News about Steve Bruce

I've always supported Arsenal, but developed a strong affinity for Coventry in the late 1980s, when I played Midlands club cricket alongside former City keeper Steve Ogrizovic.

Bruce led the Magpies to safety for two years, but they were fired in October 2021, just one game after the club's controversial £305 million takeover. Amanda Staveley, the co-owner, accused him of not wanting to work during his final days, but she has apologised. He seems to be keen to work, as he also gave an update on his future, indicating his commitment to a foreign work.

CHRIS WHEELER: Old Trafford has seen some classic games in recent times, and Manchester United's dramatic FA Cup quarter-final victory over Liverpool on Sunday was up there with the best of them. United's cameback to defeat their bitter rivals 4-3, with a 121st-minute goal from Amad Diallo, who was running late in normal time and again in extra-time. I was screaming and I couldn't hear my voice, so you get a sense of what the noise was like for us on the pitch,' said captain Bruno Fernandes afterwards.'

After the Saudi Arabian consortium took over, one of their first acts was to fire Bruce after just one game, earning £8 million. Bruce told The Telegraph that an apology was sufficient, and that he would not be requesting compensation. At a conference in Jeddah, Staveley had made critical remarks about Bruce as well as the club's fanbase.

When her Saudi-backed alliance took over Newcastle United, Amanda Staveley said Steve Bruce didn't even want to come into work.' PCP Capital, Jamie Reuben-led RB Sports & Media, and Saudi Arabia's public wealth fund, the Public Wealth Fund (PIF), purchased the club from Sports Direct chief executive Mike Ashley in October 2021. Newcastle were quick to make changes under their new owners, with Bruce's sacking, one of their first orders of business, who had been in possession of the Magpies since July 19.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: The laughter echos across Kyrgyzstan as Andrei Kanchelskis recalls one of his earliest encounters with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United as he recalls one of his first encounters with him at Manchester United. 'Good morning Andrei, how's it going?' Ferguson erupted as he passed by his new Soviet sign in a corridor at The Cliff training ground in March 1991. 'F**k off, you Scottish b*****d!' Well, came the reply.

JOE MARLER: I'm a Seagull fan until I die, but the Manchester United 1990-92 away shirt is my favorite. It's proper retro, I just love it! It's most likely because it's Brighton colours. However, I loved the Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, and Bryan Robson era before the youth took over and rule the world.

According to reports, Steve Bruce is keen on replacing Jurgen Klinsmann as South Korea's boss. Bruce, 63, has been out of work since being fired by West Brom in October 2022 after a dismal period at The Hawthorns, with the Baggies in the Championship relegation zone at the time of his release. Since his time with Sheffield United began in 1998, the former Manchester United defender has worked at 12 clubs, with Bruce leading Birmingham City and Hull City to the Premier League on two separate occasions.

After Dan Ashworth asked to leave and was placed on gardening leave, the question for Newcastle United is who do they replace their sporting director with?Do they promote from within or go big name hunting? The case of recruiting from within is firmly at the feet of recruitment manager Steve Nickson, and evidence shows it could be a smart move to do so. Although such a meeting will not have the celebrity that some fans adore, Nickson will provide continuity and stability.

MARCUS TOWNEND: When Harry Dunlop suggested that a mental health support network for racehorse trainers be built last year, he braced for 'the piss being taken out of me.' After all, in an ultra-competitive sport who wants to admit to anything that might be interpreted as a sign of weakness? What Dunlop did not expect was expressions of gratitude, but it was what they heard from others in a field that is unashamed to learn about topics that can change from molehills to mountains when they bounce around a brain without an exit route.

West Bromwich Albion is also haunted by a feeling of anxiety as they look forward to resurrecting one of England's most formidable rivalries against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. For the first three years, Albion's supporters have been worried about the city's very existence. However, although this 146-year-old team is still in danger, there is growing hope that Albion will be sold in the coming weeks to bring an end to one of the most troubling chapters in modern history. Shilen Patel, a US businessman, is expected to be the front-runner to take over. However, there is still some mystery and worry before the agreement is concluded.

Newcastle and Sunderland met together in the legendary Tyne-Wear derby on Saturday for the first time since March 2016. Due to the fixture being held at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, let's make that the Wear-Tyne derby. When it comes to this confrontation, it pays to be specific. Few international football derbies have as much drama as the one in Tyne and Wear, a county whose establishment in 1974 caused controversies because the two cities were unable to be intertwined due to their mutual hatred.

Neither Newcastle nor Sunderland were joking about the less than four years ago, with both clubs struggling under new ownership that was announced by the fans and in dire need of reform. But 2021 heralded seismic transition on both directions of the Tyne, first with Sunderland's takeover led by French businessman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Newcastle's blockbuster October sale to a consortium dominated by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund later this year.

