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Sunderland
Position 8th, 9-6-9 (33 points, +9 goal differential)
Home Record: 5-4-3, +8 goal differential
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Last Meeting: Arsenal 2 Sunderland 1 (October 17, 2011)
Crucial match .
By Chris Wright
How about that? The very same batch of players who managed to earn Steve Bruce a paltry 11
points from 13 games have since raked in 19 points from nine games under Martin O'Neill (including
last night's 3-0 victory over Norwich), a run that would see them topping the Premier League had
they begun counting after O'Neill's first game in charge of the Black Cats; a 2-1 win over
Blackburn on December 11th.
The statistics this morning read; Manchester United joint top but still second in the table due to
an inferior goal difference compared to that of Manchester City. Our neighbours lost thanks to
a...
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Sir Alex Ferguson has spent 25 years as the manager of Manchester United and he has won the Premier
League 12 times, FA Cup 5 times, League Cup 4 times, the Champions League twice, 10...
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At the start of this season former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce declared his intention to finish
above local rivals Newcastle at the end of the season and the two north east sides have had mixed
fortunes in the Premier League ...
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Not so long a go, Ellis Short offered Steve Bruce a four year contract to help quieten the
murmurings in the media of Bruce's strong contention for the England management job. This was
despite the fact that Bruce had seemingly only had modest achievements in his twelve year
managerial career, with the only tangible success's being two promotions from the championship with
Birmingham City (sandwiched between relegation).
Amidst all the hoopla and hilarity of the season's first managerial sacking in the Premiership -
Steve Bruce by Sunderland FC - it's easy to lose sight of the fact that it typically doesn't help
to sack the manager. To be sure: there often seems to be a bounce-back in results for teams that
appoint a new manager; but statistically speaking, the bounce-back is likely to occur in any case,
with or without sacking the gaffer.
Sunderland may not be in trophy-winning form this season, but their victory in the
always-eventful 'sack race' may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
After looking tame and lacking confidence for much of this campaign under Steve Bruce, with a
paltry 11 points from 14 matches their return, new club chairman Ellis Short felt the club needed
to go in a new direction.
Poor Steve Bruce is a victim of geography
Football management is a bit like ancient Rome. Once the mob turn against you, then it's only a
matter of time before some little Caesar in the boardroom gives you the down turned thumb. Steve
Bruce didn't stand a chance when he took over at Sunderland because he's a Geordie.
Sunderland owner Short has got the right man in Martin O'Neill now he must back
him
It is tough to feel sympathy for a manager never slow to empty his desk at the first glimpse of
greener grass. It is hard to stop the spread of a wry smile when a serial walker gets the boot.
Gary Speed, Steve Bruce and England's Euro 2012 draw: your 20 most-read stories this
week
Relive the week's biggest and best stories on MirrorFootball.co.uk
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Hard to believe, but roughly one third of this year's Premier League season has been played
already, and some clubs are starting to look over their shoulder with a nagging worry. They're
looking at their current squad and manager, and they wonder: is it enough? Will we make it?
Sunderland's Steve Bruce is this year's first managerial sacking, surely brought on by a lack of
results, but also a niggling fear of not surviving in the Premiership.
Hard to believe, but roughly one third of this year's Premier League season has been played
already, and some clubs are starting to look over their shoulder with a nagging worry. They're
looking at their current squad and manager, and they wonder: is it enough? Will we make it?
Sunderland's Steve Bruce is this year's first managerial sacking, surely brought on by a lack of
results, but also a niggling fear of not surviving in the Premiership.
What we learned this week... Beyond woeful Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has done a
reverse Lucas Leiva
The Spaniard has gone from absolute hero to total zero, in stark contrast to the injured
Brazilian, while Steve Bruce must be better off and Crystal Palace sprung a surprise
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Why Sparky is the right man to revive Sunderland
Mark Hughes would be my choice as the next Sunderland boss. It's a weird situation in that one
of my former bosses has just got the sack while two more are the hot favourites to replace him. I
feel sorry for Steve Bruce and, given time, I think he would have turned things round as his new
signings gelled.
It wasn't really surprising when it was announced that Steve Bruce has been sacked by
Sunderland. Steve Bruce with Alan Pardew After watching the Sunderland game over the weekend
against Wigan, Sunderland found a way to lose in the last minute of added time, through comical
mistakes made by their defense.
Who next for Sunderland? All the runners and riders for the Stadium of Light
job
After Steve Bruce's departure from the Stadium of Light, a number of managers will already have
their eye on replacing him as Sunderland boss. Here are the early runners and riders. Martin
O'Neill UnemployedFormer Celtic boss O'Neill was a boyhood Sunderland fan and has often been linked
with the job.
Sunderland have sacked manager Steve Bruce after a string of poor results the club have confirmed
Wednesday evening. The news has come somewhat as a shock to many Sunderland fans as well as fans
from across the country as the first Premier League managerial casualty this season is claimed.
After a bad run of results [.
