Steve Bruce says there was never a chance of turning down the Newcastle United job.

Bruce is determined to enjoy a chance he never thought he would get.

He said, "When I got the phone call (to manage) here, I thought, 'This is as good as it gets for me'. Everybody associates me with Man United because I had nine years there, for those who can remember.

"But how many Geordies have managed this great club of ours? For that, I'm very, very privileged.

"I am certainly going to make a fist of it."