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Blackpool sack Steve Bruce after one year in charge of League One club

Blackpool have sacked Steve Bruce after a poor start to the League One season, a year after the veteran manager took over at Bloomfield Road.

The 64-year-old, who replaced Neil Critchley in September 2024, led Blackpool to a ninth-place finish last season, but Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by AFC Wimbledon was their seventh loss in 11 league games, leaving them second bottom.

Continue reading…64-year-old dismissed after poor start to seasonHome defeat by AFC Wimbledon was seventh lossBlackpool have sacked Steve Bruce after a poor start to the League One season, a year after the veteran manager took over at Bloomfield Road.The 64-year-old, who replaced Neil Critchley in September 2024, led Blackpool to a ninth-place finish last season, but Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by AFC Wimbledon was their seventh loss in 11 league games, leaving them second bottom. Continue reading…

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