Football: Bruce takes control at Huddersfield

STEVE BRUCE was yesterday unveiled as the new manager of Huddersfield Town. The former Manchester United defender, who resigned at Sheffield United last week, has signed a three-year contract.

Huddersfield finished the season in mid-table in the Nationwide League First Division and promptly sacked their manager, Peter Jackson. Bruce, 38, was swiftly selected as his replacement.

Bruce said he was impresses by the Terriers' owner, Barry Rubery, and their chairman, Ian Ayre. "It has been made pretty obvious to me that there is unbelievable ambition at this club, which they desperately want to go forward," he declared. "They are interested in building a team which the town can be proud of."

After the financial constraints which were imposed on Bruce at Bramall Lane, he is believed to have transfer kitty of around pounds 8m at his disposal at the McAlpine Stadium. However, despite revealing he has "one or two targets" in mind, he is refusing to rush into the market, deciding instead to assess the current squad first.

Supporters from one of Bruce's former clubs, Gillingham, have been warned, along with their Manchester City counterparts, that they will face ejection from Wembley if they infiltrate opposing fans' ends of the ground for the sold-out Second Division promotion play-off final on Sunday.

The capacity at the national stadium will be 76,000, of which 73,500 will be fans of the competing teams.