Sunderland have spent 26m euro this summer with the likes of John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Nicklas Bentdner all arriving at the Stadium of Light. Together with that sort of quality came Steve Staunton as one of new members of the club's scouting team. What's happened since?
Now this all may be a big coincidence but if i was a mackem fan, I would be paying close attention to the Staunton effect.