McCarthy casts net wide as window of opportunity nears

SUNDERLAND manager Mick McCarthy is scouring the globe for the players he hopes can rescue their disastrous season to date.

McCarthy, whose side ended a run of nine successive league defeats with a 0-0 draw against Bolton on St Stephen’s Day, hopes to recruit two key men during the January transfer window to strengthen his squad for a desperate scrap.

He has already been linked with a loan move for Celtic’s former Newcastle and Bolton midfielder Alan Thompson, while Israel goalkeeper Nir Davidovic spent a successful spell on trial with the Black Cats earlier this month.