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O’Shea: We can’t just go and park the bus against City

JOHN O’SHEA warns that Sunderland are in for a ‘long afternoon’ if they limit their ambitions to attempting to frustrate Manchester City’s big guns.Read

Sebastian Larsson

Sunderland can still finish in top 10 - Larsson

SUNDERLAND can still finish the Premier League season in the top 10, says Seb Larsson.Read

Cattermole and Bendtner set to feature at Spurs

SUNDERLAND pair Lee Cattermole and Nicklas Bendtner are in line to feature against Spurs today – just a few days after being arrested in connection with a vandalism spree in Newcastle.Read

Larsson impressed by 'Martin O'Neill effect'

IT is too soon to be criticising the new manager’s refereeing on the training ground. But Sebastian Larsson insists he has, otherwise, been wholly impressed by the ‘Martin O’Neill effect’. Read

Seb Larsson: We are all united for the cause

SEBASTIAN LARSSON says the scenes of celebration following his last-gasp winner against Blackburn Rovers last week demonstrate the depth of unity still coursing through Sunderland’s squad.Read

O'Neill: Sunderland like Celtic in many ways

MARTIN O’NEILL says his early impressions of Sunderland have left him comparing the club favourably with Celtic.Read

O'Neill targeting a key role for Connor Wickham

MARTIN O’NEILL admits he would love to develop Connor Wickham into the type of talismanic targetman his managerial career has traded on.Read

Martin O'Neill

Martin O'Neill starts Sunderland 'challenge' with ambition

AS befitting a man who comes across as being – with respect to the rest – a cut above the intellect of the common or garden football type, and because going last means such things tend to meander, Martin O’Neill’s first dispatch to the Sunday Press did wander down some tracks less beaten.Read

Martin O'Neill won't push to add to squad in January

ASIDE from a couple of conifers to shelter the training ground from the wind, Martin O’Neill insists he will have no problem if January passes without addition to the Sunderland ranks.Read

Martin O'Neill

Martin O'Neill can wake up sleeping SAFC

MARTIN O’NEILL is the man to awaken sleeping giant Sunderland. That’s the view of O’Neill’s former Nottingham Forest team-mate – and ex-Sunderland assistant manager – Frank Clark.Read

Former Sunderland player Michael Gray

Michael Gray: Martin O'Neill will get best out of SAFC

MICHAEL GRAY is backing Martin O’Neill to get the best out of the players he will inherit at Sunderland.Read

Sunderland owner Ellis Short

Bringing Martin in is a Short statement of intent

MICHAEL GRAY believes the appointment of managerial hot property Martin O’Neill is a statement of intent by Sunderland owner Ellis Short.Read

Martin O'Neill

Martin O'Neill confirmed as new Sunderland manager

Martin O'Neill has signed a three-year contract to become manager of Sunderland.Read

Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce: I won't walk out despite 'abuse'

STEVE BRUCE will ignore the calls for his head and concentrate on turning Sunderland’s fortunes around.Read

SAFC ace Fraizer Campbell will be eased back

STEVE BRUCE has vowed to resist the temptation to rush Fraizer Campbell back into action to solve Sunderland’s striker crisis.Read

Steve Bruce

Bruce admits Sunderland side lacking a goalscorer

STEVE BRUCE says Sunderland must be more clinical in front of goal after wasting a host of chances to kill Fulham off.Read

Ji Dong-Won may have to serve in Korean army

STEVE BRUCE will be cheering on South Korea at next summer’s London Olympics – to spare Ji Dong-Won a military call-up!Read

Steve Bruce

Christmas could be defining time of season - Steve Bruce

STEVE BRUCE will be glad to see the back of the international breaks.Read

Connor Wickham

SAFC rocked by Connor Wickham injury blow

CONNOR WICKHAM could be out of action for months after damaging knee ligaments in Sunderland’s 1-0 defeat at Manchester United.Read

Wearsiders hot on the trail of Swedish teens

SUNDERLAND are hot on the trail of two highly-rated Swedish teens. Forward Robert Mirosavic and midfielder Linus Sjoberg fly home today after a week training on Wearside. Read

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