STEVE Bruce could be forgiven for suppressing a fearful shudder when the Sheffield United bus bowls into Hillsborough tomorrow night.
Five months ago, Bruce took his Aston Villa side to Bramall Lane in a match billed as a must-win for the under-fire 58-year-old.
They lost, 4-1. It was a savage beating, humiliating and deserved. If anything, the scoreline flattered Villa. Supporters, already restless, turned as one.
Bruce, a former Blades boss, was forced to endure chants of ‘sacked in the morning’ from all four sides of the ground.
He survived, but it was the beginning of the en...