Steve Bruce played his last Premier League game as player-manager for Sheffield United against Sunderland.He turns 60 on New Year's Eve and, let's face it, these days Bruce is one or two pounds heavier than his fighting weight.But the Newcastle boss would have loved to have turned the clock back a couple of decades when he turned up at the training ground the morning after watching his side lose 3-1 to Tottenham.Eight players are missing for tomorrow's last away game of the season at Brighton and to make matters worse five of them are centre halves.Skipper Jamaal Lascelles and Fabian Schar are the latest casualties, joining Florian Lejeune and Ciaran Clark on the treatment table.With Paul Dummett not making the cut for the Toon's 25-man.
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