Sunderland sacked Chris Coleman after dropping from the Championship to League One – but could he be replaced at the Stadium of Light by Dwight Yorke?
Sunderland have bid farewell to eight different managers in the last five years so there have been plenty of opportunities for Dwight Yorke to stake his claim for a return to the Stadium of Light.
The former Black Cats ace admitted back in 2015 that he wanted to replace Dick Advocaat in the dugout and he told Talksport only last November that he had contacted chief executive Martin Bain about taking over – only to receive no response.
And with Sunderland yet again managerless following the sacking of Chris Coleman, Yorke has not missed another chance to explain that he is the right man for a seemingly impossible job.
“I’d love that job. If I was given that chance with that team with my mentality, my philosophy, I am sure I would get that football club back in the Championship – without a doubt,” the 46-year-old said in quotes reported by The Chronicle, before admitting that the club had overlooked him when hiring Coleman seven months ago.
“(Coleman) failed miserably. For someone of his experience and knowhow and what he was supposed to bring to that football club, I know Chris and I like Chris, but that is a massive, massive disappointment not keeping Sunderland in the Championship.
“That is unacceptable.”
The chances of Yorke getting his dream job seem very unlikely, however. The closest he has come to management was a short spell as the assistant at Trinidad and Tobago back in 2009-10.
And with experienced managers like Mick McCarthy available and, according to the Chronicle, keen on the job, an unproven quantity like Yorke is a risk possibly not work taking.
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