Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Or sensible from McInnes. He's done a good job up there. While Aberdeen aren't likely to challenge for the title, finishing 2nd again and doing well in a cup keeps McInnes profile high.
Sunderland are in a mess. Their best players will leave and there's a major rebuilding job there. Knowing how trigger happy Championship clubs can be if success isn't immediate, it could be damaging for McInnes' managerial career if Sunderland struggled through no real fault of his own.