That certainly did not impress Bruce, although the Black Cats manager had to be told what had happened because of a long-standing superstition not to watch penalties.

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There was much to admire about Steve Bruce's passionate Black Cats who fought from the first whistle to the last and fell behind in the most extraordinary way.

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At dawn the next day, around 150 miles inland, Bruce Ryan pulls on his black Stetson hat and heads out into a dew-soaked morning.

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