Ireland has agreed to part with Stephen Kenny after a rocky Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Both Steve Bruce and Sam Allardyce have thrown their names into the competition since then. Bruce, who has been unemployed since being fired from West Brom's 2022 sacking, said he is 'itching' to return to work following his longest time out of football. It has also been reported that Anthony Barry, Tuchel's right-hand man, is being rated for the job.

Ex Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom is 13/2 with Sky Bet, and is expected to be appointed as the manager of Sunderland, the Championship club. Following reports of Sunderland's decision to fire Tony Mowbray earlier this week, the Black Cats were unable to win in their last three outings. According to Sky Bet, Heckingbottom's 13/2 odds is good for fourth-favourite, with Julien Sable, Will Still, and Steven Schumacher all better backed at 1/1, 4/1, and 5/1 respectively.

Macclesfield FC, a phoenix club of Macclesfield Town, has soared to a brisk start after launching in the North West Counties Premier Division in 2020. At the end of October, Savage, Macclesfield's manager, named former Hull City defender Alex Bruce - and uncle of ex-Birmingham and Newcastle manager Steve Bruce - as the club's boss. Although the team had ex-Magpie Papiss Cisse training with them last month after his release from French side Amiens SC in the summer and snared Everton flop Oumar Niasse on a short-term contract, the team also signed Oumar Niasse to a short-term contract.

Steve Bruce is considering a return to management, having thrown his hat in the fight for the vacant Republic of Ireland job. Since being fired from Championship side West Brom in 2022, the former Manchester United defender has been unemployed. However, he has admitted that he is 'itching' to return to work after being out of football for the first time in his nearly half-century involvement in the sport.

On the same day as the Manchester United and England icon's funeral was held in Ghana, Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral took place in Ghana. Fans descended on Tesano, a suburb of Argentina's capital Accra, on Monday, witnessing supporters marching out to perform the funeral rites for Charlton at an outdoor venue festooned with photos of the 1966 World Cup champion. Supporters at the festival were dressed in funereal garb with hints of United red, and there were songs sung, musical performances, and addresses given by the event's promoters.

Charlton won by 2-1 over Portugal at Wembley Stadium in front of 94,000 spectators. With a 4-2 victory over West Germany in the final, England secured the tournament and their first World Cup to date. The shirt was sold by Hansons Auctioneers, who were based in Derbyshire, and had a starting guide price of £50,000-£80,000.

On a piece of card placed with flowers at Lady Norma Charlton's funeral in Manchester, Norma Charlton left a short five-line letter (left) to the love of her life. 'Dearest Bobby/ Forever in my thoughts/ Forever in my thoughts/ All my love as ever/Norma.' At Manchester Cathedral's funeral service yesterday, the 83-year-old married coffin with her beloved husband's coffin (top right). On the right, the two women were first married in 2014.

As she slowly walked into Manchester Cathedral, the 83-year-old was dressed all black and at times bowed her head. Thousands of spectators came to Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium to pay their respects and say their final goodbyes to the England legend. Sir Bobby died in Macclesfield Hospital on October 21, aged 86, after a fall at The Willows, a nursing home that cares for residents with dementia. Sir Alex Ferguson, captains Roy Keane, Bryan Robson, and Steve Bruce, as well as Sir Bobby's colleagues Alex Stepney and Brian Kidd, all from yesteryear, attended the emotional service today. William Balderston, the Manchester United midfielder, was one of those to pay their respects not so much by his accomplishments as well as his goodness.' Possibly the most poignant of all the photos from Sir Bobby's funeral was perhaps a lone Lady Norma walking behind her husband of 62 years old coffin.

Micah Richards discussed how John Terry escaped to Aston Villa inadvertently ended his career. Richards made 245 appearances for Manchester City after breaking into the first team as a highly awaited young defender, while also representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. After a loan stint at Fiorentina, he moved to Villa on a free transfer in 2015, but he had trouble with endurance and game time as they were relegated from the Premier League in 2015-16.

In a parallel universe in which this will be Newcastle United's best XI, Mike Ashley is both owner and manager. Except that this team will not be winning at Old Trafford for the second time in a half century. Eddie Howe did, and that owes a great deal to the system and spirit instilled under his leadership. His teammates weren't just down to the naked bones, the wicked gods of injury delivered them to some marrow within 90 seconds after Matt Targett fell victim to a hamstring strain.

At her funeral in Glasgow on Monday, generations of footballers paid tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson's wife Lady Cathy. The 84-year-old died at the start of October after fighting with her illness in the weeks leading up to her death, with many paying their respects to her role as a 'tower of strength' for the heavily decorated Manchester United boss. Those who attended the funeral service at St Andrew's Cathedral in Edinburgh were players who appeared for Ferguson during his time at Old Trafford, including former United captain Steve Bruce.