[英超]紐卡素宣佈領隊賓尼迪斯約滿離隊，由布魯土（Steve Bruce）接任 [復制鏈接]

Newcastle will make one final attempt to convince Rafael Benitez to sign new contract



Newcastle United will make one final attempt to convince Rafael Benitez to sign a new contract this week as it appears increasingly likely he will quit the club.

Benitez’s contract will expire on June 30 and he is expected to announce he is leaving St James' Park after three-and-a-half years as he is unhappy with the personal terms offered and the size of the transfer budget available to him.

Benitez has been told he will have around £60 million in this summer’s window and can also raise money from player sales. But, although exceptions could be made, he was also warned that the club could not sanction long-term deals for players over the age of 28, particularly as he was only considering a one-year extension himself.

Newcastle believe there is still a chance he will stay and plan to hold further talks this week in an attempt to get him to change his mind. That, though, looks unlikely given the lack of progress so far this summer.

The club's hierarchy have repeatedly stressed to the Spaniard that they want him to stay and have offered a variety of contracts to him over the last 18 months, but the 59-year-old has refused to sign any of them.

Telegraph Sport understands there has been no thought given as to who will replace Benitez if he does leave, even though he has received several lucrative offers from China. That will change in the next 48 hours if there is no sign of an agreement being reached.

That has hardened Benitez’s desire to depart as soon as his contract has finished, but he has still not told anyone at Newcastle that he wants to quit, which leaves the door open to a further round of negotiations this week.

Newcastle have been stuck in limbo while they have waited for their manager to make a decision and have no new signings lined up. Benitez’s departure would leave them in a desperate scramble to find a replacement, even though there will be plenty of interests from managers in and out of work.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/06/22/newcastle-will-make-one-final-attempt-convince-rafael-benitez/

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其實都算係互相利用, 紐卡素要個領隊, Steve Bruce需要個跳板上番英超, 玩一季之後再諗. (2019-07-17 20:15) 

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ODIN:[表情] [表情] [表情] [表情] [表情] [表情] [表情]  (2019-07-17 17:18) 

    

其實都算係互相利用, 紐卡素要個領隊, Steve Bruce需要個跳板上番英超, 玩一季之後再諗.

Newcastle United can now announce that Steve Bruce has been appointed as the club's new head coach.

More here: https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/steve-bruce-appointed-as-newcastle-united-head-coach/ … #NUFC

Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday boss resigns amid Newcastle United interest
By Simon Stone

BBC Sport

Steve Bruce has resigned as head coach of Sheffield Wednesday amid reports he is due to be named as manager of Newcastle United.

Bruce was only appointed in January and did not actually take over for another month, guiding the Owls to a 12th-place finish in the Championship.

The Magpies held talks with Bruce, 58, on Saturday and he is the overwhelming favourite to succeed Rafael Benitez.

He leaves Hillsborough with assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence.

Newcastle have flown to China without a manager as they prepare to face Wolves in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Nanjing on Wednesday.

Born near Newcastle and a boyhood Magpies fan, Bruce told BBC Radio Sheffield on Sunday: "Speculation is speculation. It's in the hands of the clubs. For me, there's nothing to talk about until the two clubs reach some sort of compromise."

During his career, Bruce has managed 10 clubs, including a spell in charge of Newcastle's north-east rivals Sunderland.

Benitez left the Magpies at the expiry of his contract at the end of last season, and has said the Premier League club "did not share his vision".

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48989831

Steve Bruce is understood to have resigned as Sheffield Wednesday manager this morning, along with assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence. All three put resignations in writing. Newcastle have made an offer of compensation to Sheffield Wed - but it is still to be accepted.

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Steve Bruce has not travelled with Sheff Wed on team bus today #nufc

icemanbergkamp:依家唔黎, 季中都應該要再搵大sam救火[表情] (2019-07-13 16:39) 

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"I was very flattered that I was considered but it's that thing - don't go back," Allardyce told Talksport.

"It never got to the type of talks people are suggesting but it wasn't for me. I politely said no."

ODIN:我情願要大sam都唔想要bruce... (2019-07-12 09:32) 

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我情願要大sam都唔想要bruce...

Exclusive: Newcastle poised to appoint Steve Bruce as manager and hope he will join squad in China next week



Newcastle United are set to appoint Steve Bruce as manager and are hoping he will be able to join up with the team on their pre-season tour of China.

Sources at St James’ Park have indicated to Telegraph Sport that, barring any last-minute hitches, Bruce will be announced as Rafa Benitez’s replacement before the weekend.

It remains to be seen whether Bruce will be able to go on Newcastle’s pre-season trip to the Far East because of visa issues but if he can agree personal terms, the club will endeavour to ensure he is able to meet the players for the first time in China next week.

Newcastle, whose interest in Bruce was revealed by Telegraph Sport immediately after Benitez's departure was confirmed a fortnight ago, are still discussing compensation with Sheffield Wednesday regarding the release of the former Manchester United captain.

