Premier League - Quinn asks Bruce to find 'rough diamonds'

Eurosport - Fri, 05 Jun 16:48:00 2009

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has challenged new manager Steve Bruce to unearth a few more "rough diamonds" as he prepares for a summer spending spree.

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Bruce arrived on Wearside this week with the promise of financial backing from new owner Ellis Short if he can find the men he believes can drive the club forward.

Quinn has warned, however, that Short will not spend for spending's sake after seeing the club only just survive relegation from the Premier League last season despite investing almost £80million in new players during the previous two years.

But rather than targeting marquee signings, the Irishman is hoping Bruce can be as inventive as he was at former club Wigan, where he discovered the likes of Wilson Palacios, Maynor Figueroa and Amr Zaki and reaped the rewards.

Quinn said: "His experience does count for a lot in this appointment, there's no doubt about that. He has taken many a rough diamond and polished them up beautifully, and the clubs he has been with have benefited.

"We hope he can do that for us. The good thing he feels right now is he has been told, 'We trust you, your record has been very good on that. If the deal is smart and it's intelligent, we will do it'."

PA Sport

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  1. if mr ashley got really annoyed,he might well shut down­ nufc for good,he has the power.

    From impactclean, on Sat 13 Jun 11:53AM
  2. hey up tony k 36
    thanks for the advert.
    granny.!

    From farsical, on Wed 10 Jun 5:09AM
  3. Why has Yahoo got no new Sunderland news? Yes, Steve­ Bruce may have gone back to Portugal to finish his­ holiday but surely you could gives us some transfer­ rumours to be going on with? As long as that­ doesn't include Michael Owen coming to Sunderland­ or Kenwyne Jones going to Spurs!

    From safcalsftm, on Tue 9 Jun 11:12AM
  4. Grangetown, now there's class!

    From cameron w, on Mon 8 Jun 11:15PM
  5. south hylton

    From cameron w, on Mon 8 Jun 11:14PM
  6. safcalsftm
    comment-25
    you've certainly been dishing­ it all over the place since you oh so unfortunately­ 'found' these pages, but you appear to be­ rather averse to taking it; reminiscent of a bully that­ is - if you can't take it then i suggest you exit­ these pages!!
    ps
    Hendon, say no more, say no more!!

    From cameron w, on Mon 8 Jun 10:16PM
  7. tony k, i sometimes go on these forums just to laugh at­ the fact you sad geordie ar*eh*le take the time to­ write so many posts, better than dealing with the truth­ -

    your club is full of fickle, thick muppets and ran­ by even thicker muppets, your down, your @#$% and were­ all laughing at you you horrible loser, i bet you have­ got no knackers so this is your only relief

    mike­ ashley

    From Christopher F, on Mon 8 Jun 2:40PM
  8. No I think it was genuine Cameron,they asked for 3­ extra weeks for physio on a back strain.They only­ wanted a postponement not a cancellation.Haye is many­ things but a coward? no,he's just a blown up­ cruiserweight but willing to take on the big fellas,I­ like him even if the t shirt with severed heads was an­ embarresment

    From jack torrance, on Sun 7 Jun 3:37PM
  9. heyup cats,shearer,s walked the walk.granny

    From impactclean, on Sun 7 Jun 11:33AM
  10. Jack - do you really think Haye was­ 'injured'?
    I think he just filled his nappy!
    (I­ know this is a football forum jack, but nowt's­ happening man!!)

    From cameron w, on Sat 6 Jun 11:07PM
  11. Good comment Jack (25). What gets me though is when­ the nuggets up the road start insulting my home town,­ yes Newcastle City Centre is bigger and better than­ Sunderland's (that's because Newcastle is the­ regional capital - fact) but have they not been to/­ seen Benwell, Scotswood, Cruddas Park, the Meadowell et­ al - glass houses and stones springs to mind!). Keep­ the banter to football matters - we hate your club, you­ hate ours etc.
    Haway the lads, the future's bright,­ the future's Red and White, ALS.

    From safcalsftm, on Sat 6 Jun 11:15AM
  12. It's gonna be a while until there's anything­ worthwhile to comment about on these pages so afraid­ we're just gonna have to continue in the vain of .­ . us telling you lot how much better we are now and you­ reminding us lot how great you were when my dad was a­ boy.You know the last time NUFC were good every team in­ the league wore black and white on TV . .

    From jack torrance, on Sat 6 Jun 10:39AM
  13. Don't think Boro and NUFC have ever been relegated­ out of the top flight together so the weight of history­ demands we celebrate for at least 3 months

    From jack torrance, on Sat 6 Jun 10:35AM
  14. Well said Cameron I likes the cut of your gib young­ man.Tony I have nothing against Preston they ran us­ close a couple of seasons ago and I think you'll­ find them tough,hence my reference to them.

