Sunderland have been praised by journalist James Copley for announcing some ‘cracking news’. The mood among Sunderland supporters is slowly turning positive after a very tough 2024 so far. The Black Cats’ 2023/24 season started to derail when the club sacked Tony Mowbray in December, eventually replacing him with Michael Beale who lasted just 12 games in charge. Mike Dodds oversaw the final few months of the campaign but couldn’t prevent Sunderland from achieving a very disappointing 16th place finish in the Championship; just six points above the drop zone in the end. But with Regis Le Bris i…