Micky Gray - Dec 2012

Phil and Anto are joined by former Sunderland player and football commentator Micky Gray to take a deeper look into the problems at the Stadium of Light where the Black Cats are suddenly in a relegation scrap that could go either of two ways unless a combination of form, injuries and maybe some player moves are not addressed in very short order. We examine where things have gone wrong in year two under Martin O`Neill and look into some key areas in the midfield and defence where some obvious holes do exist and question whether the club will need to make some serious moves as the January window approaches given that a key longer term concern will be the ongoing availability of Lee Cattermole throughout winter football and beyond. Also in focus here are two key parts of the table, starting with fourth through seventh where some key players will have to come good to reach for Champions League football, and which of the contenders has the best supporting cast to get it done. Then, we al