Proof that not every player on this list was hampered by their strangeness, Andy Reid was a very popular figure by the end of his three year spell at the club. Never the most...athletic player to pull on the red and white shirt, the Irishman defied initial skepticism with his excellent ball control and surprising agility. Despite drifting in and out of the first team throughout his time at the Stadium of Light, he established himself as a valuable spark off the bench and helped secure Sunderland's Premier League status in the early years following promotion.
