Bruce hails improved Bramble displays

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce says Titus Bramble has shown his maturity so far this season after an impressive start to his Black Cats career. The 29-year-old was signed by Bruce from his former club Wigan for a fee thought to be around £1million in the summer. And just five games into his career on Wearside, Bruce believes Bramble is showing a level of consistency he sometimes lacked earlier in his career. "You can now see a different player who has matured," he told the Northern Echo. "You can see that in his career so far. But the thing with Titus is you cannot keep telling him how well he has done. "You just have to keep hitting him with a big stick, get after him to concentrate. "That's how you get the best out of him."

Source: Team_Talk