Bruce has finally put pen to paper on the new five year contract that he had agreed with the Blues board two months ago.
Since taking on the managers job at St Andrew's, Bruce has guided the club to promotion into the Premiership through the First Division play-offs in 2002 and after a 13th placed finish in their first season back in the top flight for 16 years in season 2002-03 he took Blues to a top ten place last season.