Alright lads, Geordie here.
In 2007/08 Sam Allardyce went to Derby with a defensive line up including a midfield of Geremi, Nicky Butt, Alan Smith and James Milner. This was the Derby team that went on to record the worst season in PL history. In 2020/21 Steve Bruce went to rock bottom, winless Sheffield United with 5 at the back and one striker. The teams reflected that fear of losing in their performances. We deservedly lost both games 1-0. Nowts changed, bar the personnel.
You absolutely deserved to win, the red card and penalty were fair and it's not like we were any good before them. Sharp maybe could have seen red for his challenge, but I'm not kidding myself that you being down to 10 men would have changed the result in any meaningful way. We were disinterested, disjointed, disorganised. Wilson barely had a sniff, our 'false 10s' were cowering in our own half. We invited you on when, given your situation, we should have come out all guns blazing. The longer the first half went on, the more confident your players became and the more likely it was that you'd get a deserved goal.
Difference between us and you is that you've got a manager who's getting the most from (with respect) limited players. We have a sentient bin fire who can't get a tune out of over £100m worth of attacking players. He inherited a top half defence and in a little over 18 monhts has turned it into one of the worst in the division.
Honestly, I've watched us play under some awful managers, Ardilles, Allardyce, Carver(!), Kinnear, McClaren, Pardew, Souness, but this is the worst football I've ever seen. So passive, so disorganised, so toothless, so shit.
Newcastle fans didn't want him before he joined, #BruceOut was trending within a month, we were told by pundits and fans of other clubs that he'd do a good job and we're being typical deluded Geordies. But, yet again, we've been proven right. He was shit then, he's been shit, and he'll be shit forever.
Good luck with the rest of the season, I selfishly hope you pick up some more wins.
In 2007/08 Sam Allardyce went to Derby with a defensive line up including a midfield of Geremi, Nicky Butt, Alan Smith and James Milner. This was the Derby team that went on to record the worst season in PL history. In 2020/21 Steve Bruce went to rock bottom, winless Sheffield United with 5 at the back and one striker. The teams reflected that fear of losing in their performances. We deservedly lost both games 1-0. Nowts changed, bar the personnel.
You absolutely deserved to win, the red card and penalty were fair and it's not like we were any good before them. Sharp maybe could have seen red for his challenge, but I'm not kidding myself that you being down to 10 men would have changed the result in any meaningful way. We were disinterested, disjointed, disorganised. Wilson barely had a sniff, our 'false 10s' were cowering in our own half. We invited you on when, given your situation, we should have come out all guns blazing. The longer the first half went on, the more confident your players became and the more likely it was that you'd get a deserved goal.
Difference between us and you is that you've got a manager who's getting the most from (with respect) limited players. We have a sentient bin fire who can't get a tune out of over £100m worth of attacking players. He inherited a top half defence and in a little over 18 monhts has turned it into one of the worst in the division.
Honestly, I've watched us play under some awful managers, Ardilles, Allardyce, Carver(!), Kinnear, McClaren, Pardew, Souness, but this is the worst football I've ever seen. So passive, so disorganised, so toothless, so shit.
Newcastle fans didn't want him before he joined, #BruceOut was trending within a month, we were told by pundits and fans of other clubs that he'd do a good job and we're being typical deluded Geordies. But, yet again, we've been proven right. He was shit then, he's been shit, and he'll be shit forever.
Good luck with the rest of the season, I selfishly hope you pick up some more wins.