Season two of the Netflix docu-series Sunderland ‘Till I Die has thrown the club’s financial situation into sharp focus - both under Ellis Short and Stewart Donald, who purchased the club from the American billionaire in May 2018.
But how much a year have the Black Cats been losing for the past decade? Here, we take a look.
1. 2009
Sunderland spent big money on players like Michael Turner, Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole, Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney around the 2009 period which contributed towards Sunderland's £26.2m loss in 2009. Photo: Frank Reid
2. 2010
During this period the Black Cats splashed out on Asamoah Gyan, Simon Mignolet and Stephanne Sessegnon which contributed towards Sunderland's £31.2m loss for 2010. Photo: Frank Reid
3. 2011
The Black Cats spent money on Connor Wickham, John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Craig Gardner around this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £29.1m loss in 2011. Photo: Frank Reid
4. 2012
Sunderland spent big money on Steven Fetcher, Adam Johnson and Danny Graham during this period which contributed towards Sunderland's £22.8m loss in 2012. Photo: Frank Reid