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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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.
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Emile's knee has been aggravating him the past few days so we've sent him for a check. Hopefully it's nothing too serious.
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There was absolutely no chance of it going ahead and the ref was right to call it off.
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We have done everything we can to support him. But we cannot live his life for him.
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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.
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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.
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Sometimes football kicks you in the teeth. You just have to try and take it on the chin, realize you have been humiliated in front of the nation and your own supporters, and go again tomorrow morning.
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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.
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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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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 would like to strengthen defensively. We are very light there but I am not going to hold my breath. We've had a bit of money to spend, there is a bit left but I don't think we are really close at the moment.
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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.