Wordsmith

Some choice extracts from a Steve Bruce novel

Bruce – not just a pretty face

Steve Bruce

Those who like to peruse The Sunday Times with their warm morning croissant might have noticed an intriguing interview with Steve Bruce, in which the Sunderland boss jogged the memory about his brief period as one of the nation’s finest [...]

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Transfer Update

Transfer news: Zaki’s back, and Robinho’s off!

“Hello Hull!”

Amr Zaki

It wasn’t so long ago that Spartacus-lookalike Amr Zaki looked tailor-made for the Premier League. Dave Whelan, Wigan’s chairman, thought he was a bit like Alan Shearer, and his then-manager Steve Bruce used big words like “awesome” to describe the Egyptian.

Then it all went [...]

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The Spoiler’s “Never Played in a World Cup” England XI

Including this wasted treasure

Matt Le Tissier 

No doubt about it, when the World Cup squad is announced next year, there will be some very tearful young millionaires not getting on a plane to South Africa. With that in mind, below is The Spoiler’s greatest England team never to [...]

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