https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...iNzhmZWMtYmJlMC00ODQxLWExOWItZDIyZGZlNGNhOGQw What's everyone's thoughts on this? Personally feel so sorry for the guy and makes me hate Parky even more! Favourite quote: "I knew within 10 days Parky was no good for the club and I would outlast him"
Brilliant podcast. Parkinson telling him he couldn’t even watch the lads train, what an absolute tool.
Also shows how aligned the players were with the fans for their disdain of Parkys brand of football. "Playing 8 defensive players at home in league one should not be the sunderland way".
Enjoyed that. Comes across as a decent bloke tbh. He knew Parky was ****ed from day 1 (or 10!). It's a very honest pod for an official club release. Quite daming of Parky regarding tactics and a general lack of training.
That's a really good point. A club pod cast being incredibly open and straight up to their own detriment in some senses. They must have known what was going to be discussed. Makes you wonder who protected Parky all that time and was no longer able too
I was very surprised some of the stuff made the final cut tbh. Not doubting it's true but very damning of the previous gaffer. Hopefully it's the start of a new beginning......
He did another pod with these lads as well, again it's a good listen. A bit more light hearted https://aca.st/513336
“We went from Jack Ross to him, you hear what people say, about him being old school and that. We didn’t play football, we had no game-plan, we hardly even trained. It wasn’t right. “I thought I’d outlast him, but the team went on a run. I think he almost used me as a scapegoat, to deflect and say that I was the problem.
Absolutely damning of the previous regime. No game plan and hardly training. ****ing hell man, what was going on. No wonder Lee Johnson says there is a LOT of work to do. Ownership and management have put us back about 5 years at least.
If we didn't look that bad his statements wouldn't be so believable. Was nice to hear Geads thinks we have the quality of player to win the league but said it will take time to unlearn what they have had and reckons in 5/6 weeks we will see a very different sunderland
GEADS BITES BACK Aiden McGeady has launched an attack on former manager Phil Parkinson. Parkinson froze McGeady out during despite the Irish international being the most talented player at the club. “He couldn’t give me any examples of what I’d done wrong, any moments,” said McGeady. “He said he’d made his decision and that was it, really. I was absolutely raging, obviously, but part of me thought he would get the sack soon, so I’ll just hang on. Because, I don’t want to be too disrespectful, but I could tell after ten days he wasn’t the right man for the job. We went from Jack Ross to him, you hear what people say, about him being old school and that. We didn’t play football, we had no game-plan, we hardly even trained. It wasn’t right. I thought I’d outlast him, but the team went on a run. I think he almost used me as a scapegoat, to deflect and say that I was the problem. I’ve had to deal with everything that’s gone on in the last year, people saying things about me jumping on the back of the rumours. There was no problem between me and Phil Parkinson – that was the crazy thing and the thing I couldn’t get my head around.” McGeady also suggested that Parkinson was unpopular with most of his team mates. “It’s telling that when Jack Ross got sacked, the lads were shocked and gutted,” he added. “When he left, everyone went to see him. When Phil Parkinson got sacked, I didn’t hear anyone mutter a word. I didn’t hear any of that, and that tells its own story.” https://www.a-love-supreme.com/single-post/geads-bites-back-1
Parkinson was ****e but I'll take what McGeady says about their situation with a pinch of salt. Parky's so conservative that he wouldn't take drastic action without a good reason. It's easy afterwards to paint it however you like.
i mate i backed you and him and was vilified by a few posters on here saying they wouldn't want him back, they know who they are but doubt if they have the gonads to apologise, it ran to around 4 pages he ho just pleased he is gone now the guy was a virus
He speaks almost like a fan with the criticisms of Parkinson. Far more interesting than coming out with the usual cliches, McGeady seems like a clever bloke. Personally I thought he was finished, fingers crossed I was wrong and a change in the mentality of the team can see him return to 2018 form.
Just listened to the podcast and I think it's extremely brave from both the club and the player to air this. I thought McGeady would be the last player that would be broadcast on their podcast and to discuss what went on.
Sounds to me like the club are maybe trying to break from the past and move on. Almost like it's new guys saying what has happened had nothing to do with them
Not one player has been interviewed and spoke about PP. Normally you would get players being interviewed taking responsibility, having a message for the manager but I haven't seen one
