Sunderland need a new manager to give complacent players a 'short, sharp, shock' to propel them to promotion from League One, and Roy Keane looks like the right man for the job.
The Black Cats sit third in the league but the hierarchy at the Stadium of Light is unhappy that the team can be world beaters one day, and fall apart the next, despite the talent and resources at their disposal.
'We need someone to come in and say to the players, 'I am going to scare you sh*****s',' one source close to the club told Sportsmail.