No Brucie Bonus For Steve As Sunderland Sack Manager After Dismal Run

By Alan Duffy

Steve Bruce will have more free time now to feed the pigeons

To be fair to Sunderland, the club had given Steve Bruce a decent amount of money to strengthen his squad over the years. Â But despite that financial backing, the former Manchester United defender's best showing with the Black Cats was a tenth-place finish last season.

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