I have applied for Sunderland vacancy, reveals yorke

FORMER Sunderland striker Dwight Yorke has revealed he has applied for the Black Cats manager’s job.

Now 52, Yorke joined the Wearsiders in the twilight of his career, signing for them when he was 35 in 2006.

Having been out in Australia playing, he received a call from his ex-manchester United colleague Roy Keane, who was then in the Stadium of Light hotseat, and was convinced to sign.

After swapping Sydney for Sunderland, Yorke spent three years at the Stadium of Light and he told Ladbrokes Fanzone (www.sports.ladbrokes.com) it left a special mark on him.

He confirmed that he has handed his CV in to the club, with the head coach role being vacant since Michael Beale was sacked.

“It’s a club that I’ve actually handed my CV into recently,” he said.

“If I’m honest, because I want the job. I know enough of Sunderland; I lived in the area for nearly three years, and so I understand the culture up there, and what the supporters want and expect from that team.

“It’s very difficult to assess what’s going on behind the scenes when you’re not in it. You can only assume things, and that can sometimes be a dangerous thought process.

“The important thing would be to go in there and stabilise things. Most importantly, I’m a football fan through and through, and so the football aspect is my biggest concern.

“You’ve got to get the players to buy into whatever you’re doing, you don’t know what the relationship is like between board and management, and exactly what is going on.

“But, watching from the outside, you can only look at what’s going on on the pitch, and they’re underachieving, in my opinion.

“They should be far closer to the play-off spots, if not threatening the automatic spots.

“That should be the expectation at a club like Sunderland.”