Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

SHREWD SIGNING: Alan Browne, left, has added vital experience to the Sunderland ranks
PICTURE: Alamy

WELL, well, well. Hands up if you had Sunderland top of the Championship heading into the first international break.
No? Me neither. In fact, regular readers may remember the Wearsiders being tipped as an outside bet for relegation in this very column. Whoops.
Rumours of Sunderland’s demise, it seems, have been overstated. Not only are the Black Cats top of the pile, they are the Championship’s joint-leading scorers and have ...