Steve Bruce is confident he will eventually receive the credit he believes he deserves for his work at Newcastle after returning to football with West Bromwich Albion.
Four months after he was sacked at St James' Park by the club's new Saudi ownership, Bruce has been asked to revive West Brom's flagging season and achieve his fifth promotion to the Premier League as a boss.
Bruce appeared broken by the end of his Newcastle experience but insists he is ready to return after turning down an offer from another English club, as well as another overseas.