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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Nicky has flicked at him between the legs - but does that deserve a red card?
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Butt has a chance and we are hoping he can join in full training towards the end of the week.
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Six months is a long time to keep everybody bubbling along, making sure they do not lose their confidence. The big turning point was the humiliation we felt against Liverpool.
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We've seen Jiri score a couple of goals like that before but that was his most important, that's for sure. It was huge result.
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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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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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That's the sad reality as far as hamstrings are concerned. We will have them assessed but you have to fear the worst.
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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.
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I went to watch Preston against Sheffield United and people are putting two and two together although, of course, it was an ideal opportunity to see the lad (Nugent).
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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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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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When he was leaving Celtic, Gordon Strachan said to me: 'You'll not work with a better centre forward'.
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We've got to show a bit more resilience than we did tonight. We are in a relegation scrap.