Chris Coleman addressed his team at the final whistle following this inevitable defeat, spoke to the press and then headed straight to Tony Pulis's room to find out if he had any players he could borrow.
Sunderland's need for fresh blood, as they look to stay in a Championship they had spent so long trying to keep out of, is immediate.
Goals here from Rudy Gestede and Martin Braithwaite knocked them out of the FA Cup but a Tees-Wear defeat will be quickly forgotten if the manager can bring in reinforcements on the cheap to kick-start a revival.