As long as we're promoted this season, don't care if its automatic or through the play-offs, we just need out of this division.
To my shame, I don't know as much about the non-league scene in my native north-east as I should. However, I know the non-league scene in the part of the country that the Cowley lads started very well. I am a season ticket holder at a club in the Isthmian North and for the two seasons prior to that I followed another club in that league home and away. Before that, I attended various games at different clubs in that league. I also have family links to that league. I thought I knew football but hanging round that league has been a real education. Anyone dismissing the Cowleys as PE teachers or just non-league blokes should educate themselves on what it means to take a club up through those leagues in the way that they did. Those leagues are tough and it takes knowledge, skill, and determination to do it. Those are all characteristics that are applicable to League 1. If appointed, they might well fail. They wouldn't be the first. And there are names that have been mentioned that might well be better suited. But, at the risk of sounding arrogant (although I don't actually give a ****) I strongly believe that if you are willing to write them off, you don't know as much about football as you think you do. Kyril Louis-Dreyfuss has educated himself about football and I would imagine that he knows exactly who they are and what they've done. This wouldn't be a panic appointment, it would be a well thought out plan based on their suitability for the task in hand. I can understand the argument that a big name is required to boost morale but I can't understand the closed mindedness about this.
Either way is fine, but winning the league is spread, imagine the ****ing burst of it just being WALLOP on the day. Be ****ing decent mate.
It would be typical Sunderland for us to win at Wembley during the one season when fans aren’t allowed in.
just been watching the 98/99 season review again...if only those days could return eh?...(missed the last few games as was slumming it in Australia, maybe i should go again...willing to sacrifice it if someone wants to pay) have to keep watching it to remind myself how good stick man was, can we produce more the same i wonder.
I’m going out on a limb here and saying no official club announcement on anything tonight. with the usual caveat “ hope I’m wrong “ “ no one will be happier than me if this happens “ “ I want this more than anyone “ Yada yada
Good post ! we've tried the big name route, it guarantees nothing . The club was poorly set up with limited support for them and each one failed . The next Manager will have the same issue as it will take a while for the new people to get on board. Young hungry Managers who know all the workings of football and have connections at this level is what we need .They will need to just get on with and rely on their own judgement initially .
It has been a good day.... golf resumed, we lost on 18th.. good game though.. The 'takeover' not done yet nor is it clear exactly what form it will take... Nor sure who the manager is going to be either... Very normal day at Sunderland.. .
