Paul Merson: ‘It’s unbelievable because they Sunderland such a big club, they get 40,000 a week. But you don’t get long enough to succeed there.
"They’ve got no plan. They’re playing a game of three-card brag and they’ve got five high.
"They need to have a plan. They need to stick with their next manager for four years, even if they go down.
"Otherwise it will keep going on and on forever. They’ve got no kids coming through, and that needs to change.
"It’s the same at Newcastle, they’ve got nobody.
"That’s a big part of the country.
"They need to start bringing young players through and giving them a chance.
"It’s no good bringing in a manager just to keep them up. They need to think long term."