New Head Coach

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We could see significant improvement on the French lads performances with the new fella, communication will improve and that can only be a good thing. With the new staff that’s coming with him it’s the reset we’ve needed for a while now, I look forward to a whole new fresh approach. Big summer ahead

Totally agree. I just hope he can get Ba's head in the game as he's often switched off.

I also think Ekwah needs more tough love to get him to use his weight around the pitch and discover a dirty side.
 
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It would be nice to have a few positive local media stories on the appointment. Get back that feel good factor. Not suggesting the local media should be the club’s spin doctors but what’s wrong with a bit of optimism and support?
That’s not going to happen, sadly
 
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This is my one and only post on the Hamish thing, not sure what he said needed reporting. But the idea of the report button is for mods to review the post, so the banning is still in their hands
But in fairness his first post was just to wind people up and claiming to have outed the ITK’s, which is clearly not the case. I also don’t get people who have a negative slant on the way the club is run, aren’t welcome either. It’s a messageboard and both sides of the argument are valid, some people, me included, are a bit pessimistic and always err on the side of caution. I am the Gareth Southgate of message boards. I think I’m right to be negative, you the pundits can lace me all ower, but I will still think I’m right and do it all the more.

As an ex-mod, let me tell you, the report button was absolutely battered and abused by respected posters you would not even imagine going near it.
 
I hear ya mate but we can’t be telling anyone with negative opinions to bugger off.

It mustn’t make for a nice time thinking about the negatives of supporting Sunderland all the time is all I can say
He could've been a mag or from OTR, it doesn't matter. He set out his stall to cause bother and achieved it.

Personally I'd ignore anyone trying to disrupt a message board I'm on. Never give them the satisfaction.
 
Now you mention it, maybe we should appoint someone who disagrees with everyone else at the club and argues with them. Everyone pulling in the same direction, working to the same vision would be awful. Who'd want that?
A yes man isn’t the same vision. He is simply
KLD said he had learned. He’s now showing he HAS learned. Time to get off the lad’s case…
judge sept1
 
On the staffing discussion, I don't think what is being implied is that RLB will be bringing a full team with him. I imagine he'll bring 1 or maybe 2, but I think anything else will have input from the club and will be here for Sunderland, not necessarily RLB men if that makes sense.
 
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On the staffing discussion, I don't think what is being implied is that RLB will be bringing a full team with him. I imagine he'll bring 1 or maybe 2, but I think anything else will have input from the club and will be here for Sunderland, not necessarily RLB men if that makes sense.

Do we have a fitness coach? we always seem to look less energetic than other teams
 
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Aye . Of course

swear some at WMS just want the club to fail

I think what this appointment is doing is putting up a mirror to everyone and showing their own mentality.

The fact is that absolutely none of us Sunderland fans know enough about him to make a judgement. His 2 seasons as head coach in France were even so different that there's 2 possible perspectives.

The perspective that people choose to take says everything about them and nothing about RLB.