Niall Quinn recalls his brilliant strike partnership with Kevin Phillips – and the day they left one of the world’s great defenders begging for mercy
You had a great time at Sunderland. Was that period from around 1998-2001, when you were promoted to the Premier League and finished seventh in consecutive seasons, the best of your career? Yeah, it was a pleasure to be playing football at that time. Each game was a joy. It was far more valuable because I was in my thirties and knew time was running out. We were in the top half of the table, there was no pressure of relegation and we had a fella who was liable to score 30 goals in Kevin Phillips. That’s the holy grail for every team. I had my career extended because I was playing alongside him and he was gobbling up any opportunities whether they came via me, Nicky Summerbee, Allan Johnston or whoever.
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