Steve Bruce will hold a clear-the-air showdown with his rebellious Newcastle United squad today with his job on the line. The United chief will assemble his disgruntled stars after another day off on Thursday – their third of the week despite being in a relegation battle - and will address dissent in the ranks, which came to a head with Matt Ritchie's training ground bust-up.
Bruce has patched up the incident with Ritchie, despite being branded a “coward” by the player, but tension and dissatisfaction remain as reported by MirrorSport on Tuesday.
Newcastle face fellow relegation strugglers West Brom on Sunday, with Bruce needing to add to the team's two wins in 17 games quickly to avoid the intervention of owner Mike Ashley, who has been
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