A manager linked with Sunderland may be ‘persuaded’ to return to his former club, it has been claimed. Sunderland sacked Michael Beale last week and have since given Mike Dodds the reins until the summer. It’s a third spell as interim boss for the 37-year-old, who got off to a poor start over the weekend, losing 2-1 at home to Swansea City. He now has 12 games to close what is currently an eight-point gap between Sunderland in 10th and Hull City in 6th, with a trip to Norwich City coming up this weekend. Ahead of the summer, names continue to be linked with the Sunderland vacancy, including Ma…
