It doesn’t look like it’s going to get any easier for Chairman/ manager Nial Quinn, after he tasted defeat for the second time in a week. To leave the Black Cats at the wrong end of the table. Sunderland had their chances to win the game but in the end it took a Forsell penalty to settle the match. Forssell slotted in after Clive Clarke marred his Black Cats debut with a reckless tackle on Damien Johnson. It’s too early to say whether or not Quinn is cut out for management but for me it just seems like a ridiculous decision to try and run a club as well as manage it. It’s an impossible situation, and the sooner the likeable Irish man realises this the better.

Sunderland manager Nial Quinn said:
"I'm not as disappointed as I was on Sunday because we played for the full 90 minutes against arguably the best team in the division.

"The players showed me heart and it means I can now work on a bit more creativity on the training ground.

"That's what we lacked and I'm looking to bring in players to give us that."

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce
"All in all I am delighted with the attitude of the players," said Bruce after a second win on the trot.

"It's been a tough summer for obvious reasons but you've seen a new team trying to take shape.

"To come here and lay a marker down, it was a terrific result. I am absolutely thrilled with the whole lot of

(BBC Sport)