“So, he was never supposed to get it” – A lot of Newcastle United fans are unsure over claims made by Bruno Genesio.
The former Lyon boss, in an interview with beIN Sports France, has claimed that he was lined up to be the next Newcastle manager if the proposed takeover by the BZG Group went through.
The deal, if there ever was one, fell through and the Frenchman took over as Beijing Guoan manager, and Newcastle appointed Steve Bruce.
Genesio was hated by a large portion of the Lyon fans and did not have a great record – so it would have been an odd appointment, but at this point surely anyone is better than Bruce?
Certainly, these Newcastle fans think so.
See the best of the reaction below.
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) October 1, 2019
Seems legit ????
— Paul Busby (@xB1scu1Tx) October 1, 2019
So he was never supposed to get it, because a sale never was going to happen.
— ???????????????????? (@TMHG91) October 1, 2019
Bet you were.
So they wanted Mourinho and Wenger and Génésio all at the same time which one was going to put the cones out?
Were they going to take turns or what?
Or was it Harry Potter they wanted?
The name changed every week???? pic.twitter.com/hNkpAdX28Y
— Rafa Facts (@FactsRafa) October 1, 2019
Many Toon fans think that Genesio is making his claims up because the takeover was fake.
Would of still preferred Bruno Mars
— Graham Taylor (@NUFC_chunky007) October 1, 2019
I’d take Bruno Tonioli pic.twitter.com/GvFv6qNMtz
— ToonArmyCalgary (@ToonArmyCalgary) October 1, 2019
Shame. We got stung with Bruce ????
— B (@JMAG1892) October 1, 2019
Other Newcastle fans would take anyone over Bruce.