fisherrich Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 10 hours ago, GrahamC said: Same age as Nige so presumably too old… Got a lot of time for him, football is good, he’s as honest as they come. Thought he did a good job there after Neil walked out. I was up in the North East a few weeks ago and the Mackams were getting impatient with him. The North East is football mad and Sunderland want Premiership football, make no mistake, as passionate a football fan as you will find. Compare it to the south west which is a backwater for football - most are happy in the Championship at City, including the owners. Lacks passion at AG IMO.If you want it bad enough, success will come. But not with the Lansdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 Probably considered a 'Dinosaur' to many nowadays just because of his age. His sides have always played good, attacking Football and i'd have had him at City over LM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 9 hours ago, The Bard said: At least 35% of our fans are morons. Do you go to games? The bloke next to me on Sunday only opened his mouth to shout abuse. One occasion was when a midfielder gave the ball away. I made the point that he had zero options. Bloke sort of grunted at me Let's be honest, he's hardly a small percentage is he? @EnclosureSurge? @Huntstile Red? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, 2015 said: Probably considered a 'Dinosaur' to many nowadays just because of his age. His sides have always played good, attacking Football and i'd have had him at City over LM. He also seems to have the ability to get the best out of young players. That Sunderland side is the youngest in the Champ, and as you say play very good football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 I see Will Still is on their shortlist. There again so is Kieran McKenna, hardly a realistic target. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/05/reims-will-still-on-sunderlands-shortlist-to-replace-tony-mowbray-as-manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 Are either realistic really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 28 minutes ago, chinapig said: I see Will Still is on their shortlist. There again so is Kieran McKenna, hardly a realistic target. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/05/reims-will-still-on-sunderlands-shortlist-to-replace-tony-mowbray-as-manager McKenna isn’t realistic no, but Sunderland are twice the size of Ipswich as a club. If the bloke who eventually gets them up then ensures they stay up, their near 49,000 capacity ground will easily sell out every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Michael Beale appointed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercidered Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Michael Beale appointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 04/12/2023 at 22:22, cidercity1987 said: Yes would have been a better fit for us than Manning, although I think he would prefer a Northern club He would have fitted the current players and style of player but I can’t imagine him being a fit with Tinnion and JL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) Their fans seem less than thrilled albeit forums vs wider audience who knows. Readytogo forum, it won't let me post links to threads on here. Sure they'll give him a fair chance but yeah less than thrilled. Edited December 18, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) This post will amuse or intrigue a few... Edited December 18, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Nigel Pearson, Tony Mowbray replaced by LM and Michael Beale Talk about living in a parallel universe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC31 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Heard beale is abit of a fraud ain't he ? Didn't do alot at qpr or rangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) Beale left QPR in 7th, 31 pts 21 games. Not too bad..they first half were very enterprising at AG vs us. Dickie also flourished under him, under Critchley and Ainsworth he did not. Beale style of play was more in keeping wirh QPR style and probably got better out of Chair and Willock than the 2 who followed him. Got a lot more out of those 2 or 3 in fact than Critchley and Ainsworth did. I don't think he is an especially good appointment on balance though but has some positive traits. Edited December 18, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 38 minutes ago, BCFC31 said: Heard beale is abit of a fraud ain't he ? Didn't do alot at qpr or rangers Did well at QPR. Rangers is a strange job, that microcosm of an eternal 2 way battle between Celtic and Rangers which is amplified 10x by all the context of their rivalry is never an easy situation. The brains behind any success Gerrard had apparently. This is the acid test of his ability imo. Edited December 18, 2023 by Phileas Fogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC31 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: Did well at QPR. Rangers is a strange job, that microcosm of an eternal 2 way battle between Celtic and Rangers which is amplified 10x by all the context of their rivalry is never an easy situation. The brains behind any success Gerrard had apparently. This is the acid test of his ability imo. Ah fair enough then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 57 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: This post will amuse or intrigue a few... mr p, my laugh emoji at the johnson bit, not you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 From their equivalent of Tinnion: Michael Beale has an excellent and well-founded reputation for developing young players and is an outstanding progressive coach who is aligned with our playing identity and naturally fits well within our structure. Can't think why but the language seems familiar. Are any of these people capable of independent thought or will we reach a point where all managers/head coaches have exactly the same description? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/18/sunderland-appoint-michael-beale-as-manager-until-summer-2026 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, redsquirrel said: mr p, my laugh emoji at the johnson bit, not you I thought so RS. Certainly a few comparisons to LJ on that thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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