Steve Bruce talking to the Journal speaks about nearly quitting Birmingham City to take over at Newcastle:

Birmingham City boss Steve Bruce has admitted he nearly quit at the start of the 2003-04 season to take over at Newcastle.

The former Manchester United defender was an avid supporter of the Magpies as a youngster.

Bruce said: “People associate me with Manchester United but I am a Newcastle United fan, my family is from Newcastle and I used to crawl under the turnstiles to watch them play. I had the chance to manage them but felt loyalty to the people I work for here at Birmingham.

Bruce has now been in charge at St Andrew’s for five years and would like to complete a decade at the helm.

“The five years seem to have gone in a flash,” said Bruce, who led the side to the Premiership in his first season but suffered relegation last term. “Let’s hope I can do another five years, that’s the aim.”

For 87 minutes on Saturday lunchtime, United were as shoddy as at any point over the season. But in the final five minutes, the lads somehow managed to find an ability to pass, shoot and attack and almost grabbed an undeserved victory at the City of Manchester Stadium. Here’s what the rags had to say about it…
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We found an interesting snippet tucked away at the end of the Guardian’s Man City/NUFC match report where they comment on Sir Bobby’s backing of Freddy Shepherd as reported by the Mail on Sunday, but also claim the former United manager was due to meet up with the chairman last week.

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According to today’s Daily Mail underfire Chairman Freddy Shepherd is hoping to launch a full takeover bid of Newcastle United himself by buying out the Hall’s shares. The article also goes on to claim that Shepherd wants to also take the club off the Stock Exchange. Check it out…

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After Saturday’s debacle at SJP, Glenn and his boys knew it was important to get things back on track with a victory over the Glory Hornet Boys at Vicarage Road. After 3 games in 6 days, the last thing we needed was extra time, but after 120 mins or hard graft and a share of 4 goals, the match went to penalties. For once, United stood up to the task. Here’s what the press had to say about it…

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As Sheffield United’s haphazard bunch of journeymen and youngsters turned over a far more experienced and supposedly superior United site, the press quite rightly went to town on Roeder’s shambolic bunch. Read on if you dare…

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According to Alan Hansen that is, who thinks we need to accept reality and change our attitudes. The MOTD pundit thinks fans would rather win 4-3 than win trophies…

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After United’s encouraging 1-0 win over Serie A high flyers Palermo, press reaction was, for once, positive to a much-improved performance from the lads…

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If only the local media were as aware of our problems as the national media seem to be these days…Tucked away in a Des Kelly Daily Mail article lies a commentary piece on the sack race and some stuff on Newcastle United with quite a few digs at the board and the Chronicle. Check it out…

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This particular article from a few days back caught our eye and while it is from that cow Louise Taylor who seems to hate Newcastle United, there are one or two talking points that stand out…

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Another interesting article from the Telegraph this time from former Number 9 Alan Shearer speaking about youth development and his charity work on the day it was revealed that the money raised from his testimonial stands at a cool £1.6m which all went to various good causes. Top man.

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More takeover talk with Belgravia apparently stepping up their interest in United, say the Journal anyway…

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Henry Winter from the Telegraph cranks up the pressure on Freddy Shepherd with a quite damning article which we think deserves a bigger audience, so have a read…

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Following United’s 1-0 defeat away to Boro where fans chanted for the removal of Chairman Freddy Shepherd the media have came out in force to report on it and here at N.O we’ve pasted them up for your perusal.

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After Newcastle succumbed in such depressing fashion against Manchester United for the umpteenth time in a row, the press had this to say about it…

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