Toon Outcast Heading To Ipswich?

But Ipswich, who tried to sign him when he was released by Newcastle, could rescue his faltering career.

Bruce: "He still has a part to play.

"Of course there is a future for Titus.

"I just felt at the time he needed to come away from it and refocus. The hardest job here is keeping those players not in the team happy. I think they are intelligent enough to realise we have to have a squad if we are to be successful.

"In the past, players were constantly knocking on the door. If the club wants to go where it wants, it has to have a squad, especially with the transfer window being the way it is.

"Titus Bramble is one of four centre-backs I have and he is champing at the bit to get a game."

Bramble can expect a hostile reception if ever he returns to St James' Park, after his comments that "Newcastle fans are over rated and why should they win anything?"