Quinn: Keeps the faith
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn admits the club's recent form has been disappointing but is refusing to press the panic button.
Black Cats boss Roy Keane has conceded this week that the pressure is building on him, following a miserable set of results over the past couple of weeks.
On Friday some bookmakers suspended betting on Keane being the next Premier League manager to leave his post, amid a storm of rumours with regards the Irishman's future.
Quinn, though, insists he is unequivocal in his support of Keane and that everyone at the club is united in trying to reverse the current situation.
"We'll take the knockbacks and will look to respond with determination," said Quinn.
"Everyone here is fully committed to what we are trying to achieve and despite some of the wind being knocked out of our sails lately, we can see a lot of positives."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 20th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Sunderland |
| Sunday 28th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Fulham |
| Saturday 6th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Sunderland |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| Sunday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Sunderland vs Man City |
| Saturday 20th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Birmingham |
| Sunday 28th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Liverpool vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 3rd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 10th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 17th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Burnley |
| Saturday 24th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 1st May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Sunderland |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Wigan | |
| Monday 1st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 23rd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 7 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 2nd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Sunderland 3 - 0 Barrow | |
| Monday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Everton | |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 4 - 3 Sunderland | |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 1 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 2 - 2 West Ham | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Stoke City | 24 | 30 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 28 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 25 | 26 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 24 |
| 15 | Hull City | 25 | 24 |
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