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SUNDERLAND have enjoyed a phenomenal promotion to the Premier League. And a former player who performed at the top level for the club reckons the recruitment policy has been key.

- By CLIVE YOULTON Football writer

Focusing on youth has been crucial and speaking to Best Betting Sites (https://www.bestbettingsites.co.uk/news/blog/wes-brown-exclusive-interview) about the recruitment policy compared to where it was when he played, Wes Brown said: "I think it would have been a bit different. I think back then, they went for some really big players, especially when I was there myself.

"John O'Shea came in and a few other players. I think the problem we had over the five years I was there is simple. We had seven different managers. That's more than a manager a season."