ReggiePerrin

When you look at Wolves & Birmingham, neither have spent a great amount on players, but the team spirit & confidence they brought up with them has been to their advantage, the relegated teams have all suffered from a lack of one or the other or both, whereas your squad should have confidence in abundance, which I think will stand you in good stead. Team spirit seems canny, although Carrol & Barton will always cast a shadow on that. If you can buy like Birmingham have, Ferguson, Bowyer types, for example, small outlay for decent players, you should be ok.

Thought 12th at start of season, so yes I'm fairly satisfied with where we finished. Attendances.....................that old chestnut, averaging 40K for a team that nearly got relegated ain't bad, & yes I acknowledge yours are good.......for a side that got relegated! As you are well aware I don't attend hardly any games these days. I'm a northumbrian, an area which has a very high number of enlightened sunderland followers. How do you think your mob will fair next season? Rumblings are already abounding regards a lack of funding for new players, which of your current squad will make the grade?