After one game in charge , a 1 -- 0 loss against Middlesbrough on 5 November , McKinlay left Sunderland to take a coaching position at West Ham United .
He was put in caretaker charge of the team , jointly with Billy McKinlay , in November 2017 .
After one game in charge , a 1 -- 0 loss against Middlesbrough on 5 November , Billy McKinlay left Sunderland to take a coaching position at West Ham United .
He was put in caretaker charge of the team , jointly with Billy McKinlay , in November 2017 .