Sunderland interim boss Mike Dodds has now been proved right about one Black Cats player in particular. Sunderland finished the 2023/24 season in 16th, with Dodds overseeing his third and likely final spell as interim manager. He took two wins from 14 games. It came after Michael Beale’s equally poor 12-game tenure, following the surprise sacking of Tony Mowbray at the end of 2023. The Black Cats lost 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday on the final day of the season; their third-straight loss, with just one win in their final seven games of the campaign. A number of Sunderland players have been c…