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

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Bruce began the 1984–85 season by scoring an own goal in the first minute of his debut for Norwich against Liverpool, [25] but went on to score the team's winning goal in the semi-final of the League Cup against local rivals Ipswich Town, [26] and was named man of the match in Norwich's victory in the final.

He stated that "as far as I'm concerned, I've got a job to do [at Birmingham City] and I'm determined to get on with it", but it was also reported that Newcastle would have been required to pay a much larger compensation fee or face legal action had he been persuaded to switch clubs. All of the midfielder’s caps came in a two-year period while he was at Liverpool, either side of a World Cup finals he had to miss due to a metatarsal injury. Birmingham spent the early part of the 2002–03 season struggling near the foot of the Premier League table, but Bruce's signing of Christophe Dugarry revitalised the team, who ended the season in 13th place and finished higher than local rivals Aston Villa for the first time since the 1970s. Three days later, Bruce met with Hull City officials and announced his resignation later that day [163] amid claims he became frustrated by a lack of transfer activity at the club.Some elements, however, do recur; most notably details of his beloved car, a Jaguar XJ8 which seems to have truly been a pretty fancy motor.

It would, of course, be presumptuous to imply that Bruce was running out of time or energy at this point, but it does bear mentioning that the end of the novel seems fairly rushed. But we're alright for his type in the middle of the pitch and that's the reason why we've let him go, to free up somebody else.

BBC Sport reported in July 2019 that Bruce had resigned from his position at Wednesday, [176] after he earlier admitted that he had held talks with Premier League Newcastle United over their managerial vacancy. Not to mention a gay, nightclub-owning drug dealer with a glad eye for middle aged football managers and a thrilling top-of-the-table clash between Leddersford and Fulham that’s watched over by a rogue sniper intent on killing our trusty hero. 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.