“WHY would he?” That’s the question most people have been asking after Chris Coleman left Wales to become Sunderland boss. It’s a managerial graveyard, the argument goes, so why would Coleman go there when his stock is so high? 

The question that doesn’t seem to be being asked, although it’s just as pertinent, is: “Why would they?”

Given the endemic problems on Wearside, what the club needs is stability, someone who can oversee a long-term project, someone who can pull them out of the relegation zone this season, consolidate and then build towards promotion.