A new owner, new manager and new players for Sunderland, Pompey under Kenny Jackett can also revive former glories, while Charlton and Barnsley should challenge too
After successive shattering relegations, Sunderland must not only halt an alarming slide but navigate an instant return to the Championship. The buck now stops with Jack Ross, the 42-year-old former St Mirren manager tasked with reviving a club floundering for respite. He must succeed where most recently Simon Grayson and Chris Coleman have tried and failed, in turn breathing life back into what has proved a hollow stadium of plight.
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