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Darron up and running again STONES STILL HAS TO POLISH UP ACT

- By IAN MURTAGH

positive to come out of all my injuries, it’s that I still have that drive and hunger I had when I started out.

“I feel really good and hope my best is still to come. That’s easy to say but I really believe if I can get a good run of games, I’ve got a lot to give.”

Sunderland could do with an injury-free Gibson in full flow. No-one has ever doubted his ability, just his capacity for staying fit.

“Before I came here, my last league game was last May,” he said.

“And I knew I didn’t figure in the new manager’s plans at Everton.

“It’s different here. I’m playing for a manager who will give me games.

“David Moyes is the same person he was at Everton, pretty straight down the line. He works you hard whether you’re winning or losing, there’s no let-up. “And he’s so honest, always saying it exactly how it is. I like that. “I’ve experience­d the other side where there’s dishonesty. “I don’t want to drop anyone in it, but there’s nothing worse than a manager telling you one thing and then doing another.

Arrived

“I knew the situation when I joined Sunderland but I came here because I want to play for someone like David Moyes and I want to help this club stay up. “It’s been good off the pitch and slightly disappoint­ing on it since I arrived, but I’m convinced there is enough in the dressing room here for us to avoid the drop.” ®

 ??  ?? BACK IN HARNESS: Moyes and Gibson pictured during their Everton days STRETCHER CASE: Gibson is carried off during Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in October 2013 after damaging knee ligaments HITTING THE TARGET: Gibson celebrates a...
BACK IN HARNESS: Moyes and Gibson pictured during their Everton days STRETCHER CASE: Gibson is carried off during Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in October 2013 after damaging knee ligaments HITTING THE TARGET: Gibson celebrates a...
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