Sunderland: 10 Most Costly Mistakes In Black Cats History

The wayward decisions that lead to relegation, bankruptcy and failure at the final hurdles.

Sunderland€™s 2013/14 season will go down in legend, no doubt: we€™ve all read the statistics, we were all there when some of the most dazzling moments happened and Dreams were Dared to be dreamt. After all, Sunderland rarely do things the easy way and for all the moments of triumph - back-to-back derby victories, wins over Chelsea and Manchester United on the road to Wembley, and of course the Great Escape - there were still times when mistakes threatened to bring the Stadium Of Light crashing down. Consider the Black Cats€™ player of the season, Vito Manonne€™s slip in the last moments at the eventual Champions, Manchester City or the poor line-up fielded by Poyet €“ now forgiven €“ away at Hull in the FA Cup... Memorable for all the wrong reasons. That€™s not just the story of last season though, that is true of Sunderland as a whole. No club can possibly avoid mistakes completely or make every call right €“ just look at Manchester United last season. Many of these featured events are pretty recent, admittedly. Though, the reason is the last two decades have included some of the biggest blunders this club has seen. Therefore, here is a run-though of the Most Costly Mistakes In Black Cats History.
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