Lead Data Scientist Akhil Shah is leaving Sunderland after two-and-a-half years to join Ludonautics, the analytics consultancy set up by former Liverpool Head of Research Ian Graham.

SUNDERLAND have opted to replace Under-18s Lead Adam Asghar with two coaches who will work across the entire U15 to U18 age range and focus on the individual development of every player.

FORMER Rangers manager Graeme Murty has been appointed Under-21s boss at Championship side Sunderland.

LEWIS DICKMAN has left Sunderland after 18 months as their Academy Manager. The news comes after the Black Cats were awarded only a one-year Category One Academy licence, rather than the usual three.

AUSTRALIAN Andrew Young has started work as Sunderland’s new Head of Performance and Medicine.

ELLIOTT DICKMAN has left Sunderland after 26 years to become Lead Player Development Coach for Newcastle United’s Under-23s.

SUNDERLAND manager Lee Johnson says snus is a “big big problem in football” and "very detrimental to development and performance.”

FORMER Birmingham City Academy Manager Mike Dodds has been appointed to the new role of Head of Individual Player Development at Sunderland.

ROY KEANE says there was more demand for the services of the club psychologist from his staff than players during his time as manager of Sunderland.

SUNDERLAND'S new Head of Data and Analysis, James Young, tells TGG about his first five months at the club and his ambitions for the future.

SUNDERLAND have dropped their £13m legal case against former Head of Medical Services and club doctor Ishtiaq Rehman, thus drawing a line under a costly saga that has gone on for four years.

SUNDERLAND have made two major hires, with James Young appointed Head of Data and Analysis and Stuart Harvey as Head of Recruitment.

LEWIS DICKMAN has been promoted to Academy Manager at Sunderland, with Stuart English joining from Birmingham City as Head of Coaching and Leann Cowperthwaite stepping up to become Head of Academy Operations.

KRISTJAAN SPEAKMAN said Sunderland’s Academy will be “the centrepiece” of his strategy after being appointed as the club’s new Sporting Director on Friday.

THE sacking of Phil Parkinson on Sunday has left Sunderland without a manager, assistant manager, Academy Manager, chairman, Under-18s coach, Head of Recruitment and Head of Football Operations.

PAUL REID reflects on a tumultuous two years as Academy Manager at Sunderland, including a record run of defeats, competing against the big guns and retaining Category One status against the odds.

SUNDERLAND’S Paul Walsh has replaced Jared Roberts-Smith as Head of Sports Science at Stoke City as manager Michael O’Neill completes his backroom staff at the club.

PAUL REID has left his position as Academy Manager of Sunderland with immediate effect.

LEAGUE ONE Sunderland have retained Category One status, keeping them among the 24 highest-ranked Academies in the country.

SUNDERLAND are suing their former Head of Medical Services and club doctor Ishtiaq Rehman for more than £13m for breach of contract and negligence.

SUNDERLAND find themselves playing in the third tier of English football for the first time in 30 years, but this can actually be turned into a strength according to their new Academy Manager.

NEW Academy Manager Paul Reid has promoted a number of his coaching staff at Category One Sunderland.

FORMER Manchester United goalkeeping coach Tony Coton is returning to Sunderland, where he suffered a career-ending injury as a player.

SUNDERLAND'S Dr James McCarron has been appointed to the new role of Elite Performance Manager by the Premier League.

WEST BROM won the Premier League fitness title in 2016/17, with the lowest number of significant injuries and days lost to injury.

SUNDERLAND have brought in Rob Mackenzie on a three-month contract as a ‘recruitment operations consultant’.