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Alex Neil - New head coach confirmed

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gipetto said:
We'll seen soon enough...

Happy to revisit this in 12 months and admit I'm wrong if that's the case. If not, I'm sure you'll have an excuse no doubt.
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No excuses from me, if he fails I’ll admit I was wrong, but I’m pretty confident he’ll do well, he’s a good manager.

What I do find sad though, is there seems to be a few on here (you included) who I get the feeling want him to fail. I didn’t like LJ, I never have done, but was desperate for him to succeed. The truth was though, he wasn’t good enough.
 
Fetch Fletch said:
I’m just trying to work out if people are more annoyed at the time it’s taken or the fact it’s not Keane.

For me. The time it’s taken has been disgusting. The club is a mess on and off the pitch. But, Neil is the best of a terrible bunch once Keane out of it. Those saying he’s no better than LJ are nuts :lol:
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It's both mate a complete and utter mess all round
 
Sumdumgi said:
Canny cop out. Applicants all over the world may have included junior managers from African amateur football and FIFA 22 wannabes. It was an I’ll judged remark I agree. Neil may not be an exciting appointment but may well have been the best qualified and experienced candidate because none of us know (aside from Keane) who any of the other candidates were.

Aside from that everyone knows you weren’t involved but surely that doesn’t mean you can’t have an opinion who would be a decent appointment, better than Neil.
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It’s not a cop out at all.

It seems we have a certain ‘model’ that we are looking for, which so far hasnt worked and therefore it narrows the choice of managers down quite significantly.

If we are following the model under Speakman whereby we appoint a head coach who isn’t in charge of transfers and looks to play this ‘aggressive, high pressing’ game that he keeps waffling about then i would have preferred Jokanovic, Ismael or Bilic. Bilic probably being unrealistic in our current position. Farke would have also been a candidate but recently got a job in Russia.

If we are going for someone pragmatic to get out of this league now, I think Warnock would have done that this season two weeks ago if appointed. I also think Hughton would have got us organised and solid.

If we are talking more ‘Wild Cards’ I would have gone for John Terry. Sunderland seem to be best when they have a leader to drive the club from the top. We’ve lacked this for years and no manager since Allardyce has been successful.

Fully expect you to pick this apart, but they would have been my choices that initially spring to mind.
 
Fred said:
If it was promoted from league one to Championship, then relegated and sacked, I would agree. However getting someone in who has got a team promoted to PL level is better than we could have expected after Keano.

And in all fairness, it was Norwich. The epitomy of a PL/Championship yoyo team along with Fulham. Might as well have their own league them two.
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Not really, he didn’t storm the Championship they went up via the playoffs and were subsequently relegated the following season. He then couldn’t get a tune out of them back in the Championship until Farke rocked up and breezed it.
 
Fetch Fletch said:
I’m just trying to work out if people are more annoyed at the time it’s taken or the fact it’s not Keane.

For me. The time it’s taken has been disgusting. The club is a mess on and off the pitch. But, Neil is the best of a terrible bunch once Keane out of it. Those saying he’s no better than LJ are nuts :lol:
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The vast majority are probably gutted about both Keane and how long it's took (but many are refusing to admit it's about Keane).

I think everyone would have fairly been happy had Neil been appointed two days after the sacking.
 
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