He's not hailing them as a role model. He's highlighting the similarity between our position now and theirs at the start of last season, and pointing out that their revolution is working well, now.
spot on piece by chris young from todays echo sums it all up
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He's not hailing them as a role model. He's highlighting the similarity between our position now and theirs at the start of last season, and pointing out that their revolution is working well, now.
Thrall
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The jury is still out for me on them.
Lord Alfred
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I don't think Villa will go down at all....THEY KEPT THEIR BEST PLAYERS.
We will probably be in the bottom 3 by Christmas imo. What happens after that depends on what Short does.
Palace will go down and Hull will go down.......3rd place?....i'd say we were favourites but who knows...a change of manager might give us yet another bounce or Di Canio might be a better manager than i think he is.
I don't think Villa will go down at all....THEY KEPT THEIR BEST PLAYERS.
We will probably be in the bottom 3 by Christmas imo. What happens after that depends on what Short does.
Palace will go down and Hull will go down.......3rd place?....i'd say we were favourites but who knows...a change of manager might give us yet another bounce or Di Canio might be a better manager than i think he is.
StonesFTM
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No one bid for any of their best players last season
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I don't think Villa will go down at all....THEY KEPT THEIR BEST PLAYERS.
We will probably be in the bottom 3 by Christmas imo. What happens after that depends on what Short does.
Palace will go down and Hull will go down.......3rd place?....i'd say we were favourites but who knows...a change of manager might give us yet another bounce or Di Canio might be a better manager than i think he is.[/quote]
Di Canio can't fail to be better than you think he is!
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Wierd Valley Mackem
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Weve been told that this is the way its going to be so either you like it or lump it. As for giving the Team time (cant see why anyone wouldnt?) our best couple of seasons (in recent memory) followed relegation under Reid the Board stuck with him. Managers have to be given time, its absolutely pointless getting rid of Managers all the time you just end up back starting all over again. DiCanio wants desperately to succeed, hes a new Manager (hel make mistakes) IMO he has to be given a chance and not just a dozen games or so. Its his team now lets see what he can do long term instead of doom and gloom after 3 games!
Pseudonym Number 1
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Propaganda if i've ever read it.
Sounds like hes been told what to write by the club.
Sounds like hes been told what to write by the club.
Do Villa really look all that great? Finished two points above us last year. It remains to be seen if that strategy will improve them again this year but they have invested and held onto best players over the summer.
Also they were getting loads of stick last year at times when they weren't doing well.
Also they were getting loads of stick last year at times when they weren't doing well.
---Nemo---
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The SMB in action. LA uses the term "Role model" as opposed to an example and we're off and running.
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Cushy Botterfield
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'Great' is probably a stretch, but they do look better than they have since MON left-- they had three difficult seasons under Houllier, McLeish and Lambert, and seem to be playing better.
Time will tell. We're only three games into the (league) season.
sunderpitt
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Against Fulham we played well and probably deserved 3 points but a mistake by a new CB meant we lost.
Against Southampton we did not play well but grabbed a point (a poor defended goal again from a free kick IIRC)
Against Palace we let in a soft goal when neither the keeper nor the defenders attacked a corner cross. Then our most experienced defender and captain let his brain go walk about and gave a penalty and got sent off. I reckon in the 2nd half of that game we were on top and may well have scored a winner but for JoS's stupidity and Ji playing like a girl and not heading the ball.
Undoubtedly I would have preferred to keep Mig and Sess. Mig I hope Westwood steps up, his blemish against Palace not withstanding. Of course I liked Mig but he wanted to go. Sess, well for me I still do not see him as a striker..probably a winger we have others now.
I do see PDC getting to know who is in his starting 11 over the next several games, unfortunately we have some tough teams to play. I reckon after the squad overall with round pegs in round holes and the shape of the squad/team much better we could expect to pick up points, but against the forthcoming oppo's. What we have to do is support our manager as many in the media and just wetting themselves if it looks as if he will fail.
If it has all gone pear shaped by Christmas then by all means reassess..but atm folk should stop being stupid and be supporting fans, albeit with constructive criticism
StonesFTM
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I agree, not sure why you were quoting me though
DJP
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So you think if we held onto Sessegnon his value could treble by the end of the season? Considering he'd been out of contract next summer his value would be nowt and three times nowt is nowt.
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callaghan08
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nope. there's not a manager in the world comparable to PDC. its no great surprise now that any sunderland player of value would jump ship at the 1st hint of interest from another club offering similar terms. nor is it any more surprising that no genuinely class player given an alternative would choose to sign for sunderland whilst the nutjob is in charge. we've never found it easy to attract top quality to the area anyway, but now we can add PDC as another reason why. we don't actually have a transfer policy 'plan' - its entirely dictated to us by his reputation & behaviour.
now if we could swap managers with Villa, that would even things up
10 Gary Rowells
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He is spot on about the negative fans
Sunderland still et 40K+ crowds after years of enduring absolute rubbish - try to explain what's negative about that? We are right to be concerned about where we are headed, just as Villa fans were with Lambert. Lambert had a better track record than PDC and he doesn't castigate players in public every time they make a mistake. That may be the difference between the Villa and Sunderland stories and may result in our relegation. We have started terribly, got rid of 4 of our best players and have an eccentric manager who is in danger of alienating his players - yet the vast majority on here continue to back him - what's negative about that?
godsgifttoearth
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Comparing to villa is a bit stupid. They were down without benteke becoming the 3rd most prolific goal scorer behind Messi and ronaldo.
If Fletcher stays fit we.might do well, above our weight. It will be a smoke.screen for.what is still a weak team, as benteke is for.villa
If Fletcher stays fit we.might do well, above our weight. It will be a smoke.screen for.what is still a weak team, as benteke is for.villa
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