After defeat to Bolton, Sunderland boss Roy Keane admits he's lost his rag with some of his players.

He said: "Gordon Strachan and one or two other managers have said that if you tell a player something more than two or three times and he doesn't do it, then get shot of him.

"I've been very patient and very kind to some of my players.

"But we need to invest and we need invest wisely and we need to move certain people on. That will be done this week - if not this week then the following week.

"It's irrelevant to me whether players are under contract or not.

"If they are you just pay them up to go because you want certain characters.

"You pay them to come and you pay them to go and that's what we'll have to do. I'll have a very busy week, trust me."

Keane is disgusted with the idea that surviving relegation should be considered success for Sunderland.

"I remember a few years ago Everton stayed up on the last day of the season and people were on the pitch crying," he said. "But you're thinking 'that's Everton Football Club'.

"I don't want us walking round the pitch next week and accepting the supporters' applause for survival. I want to think bigger than that because I don't think survival is anything to celebrate.

"When I'm on my holidays in the summer I'll be thinking of those 22 defeats.

"I've not forgotten about the games at Luton (3-0 defeat in the Carling Cup) and Wigan (3-0 defeat in the FA Cup).

"I've not forgotten about Everton away, Tottenham away, Man City at home and Newcastle away.

"These are the games I remember - I don't really remember the victories and I've always worked that way.

"I must be a naturally miserable person - there's no way getting away from it - and it's my family who I feel sorry for because I've got to go home to them tonight.

"So my players are very lucky they don't actually live with me - very, very lucky."