These are testing times for Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship, with the Black Cats facing the possibility of back-to-back relegations, after a disastrous start to their second-tier return under Simon Grayson.

Sunderland have picked up just 10 points from their opening 15 fixtures of the season, which leaves them in the Championship’s relegation zone heading into November. That miserable start to the season has cost Grayson his job at the Stadium of Light, with Sunderland announcing his departure shortly after the 3-3 draw with bottom of the table, Bolton Wanderers.

Grayson managed to pick up just one Championship victory since his appointment as Sunderland’s manager over the summer, which came back in early August against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Sunderland have highlighted the need for fundamental change at the Stadium of Light, as the club looks to turn things around in the Championship.

Following the decision to sack Grayson, here is how Sunderland’s supporters reacted…