No row with Black Cats chairman over transfers, says McCarthy

SUNDERLAND manager Mick McCarthy insists there has never been a row with chairman Bob Murray over the club’s transfer policy on the return to the Premiership last May.

Murray reacted furiously after reports suggesting the club planned for relegation back to the Championship after promotion last season.

“There has never been a row,” said a defiant McCarthy, whose side take on high-flying Tottenham tomorrow at home. “There was a response to some headlines. I can understand the response because I was as annoyed as the board were, as the supporters were and everybody connected with the club.