Phil Parkinson confirmed as Sunderland manager

Bolton manager Phil Parkinson and former Bradford was confirmed on a contract as the new manager of Sunderland. Parkinson takes more than Jack Ross, who had been sacked last week with all the club ninth in Sky Bet League One. Helper Steve Parkin will joins in the forefront of Light the 51-year-old, with the pair in the dugout. Parkinson, who has also managed Colchester, Hull and Charlton, resigned from his place at Bolton in August and can be excited with his new obstacle. "It's both a privilege and huge duty to be appointed director of the wonderful club," he told Sunderland's official website. "I've been in football a long