From the depth of despair come green shoots of recovery, which is perhaps the best way to sum up Sunderland's position right now.

Dropping out of the Championship just twelve months after Premier League relegation was hard to take, but a root and branch assessment of the club has taken place under new boss Jack Ross.

Big earners such as Jack Rodwell have gone and in their place come young, hungry players, some with experience of League One, focused on rising to the challenge of playing for one of England's biggest football clubs.

There's no doubt Sunderland are a big draw, they were a big fish in the Championship so to be competing at the same level as Accrington Stanley will be a big come down.

The summer has seen an influx of new players, but there's still an area or two they're short in. FLW think Sunderland need to tie up these three bits of business to finish off a perfect summer transfer window.

They've missed out on a plethora of strikers, they have to ensure Charlie Wyke isn't another who evades their grasp.

They need two forwards, especially as Wyke is injured currently, but the former Carlisle man is just the figurehead their attack needs in League One.

If they could move on the Costa Rican player, they'd be in a much better financial shape.

He's a big earner and is needed off the wage bill at the Stadium of Light. The latest is no buyer can be found, but that won't satisfy Ross one bit.

Fletcher wasn't a hit last season and his Boro days seem to be numbered too.

Perhaps he suffered from playing in a poor side, but he could thrive in League One if a deal could be struck.

Could he be the unlikely source of 20 goals next season?