Steve Bruce - Legend

Only seen his press conference.

He was asked about the title race

'You all know full well where my allegiances lie. '

Then asked on Benitez taking on Ferguson and whether it was wise.

'Not really. I can't see many winners.

I found it amusing like everyone else did.

When you are in this job, especially when you get to the top, the one thing you're going to have to deal with, if you're the manager of Manchester United, or the manager of Liverpool, is obviously handling the pressure.

"If you can't handle the pressure, you've got no chance, you've got to handle it. Managing big clubs like that, the one thing you're going to have to do is get used to that.

"I think there's a lot of mind games come into it, and lots of things will be said, and I'm sure written, over the next few months."

Originally Posted by Coracao

I found it amusing like everyone else did.

quality

Originally Posted by Coracao

'You all know full well where my allegiances lie. '

Scouse B@stard!

least we know theyll be fired up to £#%&! for Liverpool's visit next weekend.

nice to see anotehr manager's viewpoint on this. And one that doesn't give the usual soundbite speil.
By the way, I'll bet Birmingham City are glad they forced him out...

I always feel slightly guilty that Steve Bruce never had his own song.

It would have consoled the lad when he was training alone during international weeks.

It's about time one of the tunesmiths sorted out a ditty for Patrice Evra.

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

I always feel slightly guilty that Steve Bruce never had his own song.

It would have consoled the lad when he was training alone during international weeks.

It's about time one of the tunesmiths sorted out a ditty for Patrice Evra.

Who kept him out of the England squad ?

Pallistser for one, but who else ?

Top player and gent to boot.

Steve Bruce = Top red.

Wibble.

Originally Posted by Jizza Jazza

Who kept him out of the England squad ?

Pallistser for one, but who else ?

Not sure, Des Walker?

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Top player and gent to boot.

Steve Bruce = Top red.

Had to look a few times at that ... brilliant

Originally Posted by Jizza Jazza

Who kept him out of the England squad ?

Pallistser for one, but who else ?

Butcher, Mark Wright

Originally Posted by Jizza Jazza

Who kept him out of the England squad ?

Pallistser for one, but who else ?

Take your pick: Adams, Butcher, Wright, Walker, Mabbut...Bruce's biggest problem was he played his best football after he was 30 and it was all about young players and building for the future at the time.

Other centre halves who got few caps at the time:Curle, Keown, Watson, Bould, Linigan...

Originally Posted by Jizza Jazza

Who kept him out of the England squad ?

Pallistser for one, but who else ?

Adams.

Originally Posted by dodger

Take your pick: Adams, Butcher, Wright, Walker, Mabbut...Bruce's biggest problem was he played his best football after he was 30 and it was all about young players and building for the future at the time.

That went well didn't it?

Slowing turning into Mrs Doubtfire, but top bloke and a top red!

Still think he was our best captain under Fergie.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Slowing turning into Mrs Doubtfire, but top bloke and a top red!

Still think he was our best captain under Fergie.

Him or Cantona deffo.

Originally Posted by Spiffy

Him or Cantona deffo.

Him by a nose. And what a nose it is!

Originally Posted by dodger

Take your pick: Adams, Butcher, Wright, Walker, Mabbut...Bruce's biggest problem was he played his best football after he was 30 and it was all about young players and building for the future at the time.

Other centre halves who got few caps at the time:Curle, Keown, Watson, Bould, Linigan...

There are a fair few who got capped that were not even fit to tie brucey's laces.

Age thing yeah but mostly it was the pace thing that worked against him with england bosses.
But having said that Of that lot only adams, walker [at his best] and butcher were better, keown played his best after brucey retired, wright bould and mabbut were good players but no way were they better defenders than bruce.