But the 58-year-old wants the job and feels he cannot resist the lure of the challenge on Tyneside.

A boyhood Newcastle fan, it is the job his parents, who died last year, always wanted Bruce to take and although he will walk into the eye of a storm on Tyneside he is ready to accept the criticism that will follow his appointment. Bruce alos spent two years with bitter rivals Sunderland between 2009-11.

Newcastle need to move swiftly following the departure of Benitez as they are yet to sign a player in this transfer window and need a manager in place before that can start.

Bruce’s arrival will be seen as underwhelming choice by many supporters still angry at the failure to keep Benitez, who decided not to sign a contract extension in order to accept a £12m-a-year role in China with Dalian Yifang.

The animosity caused by Benitez’s exit has created a toxic atmosphere on Tyneside with a coalition of supporter groups urging fans to boycott the club’s opening Premier League game of the season against Arsenal.

Bruce has been warned about what he will face if he takes the job and the amount of opposition he will face from disgruntled supporters, but has not been deterred, with those close to the vastly experienced manager insisting he still felt it was an offer he could not refuse.

Bruce turned down the Newcastle job twice when he was at Birmingham City, the second offer made behind the back of his friend Sir Bobby Robson when he was still in charge at St James’ Park.

Newcastle looked at several other candidates, including Manchester City assistant manager Mikel Arteta and Nice coach Patrick Vieira, although Bruce is the only person to have been officially offered the job, despite claims from Sam Allardyce that he turned it down.

Allardyce, who was in charge at St James’ Park from 2007 to 2008, told Talksport: “I was very flattered that I was considered but it’s that thing – don’t go back.

“It never got to the type of talks people are suggesting but it wasn’t for me. I politely said ‘no’.

“I never got to talk to Mike [Ashley]. My agent contacted me, I had a think about it and a quick look at the situation and thanked them very much.

“It’s not for me. Maybe if it was the first time around, I would have jumped at it. I appreciate the offer but I was surprised, I’ve not worked for a full season.”

Allardyce believed Bruce would love to be offered the position, adding: “If he gets offered the job I think he’ll jump at the chance.

“I think it would be one of his dreams to manage his hometown club.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/07/11/newcastle-poised-appoint-steve-bruce-manager-hope-will-join/

Sam Allardyce says he turned down chance to take vacant Newcastle job
• Allardyce: ‘I was considered but it’s that thing … don’t go back’
• Steve Bruce believed to be at top of Magpies’ shortlist

Sam Allardyce has said he turned down the chance to take the vacant manager’s job at Newcastle. The former England manager, who held the position at St James’ Park from 2007 until 2008, was under consideration to replace Rafael Benítez, who left the club at the end of June.

However, Allardyce told TalkSport: “I was very flattered that I was considered but it’s that thing … ‘don’t go back.’

“It never got to the type of talks people are suggesting but it wasn’t for me. I politely said ‘no’. I never got to talk to Mike [Ashley, owner of the club]. My agent contacted me, I had a think about it and a quick look at the situation and thanked them very much.

“It’s not for me. Maybe if it was the first time around I would have jumped at it. I appreciate the offer but I was surprised, I’ve not worked for a full season.”

Allardyce continued: “It wasn’t something I thought about for too long. I thought it’d be better to make a quick decision for everyone. We’re in pre-season now and they’re back in training.”

Steve Bruce is believed to be at the top of the Magpies’ shortlist and formal contact with the 58-year-old Sheffield Wednesday boss is expected this week.

Allardyce believes Bruce would love to be offered the position, adding: “If he gets offered the job I’ll think he’ll jump at the chance. I think it would be one of his dreams to manage his hometown club.”

On his previous stint on Tyneside, Allardyce explained: “It wasn’t pleasant in the end but it was in the middle of the takeover. I had a fabulous start but we were desperate for better players. I was trying to forge forward and they wanted to go in another direction and I have no problems with that. It was handled brilliantly by Mike and his staff at the time.

“The fans are a bit more tolerant now. They were very good with Rafa because there’s not as much money as other clubs have got and were a bit more patient. The transfer market is the hardest part of the job at the moment and getting the right players to go to Newcastle, listening to what Rafa said before, has been a tough job.”

Allardyce is not ruling out a return to Premier League management but maintains the job has to be right for him. The 64-year-old, whose last top-flight job – at Everton – ended in May 2018, added: “I wouldn’t rule it out but the offer that attracts me may not come now. Before I’d [be] ‘I’ll come and try to save you, can I do something here, yeah, let’s go’.

“But what happened at Everton really did disappoint me. This was supposed to be taking the club forward and I never got that chance – and that still rankles with me.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/11/sam-allardyce-says-turned-down-chance-to-take-vacant-newcastle-manager-job-football?CMP=share_btn_tw