Sunderland playing Accrington next season

[Pogleswoody]

Roswell? The truth is out there .... somewhere! :tumbleweed:

 

[Brussels Bureaucrat]

]An awful club getting their just deserts. I wish Chris Coleman all the best on cleaning up the club and getting them back on track, but until then I'll revel in their fall from grace.

Seems a bit harsh. They've been badly mismanaged at boardroom level, but I'm not sure the supporters deserve all that.

 

[andyr1963]

Harsh? Not sure, The Chief Executive did not act alone, it was discussed at the highest level.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... dam-johns/

I accept an innocent until proven guilty stance, but a suspended pending further enquiry would have been far more appropriate.
Executive decision? maybe, but one that was discussed both at high level and throughout the club.
As I remember the fans spoke out in favour of suspension in Talk Sport interviews.

As for hierarchy football management, the decisions to hire and fire a long list of some good and admittedly some bad appointments (Employing a known fascist sympathiser! Really!)

Feel sorry for the fans, the club will come back, hopefully cleaner and wiser, until then, in a couple of years you could entertain Gateshead. :greensmile:

Edit: Because I can't spell Cheif :greensmile:

 

[andyr1963]

So much for the above. Chris Coleman sacked this afternoon :shock:
You couldn't make it up. :doh:

So the comedy club of the north east stagger on.

 

[Argy1e]

So much for the above. Chris Coleman sacked this afternoon :shock:
You couldn't make it up. :doh:

So the comedy club of the north east stagger on.

Club has also been sold and Ellis Short has wiped out all of the debt. Could have been worse.

 

[pedro91]

I think Sunderland will be hot favourites to go straight back up

 

[Tugboat]

I think Sunderland will be hot favourites to go straight back up

To be honest I think they’d do better to stay in the championship for a couple of seasons to purge that god awful squad of high earning journey men.

 

[Keepitgreen]

I think Sunderland will be hot favourites to go straight back up

To be honest I think they’d do better to stay in the championship for a couple of seasons to purge that god awful squad of high earning journey men.

They're in League 1 next season.

 

[Tugboat]

I think Sunderland will be hot favourites to go straight back up

To be honest I think they’d do better to stay in the championship for a couple of seasons to purge that god awful squad of high earning journey men.

They're in League 1 next season.

Yeah that’s what I meant :lol:

 

[The Pilgrim]

I'm sure I heard Mickey Gray on Talksport last week saying that from a financial point of view, the club has no choice but to be promoted next season. I'm sure the bookies will have them as favourites to win the league but I really can't see it being that easy for them!

 

[Argy1e]

I'm sure I heard Mickey Gray on Talksport last week saying that from a financial point of view, the club has no choice but to be promoted next season. I'm sure the bookies will have them as favourites to win the league but I really can't see it being that easy for them!

I think Gray is just doing anything to try and stay relevant. A week ago he said this takeover was actually bad news for Sunderland and now he's come out saying the future is looking really bright if they appoint Wilder.

Difficult to tell how the summer is going to go, but Sunderland should go back up. Their youth players who are coming through would walk in to most League One sides and if they can keep hold of them they've got every chance. Sounds like McNair might stay and that would be huge because he's good enough to play in the Premier League, Watmore potentially too who I'd say is a top end Championship player. As I say, it's difficult to tell how the summer is going to go but they could easily walk the league next season if they get it right.