It’s the only sign of any spirit and presence at Sunderland these days.
Halloween may still be a good six weeks away, but it seems that ghoulish goings-on are already upon us – and they are even more scary and unfathomable than Sunderland’s shambolic defending.
The Mackems were beaten 3-0 on Monday night, courtesy of an 11-minute hat-trick from Romelu Lukaku between the 60th and 71st minutes. But he wasn’t the only one ghosting around the pitch undetected.
Eagle-eyed viewers noticed an eery, haunted presence on the touchline at the Stadium of Light, and we don’t mean David Moyes. This one was far more effective in getting local hearts racing.
Spooky footage was sent into Soccer AM‘s Twitter account by more than one punter of a mysterious figure appearing – and then weirdly disappearing – behind the pundits’ shoulders on the SoL pitch.
Was it the ghost of Roker Park past, or perhaps the familiar spectre of a relegation battle? Whatever the truth, it was certainly less scary than Phil Neville’s analysis…
@SoccerAM spot the Sunderland ghost 👻 pic.twitter.com/IizD3zOBOX
— James Marriottâ„¢ (@Jmgills) September 12, 2016
@SoccerAM #3rdeye Check out the ghost behind Phil Neville on MNF… pic.twitter.com/SqXy7vimZU
— Anthony Smith (@anthony_j_smith) September 12, 2016
Groundsman disappears into the Stadium of Light Bermuda Triangle pic.twitter.com/JpHFvXRsia
— Conán Doherty (@ConanDoherty) September 13, 2016
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