Sunderland may have been handed a major boost regarding linked-coach Will Still.
Sunderland sacked Michael Beale earlier this year, setting them up for a summer managerial appointment.
Mike Dodds is overseeing matches until then and after a run of one win in nine under his watch, it looks highly unlikely that Dodds stands a chance of landing the job on a permanent basis.
Names continue to be linked with the Sunderland job.
Reims boss Still though seems to be a favoured appointment among fans, and behind the scenes at the Stadium of Light too.
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Little has been said about the Sunderland job in the last couple of weeks.
The main emerging story is that Paul Heckingbottom is being eyed up by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus; the former Sheffield United boss is out of work after being sacked by the Blades earlier this