A Steve Bruce ‘action’ figure doll has left people in stitches, especially Newcastle United fans, who were not, in general, fans of the former manager.
He Bruce left Newcastle by mutual consent on 20 October 2021, after receiving a reported £8 million payout for the remainder of his contract.
He had a 27.4% win percentage from 84 league games at Newcastle, the 9th best compared to previous Newcastle managers who had been in charge of at least 20 matches in the Premier League era.
WBA
Bruce has been out of work since being sacked by West Bromwich Albion last October after a bad start to the Championship season.
The 62-year-old hinted at retirement after leaving his role as Newcastle United manager in 2021 before joining West Brom shortly after,.
He left the role eight months later with the team 22nd in the division, their lowest league position for more than two decades
Steve Bruce ‘action’ figure
Here is the Steve Bruce figure.
And there is a Sam Allardyce one!
There are some other dolls, which you can find (below).
Newcastle United
Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag has made the decision not to speak with reporters ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle United.
The two sides meet head at Old Trafford tonight in the last 16, in a repeat of last years Carabao Cup Final, reports The Evening Chronicle.
Unlike in the Premier League, managers or head coaches are not obliged to speak with the press before Carabao Cup fixtures.
Eddie Howe
Newcastle are taking 7,300 fans to Manchester United, as away clubs can claim 10% of the capacity in EFL competitions.
Howe told Chronicle Live: “Our supporters do that (make it like a home game) incredibly well. Even when we’re down on numbers in a sense of big home crowds, our supporters still make noise like no other away crowd.
“If our supporters make that environment then we will try to stimulate them and give them reason to get into the game. Obviously that expectation always falls on us.”
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