On goals on Sunday summed us up pretty well. Seems to know his stuff. Basically said you know it's a tough game when you play us. Larger crowds bring larger expectations. Most of Sunderlands games these season have been fine margins and they have been unlucky in a lot of games. Much better than the big standard pundit that trolls out cliches about us. Quite refreshing really.
came across really well would love him to be our next manager, hopefully not for a while though as I hope MoN can get us to were he wants us to be
I think he is spot on, there have been some very small margins this season, if a few of those draws had been wins we would be in the top 10 looking good now. At the same time if they were loses we would be in deep trouble. I think MON will get it right, we are only a couple of players away in my opinion.
He always comes across really well Poolie, the blokes a Gentleman. If not for MON then i would take a chance on him. He should have gone to Liverpool.
Because they have one of the worst squads in the league every year and sell their better players Nzogbia, Diame, Rodellega, Moses all key players that he lost. Hed do a great job anywhere if he had the tools imo
do not rate him and not sure I would be happy if he ever came here - we had one Wigan old boy and would not be happy about paying any compo to the twat Whelan
Martinez is a nice bloke but very, very average manager. If we just want to be relegation stragglers every year then he'd be the man for that job but if we want to move on then we already have the man for that role too. Martinez isn't fit to lace up MoN's boots and never will be. If MoN leaves I'd much rather set my heights on far better than a bottler who dresses well and talks a good fight but never delivers on the pitch.
Couldn't agree more Cest. Marty is starting to turn things around we are having more possession and shots and more shots on target. Still need work mind.
What we need and what I think we will get, will be the correct personnel to fit his tactical thinking. At the moment he is getting what he can out of the players he was left with from Bruce's ill-fated transfer activity. What he has done though is now got through to the players what he wants and how he wants to play and players coming in will have a set pattern of play to fit into now.
I wasn't advocating him as our next manager just seemed to have a better knowledge of us than a standard pundit. Wonder how much money these pundits make for not really being very knowledgable? He also said he could see us turning it round and climbing the table quickly. Mustn't have seen our Xmas fixture then ha
I know you didn't Tony not saying you did mate but others where saying it. IMO he's a very good pundit better than most.
To be honest he said nowt that many of us here haven't already said about our situation, results and manager many, many times already Tony. IMO, Martin O'Neill is the perfect manager for this club and nothing has changed my opinion of that. Given the time and support we will be a far better club after his reign is over than we have been for the proceeding 50 years before he did so. We will be 9th or 10th to maybe 12th at worst this season but if we recruit well next month, top 10 for sure imo and we are only 6 points form 10th place right now and that after a poor opening half of the season by the managers own high standards.
We are not that far from the top 10 to be fair. We need a couple of back to back wins, something which is very hard in this league.
After MON goes I would take a chance with Mr Laudrup. Has Swansea doing quite well and trying to play footy the way it should be played. He's players look pacy, comfortable on the ball and he appears to be tactically aware.
I find it absolutely extraordinary that people don't see how miraculous it is to keep Wigan in the league, losing any good player you have year on year. Delighted that MON is turning it around, but Martinex=z is absolutely the man in my sights next, I'd like him to go to a club with a wee bit of budget yet and prove himself (which he will...) He has the hardest job in the league that man, and he completes his mission year on year, look at the size of the clubs that have gone down since Wigan came up (ourselves & the Toon being 2 massively noticable points!)
He may not complete it this year monsmush. Although I fancy reading, Qpr and Southampton for the drop.
