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    Alex Bruce

    To fiorentina, of all places, according to some morning reports
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    "The 24-year-old Ipswich defender has been recommended to the Serie A club by Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni."

    Is that what it appears to be, an actual fact or just the product of "logical" journalist thought?

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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    "The 24-year-old Ipswich defender has been recommended to the Serie A club by Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni."

    Is that what it appears to be, an actual fact or just the product of "logical" journalist thought?
    and he cant get into the irish r ipswich team,just proves how deluded trapp is.
    bruce is average at best

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    The thing thats striking me about players like Bruce, O'Dea, etc etc is that they're not kids anymore. These are players that by all accounts should be playing football now not in 2/3 years.
    Bruce is 24. If he's worth his salt he should be starting at a Championship club.
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    Quote Originally Posted by disabledrog View Post
    and he cant get into the irish r ipswich team,just proves how deluded trapp is.
    bruce is average at best

    Either that or Bruce has qualities that are only visible to Italians.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ciaran View Post
    Dunne wouldn't make the Fiorentina defence I sincerely doubt Bruce has any chance.
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    Sendoras is a regular with AC Milan. haven't seen Bruce play in a while but Italian football has fallen hard recently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    Sendoras is a regular with AC Milan. haven't seen Bruce play in a while but Italian football has fallen hard recently.
    So regular indeed that he has yet to play for them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    Sendoras is a regular with AC Milan. haven't seen Bruce play in a while but Italian football has fallen hard recently.
    and Sendoras genuiely doesn't know how to play football
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    Quote Originally Posted by gustavo View Post
    So regular indeed that he has yet to play for them
    Seriously? Would've sworn I saw him play in UEFA Cup

    I take it back so...
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    Ah just checked now he did play for them , was injured for most of the season only just coming back , he wouldn't be first choice though they rested a lot of players for that game , Anyway with regards Bruce , it's really now or never if he wants to push on in his career

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    I think central defenders can take longer to come through than players in other positions. Still at 24 he should at least have nailed down a regular starting spot at Ipswich if he is going to be an International centre half.

    I still think there is a chance here. I've seen him look a really good player (B game v Scotland last year) and look really bad for the U21s.

    We don't have a huge amount of options in that position at the moment either.

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    After watching Joe O'Cearuill this year, I'm never basing anything on performances for the u21s again. Everytime I watched him he oozed class. He's currently Pats 4th or 5th choice centre half.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    Seriously? Would've sworn I saw him play in UEFA Cup

    I take it back so...
    seeing him with once is hardly regular.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    "The 24-year-old Ipswich defender has been recommended to the Serie A club by Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni."

    Is that what it appears to be, an actual fact or just the product of "logical" journalist thought?
    I wonder if Clap Trap has also recommended McShane to AC Milan too.

    Maybe Trap should recommend that both get to play regular 1st team football over more than one season.

    Bruce is second choice at Ipswich, whilst McShane has been disgarded by Sunderland for not being up to the required standard.

    So going by this, you need to play reserve team football to make the Ireland Squad, total joke!

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    Quote Originally Posted by the doc View Post
    I wonder if Clap Trap has also recommended McShane to AC Milan too.

    Maybe Trap should recommend that both get to play regular 1st team football over more than one season.

    Bruce is second choice at Ipswich, whilst McShane has been disgarded by Sunderland for not being up to the required standard.

    So going by this, you need to play reserve team football to make the Ireland Squad, total joke!
    McShane is a regular in a team challenging near the top of the premiership. They have won at Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle. Sunderland are in a relegation battle are look one of the worst teams in the premieraship at the moment.

    I'm not convinced yet re McShane either and I'd rather see him play at centre half. However it is great to see him playing regularly in a successful well run club.

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    Daddy Bruce brought Alex to Birmingham. Daddy parted company with Birmingham so did Alex . Alex is now not getting his game at Ipswich. I have seen him play quite a few times and there is about as much chance of him going to Italy as Sheffield Wednesday signing Wayne Rooney (before he gets to 43).
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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Daddy Bruce brought Alex to Birmingham. Daddy parted company with Birmingham so did Alex .
    Just a quick point. Alex Bruce left Birmingham before his Dad not because his dad left first.

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    eleven-a-side reporting that Genoa and Napoli are interested as well...

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