Ricky Sbragia must surely be thinking that he is living the life of luxury. Since taking over from Roy Keane, Sbragia has slowly been leading Sunderland from the bottom of the Premier League to the edge of the top half. Sunderland’s 1-0 win against Fulham tonight propels them up to 11th in the table, and just five points away from a potential European spot.

Kenwyne Jones, just hours after signing a new contract that keeps him at the Stadium of Light, once again led the Black Cats to victory. His goal in…

All of the transfer speculation is over - at least for one footballer. Kenwyne Jones ended all of the rumors that he could be moving on to Tottenham by signing a new four-and-a-half year deal to remain at the Stadium of Light. Should the deal have gone through with Tottenham, it was presumed that Darren Bent would be swapping places with Jones.

Jones would have been a nice addition to a team that - as we all know - has not been performing at their best this season. They are still locked…

How will Sunderland fill the void left by former manager Roy Keane?

As of right now, there is no clear cut favorite. Just this morning, former Sunderland boss and current Thailand national team manager, Peter Reid was said to be interested in the job. However, after being interviewed following Thailand’s 6-0 victory over Laos, Reid was quoted as saying: “I haven’t asked for the job at Sunderland. I have been there once and loved it, it’s a great place, but I am enjoying working here.”

So what does this mean for Sunderland?

For one,…

As always, this weekend’s fixtures will be another set of games bound to be as thrilling and exciting as every week in the Premiership. But this week, things could get a little more interesting all because of Sunderland manager Roy Keane.

Once hailed as a messiah by the Mackems, Roy Keane is now in no control of his future in his job and has admitted he is not sure if he is the right man for the hot seat at the Stadium of Light. This all comes despite taking Sunderland from rock-bottom…

With over one-third of the season underway, Sunderland fans are still wondering why their strike force can’t get things going. Over the summer the likes of Djibril Cisse and El-Hadji Diouf were added to the Stadium of Light ranks, but the goals haven’t come with them. Cisse is in the richest vein of form out of all of Sunderland’s strikers, and he finds himself with a mere five goals. Kenwyne Jones led the team in scoring last season with seven, and is now healthy enough to start chasing after that tally…

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.

Sunderland

The Black Cats have quietly put together a good side up north, and fans plan on avoiding the relegation battle that they saw last season. After a promising display against Liverpool that ended in defeat, Roy Keane’s men rebounded with a fantastic away victory against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Things were looking up, until Manchester City embarassed Sunderland in a 3-0 result. Djibril Cisse, El-Hadji Diouf…