The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
• Option of another year included • Dutchman has been training at Stadium of Light The former Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder Boudewijn Zenden has joined Sunderland until the end of the season after impressing while training on Wearside. The 33-year-old Dutchman has been signed as a free agent after leaving Marseille during the summer. Sunderland are awaiting international clearance to...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Done Deal Stoke City have completed the signing of defender Danny Collins from Sunderland for a fee of £2.75million. (Sky Sports) After five years good service at Sunderland Danny Collins has joined his former Black Cats teammate Dean Whitehead at the Britannia Stadium. Tony Pulis has had a very busy summer and it looks set to be [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
• Fee for Danny Collins could rise to £3.5m • Stoke's summer spending increases to over £18m Stoke have signed defender Danny Collins from Sunderland for a fee of £2.75m. Collins had been in talks with Tony Pulis's club for the last few days. "Danny has been Sunderland's player of the year for the past two seasons which speaks volumes for the impact he has had at that...
A Different League (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
The two teams that survived a campaign of Premier League football after promotion the season before - Stoke City and Hull City - have shown a completely different attitude in the transfer market over the close season. Surely this gives us some clue as to who is most likely to avoid the drop this time around. Stoke has been extremely frugal in buying players, only bringing in Dean Whitehead where as...
A Different League (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
2008/09 - The Potters made a mockery of the bookies’ tip for relegation, beating the drop with several games to spare and frightening a number of Premiership outfits with their hunger for violence. They were extremely focussed and played with great determination in all of their fixtures. Fans will remember they opened the campaign with a moment of brilliance from Ricardo Fuller which proved...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Stoke new-boy Dean Whitehead has revealed Sunderland boss Steve Bruce did not want to see him leave the Stadium of Light. read more
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has named new signing Lorik Cana as club captain. Cana will inherit the captain's armband from Dean Whitehead, who signed for Stoke City last week. read more
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is yet to decide who will be new club captain. After Dean Whitehead's departure for Stoke City , Bruce now must find a new skipper for the coming season. read more
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed midfielder Dean Whitehead is in talks with Stoke City . read more
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has revealed there is "still every chance" midfielder Dean Whitehead could move to Premier League rivals Stoke.
Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
ROY Keane is already moving on with trying to sign the next players on his list after missing out on Sunderland duo Dean Whitehead and Daryl Murphy.
Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
By Derek Davis and Stuart Watson ROY Keane is already moving on with trying to sign the next players on his list after missing out on Sunderland duo Dean Whitehead and Daryl Murphy.
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
Stoke City are aiming to trump Ipswich for Sunderland captain Dean Whitehead. The Daily Mail says Ipswich manager Roy Keane met Whitehead at the weekend. read more
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
• Sunderland increase bid for midfielder to £6m • Bruce competing with Aston Villa for Tuncay Sunderland's manager, Steve Bruce, has made his old club, Wigan Athletic, an improved offer for the England Under-21 midfielder Lee Cattermole. Since leaving Wigan, Bruce has been determined to sign Cattermole and he was undeterred when Dave Whelan, Wigan's owner, rejected a first offer for...
Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
ROY Keane will be reunited with his former Sunderland players Daryl Murphy and Dean Whitehead early next week - if he can persuade the duo to take a pay cut and step down a division.
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