According to The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards, Steve Bruce has been left ‘angry and frustrated’ by the lack of backing he received from Mike Ashley on a disastrous deadline day for Newcastle United.
Edwards – a North-East reporter close to Steve Bruce – claims that we were negotiating late deals for Leicester’s Hamza Choudhury and Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara, yet the club were simultaneously telling journalists that our transfer business was done.
Although Kamara appeared reluctant to sign at St James’ Park, this appears to explain why no deals got done on deadline day.
The Telegraph report that staff are ‘mystified’ by the Choudhury saga, with Edwards stating that the player was keen to join and Steve Bruce desperate to have him – only for the club to refuse to pay the loan fee or percentage of his wages needed to have him for the season.
As a result, it’s said that Steve Bruce is seeking answers from above after failing to sign two key targets on the final day of the summer transfer window.
What’s even more baffling is the fact we’ve reduced the wage bill significantly and moved several fringe players on, with Edwards stating that over £200,000 per week has been cut following exits for Andy Carroll, Christian Atsu, Henri Saivet, Yoshinori Muto and Florian Lejeune.
Where this leaves Bruce ‘remains to be seen’ according to the report, however he’s not expected to walk away based on loyalty to his staff and the playing squad.
If he had any integrity or dignity he’d pack his backs first thing this morning, yet you get the feeling he knows he’s lucky to be here in the first place and wouldn’t want to leave without his pay off.
What a complete and utter shambles.
If he’s angry then hand your notice in (think not jelly tot)
Dave(Quote)
No sympathy whatsoever with Bruce!
Two respected managers, proper managers in Keegan and Benitez couldn’t tolerate the deceit and lies by Ashley and resigned.
Be a proper manager for once in your life and do the same, if you love this club like you say you do, you will.!
Joseph(Quote)
Angry or principled enough to resign nah didn’t think so Steve keep waiting for the compo
Cc(Quote)
Ashley gives them a (Championship) budget to stick to and they were already way over it, so the players leaving, and only Willock coming in has allowed them to get back within the budget.
Ashley will have then told them that to buy or loan players more would have to leave and they must stick within the Ashley budget, so he would blame Penfold & Bruce for not moving MORE players out….
BillyTheFish(Quote)
He knew what he was getting into just seen pound signs anyone with any self respect would of told Ashley to stick it
E Sloan(Quote)