Durham Times | Sport

Keeping Gardner is O'Neill's top deal

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:09:14 +0000

SUNDERLAND'S transfer-deadline day might have been dominated by the arrival of Wayne Bridge and Sotirios Kyrgiakos, but Martin O'Neill feels holding on to one of the club's existing players was his most important piece of business.

Players point to O'Neill for change in fortunes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:35:38 +0000

WHEN Martin O'Neill was unveiled as Sunderland's new manager at the end of November, a raft of his former players came forward to offer their opinions on the new man at the helm.

O'Shea: Reckless Huth only has himself to blame

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:39:49 +0000

JOHN O'SHEA believes Robert Huth has only got himself to blame as he was sent off amid controversial circumstances in Stoke's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.

Black Cats win in snowy Stoke

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:52:56 +0000

JAMES MCCLEAN scored the winner as Sunderland prevailed amid snowy conditions at Stoke City.

Meyler handed Black Cats start

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:29:21 +0000

DAVID MEYLER is handed his first Premier League start of the season as Sunderland face Stoke at a snowy Britannia Stadium.

Campbell to be wrapped in cotton wool

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

SUNDERLAND'S medical department have been urging Martin O'Neill to treat comeback kid Fraizer Campbell carefully ahead of this afternoon's trip to Stoke City.

Sunderland's delightful double praised

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

HE may have known very little about James McClean or Stephane Sessegnon before taking over, but now Martin O'Neill thinks Sunderland have two bags of tricks more than capable of starring on the Premier League and world stage.

Bardsley hails O'Neill effect

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

PHIL BARDSLEY has paid tribute to Martin O'Neill for masterminding Sunderland's climb to the top half of the table for the first time this season.

Boss O’Neill swift to dampen expectations

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

MARTIN O'NEILL has masterminded Sunderland's climb from 17th to eighth place in the Premier League, but has urged supporters not to get carried away as the Black Cats' boss continued his fairytale start to life on Wearside.

Match Report: Sunderland 3 Norwich City 0

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:49:18 +0000

FRAIZER CAMPBELL spent 500 days in Sunderland oblivion, but took just 21 minutes to show the Black Cats what they had been missing before his return to the starting line-up.