Post by bluetornados on Oct 21, 2021 8:21:02 GMT
Manager Steve Bruce has left Newcastle United by mutual consent just 13 days after the Saudi Arabia-backed £305m takeover of the club was completed.
The 60-year-old took charge of his 1,000th match as a manager in Sunday's 3-2 defeat by Tottenham - his only game as Magpies boss under the new owners.
Bruce said there had been "highs and lows" and that he hoped the new owners could "take the club forward".
Newcastle said the appointment of a new manager "will be announced in due course".
Bruce is understood to have received in the region of £8m after his contract was paid up in full.
But who might replace him?
Financier Amanda Staveley, who fronted the consortium, says the new owners are making a "long-term investment" to ensure Newcastle are "regularly competing for major trophies".
And former Magpies winger Chris Waddle has warned the next manager appointment will prove crucial in achieving these aims.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I think Steve Bruce has done a good job - that may be unpopular, but I think he has.
"Manchester City made a real statement when this happened to them, and eventually got a high-profile manager in Pep Guardiola, who is the best.
"That's what Newcastle need to do if they're going to take this club to the next level. They've got to have somebody at the top who is running the team who is a top, top manager from Europe.
It needs to be someone who makes you go: 'Wow, what a manager he is.'"
Antonio Conte, Lucien Favre, Paulo Fonseca, Steven Gerrard, Eddie Howe, Frank Lampard, Roberto Mancini, Roberto Martinez, Zinedine Zidane are all possibilities.
Who else could be in the running... and who isn't?
A move for Brendan Rodgers would undoubtedly make an impact, but he seems happy at Leicester and quickly moved to rule himself out. Other managers have gone back on statements like this before but the former Celtic boss sounded convincing.
Jose Mourinho's successes at Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Manchester United prove he knows how to win things, but his last major trophy came back in 2017. The Portuguese also seems settled in his new job at Roma - where he has started impressively - and his style of football may not be what the Newcastle fans are looking for.
Former Germany boss Joachim Low is out of work for the first time in 15 years, while former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer is another being talked about in some quarters, although this would seem unlikely.
The 60-year-old took charge of his 1,000th match as a manager in Sunday's 3-2 defeat by Tottenham - his only game as Magpies boss under the new owners.
Bruce said there had been "highs and lows" and that he hoped the new owners could "take the club forward".
Newcastle said the appointment of a new manager "will be announced in due course".
Bruce is understood to have received in the region of £8m after his contract was paid up in full.
But who might replace him?
Financier Amanda Staveley, who fronted the consortium, says the new owners are making a "long-term investment" to ensure Newcastle are "regularly competing for major trophies".
And former Magpies winger Chris Waddle has warned the next manager appointment will prove crucial in achieving these aims.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I think Steve Bruce has done a good job - that may be unpopular, but I think he has.
"Manchester City made a real statement when this happened to them, and eventually got a high-profile manager in Pep Guardiola, who is the best.
"That's what Newcastle need to do if they're going to take this club to the next level. They've got to have somebody at the top who is running the team who is a top, top manager from Europe.
It needs to be someone who makes you go: 'Wow, what a manager he is.'"
Antonio Conte, Lucien Favre, Paulo Fonseca, Steven Gerrard, Eddie Howe, Frank Lampard, Roberto Mancini, Roberto Martinez, Zinedine Zidane are all possibilities.
Who else could be in the running... and who isn't?
A move for Brendan Rodgers would undoubtedly make an impact, but he seems happy at Leicester and quickly moved to rule himself out. Other managers have gone back on statements like this before but the former Celtic boss sounded convincing.
Jose Mourinho's successes at Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Manchester United prove he knows how to win things, but his last major trophy came back in 2017. The Portuguese also seems settled in his new job at Roma - where he has started impressively - and his style of football may not be what the Newcastle fans are looking for.
Former Germany boss Joachim Low is out of work for the first time in 15 years, while former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer is another being talked about in some quarters, although this would seem unlikely.