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IAN LADYMAN: Steve Bruce is a good bloke who shouldn't wait for the lynch mob - he needs to quit Newcastle on his own terms and leave all the misery and aggro to someone else

Steve Bruce always wanted to be Newcastle manager but he can never have imagined it would be like this.

An empty Gallowgate, hollow football, abuse, hate, misery.

But that’s how it has turned out for him. With that in mind, I see no point in him staying beyond this summer.

Steve Bruce needs to leave Newcastle on his own terms and not wait for the lynch mob to call

If I were advising Bruce, I would urge him to keep Newcastle in the Premier League — and I think he will do that — then walk away.

Bruce is a good bloke and has been a decent football manager over the years.