New Head Coach

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
Disco down under said:
I just think I've got enough actual problems to worry about that becoming a toxic pit of wretched dread about Sunderland's signings doesn't appeal to me.

The lads we signed last year are young and might hit their stride as fantastic players. Not much point taking them out the back with a shotgun and a shovel just yet.

Might be the same this year. They might take a while to get going. That's OK. I'm not in a huge rush to see the club move up to the plateau of the premier league's mid table where the only place we can go from is down.

I like Sunderland in the championship. I liked them in league one. I'll like them if we get to the premier league.
Click to expand...
Exactly my view mate.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Disco down under
Smug in Boots said:
Me included.

I watched him closely during a couple of games and he really couldn't be bothered.

What's the point of 'bribing' someone to come to Sunderland when their heart's not in it.

Would Mbappe try as hard at Sunderland as he would at Man City ...

... the answer is 'no'.

Besides, not everyone sees the attraction of Roker Beach and Penshaw Hill.
Click to expand...
I was up Penshaw hill a couple of weeks back, and I thought the Lakes was cold.<yikes>
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gil T Azell, Smug in Boots and Brainy Dose
The Norton Cat said:
How many coaches have won any International tournament? How many have won anything with England? How many coaches have got England to the final of an international tournament? Sven had the so called 'Golden Generation' and won nothing while being wedded to the same formation and trying to crowbar players into positions that didn't utilise them to their best.

That setting us up not to be beaten is the reason we were in the position to win those tournaments.
Click to expand...
I'm not disputing other coaches have made a balls up of winning things, I'm talking about Southgate bottling it and not agreeing with you about him being the right man for the job. You're sounding very angry by the way, it's only a discussion
 
Comfy said:
I'm not disputing other coaches have made a balls up of winning things, I'm talking about Southgate bottling it and not agreeing with you about him being the right man for the job. You're sounding very angry by the way, it's only a discussion
Click to expand...
I'm not angry in the slightest. You asked what he'd won with arguably the best set of players around. I put forward some other questions to illustrate the point that winning international tournaments is an impossibly high bench mark against which to judge a coach's ability. One chance very two years.

I don't think he bottled anything. He's stuck to his guns throughout, despite public criticism that he should be more attacking against the lesser teams, and he's got us further in more tournaments than any other manager. There's a reasonable argument that he's not tactically flexible enough.
 
Comfy said:
I'm not disputing other coaches have made a balls up of winning things, I'm talking about Southgate bottling it and not agreeing with you about him being the right man for the job. You're sounding very angry by the way, it's only a discussion
Click to expand...

He's not in the least angry marra....he's just making his points.
 
The Norton Cat said:
I'm not angry in the slightest. You asked what he'd won with arguably the best set of players around. I put forward some other questions to illustrate the point that winning international tournaments is an impossibly high bench mark against which to judge a coach's ability. One chance very two years.

I don't think he bottled anything. He's stuck to his guns throughout, despite public criticism that he should be more attacking against the lesser teams, and he's got us further in more tournaments than any other manager. There's a reasonable argument that he's not tactically flexible enough.
Click to expand...
He's useless mate and has bottled the last 2 competitions, that's enough for me to believe he's ****e and shouldn't be anywhere near the england job but because the FA are weak and cowards then he'll probably be there for a while
 
  • Like
Reactions: Sidbury safc, cumbrianmackem, Wayne the Punk and 1 other person
Comfy said:
He's useless mate and has bottled the last 2 competitions, that's enough for me to believe he's ****e and shouldn't be anywhere near the england job but because the FA are weak and cowards then he'll probably be there for a while
Click to expand...
…surely leaves after the Euros? When we fail - again
 
  • Like
Reactions: Wes
Bob the Mackem said:

OH and if anyone is interested Will Still had a French scout/agent here on Saturday.
However WHU have already spoken to Will, no idea about what, but they defo have.
I was told Still is a big WHU fan.
Click to expand...

Bit puzzled with this one Bob, don't understand why he'd be there tbh. He can't be assessing the players in an end of season nothing match.
It can't be a club scout, they wouldn't allow it.

Any idea what he was doing?
 
  • Like
Reactions: The Legendary Tongue
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back