Middlesbrough Sunderland Wigan Athletic Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole has paid tribute to former club Wigan Athletic . Cattermole is looking forward to revisiting his former employers this Saturday after missing last season's game through injury. "I've not been back there yet but Wigan was a great club for me," Cattermole, who will join Titus Bramble in heading back to the Lancashire club ... |
Sunderland Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is impressed by the character of new signing Asamoah Gyan. Bruce shelled out a club-record £13m to sign the 24-year-old on the final day of the summer transfer window. "I've absolutely been impressed with his character," Bruce told safc.com . "He missed a big penalty against Uruguay but dusted himself down and stuck the second one in the top corner in the ... |
Sunderland Sunderland defender John Mensah is ready to return to first-team action after being sidelined through injury. Mensah has missed the first two weeks of the new campaign thanks to a hamstring problem he picked up in the opening day draw against Birmingham. But the Ghana stopper made a successful return to training on Tuesday and he is now targeting a place in manager Steve Bruce's ... |
Sunderland Sunderland defender Paulo da Silva has no doubt Paraguay teammate Cristian Riveros can make a big impact on Wearside. Da Silva certainly thinks that his friend has the ability to make a big impact this season. “Cristian played well in his first game and he has been good in training – he has shown us what he can do,” Da Silva told The Journal . “There are normal things for him that ... |
Inter Milan Maicon Sunderland World Cup Sunderland fullback Kieran Richardson says he's tackling his new position by studying Maicon 's game with Brazil and Inter Milan . The 25-year-old has been installed as Sunderland’s premier left-back by manager Steve Bruce despite some initial reluctance from Richardson, who had favoured a central midfield role. He said: "I played there a bit last season ... |
Stoke City Sunderland World Cup Sunderland hero Gary Bennett says new signing Asamoah Gyan has big boots to fill. Gyan has arrived as a direct replacement for Stoke City signing Kenwyne Jones. “Gyan looked an excellent player in the World Cup ,” Bennett, who played more than 400 games in 11 years at Sunderland , told the Sunday Sun . “He certainly caught the eye in South Africa and he was the ... |
Manchester City Sunderland Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admits regrets missing out on Manchester City winger Adam Johnson. Johnson scored his first goal for England on Friday night. Bruce revealed: “Adam is a terrific player and we would have loved to have had him here. “We were incredibly close in getting him on board last season. “We spent months working on the deal, and for a while I was ... |
Sunderland John Mensah says he's ready to return to action for Sunderland . Mensah has missed more than two weeks of action after picking up a hamstring problem against Birmingham but made a successful return to training. "I am feeling good and I am ready to play against Wigan," Mensah told safc.com . Click here for the best Sunderland coverage on the 'net. All your Black Cats news and gossip ... |
Sunderland Martyn Waghorn claims he wasn't given a chance at boyhood club Sunderland and aims to start afresh with Championship Leicester. The 20-year-old striker joined the Foxes in a £3million deal on transfer deadline day last week, returning to the club where he finished as 12-goal top scorer at the end of a season-long loan spell last term which saw the Championship side reach the play-off ... |
Sunderland World Cup Sunderland boss Steve Bruce insists Darren Bent is England class. Bruce is desperate for Bent to see action for England after his squad recall. He said: “When the final World Cup squad came out, he was bitterly disappointed at missing out after doing so well last season. “Everyone at the club had to try and pick him up a bit. “But Mr Capello put him in the squad for the ... |
