Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

Whether or not Sunderland intended their interest in a variety of youthful continental managers to become public knowledge is unclear.
But having ostensibly ditched the homegrown and humdrum for a more exotic flavour of head coach, the eventual appointment of Michael Beale has gone down like a pair of Christmas socks.
Will Still, Kim Hellberg and Julien Sable were unproven in England and, in some cases, completely unknown to Sunderland’s fanbase. Nevertheless, their names carried the promise of novelty and innovation.
Beale brings only the baggage o...