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Roy Keane

‘Miserable’ Roy looks for quality

FOR the second season running, Roy Keane is adamant Sunderland have nothing to celebrate but he is refusing to say what will constitute a successful 2008-09 until he knows how many of his summer transfer targets have been delivered. Read

Nyron banishes the bad memories

SUNDERLAND may have done what they set out to this season but Nyron Nosworthy is adamant there was no complacency in last week’s 2-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers. Read

No time for relaxing as Keane looks to the future

THIS season Sunderland have achieved something beyond them for the last six years – beating Premier League relegation. But rather than “chill out”, Roy Keane has set his sights higher. Stuart Rayner reports. Read

Roy Keane

Keane’s two ‘untouchables’

HE might be planning a summer clear-out but Roy Keane has warned would-be suitors that two of his players are “untouchable”, writes STUART RAYNER. Read

Roy O'Donovan

Warning has desired effect on Irish star

ROY Keane’s weekend attack on his Sunderland players has re-energised his under-threat stars, according to striker Roy O’Donovan, writes MARK DOUGLAS. Read

Dean Whitehead

Whitehead eager for influx of rivals

DEAN Whitehead is bracing himself for another influx of fresh talent into the Stadium of Light this summer and he hopes to see a right-back among them after seeing Sunderland’s squad exposed in recent weeks. Read

Kenwyne Jones

Kenwyne can be a Cats legend, says Nosworthy

NYRON Nosworthy has backed Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones to become one of the club’s all-time greats – although the powerful frontman will have to score more goals to do so. Read

Roy Keane

Keane plans clear-out as he attacks ‘sloppy’ Cats

ROY Keane will begin a major clear-out at Sunderland this week after a dreadful 2-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers at the weekend provoked him into delivering a damning assessment of his current squad’s abilities. Read

Call to sign off in style

DEAN Whitehead has urged Sunderland’s shell-shocked players to end the season on a high note against Arsenal next weekend following their meek surrender to Bolton. Read

Jonny Evans

Roy wants to start his spending in style

ROY Keane has indicated he will make the permanent signing of Jonny Evans one of his first priorities of the summer as he looks to launch his recruitment drive in style, writes LUKE EDWARDS. Read

‘Playboy’ Dwight is a leader of men

Dwight Yorke has only played a handful of games for Sunderland this season but his manager believes he has been as important as anyone in keeping the Black Cats in the Premier League. Chief sports writer Luke Edwards reports Read

I’ll punish any slackers, says boss

ROY Keane has warned his Sunderland players he will punish anyone who slacks off against Bolton Wanderers this evening as he rebuffed any suggestion his side were in the comfort zone having already secured their Premier League safety. Read

Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon

Gordon expecting Cats to strengthen with influx of top talent

SUNDERLAND’S players are already bracing themselves for another batch of signings having seen the part January’s arrivals played in securing their Premier League status. Read

Danny Higginbotham

Danny is prepared to wait for his chance

DANNY Higginbotham has accepted he will have to adopt a wait-and-see approach to whether he will still be part of Sunderland’s plans next season. Read

Andy Reid

Cats have power to pull in top stars

IN the four months since he joined, Andy Reid believes Sunderland’s players have changed the perception of the club but the Irish midfielder warned the excitement the Black Cats have generated must be the start rather than the end of their mission. Read

Niall Quinn

Quinn: I am every bit as ambitious as Roy

NIALL Quinn has vowed to give Roy Keane all the support and financial backing he needs to try to turn Sunderland into a major force in English football. Read

The love supreme burning brightly

WHILE others may be worrying about whether Roy Keane will sign a new contract at Sunderland, his chairman Niall Quinn is not one of them. Chief sports writer Luke Edwards finds out why. Read

We owe it to our fans to be merciless, warns Gordon

CRAIG Gordon has warned Bolton Wanderers that Sunderland have no intention of giving them a helping hand in their battle to avoid the drop when they travel to the Reebok Stadium next weekend. Read

Roy Keane

Keane plans busy summer as Cats secure safety

HAVING ensured Sunderland will spend consecutive seasons in the Premier League for the first time since 2003, Roy Keane immediately demanded to know if chairman Niall Quinn is willing and able to take them further. Read

Reid hails togetherness of squad

ANDY Reid believes Sunderland’s last-gasp winner against Middlesbrough was a fitting way for the Black Cats to confirm their Premier League safety. Read

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