Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn feels Liam Miller could still have a role to play for the club this season.
Black Cats chairman backs out-of-favour midfielder to bounce back
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has told
Sky Sports News that he feels Liam Miller could still play a part in the Black Cats' end-of-season run-in.
The midfielder was transfer-listed by boss Roy Keane on Wednesday due to his poor timekeeping, but could yet force his way back into first-team reckoning.
Quinn hopes that the Republic of Ireland international will have learned from his recent mistakes, and believes that a player who played a big part in the club's promotion to the top-flight last season could still perform a crucial role in helping to keep them there this year.
Lesson
"We will back Roy 100 per cent," he told
Sky Sports News.
"The reason we got Roy is because Roy calls it as it is, he doesn't shirk his responsibilities and he sees the big picture all the time.
"Now Liam is a terrific lad, don't get me wrong we're not throwing him out to the dogs, and maybe Liam will learn a real valuable lesson this week. Who knows, he might have a vital part to play in the run-in.
Public
"He's still our player and I'm still going to pay him so therefore there is a lot that could happen.
"Remember Liam Miller scored one of the most important goals in the recent history of the club, against Derby last year in injury-time in what was a huge match for the football club, and he might just end up doing that again for us.
"But the way football is the lesson was very public, but that's Roy and that's why we have him."
