New Head Coach

The Redbaron said:

I think it's obvious now where the real problem sits. The man at the top. If he is not prepared to accept his mistakes across the whole business, then bigger fool him.

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Monkey69 said:

So where does the real problem at the club sit? If there is a problem? Is it KS has he caused all the clubs problems. Is KLD? You must know as you have stated that in this message. Do you have inside information as to the workings of the club? Have you attended board meetings or have you just taken info from this forum and some snippets from click bait and ill informed media to draw your conclusion that KLD is to blame for 1 promotion, 1 crack at the playoffs and a mid table finish.
Yes there are some problems that is apparent but there is no need for a witch hunt to get people sacked. MD was clearly out of his depth at head coach and I have been critical of him because of his defensive mind set but still believe he was very good when in charge of personal player development. KS biggest mistake was the appointment of MB and I am pretty sure he was not first or even 2nd choice but they decided to appoint which was a mistake.

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Maccasafc said:

DANISH coach Bo Svensson is emerging as a shock candidate for the Sunderland vacancy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...vensson-jurgen-klopp-thomas-tuchel-mainz/amp/

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Magnus said:

to be fair he's probably the the best one we have been linked with

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Smug in Boots said:

I may be blinkered but I think all the many criticisms of the owner ultimately boil down to one thing, spend. Ambition, flex, 'the right players', etc etc etc all really mean spend. People want more money thrown at the squad which is fair enough, sadly we were twice relegated doing that so it's not always the answer.

Birmingham have shown how easy it is to make the wrong managerial decision. They made two critical mistakes in appointing Rooney then, inadvertently, Mowbray. The mistake with Rooney is self evident, the mistake with Mowbray was that Venus had to take charge and almost immediately said he couldn't manage. Dodds, at least, gave it his best with a dispirited squad and didn't just shrug his shoulders.

Ineffective managerial choices are difficult to avoid, very few managers actually win anything and just as many are relegated ...

... at least Sunderland are attempting to instill a method and a plan whereas some clubs, like Stoke, simply jump from one 'great idea' to another coupled with random spending.

I'm happy with Plan A for the moment but hoping for more progress this season.

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Scout73 said:

He would be a cracking appointment, not far off the same number of points per game that tuchel had there

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Monkey69 said:

Pretty much how I feel at the minute. I think season 1 and 2 were good but season 3 has seen a bit of levelling out for a lot of reasons but I don't think that we are anywhere near stagnating it is really what most fans have mentioned a bit of patience is required and as difficult as that is for some it is what is needed.
IMO we will be stronger next year if we get the Summer right. But I can't see into the future and have little to no idea what goes on at the club, what I can do though is look at situations and formulte thoughts positive or negative based on info available and for almost every negative scenario put forward by some I could place a positive slant on it if needed.
There were negatives last season and I won't try to deny that but there were also a lot of positives to anybody who would choose to look.

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flandersmackem said:

With the introduction of a new name, is it just me, or is it clear there was no plan ever in place. It maybe all the paper stories are just that and the owner is holding out for one particular coach... But if there is a modicum of truth in any of these stories then we don't have plan and waiting to see who is available, which for me was a waste of time writing off half a season by sacking two coaches during this season...especially the first one.

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ab65 said:

Yeah, I’d be happy with him as well. Bits of their games I’ve seen whilst they do play 5 at the back they do play front foot and high intensity which I think might, with the right additions this summer, suit us and engage the supporters in the ground which was lacking most of last season.
Hope we get him.

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flandersmackem said:

With the introduction of a new name, is it just me, or is it clear there was no plan ever in place. It maybe all the paper stories are just that and the owner is holding out for one particular coach... But if there is a modicum of truth in any of these stories then we don't have plan and waiting to see who is available, which for me was a waste of time writing off half a season by sacking two coaches during this season...especially the first one.

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Culinary said:

They may have been talking with Svensson since January for all we know. He may not have wanted to come mid season for either footballing or financial reasons.

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Smug in Boots said:

I may be blinkered but I think many criticisms of the owner ultimately boil down to one thing, spend. Ambition, flex, 'the right players', etc etc etc all really mean spend. People want more money thrown at the squad which is fair enough, sadly we were twice relegated doing that so it's not always the answer.

Birmingham have shown how easy it is to make the wrong managerial decision. They made two critical mistakes in appointing Rooney then, inadvertently, Mowbray. The mistake with Rooney is self evident, the mistake with Mowbray was that Venus had to take charge and almost immediately said he couldn't manage. Dodds, at least, gave it his best with a dispirited squad and didn't just shrug his shoulders.

Ineffective managerial choices are difficult to avoid, very few managers actually win anything and just as many are relegated ...

... at least Sunderland are attempting to instill a method and a plan whereas some clubs, like Stoke, simply jump from one 'great idea' to another coupled with random spending.

I'm happy with Plan A for the moment but hoping for more progress this season.

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Culinary said:

I’ve never really understood the accusations of penny pinching (I just think most of the accusations fall flat when held up to the slightest bit of scrutiny) but now we’ve just released a set of accounts showing that our level of spend is at the very least competitive for this level I understand it even less.

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