10 Hardest Men To Every Play For Sunderland

9. Niall Quinn

Perhaps a surprising inclusion due to his universal reputation as a genuine nice guy, the club legend was a physical force capable of barging any centre back out of his way. Martin Keown revealed that he and Quinn were regularly called into the manager's office to explain their training ground bust-ups during the Irishman's Arsenal days. Low on the list due to his affable nature (he booked taxis for stranded Sunderland fans for god's sake!) and distinct lack of on-field altercations, Quinn must still be regarded as a hardy customer - a striker with a battering-ram style that proved invaluable in the club's best seasons of recent times.
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Highly overrated 23 year old from the North East of England. Hanging off of your gangster car.