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Sunderland have a number of players out on loan right now, and one of them has just earned some big praise following his weekend performance. There were some surprising loan exits from the Stadium of Light during the summer transfer window, including the loan exit of Pierre Ekwah. The Frenchman returned to France with St Etienne after what was a very mixed first full season in the Championship for the former West Ham midfielder. Elsewhere, Luis Hemir sealed a shock loan move to Juventus, with Nectarios Triantis returning to Hibernian, Nathan Bishop joining Wycombe Wanderers, and Timothee Pembe…