Hull City manager Steve Bruce has revealed that he was confident of securing the Wolverhampton Wanderers' managerial spot before Terry Connor was offered the role.

It has been well-documented that the former Sunderland boss was a contender for the position following Mick McCarthy's departure in February. However, talks soon came to a head when the 51-year-old was told to "forget it".

"I thought I had the job," the Daily Star quotes Bruce as saying. "I went to speak to them and had a good conversation with the owner Steve Morgan and chief executive Jez Moxey. Then it went quiet for a week or ten days.

"There was contact again on the Thursday before Terry got the job, to ask if I be interested in a short-term deal until the end of the season.

"I was due to go to see them and I got a phone call on Thursday night on February 23rd – I will never forget that because it was my wedding anniversary – and I was told, 'Forget it'."

Meanwhile, Bruce is currently preparing for life in the Championship with Hull after agreeing to become the club's new manager last month.