THE 'Titus Bramble for England' campaign may not boast the membership levels of 'Stay With Shearer' group, but numbers are growing.

Despite his classy Man of the Match display against Chelsea on Sunday the former Ipswich defender still has much to prove to his manager and the Magpies fans.

A question mark still hangs over the £5m man which relates to his concentration levels - or lack of them.

Eighty nine minutes of impeccable play are all well and good, but when Bramble makes a blunder a goal more often than not is sure to follow.

Last Thursday in Holland was an example.

Heerenveen's goal came minutes after Bramble tracked Arnold Bruggink into the penalty area.

But when the chance came to clear he dallied, allowing the former PSV Eindoven striker to set up Klaas Jan Huntelaar to open the scoring.

Thankfully, goals from Alan Shearer and Lee Bowyer ensured Newcastle came away with a victory from Holland to spare Bramble's blushes.

Last night it appeared the performance against Chelsea at the weekend in the FA Cup win had instilled a new-found confidence in the 23-year-old.

After a comfortable opening Bramble showed he had more to his game than just defending, setting up Newcastle's opener in the tenth minute with a crisp through-ball, which allowed Shearer to release Lauren Robert down the left.

He was soon showing his defensive capabilities with some thumping challenges, with Mika Dayrynan on the receiving end of several firm but fair challenges.

In the 40th minute Bramble broke from defence after controlling the ball on his chest when other defenders would have thumped it clear. His intelligent use of the ball created a chance for Shola Ameobi, but the effort was saved.

Manager Graeme Souness labelled Bramble 'sloppy when he first arrived at St James' Park,' but the former England U21 defender was anything but sloppy last night.

With half-time approaching his favourite target Dayrynan was again on the receiving end of a great challenge.

It was 46 six minutes of play and 46 minutes of pure concentration for Bramble.

The question in the second half was could he keep his concentration up for the full 90?

His appetite for the physical side was plain to see after the break.

After several headed clearances his performance was typified on the hour mark when Heerenveen's danger man Huntelaar received the ball by the left byline.

Timing his interception to perfection, Bramble took both ball and player with a superb challenge that was welcomed by the home fans, who cheered as one.

Two outstanding performances back to back may not be enough to convince some of the St James' Park doubters, but it can't be long before Bramble for England may become a regular chant on Tyneside.

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