Geordies owe Bruce a massive apology

WHETHER or not Steve Bruce remains manager of Newcastle United after the proposed takeover goes through is not up to me.

But I do know one thing: He is owed an apology by whole platoons of ‘experts’ and critics, some of them within the Toon Army itself, who said his appointment was a relegation waiting to happen and that he was tactically inept.

For a start, I thought the lukewarm reception when Bruce (above) got the job was an insult to a proud Geordie who was taking on his dream appointment, just as Sir Bobby Robson did 20 years earlier.

And while Rafa Benitez is a terrific manager, and rightly adored by Newcastle fans, 45 points was his highest total in a Premier League season at St James’ Park.

Bruce has already collected 42 points with six games to go.

Maybe, just maybe, Steve Bruce knows what he is doing after all.