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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My players have been rightly hammered from pillar to post this week but at least they rolled their sleeves up and didn't collapse after that dreadful start.
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He goes into the box, and does very well at falling over. Remarkably well
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The kick in the teeth was the hideous mistake we made in conceding that first goal.
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A result like this can turn our season.
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Kenny got through the game remarkably well because he hasn't trained for the best part of two weeks. He has got a very sore groin which could put him out for a good month.
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I would like to thank the fans personally for the backing they've given us this season. They're a wonderful bunch and even in times of huge disappointment, they stuck right with it.
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Kenny Cunningham is in a similar position to Roy. He's good enough to carry on playing a few seasons. He doesn't drink or smoke and he's the first in to training every morning.
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In his eyes, he's done nothing wrong. He had been to a concert, went for something to eat, went to a VIP party afterwards. Yet therein lies the problem. You can't put yourself in these situations.
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He is going to have an X-ray but it is not looking very clever.
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He's two-footed and you wouldn't know which foot was stronger. We've seen him before score a couple like that, but that was his most important that's for sure.
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It was never a classic, but when you're the away team coming to a place like Fulham then you're pleased to come away with something.
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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's got a calf problem and with two or three weeks to go, I can't see him making most of the season either.