by Tsi » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:38 am
Newcastle United have been reported to the Premier League by Championship club Sheffield Wednesday over the appointment of the Owls’ former manager Steve Bruce.
(Reuters) - Newcastle United have been reported to the Premier League by Championship club Sheffield Wednesday over the appointment of the Owls’ former manager Steve Bruce.
The much-travelled Bruce, 58, quit the Yorkshire club last Monday following talks with Newcastle, who named him as manager on Wednesday to replace the departed Rafa Benitez.
Second tier side Wednesday responded by saying they were disappointed to hear the news of Bruce’s appointment via a public statement and were taking legal advice.
The Yorkshire club issued a statement here on their website on Monday which said:
“Following Newcastle United’s announcement on 17 July 2019 of its appointment of former Sheffield Wednesday staff Steve Bruce, Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence, the Club confirms that it has today reported Newcastle United’s conduct to the Premier League.
“As the Premier League will now initiate and carry out investigations into the Club’s allegations, the Club will not be commenting further on this matter whilst such investigations are ongoing.”
Ex-Sunderland and Aston Villa boss Bruce, who is a Newcastle fan and now in charge of his 10th club, having had two spells at Wigan Athletic, was the manager at Wednesday for 18 games after taking over on Feb. 1 following Jos Luhukay’s sacking.
The former Manchester United defender only suffered three defeats at Wednesday and steered them to a 12th place finish.
If the report in the local Sheffield Paper is true i can't see them having a leg to stand on.
Local paper article
Steve Bruce shook hands with Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri over his departure from the club to become manager of Premier League Newcastle United, The Sheffield Star have reported.
Despite growing reports linking him with Newcastle in the lead-up to his appointment, Wednesday themselves did not actually comment on the situation onto several hours after Bruce’s move to St James’ Park was confirmed, at which point the Owls released a statement revealing that they are taking advice over outstanding legal issues surrounding the 58-year-old’s departure.
As well as Bruce, assistant managers Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence have also made the move from Wednesday to Newcastle, and it is believed that a £2million compensation figure for the trio had been agreed and paid by the Magpies, leading Bruce to shake hands with Chansiri on his exit from the club, only for the Owls chairman to then return and demand a higher fee from the Premier League club.
Newcastle United have been reported to the Premier League by Championship club Sheffield Wednesday over the appointment of the Owls’ former manager Steve Bruce.
[spoiler](Reuters) - Newcastle United have been reported to the Premier League by Championship club Sheffield Wednesday over the appointment of the Owls’ former manager Steve Bruce.
The much-travelled Bruce, 58, quit the Yorkshire club last Monday following talks with Newcastle, who named him as manager on Wednesday to replace the departed Rafa Benitez.
Second tier side Wednesday responded by saying they were disappointed to hear the news of Bruce’s appointment via a public statement and were taking legal advice.
The Yorkshire club issued a statement here on their website on Monday which said:
“Following Newcastle United’s announcement on 17 July 2019 of its appointment of former Sheffield Wednesday staff Steve Bruce, Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence, the Club confirms that it has today reported Newcastle United’s conduct to the Premier League.
“As the Premier League will now initiate and carry out investigations into the Club’s allegations, the Club will not be commenting further on this matter whilst such investigations are ongoing.”
Ex-Sunderland and Aston Villa boss Bruce, who is a Newcastle fan and now in charge of his 10th club, having had two spells at Wigan Athletic, was the manager at Wednesday for 18 games after taking over on Feb. 1 following Jos Luhukay’s sacking.
The former Manchester United defender only suffered three defeats at Wednesday and steered them to a 12th place finish.[/spoiler]
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If the report in the local Sheffield Paper is true i can't see them having a leg to stand on.
Local paper article
[spoiler]Steve Bruce shook hands with Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri over his departure from the club to become manager of Premier League Newcastle United, The Sheffield Star have reported.
Despite growing reports linking him with Newcastle in the lead-up to his appointment, Wednesday themselves did not actually comment on the situation onto several hours after Bruce’s move to St James’ Park was confirmed, at which point the Owls released a statement revealing that they are taking advice over outstanding legal issues surrounding the 58-year-old’s departure.
As well as Bruce, assistant managers Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence have also made the move from Wednesday to Newcastle, and it is believed that a £2million compensation figure for the trio had been agreed and paid by the Magpies, leading Bruce to shake hands with Chansiri on his exit from the club, only for the Owls chairman to then return and demand a higher fee from the Premier League club.[/spoiler]
