Weve had big name managers before like ONeill and Coleman for example and where did that get us?? We need to realise we're a league 1 club, so getting a manager in who was the Championships longest serving manager before coming to us should be regarded as a good bit of buisness. We're not exactly a good proposition for any manager are we. Anyone that comes to us will be putting their reputation on the line when you look at our track record.
Interesting that he makes clear he will not be in charge of player recruitment, clearly more posts to be filled
Good interview that from Speakman. And an article from Mark Donnelly talks about appointing head of recruitment and making Sunderland a hub of excellence. Really feels like the new owners have thought about this in great detail and have a plan. Also suggests they’ve sold it well enough so that the likes of Speakman and Johnson come on board. Very exciting. No takeover though...
It’s now obvious that it’s not the two chancers that are running the show now, can we just get down to supporting this new regime and get this team out of this **** league because then and only then will we get rid of the two piss taking southern twats
words are cheap, and he says so himself. but this might be the best first interview I've ever seen. Thoughtful, confident and intelligent.
That to me is disappointing then. There's no doubting his qualifications in the player development side, but there are many from Brum questioning his transfer dealings. Their first team haven't pulled many trees up. Had hoped for a separate DOF.
It's a joke - some of then are desperate for this to fail, desperate for the takeover not to happen just so they can say "I WAS RIGHT"
Speakman is absolutely gushing about the new owners in that interview. It's so blatantly obvious as well. Takeover announcement will come soon I think.
Let's hope so. As others have said, if it'd come the other way round, the takeover then director/head coach, there wouldn't be as much discontent amongst some.
Johnson is unemployed, hardly a tough ask to say hey do you fancy 2/3/4/5/600k a year and get a pay off when you do your usual trick of missing out on play offs
You can be disappointed and underwhelmed and express reservations without coming across like a kid. "Perennial failure" ffs.
I am sorry like. With all this happening today, there is literally no way you can be negative. Safc have been crying out for an actual plan and structure change for years. It's literally happening now. Have to be positive.