By Peter Fraser Last updated: 30th December 2007
Quinn: Keane support
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn insists the club board will do all they can to help manager Roy Keane in the January transfer window.
Keane is expected to be handed a £20million transfer budget as he bids to bolster his squad for Premier League survival in the New Year.
Blackburn duo Robbie Savage and Jason Roberts are likely targets, while Manchester United defender Wes Brown is also thought to be on Keane's shopping list as he attempts to steer the Black Cats, who currently sit one point above the bottom three, away from trouble.
And Quinn says he is ready to support Keane as Sunderland bid to replicate this year's success in 2008.
Twelve months ago, Sunderland completed their 2006 fixtures with a 1-0 home defeat to Preston which left them in 12th place in the Coca-Cola Championship.
But Keane's side then lost just one more league game as they surged to the title and reclaimed their place in the top flight.
Writing in his programme notes ahead of Saturday's win over Bolton, Quinn said: "As last year ended, we lost 1-0 at home to Preston and at that stage hadn't broken into the top 10 of the Championship.
"We have made giant leaps since then. Progress is always best judged over a period of time, and while in any given spell there will be setbacks, overall we remain headed in the right direction.
"The transfer window is about to open and we will be doing all we can to help Roy strengthen his squad so that we can finish the season strongly again.
"The players we already have are giving it everything. Their spirit is there for all to see and they are becoming more street-wise as the acclimatise to the Premier League.
"With new additions hopefully joining them in January, we will look to kick on again."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs West Brom |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 23rd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Tottenham vs Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Sunderland vs West Ham |
| Monday 24th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Everton |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs West Brom |
| Sunday 30th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Everton |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Arsenal |
| Monday 1st December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs West Ham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 16th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Hull 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Newcastle 2 - 2 Wigan | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Man Utd 5 - 0 Stoke | |
| Blackburn 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| West Brom 0 - 3 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Man City 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom | |
| West Ham 1 - 3 Everton | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | Hull City | 13 | 21 |
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