Steve Bruce eyeing top flight with Hull
The former Sunderland and Wigan boss, 51, succeeds Nick Barmby, who was sacked by his hometown club last month for questioning the owners’ ambitions in the media.
Bruce, who has signed a three-year contract, had been an early favourite with bookmakers to replace Barmby, but only last week his agent Robert Segal claimed the former Manchester United skipper had not been approached by the club and had not expressed an interest in becoming Hull’s fifth manager in just short of 15 months. Bruce said: “I’m looking to bring back the Premier League days if we possibly can, that’s the reason I’m sitting here, for the challenge of it. There were a few weeks of talks and negotiations and I’m now relishing the challenge of getting the club back to where it wants to be.”
Hull were a Premier League side for two seasons from 2008 to 2010.