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Steve Bruce was already a seasoned centre-half when Sir Alex Ferguson signed him for Manchester United in 1987. He spent nine seasons at United in a period that sparked the club's dominance of English football, and he has a great many fascinating things to say about that phase of his career. Forming the bed-rock of the United chapters are insights and stories galore that speak to the character, training methods and man-management techniques of Ferguson and the culture of success he created within the football club, giving United fans an unparalleled assessment of life at Old Trafford at that time. Bruce also liberally sprinkles his autobiography with honest and insightful portraits of many of his legendary team-mates: from Bryan Robson, Norman Whiteside and Denis Irwin, to Peter Schmeichel, Eric Cantona, Paul Ince and Roy Keane, to Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham. Of course, Bruce is now a manager with seven clubs, and 800 matches, to his name. In his later chapters he provides an intriguing assessment of the changing face of the football management. He discuss interesting topics such as: scouting; training methods and facilities; salaries and contracts; transfers and the transfer window; playing styles; the media; fans' expectations; incessant pressure; the threat of relegation; the influx of foreign players; player power; agents; boardroom politics; the England team. It all adds up to one of the most thoughtful and stimulating football books for years.

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Born in Northumberland in 1960, Steve Bruce played for Gillingham and Norwich City before being signed by Sir Alex Ferguson for Manchester United. He quickly became Sir Alex's captain and talisman, leading United to three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one League Cup and one European Cup Winners' Cup. Bruce became a true Old Trafford legend in his 9-year spell in Manchester. His playing career finished with Birmingham City and Sheffield United, after which he managed the latter, then Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace. A six-year spell in charge of Birmingham City brought two separate promotions to the Premier League. Bruce took the reins at Wigan Athletic for two years, keeping them in the PL, then Sunderland for a further two years. He then achieved two further promotions to the PL as manager of Hull City. With Aston Villa he got to within one match of the top flight. He is now manager of Sheffield Wednesday.

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