'Pretty rude': Simon Jordan attacks Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley over controversial Steve Bruce claim

Simon Jordan took issue with Amanda Staveley's comments after she claimed former Newcastle boss Steve Bruce “didn't want to come to work”.

Magpies co-owner Staveley recently disclosed the state of the club's affairs as her Saudi-backed consortium completed its acquisition of Newcastle.

Staveley's PCP Capital, Jamie Reuben's RB Sports & Media and Saudi Arabia's public wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, have formed an ownership group to buy the club from Mike Ashley in 2021.

Immediate changes were made both on and off the field with the sacking of Bruce among the new owners' top targets.

Bruce only managed one game under the new regime before the ax fell on the former. manchester united captain.

Staveley claims drastic changes were necessary as the club had previously been run in a “different format”.

He lamented the club's lack of commercial agreements, an aging team, a coach who did not want to come to work and an angry fan base.

Former crystal Palace Owner Jordan took issue with Staveley's comments, stating that a conversation he had with Bruce put a quite contrasting spin on his version of events.

“I'm in territory where I don't want to be polarized in a situation where I'm defending Steve Bruce against remarks because people say he's biased,” Jordan told talkSPORT.

“I am also aware of the conversation we had at that time to some extent.

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“I am aware and remember the conversations Amanda Staveley had with Steve Bruce while speaking to the media about how much she valued Steve.

“Steve Bruce knew he didn't fit the bill and he knew they didn't want him there.

“What I remember from what Steve Bruce told me at the time is that he made himself available for whatever they wanted him to do, knowing full well that they didn't want him.”

Jordan accepts that Bruce failed to cover himself in glory during his time at St James' Park, but he did point out that his working conditions were at odds with those of his current boss. Eddie Howe Was offered.

“You look at the job he (Bruce) did at Newcastle and say 'okay, it wasn't great football at times', but in a very different set of circumstances, Eddie Howe has done a brilliant job,” Jordan continued.

“But it's also had a different atmosphere from the ownership model and the fans because they got rid of Ashley and you also have a decent amount of spending to back Eddie to do a brilliant job.

“I think it's a pretty rude and unnecessary set of remarks on Amanda's part.

“For some reason he wanted to promote himself in the conversation rather than just bask in the glory of having done most of the things right at Newcastle in the last two years.”