Port Said Red

I wonder what the Sunderland fans feel too. They sacked Beale in February after the shortest reign in their history when they were still on the edge of the play offs, and then finished the season in relegation form.

Yeah, it's only taken him 8 years to get any good, if only we had the patience..........

That's his mum?

I don't know if he would be interested, what I do know is that up Christmas despite his title, he hadn't actually taken any coaching sessions, certainly not from U18 or above anyway. That might have changed in the last 4 months of course, but he seems to have been involved with the first team squad just as much if not more, so I don't think it's likely.

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Fair enough, no I did mean the first two years of his tenure. I appreciate what he did and I do wish the hierarchy would acknowledge it more. I do think that he manipulated the fanbase when he realised he was leaving though. I can't reveal my source, and I understand that people will look at the Rob connection (unfairly as he was always pretty discreet as far as day to day stuff is concerned), it is someone who knows the club very well though, and interestingly (to me anyway) is often very critical of the owners and the set up. So when someone like that tells you something that is more favourable to the upper management I take notice.

I was at the Gate when he ran towards a long pass and looked like he was free to run through on goal. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Norman Hunter trundling towards him and he stopped dead in his tracks. I don't think anyone in the ground blamed him either.

So. you ignored the bit where I said about all the good work he did for 2 years? Fine, just so I know there is no point posting anything because you will pick and choose what you want to see in my posts anyway. I'll leave you to whatever it is you think you will achieve by posting the same moans, over and over and over and over..........................

No it wasn't, if it was I wouldn't have put it on the public forum. Stuff about his injury being made worse by the current physio is different, because it would be provable without his direct comments.

Yes, come on back, I don't care if you only turn up for match days like you did for your last 8 weeks in charge. I don't care that you ruined 2 years of hard work creating a team spirit and a good relationship across the club, by suggesting you were being undermined by senior management, when they asked if you needed any help during your illness/injury bringing the wrath of the forum down on the senior Management. Let's just call it water under the bridge and you can pop in whenever you feel like and give the press a hard time and the fans a giggle.

Good interview with Root on 5Live earlier, very good defence of "Bazball" and his own decision making. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68391344

Working beautifully on my Smart TV web browser.... People complain about our pitch, but Hillsborough's is shocking.

Manning Manning has asked to have him come and have a day's training with us every Tuesday for the rest of this season, which considering he's become a key player for Newport they have been pretty good by saying yes to that. Obviously this week was the first week that's happened because of their playing schedule and ours. I am not sure I agree that Manning should have much more contact than that, it's important that he focuses on Newport and doesn't have too many conflicting thoughts about it. I don't know how much direct contact Pearson had with loanees or whether he reached out to the loanees that we had when he became manager. I have often wondered what the protocol is in such cases.

As yes I remember at the time people saying we should drop him because we conceded so many goals, even after it was pointed out that he had either scored or assisted in something like 27 out the 29 goals we had scored during the same period. A season where every other bit of joy had been sucked out of the club and some people wanted to take the only bit that was left. Every now and again I go on YouTube to watch the video of his accumulated goals for us, just for the sheer joy of it. Half the time it's not just the goal, it's the ease with which he plays. Like Alex Scott last season, you just have to watch and wonder how it's possible to be so much better than anyone else with what looks like minimum effort. https://youtu.be/2JjL3zM9LLU?si=j-4TDa22ONetqwIU

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