Black Cats busy off the pitch with recruitment

SUNDERLAND are in the recruitment business after three key roles were advertised.

- By CLIVE YOULTON Football writer [e-mail]

The Black Cats are in the market for a senior analyst within the men’s first-team setup, as well as a project manager and a data scientist.

With performance, operations and data-led decision making seen as pivotal going forward, the appointments form part of a wider strategy at the Academy of Light.

Raising standards to match their regained Premier League status is perhaps most evident in the ongoing search for a new academy manager.

Sunderland have stressed the role is not about rebuilding but enhancing an already strong structure.