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

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Clarkson, Ian (19 October 2003). "I want my Blues to be a working class act". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham . Retrieved 6 January 2016. 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] Despite a career littered with honours, Bruce never won a cap for England Credit: News Group Newspapers LtdWinterburn was by no means as imposing as Pearce but he was equally consistent and reliable, which is evidenced by his presence in George Graham and Arsene Wenger’s watertight defence through the late 1980s and the entire 1990s. At least he could share his international frustration with the fella just inside him – Steve Bould also earned just two caps, while Tony Adams and Lee Dixon helped themselves to nearly 100 between them. Birmingham City chief Peter Pannu dismisses takeover 'rumour' ". BBC Sport. 2 October 2013 . Retrieved 23 August 2014. UNCOMPROMISING centre half, Manchester United legend and hard-nosed manager are normally phrases used to best describe Steve Bruce. Stone, Simon (15 July 2019). "Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday boss resigns amid Newcastle United interest". BBC Sport . Retrieved 16 July 2019.

In January 2019, Bruce was appointed manager of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday with effect from the start of the following month. [173] On 27 January, his delay in taking up this appointment was criticised by Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Ruud Gullit during a 3–0 FA Cup defeat away to Chelsea. [174] Bruce subsequently defended his decision, as he had had two operations since leaving Aston Villa and needed time to recuperate, as well as the need to recover from the death of both his parents in 2018. [175] Newcastle United STEVE BRUCE, Huddersfield Town’s manager, has branched into literature and written a novel, Striker!, which tells the tale of a retired footballer, Steve Barnes, who manages the fictional Leddersford Town. 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 StokeNo-one has achieved the cult fame of a trilogy of novels allegedly penned by Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce.