Steve Bruce - officially confirmed (as Sheffield Wednesday boss)

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm going to call him Steve The Bruce as we always do well under Scottish managers.

I'm going to call him Steve Barnes

http://thesetpieces.com/features/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/

Thanks for this. I've only read the first couple of paragraphs but I'm going to really enjoy that. Saving it for the tube home.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Good appointment for me, welcome Steve.

[Monty]

I'm going to call him Steve The Bruce as we always do well under Scottish managers.

I'm going to call him Steve Barnes

http://thesetpieces.com/features/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/

Thanks for this. I've only read the first couple of paragraphs but I'm going to really enjoy that. Saving it for the tube home.

It's like Paul Auster without the prose. Or the irony. Or the plot. Or any sense that he knows what he's doing.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I'm going to call him Steve The Bruce as we always do well under Scottish managers.

I'm going to call him Steve Barnes

http://thesetpieces.com/features/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/

Thanks for this. I've only read the first couple of paragraphs but I'm going to really enjoy that. Saving it for the tube home.

It's like Paul Auster without the prose. Or the irony. Or the plot. Or any sense that he knows what he's doing.

"a warren of intrigue featuring Yugoslavian warlords, lesbian prostitutes, Nazi-hunting spies and much, much more besides…"

[Mister E]

Ho hum.
Not a fan.
Needs must? - maybe.

[MalcolmP]

Good appointment for me, welcome Steve.

Bruce or Clarke or McClaren?

[garyshawsknee]

I'm going to call him Steve The Bruce as we always do well under Scottish managers.

I'm going to call him Steve Barnes

http://thesetpieces.com/features/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/

Thanks for this. I've only read the first couple of paragraphs but I'm going to really enjoy that. Saving it for the tube home.

It's like Paul Auster without the prose. Or the irony. Or the plot. Or any sense that he knows what he's doing.

"a warren of intrigue featuring Yugoslavian warlords, lesbian prostitutes, Nazi-hunting spies and much, much more besides…"

They read extracts from it on the Guardian podcast the other day. I can't wait till he does the audio version.

[martin o`who??]

As a club, we desperately need to stabilize on and off the Pitch otherwise i can see us dropping further still, Bruce will at least bring us some on the playing side - good luck Geordie lad - you are gonna need it.

[Lizz]

Pleased to hear this.

[Comrade Blitz]

I hope he has some points left on his "former Man Utd player get a few breaks" card

[Boz]

If it's Bruce, I hope Dr X doesn't offer a four year contract to an out of work manager, but a contract based on results for two years and the potential for a longer period if he delivers us to the Premiership at the end of next season if he hasn't this one.

The club should be in the driving seat of these discussions.

[kippaxvilla2]

Well there was a story doing the rounds last night that it is a £3m a year contract.

[godzvilla]

Good appointment for me, welcome Steve.

Bruce or Clarke or McClaren?

McLaren about to sign on at  Derby, allegedly........Godzvilla!

[AlexAlexCropley]

Watching BBC Midlands news this morning and announcing Bruce to be new Villa manager;guess what stock footage they showed.Yup,him holding up the Nose shirt when he was paraded at St Andrews.

[Bad English]

When your bathroom is full of rusty, leaky pipes, you turn off the water at the mains and fix them before you start thinking about installing a new bathroom.

What we need right now is a plumber, not an award-winning designer of avant-garde bathroom suites.

We have certainly plumbed the depths in recent times.