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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We are upset Emile has got another ban. He has an impeccable record and we hoped it would have been taken into account.
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We've been here and done it but it's never easy when you don't take your chances.
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We were in it up until the second half when we gave the penalty away. At this level you cannot make elementary mistakes like that.
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We were just chasing the game and trying to do something about it. Liverpool picked us off at will...They were a far, far superior team on the night.
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We had eased Matthew back carefully after his other injuries and had hoped he would be available for the finale to the season.
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We've agreed the fee and we'll take things from there.
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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.
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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've got four games left and we aren't going to give up the ghost.
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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 to show a bit more resilience than we did tonight. We are in a relegation scrap.
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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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When he was leaving Celtic, Gordon Strachan said to me: 'You'll not work with a better centre forward'.
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Ultimately it will be Kenny's decision. We'll review the situation at Christmas. He has been a fantastic servant for us and Ireland and he is good enough to carry on after this season.