Is it? 2pts off top when LJ got sacked, lost 4 out of 5 since his departure, out of the playoffs. Won the EFL trophy, highest win % for many a year of any manager there. He might have baffled some of the Mackems with his BS managerial talk, but no disputing the facts. But let's face it, he's better than Bradford. He's only in the betting because he's fresh out of a job. Young, keen, up and coming, reasonable record behind him, certainly at Sunderland.