Sunderland appoint Simon Grayson as manager after shelving takeover talks

• ‘Grayson has vast experience of building and improving teams’
• Ellis Short will remain at the club’s helm as talks come to an endSimon Grayson has vowed to return Sunderland to where they should be after being appointed as the club’s new manager. The 47-year-old has signed a three-year contract after the relegated Black Cats were given permission to speak to him by Preston on Thursday and will meet his players for the first time on Friday before flying to Aus