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Bramble wants to stay United.


Byline: By Luke Edwards Lucas Daniel Edwards (b. March 24, 1980 in Nevada City, California) is an actor who is well-known for his roles in Little Big League, The Wizard, Newsies, and Jeepers Creepers 2.  

Titus Bramble Titus Malachi Bramble (born July 21, 1981 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is an English football player, currently playing for Wigan Athletic in the FA Premier League. He has a brother, Tesfaye, who plays professional football, for Stevenage Borough.  has vowed to do all he can to earn a new contract at Newcastle Newcastle, city, Australia
Newcastle, city (1991 pop. 262,331), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal, wool, iron and steel, and wheat are exported.
 United after insisting he never wants to leave the club despite the personal criticism he has been forced to endure at times in the past.

Bramble bramble, name for plants of the genus Rubus [Lat.,=red, for the color of the juice]. This complex genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), with representatives in many parts of the world, includes the blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, boysenberries, , who will once again start in the centre of defence against Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. History
Club origins
The origins of the side go back to a pair of football clubs founded in 1899: Frankfurter Fußball-Club Viktoria von 1899
 tonight, remains a popular figure among supporters despite a poor start to the season which appeared to suggest the centre back was slipping back into bad habits and damaging lapses in concentration.

But the former England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north.  Under-21 international, who is out of contract at the end of the season and who can discuss a free transfer move with other clubs under the Bosman Bosman is a surname, and may refer to:
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  • Jean-Marc Bosman
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 rule if a new deal has not been agreed by the New Year, is adamant he wants to prove he deserves to stay at the club he has grown to love.

"I want to stay at Newcastle United," said Bramble, who at 24 is confident the best years of his career are ahead of him.

"I love the club and I am settled in the North-East. Leaving Newcastle would be a massive wrench. There are not many better clubs to play your football at in Europe than Newcastle United.

"I've grown up at this club, both as a footballer and a person and I'm not thinking about leaving.

"I've not heard anything about a new contract yet and, to be honest, that isn't up to me. I've spoken to the manager and he's told me to go out there, play my football and prove to everyone that I deserve one.

"That's all I can do. The rest is out of my hands, but I'm determined to show that I should stay a Newcastle player.

"Hopefully something will be sorted out soon, but as I've said, all I can do is play well and see what happens."

Bramble's blunders in the home game against Fulham earlier this season led to some calls for his removal but, with Glenn Roeder's support, the former Ipswich man has recovered his form and his confidence to play a pivotal role in a defence which has conceded con·cede  
v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes

v.tr.
1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

2.
 only six goals in its last 11 games.

There are few players who have attracted as much personal criticism as Bramble in the last few years, although much of it is born out of the frustration that he has the potential to establish himself as one of the best defenders in the Premiership if he can find the consistency.

And Bramble is determined to show that he can handle the pressure after suggesting United defenders are always going to be singled out by the critics.

He said: "You have to be strong to be a Newcastle defender, mentally it's tough because you probably get more criticism than at other clubs. Yes I've made mistakes, but I've always put my hand up and accepted the blame.

"I've always been mentally strong, even when I was a kid. I've got my family to thank for that. I've been low at times because sometimes the criticism has gone too far in my opinion.

"But I've got family, friends and team-mates who lift me up again. I've never buckled under the pressure and I never will.

"If I couldn't handle it, I wouldn't be so keen to stay."

It remains to be seen whether Bramble will be offered a new deal by chairman Freddie Shepherd, but, for now, Bramble is concentrating on more immediate issues.

A point in Frankfurt tonight would ensure Newcastle top their Uefa Cup group, which will mean they are paired against a team which finished third in their group and not a side coming from the Champions League.

He added: "It's going to be tough in Frankfurt, but we want to finish top of the group because that will help us in the knockout phase.

"We're on a decent run at the moment and we want to keep that momentum and take it into the league with us.

"That run has been helped by a much-improved defence, although Bramble is reluctant to be singled out for special praise.

"It's nice to see the defence has been praised in recent weeks.

"We've played really well as a unit and the statistics show we've had one of the best defensive records in the Premiership over the last couple of months.

"But it's not down to one individual. It's the whole team. I think the Arsenal game was probably the match where we proved a lot of people wrong. People expected us to get hammered there, but, although we were put under a lot of pressure, we repelled everything they threw at us."
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