The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Players’ farewell to Bruce
Steve Bruce’s four-year reign as Hull manager appears to be over.
Three weeks before the start of the Premier League season, and just days after he was interviewed for the England job, Bruce’s players were saying their farewells.
Midfielder Tom Huddlestone wrote on Twitter: “Never good to lose a manager, especially one who has signed you and done so well for the club.”
The post was retweeted by teammate Sam Clucas.
Midfielder Jake Livermore posted a photograph of himself and Bruce on his Instagram account, jake14livermore, with the message: “Great manager. Great man, will be missed. Thank you.”
Reports that Bruce had resigned first emerged yesterday afternoon. The club refused to comment. But Bruce’s son, Hull defender Alex, received farewell messages for his father from a host of wellwishers on his Twitter account and responded: “Thanks for all the nice messages I’ll pass them on.”
Hull’s preparations for life back in the Premier League appear to be in turmoil just three weeks before the start of the new season following a meeting with the club’s owners, having failed to take training yesterday morning.
Bruce was understood to have sought assurances from chairman Assem Allam over the club’s future and player recruitment. No major new signings have been made.