The appointment of Jim Rodwell as CEO at Sunderland has been met, generally, with a canny whack of scepticism.

Six years ago, Sunderland and Manchester City faced each other in the League Cup final. Manchester City came out on top on that particular occasion, defeating the Black Cats 3-1.

Nobody wants to talk about recent matches, so let's talk about something else...

Episode 8 and it's our first player in focus - Jon McLaughlin!

Don't you just love a bit of comeuppance? 

Are Sunderland going up...?

No stopping us right now!

Guess who's back...back again..not Jimi.

Another home win! Get in!

Sunderland's win over Ipswich was an essential one in the club's strive for automatic promotion. It came just 8 days after the January transfer window closed. How much of a contribution did the new lads have?