A significant portion of the Newcastle United dressing room want the club’s new Saudi-led owners to fire Steve Bruce this week, per the Daily Mail, sparking some fans to react online.
Players believe the situation at St James’ Park cannot continue for much longer and want to see Bruce’s future resolved. Some are shocked Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the Reuben Brothers and Amanda Staveley have allowed the uncertainty to continue.
Bruce has stayed at the helm since Mike Ashley sold Newcastle to the consortium for £305m earlier this month. Reports prior to the takeover by Sky Sports already claimed the new hierarchy would fire Bruce in a matter of time, but are yet to sack the 60-year-old.
Parting with Bruce remains a priority for the consortium now in charge of the big decisions at Newcastle. But no action is imminent, as they want to follow correct processes and PIF must give the final green light.
A vast number of Newcastle players, however, want to see PIF fire Bruce before travelling to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Some within the consortium are also growing frustrated that he remains in the hot seat, rather than removed from his position as intended last week.
Newcastle’s new Saudi-led hierarchy have a number of candidates in mind to replace Bruce once PIF give their go ahead. Among the head coaches under evaluation at St James’ Park include Villarreal boss Unai Emery, Belgium manager Roberto Martinez and Paulo Fonseca.
Newcastle fans react to player unrest at Bruce position
A significant portion of the Newcastle squad wanting PIF to fire Bruce before facing Crystal Palace also sparked some fans to react on social media. That’s because they question how the Saudi-led consortium can keep Bruce in charge amid such player unrest at St James’.
Others also fear what direction the Magpies are heading without the new hierarchy making significant changes soon. Bruce oversaw his 97th match in charge of Newcastle on Sunday, but succumbed to a 43rd defeat across all competitions.
Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 win over Bruce’s Toon additionally cemented Newcastle’s place in the Premier League relegation zone. The Magpies have only taken three points from their eight fixtures so far, thanks to three draws and zero wins.
So, here are some of the reactions offered to reports Newcastle players want Bruce fired…
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