Stewart Donald masterstroke

[Rokeroar]

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Not when it’s a fluke, no. He went for the cheapest option available.

And you know this how?

 

[Fetch Fletch]

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And you know this how?

no, you’re right. It was because of his amazing references and keeping a team he never even managed in the champo

 

[Deleted member 37549]

bet the op has had this ready for days.

 

[BucketBiff]

that f***ing formation man

You just knew it wasn’t going to last. So the whole 4 games of pre season was a complete waste. The bloke had a knack of making a simple game over complicated

 

[The Beautiful Game]

I’d be more impressed by the boards choice had they not embarrassed themselves by attributing achievements to him that he’d never achieved. We’ve definitely improved so not arsed in the end.

 

[Adamfsafc]

The two faced knee jerking operation of this forum amazes me at times.

 

[Rokeroar]

Of course an alternative to this would also be appointing someone who didn't have that barren run to start with and had us 10 points clear at the top now but we will never know.

Really?
You think that someone could have come in and won games from the off?
With a squad that were unfit, were playing with no confidence, and had no pattern of play?
Jack Ross didn't know what his best team was, and he was into his 2nd season - how was PP supposed to know this straightaway?

 

[Kermit]

Were you happy with PP's appointment at the time?

Also, the alternative could be he doesn't know what he's doing, he just went for the cheapest option.

Is the right answer

 

[The Muffin Man]

Were you happy with PP's appointment at the time?

Also, the alternative could be he doesn't know what he's doing, he just went for the cheapest option.

I said I would trust the owner, i got lambasted for it, I was right

 

[chuckyroll]

Give it a rest you boars heed

 

[Lexingtongue]

Really?
You think that someone could have come in and won games from the off?

Never heard of a new manager bounce? We've experienced this ourselves quite a few times.

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Really?
You think that someone could have come in and won games from the off?
With a squad that were unfit, were playing with no confidence, and had no pattern of play?
Jack Ross didn't know what his best team was, and he was into his 2nd season - how was PP supposed to know this straightaway?

You cant use Ross to judge other managers tbf.

Are you saying no new managers get results when they take over a side?

We got progressively worse under Parkinson for 2 months before it turned around.

We won games under Ross when the players were so 'unfit'.

 

[Black Cat Gypsy]

At moment PP is doing a good job but is he the man for the long term or is it another short term appointment like everything else?

Also, it should be pointed out that he has got 1 decision right and about 50 wrong!

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Never heard of a new manager bounce? We've experienced this ourselves quite a few times.

It literally kept us in the prem for years.

 

[TheRey]

But I thought Donald was the antichrist and Parkinson was shite?

Or have you all changed your mood now you've won a few?

 

[Gillythedilf]

Some of our fans and large parts of the media where a disgrace the way they portrayed Jack Ross as some sort of genius we should be grateful to have at the club.Nick Barnes being the biggest arsehole.

“Jack Ross will undoubtably go and manager at a higher level than Sunderland“ absolute f***ing nonsense and one of the worst managers we ever had.

 

[MONTYMCPHAIL]

Were you happy with PP's appointment at the time?

Also, the alternative could be he doesn't know what he's doing, he just went for the cheapest option.

He did and appears increasingly like he may have it lucky

 

[Ohnonotagain]

I thought it was a poor decision and have consumed my humble pie.

 

[Rokeroar]

You cant use Ross to judge other managers tbf.

Are you saying no new managers get results when they take over a side?

We got progressively worse under Parkinson for 2 months before it turned around.

We won games under Ross when the players were so 'unfit'.

We didn't win enough games to get promoted last season, and if we hadn't sacked him, we would have been lucky to finish top half.

 

[Perryqhill]

Donald failed to sack Ross when he should have. It’s his fault we’re still in this f***ing division.

This. From the outside it looked like Ross didn't have full control and so maybe was getting stung when it came to transfers and who he wanted, but the regression and the overreliance on Maja, then McGeady was frightening. However Parkinson comes in and is supported when f***ing off what was our best player, then despite having fuck all to spend brought in players to supplement how he plays and the system he uses. 12 months in a Ross was still f***ing about unsure what formation he wanted to play and how he wanted to play it.