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Premier League play-off plans afoot

February 15, 2010 12:02 · 0 comments

The Premier League is believed to be considering plans to introduce an end-of-season play-off for the final Champions League qualification place.
According to reports, the English top flight, in a major overhaul, wants to give the sides finishing fourth, fifth, six and seventh the chance to play off for the fourth Champions League spot rather than, [...]

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Steed suffered from muscle problem

February 13, 2010 18:02 · 0 comments

Sunderland have revealed Steed Malbranque’s chest pains stemmed from a muscle injury.
The 30-year-old was taken to hospital after being substituted in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Portsmouth.
But the 30-year-old’s health worries were put to rest the same evening as he was released after medical checks.
“Steed has a musculo-skeletal chest problem for which he is receiving treatment,” Sunderland [...]

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Bruce admits to defensive concerns

Steve Bruce has admitted his priority for the January transfer window is to bolster his struggling defence.
The former Wigan Athletic manager moved to sign Mathew Kilgallon from Sheffield United for around £2 million earlier this week and had also been linked with a move for Hamburg’s Ivory Coast international Guy Demel.
Bruce has come out and [...]

January 23, 2010 0 comments
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Bruce rules of Jones loan

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has ruled out allowing Kenwyne Jones to leave the Stadium of Light on loan but admits that he could sell the striker if a big enough bid came in.
The Trinidad and Tobago international has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool with reports suggesting the Reds had made an offer [...]

January 20, 2010 0 comments
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Bruce firm over Ferdinand

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has ruled out a swap deal with Tottenham involving defenders Anton Ferdinand and Alan Hutton.
Spurs made a bid to sign former West Ham youngster Ferdinand on loan at the end of the last transfer window but the Black Cats were not interested in the proposal.
Fresh speculation has added fuel to the [...]

December 11, 2009 0 comments
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Cattermole hoping for Christmas cheer

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has welcomed confirmation that combative midfielder Lee Cattermole should return from knee ligament damage for the festive period.
The all-action England Under-21 star picked up the injury in the 1-0 victory over Liverpool in October and was initially ruled out for three months.
The Black Cats have struggled on their travels without the [...]

December 3, 2009 1 comment
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Bruce cagey over January sales

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has hinted that he will look to add two more players to his squad but has ruled out a major spending spree.
The Black Cats chief was well backed in the summer transfer market and brought in the likes of Darren Bent, Lorik Cana and Lee Cattermole among others.
Bruce has been linked [...]

November 23, 2009 0 comments
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Gordon out for three months with broken arm

Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is the latest player to become a long-term absentee for his side, with Black Cats boss Steve Bruce fearing Gordon will be out until February with a broken arm.
Gordon suffered the injury in Sunderland’s final game before the international break at Tottenham, following a challenge by striker Jermain Defoe.
The Scotland international [...]

November 16, 2009 0 comments
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Bruce handed winger boost

Sunderland have been handed encouragement in their bid to sign reported winger target Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough.
England Under-21 international Johnson is out of contract in the summer and could be set for a mid-season switch away from the Riverside, with new boss Gordon Strachan refusing to rule out a deal.
He said: “We will have to [...]

November 6, 2009 0 comments
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Nosworthy offered new contract

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has offered Nyron Nosworthy a new two-year contract to stay on with the Black Cats, with his current contract set to expire in the summer.
Despite the fact the defender has only started two games this term, Bruce has been quick to sign on the defender for a new deal at the [...]

October 22, 2009 0 comments
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Sunderland v Liverpool

Liverpool were many people’s ideas of title winners after running Manchester United so close last season but they look anything but at the moment and have already lost more games than they did in the entire 2008/9 campaign. It doesn’t get any easier for Rafa Bentitez’s side, either, as they face a Sunderland side buoyant [...]

October 17, 2009 0 comments
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Zenden closing in on Sunderland move

Sunderland manger Steve Bruce has revealed that the Black Cats are close to offering a deal to free agent Bolo Zenden.
The 33-year-old winger left Marseille in the summer after his contract expired and has been on trial with Sunderland for the last two weeks in a bid to secure a new club.
Bruce has been keen to [...]

October 15, 2009 0 comments
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