Dunne and dusted for a bright Blue future

RICHARD DUNNE has committed his future to Manchester City until 2007, convinced the Blues will become top-10 regulars under Stuart Pearce.

The Republic of Ireland defender finally signed the contract extension he had been promised by Kevin Keegan, the man who threatened to sack him two seasons ago after Dunne famously turned up for training in a ‘dishevelled’ state.

With supreme irony, it is Keegan who ended up being first out of the door, quitting two months ago after informing chairman John Wardle he had taken the Blues as far as he could during his three and a half years in charge.