I would not to have liked to have been the person who told him he was sacked! Wonder what his reaction was when he was told!!!!
Sad fact is mate if we had won just one game this season we wouldn't be in this mess. I like much of what PDC tried to do but what I couldn't do was ignore the constant negative leaks coming from the players. It's obvious he'd lost the dressing room and things were only getting worse by the week. That said my preferred route would be to sack the ****ers who wouldn't play for him but in the real world that could never happen.
I have not got a clue who we should go for or who we will get! I've got that 'couldn't give a ****' mentality at the moment!
I could give a **** mate but, still don't know who we will get or who we should go for. Whoever it is I bet he doesn't unpack or move his family until about Christmas.
PdC's sacking was so sudden we can hardly have anyone lined up already. I suspect Bally has a chance to make a case for himself, but he'll have to win Prem games to do it. If we start doing well in the cups, I do NOT want another Malcolm Crosbie scenario, thank you very much.
The Sunderland way - look into knocking a manager before he's even got the job! No matter what happens or who we appoint I will back him and the team 100% (not saying you won't - just that we always seem to look for making our next appointment a not very good one before he gets a chance) Di Canio needed to keep it in house - I used to work in an office of 8 and my team leader said "Why did you do this - [team] have been complaining about you" and I felt **** - that was in front of 7 other people - not a million or so - doing that will always cause problems in the dressing room - once you lose the dressing room you can never win it back and this is what happened - If O'Shea had been pulled to one side and Di Canio said - I don;t want to hear this John - I want you to put it right" then he would've had far more respect for his boss. (As would I) - if asked about Di Canio could say "I've had a word with him and we';re going to try to ensure it doesn't happen again" then a lot of us would be much happier too - same as this comment about the "Rubbish in their heads" - you don't need to say that to the media - just to the players
You have to earn the right to come in all guns blazing in any walk of life. PDC has achieved nothing as a manager but came here like a Billy the kid shooting duns anyone who questioned his power. If this were any industry then that style of antagonistic management will attract as much animosity a it will plaudits. If he had just come in and steadily turned things round and in another few months then began to lay down his rules And ways, he may have carried the day. He didn't and he made the critical error of charging into battle without his troops. This is a self afflicted suicide of spectacular proportions and for me, I'm glad the circus is over. The derby win, great as it was, has clouded judgement on his ability to do the job. He has been a terrible appointment and it has been rectified. I wish the new man every success and whilst there are still 33 games and 2 cups to play for the season is very much alive. Hope Bally pulls off a win tomorrow and for as long as he is in charge too. Thanks for the derby day Paolo but no thanks to your poor man management skills and your scattergun team selections.
I think we could do a lot worst than Pulis, he is proven, he plays the type of football that would get us out of the scrap. we need to learn to defend which his teams to very well. Problem for me was to many average players bought.. we need to drop giacc as he is weak as piss water.. not built for a scrap. Pulis or di matteo for me although have to say mulensteen does sound intriguing
Brondby and Anzhi for all of 16 days. He was first team coach under SAF though (but so was Mclaren so.....)
Zola would be my shout too. Rene Meulenstein would be a good call, however he has too similar a pedigree to Sbragia and Carlos Queiroz - both coaches at Man Utd who fell on their backsides as managers.
If we end up with Pulis i will end my life long association with my beloved club. I have total sympathy for any Stoke City fan who has had to shell out good money to sit and watch that pile of ****e parade around a football pitch masquerading as football players, hacking chuncks out of the opposition. If you can sit and watch that ****e then fill your boots mate, I can't and i won't. Even though he's odd's on favourite, i'm not so sure RDM is the man for the job either, haven't a clue who is to be honest but i couldn't bring myself to watch a Pulis team.
There seems to be a name thrown about facebook and prob the SMB, Marcelo Bielsa? The ex-Bilbao coach, seems to a very cluey manager who can get teams out of the **** and performing. Currently unemployed after leaving AB, would he be worth a shot? Certainly alot better than half the **** being thrown about.
Not entirely sure, but from my understanding the board didn't want to renew his contract to go down a different route. But Pep Guardiola called him the best manager around, and he is meticulous to detail (even having amassed the world's largest collection) of football video's to watch and understand opponents and players better. Has Di Canio's work ethic and attention to detail, but keeps his mouth shut. please log in to view this image
