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
reading side wrong
Too often we are reading about him on the wrong side of the newspaper-he should be on the back pages, not the front.
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We had to restore the attitude of being hard to beat. Over the past 18 months we've tried to change that philosophy because you try to improve by getting in better players and trying to play more open, attractive football. We had to go back to basics and to do that I had to rely on players who have been with me a long time. I always know what I'm going to get off them and they gave everything they could.
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I thought he responded like a man. There were no frills about it, but he played his part and I was pleased for him and with his performance.
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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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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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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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We were near pandemonium conditions in the spring and summer when we realized that, yes, we were running out of corn at the time. (But) now, we're seeing a 180-degree turn from that.
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Thankfully all the speculation surrounding Robbie's future can now stop here,
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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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The opening bid is laughable. It is so derisory.
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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 have already exercised the two year option.
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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 are more hopeful about Nicky as we don't think his is as severe - 10 to 14 days with a small strain. He could possibly be available for Villa.