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
confirmed crossed feared fingers keeping looking matthew months return six soon sunday worst
I feared the worst on Sunday and it has been confirmed that Matthew has ruptured his Achilles. Of course, we are keeping our fingers crossed he can return as soon as possible, but you are looking at six months out.
badly determined hurts turn
I've never chucked nothing. It hurts badly but the one thing I'm determined to do is see it through and turn it around. I still think I am the right person and I will try my utmost.
deal sort stay
Nicky is the same sort of thing as Jiri. If we stay up, there is a proviso for a deal to be done with Newcastle.
beaten best hands hold home lost team
Sometimes away from home you hold your hands up when you have been beaten by a better team. But, for me, the best team lost - but then it's the same old story.
bit careful conclusive sore
The scan showed nothing conclusive and Emile is 50-50 for Portsmouth. He is still a bit sore and we have to be careful with him.
available convinced head players realistic stay
It's so frustrating. I'm convinced we would stay up if players like those two were available but we have got to be realistic now. In my head I'm just dismissing them.
fair five forward four game goals looked minutes threat time
In the first 45 minutes we looked a threat every time we went forward and to be fair we could have been four or five goals up and it could have been game over at half-time,
fed savage teeth
I do not want to give Robbie Savage any more publicity. I am fed up to the back teeth with him.
major situation twists
The disappointing thing is the situation is now out of our hands. But I still think there are some major twists left.
convinced europe forward game gone man relish team tough united whatever win
They have just gone out of Europe so I am convinced they will want to try and win this competition, that's for sure. Whatever team they put out, when Man United come to town, it is going to be a tough, tough game but one that we will relish and we will look forward to the challenge.
atrocious ball bit delighted few horrible night played reaction reading takes terrific time
I'm delighted for the young lads. It was a horrible night and the ball was swerving all over the place in atrocious conditions. It takes a little bit of time to settle. A few of them haven't played at this level. I thought the reaction was terrific after Reading equalized.
understand
You could understand Emile's frustration. That's why he reacted the way he did.
deal hours internal matter next
I will be doing my own inquiries into it and we will deal with the matter over the next 48 hours in our own internal way.
against biggest certainly football kicks men teeth
Sometimes football kicks you in the teeth and certainly that is the biggest one I have taken. You are just shell-shocked. In the end it was men against boys.