Let's hope Steve Bruce goes back to writing murder mystery novels

Lefty

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If this review is anything to go by. :ROFLMAO:

Sweeper

'And here, at last, is Old Sam the janitor himself, broom in hand. Fun fact: although never explicitly stated in the text, this picture of Sam posits him as the punny “Sweeper”. You’d think the title would be a reference to a player in the free-roaming defensive position mastered by the likes of Franz Beckenbauer or Franco Baresi, but that would be embarrassingly literal, you philistine.

No such position, player or character is ever referenced in the entire text. In fairness, neither is there a moment within the text where it’s said, or even implied, that Sam is the sweeper either. I can only imagine there was originally a line in the book that made this clear, but it was subsequently left out. God help me, I’ve read the book three times and it isn’t there. This stupid pun is easily the smartest thing in the entire book, and Bruce doesn’t even state it for the record, you just get to the end of the book and realise that’s what it must have meant.'

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If this review is anything to go by. :ROFLMAO:

Sweeper

'And here, at last, is Old Sam the janitor himself, broom in hand. Fun fact: although never explicitly stated in the text, this picture of Sam posits him as the punny “Sweeper”. You’d think the title would be a reference to a player in the free-roaming defensive position mastered by the likes of Franz Beckenbauer or Franco Baresi, but that would be embarrassingly literal, you philistine.

No such position, player or character is ever referenced in the entire text. In fairness, neither is there a moment within the text where it’s said, or even implied, that Sam is the sweeper either. I can only imagine there was originally a line in the book that made this clear, but it was subsequently left out. God help me, I’ve read the book three times and it isn’t there. This stupid pun is easily the smartest thing in the entire book, and Bruce doesn’t even state it for the record, you just get to the end of the book and realise that’s what it must have meant.'
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Hopefully he doesn’t see us as the third in his trilogy of murder mysteries.

96 games27 wins, 28 draws, 41 defeats
 
'Barnes doesn’t even see the first half because he’s taking part in an active counter-terrorism operation.

As for that operation, Barnes initially refuses to take part. You might think that was down to fear, or because he has no experience of any such practice, nor the time or inclination to take on terrorists simply because they have descended upon the broadly fictionalized version of Huddersfield he calls home. No, Steve Barnes hesitates in taking part in a counter-terrorism sting because he’s sore that he never got an England cap.

“Let’s put it this way. You’ll be helping your country.”
“My country never wanted me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was never capped.”
“Why was that?”
“There were better defenders than me, I suppose.”
“The best uncapped full back in the country,” the driver said.
“Cricket was always my game,” the Boss said. “So you will assist us.”

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
The Steve Bruce trilogy is a staple of the Quickly Kevin podcasts (Episode for each book) if anyone wants to delve deeper into the world of Steve Barnes and the murkier side of the British literature scene.
 
'Barnes doesn’t even see the first half because he’s taking part in an active counter-terrorism operation.

As for that operation, Barnes initially refuses to take part. You might think that was down to fear, or because he has no experience of any such practice, nor the time or inclination to take on terrorists simply because they have descended upon the broadly fictionalized version of Huddersfield he calls home. No, Steve Barnes hesitates in taking part in a counter-terrorism sting because he’s sore that he never got an England cap.

“Let’s put it this way. You’ll be helping your country.”
“My country never wanted me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was never capped.”
“Why was that?”
“There were better defenders than me, I suppose.”
“The best uncapped full back in the country,” the driver said.
“Cricket was always my game,” the Boss said. “So you will assist us.”

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
Is it meant to be part-comedy? Because if it is then Bruce is a genius
 
I tried to buy these books. Have you seen how much they are going for on eBay? Cost more than a signed first edition of beowolf. Some savvy publisher needs to get them in print again, with a foreword by Alex Bruce.

Just looking at the cover you can see how good they are going to be. How many authors are bold enough to use an exclamation mark in the book's title. Crime and punishment! The seven pillars of wisdom! The adventures of Huckleberry Finn! I'm sure these books would be read by people other than university professors if they had exclamation marks in the title.
 
How many authors are bold enough to use an exclamation mark in the book's title. Crime and punishment! The seven pillars of wisdom! The adventures of Huckleberry Finn! I'm sure these books would be read by people other than university professors if they had exclamation marks in the title.

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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