Sunderland new recruit receives big personal news despite making just two league starts
Trai Hume has been called up to the Northern Ireland squad that will play Luxembourg and Hungary in friendlies at the end of March.
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Alex Neil eyeing fresh Sunderland appointment
Alex Neil is already getting to work bringing in some familiar faces at the Stadium of Light with The Sun (March 13th via Deepdale Digest) reporting that the new boss could be about to add Jonathan Gould to his team.
Sunderland defender Trai Hume earns first senior international call-up
Trai Hume has been handed his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior squad. The young Sunderand defender has been included in Ian Baraclough's 25-man squad for the friendlies against Luxembourg and Hungary later this month.
“Probably weren’t good enough” – Dan Neil addresses recent time out of Sunderland starting XI
Sunderland midfielder Dan Neil believes that starting on the bench for the last three games has been a “good decision” by Alex Neil, as stated during a conversation with the Northern Echo.
Alex Neil clears up Nathan Broadhead’s situation at Sunderland after victory over Crewe
Sunderland manager Alex Neil has insisted that the club will take a closer look at Nathan Broadhead’s progress from injury ahead of Saturday’s showdown with Lincoln City.
Dan Neil is back to his best, as Sunderland boss hails the impact of his subs against Crewe
Dan Neil has returned refreshed and back to his best after being given a much-needed breather, according to Sunderland boss Alex Neil. Midfielder Neil was one of the group of young players that the head coach had said looked fatigued and jaded when he first took over last month, and after starting him in his first two games in charge he pulled him out of the team.
Sunderland 2-0 Crewe match report as substitutes strike late to keep Black Cats in play-off hunt
Substitutes Dan Neil and Patrick Roberts scored late goals as Sunderland scraped an unconvincing victory against basement side Crewe Alexandra at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats toiled for 85 minutes against a side that had lost nine of its last ten games, barely testing visiting goalkeeper Dave Richards.
Sunderland vs Crewe team news as Luke O'Nien starts for the Black Cats in one of three changes
Luke O'Nien made his first start since recovering from shoulder surgery as one of three changes to the Sunderland side that beat Fleetwood Town in midweek. O'Nien made a goalscoring comeback from the bench in that game after three-and-a-half months on the sidelines, and he was rewarded by Alex Neil with a place in the starting XI against Crewe Alexandra, with Elliot Embleton missing out.