SACKED IN THE MORNING

DEREK McINNES could’ve been axed at Sunderland as soon as he agreed to take over as manager.

His decision to walk away from the chance to become Davie Moyes’s successor and commit his future to Aberdeen is looking more and more shrewd.

Sunderland have released a statement and confessed they cannot give candidates assurances over the future ownership of the club.

The Black Cats may be left in limbo until talks to find a new owner are concluded, with a mystery German consortium in the frame to buy the relegated club.

A Sunderland statement read: “Since the end of the