After turning down the chance to become the next Sunderland manager, this 40-year-old is now poised for a shock new role. Sunderland took four months to eventually hire Regis Le Bris as their new head coach. Michael Beale was sacked in February after lasting just 12 games in charge at the Stadium of Light, with Mike Dodds seeing out an eventual 16th place finish in the Championship as interim manager. The search process to eventually land on Le Bris was a daunting one for Sunderland. Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus was set on hiring Will Still following his Reims exit, though he eventuall…
