Dysfunctional and in debt, Sunderland’s slide shows no sign of stopping | Barry Glendenning

Aug 03, 2017

Recent events suggest promotion may not happen any time soon and if Sunderland are to exit the Championship this season their trajectory is more likely to be downward

In an English league with no shortage of dysfunctional football clubs, few match Sunderland in terms of consistency when it comes to blasting themselves repeatedly in the foot. After a decade in the Premier League during which they survived assorted unsavoury scandals and brushes with the drop, they finally sleepwalked out of the top flight last season under the disastrous stewardship of David Moyes.

Tags: Championship Football Sport Sunderland