Striker!: No. 1 (Steve Barnes S.)

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Windscreen wipers seem to lull you to sleep. The automatic climate control wraps you in a cocoon of deceptive warmth. It is parely possible, with the 3.2 litre engine and the 5 speed electronic automatic transmission, to know that you are travelling at speed. Luke Edwards (17 July 2019). "Sheffield Wednesday respond angrily to Steve Bruce's confirmation as new Newcastle head coach". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 23 July 2019.

Bruce spent the 1978–79 season in Gillingham's reserve team and, despite playing in defence, scored 18goals to finish the season as top scorer. [14] In January 1979, he was selected to represent the England youth team, and he went on to gain eight caps, participating in the 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. [15] He came close to making his debut for the club's senior team in May 1979, but Summers decided at the last minute that, as Gillingham were chasing promotion from the Third Division, Bruce was not yet ready to handle the pressure of the occasion. [16] He eventually made his senior debut in a League Cup tie against Luton Town on 11 August 1979, [17] and made an immediate impact in the team, winning the club's Player of the Year award at the end of the 1979–80 season. [18] He went on to make more than 200appearances for the club, [14] and was twice voted into the Professional Footballers' Association's Third Division Team of the Year. [19] Colin Calderwood: Aston Villa announce ex-Brighton coach as assistant manager". BBC Sport. 21 November 2016 . Retrieved 23 January 2017. He's been in the right positions and got his reward." The goal-drought club Saido Berahino took 913 days to score his first goal for Stoke According to the West Yorkshire edition of The Examiner, Bruce wrote the novels during his time in charge at Huddersfield Town between 1999 and 2000. One imagines him putting Ken Monkou and Clyde Wijnhard through their paces on the training pitch before going home to write. Penned during the 1999/2000 season, while Steve Bruce was manager of Huddersfield Town FC, the protagonist of Sweeper! is one Steve Barnes, manager of the fictional Leddersfield Town FC.

a b Ross, Ian (18 December 1987). "Football: Bruce deal agreed after late hitch". The Times. London . Retrieved 6 January 2016. Following the lifting of the five-year ban on English clubs from European competitions, which had been imposed after the Heysel Stadium disaster, United became England's first entrants into the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1990–91 season. [52] Bruce played regularly, and scored three goals, in the team's progress to the final against FC Barcelona. [53] He came close to scoring the first goal, only for Mark Hughes to deflect the ball over the line and claim the goal, [54] and United went on to win the game 2–1. This was a particularly high-scoring season for Bruce, who found the net 13times in the First Division and 19times in total in all competitions. [53] He also played again at Wembley, in the League Cup final, in which United were defeated by Sheffield Wednesday of the Second Division. [55] Bruce pictured in 1992, during his time at Manchester United Birmingham City chief Peter Pannu dismisses takeover 'rumour' ". BBC Sport. 2 October 2013 . Retrieved 23 August 2014. Birmingham City 2006–2007: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016 . Retrieved 4 January 2016. Sheffield Wednesday report Newcastle to Premier League over Steve Bruce appointment". The Telegraph. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 23 July 2019.

Bruce made wholesale changes to Sunderland's squad, signing 13 players and selling 15 in his first 18 months at the club. [148] On 25 February 2011, Bruce signed an extension to his contract, keeping him at Sunderland until 2014, with chairman Niall Quinn stating that "In only 18 months he has reshaped our squad beyond recognition, bringing in some fantastically talented players. He embodies the ethos of teamwork and the importance of camaraderie in creating a wonderful spirit of togetherness amongst the players and staff". [148] On 3 February 2022, Bruce was appointed manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion, replacing Valérien Ismaël. Bruce signed an 18-month contract with West Brom who, at the time, were in sixth place in the Championship. [195] He left the role eight months later with the team 22nd in the division, their lowest league position for more than two decades. [196] Life outside football Personal life Striker Saido Berahino's run without scoring lasted 913 days when he was at Stoke between 2017 and 2019 - that was only over a 48-game period for the player once strongly linked with a move to Tottenham.

Bruce, Steve (1994). Heading for Victory: An Autobiography. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 0-7475-1780-0. a b Bateson, Bill; Sewell, Albert (1986). News of the World Football Annual 1986/1987. Harper Collins. p.281. ISBN 0-85543-076-1. Fergie compares captain Rooney to greats". FIFA. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016 . Retrieved 5 January 2016. Crellin, Mark (5 February 2016). "Hull's Steve Bruce and Abel Hernandez land January's Sky Bet Championship awards". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 March 2016. Katie Davidson wrote: "Organised my dad three points for his Father's Day present and better yet Joelinton scored."