grecIAN Harris
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Everybody knows the problem is Mike Ashley but Bruce could do more with what he's got in the squad and avoid the 'upwardly mobiles' overhauling them. There is enough with the maverick abilities in Shelvey and Saint Maximan, strike rate of Callum Wilson and attacking width and supply from Ryan Fraser and Matt Fraser to keep them comfortable if they were set up properly.I'm not sure Bruce is Newcastle's biggest problem - as I don't think their squad is massively underperforming. I'd say he acts as quite a useful lightning rod for the owner who, fittingly, seems quite happy to run them as a bit of a bargain basement operation. There are a couple of sides outside the relegation places in the bottom third who seem to be, at best, treading water currently. They just have to hope that some of the more upwardly mobile sides don't quite do enough to overhaul them (this season and beyond).