New Head Coach

[Mackem 10.1]

I have said area too. Guess you're taking to literally.

My point is the area definitely.

I was just going off your original reply to someone where you said I bet your not from Sunderland ! And to be fair you don't have to be from the area to fully understand the club or be emotionally involved

 

[Confucius]

How long is it since Dodds left his Development Coach role? Could there be a link between that and some of the signings not making as much progress as earlier signings?
He's got a great reputation in that role and its an important one. Are we hurting ourselves not having him there?

Double edged sword possibly mate. Horses for courses and that, individual player development to first team coach isn’t natural progression. You may well have made a valid point that he assisted in that player transition

 

[Mackem 10.1]

People aren't on about jacking in because of results.
All of the negativity since December has been self inflicted by the incompetent running of the club - they have made staggeringly bad decision after staggeringly bad decision sucking the enthusiasm out of the support as a result, imo.

The negativity! People need to man up, they this is only KLD 3rd full season in charge, 1st season promotion, 2nd season of playoffs, and 3rd looks like like a mid table finish. You would think we were Reading the way some are going on

 

[Mackem 10.1]

It wasn't perfect, of course not ...

... but it wasn't the chaos at West Brom either.

Even though it's Newcastle not everything is black and white.

The obsession over the NUFC game is weird, the BCB thing and some still saying we shouldn't of given them many tickets even though they were entitled to ask for 15% is strange. I was more annoyed at how easy we made the game for them on the pitch

 

[DELETED ACCOUNT 1234]

I've been thinking a lot about this. Not about the right coach on paper, the one with the perfect statistical win record or one that aligns with Speakman and "the model". I realise this isn't the best way to pick the next coach and most people won't agree.

I'm basing this on the persons personality and the level of excitement I'd have at their appointment.

I want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

 

[Daveynic]

The negativity! People need to man up, they this is only KLD 3rd full season in charge, 1st season promotion, 2nd season of playoffs, and 3rd looks like like a mid table finish. You would think we were Reading the way some are going on

I don't consider myself overly negative, more of a realist. Given the direction the club is heading, I believe we have a right to be concerned. We have fallen off a cliff.

 

[Disco down under]

The negativity! People need to man up, they this is only KLD 3rd full season in charge, 1st season promotion, 2nd season of playoffs, and 3rd looks like like a mid table finish. You would think we were Reading the way some are going on

I find it really confusing. Horrible season given the excitement of the two years prior but the doom and gloom is strange to me.

 

[The Norton Cat]

I've been thinking a lot about this. Not about the right coach on paper, the one with the perfect statistical win record or one that aligns with Speakman and "the model". I realise this isn't the best way to pick the next coach and most people won't agree.

I'm basing this on the persons personality and the level of excitement I'd have at their appointment.

I want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

I've got one like that. Based on listening to him talk tactics and listening to coaches I know talking about him talking about tactics...

I want Thierry Henry.

 

[sheepman]

The negativity! People need to man up, they this is only KLD 3rd full season in charge, 1st season promotion, 2nd season of playoffs, and 3rd looks like like a mid table finish. You would think we were Reading the way some are going on

Well said. I sit in the north stand and wasn’t happy about being moved but reading this thread I’m now feeling outraged that I’m no longer outraged.

 

[Mackem 10.1]

I don't consider myself overly negative, more of a realist. Given the direction the club is heading, I believe we have a right to be concerned. We have fallen off a cliff.

I know our recent form is poor, but some are going on like we are a disaster of a club. All this talk of giving up season tickets because of the Newcastle game, just don't get it. Things aren't that bad, just need to get the right manager in charge.

 

[Sour Patch]

I don't consider myself overly negative, more of a realist. Given the direction the club is heading, I believe we have a right to be concerned. We have fallen off a cliff.

I'm not sure being in the exact same league position and just 4 points worse off than on this day last year is 'fallen off a cliff' mind. We've been utter ****e recently and have been for the majority of the season but the hysteria is crazy.

 

[LD19SAFC]

I've got a good friend who's a Southend fan. Him and his son have been involved in the fans' movement that leant money to club and are still doing bits and pieces to do with the club. He laughed when he heard that some of our fans were getting upset about some signs.

**** Southend.

 

[Daveynic]

I know our recent form is poor, but some are going on like we are a disaster of a club. All this talk of giving up season tickets because of the Newcastle game, just don't get it. Things aren't that bad, just need to get the right manager in charge.

Yeah, I agree. I guess the concern comes from if you believe those responsible are capable of finding the right manager. It will be a defining moment for next season.

 

[Disco down under]

I've got one like that. Based on listening to him talk tactics and listening to coaches I know talking about him talking about tactics...

I want Thierry Henry.

The rumoured way he carried on at Monaco would put me right off him. Could all be bollocks but it would very much scare me.

 

[young2077]

Not about being a fan. But I am saying the hatred for the mags is tribal. If your live and work in the area it's going to hurt more. Stand by it.

You needed to explain this more in the original post. Its been taken the wrong way but you make a valid point once you explained it mate.

I no longer live in the North East so was able to quickly forget about it all and move on but if I still lived in the area (especially areas that are mixed) I'm sure I would have heard about it all the time!

 

[Coastal Dolphins]

I know our recent form is poor, but some are going on like we are a disaster of a club. All this talk of giving up season tickets because of the Newcastle game, just don't get it. Things aren't that bad, just need to get the right manager in charge.

We won't get that if its speakman making the appointment imo.

 

[Grizzled Wanderer]

People aren't on about jacking in because of results.
All of the negativity since December has been self inflicted by the incompetent running of the club - they have made staggeringly bad decision after staggeringly bad decision sucking the enthusiasm out of the support as a result, imo.

Despite all the (very welcome) progress made, there's likely to be a fair percentage of the support that are still on their final straw with the club. The effects of fifteen years of constant misery take time to undo. It all depends where each individual's line is. If you're at your wits end, it takes more than a couple of decent seasons.

 

[The Norton Cat]

The rumoured way he carried on at Monaco would put me right off him. Could all be bollocks but it would very much scare me.

I read an interview in which he said he'd learnt since then. It's a good point though.

 

[The Norton Cat]

**** Southend.

Well thought out response.
I'd have expected nothing less.

 

[DELETED ACCOUNT 1234]

I've got one like that. Based on listening to him talk tactics and listening to coaches I know talking about him talking about tactics...

I want Thierry Henry.

There's something about those Man Utd teams and dressing rooms of the late 90's early 2000's that is a little bit mystical to me. Those teams were full of leaders and winners. Solskjaer has an interesting balance of being an elite performer, a great professional but with a temperament and growth mentality that isn't stuck in those years.