"I think the fans are fed-up with what has happened at Leeds. They can see a situation at Sunderland, where someone comes along and pumps millions into the club and they think 'why can't it be us?'
"They've had four or five years of being kicked where it hurts and they've seen their best players being sold.
"I think the fans need to know the real truth about this football club but I don't think it will ever come out in the short term. I think in the long term people will realise what a good job has been done at this football club.
"As a manager, it frustrates me but I have to accept it. We've been trying to bring in loan signings. But the chairman (Ken Bates) says the finances at the moment are quite tight."
Interview: Kevin Blackwell v Sunderland 13/09/2006 >