Albeit another disappointing display from Sunderland, one decision made by Mike Dodds was really the nail in the coffin against Southampton. Sunderland made it six successive defeats as they were beaten by Southampton at the weekend, though they did it in completely different fashion to previous weeks. The Black Cats had endured three 1-0s and two 2-1s in the last month, playing out incredibly dull, drab fixtures that ended – or began – with them conceding a soft, avoidable goal. Their trip to St Mary’s looked to be heading in that direction as Stuart Armstrong took only nine minutes to net th…