Simon Grayson has offered some insight into the problems at Sunderland and believes that there needs to be a change of ownership.
Grayson left Preston North End to replace David Moyes in the summer, but only lasted 15 games - with Sunderland in the bottom three after a dismal start to the Championship campaign.
He was replaced by Chris Coleman, but Sunderland are still struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Grayson said: "It’s still an attraction as a big football club, hence I left a good stable job at Preston and Chris has gone there after what he achieved at Wales.
"He hopes that he can be the one who will turn it around. There have been some big managers that have gone there and haven’t made it a success for whatever reasons.
"I think that the problems are quite deep-rooted and there probably needs to be a change in ownership because there is no money to reinvest in the squad.
"There are a few players there who don’t want to be, but nobody else wants them because they’re on too big a wage and/or they’ve not got the quality required.
"So there are a lot of problems, but it is still an attractive prospect - which is why Chris went to the football club in the first place."
Sunderland are desperate to sign new strikers this window with Coleman currently relying on Josh Maja and Joel Asoro.
Grayson added: "I’m sure Chris realises that he needs to bring some strikers in. I’m sure that he will do, but it’s difficult when you’ve got no money to spend.
"They’re going through the academy players to give them something because that’s all that they’ve got at this time," he told Sky Sports.
Grayson left Preston North End to replace David Moyes in the summer, but only lasted 15 games - with Sunderland in the bottom three after a dismal start to the Championship campaign.
He was replaced by Chris Coleman, but Sunderland are still struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Grayson said: "It’s still an attraction as a big football club, hence I left a good stable job at Preston and Chris has gone there after what he achieved at Wales.
"He hopes that he can be the one who will turn it around. There have been some big managers that have gone there and haven’t made it a success for whatever reasons.
"I think that the problems are quite deep-rooted and there probably needs to be a change in ownership because there is no money to reinvest in the squad.
"There are a few players there who don’t want to be, but nobody else wants them because they’re on too big a wage and/or they’ve not got the quality required.
"So there are a lot of problems, but it is still an attractive prospect - which is why Chris went to the football club in the first place."
Sunderland are desperate to sign new strikers this window with Coleman currently relying on Josh Maja and Joel Asoro.
Grayson added: "I’m sure Chris realises that he needs to bring some strikers in. I’m sure that he will do, but it’s difficult when you’ve got no money to spend.
"They’re going through the academy players to give them something because that’s all that they’ve got at this time," he told Sky Sports.
