Steve Bruce has reiterated that he won't walk away from the job of his dreams just because life as Newcastle United head coach is 'a bit noisy'.
Winless Newcastle currently lie in 17th place in the table ahead of Saturday's trip to Molineux to face Wolves.
Bruce has taken positives from aspects of recent performances against Manchester United, Leeds and Watford, but the Newcastle boss has also witnessed match going supporters turn on him during these games.
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There have been repeated chants of 'We want Brucie out!' - even when Newcastle were ahead at Vicarage Road last time out - but the 60-year-old has no plans to resign.
"Absolutely. 100%. I'm not going anywhere to walk away from it," he told reporters on Zoom.
"I keep getting asked the same question and I keep telling you that I'm not going to walk away from it.
"I have quit before in circumstances to maybe get another job, but it's certainly not in my make up now to quit just because it's a bit noisy, that's for sure. It's not even on the agenda."
Five teams - Newcastle, Leeds, Southampton, Burnley and Norwich - have failed to win a game this season, which is a first in Premier League history at this stage of a campaign.
However, while Marcelo Bielsa, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Sean Dyche et al still have the backing of supporters, Bruce has not found stadiums the safe haven they were last season.
Bruce escaped scrutiny from the terraces when Newcastle won just two games behind closed doors over a four-month period last season but, this time around, fans have been able to make their feelings clear.
However, Bruce's position is under no immediate threat and, clearly, the players are still behind him.
Unsurprisingly, then, the club's hierarchy continue to back Bruce after previously deciding not to sack the head coach following a humiliating defeat at Brighton in April.
"At the end of the day, we haven't won a game yet, which whether you're a manager of Newcastle or you're a manager of anybody in the Premier League then the words under pressure come very quickly," he added.
"That's what we all face in this league - I'm not alone in that. There's two, three, four points separating the bottom half of the division again so we're not alone in it.
"The reassurances that I had really helped last year after Brighton - the club coming out and making that stance that my job was secure - but I can't take that for granted.
"I'll get on with the job as best I can. I think we've played well of late. The performances have been decent. We've got to keep those levels and, more importantly, win a match and win a couple of matches if we can and let the noise quieten down a bit."
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