Steve Bruce: "I'll never walk away from the challenge"

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has acknowledged that a poor result against Brighton this weekend may see his time at the club cut short.

The Magpies go into the weekend two points clear of the relegation zone, but they could find themselves in the bottom three by the time they kick-off if relegation rivals, Fulham, beat Leeds tonight.

Bruce says whatever the outcome of tomorrow's match he won't walk away.

Today, Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce also expressed his horror at the revelations of historical abuse suffered by players from the area, but says Newcastle is now "one hundred per cent a safe club".

It comes after an independent report into the scandal by Clive Sheldon QC this week detailed the experiences of young footballers and revealed at least 240 suspects including George Ormond, a jailed former aide to the Magpies' youth set-up, and 692 survivors had been identified.

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