Former Sunderland star Don Hutchison has offered a ‘simple’ solution to Sunderland’s management situation.
Former Sunderland manager David Moyes
The Black Cats are currently managerless after David Moyes quit the club in the wake of relegation to the Championship.
Sunderland’s next appointment is crucial if they are to bounce back to the big time at the first time of asking from the increasingly competitive second tier.
Former Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes and ex Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew are the frontrunners to succeed Moyes according to bookmakers while Garry Monk has also been heavily linked since quitting Leeds United last week.
But Hutchison, who scored eight goals in 40 games for the Black Cats under Peter Reid at the turn of the century, claims he has a ‘simple’ solution which can get the club going in the right direction again.
Don Hutchison
“Why not just get the original Peter Reid!!! With a Garry Monk underneath him for a year with a view to take over. #simples,” Hutchison said on Twitter.
The move would undoubtedly prove popular with Sunderland fans who reacted positively to Hutchison’s suggestion.
Sunderland have never hit the heights of those magical days under Reid in the 15 years since his departure.
Peter Reid
However, it appears a touch unlikely as Reid was last seen managing Mumbai City back in 2014 while the Black Cats will have to act fast to snare Monk with the 38-year-old believed to be at the top of a number of clubs’ wish lists this summer including Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace.
And whether an established manager like Monk would want to play second fiddle to a senior head is also debatable.
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