Sunderland are a big fish in a small pond when it comes to League One, but as they approach the end of their second season in the third-tier, whether they will return to the Championship remains in serious doubt.

Jack Ross has failed to deliver a promotion, whilst Phil Parkinson doesn’t have everyone convinced he’s the man for the job.

Across the division today, Nigel Clough has stepped away from his role with Burton Albion, a position that he has held for five years.

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In that time, he’s helped the club into the Championship, where they battled hard during the 2017/18 campaign, with Clough leaving the Pirelli Stadium with his head held very high.

And, given his father’s connection with Sunderland, there’s plenty of fans taking to Twitter now to suggest him as the man to succeed the struggling Parkinson before he is snapped up by someone else.

Not everyone is keen, however, which leads us to bringing you the best of the debate surround Clough’s Burton exit…