enjoyed that but wish they would sort some mikes out for 'the room'...have to lift the volume to follow the questions then the coach booms out.
Quick rundown what was said in the press conference https://safc.com/news/team-news/202...RoqqZYIrvdQo98vwhJAzj2QL75UwllxNTR2yENyWaMskk
Shipbuilders and seafarers is what I understand it to refer too, on an aside I have lived in Sunderland all my life and for the first 50 years I had never heard this expression, it certainly was not in use in Sunderland Shipyards or repair yards or by merchant seamen as there were plenty of all three in my family. .
Thought he spoke well there. An honest appraisal of where we are, in so much as we are a good team but need some tweaks. Let's see what Saturday brings
Yep. Thats my grasp of it too. As for the pejorative element, the little dears up there have always needed something to make them feel good. It is the curse of having a deep seated insecurity.
"The utopia of getting this team to the Premier League must be the aim." I think utopia is his favourite word, I've already noticed him say it a few times. Better that than the dystopia the mags have created for themselves. From what I've heard there's nothing wrong with the bloke personality wise, seems driven but sensible.
He just needs to get off to a good start which has already been mentioned here. Additionally a good result or results against the Nags should get him a long way down the road to get the fans on board if he needs to do that. I was in the keep TM camp but just have to move on and there's no reason why MB can't do a great job for us. I don't think KS needed to be at this interview as it seems he was blowing smoke up MB's ass but I'm sure it was meant as support. MB is now a big lad and he will be fine if he gets the results we are looking for. I'm quite sure if we don't get in the top six at the end of the season then it will be deemed as failure.
Been like that for ages. At one of the meetings, I asked that Chris liasion bloke to bring it up to the media gadgee. He promised to do so and get back to me but never did. I also asked if he listened to the press conferences after the event and he confirmed that he didn't.
Interesting hearing him say that style of play won’t change and he just plans on adding to it. Goes against the comments from people saying he plays ****e football with no width.
KS on MB : "We're really pleased he's here. Sunderland is one of the biggest clubs in the country and will attract worldwide attention. We went into the decision with a clear understanding of what our [short]list looks like. What naturally then happens is you get bombarded from all different quarters about potential candidates. What we have is really clear criteria and a really clear process, so we then work through a really tough interview process to get the right person. You have to work through the speculation and the noise and stay laser focused on getting the right outcome, and we feel we've done that. "We believe we're better placed now. On-pitch results will always be the barometer of how people judge that, I've always said that what you see on a Saturday is a very small part of everything that goes on. There's so much work on training, development and evolution behind the scenes and that's what we want to keep driving forward, and that's one of the reasons we chose Michael - we feel he can enhance that. "We have to keep progressing and we know results are a huge part of that." Speakman was pushed on the reasons for parting company with Mowbray despite the club's good results over the last year, and said it wasn't necessarily about results. "I appreciate the question, it's a difficult one in an open forum to provide the full context," he said. "Ultimately the club is obsessed with progression and improving, and we felt to meet that we had to make a change. Do you make it early and it's a surprise, and people are maybe concerned because it doesn't weigh up with the results? Or do you make it [too late]? Michael comes into a team that is performing well, the team is in a good spot and doesn't need picking up from a long, poor run of results. We felt it was the right time." Beale said he was excited about working within Sunderland's structure, and became more convinced about the project as the process went along
yup, been a bit of a gripe of mine for ever, the club is doing 'great things' and moving steadily upwards yet they cannot sort some decent sounds in a press room...all i want is to be able to listen to all of them with ease.
Sunderland AFC Michael Beale outlines short-term Sunderland ambition and makes Tony Mowbray pledge Michael Beale has been speaking for the first time as Sunderland head coach “The club’s got a vision and processes I really believe in to get to where we all want to go, which is back to the Premier League," he said. "That’s what the fans want, and the fans drive the club in terms of expectations. That’s really important. Every single player in our dressing room wants to go to the Premier League. It’s a young dressing room, and that’s where we think the potential of our players is. “Now, the front two have set a really fast pace haven’t they in terms of where they’re going, but we’re one of a group of teams who believe we can go and get into the play-offs. With where we’ve started the season and where we are now, albeit that we’ve had a bump in the road at the weekend, we should be optimistic and demand that. Advertisement Hide Ad “Our fans should demand that, and we should demand that internally. We have to demand those standards. We want to set ourselves up so that, after the March international break, we’re in a position to push and go there. “Last season, playing with a slightly different style and a slightly different make-up of the group – maybe a slightly older group – we managed to get there. So, why wouldn’t we dream and push and go for that again?” Beale was asked if Mowbray's popularity increased the pressure to hit the ground running, but said he saw taking charge of a side in a good place as a positive. "Whoever is in charge of Sunderland is expected to win games of football," Beale said. Advertisement Hide Ad "I would flip it and say that the good work Tony has done and the foundations he has left means that I come in with it in a good place. The fact that we've kept the staff in place is a positive as well. "I don't know Tony too well personally but I remember many years ago we sent Ryan Kent on loan to Coventry City, where he had Maddison, Adam Armstrong etc. He's always had teams that I've enjoyed watching. His team play with width and lots of freedom, that's what the fans here at Sunderland have obviously enjoyed. We're going to continue that, and hopefully add one or two extra bits on top of that. There's no doubt that Tony is a very good manager and Mark Venus alongside them, I've got a lot of respect for them both. I really like the freedom the team has, that's how I see football as well. A lot of interchanging and freedom in the final third, we have to be just as good out of possession in this league, that's fair to say. The style won't change, it will be just one or two elements added. "There's players here who want to make me get out of bed and come to work, it's exciting."
