Last day defeat leaves Bruce `gutted'

10th May 2010

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce was left "totally and utterly gutted" by his side's poor finish to the season after his nine-man side slumped to a 2-1 defeat against Wolves at Molineux.

Michael Turner and substitute debutant Jack Colback were both sent off in the last 10 minutes by referee Lee Mason, rounding off a season Bruce is the first to admit he would rather forget.

Bruce said: "I am totally and utterly gutted by this, totally disappointed by the way we have finished the season. I am not impressed by finishing 13th, because we are better than that."

Bruce said he did not have too many complaints over the late red cards, both of which were issued for second bookable offences, although he questioned the initial foul which got Colback in the book.

Bruce added: "I saw Jack's first challenge and he didn't touch him. His second was a bit naive but he is a young boy. I've got no complaints and really the whole performance was sloppy and not what we were looking for.

"I thought we played for 25 minutes and in the Premier League you can't do that. We had four opportunities and we didn't take them. Then we gave two stupid goals away and at this level you can't do that."

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