On this day in 2008, Andy Reid made his Sunderland debut off the bench and instantly got an assist in a 2-0 win over Steve Bruce's Wigan Athletic. Arriving in January from Charlton Athletic, the Republic of Ireland international had joined the Lads for £5 million with Greg Halford going the other way on a 6-month loan spell. Reid had come through Nottingham Forest’s academy, even turning down Arsenal and Manchester United to play for the Tricky Trees! He scored on his debut, the second goal...

Dan Ballard was unable to help Sunderland get a positive result against his former club but is keen to move forward now and bounce back against Liverpool. NOT A BAD PERFORMANCE "We’re obviously disappointed but I think the performance on a whole wasn’t bad. Especially in the first half, I thought we were brilliant and the goal we conceded was a bit of a sucker punch and it was always going to be tough from that moment. I thought we responded really well in the second half and then again,...

Regis Le Bris wasn't revealing anything in his Brentford presser when it came to injuries or transfers. Clever of the gaffer to not give away an advantage ahead of tomorrow's game. ISIDOR “We’ll see this morning. He will have a test on the pitch and we will see if he is available or not.” BALLARD V SPURS “Yes, he was fine.” EVERYONE ELSE FINE? “At the minute, yes.” TRANSFERS “Nothing at the minute!” AMBITIOUS SIGNINGS “The period is really interesting because it is tough and even with several...