Cast your minds back to the summer and Sunderland had a very busy window. Bayern Munich loanees joined the club, as did a new club captain.
Their summer arrivals have had a varied impact at the Stadium of Light this season, as have the players that departed Wearside this summer.
Some are enjoying promotion pushes in various leagues, including a few that have damaged Sunderland’s promotion push in the process, whilst others have struggled for game time at their new clubs.
But just where are these departures now and how have these players got on since leaving Sunderland?
Here, we take a look at how Sunderland’s twelve summer departures are getting on since leaving Wearside:
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9. Josh Hawkes: Tranmere Rovers
Hawkes has spent all season on-loan at Tranmere Rovers, save for a brief time when he was recalled to the Stadium of Light in January when injury concerns piled up. The winger has impressed at Tranmere and has three goals and three assists in 22 appearances for the League Two promotion chasing side. Photo: Lewis Storey
10. Will Grigg: Rotherham United
Having hit the ground running on loan at MK Dons in the second part of last season Grigg earned himself another loan deal this summer to League One rivals Rotherham. They may look to sign him permanently in the summer. Photo: Stu Forster
11. Chris Maguire: Lincoln City
Maguire left the Stadium of Light to join Lincoln City but despite lofty pre-season ambitions, he has seen his side struggle at the wrong end of the table. Maguire has returned just four goals all season, however, three of them did come on Wearside during Lincoln’s 3-1 triumph last month. Photo: Stu Forster
12. Conor McLaughlin: free agent
After leaving Sunderland on a free, McLaughlin joined Fleetwood Town in October and played 12 times in total for the Cod Army. The defender departed the club when his short-term contract expired in January and, as of writing, the 30-year-old is still without a club. Photo: Pete Norton