Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruceis an English professional football manager and former player who is currently without a club, having left Hull City in July 2016. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by several professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham. Bruce was offered an apprenticeship and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth31 December 1960
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With my mother being Irish it was a close call. I nearly went, but I decided against it as we were going to be hindered as a club at Manchester United with the five foreigners rule.
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We fear a rupture of his Achilles. That could leave him out for a long time although we don't want to speculate at this juncture. He has gone to hospital for a scan but we do fear the worst for him.
agreed fee
We've agreed the fee and we'll take things from there.
available bigger magic players
There is no magic formula, we have just got our bigger and better players available again.
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We're seeing a lot of speculative money coming in. Anyone who's bought in this market on the belief of El Nino devastation has lost money.
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We've got four games left and we aren't going to give up the ghost. We have given ourselves a fighting chance with the way we performed in the previous three games and the lads gave everything today as well.
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We've got four games left and we aren't going to give up the ghost.
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We were always the better team but Everton threw on their He-Men and I was always worried they would get a touch or ricochet.
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Fortunately Emile's scans showed that he was okay but we're unsure at the moment whether he'll be fit for Saturday.
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He was sensational and we all know what a talent he is. For the last few weeks he has started to play well again, which is very, very good for us and let's hope he can carry on doing that.
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He is a quality player and also has the added advantage of being able to play as a second striker.
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He is going to have an X-ray but it is not looking very clever.
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He has scored goals all of his life and in his career at the top level, and we expect him to do exactly the same.
falling goes remarkably
He goes into the box, and does very well at falling over. Remarkably well