![Who is Simon Wilson? Everything you need to know about Sunderland's new chief football officer - Chronicle Live Who is Simon Wilson? Everything you need to know about Sunderland's new chief football officer - Chronicle Live](https://i2-prod.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article11824486.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS98351149.jpg)
Who is Simon Wilson? Everything you need to know about Sunderland's new chief football officer - Chronicle Live
![Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "📍 The Lads are back at the Academy of Light this morning for day 1️⃣ of pre-season... https://t.co/m9waxICoIN" / Twitter Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "📍 The Lads are back at the Academy of Light this morning for day 1️⃣ of pre-season... https://t.co/m9waxICoIN" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dgrr9LlX0AAmEfc.jpg)
Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "📍 The Lads are back at the Academy of Light this morning for day 1️⃣ of pre-season... https://t.co/m9waxICoIN" / Twitter
![The Academy of Plight: Inside Sunderland's self-serving, development-stunting youth system - Roker Report The Academy of Plight: Inside Sunderland's self-serving, development-stunting youth system - Roker Report](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/h1QZQ272IcOCuaaLNlFUbPbjbo0=/0x0:1600x1200/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1600x1200):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9477047/WP_000488.jpg)
The Academy of Plight: Inside Sunderland's self-serving, development-stunting youth system - Roker Report
![Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "🗣 Our executive director, Charlie Methven, is then joined by academy manager, @paulreid06, to talk about #SAFC, the academy and progress over the last 12 months...📈 https://t.co/qclNey6GiP" / Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "🗣 Our executive director, Charlie Methven, is then joined by academy manager, @paulreid06, to talk about #SAFC, the academy and progress over the last 12 months...📈 https://t.co/qclNey6GiP" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGiJKH4XYAAT4Gj.jpg)
Sunderland AFC on Twitter: "🗣 Our executive director, Charlie Methven, is then joined by academy manager, @paulreid06, to talk about #SAFC, the academy and progress over the last 12 months...📈 https://t.co/qclNey6GiP" /
![Thistle Weir Youth Academy on Twitter: "The U18s are in England today as they face Sunderland at the academy of light. Ko 12 noon https://t.co/N2cJgxp20D" / Twitter Thistle Weir Youth Academy on Twitter: "The U18s are in England today as they face Sunderland at the academy of light. Ko 12 noon https://t.co/N2cJgxp20D" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsM38wdXQAE5Hg0.jpg:large)
Thistle Weir Youth Academy on Twitter: "The U18s are in England today as they face Sunderland at the academy of light. Ko 12 noon https://t.co/N2cJgxp20D" / Twitter
![Jermain Defoe leaves Academy of Light after undergoing medical and striker 'can't wait to start scoring for Sunderland' | Daily Mail Online Jermain Defoe leaves Academy of Light after undergoing medical and striker 'can't wait to start scoring for Sunderland' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/15/24B994E400000578-0-image-a-25_1421338570096.jpg)