BRUCE IS UP FOR TOP CAT.Byline: SIMON Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. BIRD STEVE BRUCE  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. is the favourite to be the next Sunderland boss - and the Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. manager is ready for a fresh challenge. Northumberland-born Bruce believes he has taken the Latics as far as possible and is high up on the shortlist at the Stadium of Light. Bruce has let it be known he is up for the job, and he is interesting the Black Cats. But Niall Quinn
Niall John Quinn (Honorary) MBE (b. October 6, 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former Irish international footballer, and the current chairman of Sunderland AFC. will not be rushed into making an appointment until the end of the week at the earliest, after Ricky Sbragia Richard "Ricky" Sbragia (born May 26 1956 in Lennoxtown, Scotland) is a Scottish football coach and former footballer. He was appointed as first-team coach of Bolton Wanderers on October 10 2005[1] and is currently the caretaker manager of Bolton. decided to step down as boss and return to a coaching role at Sunderland. Gordon Strachan, who quit as Celtic chief last night, is rivalling Bruce as a top pick among the punters, but he is understood not to be on Sunderland's wanted list. The club are concentrating on pushing through Ellis Short's takeover by tomorrow night, and the US tycoon will then rubber stamp a decision on a new manager. Bruce, the former Manchester United skipper, has had an excellent season at Wigan on a limited budget, but the new Sunderland boss will be handed a massive kitty to launch the club at the top six. Sunderland chairman Quinn said: "The search for a new manager will start soon. "We don't need to rush to make this important decision. "We will take our time in the coming weeks to make the right appointment. "Ricky Sbragia achieved the goal we set him and the implications of that are absolutely enormous for the club and all Sunderland fans. "He has given us a lifeline for moving this club forward." Croatia boss Slaven Bilic and former Tottenham chief Martin Jol, now at Hamburg, also want the job. Others in the frame include Steve McClaren, currently at FC Twente, and Frank Rijkaard, who is out of work since leaving Barcelona. The Black Cats are also sorting out their players this week with Djibril Cisse the first victim of the summer purge. ODDS: 3-1 Bruce, 4 Gordon Strachan, 6 Martin Jol, 7 Claudio Ranieri (William Hill). CAPTION(S): IN DEMAND Steve Bruce is fancied for Sunderland job TAKING HIS TIME Cats chairman Niall Quinn |
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