Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce concedes he's always been unpopular with fans.
Bruce has admitted that following in the footsteps of the current Everton boss Rafa Benitez has provided him the ultimate challenge during his time at the helm.
"I think whoever took over from Rafa, it was going to be tough," Bruce told The Telegraph.
"I don't think people wanted me from the start, in the local media and the fans. It has been incredibly draining emotionally at times, very hard. Not just for me but for my whole family, who are all Geordies and who are all Newcastle fans.
"Some of the things written and said about me, the abuse on social media, I'm just glad my parents were not still alive to see and hear it because it would have broken their hearts. This was their home and their people. This was their city, it is where I'm from and where I always wanted to return.
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