Replacing the popular rafa benitez was never going to be easy and already some fans have described his appointment as unambitious. James burford has the story. The clouds of been gathering over the park and the connection between fa ns the park and the connection between fans and owner is perhaps more turbulent than ever. Best, mike ashleys relationship is fractious and with no sign of a truce, this is the man to whom ashley now turns. Steve bruce, someone who has managed sunderland, their closest rivals. The fans may want a different manager of players, but in the situation, we need to work it out because as a player, we put the face on there, we have to show that we are ready for the premier league. Ashley has now presided over ten managers since he bought the club this of the nine they came before, the nine that left via the exit door. The most recent to depart set the club did not share his vision. Newcastle will be bruce poss plus tenth team is head coach, having only just resigned tenth team is head coach, having onlyjust resigned from Sheffield Wednesday earlier this week, but what kind of man are they getting . One of experience. 392 premier league games under his belt. But he has been relegated from the pre real league twice before, once of birmingham and the other was hollow. Sands are not customer Champions League winning manager to a middling manager, customer Champions League winning managerto a middling manager, we have the master tactician, suddenly at some the estimate who is coming into the club who has a record saying, saying im not really into tactics. That strikes dread in me. It would appear the preseason isnt exactly isnt going to plan, they we re exactly isnt going to plan, they were thrashed 4 0. Steve bruce is walking into a club with deep rooted divides, just to stay on site, it appears he has a dollar to do. He has it all to do. His former club Sheffield Wednesday could take legal action over bruces appointment. He resigned on mondayjust six months after taking over at hillsborough. Earlier, wednesday issued a statement saying they only learned of bruce and his backroom staffs newjobs via the Public Statement made by newcastle. They went on to say regardless of the fact they went on to say celtic are through to the second qualifying round of the Champions League beating fk sarajevo x x round of the Champions League beating fk sarajevo 5 2 on aggregate. Taking a 3 1 lead from last weeks game in bosnia, Ryan Christie fired celtic ahead in the first half, estonian champions nomme kalju await in next round. Heres what else has been catching our eye in football this wednesday. Remain unbeaten, snapped past edinburgh. England right back Kieran Trippier has completed a 20 Million Pound move to spanish side Atletico Madrid from tottenham. The 28 year old has signed a three year deal at the wanda metropolitano. Splashing the cash too are west ham united. 45 Million Pounds in fact on french forward sebastian haller. He moves to the london stadium on a five year deal from german side eintracht frankfurt. Raheem sterling scored twice for Manchester City as they beat west ham to progress to the asia trophy final. Mark noble had put the hammers ahead after scoring from a penalty, but it finished 4 1 to city. Theyll meet wolves in the final on sunday. Manchester united closed their pre season tour of australia by beating leeds 4 1 in perth. Marcus rashford, anthony martial, philjones and teenager Mason Greenwood got the goals. After a pivotal role in englands world cup success, openerjason roy has been named in the test squad for the first time. Although he generally bats in the middle orderfor his club in the longerformat, hes expected to open the batting in a one off test against ireland next week to hopefully prove his worth ahead of the ashes against australia. Jos buttler and ben stokes are both rested whilst Seamers Mark Wood and jofra archer are missing due to injury for the ireland test. Archer is expected to make his test debut in the first ashes test at the start of august. Australias caleb ewan has won the eleventh stage of the tour de france. The twenty five year old is riding in the race for the first time and lived up to his nickname the pocket rocket to pip dutchman dylan groen e wegen to victory in toulouse. Frances Julian Alaphilippe retained the overall leaders Yellow Jersey while Geraint Thomas remains second. Now, its been 68 years but tomorrow, royal portrush in Northern Ireland will stage the open for only the second time. Tickets for all four days of the tournament have sold out for the first time in history with more than 190,000 fans expected to attend. Our reporter adam wild is there for us. After 68 years, the open championship is finally back here and the northern coast of Northern Ireland. It is a spectacular setting, the rugged coastline playing host to this competition for the second time. The first way back in1951, it the second time. The first way back ini951, it is the second time. The first way back in 1951, it is been a long way but the anticipation, the excitement has been building over the past few yea rs. Been building over the past few years. It has reached fever pitch for golf and consume the tiny town. A lot of the excitement is about many of the home hopes. Darren clark whose house overlooks the course here, a former open winner and another major winner who was from port rush, he grew up around here, his brother to the green keep here, so his brother to the green keep here, so he will command a big audience as well and of course, perhaps Northern Irelands most famous golfer of all. Perhaps the finest golfer theyve ever produced, rory mcelroy. Having the open back here is a massive thing for golf and i think itll be a massive thing for the country. The sport has unbelievable ability to bring people together and we all know that this country sometimes needs that and this has the ability to do that. It is a huge sense of excitement and anticipation around port rush, it goes under way at 635 local time tomorrow morning. Darren clark hitting the first shot of the championship. And finally, there was a big winner in todays 4pm race at catterick. Keep your eye on the left of your screen here, strawberryandcream was at the back of the field before the final couple of furlongs, and was priced at 999 1 with some in play bookmakers at that point before a stunning late charge saw the horse ridden byjockey paul hanagan win by half a length. Congratulations to any of the lucky punters who managed to back it youre up to date with sportsday. Well have more in the next hour. Now on bbc news a look at tomorrows headlines in the papers. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the conservative bareness and the writer for the independent. Evening to you both. Many of tomorrows front pages are already end. The telegraph leads on the debate around free tv licenses for over 75. Comments made by the executives who were asked about the positions on the issue. They also featuring a picture of borisjohnson holding they also featuring a picture of Boris Johnson holding a they also featuring a picture of borisjohnson holding a tipper on the race. The independent also leads on the bitter end is how it describes theresa mays last major speech before she steps down from the roll. They say it is her final swipe at the brexiteers and her party that brought her time in office to an early end. Boris johnson take centre page on the times, but the top story is about Young Drivers will be banned from roads at night under plans to cut accident rates. The eu competition commissioner has launched a formal investigation and is preparing to find other big tech
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