What is he supposed to be - holding midfielder, breaking up the other sides play, wide midfield, the eleventh player on the pitch until he gets sent off? Fuck knows... Surely Anderson or Matty Longstaff would give us something more?
If I remember correctly he was way down the shopping list, plenty of others supposed to have turned the job down - Bruce might have even been the 10th choice?
https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/latest-owls-news/are-we-just-unlucky-steve-bruce-injuries-matt-penney-and-kieran-lees-returns-40065
https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/latest-owls-news/steve-bruce-sheffield-wednesdays-obscene-injury-problems-adam-reach-and-steven-fletcher-progress-41373
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3085187/Hull-City-boss-Steve-Bruce-believes-injuries-key-players-led-relegation-battle.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/13308347
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42493849
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/2320691/injuries-sour-blues-win
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/09/wigan-athletic-steve-bruce-fulham-antonio-valencia
And so it goes on.....