5 stars to have played for both Sunderland and Hull City

Jozy Altidore

It would be wrong not to include a hero such as Jozy Altidore in this piece.

I hope you clicked onto the sarcasm there? The American first featured for Hull on loan from Xerez, with the option to buy for £6.5m at the end of the season.

However, the striker’s lack of skill and quality when it came to finishing meant that Hull did not take up this option. In fact, Altidore scored just one league goal in 28 appearances for Hull.

However, after scoring 39 goals in 67 games for AZ Alkmaar, Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio decided to take on the services of Altidore for £13m.

However, Altidore failed to do much of note for the lads in red and white, just as he did at Hull. It takes something to be described as one of the biggest flops in a Sunderland shirt considering our history of signing truly dreadful footballers.

The American would only net once in 42 Premier League appearances for Sunderland.