SUNDERLAND V NEWCASTLE
Bruce: I was right to turn down Newcastle job
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Steve Bruce is enjoying his time at Sunderland.
"I turned it down because it was not right, there were compensation issues and it wasn't right," Bruce told the Journal. "It was years ago. I went there, but it just didn't feel right so I turned it down. That is the facts. I turned it down twice. Instead I took a hell of a risk in going to Wigan with eight points when the Chinese were going in to Birmingham, I went to Wigan and did okay, thank the Lord.
"I am a big believer in what will be, will be, and it wasn't right at the time. It didn't happen. It was tough because there was obviously an emotional lure, but it wasn't right. I was driving away and it wasn't right. It should have been the other way."
One of the main reasons for his decision was the backing of the Sunderland board, in stark contrast to the Mike Ashley regime at St James's Park, and Bruce claims that stability is the key to success. He said: "I have got a fantastic job and I am very lucky. I have had difficult ones in the past where there is no stability. The greatest compliment I can give to this club is that from the commercial side, the media, ticket office, everyone wants the club to do well.
"Everyone is pushing in the right direction and in the same way. That stems from the owner down.
"I have a chairman (Niall Quinn) who knows what football is about. It is not like any other industry where you can buy something that will make you better. I am enjoying this job immensely. I hope I can keep carrying on by doing a decent enough job."
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