Newcastle United have this morning confirmed the appointment of Steve Bruce as their new manager to replace Rafael Benitez following his recent departure at the end of his contract.
The 58-year-old joins the Magpies from Sheffield Wednesday, and looks a hugely risky appointment due to a poor record in recent years.
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While Bruce held his own as a solid mid-table manager with the likes of Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic around a decade ago, he hasn’t fared as well since then.
Bruce has had unsuccessful stints with the likes of Sunderland and Aston Villa, and has mainly managed at Championship level in the last few years.
Still, he’s now been given a big job back in the Premier League as Newcastle disappoint their fans once again.
Many will have hoped for a big name to replace a manager as proven as Benitez, but this looks a clear downgrade, as many fans are saying.
Here’s some reaction to today’s Newcastle news…
And with that the biggest downgrade in football history is complete ??
— Dobby Solano (@DobbySolanoNUFC) July 17, 2019
Wow. Bruce confirmed for #nufc.
And with that, we have the biggest downgrade in Premier League history.
What an utter embarrassment.
— S (@savethelastpie) July 17, 2019
— No Comment (@JtheHall) July 17, 2019
State of him and state of this club, rancid
— callum (@__CK96) July 17, 2019
Biggest managerial downgrade since Ferguson to Moyes. https://t.co/eAheVNBxTT
— Nik Postinger (@nikpostinger) July 17, 2019
Steve Bruce is massive downgrade from Rafa Benitez https://t.co/TnzaTqA8al
— Adan (@Arsenal357) July 17, 2019
Hahahahahhahaha you love to see it imagine going from rafa to Bruce biggest downgrade of all time that https://t.co/4k7OTl3RNP
— George Turner (@georgeturner99) July 17, 2019