The Mirror are reporting that Steve Bruce would become the lowest paid manager in the Premier League upon taking the position.
According to the Mirror’s John Richardson, Steve Bruce would be offered an incentive laden contract with a base salary of £1M. His pay, however, could significantly rise if the team would finish around mid-table.
If these terms are correct, then there is little chance Mike Ashley is going to pay the full compensation fee for Bruce.
Mike Ashley runs everything on the cheap and it is becoming very clear that he has no intention of getting in another Rafa Benitez-like manager.
Steve Bruce– pointing the way backwards
If this lasts too much longer, Steve Bruce may just decide to pull the plug. He will be very concerned that his relationship with the Sheffield Wednesday fans will be irreparably damaged.
Yesterday an angry Owl’s fan rushed onto the pitch and confronted Bruce during the preseason friendly at Lincoln City.
Steve Bruce confronted on pitch by furious fan https://t.co/pf9s2n6n83 pic.twitter.com/oC96QhG32f
— The Sun Football ? (@TheSunFootball) July 14, 2019
Steve risks an untenable future at Hillsborough if this drags on too much longer. That will have to be something he is mulling over right now.
Yesterday after the preseason match, Steve said he had to “take stock of the situation”. He really is in a no-win situation. The best outcome for him would be to come out today and just say he wants to remain with the Owls.
He is just not wanted as the next manager of Newcastle. It doesn’t matter if he is Geordie or not.
The fans were not happy with John Carver when he took over for Alan Pardew.
They want a manager with a good CV and Steve Bruce just doesn’t have one. His salary at Newcastle would reflect that.
Rafa Benitez got six times as much in base pay and was worth much more than that to this club.
Mike Ashley doesn’t see it that way. He got rich by cutting costs and peddling junk. He is running Newcastle United the exact same way.
48 comments so far
optimistic prime
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:08 AM
Comment #1Dont come we’ll chip in more for you to stay at Wednesday
Shadow_Shearer
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:09 AM
Comment #2By the time the team has appointed a manager, the season will have finished, the reserve managers would have played out the whole season and we would have been relegated.
But then again what difference will it make with Steve Bruce been about.
lochinvar
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:09 AM
Comment #3Steve
Stay away
You know it makes sense
Do NOT be lured into Ashley’s dungeon of lies and false promises.
Speak to Rafa if you need confirmation
Remember ‘family first’ – their health and sanity and yours needs protection
You know it’s the right decision
Do it !
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:10 AM
Comment #4incentives for what . taking the piss …
hibbit
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:11 AM
Comment #5nowt but a TRAITOR to his own kind no support from me.
Shadow_Shearer
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:12 AM
Comment #6Looks like Steve Bruce will get the same pay and treatment as pardew. He will basically he our new pardew.
Why the F are we sitting back and letting this happen. We have to take our club back.
Shadow_Shearer
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:14 AM
Comment #7We must fight off this fat man and his greed. Otherwise we are going nowhere
jazzyp
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:15 AM
Comment #8The bottom line to this fiasco is that Sheffield Wednesday loss is our Relegation. We’ve gone from a World class manager who galvanised not just the club but the whole city as one,To a bloke who was having cabbages thrown at him.
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:19 AM
Comment #9Four current members of NUFC staff have played for Sunlun
name them.
Prize
A night at a coven with EGB
oldarse
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:21 AM
Comment #10ED Is that a BIN LADEN contract
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Comment #11steve bruce …
howay man your supposed to be a ” proud geordie ” . your from the area you know how things work for us geordies . i think . you went to school in the north east . your mates you grew up with are toon fans . you being a geordie should know better than to work for the poisonous regime at wor club . whats you family that still live in the area saying to you about taking the job . hope your getting stick on a daily basis off them. but then again you you dont give a f.k about us geordies do you . remember your goal celebrations when the scum scored against us. remember what you said when we played your beloved man u . call your self a geordie . you have no pride . you dont care your lie Fat Ash putting 2 fingers up at us . dont take the job if you have a single bone of decency in your body …
oldarse
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:23 AM
Comment #12Glib stick to the script ffs
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:23 AM
Comment #132 of them ginger jack and yedlin
The Sheik of Araby
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:25 AM
Comment #14I can really feel the fans coming together against Ashley this time around, which is great. We all have to pull together and do everything we can to force him out.
If you haven’t already joined organisations like NUST, then please sign up today. The more people we get to pull together in one direction, the stronger we are and the louder our voice.
Join in as many protests as you can, wherever you are and get our message across. Mike Ashley must go.
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:27 AM
Comment #15tom correct
think fb and goalie
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #16ki is another
MarkBro
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #17You could only convince a poor manager, out of his league to become the lowest paid manager.
Typical, pardew, McLaren etc…
Rafa has really opened mikes eyes. Becoming a better team will cost more.
Better players needed, bigger contracts etc.
Lets go back to having zero ambition with a yes man
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #18Munster you do know the captain of the England WC
team was born in Dublin ?
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:28 AM
Comment #19and maquillo
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:29 AM
Comment #20Ki
nope
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:29 AM
Comment #21manquillo
kimbo
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:29 AM
Comment #22Where are BZG?????
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:30 AM
Comment #23Tom
my god technically five
you are right
Ki was loaned for a season by Swansea
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Comment #24Sunderland spent most of the Premier League season in the relegation zone, but Ki played his part in their recovery, even playing on despite suffering tendonitis in his knee for several months. He played his last match for Sunderland on 10 April.
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Comment #25Wasn’t counting loan players but you can have Ki
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:32 AM
Comment #26Still 2 to go
rb and goalie
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:33 AM
Comment #27jib …
not bad for a linka lad eh 😀
geordietom
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:35 AM
Comment #28JIB ..
you asked for 4 i gave you 4 . got to get back to packing boxes …
Ron Knee
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Comment #29“His pay, however, could significantly rise if the team would finish around mid-table.”
Oh my aching sides…
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:37 AM
Comment #30Tom I upped it to five
You got 3
Maths dept at Linka was crap
😀
Sad Frog II
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:37 AM
Comment #31YES WE CAN!
#stopnow #fightback #getoutmike
jazzyp
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:38 AM
Comment #32Woakes and Archer to skittle the Kiwis out
World cup coming home
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:39 AM
Comment #33Soz
I missed your manquillo
The goalie is Harps
he’s the academy gk coach
I’ll check when EGB is next having a coven
Derby to Essex should be no prob
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Comment #34Never ever take a NZ sports side lightly
hibbit
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:42 AM
Comment #35Ron
apparently the contract works both ways if we’re relegated he pays Ashley!!!
#TRAITOR
The overrated Frenchman
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:43 AM
Comment #36Yedlin was only at the mackems on loan
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #37https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/13-managers-who-joined-rival-clubs-redknapp-clough-mourinho-sven/
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #38Frenchy
That’s me completely shot down then
hibbit
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Comment #39Harper left at end of the season so far he’s not been replaced.
Jib
Jul 14, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Comment #40Muses to self
I wonder how Frenchy knew that ?