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Speakman gone
- Thread starter Dan The Man
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Gateshead8
Central Defender
Ties in with what I’d heard
woodlebert
Striker
I'd thought the split was roughly: anything going on at the AoL (player development, performance analysis) was Speakman's remit and anything outside of it (recruitment basically) was Ghisolfi's
chopsfc007
Striker
High Entropy
Midfield
Immediate effect sounds like "the sack" to me.
Thanks Kristjaan, done a cracking job for us, gl.
Speakman and Harvey both did great jobs, particularly when the focus was on domestic recruitment and development. As a PL club, horizons have been expanded and I guess that this was inevitable. The only slight worry is what happens if things take a downturn. Let's just enjoy the ride though.
Speakman did a great job and wish him every happiness and success. Without him, we would not be a PL ckub.
Speakman did a great job and wish him every happiness and success. Without him, we would not be a PL ckub.
I don’t agree with the thought that RLB is for the chop but this is a BIG departure from the established hierarchy and a quick google shows how instrumental speakman has been at building Sunderland’s new reputation
chopsfc007
Striker
His replacement was already here and a big reason for our summer recruitment Reggie is probably safe as houses
Thurston
Striker
Considering he had a hand in all of the recruitment during the summer, he’s hardly “out of his zone,” is he?
Guinness Guzzler
Striker
Just wouldn't totally surprise me. They seem pretty ruthless in terms of knowing what people's ceiling is and improving. Roberts, Neil and Patterson haven't done anything wrong, but were seen as players with championship ceiling so they're straight out (or not used) with no sentiment. Speakman has been outstanding in his role and we've improved dramatically, but they obviously think for PL progression they need someone else so out he goes.
No reason to think they'll be any more sentimental about the head coach. Maybe they'll see the great work he's done and want him to continue (which most would support). Or maybe they saw him as the best man to get us up, gel the side together and set us up tactically to be hard to beat, which was seen as the best way to survive in this league. But the next step might not need the same, he might not be seen as having the proven ability to take that next step, and we'd now have a much wider pool of head coaches to choose from.
Not saying he should be under any pressure at all. For me he shouldn't. But if we look at how they've operated clinically, without sentiment, bordering on ruthless, it wouldn't be a huge shock.
Wouldn’t be so sure. If we were 3 seasons up and a comfortable mid table side I’d say yes but right now before even seeing out a full season in the prem does raise an eyebrow
MonkeyLove
Striker
I think in most clubs a sporting director would be higher. Responsibility for the academy, data, medical teams etc…. DOF recruitment and first team.
But it was always confusing. I doubt Ghisfoli with his pedigree came in to report to Speakman and the club never explained how the two roles worked together which was probably a big clue that it was a short term thing rather then the long term structure
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aeroplane mode
Full Back
I was joking mind, just thought I would add to the madness and chaosF****g hell
AssensMackem
Winger
The positive on the Beale thing is the club accepted very early they had made a mistake and acted. If they had tried to give things more time things would have been a lot worsein the dressing room and it would have been a long road back. We dont know if it was Speakman or KLD who made the early decision
