New Head Coach

If the reports are right that Still approached us that says it all to me. Top coaches want to work with our squad and are happy to work under the model.

 

They can. Was just a request. Doesn't have to follow it.

 

yeah which will mean he has no say on transfers haha

 

Dodds has to have a significant role. He’s shown he has good organisation, selection, mixes up the play, players playing for him, brave. Can’t argue so far. We look so much more competitive and confident. A new manager may not want that of course so that makes it a tough one. A few fans slated him before he’d started this spell so I’m really chuffed for him.

 

Of course they can - I am.

But coming on here to talk about that place and vice versa is just a bit odd and annoying. Especially when it's just constantly "this poster over there is saying that" type crap.

 

No it doesn't.

He'll be out of the transfer talk if he's not aligned, and likely be involved when he's all in.

 

FFS. I'm trying to not believe this unless it actually happens, but I'm really starting to get my hopes up now.

 

It’s inevitable to me they’re both Sunderland boards. Maybe a bit too much of it aye but also people need to swallow it.

 

But that’s not how the club works! He will get what he’s given

 

Will Still has been in and around the stadium of light tonight as reported by Prutton

 

Kevin Phillips doesn’t want Still as he doesn’t know the championship and Dodds does.

Just remember that’s the same Kevin Phillips who thought it was an outrage Mowbray was sacked

 

Nah he has done really well. Just seen his post presser wanting the job. Wasn't exactly jumping at it.

He loves his normal job. I don't feel he wants it or will get it.

 

no he said there were reports of talks in and around tonight (ie whilst on air)

 

Neither of us know this. Your going off what moaning TM and AN had said.

I'm fairly confident the man they see as the future will have some say in the type of players that may come in providing they fit the model.

 

Btw if this is how good Dodds is, how horrendous must Procs be?

 

Phillips does not understand our model here at all. Talking absolute nonsense.

 

loved him as a player but detest that he’s the go to Sunderland pundit.

 

Yeah i got that from the interview as well

Also feel he hinted that something might happen tomorrow then quickly got 'when i go xmas shopping with my missus', feel he might have let slip

 

I guess my point is I wouldn’t want him to lose his confidence and his role and status.

 

correct I don’t know just going off how the club have set things out and explained it all. He may have some say but he’s not gonna be sticking lists of players in etc what’s the point in all the data quys doing there job just for him to say I want this one?

just can’t see any coach coming in and expecting a decent budget and picking players.