The fan who shoved Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Sunderland has apologised for his behaviour.
Ross Miller, 17, from Spennymoor, was arrested after barging into 35-year-old Harper on the pitch in the aftermath of Asamoah Gyan's injury-time equaliser at the Stadium of Light.
Miller, who was released on bail by Northumbria Police pending further inquiries, and his father Gary visited both Newcastle's Darsley Park training headquarters and Sunderland today to apologise.
The 17-year-old told BBC Look North: "I was just overwhelmed by the fact that we had scored in the last minute against Newcastle, so I ran on to the pitch with no intention at all to push Steve Harper.
"I got a bit carried away, did what I did, which I was very sorry about, and then was taken off the pitch and taken round by the steward."
Asked what Bruce had said to him as he was escorted from the stadium, the teenager said: "He said a few words as I was led along the touchline, which he was right in doing because it was entirely my fault for pushing him (Harper).
"It was right what he said and I was wrong. He called me 'a stupid idiot', and he was right what he said because it was my fault for pushing him."
