Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce has vowed to win over the doubters after admitting he has always regretted turning down the job the first time he was offered it. “If you can’t play for them, then of course if you’re a Geordie, what better thing than to take the number one seat? “To be given the opportunity again, it was simply something I had to take, I had to grasp it. “I knew it was going to be difficult - as I said, the easy thing would have been to say no. “It’s my job now to try to move us forward as best as we possibly can and I’ll do my utmost to try to achieve that.”

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2019 04:30 UTC