Sunderland are looking in real trouble now in the Championship with a gap opening up between them and the safe places in the league at this late stage.

The men from the Stadium of Light have had a tough year, that is for sure, and now they are on the brink of dropping down again and into League One which would represent a real kick in the teeth for the club.

Financially, too, things are looking far from healthy and there appears to be a growing fear that the club will end up in administration before too long.

For now, though, those fears have been played down by James Hunter on Twitter:

Even so, the reaction on Twitter has still largely concerned what could happen if they do end up in administration with points dockings on people's minds.

Let's take a look at what has been said: