Steed Malbranque. The new Mackem is being hailed as 'quality' by Roy Keane but really. He hasn't been a good player for years and has lived off his reputation as a good player in a terrible Fulham team. He is sluggish, disinterested, lacking in the fizz that took him to heights and Sunderland seem to be pinning their hopes on him for next season.

That is a bad place to be...

Steed Malbranque can still play. Sunderland isn't exactly a glamourous place to go so this is quite a good coup for Roy Keane I reckon.

Steed Malbranque will prove himself to be popular with sunderland fans good luck to him for the coming season as for someone putting sunderland to go down muppets i have stoke hull newcastle ha ha ha

Newcastle would be a surprise as I have a wee bit of faith that King Kev will do a good job. Maybe I'm the only one though!