{"id":143642,"date":"2023-09-28T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143642"},"modified":"2023-09-28T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:00:54","slug":"former-newcastle-boss-steve-bruce-set-for-shock-return-to-football-after-being-unemployed-for-almost-a-year-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/former-newcastle-boss-steve-bruce-set-for-shock-return-to-football-after-being-unemployed-for-almost-a-year-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Newcastle boss Steve Bruce set for shock return to football after being unemployed for almost a year | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
STEVE BRUCE is being tipped for a shock return to football management with the Republic of Ireland.<\/strong><\/p>\n The former Newcastle boss is out of work after being sacked by West Brom in the Championship almost a year ago.<\/p>\n Now the former Manchester United defender is the bookies' favourite for the job across the Irish sea.<\/p>\n Stephen Kenny is currently the man in charge of The Boys in Green.<\/p>\n But pressure is mounting on him as Ireland's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 have been crushed.<\/p>\n Ireland have suffered four defeats out of five games in Group B, losing to Greece, Holland and twice to France.<\/p>\n Their only victory was a 3-0 win over minnows Gibraltar in June.<\/p>\n Englishman Bruce would be a shock contender for the job.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n England U-21 boss Lee Carsley, who played 40 times for Ireland, is also among the favourites, according to Betfair, along with Chris Houghton, Neil Lennon, Anthony Barry, Keiran McKenna and Roy Keane.<\/p>\n Bruce, 62, was appointed Newcastle boss in July 2019 under Mike Ashley's ownership.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n He went on to win just over a quarter of his games in charge as Toon struggled towards the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n He left amid fan protests in October 2021, with an \u00a38million pay-off, before taking over at West Brom the following February.<\/p>\n But Bruce's time with the Baggies was a disaster, taking them from 6th to 22nd in the Championship in just eight months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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