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BLUES should not be engaged in another battle with Newcastle United for the services of manager Steve Bruce.
He was made third favourite for the Magpies job by bookmakers after Graeme Souness ' s sacking yesterday.
But Bruce's stock has fallen so dramatically due to Blues' performance since Newcastle targeted him as their number one choice to replace Sir Bobby Robson in September 2004 chairman Sir Freddy Shepherd does not have him under consideration.
Shepherd offered Blues £2million in compensation back then but the board resisted and Bruce decided to stay put, opening the way for Souness to move from Blackburn Rovers.
Bruce was given a new contract for his loyalty and if Newcastle changed their minds now, they would have to pay up the 31/2 years he has left on the deal - about £3 million.
Privately, it took Bruce several weeks to come to terms with rejecting his boyhood heroes but he has no regrets with the way things have turned out, even though Blues are in a battle to avoid relegation.
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