carey's song — 'Mariah's on the radio' — on her soulful Blame It On The Mistletoe, a mid-tempo duet with American teenager A.J. Mitchell, although there's something a little suspect about extolling the joys of stealing a kiss under the mistletoe during a pandemic. … [Read more...] about Top of the box (sets): ADRIAN THRILLS gives his pick of the tempting Christmas treats for the music lover in your life
Top plastic surgeon, 65, is fighting for his life after he ‘was stabbed by a burglar who broke into his home’
Glenys Herbert, 80, a neighbour and church warden, described Mr Perks, who recently retired from full-time work, as a 'lovely person'. She added: 'The whole thing is just appalling. You would never in a million years expect something like this to happen here. … [Read more...] about Top plastic surgeon, 65, is fighting for his life after he ‘was stabbed by a burglar who broke into his home’
