Andy Reid

At the end of January 2008, on the last day of the transfer window, Reid joined Sunderland in a three-and-a-half-year deal worth £5m, making the step back up to the Premier League . Sunderland's Greg Halford went in the other direction in a six-month loan spell as part of the deal. [ 19 ] Reid explained that he wanted Sunderland to be challenging for European places, and will not be happy fighting relegation season-after-season. [ 20 ] He made his début at the start of February 2008 against Wigan Athletic , coming on as a 74th-minute substitute and assisted Daryl Murphy by playing a cross field pass for him to score a 25-yard (23 m) goal. [ 21 ] Reid scored his first goal for Sunderland at the end of March in a 2–1 win over West Ham United , his 95th minute volley earning Sunderland their first back-to-back Premier League victory since December 2001. [ 22 ] He scored his first goal of the 2008–09 campaign with a header in a 4–0 win over West Bromwich Albion . Reid scored his first goals of the 2009–10 campaign with a brace against Norwich City in the League Cup – where Sunderland went on to win 4–1. His impressive display won him man of the match. Reid then scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 4–1 win over Hull City , he also provided the cross which led to a Kamil Zayatte own goal to make it 4–1 to Sunderland. After drifting out of first team contention Reid joined Sheffield United on a month's loan at the end of October 2010, with Sheffield manager Gary Speed stating "he is of undoubted Premier League quality and therefore a good addition to the squad." [ 23 ] He made his début for the Blades a few days later, coming on as a second-half substitute against Coventry City . [ 24 ] Reid went on to score his first goal for the Blades on in mid November to help secure the team a 1–0 victory at Millwall . After two months at Bramall Lane Reid was hit by a three match ban following an incident at Carrow Road in a game against Norwich and so returned ear — Wikipedia