The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, currently on loan at Sunderland, believes that he is good
enough to only play for one of the top teams in Europe, and unless Steve Bruce can do the
impossible and drag the Black Cats into the Top Four this season, he will be off next summer.
Obviously he already [.
It's not often we choose a defender for our Funny Feeling Friday column and it's certainly not
often when we choose one playing for a club that has kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 6 league
games, ... Continue reading →
The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner left the Emirates on loan this summer in search of first-team
football, and now at Sunderland, he has started to put a bit of form together under Steve Bruce.
But Bendtner was in for a shock when he started turning up at the Sunderland training ground with
posh shirts and [.
When I was offered the chance to write about United's best ever centre-backs, as part of a Best XI
feature, I jumped with excitement at the opportunity, without realizing that I was facing two huge
tasks. The first is that compiling a list (no matter the subject) is never easy and always likely
to leave [.
"It's just a shame that Van Persie, a world-class player, came up with a piece of magic at the end.
He is worth the entrance fee alone." – Steve Bruce What constitutes leadership seems fairly
obvious: there's experience, charisma, success, ...
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Pressure...pushing down on Mick (and Steve and Roberto) Steve Bruce Steve Bruce has often received
unfair criticism during his spell at Sunderland. After all, he guided the club to their highest
finish for a decade last season, and has attracted players of an ilk that the club could only dream
five years ago.
Pressure...pushing down on Mick (and Steve and Roberto) Steve Bruce Steve Bruce has often received
unfair criticism during his spell at Sunderland. After all, he guided the club to their highest
finish for a decade last season, and has attracted players of an ilk that the club could only dream
five years ago.
By Phil Gregory After what seems like an age, our beloved Arsenal are back after the international
break. Sunderland are of course the side facing us at the Emirates and are a side who have started
the season poorly after throwing a lot of money around over the summer. As ever, Steve Bruce is yet
[..
As the dust settles on yet another disappointing outing in the Premier League for Sunderland, fans
on Wearside have lost patience with boss Steve Bruce. The 2-1 defeat to top flight new boys Norwich
City on Monday evening leaves the ...
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Norwich City defeated Sunderland by a score of 2-1 at Carrow Road on Monday. The Black Cats fell
behind by two goals before scoring late to worry Norwich. Steve Bruce will certainly feel the
pressure now after an inconsistent string ...
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Norwich City defeated Sunderland by a score of 2-1 at Carrow Road on Monday. The Black Cats fell
behind by two goals before scoring late to worry Norwich. Steve Bruce will certainly feel the
pressure now after an inconsistent string ...
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Yes, you too can play like 'terrible' Arsenal...
After those catastrophic defeats to Manchester United and Blackburn, the award for comic timing
must go to the Arsenal website, currently offering kids the chance to 'Play The Arsenal Way This
October'. Own goal masterclasses and lessons on picking the ball out of the net without damaging
your back?
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce believes spiralling levels of "money and greed" in football means
clubs can no longer hold onto their key players.
Bramble backs Bruce approach
Titus Bramble believes Steve Bruce is right to ease striker Connor Wickham into Premier League
action.
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A walk in the proverbial park. The boys mixed it up well for the most part at the Stadium of
Light against a Sunderland side well, let's be fair here that was shit. Asamoah Gyan off to the oil
fields, too? Steve Bruce. Man, the guy's in trouble.
Making a point
Improvement.
We have had to wait for two long weeks for today. We have seen to be fair Chelsea make a slowish
start to their Premier League campaign despite picking up seven points out of nine but have had to
sit and watch those two sides from Manchester turn up the heat.
City and United and playing fast attacking football, the football us Chelsea fans are crying out
for and with important transfer window signings, Chelsea will be keen to put in a better
performance with the right result today.
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Nicklas Bendtner is raring to go, lets not forget, alot of critiscm has gone his way some
sections of the media and some supporters from the Premier League have gave him a hard time, the
tide looks to be turning now with Bendtner getting back to his old best form and new manager Steve
Bruce has said he thinks he has signed the fleet footed 6″4 Striker at just the right time.
On a day where Arsenal dominated all of the transfer headlines, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce
has hailed his new loanee from the Gunners. Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner was a late deal
Wednesday evening as he clinched a last gasp loan deal to Sunderland, and Bruce is pleased to link
up with the target man once again.
According to sources, Sunderland have won the race to sign featured player Nicklas Bendtner on a
season long loan. The deal re-ignites Bendtner's association with Sunderland manager Steve Bruce,
who took Nicklas to St.Andrews in 2007 . . . more to follow ! stay tuned
After overseeing another defeat to their local rivals at the weekend, Sunderland manager Steve
Bruce has been the focus of some fairly angry rants from fans on forums and websites across the
Internet. After the sizeable investment seen over the...
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Stu Forster/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)Alan Pardew's newest players will get their first taste of
a Tynewear Derby as the Magpies travel to the Stadium of Light to face off against Steve Bruce's
new-look Black Cats.
Both clubs have significant changes to their teams rosters, with Sunderland having added almost a
dozen new players so far.
