
Robbie Savage says he would have chosen to sign for Sunderland over Derby County in January 2008 – and remains baffled that Roy Keane pulled out of a deal because of his ‘Wazzzup’ voicemail.
Both clubs were battling relegation from the Premier League when they tussled to sign the Welshman from Blackburn Rovers during that transfer window – the Black Cats eventually stayed up, while Derby went down with a record low 11 points.