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Sunderland midfielder defends Bruce against ex-chairman's comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 17:43

Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole has disputed Wigan chairman Dave Whelan's claim that Steve Bruce left the Latics with some "dodgy signings".

But Cattermole, who followed Bruce to Wearside this summer after signing for him at Wigan 12 months earlier, is puzzled at Whelan's comments which add spice to the Black Cats' visit to the DW Stadium on Saturday.

He told the Sunderland Echo: "I like Dave Whelan. I think he's a good chairman - a footballing chairman.

"But I don't understand where he is coming from with this.

"When you look at the guys Steve bought for Wigan, you just can't argue with his record - Wilson Palacios, Antonio Valencia - they were sold for big, big money.

"Not everyone's going to be a big hit but I can't understand Dave Whelan attacking the gaffer.

"I think he is just trying to take the heat off the new manager.

"You look at the signings the gaffer made at Wigan and, to be honest, I thought they were all good."

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 19:51.

what a be11end whelan is !!!!! martinez has had a transfer window and the season so far to stamp his mark on the squad . . . . the team put out on sunday wasn't assembled by bruce, wasn't trained by bruce and wasn't picked by bruce. . . . . it was done so by a lower league manager who is fast proving to be well out of his depth in the premier league . . . and the chairman tried to deflect some attention away from him after this joke , inept performance.

hopefully wigan will continue to show this level of performance at the weekend, because if they did, a fully fit sunderland squad would be into double figures before half time !!!!

luckily for wigan we have half our squad out, and with wigan keen to prove last weekend was a blip, with the technical genius of martinez you stand half a chance of scraping to a two goal defeat :)

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