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THE BOSS BOUNCE FALLS FLAT

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If Sunderland fans were expecting an early display of Phil Parkinson’s promotion credentials, they would have been sorely disappointed.
Granted, one training session is no time for Parkinson to implement his philosophy, but the much-vaunted “new boss bounce” has fallen flat.
The Black Cats were desperately poor in the first half and while Will Grigg’s introduction at the interval improved things, it took them until second half injury-time to register a shot on target.
Sunderland are eight points off the summit and the loss of Charlie Wyke to an ankl...

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