The League Paper

HONEY’S STICKY SEASON ENDS IN DESPAIR

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 April 2018

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Matt Wright
HOMEGROWN midfielder George Honeyman admits Sunderland’s calamitous relegation to League One will linger in his thoughts for a long time.
Sunderland became just the third team in the last 25 years to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to the third tier as a result of their 2-1 loss at home to Burton last week.
The Black Cats had won only six times in the league going into Friday night’s match at Fulham.
After taking over from Simon Grayson last November, manager Chris Coleman has been unable to stop the rot at the Stadium of Light...

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