Everybody knows the problem is Mike Ashley but Bruce could do more with what he's got in the squad and avoid the 'upwardly mobiles' overhauling them. There is enough with the maverick abilities in Shelvey and Saint Maximan, strike rate of Callum Wilson and attacking width and supply from Ryan Fraser and Matt Fraser to keep them comfortable if they were set up properly.
Some really good players and I wouldn't argue otherwise: Wilson is a great striker to have for a bottom half Premier League side, and Saint-Maximin is one of my favourite players to watch. I'm just not convinced with the combination of quality and depth that Newcastle have that Bruce is doing a particularly bad job. That's not to say I wouldn't have predicted them to be a couple of positions higher than they currently are - but I wouldn't see someone like Hassenhutl (who, as much as it pains me, I think is a very decent coach) doing much better in terms of their league position with the players they've got. All just opinions of course.
The longer Callum Wilson is out, the more vulnerable Newcastle are. I think they are looking at the end of next month at the earliest from the latest news. Without him, the old goalscoring problems are exposed. They will need to still be in touch.
One season wonders.......
So it seems, If no CL next season we could see a few transfer requests in the summer.
Klopp out
Gerrard in.
Make that 6 as Flum rock up and grab all the points.
