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OldNewtown said:
Think that was me asking for info. It was supposed to be a Mickey taking tongue in cheek type question but it didn't come across that way.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Hopefully we will have a little more clarity tomorrow on who will be our next head coach.
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No problem mate, I was dying to spill the beans tbh, you were just the excuse <laugh>

It was the same when I was told, by one of the Dell associates, that they were buying the club.

Being a fanatical Sunderland supporter I thought that meant the process was irreversible ...

... then Donald decided to use his immense business acumen and squeeze the billionaires for a bit more <doh>
 
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Prehab26 said:
Might be but I have no trust in Speakman to close. He has shown he can not close a book, never mind a decent head coach.
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I wonder how far a Sporting Director's responsibilities go

SAFC's official Twitter page has been non-stop winding up fans. Nobody seems to have the authority to tell them to lay off for a while or give a PowerPoint presentation on learning to read the room.

https://x.com/SunderlandAFC/status/1800894574530867543?t=FvQ7Zv6ECz9ZQP5kRs6eXg&s=19
 
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Smug in Boots said:
No problem mate, I was dying to spill the beans tbh, you were just the excuse <laugh>

It was the same when I was told, by one of the Dell associates, that they were buying the club.

Being a fanatical Sunderland supporter I thought that meant the process was irreversible ...

... then Donald decided to use his immense business acumen and squeeze the billionaires for a bit more <doh>
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Few talking about you otr...

An attention seeking middle aged man who makes up stories to pretend he has important friends inside the club.

I'd take the middle aged bit as a complement <cheers>
 
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FellTop said:
Tomorrow the tfr window opens. And the Euros start.

Are those who keep saying there is no rush and we can wait are still of that opinion? We are already far too late.

Beginning to feel like we have Nero in charge.

I am sure people at the club are working hard. But at this stage I find it impossible to imagine how they are working effectively. They have either identified candidates that are above their ability to attract, or not been prepared to give credible coaches what they need to do the job they want to be able to do.

I have no doubt the club want the premier league. They seem completely unaware of what is needed to get there at this stage however. Or those telling them what is needed are cast aside as idiots. This started last summer. The tfrs made, to build on a side close to promotion, were awful. Mowbray knew it, and paid with his job. The players were simply not up to the job. They may well have needed to sack him, if he was grumbling too much, but they failed in their responsibilities to replace him, and decided to have a snooze after sacking Beale. Where we find ourselves now is frankly unfathomable. It smacks of a complete lack of experience and know how in the club.

They can keep going about this process and eventually somebody will say yes. Maybe they get lucky and he turns out to be perfect. There are bright coaches in this country who would come here. Somebody earlier mentioned Evatt who would be a good fit. Or they change what and how they are doing things to get someone they actually want, assuming that ship hasnt sailed. Bite the bullet, and get Rosenior.

As it stands we are being put on the back foot for the coming season. And it may well be a period we look back on as a what might have been. If, as I think, this is a pivotal time for KLD plan, we appear to be on the wrong end of it so far.
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This is a superb post, perfectly encapsulates my feelings towards the situation.

It's a strange paradox in a way that I feel their attempts to be ambitious are actually costing us our ambitions because they are not capable of executing.

Something is misaligned. All of the realistic coaches mentioned show that the clubs is ambitious in their targets. But something in their strategy or finances is preventing us from achieving those targets. Perhaps a better strategy would have been to set their sights lower (within their financial range).

Aiming too high might be the thing that results in a difficult season.
 
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Blond Bombshell said:
Few talking about you otr...

An attention seeking middle aged man who makes up stories to pretend he has important friends inside the club.

I'd take the middle aged bit as a complement <cheers>
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They've obviously seen a recent photo <laugh>

Did any of the losers claim I'm an art dealer or mention a monorail and a new club badge ...
... in the desperate hope that endless repetition constitutes cutting humour <party>
 
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Blond Bombshell said:
Art dealer

Is this the Smug/Reiver bingo card?
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Must be mate, sad when people are so obsessed after all these years.

The art dealer was a chap called Ben Brown who Glenn Fuhrman goes to Chelsea games with.

He showed me text messages, on his phone, from Fuhrman saying he was buying Sunderland.

Why would I have any reason to doubt it ...

... it's not like a millionaire art dealer would make that up to impress the likes of me <laugh>
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Must be mate, sad when people are so obsessed after all these years.

The art dealer was a chap called Ben Brown who Glenn Fuhrman goes to Chelsea games with.

He showed me text messages, on his phone, from Fuhrman saying he was buying Sunderland.

Why would I have any reason to doubt it ...

... it's not like a millionaire art dealer would make that up to impress the likes of me <laugh>
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Ffs I missed the Monorail one, it's been mentioned

Miss a good Monorail
 
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Late goal Scorer said:
Of everyone linked him, Rohl and Maric are the most exciting I think, based on philosophy of play. All attacking front foot coaches.
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You're right but personally I've ruled Maric out on the basis of him having no experience whatsoever. I think that's a risk too far for us at this point.

Rohl and Cifuentes both great candidates. I think they're generally quite similar although happy to be contradicted seeing as I know very little about them beyond their surface level achievements.
 
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