Steve Bruce has described the opportunity he has been given at Aston Villa as the one he has been waiting for throughout his two-decade managerial career. Bruces first job was at Sheffield United in 1998, and he has since gone on to manage at Huddersfield, Wigan (twice), Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Sunderland and Hull. The former defender believes, however, that his challenge at Villa Park is his biggest so far - especially in terms of helping restore the club to its former glory.Its got great history, tradition, all the facilities are there and its one of the great clubs in our country, not just in the Midlands, Bruce told Sky Sports. Ive been given a huge chance and Ive waited 20 years for a challenge like this. Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce says he hopes the scenes of last night are not replicated when his side go to Birmingham for the Birmingham derby The mentality here has been getting beaten too often for too long. We were in the bottom three when I took charge of my first game, wed won four games out of 50 and hadnt won away [since the start of last season], so it becomes a bit of a habit to get beaten and it becomes acceptable. We have to try and change that and try and turn this big juggernaut of a club around. If you take a following of 5,000 to Reading on Tuesday night it shows you the size and magnitude of the club, because theres not many who can do that. It was a good win for everybody concerned, but I keep stressing lets hope its just the start because we need to carry on and see if we can go on a run. Jonathan Kodjia of Aston Villa is congratulated by team-mate Gary Gardner after scoring against Reading While Bruce hopes he will be given the chance to turn Aston Villa around in the long-term, he understands that the nature of modern-day management, especially in the Championship, is that you are often not giving the time to do so.Next up is the Second City derby live on Sky Sports on Sunday, where hell be hoping to build on a start which has seen Villa accrue seven points in three games.I think what were seeing in management now is you need to win pretty early or you know what happens, he said. But the hardest part at a club is after youve been relegated. Theres been big changes here all the way through the club and in the team as well, with 10 or 11 players going in and out and they didnt get off the start theyd have hoped to. Steve Bruce the new manager of Aston Villa poses for a picture at the clubs training ground at Bodymoor Heath So then the doom and gloom doesnt lift and I think turning that around is the biggest challenge, and only a few results can do that.Bruce has been promoted from the Championship on four occasions during his managerial career, including through the play-offs last season with Hull. And despite their poor start under Roberto Di Matteo, Bruce still harbours hopes of a similar push this year.We have to have the belief that we can get there, said Bruce. It might have to be the play-off route, but if we have to go down that route we will. Well try and get in and around it and give ourselves a chance.Weve seen over the last few years that the fitness levels of the Championship are now on a par with the Premier League and you have to be able to go Saturday to Tuesday for a long time. Its a marathon. You need effort, endeavour and the squad of players have to be genuine, because thats what the Championship demands. If we can do all of those things and have that little bit of edge at the top of the pitch then you have a chance. Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett says the derby with Aston Villa on Sunday is a massive game It has recently emerged that Bruce wrote a series of detective novels at the turn of the century, but the Villa boss disappointingly revealed that he wouldnt be putting pen to paper again any time soon.It was a long, long time ago and therell be no more! he joked. Go and read them and youll understand why.Bruce now takes Villa to face his former side Birmingham on Sunday, and he expects to receive a mixed reception from the Blues fans now he manages their bitter rivals. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. I think [the relationship with Birmingham fans] will be a bit different now because Ive gone and managed their arch rivals! he said. But I hope I can do for Villa what I did for them because we had some good times.Its a huge big city derby that hasnt happened [in the league] for five years. Im always up for a bit of banter, as long as it stays that way, and lets hope its a really good spectacle. Also See: Villa video Villa fixtures Villa stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Adidas Michael Stone Jersey . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. Matthew Tkachuk Jersey . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.cheapflamesjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-micheal-ferland-jersey . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. 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Mark Coyne has made it a personal mission to turn St George Illawarras NRL fortunes around, but admits the responsibility ultimately lies with coach Paul McGregor and chief executive Peter Doust.The former Dragons skipper has been drafted in to help return the club to its competitive best following a wide-ranging review of their poor 2016 campaign.He will join sports scientist Dr Craig Duncan, and coaching and performance specialists Clare Prideaux and Dirk Melton on a four-person football committee for a series of meetings over coming months.Coyne, who spent more than a decade at the Dragons, said the groups aim was to make sure McGregor and his staff had the right systems in place to be successful as early as next season.Theres no reason why that cant happen, he told AAP on Thursday.I understand that fans are disappointed in the way the clubs performed in the previous few years. What the club is attempting to do now is address that by looking at building a football department that is a lot more focused on high performance.Theres no doubt that Mary (McGregor) is going to be under a bit of pressure. Im good friends with him, but my role is to make sure he and the people around him have the right focus to put 17 players on the field every day that are going to be extremely competitive.The rretired Australian and Queensland representative said he was taking his role - albeit very small - very seriously because part of his heart belonged to the club.ddddddddddddve gone for St George since I was seven years old and Ive had the honour of leading the club and playing with them for 12 years, he said.I absolutely have a lot of investment in that club and I want to see them get back to where they were in 2008, 2009, 2010 and challenge for the premiership.Apart from poor on-field execution, Coyne felt the playing roster was the Dragons biggest issue this season.But deciding who to let go and who to recruit was beyond the committees control.The CEO and the coach are ultimately responsible for the roster, and in my view, the roster certainly needs to be enhanced, he said.They are both jointly responsible for making sure that the roster is going to give them the best opportunity to win a premiership.Ill work hard with the committee to make sure that we provide the football department with the tools and the programs to be able to maximise their success, but then its over to them to implement and execute those programs to make sure that the club is successful. 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