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Steve Bruce: Sunderland are a bundle of nerves

STEVE BRUCE says Sunderland have to overcome their edginess if they are to get back on track.Read

Cats eye move for Newcastle loan star Simpson

SUNDERLAND are planning to hijack Newcastle’s permanent swoop for Danny Simpson.Read

Bruce: Black Cats need to improve away record

SUNDERLAND head to Blackburn tomorrow for their last chance at improving their dismal 2009 away record.Read

Sacking of Hughes is ‘ridiculous’ says Bruce

STEVE BRUCE says Manchester City’s decision to sack boss Mark Hughes was ‘ridiculous’ - but admitted such news no longer surprised him.Read

Cats boss misses the banter of derby days

SHADENFREUDE may be the prevailing emotion as Sunderland fans overlook today’s 124th Tyne-Tees derby.Read

Bruce may not hit the sales

STEVE BRUCE insists he will not buy for the sake of it when the transfer window opens next month.Read

Maynor Figueroa of Wigan. Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images

How Figueroa is still figuring in Bruce’s plans

STEVE Bruce is still on the trail of Wigan full-back Maynor Figueroa despite his former club’s determination to hold on to the Honduras international.Read

Steve Bruce: Draw feels more like a defeat to me

STEVE BRUCE blasted his “naive” players after visiting Portsmouth’s injury-time equaliser forced a draw.Read

Tottenham ready to make move for Ferdinand

ANTON FERDINAND could be on his way to Spurs in the New Year. The Londoners are understood to have been in contact with Sunderland with a view to signing the former West Ham defender.Read

Bolo: Black Cats can be European contenders

BOLO ZENDEN believes Sunderland can repeat Fulham’s transformation from relegation strugglers into European contenders.Read

Zenden not surprised by Lorik Cana’s success

LORIK CANA’S emergence as Sunderland’s Captain Fantastic has taken many on Wearside by surprise – but not his old Marseille team-mate Bolo Zenden!Read

Bruce: Bent will not let race row unsettle him

STEVE BRUCE says Darren Bent will not let last weekend’s race row sour his time at Sunderland.Read

Bruce: I would be happy to sign new deal

STEVE BRUCE wants to extend his stay at Sunderland to six years.Read

Frustrated boss Bruce threatens to ring changes

STEVE BRUCE has threatened to ring the changes on Wearside if his players cannot alter their mentality on the road.Read

England job would be ultimate: Bruce

STEVE BRUCE says earning a shot at the England job would be the “pinnacle” of his managerial career.Read

Steve Bruce not planning major deals in January

STEVE BRUCE has ruled out a spending spree in the January sales.Read

Handball will haunt you: Bruce

STEVE BRUCE believes Thierry Henry’s handball has tarnished the Frenchman’s reputation as one of football’s greatest stars.Read

Phil Bardsley insists: I’ve got the wow factor

PHIL BARDSLEY is relishing Sunderland’s Premier League success story after two seasons of struggle. Read

Craig Gordon rocked by injury blow

SUNDERLAND goalkeeper Craig Gordon faces a six-week lay-off after breaking his arm in yesterday’s defeat at Tottenham.Read

Bruce Cana change my all-action Lorik

STEVE BRUCE insists he has no intention of telling Lorik Cana to tone down his game – despite seeing his skipper become an early victim of the Yellow Peril!Read