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Sunderland have named Mike Dodds as interim boss following the departure of Michael Beale on Monday. Dodds returns for a third stint as interim manager of Sunderland, with this spell set to be his longest with the club. After Tony Mowbray’s exit, Dodds oversaw three games in charge of the Black Cats, beating Leeds United and West Brom before a loss at Bristol City. Beale came in after that defeat and Dodds stayed on as an assistant. But after a turbulent 12-game spell at the Stadium of Light, Beale is gone, and Dodds is back in until the summer. Mike Dodds has ‘potential’, but he may not be Su…

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