THE 34 BUYS – AND WHERE THEY ARE NOW

Dec 5 2008 by Mark Douglas, The Journal

THE men Keane bought – and where they are now:

Stanislav Varga: a free agent after failing to find a club.

Ross Wallace: now prospering on loan at Preston North End.

Dwight Yorke: will be in the dug out as part of the caretaker coaching staff at Old Trafford.

Liam Miller: occasional appearances in the first team but more than often left out.

Graham Kavanagh: on loan at Carlisle United.

David Connolly: in the treatment room.

Márton Fülöp: Craig Gordon’s back-up.

Carlos Edwards: back on the fringes of the team after returning from loan at Wolves.

Anthony Stokes: big money signing is on loan at Sheffield United.

Stern John: at struggling Championship club Southampton.

Greg Halford: on loan at Sheffield United.

Russell Anderson: in the treatment room after spells out on loan.

Michael Chopra: £5m signing is out on loan at Cardiff.

Kieran Richardson: key first team member.

Dickson Etuhu: sold to Fulham in the last transfer window.

Paul McShane: disastrous in red and white, now doing better on loan at Hull City.

Craig Gordon: Sunderland’s first-choice keeper.

Andy Cole: retired after struggling at Nottingham Forest.

Kenwyne Jones: key first team member.

Ian Harte: without a club – last seen at Leeds trying to build up his fitness.

Danny Higginbotham: back at Stoke on loan.

Jean-Yves Mvoto: yet to make a first team breakthrough and currently in the reserves.

Phil Bardsley: first team defender.

Rade Prica: disastrous signing is up for sale.

Andy Reid: in and out the team but usually involved in the match day squads.

Teemu Tainio: injury problems have prevented him from settling.

Nick Colgan: Sunderland’s number three goalkeeper.

Pascal Chimbonda: back in the team on Saturday but out in the cold after disciplinary problems.

El-Hadji Diouf: high-profile summer signing cannot get a start.

Steed Malbranque: first team regular.

David Healy: summer signing has made just a handful of appearances for Sunderland and wants to leave.

Anton Ferdinand: surprisingly dropped on Saturday but has been in the team and in good form.

George McCartney: treatment room.

Djibril Cissé: first team regular.

AND THE LOAN SIGNINGS . . .

Lewin Nyatanga: back out on loan at Barnsley.

Jonny Evans: on the verge of a breakthrough at Manchester United.

Danny Simpson: loaned out to Blackburn this season.