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Black Cats boss happy to ignore January sales

STEVE BRUCE insists his major squad overhaul is now at an end. The new Sunderland boss has overseen a hectic summer, in which 21 players have moved either in or out of Wearside. Read

Bruce backs Darren Bent for an England place

STEVE BRUCE believes two-goal hero Darren Bent can fire his way into the England squad for next summer’s World Cup.Read

Adam Johnson

Steve Bruce wants Boro star Adam Johnson

STEVE BRUCE is keeping tabs on Middlesbrough’s Sunderland-supporting starlet Adam Johnson with a view to a New Year swoop.Read

Windass 'gutted' at Turner's move to SAFC

SUNDERLAND new boy Michael Turner can expect a phone-call from former Hull team-mate Dean Windass any day now – because he wants his cut from the big money deal that took the defender to Wearside!Read

David Healy

Coventry eye Sunderland striker Healy

COVENTRY CITY are ready to offer David Healy an escape route out of Sunderland.Read

Tainio not Finnished yet with the Cats!

TEEMU TAINIO is hoping his Carling Cup exploits will help force him into Steve Bruce’s Premier League plans – and keep him fit for Finland.Read

We can’t go on struggling with corners, says Bruce

STEVE BRUCE last night warned Sunderland will struggle in the Premier League until they learn to defend corner kicks.Read

Steve Bruce

Sunderland boss Bruce will not take cups lightly

STEVE BRUCE believes Sunderland have a real chance of winning silverware this season. The Black Cats boss takes his side to one of his former clubs Norwich tomorrow, for a Carling Cup second-round tie. Read

Bruce’s blast turns Black Cats boys into men

STEVE BRUCE’S half-time blast turned his players from boys into men as Sunderland came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers.Read

Bruce clips Canaries’ wings over Gunn firing

STEVE BRUCE has ratcheted up the tension ahead of Sunderland’s cup tie at Norwich tomorrow night by blasting his old club for the “knee-jerk” sacking of his pal Bryan Gunn.Read

Anton Ferdinand

Anton: Bruce will rouse “sleeping giant”

ANTON Ferdinand believes new boss Steve Bruce is the man to rouse “sleeping giants” Sunderland – and lead them into Europe.Read

Bruce hails new striker’s impact in first game

STEVE BRUCE says all the hard work put in to bring £10m record signing Darren Bent to Sunderland is now paying off, writes JAMES HUNTER.Read

Sylvain Distin

Steve Bruce eyes up Sylvain Distin

STEVE BRUCE has admitted he is an admirer of Portsmouth’s Sylvain Distin – but insists he has made no moves to sign the £5m-rated former Newcastle man.Read

Darren Bent hits out over Redknapp

DARREN BENT blames Spurs boss Harry Redknapp for the jibe that turned his already unhappy spell at White Hart Lane into a nightmare.Read

Bruce’s anger at national call-ups

STEVE BRUCE has hit out at the international fixture planners as he prepares to work with a threadbare squad just days before the Premier League season kicks-off.Read

Darren Bent signs for Sunderland

SUNDERLAND have completed the signing of Darren Bent.Read

Steve Bruce

Bruce may have to abandon Darren Bent pursuit

STEVE BRUCE has threatened to abandon his pursuit of Darren Bent if Spurs continue to drag their heels.Read

SAFC boss Bruce: Roy Keane ‘did a fantastic job’

STEVE BRUCE has defended Roy Keane’s Sunderland tenure, insisting the Irishman did a “fantastic job” at the Stadium of Light.Read

Dean Whitehead says Bruce wanted him to stay

DEAN WHITEHEAD has claimed that Sunderland boss Steve Bruce wanted to keep him at the Stadium of Light.Read

Fulop determined to keep £9m star Gordon at bay

MARTON FULOP is determined to outshine the most expensive goalkeeper in Britain – and prove Sunderland’s No 1 shirt is his by right.Read

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