Sunday, 17 July 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011
New Signings set for York trip
Craig Gardner, David Vaughan and Kieren Westwood are set to pull on the red and white stripes for the first time this Wednesday against Blue Square premier side York City (K.O 7:30pm)
The remaining six summer transfers will not be unleashed until the pre season tour of Germany, which kicks off on Sunday.
Ji Dong Won, Connor Wickham and Sebastian Larsson are not due to return to training til Friday after taking part in respected international tournaments.
Manager Steve Bruce said: "The only ones who've been here will feature at York and then we'll give the other ones a week training before they feature.
"Larsson didn't finish til mid-June so we've given him some extra time off.
"Everybody will be back in the building by tomorrow morning apart from Ji Dong-Won and Connor Wickham. They will come in and travel straight away with us to Germany on Friday.
"Connor only finished two or three weeks ago with England while Dong-Won arrives in the country tomorrow."
Michael Turner, Titus Bramble and Captain Lee Cattermole are also expected to feature after returning from injury.
Hughton bids for McCartney
Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton is looking to make Sunderland left back George McCartney his latest signing since taking over at St Andrews last month.
McCartney is surplus to requirements at The Stadium Of Light and manager Steve Bruce is looking to offload a number of players after bringing in no less than nine players this transfer window.
The Northern Ireland defender was re-signed by Roy Keane in 2008 after spending three seasons at West Ham United but has seen his second spell on Wearside less successful, mainly due to injury.
McCartney spent the majority of last season on loan at Leeds United and Hughton sees him as an ideal signing for his recently relegated blues.
Phil Bardsley and Kieran Richardson have both successfully played at left back for the Black Cats last season and have pushed McCartney down the pecking order.
Matt Kilgallon and Nyron Nosworthy, who also spent last season out on loan, along with Argentina right back Marcos Angeleri, are also transfer listed by Bruce in order to cut the wage bill.
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