    From jack torrance, on Sat 6 Jun 10:34AM
  15. YOU WILL BE PLAYING IN THE SAN SIRO BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.­ QUALIFYING FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND ENTERTAINING­ EVERYBODY WITH YOUR SEXY FOOTBALL. NOT! FOOTBALL. FUNNY­ OLD GAME INIT? ENJOY YOUR DAY. WE'LL BE BACK....

    From SHAUN, on Sat 6 Jun 9:53AM
  16. FACTS TO BE REMEMBERED: IN 1987, SUNDERLAND WENT INTO­­ THE THIRD DIVISION. IN 2003, UNDER MICK MCCARTHY,­­ SUNDERLAND WERE RELEGATED FROM THE PREMIERSHIP WITH 19­­ POINTS. A RECORD ONLY TO BE SURPASSED BY DERBY CO.

    IF­­ WE HAD A CHAIRMAN WITH INTEGRITY AND A REAL DESIRE TO­­ RUN OUR CLUB AS A PROFESSIONAL CONCERN, I CAN ONLY­­ THINK OF ONE SINCE I STARTED SUPPORTING NUFC IN 1973,­ (­ JOHN HALL - even a bit dodgy himself ) AND WE WERE­­ INSTALLING STEVE BRUCE AS OUR MANAGER, THEN I'D BE­­ MORE THAN HAPPY. HE'LL NO DOUBT DO A DECENT JOB.­­ BUT I CAN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT THAT CLASSIC JIMMY­­ NAIL SONG. " I DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE. I LOVE­­ YOU. ( S ) HE'S LYING." OR WHEN BOWIE CAME ON­­ STAGE AT JOKER PARK BACK IN THE 80'S ( GLASS­ SPIDER­ TOUR ) AND SAID, " HELLO NEWCASTLE."­ STEVE­ MAN. HAVE YOU BECOME COLOUR BLIND. THEM GEEZERS­ ARE­ WEARING RED AND WHITE. NOT BLACK AND WHITE - YOU­ FOOL.­ MR T SHOULD TELL HIM TO " STOP ALL OF HIS­ JIBBA­ JABBA."

    OH BY THE WAY, REGARDING MIKE­ ASHLEY.­ JOHN HALL HAS RECENTLY STATED THAT “What you­ have to­ acknowledge though, is that Newcastle’s­ decline had­ actually begun before Ashley arrived at­ the club. Some­ of the managers have been disasters and­ ruined the club­ long before he came in.” THAT'S­ RIGHT SIR JOHN. AND­ THE MAN WHO MADE THESE DISASTROUS­ APPOINTMENTS WAS­ FREDDY SHEPHERD, AND, TO A LESSER­ EXTENT, YOUR SCUM BAG­ SON. AND, MOREOVER, YOU ALL­ WALKED AWAY FROM NUFC WITH­ 10'S OF MILLIONS. WHAT­ DID SHEPHERD EVER DO TO­ JUSTIFY HIM LEAVING OUR CLUB­ WITH 33 MILLION QUID? FU@@­ ALL. THE MAN IS A­ DISGRACE....

    From SHAUN, on Sat 6 Jun 9:49AM
  17. heyup cameron,
    if hitler were running the club you­ would still support it,would go well with your puky­ reference to gas chambers,oh and it might take a good­ while for you to get back to the real world.once again­ your idiotic remarks bring shame on newcastle,youll,e­ be pleased no doubt that barton has elected to­ stay,goes well with your thug philosophy.
    granny.

    From impactclean, on Sat 6 Jun 7:11AM
  18. four points off the mags and four points off the­ borough just enough to keep us up

    From anthonyjohnramsey, on Fri 5 Jun 11:55PM
  19. Jack, for the first time in 5 years, i'm gonna­ enjoy my football!
    I'm getting back to the real­ world of the scunthorpes and the barnsleys and the Qprs­ of this world and i am looking forward to it. Mock all­ you like, you have waited a generation so i don't­ begrudge it - yes, it is tough to take but hey,­ we've just got to roll with the punches. Our day­ will come, could be a while but it will come; in the­ meantime, i'm just accepting my lot and standing by­ my club . . .through thick and very, very thin.

    From cameron w, on Fri 5 Jun 11:22PM
  20. At last some hint of reality dawning and being accepted­ (re: Tony's comment 16) - Preston are going to be­ too strong opposition for opponents for the Skunks =­ defeats home and away. Soon realisation will follow­ and they'll accept that next season is going to be­ another relegation fight and promotion just a dream. ­ You've got to feel sorry for them, pity them even.

    From safcalsftm, on Fri 5 Jun 8:11PM
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