DEAL DONE:Regis Le Bris announced Terminating his Contract By the End of Season due to…..

Before a ball was kicked this season, Sunderland were given a 0.2% chance of finishing top of the Championship table this season by Opta’s supercomputer.

The Black Cats have laughed in the face of that computer so far this season, spending most of the campaign top of the pile as belief grows that they can return to the Premier League for the first time since being relegated in 2016/17.

Regis Le Bris has been the mastermind behind it all, with the new Sunderland boss getting off to a dream start in the post, already endearing himself to an adoring fan base.

He didn’t have the easiest start to life at the Stadium of Light as he had to cope with the loss of Jack Clarke to Ipswich in the summer – the man who for so often was Sunderland’s go-to man.

But he’s coped with that loss phenomenally and has now drawn praise from far and wide, including from ex-Sunderland man Martin Gray, who told The Sun that he “couldn’t forsee” their change in fortunes under Le Bris.

Gray played over half a century of games for Sunderland in the late 90’s, rising throught the youth ranks to complete every young boy’s dream of playing first team football.

He still keeps a close eye on Sunderland to this day and spoke recently about his shock at the trajectory the club has taken.

“You look at Sunderland and wonder where all this has come from.

“I didn’t know much about Regis Le Bris but I heard after pre-season some really good feedback about what he was doing.

“And what he is doing is working and they’ve got off to a start that most of us never expected.

“I’ve been