Mike Dodds says he has been handed a ‘massively different hand’ this time as interim Sunderland head coach, although he doesn’t want to make excuses for poor results.
Mike Dodds watched his Sunderland side struggle in front of goal again at Norwich before admitting there can be no quick fix to losing Jack Clarke. Clarke was again out injured as Sunderland lost 1-0 to Norwich and he will likely be missing for another six weeks too.
Mike Dodds has told Sunderland fans that Romaine Mundle is a player they should be ‘excited about.’ Mundle arrived on a permanent deal from Standard Liege in January and was probably see by the club as the long-term replacement for Jack Clarke, who is all but certain to leave the Wearside club this summer.
It’s not gone all that well for Sunderland lately, and they start three tough games on the bounce with a test away at Norwich. A run of three successive
Sunderland have been dealt a major injury blow with the club confirming Jack Clarke will not return to training until April. The Black Cats’ top scorer missed last week’s defeat to Swansea, which was the first game this season in which he has not featured.
Mike Dodds says he will ‘not allow’ the Jack Clarke injury to be used as an excuse for the defeat to Swansea, although he says no one should be criticised for not stepping up in his absence.
Mike Dodds refused to accept the absences of Jack Clarke and Dan Ballard as ‘excuses’ for the home defeat to Swansea. Sunderland were absolutely dismal in the opening 45 minutes against Swansea, going in at half-time 2-0 down and lucky to restrict the scoring to that.
Is anyone else feeling a sense of déjà vu? Sunderland have sacked a manager and Mike Dodds is in charge again. Last time that went pretty well, with him winning two of his three games in charge before Michael Beale arrived to mess everything up.
Mike Dodds says there is ‘brighter news’ coming on the Sunderland injury front as he takes his side into the Swansea game without three key players. Jack
Sunderland interim boss Mike Dodds has confirmed that Jack Clarke will miss the game against Swansea this week but says the severity of the injury has been ‘sensationalised’ on social media.
Many have asked what would Sunderland do without Jack Clarke this season, and it seems we may be about to find out. The winger has been an ever-present in the Championship this season, although he is reportedly facing a couple of weeks out with a foot problem.
If Sunderland are going to get back to winning ways against Swansea City this week, it appears they will have to do it without Jack Clarke. Clarke is the Black Cats’ top player this season, scoring 15 goals and contributing four assists too.
Sunderland are reportedly resigned to losing Jack Clarke in the summer transfer window. That’s according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Black Cats are set to see a host of Premier League clubs try and sign the 23-year-old at the end of the season.
The agent of Sunderland attacker Jack Clarke admits a move to Lazio was on in January. Ian Harte confirmed the Serie A approach when speaking on the No Tippy Tappy podcast.
Jack Clarke will be able to keep on papering over the Sunderland cracks after Michael Beale confirmed he did not suffer an injury at Birmingham. Clarke scored his 15th goal of the season at St Andrews, although he appeared to injure his foot in the process.
Birmingham matchwinner Koji Miyoshi believes Sunderland showed ‘fear’ of the atmosphere in the second half at St Andrews. Sunderland went in at halt-time 1-0 up thanks to Jack Clarke’s 15th goal of the season, and they looked decent value for it as well.
Michael Beale says Sunderland is the ‘right club’ for Jack Clarke as he responded to comments from the player’s agent Ian Harte. Harte, a former Sunderland player, appeared on the Tippy Tappy Football Podcast this week and said that Clarke would ‘hopefully’ get a move away from Wearside this summer.
Championship side Sunderland are braced for summer offers for Jobe Bellingham and Jack Clarke. The duo are impressing in the lower division in England so far this season, attracting European interest.
Jack Clarke will ‘hopefully’ get a move away from Sunderland in the summer, says his agent Ian Harte. Clarke has been the outstanding player for Sunderland this season and possibly in the whole of the Championship as well.
Plymouth arrived with a new manager their previous one currently sinking with Stoke. Former England U20 manager Ian Foster was in the dugout for the Pilgrims who were undefeated in the previous four coming into this fixture.
Jack Clarke is incredibly good at football. You don't need to be a Sunderland fan to know that. Exactly how good he is may surprise many, though. There are some statistics which get the headlines, for perfectly good reasons.
Sunderland attacker Jack Clarke insists he's happy on Wearside. Clarke came close to joining West Ham last month. But he insists: Honestly, I'm happy to be here.
Lazio have dropped Sunderland winger Jack Clarke and have reportedly reached an agreement with Fenerbahce for Ryan Kent. Sky Sport Italia transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio reports Lazio have reached a verbal agreement with Fenerbahce over an initial loan deal with an option to buy for English winger Kent, a former Liverpool and Rangers man.
West Ham, Crystal Palace and Brentford are lining up to bid for a Championship talent. All three Premier League clubs are set to put in offers for Sunderland winger Jack Clarke.
Sheffield United have set their sights on acquiring Sunderland winger Jack Clarke and is also pursuing a move for Villarreal forward Ben Brereton-Diaz.
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