Sunderland have been without an assistant manager since Zeliko Petrovic left along with Dick Advocaat earlier this month and since Sam Allardyce’s appointment, all of the talk has been as to who his deputy will be.
From rookies to the experienced and everything in between, familiar faces to the long time fans, we take a look at five possible candidates in the slideshow below.
Comment below if you feel that we have missed someone, or if you simply disagree with our predictions!
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