Steve Bruce is now the new manager

Blackpool Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Bruce as Manager.

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The highly experienced boss joins the Seasiders on a two-year deal alongside his long-term assistant Steve Agnew as Assistant Head Coach. Richard Keogh and Stephen Dobbie will be First-Team Coaches, with Steve Banks completing this impressive setup as Goalkeeping Coach.

Surprised he’s dropped all the way to League One, could probably do well in the Championship still.

Wouldn’t want him as our manager though, too defensive like Bulut say Newcastle fans.

Been out so long because championship clubs didn't want a defensive minded Manager ...... but hes not as stuck in his ways as bulut is..

Steve Bruce has revealed the challenge he’s been set at Bloomfield Road following his appointment as Blackpool’s new boss.
But the 63-year-old admitted achieving the objective set out by Seasiders owner Simon Sadler will not be easy - especially this season.

Bruce was named as Neil Critchley’s successor on Tuesday night, with the well-travelled former Newcastle, Aston Villa and Sunderland manager signing a two-year deal with the League One outfit.

At Bloomfield Road, he inherits a squad that currently sits third from bottom in the third tier and without a league this term following four rounds of fixtures.

A poor start to the 2024-25 campaign ultimately cost Critchley his job - but it hasn’t stopped the club from remaining ambitious this term, with Bruce tasked with delivering a play-off position for the Seasiders at the season’s end.