Steve Bruce has left his position as Newcastle United manager by mutual consent, the Premier League team said in a statement Wednesday, two weeks after they were taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium.
has left his position as Newcastle United manager by mutual consent, the Premier League team said in a statement Wednesday, two weeks after they were taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium.
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Bruce had appeared to be on borrowed time after the Premier League announced earlier this month that Newcastle had been sold to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
The 60-year old had said following the change of ownership that he would understand if he was replaced but he was allowed to take charge of the 1,000th match in his managerial career when Newcastle hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the league, losing 3-2 last Sunday. The signs were ominous, however, with Newcastle's new director Amanda Staveley saying "change does not always happen overnight".
Newcastle said Bruce's assistant Graeme Jones will lead the team on an interim basis, starting with Saturday's trip to Crystal Palace, and will be supported by the coaching team of Steve Agnew, Stephen Clemence, Ben Dawson and Simon Smith.
