{"id":1101729,"date":"2019-08-14T18:36:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101729"},"modified":"2019-08-14T18:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:36:49","slug":"newcastle-chief-rubbishes-disrespectful-bruce-claim","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/newcastle-chief-rubbishes-disrespectful-bruce-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle chief rubbishes &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; claim Bruce was 11th on club&#8217;s wanted list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Newcastle United managing director Lee Charnley has accused the club&#8217;s critics of attempting to &#8220;create negativity&#8221; around manager Steve Bruce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charnley insists suggestions that Bruce was the 11th name on Newcastle&#8217;s list of managerial candidates are &#8220;nonsense&#8221; amid ongoing disapproval of the club&#8217;s owners.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Unrest at Newcastle? Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Newcastle fans have been unhappy with owner Mike Ashley for some time.<\/li>\n<li>Much-loved manager Rafael Benitez left the club at the end of his contract earlier in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>The appointment of his replacement, Steve Bruce, has been divisive to say the least.<\/li>\n<li>Newcastle lost their Premier League curtain-raiser 1-0 against Arsenal at home on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Managing director Lee Charnley says negativity is being falsely created around Bruce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Bruce era began with a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on Sunday as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal at St James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n<p>But accusations that Bruce was not among the club&#8217;s main summer targets are wide of the mark, according to Charnley.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nonsense. Absolute garbage,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/newcastle-united-managing-director-lee-16744447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the managing director said<\/a> in response to those suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That (11th choice) was a complete fabrication. It is disrespectful to Steve and it was done to try to create negativity around him. It is completely false.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reality is we went through a comprehensive and extensive process. Steve was always somebody who was in our thinking. But you have to explore every option.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liverpool vs Chelsea European Super Cup Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZEYr4G07pvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steve is a really nice guy and genuinely cares about the city and the football club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is somebody we can have a really good relationship with and we can work with. 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