Richard Mennear

The latest Sunderland and Championship news.

Fan pictures from the record breaking crowd at the Stadium of Light for Sunderland Women v Newcastle United

The former Sunderland star is a free agent.

While Sunderland fans eagerly await news of who the next head coach will be at the Stadium of Light, there is plenty of news from elsewhere in the Championship. As reported on Wednesday, Liam Rosenior is increasingly unlikely to be named the next Sunderland head coach, The Echo understands. Rosenior emerged as a strong frontrunner for the role over the last week and held initial talks with the Black Cats hierarchy over the vacancy, but those discussions have at this stage not progressed. The for…

Salford co-owner and Manchester United legend Gary Neville has accused the Premier League of negligence towards the rest of English football. In a scathing attack, he has branded the failure to agree a new funding deal for the EFL as an “absolute disgrace”. Monday’s shareholders’ meeting in London ended without an offer being made as top flight clubs feel the priority is to thrash out a new financial system to replace the current profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). Premier League club…

Hartlepool United have appointed former Sunderland great Kevin Phillips as their new head coach. The former South Shields boss replaces John Askey in the Victoria Park hotseat, with Pools looking to steer themselves away from relegation danger. He has been handed the title of head coach and will be accompanied by full-time assistant roles in the highly experienced ex-Middlesbrough and Charlton manager Lennie Lawrence and current coach Antony Sweeney Phillips, who is with the Pools squad this w…

The atmosphere is growing at the Stadium of Light ahead of the Wear-Tyne derby. Sunderland host Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light in the third round of the FA Cup (KO 12.45pm). Newcastle will be backed by 6,000 fans for the sold-out cup clash. 80 coaches have transported the Newcastle fans from St James’s Park to Wearside, as part of a strict security operation. Watch the scenes as the first batch of Newcastle fans arrived at the stadium. It will be the first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016 a…

Fulham, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have all been linked with a strong interest in Sunderland midfielder Pierre Ekwah in January. Sunderland are not looking to sell but that isn’t preventing strong and increasing talk of interest in the central midfielder. The Evening Standard report: “Crystal Palace and Fulham are interested in a January move for Sunderland midfielder Pierre Ekwah. The 21-year-old Frenchman left the West Ham academy to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal with Sunderland i…

Berylson, 70, who first became involved with the London club in 2006, died on Tuesday morning. The club have given no further details. Football clubs have been paying their respects, including Sunderland. They tweeted: “Everyone at #SAFC sends their deepest condolences to John’s family, friends and all at Millwall FC.” “It is with a collective broken heart and the deepest of regret that we announce the passing of our beloved owner and chairman, John Berylson,” Millwall posted on Twitter. “John,…

Sunderland are just one game away from a Championship play-off final at Wembley. Luton Town stand in the way of Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland side, who take a slender 2-1 lead to Luton on Tuesday night. Goals from Amad Diallo and Trai Hume have given Sunderland the slight advantage. But do away goals count in the second leg? The short answer is no. We take a closer look at the rules, with this definitive guide from the EFL website. “The winner of a semi-finals is decided by the tie’s aggregate scor…